Staff and Longbow DPS Build TL

Powerful Staff and Longbow DPS Build for PVE Gameplay in Throne and Liberty. A Liberator TL Build that offers a deadly Weapon combination of ranged damage and elemental skills to help you clear your favorite PVE content. The Ultimate Sniping DPS Build that allows you to destroy enemies from distance with a mix of Fire and Shock Damage based abilities. For Liberator PVP you can take a look at my Staff and Longbow PVP Build!

Best Stats

The Best Stat for this Staff and Longbow DPS Build is Dexterity, which increases your Critical and overall damage. Strength, Perception and Wisdom can also assist with better damage, Health and Mana Regen.

Best Skills for Staff and Longbow DPS Build TL

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

Best Active and Defense Skills

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

• Ice Spear Bombardment(Ice Spear): Deals massive Frost Damage and Binds enemies. You can use Ensnaring Arrow as an alternative.
• Zephyr’s Nock: Deals massive damage to enemies with Gale.
• Serial Fire Bombs: Fire Damage skill that applies Burning.
• Chaining Bolt(Chain Lightning): Deals more damage to Burning enemies and creates a shock AOE.
• Judgment Lightning: Powerful Lightning Skill that can hit multiple times.
• Hellfire Rain(Infernal Meteor): Massive AOE Fire Damage Skill.
• Strafing: Deals Massive Damage.
• Inferno Wave: Fire AOE damage skill that applies Burning.
• Nature’s Blessing: Support skill that boosts Health and Mana Regen.
• Fireball Barrage: Fires multiple fireballs and allows you to use other skills.
• Deadly Marker: Marks target, increases Critical Hit and decreases Skill Cooldown.
• Thunder Blessing(Inner Peace): Increases Mana Regeneration and deals Shock AOE damage.

The Best Defense Skill for the Build is Mystic Shield, Staff’s Defense Skill.

Best Passive Skills for Staff and Longbow DPS Build TL

These are the Best Passive Skills for the Build.

• Asceticism: Increases Mana Regen and damage.
• Mana Amp: Increases Max Mana and Max Health.
• Flame Condensation: Increases Burning Damage and Heavy Attack Chance.
• Forbidden Sanctuary: Increases Skill Damage Boost at the cost of reduced Mana Cost Efficiency.
• 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.

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 Staff and Longbow DPS Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Serial Fire Bombs: Mobility, Projectile Speed increased, Instant Casting
• Inner Peace: Thunder Blessing
• Inferno Wave: Cooldown reduction, Burning
• Ice Spear: Ice Spear Bombardment, Bind, Damage increase
• Inferno Wave: Burning
• Chain Lightning: Chaining Bolt, Damage Transfer, Damage Transfer
• Fireball Barrage: Fireball Frenzy, Cooldown reduction
• Judgment Lightning: Consecutive Use, Damage Transfer, Damage Transfer
• Infernal Meteor: Hellfire Rain
• Zephyr’s Nock: Damage increase
• Deadly Marker: Bullseye
• Strafing: Gale

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

• Ice Spear Bombardment+Serial Fire Bombs x3+Inferno Wave+Hellfire Rain+Fireball Barrage+Chaining Bolt+Judgment Lightning x2. Massive Elemental and DoT Damage.
• Ice Spear Bombardment+Strafing x2+Zephyr’s Nock. Great Bow Single Target damage.

You can combine skills from both weapons for the Best results. Apply Deadly Marker to buff you and your group, use Nature’s Blessing to boost Health and Mana Regen, restore Mana with Thunder’s Blessing if you have to.

Best Weapon Mastery for Staff and Longbow DPS Build Throne and Liberty

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

Common:

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

Uncommon:

• Burning Damage Augment
• Attack Speed Expertise
• Burning 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:

• Mana Spring
• Burning Ripple

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 Debuff Duration Augment
• Magic Defense Expertise
• 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
• Ranged Critical Expertise
• Greater Cooldown Speed Augment
• Ranged Hit Expertise

Epic:

• Lethal Stacks
• Punishing Grip

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

• 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 Staff and Longbow DPS Build is a combination of Demonic Beast Hunter and Blood Knights Set, that increases Attack Speed, Cooldown and Critical Hit Chance. Alternatively, you can use a full Blood Knights Set for a boost to Critical Hit Chance and Critical Damage. For Weapons you can combine the Salient Staff of the Abyss(Staff) with the Supreme Longbow of the Resistance or Velentra’s Arc of Obsession(Longbow).

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 Daigon’s Charred Emberstaff(Staff) with the Arc of Lunar Radiance(Longbow).

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 Toublek’s Shattering Quarterstaff(Staff) with the Karnix’s Netherbow(Longbow).

Best Traits

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

Staff and Longbow DPS Build Pros and Cons Throne and Liberty

Pros	Cons
Massive Elemental and Ranged Damage	Limited CC(Bind)
Great against Single Targets and for AOE farming	Stationary for best damage
Gale and Burning Effects	–
tools to restore Health and Mana	–
good Mana Consumption	–

This Staff and Longbow DPS Build can deal massive damage from range and help you clear your favorite PVE content in Throne and Liberty. The Build combines powerful skills from two ranged Weapons to create the Ultimate Sniping DPS Liberator TL Build! Sit back, unleash your combo and watch the enemy melt. To maximize your potential however you will have to stand still.