Orb and Staff DPS Build TL

Powerful Orb and Staff DPS Build for PVE Gameplay in Throne and Liberty! This Enigma TL Build, relies heavily on Orb skills to deal rapid attacks and Burst damage. The Staff also assists with valuable Fire and Burning effects. A fast paced DPS Build that will help you clear every PVE content in the game. For Enigma PVP, you can take a look at my Staff and Orb PVP Build!

Best Stats

The Best Stat for this Orb and Staff DPS Build is Dexterity. Dexterity increases your Critical damage and will help you reach higher numbers. Strength, Perception and Wisdom can also assist with better Health, Damage and Mana Regen.

Best Skills for Orb and Staff DPS Build

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

Best Active and Defense Skills

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

• Starcalling: Summons Orbs that deal damage and synergize with other Orb skills.
• Stellar Dash: Fires projectiles to enemies.
• Void Slash: Deals massive AOE damage.
• Serial Fire Bombs: Fire Damage skill that applies Burning.
• Star Destroyer: Deals AOE damage.
• Hellfire Rain(Infernal Meteor): Massive AOE Fire Damage Skill.
• Summon Constellation: Summons Orbs.
• Inferno Wave: Fire AOE damage skill that applies Burning.
• Interstellar Explosion: Deals AOE Damage.
• Summon Satellite: Boosts basic attacks and other Orb Skills.
• Supernova Collapse: “Consumes” Orbs to deal massive damage.
• Thunder Blessing(Inner Peace): Increases Mana Regeneration and deals AOE damage.

The Best Defense Skill for the Build is Barrier, the Orb’s Defense Skill.

Best Passive Skills for Orb and Staff DPS Build

These are the Best Passive Skills for the Build.

• Stellar Echo: Basic Attacks fire extra projectiles.
• Astral Overseer: Increases Critical Hit Chance and reduces cooldowns.
• Stellar Cycle: Restores Mana when Orb collapse.
• Pulsating Galaxy: Has a chance to boost Magic Damage.
• 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 and Critical Hit Chance 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 Orb and Staff DPS Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Starcalling: Increase Effect Duration, Reduce Resource Cost
• Interstellar Explosion: Orb Explosion Radius
• Summon Constellation: Damage Boost
• Void Slash: Reactivate
• Summon Satellite: Increase Effect Duration
• Stellar Dash: Damage Boost, Additional Use
• Star Destroyer: Increase Range, Time, Additional Effects
• Supernova Collapse: Enhanced Link, Improve Link Effect, Increase Range
• Serial Fire Bombs: Mobility, Projectile Speed increased, Instant Casting
• Inner Peace: Thunder Blessing
• Inferno Wave: Cooldown reduction, Burning
• Infernal Meteor: Hellfire Rain

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

• Serial Fire Bombs x3+Inferno Wave+Hellfire Rain. Your Staff skills combo!
• Starcalling x3 or Summon Constellation+Stellar Dash x3+Void Slash. Your main Orb Combo.
• Starcalling x3 or Summon Constellation+Supernova Collapse. Massive AOE Damage.

Always activate Summon Satellite to fire extra projectiles and increase your damage. You can use Starcalling and Summon Constellation to summon Orbs, then cast your other Orb Skills(Void Slash, Interstellar Explosion) to deal damage and trigger additional effects.

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

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

Common:

• Orb Max Damage Increase
• Attack Speed Concentration
• Enhance Skill Damage
• Max Health Expertise
• Melee Defense Augment
• Mana Regen Augment
• Relentless Mana Cost Efficiency

Uncommon:

• Increase Attack Range
• Magic Heavy Attack Concentration
• Damage Reduction Expertise
• Debuff Duration Expertise
• Mana Efficiency Concentration
• Max Mana Mastery

Rare:

• Magic Critical Hit Chance Concentration
• Skill Damage Expertise
• Relentless All Species Damage
• Max Health Augment
• Regen Augment
• Relentless Mana Regen

Epic:

• Light of Annihilation

From the Staff Weapon Mastery, unlock the following nodes:

Common:

• Lesser Max Damage Augment
• Magic Hit Expertise
• Max Mana Intensity
• Magic Heavy Attack 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 Damage Over Time Augment
• Endurance Expertise
• Greater Cooldown Speed Augment
• Base Damage Expertise

Epic:

• Mana Spring
• Burning Ripple

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

• Calanthia’s Vessel of Supremacy or 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 Orb and Staff DPS Build is a full Blood Knights Set, that boosts Critical Hit Chance and Critical Damage. For Weapons you can combine the Nerzatum’s Orb of Reaping or Onslaught Orb of the Abyss(Orb) with the Supreme Staff of the Resistance(Staff).

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 Greyeye’s Sinister Sphere(Orb) with the Staff of Enlightened Reform(Staff).

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 Heroic Orb of the Resistance(Orb) with the Toublek’s Shattering Quarterstaff(Staff).

Best Traits

For the Best Traits for the Orb and Staff 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 Orb 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!

Orb and Staff DPS Build Pros and Cons Throne and Liberty

These are the Pros and Cons of the Build:

Pros	Cons
Rapid Attacks with many projectiles	High Mana Consumption
Strong Burst Damage combos and AOE	Different Range between weapon skills
Different types of Damage(Orb, Fire and Burning)	no Self Heal
Fast paced play style	Requires fast reactions for Combos

This Orb and Staff DPS Build offers a fast paced play style in Throne and liberty with rapid attacks and devastating Burst damage. To maximize its efficiency however you will have to react fast and hit your combos! The Build consumes a lot of Mana but thankfully offers tools to restore it. This Enigma TL Build is great for every type of Group content and can even help you defeat easier enemies alone.