Greatsword Spear DPS Build TL

Powerful Greatsword and Spear DPS Build for PVE Gameplay in Throne and Liberty! A Gladiator Build that deals massive melee damage and offers several tools to immobilize your targets. A sturdy Weapon combination, great for facing tough Bosses or for AOE farming in Throne and Liberty. For Gladiator PVP, you can take a look at my Greatsword and Spear PVP Build!

Best Stats

The Best Stats for this Greatsword and Spear DPS Build are Dexterity and Strength. Dexterity increases your Critical damage and will help you reach higher numbers while Strength offers better Health and survivability.

Best Skills for Greatsword and Spear DPS Build TL

These are the Best Active, Passive and Defense Skills for this Greatsword Spear DPS Build in Throne and Liberty.

Best Active and Defense Skills

These are the Best Active and Defense Skills for the Build.

• Stunning Blow: Deals damage and stuns targets.
• Death Blow: Deals extra damage to stunned and Prone targets.
• Explosive Fury(Vicious Fury): Attacks multiple times and applies Ignite.
• Phoenix Barrage(Cyclonic Fury): Deals damage and applies Ignite.
• Javelin Inferno(Javelin Surge): Ranged Damage that requires Ember to fire.
• Gale Rush: Dashes to enemies, deals damage, debuffs them and boosts Attack Speed.
• Ascending Slash: Deals damage and sets targets Prone.
• Slaughtering Slash: Dashes to the target and deals massive damage.
• Guillotine Blade: Deals massive damage to Prone targets.
• Ascending Cleave(Abyssal Cleave): Stuns and sets enemies to Prone.
• Enforcer(Unyielding Sentinel): Boosts Hit Chance and grants s shield.
• DaVinci’s Courage: Boosts Health, Health Regen, Attack Speed and Heals you.

You can also use Bloodleech Aura and Precision Dash as alternative skills. The Best Defense Skill for the Build is Patient Block, Spear’s Defense Skill.

Best Passive Skills for Greatsword and Spear DPS Build TL

These are the Best Passive Skills for the Build.

• Robust Constitution: Boosts Max Health and Health Regen.
• Vital Force: Increases Hit, Stun Chance and Damage.
• Cold Warrior: Increases Heavy Attack Chance and Critical hit against Stunned targets.
• Victor’s Morale: Restores Mana and Health.
• Imposing Form: Boosts Skill Damage when you deal damage with a Spear, Staff, Longbow or Greatsword skill.
• Fatal Precision: Increases Attack Speed every time you apply Weaken.
• Mortal Wrath: Deals extra damage when you land a critical hit on a low Health target.
• Retaliatory Strike: Dealing damage 3 times with an active skill increases the Critical Hit chance of the next active skill.

Best Skill Specializations

The Skill Specialization System allows you to enhance your favorite skills and make them more effective! These are the Best Skill Specializations for the Greatsword Spear DPS Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Stunning Blow: Damage Increase, Hit Chance increase
• DaVinci’s Courage: Instant Healing
• Ascending Slash: Damage increase, Effect Duration increase
• Death Blow: Charges Damage, Damage increase
• Guillotine Blade: Charges Damage, AoE Damage
• Javelin Surge: Javelin Inferno
• Vicious Fury: Explosive Fury, Damage increase
• Unyielding Sentinel: Enforcer, Unyielding Shield
• Gale Rush: Initiative Blitz
• Abyssal Cleave: Ascending Cleave
• Rising Slash: Slaughtering Slash
• Cyclonic Fury: Phoenix Barrage

Best Skills Combinations for Greatsword and Spear DPS Build TL

Combining your chosen skills is the best way to get the most out of their effects and maximize your potential. Some of the Best Skills Combos for the Greatsword Spear DPS Build in Throne and Liberty are:

• Gale Rush+Stunning Blow+Ascending Slash+Guillotine Blade(Hold for more Damage)+Death Blow(Hold for more Damage)+Slaughtering Slash. Powerful melee combo.
• Gale Rush+Explosive Fury x5+Phoenix Barrage+Javelin Inferno x5+Slaughtering Slash. Your main Spear combo that deals great AOE damage.

You can mix and match the skills from the two weapons in order to create a strong rotation. Ascending Cleave can Stun enemies but also set them to Prone. Enforcer boosts Hit Chance and grants a shield. Finally heal yourself and boost your Attack Speed with DaVinci’s Courage.

Best Weapon Mastery for Greatsword Spear DPS Build Throne and Liberty

Weapon Mastery allows you to unlock additional passive effects for the Weapons you are using. From the Greatsword Weapon Mastery, unlock the following nodes:

Common:

• Lesser Greatsword Max Damage Augment
• Collision Chance Offensive
• Lesser Stun Augment
• Lesser Melee Defense Augment
• Lesser Mana Regen Augment
• Melee Hit Expertise

Uncommon:

• Melee Critical Hit Augment
• Bind Expertise
• Stun Duration Augment
• Max Health Expertise
• Melee Heavy Attack Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Melee Hit Augment
• Melee Heavy Attack Intensity
• Damage Increase Expertise
• Greater Stun Augment
• Greater Evasion Augment
• Greater Species Damage Augment
• Heavy Attack Expertise

Epic:

• Critical Equilibrium
• Perception Balance

From the Spear Weapon Mastery, unlock the following nodes:

Common:

• Lesser Melee Hit Augment
• Movement Speed Expertise
• Ranged Evasion Expertise
• Cooldown Speed Expertise
• Lesser Mana Regen Augment
• Attack Speed Expertise

Uncommon:

• Ignite Damage Augment
• Attack Speed Expertise
• Magic Evasion Expertise
• Evasion Augment
• Cooldown Speed Augment
• Melee Critical Hit Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Bonus Damage Augment
• Melee Heavy Attack Intensity
• Melee Critical Hit Expertise
• Max Health Intensity
• Greater Attack Range Augment
• Skill Damage Boost Expertise

Epic:

• Explosive Force
• Victory Shield

Best Gear for Greatsword and Spear DPS Build Throne and Liberty

Below you can find the Best Gear Sets for the Build, depending on the Gear Tier.

Heroic Hear

The Best Heroic Gear for the Greatsword and Spear DPS Build is:

• Calanthia’s Implement of Finality(Weapon)
• Calanthia’s Visage or Calanthia’s Touch(Armor)
• Eternal Promise(Accessory)

T3 Gear

The Best T3 Gear for the Greatsword and Spear DPS Build is a combination of Demonic Beast Hunter and Blood Knights Sets for a boost to Attack Speed, Cooldown and Critical Hit Chance. Alternatively you can use a full Blood Knights Set, that increases Critical Hit Chance and Critical Damage. For Weapons you can combine the Morokai’s Soulfire Greatblade(Greatsword) with the Supreme Polearm of the Resistance(Spear).

T2 Gear

The Best T2 Gear for the Build is a combination of Imperial Seeker and Wing Gale Sets, for a boost to Critical Damage and Critical Hit Chance. For Weapons you can combine the Greyeye’s Bloodlust Greatsword(Greatsword) with the Crimson Hellskewer(Spear).

T1 Gear

The Best T1 Gear for the Build is a combination of Imperator and Death Sets, that boosts Melee Heavy Attack Chance and Critical Damage. For Weapons you can combine the Duke Magna’s Fury Warblade(Greatsword) with the Shaikal’s Mindveil Harpoon(Spear).

Best Traits

For the Best Traits for the Greatsword and Spear DPS Build you should focus on your favorite from Max Health, Buff or Debuff Duration, Evasion or Endurance, Cooldown Speed, Mana Cost Efficiency, Mana Regen, Attack Speed. As for Weapons you can use the usual Hit, Critical Hit, Heavy Attack Chance trio or add Attack Speed, Mana Cost Efficiency where possible.

Best Runes

By applying Runes to your Weapons and Accessories you can create synergies that offer extra bonuses! These are the Best Runes for the Greatsword Spear DPS Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Main Weapon: Dexterity, Attack Speed or Bonus Damage, Boss Bonus Damage
• Secondary Weapon: Dexterity, Attack Speed or Bonus Damage, Boss Bonus Damage
• Necklace: Max Health, Dexterity or Max Health, Wisdom
• Rings: Cooldown Speed, Perception
• Earrings: Critical Hit Chance, Hit Chance
• Bracelet: Attack Speed, Max Health
• Belt: Move Speed, Max Health

Best Artifact Set

The Best Artifact Set for the Build is Chaos Harbinger! A set that increases your Critical Hit Chance and Critical Damage!

Greatsword and Spear DPS Build Pros and Cons Throne and Liberty

Pros	Cons
Massive Melee Damage	Limited Ranged Attacks
Great Single Target and AOE Damage	fights close to enemies
Superb CC(Stun, Prone)	–
Good Heals and Mana Regen	–

This Gladiator TL Build deals massive melee damage and has access to several immobilization tools. You can stun and set enemies to Prone before you unleash your Weapon combos. The Build fights close to the enemy but can deal great damage against tough Bosses or multiple targets. A sturdy Greatsword and Spear DPS Build for any type of PVE content in Throne and Liberty!