Longbow and Crossbow PVP Build TL

Powerful Longbow and Crossbow PVP Build for Throne and Liberty! A Scout TL Build that combines massive ranged damage and rapid fire attacks in close range to dominate Open World and instanced PVP Gameplay. A Weapon Combination that can dish out incredible damage in order to destroy any opponent. This is a flexible PVP Build for small and large scale action in Throne and Liberty. For Scout PVE, you can take a look at my Longbow and Crossbow DPS Build!

Best Stats

The Best Stats for this Longbow and Crossbow PVP Build are Strength, Perception and Wisdom. Strength offers better Health and Survivability, Perception offers better Hit Chance while Wisdom assists with Mana Regen.

Best Skills for Longbow and Crossbow PVP Build TL

These are the Best Active, Passive and Defense Skills for this Longbow Crossbow PVP Build in Throne and Liberty.

Best Active and Defense Skills

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

• Ensnaring Arrow: Binds enemies
• Zephyr’s Nock: Deals massive damage to enemies with the Gale Status and Target Stacks.
• Mortal Mark: Damages and Weakens enemies.
• Quick Fire: Nice damage burst skill that deals more damage to weakened enemies.
• Decisive Sniping: Deals massive damage and boosts Critical Hit.
• Nimble Leap: Mobility skill that boosts Attack Speed, Range and Critical Damage.
• Strafing: Deals Massive Damage.
• Flash Wave(Flash Arrow): Deals AOE Damage and Heals.
• Nature’s Blessing: Support skill that boosts Health and Mana Regen.
• Mother Nature’s Protest: Fires additional projectiles and applies Gale to enemies.
• Selfless Diffusion: Reduces cooldown.
• Mana Exchange: Sacrifices Health to restore Mana.

A few more skills you can use are Wind Snatcher, Merciless Barrage. The Best Defense Skill for the Build is Rupturing Parry, Crossbow’s Defense Skill.

Best Passive Skills for Longbow and Crossbow Build

These are the Best Passive Skills for the Build.

• Steady Aim: Boosts Damage against Bound targets.
• Sniper’s Sense: Increases Critical Hit based on your distance from target.
• Distorted Sanctuary: Boosts Defense based on number of party members.
• Devoted Shield: Creates a shield when you are weakened.
• Nature’s Power: Increases your damage when using a mobility skill.
• Ambidexterity: Increases Off-Hand Weapon Damage.
• Bloodlust: Boosts Skill Damage Boost and Critical Damage.
• Detection: Has a chance to boost Movement Speed and Evasion when you are under attack.

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 Longbow Crossbow PVP Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Zephyr’s Nock: Damage increase
• Decisive Sniping: Damage Increase
• Nature’s Blessing: Cooldown Reduction
• Flash Arrow: Flash Wave, Blind
• Strafing: Gale, Consecutive Use
• Quick Fire: Gale, Min Chain Fire Increase
• Mortal Mark: Chain Effects
• Mother Nature’s Protest: Gale Shot
• Nimble Leap: Consecutive Use, Cooldown Reset
• Mana Exchange: Effect Boost

Best Skills Combinations for Longbow and Crossbow 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 Longbow Crossbow PVP Build in Throne and Liberty are:

• Ensnaring Arrow+Decisive Sniping+Strafing x3+Zephyr’s Nock+Flash Wave. Powerful Longbow attack combo.
• Ensnaring Arrow+Mortal Mark+Quick Fire+Nimble Leap+Quick Fire+Nimble Leap+Quick Fire+Flash Wave. Rapid Crossbow attacks.
• Ensnaring Arrow+Mortal Mark+Decisive Sniping+Strafing x3+Zephyr’s Nock+Quick Fire+Nimble Leap+Quick Fire+Nimble Leap+Quick Fire+Flash Wave. A deadly mix of skills from both weapons.

Always activate Mother Nature’s Protest to add Gale to your attacks and increase your damage. Selfless Diffusion assists with skill cooldowns while Nature’s Blessing and Mana Exchange offer some healing and Mana Restore.

Best Weapon Mastery for Longbow and Crossbow PVP Build Throne and Liberty

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

Common:

• Lesser Attack Range Augment
• Ranged Hit Expertise
• Lesser Cooldown Speed Augment
• Skill Damage Resistance Expertise
• Magic Defense Expertise
• Lesser Mana Regen Augment
• Base Damage Expertise

Uncommon:

• Ranged Critical Hit Augment
• Max Damage Expertise
• CC Resistance Augment
• Heavy Attack Evasion Expertise
• Critical Damage Resistance Augment
• Damage Resistance Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Attack Speed Augment
• Skill Damage Boost Intensity
• Ranged Critical Expertise
• Greater Evasion Augment
• Max Health Expertise

Epic:

• Range Reducer
• Punishing Grip

From the Crossbow Weapon Mastery, unlock the following nodes:

Common:

• Lesser Attack Speed Augment
• Attack Speed Expertise
• Lesser Weaken Augment
• Damage Resistance Expertise
• Lesser Debuff Duration Augment
• Magic Defense Expertise
• Base Damage Expertise

Uncommon:

• Ranged Critical Hit Augment
• Max Damage Expertise
• CC Resistance Augment
• Off-Hand Double Attack Expertise
• Ranged Heavy Attack Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Ranged Hit Augment
• Skill Damage Boost Intensity
• Attack Range Expertise
• Greater Movement Speed Augment
• Greater Evasion Augment
• Ranged Heavy Attack Expertise

Epic:

• Annihilator
• Mirage Dancer

Best Gear for Longbow and Crossbow 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 Longbow and Crossbow PVP Build is:

• Calanthia’s Loom of Entropy(Weapon)
• Calanthia’s Confession(Armor)
• Shackled Twilight(Accessory)

T3 Gear

The Best T3 Gear for the Longbow and Crossbow 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 the Astromancer Set. For Weapons you can combine the Supreme Longbow of the Resistance(Longbow) with the Abyssal Hunter’s Soulchaser Crossbows(Crossbow).

T2 Gear

The Best T2 Gear for the Build is a full Wing Gale Set, that boosts Critical Hit Chance and Critical Damage. For Weapons you can combine the Bercant’s Steelstring Bow(Longbow) with the Bercant’s Spineflower Crossbows(Crossbow).

T1 Gear

The Best T1 Gear for the Build is a combination of Transcended One and Death Sets, that boosts Cooldown Speed and Critical Damage. For Weapons you can combine the Karnix’s Netherbow(Longbow) with the Rex Chimaerus’s Crossbows(Crossbow).

Best Traits

For the Best Traits for the Longbow and Crossbow 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 Longbow Crossbow 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!

Longbow and Crossbow PVP Build Pros and Cons Throne and Liberty

Pros	Cons
Great Mobility	Limited CC(only Bind)
Good Damage from Distance or Close Range	Limited Healing
Gale Status Effect	Vulnerable to Stuns and Immobilizations
Good Self Healing and Mana Regen	Mana Consumption can be high sometimes

This Scout TL PVP Build offers great damage from distance but also in closer range! Its CC options are limited but enough to gain distance from your enemies. A flexible Longbow and Crossbow TL PVP Build with great mobility and short rapid attacks that can overwhelm enemies. The Build also offers good healing and Mana Restore options but its heal might not be enough if you are in trouble.