Orb and Sword DPS Build TL

Powerful Orb and Sword DPS Build for PVE Gameplay in Throne and Liberty! A Guardian TL Build, that combines strong Orb skills and combos with Sword AOE attacks, to clear PVE content. The Build is sturdy and deals great burst damage that will help you against strong single targets but also for AOE farming.

Best Stats

The Best Stats for this Orb and Sword DPS Build are Dexterity and Wisdom. Dexterity increases your Critical damage, while Wisdom boosts your Mana Regen. Strength and Perception can also assist with better Health and Damage.

Best Skills for Orb and Sword DPS Build

These are the Best Active, Passive and Defense Skills for this Orb Sword 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.
• Annihilation Blade(A Shot at Victory): Deals AOE Damage and boosts Sword Skill Damage.
• Witty Retort: AOE Damage skill that restores Mana.
• Amplification Veil(Distortion Veil): Grants a shield and boosts damage.
• Summon Constellation: Summons Orbs.
• Annihilating Slash: Deals AOE Damage.
• Interstellar Explosion: Deals AOE Damage.
• Summon Satellite: Boosts basic attacks and other Orb Skills.
• Supernova Collapse: “Consumes” Orbs to deal massive damage.
• Strategic Rush: Gap closer that pushes and stuns enemies.

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

Best Passive Skills for Orb and Sword 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.
• Rift Fracture: Deals extra damage.
• Stellar Cycle: Restores Mana when Orb collapse.
• Eternal Veil: Increases Shield Health and Health.
• Skillful Evasion: Boosts Evasion
• Impenetrable: Increases defense based on number of enemies.
• Morale Boost: Decreases Skill Cooldowns when colliding with a target.

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 Sword DPS Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Starcalling: Increase Effect Duration, Reduce Resource Cost
• Interstellar Explosion: Stun
• Summon Constellation: Damage Boost
• Void Slash: Reactivate
• Summon Satellite: Increase Effect Duration
• Stellar Dash: Damage Boost, Additional Use
• Distortion Veil: Amplification Veil
• Supernova Collapse: Enhanced Link, Improve Link Effect
• Strategic Rush: Affected Targets increase
• Annihilating Slash: Consecutive Use
• Witty Retort: Consecutive Use
• A Shot at Victory: Annihilation Blade, Effect Boost, Effect Duration increase

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

• Starcalling x3 or Summon Constellation+Stellar Dash x3+Void Slash. Your main Orb Combo.
• Starcalling x3 or Summon Constellation+Stellar Dash x3+Interstellar Explosion.
• Starcalling x3 or Summon Constellation+Supernova Collapse. Massive AOE Damage.
• Annihilation Blade+Witty Retort x2+Annihilating Slash x2. Your main Sword combo.

Always activate Summon Satellite to fire extra projectiles and increase your damage. Protect yourself with Amplification Veil and Push enemies with Strategic Rush.

Best Weapon Mastery for Orb and Sword 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 Sword and Shield Weapon Mastery, unlock the following nodes:

Common:

• Lesser Melee Hit Augment
• Weaken and Range Expertise
• Lesser Melee Defense Augment
• Cooldown Speed Intensity
• Lesser Health Regen Augment
• Base Damage Expertise

Uncommon:

• Melee Critical Hit Augment
• Weaken and Damage Expertise
• Boss Defense Intensity
• Damage Reduction Expertise
• Evasion Augment
• Mana Cost Efficiency Expertise
• Mana Regen Augment
• Max Damage Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Heavy Attack Augment
• Attack Speed Intensity
• Melee Defense Expertise
• Damage Increase Expertise

Epic:

• Blade Momentum
• Wisdom’s Path

Best Gear for Orb and Sword 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 Sword DPS Build is:

• Calanthia’s Vessel of Supremacy(Weapon)
• Calanthia’s Visage or Calanthia’s Touch(Armor)
• Eternal Promise(Accessory)

T3 Gear

The Best T3 Gear for the Orb and Sword 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 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 Gruesome Greatsword of the Abyss(Sword).

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 Crimson Doomblade(Sword).

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 Cornelius’s Animated Edge(Sword).

Best Traits

For the Best Traits for the Orb and Sword 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 Sword 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 Sword DPS Build Pros and Cons Throne and Liberty

These are the Pros and Cons of the Build:

Pros	Cons
Sturdy with Great Damage	Caution when spamming skills for Mana consumption
Good CC(Stun, Collision)	fights close to enemy if you want to take advantage of all your skills
Great AOE Damage	no active Self Heal skill or way to restore Mana
Shield for Protection	–

This Orb and Sword DPS Build, offers a sturdy alternative for PVE gameplay in Throne and Liberty! A Guardian TL Build with strong Burst damage that can help you defeat powerful single targets but also AOE farm with ease.