Longbow and Staff DPS Build TL

Welcome to my Longbow and Staff TL DPS Build for PVE Gameplay in Throne and Liberty! Combine the Best Skills of two powerful Ranged Weapons in this Longbow and Staff Build, for every type of PVE content! A Weapon combination that relies on the Gale Status from the Longbow and Burning from Staff to create the Ultimate Sniping Build in Throne and Liberty. This Guide will help you choose the right skills and gear, in order to create a powerful DPS Build in Throne and Liberty! For a Liberator PVP Build you can take a look at my Staff and Longbow PVP Build.

Best Stats for Longbow and Staff DPS Build in Throne and Liberty

The Best Stats for the Longbow and Staff DPS Build are Dexterity and Wisdom or Perception. This is how you should allocate your points early:

• Strength – 10
• Dexterity – 30
• Wisdom – 30 to 24
• Perception – 24 to 30
• Fortitude – 10

Focus on Dexterity to maximize your damage as fast as possible. Both Wisdom and Perception are very important Stats. Wisdom boosts your overall Mana but also Mana Regen which is essential for the Build, since it consumes Mana like crazy! However Perception is important as well since it improves your damage. Start with thirty(30) points to Wisdom and twenty four(24) to Perception. From there keep experimenting until you find the right Balance between Damage and Mana Regen. You can ignore Fortitude. Find more about Stats and How they Work in my Throne and Liberty Stats Guide!

Best Skills for Longbow and Staff DPS Build TL

Below you can find the Best Active, Passive and Defense Skills for the Longbow and Staff DPS Build in Throne and Liberty.

Best Active Skills for Longbow and Staff Build

These are the best Active Skills for the Longbow and Staff Build. The Build relies on two types of skill combinations that can work individually or together! Gale status from the Longbow skills and Burning effects from the Staff. Strafing applies Gale on your target while Deadly Marker adds Target Stacks. You can consume both with Zephyr’s Nock and deal massive damage from range.

Serial Fire Bombs and Inferno Wave on the other hand deal fire damage and apply Burning stacks. Which you can use with Chain Thunder to deal massive AOE Damage! The Build combines superb single target damage and excellent AOE for farming multiple enemies which makes it a great option for every type of PVE content.

• Ensnaring Arrow: Binds enemies
• Zephyr’s Nock: Deals massive damage to enemies with the Gale Status and Target Stacks.
• Serial Fire Bombs: Fire Damage skill that applies Burning
• Chain Thunder(Chain Lightning): Deals more damage to Burning enemies and creates a shock AOE.
• Decisive Sniping: Deals massive damage and boosts Critical Hit.
• Hellfire Rain(Infernal Meteor): Massive AOE Fire Damage Skill. You can replace with Blitz, so you can fire Zephyr’s Nock a second time!
• 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.

Blitz is another great skill you can use with the Build. Defense Skills are also active skills and are important to defend enemies’ Fury Attacks. The Best Defense Skill for the Longbow and Staff DPS Build is Overtaker, Longbow’s Defense Skill.

Best Passive Skills for Longbow and Staff DPS Build TL

Passive Skills are also quite important for the Build since they can enhance your play style and synergize well with your active skills. These are the best Passive skills for the Longbow and Staff DPS Build in TL.

• 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.
• 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.

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 Staff DPS Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Zephyr’s Nock: Damage increase
• Decisive Sniping: Damage Increase
• Nature’s Blessing: Cooldown Reduction
• Deadly Marker: Bullseye
• Strafing: Gale, Consecutive Use
• Serial Fire Bombs: Mobility, Projectile Speed increased, Instant Casting
• Inner Peace: Thunder Blessing
• Inferno Wave: Cooldown reduction, Burning
• Chain Lightning: Chain Thunder, Chain Damage, Damage Transfer
• Fireball Barrage: Fireball Frenzy
• Infernal Meteor: Hellfire Rain, Cooldown reduction

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

• Ensnaring Arrow+Deadly Marker+Decisive Sniping+Strafing+Zephyr’s Nock+Strafing: A simple Longbow Skills combo that deals great damage against single targets. Immobilize your target, apply your marker, then deal massive damage with sniping, deal damage and apply Gale with Strafing, consume Gale and Target stacks with Zephyr’s Nock to deal massive damage and finish with Strafing!
• Ensnaring Arrow+Deadly Marker+Serial Fire Bombs x3+Inferno Wave+Fireball Barrage+Chain Thunder: Powerful Fire AOE skill combo that can kill multiple enemies at the same time. Immobilize your target and apply marker, deal fire damage and apply Burning Stacks with Serial Fire Bombs and Inferno Wave, fire multiple Fireballs and deal massive AOE damage with Chain Thunder, thanks to the Burning stacks you have applied!
• Ensnaring Arrow+Deadly Marker+Serial Fire Bombs x3+Inferno Wave+Fireball Barrage+Chain Thunder+Strafing+Zephyr’s Nock+Strafing: A combination of both weapons abilities for devastating results!
• If you are using Blitz instead of Hellfire Rain, you can cast Zephyr’s Nock twice in your combos! Cast Strafing to apply Gale, Zephyr’s Nock to consume Gale and deal damage, Blitz to reset Zephyr’s Nock, then Strafing, Zephyr’s Nock and Strafing again!

Best Weapon Mastery for Longbow and Staff 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 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

From the Staff Weapon Mastery, unlock the following nodes:

Common:

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

Uncommon:

• Burning Damage Augment
• Attack Speed Expertise
• Burning Augment
• Attack Range Expertise
• Magic Critical Hit Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Bonus Damage Augment
• Skill Damage Boost Intensity
• Critical Hit Expertise
• Attack Range Intensity
• Greater Damage Over Time Augment
• Greater Cooldown Speed Augment
• Base Damage Expertise

Epic:

• Mana Spring
• Burning Ripple

Best T2 Gear

The Best T2 Gear for the Build is a full Wing Gale Gear Set that increases Critical Hit and Critical Damage. Alternatively you can also use a full Nether Overwatcher Set.

Piece	Set
Headgear	Spectral Overseer’s Mask
Cloak	Opulent Noble’s Mantle
Top Chest	Transcendent Tempest’s Armor
Gloves	Transcended Tempest’s Touch
Legs	Transcended Tempest’s Pants
Shoes	Transcended Tempest’s Boots
Necklace	Deep Draconic Gorget
Bracelet	Primal Golden Cuffs
Ring	Ring of Celestial Light
Ring	Ring of Eternal Flames
Belt	Hero’s Legacy Warbelt
Longbow	Bercant’s Steelstring Bow
Staff	Staff of Enlightened Reform

Getting the right Traits on your gear is time consuming but also what makes your Armor and Weapons powerful. The Best Traits for the Longbow and Staff DPS Build in Throne and Liberty are:

• Spectral Overseer’s Mask – Cooldown Speed, Mana Cost Efficiency, Ranged or Magic Evasion or Endurance
• Opulent Noble’s Mantle – Skill Damage Resistance, Mana Regen, Debuff Duration
• Transcendent Tempest’s Armor – Mana Regen, Debuff Duration, Ranged or Magic Evasion or Endurance
• Transcendent Tempest’s Touch – Attack Speed, Range, Ranged or Magic Evasion or Endurance
• Transcendent Tempest’s Pants – Max Health, Debuff Duration, Ranged or Magic Evasion or Endurance
• Transcendent Tempest’s Boots – Max Health, Movement Speed, Ranged or Magic Evasion or Endurance
• Deep Draconic Gorget – Mana Regen, Skill Damage Boost, Buff Duration
• Primal Golden Cuffs – Mana Regen, Debuff Duration, Skill Damage Resistance
• Ring of Celestial Light – Skill Damage Boost, Buff Duration, Max Health
• Ring of Eternal Flames – Max Health, Skill Damage Boost, Buff Duration
• Hero’s Legacy Warbelt – Max Health, Skill Damage Resistance, Debuff Duration
• Bercant’s Steelstring Bow – Hit, Critical Hit, Heavy Attack Chance
• Staff of Enlightened Reform – Hit or Mana Cost Efficiency, Critical Hit, Heavy Attack Chance

Best T1 Gear

Complementing your Skills with appropriate Gear is essential to fulfill your role successfully and become stronger. Using Strong Armor Sets can also grant you additional effects that will further enhance your Build! For this Build use the Death Set to boost Critical Damage and Attack Speed. Alternatively you can use a combination of the Death Set and the Transcended One Set to boost your Critical Damage and Cooldown Speed! This is the Best Gear you should wear with the Longbow and Staff DPS Build!

Piece	Set
Headgear	Shadow Harvester Mask
Cloak	Supreme Devotion
Top Chest	Shadow Harvester Tunic
Gloves	Shadow Harvester Grips
Legs	Shadow Harvester Trousers
Shoes	Arcane Shadow Shoes
Necklace	Blessed Templar Choker
Bracelet	Ancient Saurodoma Bracers
Ring	Abyssal Grace Band
Ring	Eldritch Ice Band
Belt	Girdle of Spectral Skulls
Longbow	Karnix’s Netherbow
Staff	Toublek’s Shattering Quarterstaff

• Shadow Harvester Mask – Cooldown Speed, Mana Regen, Ranged Evasion
• Supreme Devotion – Max Mana, Mana Regen, Debuff Duration
• Shadow Harvester Tunic – Buff Duration, Mana Regen, Ranged Evasion
• Shadow Harvester Grips – Max Mana, Mana Regen, Ranged Evasion
• Shadow Harvester Trousers – Max Mana, Mana Regen, Ranged Evasion
• Arcane Shadow Shoes – Max Health, Melee Evasion, Magic Evasion
• Blessed Templar Choker – Max Health, Bind Chance, Skill Damage Boost
• Ancient Saurodoma Bracers – Max Mana, Mana Regen, Debuff Duration
• Abyssal Grace Band – Skill Damage Boost, Mana Regen, Max Mana
• Eldritch Ice Band – Skill Damage Boost, Buff Duration, Weaken Chance
• Girdle of Spectral Skulls – Max Mana, Mana Regen, Debuff Duration
• Karnix’s Netherbow – Hit, Critical Hit, Heavy Attack Chance
• Toublek’s Shattering Quarterstaff – Hit, Critical Hit, Cooldown Speed or Heavy Attack Chance

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 and Staff 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 600, Dexterity 2 or Max Health 600 Wisdom 2
• Rings: Cooldown Speed, Perception
• 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!

Best Beginner Gear

The list below shows some great gear you can find or craft easily yourself in order to become stronger. Replace them with better gear of higher Quality when you drop it or receive it as Quest Reward while leveling up and eventually with the Best Gear pieces listed above!

Piece	Set
Headgear	Feathered Drakeskin Mask
Cloak	Deadeye’s Cloak
Top Chest	Glade Stalker Scales
Gloves	Permafrost Gloves
Legs	Feathered Drakeskin Breeches
Shoes	Permafrost Shoes
Necklace	Ecliptic Pendant
Bracelet	Serpentine Wristlet
Ring	Violent Signet
Ring	Platinum Skull Band
Belt	Belt of Divine Refreshment
Longbow	Heroic Longbow of the Resistance
Staff	Heroic Staff of the Resistance

How to Play Longbow and Staff DPS Build – Gameplay Tips

This Longbow and Staff DPS Build, relies on range to deal massive Ranged and Elemental damage in Throne and Liberty. Stay as far away as possible from your targets and immobilize them with Ensnaring Arrow to deal more damage to them thanks to the Steady Aim Passive skill. Apply Gale and Target stacks with Strafing and Deadly Marker, consume them with Zephyr’s Nock to deal massive damage! You can open your attack with Decisive Sniping to deal great damage while the target is immobilized.

Fire Serial Fire Bombs and Inferno Wave to deal fire damage and apply Burning Stacks. Then fire Chain Thunder for massive Shock AOE damage, based on your burning Stacks. Fireball Barrage and Hellfire Rain can assist with Fire AOE damage but it is better to use them against immobilized enemies or Bosses when the tank has their attention. Nature’s Blessing boosts Health and Mana Regen while Thunder Blessing can regenerate fast Mana and deal AOE Shock damage!

Longbow and Staff DPS Build Pros and Cons Throne and Liberty

Pros	Cons
Massive Damage from Range	High Mana Consumption
Great Single Target and AOE Damage	Limited CC
Hits from distance, enemies cannot reach	Stationary for best damage

This Longbow and Staff DPS Build can deal massive Burst Damage from Range and is flexible, since it can utilize Longbow skills or Elemental abilities from the Staff. The Build combines the best skills from both worlds of Ranged and Magic Damage to allow you to destroy enemies in any way you like. To maximize your potential however you will have to stand still. Staying still increases both your damage but also your Mana Regen. The Mana Consumption of the Build is quite high, so you will have to cast Nature’s Blessing but also Thunder Blessing often to restore Mana. Thanks to a few Staff Skills the Build can deal Fire AOE damage but is only limited to one type of CC, which is the Bind from Ensnaring Arrow!

TL Longbow and Staff DPS Build Summary

This Longbow and Staff TL Build is a powerful DPS Build for every type of PVE Gameplay in Throne and Liberty. The Build combines Ranged and Elemental Magic Damage with strong skills from the Longbow and the Staff Weapons. Bind your enemies and snipe them from distance with a variety of deadly skills combinations. Use your Longbow abilities to deliver massive damage or Burn your targets with Staff skills before you hit them with Lightning damage. This Longbow and Staff DPS Build is the Ultimate Sniping Build for Throne and liberty!