Greatsword and Staff DPS Build TL

Powerful Greatsword and Staff DPS TL Build for Throne and Liberty! A Sentinel TL Build for endgame PVE, that combines the destructive raw power and crowd control of the Greatsword with superb AOE Elemental Damage from the Staff. Two different weapons that can work together well and create an effective TL Build! This Greatsword Build offers a mix of strong Single Target and AOE Damage, that will help you clear any content! For Sentinel PVP, you can take a look at my Staff and Greatsword PVP Build!

Best Stats

The Best Stats for this Greatsword and Staff 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 Staff DPS Build TL

These are the Best Active, Passive and Defense Skills for this Greatsword Staff 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.
• Cruel Smite(Valiant Brawl): Attacks multiple times.
• Ice Spear Bombardment: Fires Ice projectiles and slows down targets.
• Judgment Lightning: Powerful Lightning Skill that can hit multiple times.
• Precision Dash: Charges at the target and boosts your damage.
• Ascending Slash: Deals damage and sets targets Prone.
• Frost Cleaving(Gaia Crash): Frost AOE Damage skill.
• Guillotine Blade: Deals massive damage to Prone targets.
• Willbreaker: AOE Skill that debuffs enemies.
• High Focus: Increases Cooldown Speed and Move Speed.
• DaVinci’s Courage: Boosts Health, Health Regen, Attack Speed and Heals you.

The Best Defense Skill for the Build is Iron Point Parry, Greatsword’s Defense Skill.

Best Passive Skills for Greatsword and Staff 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.
• Asceticism: Increases Mana Regen and damage.
• Mana Amp: Increases Max Mana and Max Health.
• Frost Master: Increases Move Speed reduction effects.
• Forbidden Sanctuary: Increases Skill Damage Boost at the cost of reduced Mana Cost Efficiency.

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 and Staff DPS Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Valiant Brawl: Cruel Smite
• Stunning Blow: Damage Increased, Hit Chance increase, Effect Duration increase
• DaVinci’s Courage: Instant Healing
• Ascending Slash: Damage Increased, Effect Duration increase
• Death Blow: Charges Damage, Damage increase
• Gaia Crash: Frost Cleaving, Critical Hit Chance increase, Attack Speed increase
• Willbreaker: Damage Area Change
• Guillotine Blade: Charges Damage, AoE Damage, Cooldown reduction
• Ice Spear: Ice Spear Bombardment, Damage increase
• High Focus: Base Damage Boost
• Judgment Lightning: Consecutive Use, Damage Transfer, Damage Transfer

Best Skills Combinations for Greatsword and Staff 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 and Staff DPS Build in Throne and Liberty are:

• Ice Spear Bombardment+Judgment Lightning x2+Precision Dash+Frost Cleaving+Willbreaker+Stunning Blow+Ascending Slash+Guillotine Blade+Death Blow+Cruel Smite. Great combo against tough enemies like Bosses. Start with ranged damage, close the distance to the target, debuff and deal AOE damage, then use your stun and unleash your powerful melee skills.
• Precision Dash+Frost Cleaving+Willbreaker+Stunning Blow+Ascending Slash+Guillotine Blade+Death Blow+Cruel Smite. A melee focused attack combo.
• Frost Cleaving+Willbreaker+Judgment Lightning x2+Guillotine Blade. An AOE Skill combo to deal fast with multiple, easier enemies.

Best Weapon Mastery for Greatsword and Staff 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
• Melee Endurance Expertise
• Lesser Mana Regen Augment
• Melee Hit Expertise

Uncommon:

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

Rare:

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

Epic:

• Critical Equilibrium
• Perception Balance

From the Staff Weapon Mastery, unlock the following nodes:

Common:

• Lesser Max Damage Augment
• Magic Hit Expertise
• Max Mana Intensity
• Magic Heavy Attack Evasion Expertise
• Melee Evasion Expertise
• Lesser Mana Regen Augment
• Heavy Attack Expertise

Uncommon:

• Attack Speed Expertise
• Attack Range Expertise
• Melee Defense Augment
• Magic Critical Hit Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Bonus Damage Augment
• Skill Damage Boost Intensity
• Critical Hit Expertise
• Greater Max Health Augment
• Mana Efficiency Intensity
• Greater Cooldown Speed Augment
• Base Damage Expertise

Epic:

• Power Surge
• Mana Shield

Best Gear for Greatsword and Staff 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 Staff DPS Build is:

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

T3 Gear

The Best T3 Gear for the Greatsword and Staff 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 Salient Staff of the Abyss(Staff).

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 Naru’s Frenzied Greatblade(Greatsword) with the Greyeye’s Electrified Staff(Staff).

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 Toublek’s Shattering Quarterstaff(Staff).

Best Traits

For the Best Traits for the Greatsword and Staff 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 Staff 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 Staff DPS Build Pros and Cons Throne and Liberty

Pros	Cons
Great Single Target Damage and AOE effects	Limited AOE farming. Better against single targets.
Great CC(Stun, Prone, Slow)	Fight close to targets(more vulnerable)
Moderate Mana Consumption	Slow Pace
Good Base Health	–
Decent Self Healing	–

This Greatsword and Staff DPS Build TL offers great single target damage but can also deal good AOE damage. Its Mana Consumption is moderate and will allow you to cast your skills for longer. Thanks to its passive abilities, gear and stats the Build has good base Health and can survive enemies in melee range.

It also offers great Crowd Control with access to Stun, Slow and Prone effects. You can heal yourself well even against tougher enemies, thanks to its passive and active self healing abilities. However this Sentinel TL Build fights mostly in melee range, which makes you more vulnerable. While it can perform AOE farming, it will always be better against single targets.