Greatsword and Wand DPS Build TL

Powerful Greatsword and Wand DPS Build for PVE Gameplay in Throne and Liberty! A powerful Paladin TL Build, that combines the destructive power of the Greatsword with support skills from the Wand and Tome. A unique combination of TL Weapons, that offers several skills to debuff and immobilize enemies, so you can finish them with your massive Greatsword Combo!

Best Stats

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

These are the Best Active, Passive and Defense Skills for this Greatsword Wand 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.
• Time for Punishment: Debuffs enemies.
• Karmic Haze: Spreads Curses.
• Swift Healing: Heal ability.
• Charging Slash(Ascending Slash): Deals damage and sets targets Prone.
• Willbreaker: Deals damage and debuffs enemies.
• Guillotine Blade: Deals massive damage to Prone targets.
• Gaia Crash: Deals AOE Damage and Buffs you.
• Fighting Spirit Barrier(Blessed Barrier): Buff ability.
• 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 Wand 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.
• Full of Corruption: Boosts Mana Regen and Damage.
• Devotion and Emptiness: Boosts healing and Damage.
• Wraith’s Beckon: Increases duration of Curses.
• Saint’s Oath: Heals you 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 and Wand DPS Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Valiant Brawl: Cruel Smite
• Stunning Blow: Cooldown Reduction, Damage Increase, Hit Chance increase
• DaVinci’s Courage: Instant Healing
• Ascending Slash: Charging Slash, Damage increase, Cooldown reduction, Effect Duration increase
• Death Blow: Charges Damage, Damage increase
• Gaia Crash: Attack Speed increase, Critical Hit Chance increase
• Willbreaker: Damage Area Change
• Guillotine Blade: Charges Damage, AoE Damage, Cooldown reduction
• Swift Healing: Mana Recovery
• Time for Punishment: Effect Duration increase
• Blessed Barrier: Fighting Spirit Barrier, Effect Duration increase
• Karmic Haze: Range increase

Best Skills Combinations for Greatsword and Wand DPS Build TL

Combining your chosen skills is the best way to get the most out of their effects and maximize your potential. The Build offers a devastating Combo that you can adjust slightly to deal with multiple enemies.

• Willbreaker+Gaia Crash+Time for Punishment+Stunning Blow+Charging Slash+Guillotine Blade+Death Blow+Cruel Smite. Debuff and immobilize your target before you can finish them with your massive melee combo.
• Willbreaker+Gaia Crash+Time for Punishment+Karmic Haze+Stunning Blow+Charging Slash+Guillotine Blade+Death Blow+Cruel Smite. Karmic Haze spreads your Time for Punishment debuff and makes multiple enemies vulnerable to your attacks.

You can start your attacks by buffing yourself with Fightning Spirit Barrier and DaVinci’s Courage. You can also use Swift Healing to heal yourself if you have to.

Best Weapon Mastery for Greatsword and Wand 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
• Cooldown Speed Intensity
• Melee Hit Expertise

Uncommon:

• Melee Critical Hit Augment
• Bind Expertise
• Stun Duration Augment
• 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
• Greater Species Damage Augment
• Heavy Attack Expertise

Epic:

• Critical Equilibrium
• Perception Balance

From the Wand and Tome Weapon Mastery, unlock the following nodes:

Common:

• Lesser Attack Range Augment
• Base Damage Expertise
• Cooldown Speed Intensity
• Evasion Expertise
• Lesser Melee Heavy Attack Evasion Augment
• Bonus Damage Expertise

Uncommon:

• Curse Duration Augment
• Skill Damage Boost Expertise
• Damage Reduction Expertise
• Melee Defense Augment
• Magic Defense Expertise
• Healing Augment
• Max Damage Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Damage Over Time Augment
• Magic Heavy Attack Intensity
• Skill Damage Expertise
• Greater Melee Evasion Augment
• Silence Chance Response

Epic:

• Divine Choice
• Nightmare

Best Gear for Greatsword and Wand 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 Wand 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 Wand 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 Wand of the Resistance or the Excavator’s Radiant Scepter(Wand).

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 Forbidden Demonic Lexicon(Wand).

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 Lequirus’s Coveted Tome or Excavator’s Mysterious Scepter(Wand).

Best Traits

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

Pros	Cons
Massive Single Target and AOE Melee Damage	Slow Pace
Great CC(Stun, Prone)	Vulnerable to enemies when skills are on cooldown
Several Support Skills to Buff, Debuff and Heal	Limited Mobility, Gap Closers
“Heavy” and fun!	No Ranged Attacks

This Greatsword and Wand DPS Build deals massive melee damage to Single Targets but also multiple enemies with its AOE skills! A “Heavy” Brawler Build that devastates enemies in melee range, that lacks however mobility and ranged attacks. With a mix of Greatsword and Wand skills, you have access to several Buffs, Debuffs and Heals. This Paladin TL Build is potent when you execute your combo but can be vulnerable to multiple enemies when your skills are on cooldown.