Longbow Spear DPS Build TL

Powerful Longbow and Spear DPS Build for PVE Gameplay in Throne and Liberty! A flexible Impaler TL Build that offers two different play styles. With this Weapon Combination, you can deal with a variety of enemies from distance or close range. Longbow and Spear blend together to create a fluid gameplay that works well against strong single targets but also for AOE farming. For Impaler PVP, you can take a look at my Longbow and Spear PVP Build!

Best Stats

The Best Stats for this Longbow and Spear 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 Spear DPS Build TL

These are the Best Active, Passive and Defense Skills for this Longbow Spear 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.
• Flash Wave(Flash Arrow): Deals AOE Damage and Heals.
• Explosive Fury(Vicious Fury): Attacks multiple times and applies Ignite.
• Javelin Inferno(Javelin Surge): Ranged Damage that requires Ember to fire.
• Nature’s Blessing: Support skill that boosts Health and Mana Regen.
• Strafing: Deals Massive Damage, applies Gale and boosts Longbow damage.
• Decisive Sniping: Deals massive damage.
• Brutal Arrow: Deals massive AOE Damage.
• Phoenix Barrage(Cyclonic Fury): Deals damage and applies Ignite.
• Blitz: Resets skill cooldown.
• Deadly Marker: Marks target, increases Critical Hit and decreases Skill Cooldown.

The Best Defense Skill for the Build is Overtaker, Longbow’s Defense Skill.

Best Passive Skills for Longbow and Spear 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.
• 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.
• Death Knell: Has a chance to increase Attack Speed when a target you have applied Weaken to dies.

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 Spear DPS Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Zephyr’s Nock: Damage increase
• Decisive Sniping: Charging Time, Damage Increase
• Nature’s Blessing: Cooldown Reduction, Whirlpool
• Flash Arrow: Flash Wave
• Ensnaring Arrow: Duration increase, Hit Chance increase
• Strafing: Gale, Consecutive Use
• Brutal Arrow: Gale Area
• Javelin Surge: Javelin Inferno
• Vicious Fury: Explosive Fury
• Cyclonic Fury: Phoenix Barrage, Critical aftermath

Best Skills Combinations for Longbow and Spear 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 Longbow and Spear DPS Build in Throne and Liberty are:

• Ensnaring Arrow+Decisive Sniping+Strafing x3+Zephyr’s Nock. Your basic Longbow Combo that deals massive damage.
• Ensnaring Arrow+Decisive Sniping+Brutal Arrow+Strafing x3+Zephyr’s Nock+Flash Wave. Longbow combo with more AOE Damage.
• Explosive Fury x5+Javelin Inferno x5+Phoenix Barrage. Massive Melee AOE damage combo that can devastate groups of enemies.
• Deadly Marker+Blitz. Buff your group with Deadly Marker and reset its cooldown with Blitz for even better support.

Mix and match your skills, depending on the type of enemies you are fighting and distance. Always Mark targets with Deadly Marker to boost your and your party’s damage and use Nature’s Blessing to restore Mana and Health.

Best Weapon Mastery for Longbow and Spear 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
• Lesser Mana Regen Augment
• Base Damage Expertise

Uncommon:

• Ranged Critical Hit Augment
• Max Damage Expertise
• CC Resistance Augment
• Mana Cost Efficiency Augment
• Ranged Heavy Attack Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Attack Speed Augment
• Skill Damage Boost Intensity
• Ranged Critical Expertise
• Magic Endurance Expertise
• Greater Evasion Augment
• Greater Cooldown Speed Augment
• Ranged Hit Expertise

Epic:

• Lethal Stacks
• Punishing Grip

From the Spear Weapon Mastery, unlock the following nodes:

Common:

• Lesser Melee Hit Augment
• Movement Speed Expertise
• Ranged Evasion Expertise
• Cooldown Speed Expertise
• Lesser Mana Regen Augment
• Attack Speed Expertise

Uncommon:

• Ignite Damage Augment
• Attack Speed Expertise
• Magic Evasion Expertise
• Evasion Augment
• 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
• Greater Attack Range Augment
• Skill Damage Boost Expertise

Epic:

• Victory Shield

Best Gear for Longbow and Spear 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 Spear 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 Spear 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 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 Bercant’s Steelstring Longbow(Longbow) 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 Karnix’s Netherbow(Longbow) with the Shaikal’s Mindveil Harpoon(Spear).

Best Traits

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

Longbow and Spear DPS Build Pros and Cons Throne and Liberty

Pros	Cons
Massive Ranged and Melee Damage	Limited CC(Bind)
Gale and Ignite Effects	Limited Healing
Tools to restore Health, Mana and assist your group	High Mana Consumption
–	Often fights in Melee Range

This Longbow and Spear DPS Build, offers the best of both worlds with ranged and melee attacks. However does not excel in either. Despite that, this combination is great to fight strong Bosses but also do AOE farming successfully. This Impaler TL Build does not offer enough self healing for dealing with tough enemies alone but is sturdy and will have no issues surviving multiple targets.