Greatsword and Spear PVP Build TL

Powerful Greatsword and Spear PVP Build for Throne and Liberty! A Gladiator TL Build, that relies on Stuns, Immobilizations and raw Burst damage to destroy enemies. The Greatsword and Spear create an explosive Weapon Combination, that will help you dominate Arena and Open World PVP in Throne and Liberty. For Gladiator PVE, you can take a look at my Greatsword and Spear DPS Build.

Best Stats

The Best Stats for this Greatsword and Spear PVP Build are Perception and Strength. Perception increases your Hit Chance and overall damage while Strength boosts your Maximum Health and survivability. Dexterity and Wisdom could also help with better damage and Mana Regen.

Best Skills for Greatsword and Spear PVP Build TL

These are the Best Active, Passive and Defense Skills for this Greatsword Spear PVP 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.
• Phoenix Barrage(Cyclonic Fury): Deals damage and applies Ignite.
• Explosive Fury(Vicious Fury): Attacks multiple times and applies Ignite.
• Devastating Smash: AOE Stun skill.
• Precision Dash: Charges at the target and boosts your damage.
• Ascending Slash: Deals damage and sets targets Prone.
• Rising Slash: Dashes to the target and deals massive damage.
• Guillotine Blade: Deals massive damage to Prone targets.
• Gale Rush: Dashes to enemies, deals damage, debuffs them and boosts Attack Speed.
• Unyielding Sentinel: Buffs you and provides a Shield.
• DaVinci’s Courage: Boosts Health, Health Regen, Attack Speed and Heals you.

The Best Defense Skill for the Build is Patient Block, Spear’s Defense Skill.

Best Passive Skills for Greatsword and Spear 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.
• Indomitable Armor: Boosts Defense when you get hit.
• Imposing Form: Boosts Skill Damage when you deal damage with a Spear, Staff, Longbow or Greatsword skill.
• 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.
• Malice Surge: Has a chance to increase Heavy Attack Chances when you take damage.

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 PVP Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Stunning Blow: Damage Increase, Hit Chance increase
• DaVinci’s Courage: Damage Reduction, Instant Healing
• Ascending Slash: Damage increase, Effect Duration increase
• Precision Dash: Shield Block Chance decreases
• Death Blow: Charges Damage, Damage increase
• Devastating Smash: Chance Increased
• Guillotine Blade: Charges Damage, AoE Damage
• Vicious Fury: Explosive Fury, Conditional Hit
• Unyielding Sentinel: Unyielding Shield
• Gale Rush: Remove CC effect(s)
• Rising Slash: Explosive Damage
• Cyclonic Fury: Phoenix Barrage, Conditional Damage

Best Skills Combinations for Greatsword and Spear PVP 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 PVP Build in Throne and Liberty are:

• Precision Dash+Stunning Blow+Ascending Slash+Guillotine Blade+Death Blow. Your powerful Greatsword combo that deals massive melee damage.
• Precision Dash+Stunning Blow+Phoenix Barrage+Explosive Fury x5+Rising Slash. Stun your target and deal fire damage with rapid attacks from your Spear.

You can Stun enemies with Devastating Smash as well! Precision Dash, Devastating Smash, Rising Slash and Gale Rush can all work as gap closers and get you closer to your target. Unyielding Sentinel buffs you and offers protection with its shield. DaVinci’s Courage works as a Heal and can also buff you.

Best Weapon Mastery for Greatsword Spear PVP 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
• Collision Resistance Expertise
• Lesser Melee Defense Augment
• Melee Hit Expertise

Uncommon:

• Melee Critical Hit Augment
• Bind Expertise
• Max Health Expertise
• CC Resistance Expertise
• Melee Heavy Attack Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Melee Hit Augment
• Melee Heavy Attack Intensity
• Damage Increase Expertise
• Greater Stun Augment
• Bind Resistance Expertise
• Greater Evasion 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
• Crowd Control Intensity
• Cooldown Speed Expertise
• Attack Speed Expertise

Uncommon:

• Ignite Damage Augment
• Attack Speed Expertise
• Shield Block Penetration Intensity
• Magic Evasion Expertise
• Evasion Augment
• Endurance Expertise
• Cooldown Speed Augment
• Melee Critical Hit Expertise

Rare:

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

Epic:

• Victory Shield

Best Gear for Greatsword and Spear PVP 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 Spear PVP Build is:

• Calanthia’s Implement of Finality(Weapon)
• Calanthia’s Confession(Armor)
• Shackled Twilight(Accessory)

T3 Gear

The Best T3 Gear for the Greatsword and Spear PVP Build is a combination of Demonic Beast Hunter and Blood Knights Sets, that increases Attack Speed, Cooldown and Critical Hit Chance. Alternatively you can use a full Blood Knights Set for a boost to Critical Hit Chance and Critical Damage or the Astromancer Set. 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 Skull Severing Spear(Spear).

Best Traits

For the Best Traits for the Greatsword and Spear PVP 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 PVP Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Main Weapon: Dexterity, Attack Speed or Perception, Shield Block Penetration Chance
• Secondary Weapon: Dexterity, Attack Speed or Perception, Shield Block Penetration Chance
• Necklace: Max Health, Dexterity
• Rings: Shield Block Penetration Chance, Perception or Cooldown Speed, Perception
• Earrings: Damage Reduction, Hit Chance
• Bracelet: Bonus Damage, Shield Block Penetration Chance
• Belt: Move Speed, Max Health or Damage Reduction, Max Health

Best Artifact Set

The Best Artifact Set for the Build is Deathless One! A set that increases your Damage and Shield Block Penetration Chance!

Greatsword and Spear PVP Build Pros and Cons Throne and Liberty

Pros	Cons
Massive Melee Damage	No Ranged Attacks
Great CC(Stun, Prone)	Limited Healing
Rapid Fire Attacks	Hard to Disengage
Shield and Heals	Hard to Restore Mana
Several Gap Closer Skills	–

This Gladiator TL Build, immobilizes enemies and deals massive melee damage to them! The Build lacks Ranged Attacks but offers several ways to reach your targets. While its Mana Consumption is good, it is hard to restore it if you are low. Which means that you should focus on getting the kills as fast as possible. A sturdy Greatsword and Spear PVP TL Build that hits hard and protects itself with Shield and Heals.