Longbow Dagger DPS Build TL

Powerful Longbow and Dagger DPS Build for PVE Gameplay in Throne and Liberty! This Infiltrator TL Build combines the power of Wind from Longbow abilities with Poison Attacks from the Dagger to create a deadly Weapon combination that works from range. This Guide will help you choose the right skills and gear, in order to create a powerful DPS Build in Throne and Liberty! For Infiltrator PVP, you can take a look at my Longbow and Dagger PVP Build!

Best Stats

The Best Stats for this DPS Build are Dexterity and Wisdom. Dexterity increases your Critical damage and will help you reach higher numbers while Wisdom offers better Mana Regen. Strength can also assist with better Health and survivability.

Best Skills for Longbow and Dagger DPS Build TL

These are the Best Active, Passive and Defense Skills for this Longbow Dagger DPS 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.
• Flash Wave(Flash Arrow): Deals AOE Damage and Heals.
• Inject Venom: Adds Poison to your Attacks and can melee attack nearby enemies.
• Decisive Sniping: Deals massive damage.
• Knife Throwing: Deals damage and slows down enemies.
• Strafing: Deals Massive Damage, applies Gale and boosts Longbow damage.
• Brutal Arrow: Deals strong AOE damage and creates a Gale area.
• Nature’s Blessing: Support skill that boosts Health and Mana Regen.
• Fatal Stigma: Deals massive damage.
• Blitz: Lets you re cast your abilities.
• Deadly Marker: Marks target, increases Critical Hit and decreases Skill Cooldown.

The Best Defense Skill for the Build is Block Blade, Dagger’s Defense Skill.

Best Passive Skills for Longbow and Dagger DPS Build TL

These are the Best Passive Skills for the Build.

• Rapidfire Stance: Boosts Damage when you stand still.
• 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.
• Assassin’s Instincts: Increases Critical Hit
• Murderous Energy: Increases Poison Duration and Damage.
• Destructive Fang: Reduces target defense.
• Wrathful Edge: Increases Critical 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 Longbow and Dagger DPS Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Zephyr’s Nock: Damage increase
• Decisive Sniping: Damage Increase
• Nature’s Blessing: Cooldown Reduction, Whirlpool
• Deadly Marker: Increases Hit Chance
• Flash Arrow: Flash Wave, Effect Duration increase
• Ensnaring Arrow: Hit Chance increase
• Strafing: Gale, Consecutive Use
• Brutal Arrow: Gale Area, Range Increase
• Blitz: Cooldown Reduction
• Inject Venom: Cooldown Reduction, Mana Cost Reduced, Effect Duration Increase
• Knife Throwing: Additional Hit
• Fatal Stigma: Cooldown Reset

Best Skills Combinations for Longbow and Dagger DPS Build TL

Combining your chosen skills is the best way to get the most out of their effects and maximize your potential. There are a few great Skills Combinations you can use, in order to deal massive damage and increase your DPS. Some of the Best Skills Combos for the Longbow and Dagger DPS Build in Throne and Liberty are:

• Ensnaring Arrow+Decisive Sniping+Strafing x3+Zephyr’s Nock. Massive Ranged damage from distance.
• Ensnaring Arrow+Decisive Sniping+Brutal Arrow+Strafing x3+Zephyr’s Nock. Great Single target and AOE damage.
• Ensnaring Arrow+Decisive Sniping+Brutal Arrow+Fatal Stigma+Knife Throwing+Strafing x3+Zephyr’s Nock+Flash Wave. Great Single target and even more AOE damage.

Always cast Deadly Marker when it is ready, to boost your party’s damage and skills cooldown. Cast Inject Venom before you attack, in order to add Poison to your skills and deal extra damage. Always cast Nature’s Blessing to boost Mana Regen and apply more Gale stacks.

Best Weapon Mastery for Longbow and Dagger DPS 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
• Mana Cost Efficiency Augment
• Ranged Heavy Attack Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Attack Speed Augment
• Skill Damage Boost Intensity
• Greater Bind Duration Augment
• Greater Cooldown Speed Augment
• Ranged Hit Expertise

Epic:

• Lethal Stacks
• Rhythmical Shooting

From the Dagger Weapon Mastery, unlock the following nodes:

Common:

• Lesser Attack Speed Augment
• Weaken Chance Offensive
• Skill Damage Resistance Expertise
• Ranged Defense Expertise
• Movement Speed Expertise

Uncommon:

• Critical Hit Augment
• Bonus Damage Expertise
• Attack Range Augment
• Ranged Evasion Expertise
• Cooldown Speed Expertise
• Max Damage Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Hit Augment
• Critical Damage Intensity
• Skill Damage Boost Expertise
• Greater CC Resistance Augment
• Bind Chance Defense
• Magic Defense Expertise
• Critical Damage Expertise

Epic:

• Merciless Form
• Dexterous Power

Best Gear for Longbow and Dagger 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 Longbow and Dagger DPS Build is:

• Calanthia’s Loom of Entropy(Weapon)
• Calanthia’s Visage or Calanthia’s Touch(Armor)
• Eternal Promise(Accessory)

T3 Gear

The Best T3 Gear for the Longbow and Dagger 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 Supreme Longbow of the Resistance(Longbow) with the Minezerok’s Daggers of Flaying or Deviant Daggers of the Abyss(Dagger).

T2 Gear

The Best T2 Gear for the Build is a full Wing Gale Set, for a boost to Critical Hit Chance and Critical Damage. For Weapons you can combine the Bercant’s Steelstring Longbow(Longbow) with the Bercant’s Whispering Daggers(Dagger).

T1 Gear

The Best T1 Gear for the Build is a full Death Set, that boosts Critical Damage and Attack Speed. For Weapons you can combine the Karnix’s Netherbow(Longbow) with the Minezerok’s Daggers of Crippling(Dagger).

Best Traits

For the Best Traits for the Longbow and Dagger 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 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!

Longbow and Dagger DPS Build Pros and Cons Throne and Liberty

Pros	Cons
Massive Single Target Damage from Range	Need to stay in range and still for best damage
Good AOE Damage	Mana Consumption can be high
Extra Poison Effects	–
Decent Self Healing and Mana Regen	–

This Longbow and Dagger DPS TL Build deals massive Burst Damage from Range, allowing you to defeat targets without getting hit! The Poison effects from Dagger add extra damage to your attacks and make enemies melt faster. Stay as far as possible and fire your powerful attack skills. This Infiltrator TL Build also offers decent Crowd Control capabilities that can help you control the fight and your range. To maximize your potential however, you will have to remain still.