Staff and Crossbow DPS Build TL

Powerful Staff and Crossbow DPS Build for Throne and Liberty! A Battleweaver endgame PVE TL Build that combines two great ranged weapons, the Staff and the Crossbow. Firestarter relies on Fire skills and Burning to melt enemies and deal massive Single Target but also AOE Damage. The Build offers a unique combination of Elemental and raw mid-range Damage that will help you defeat enemies and progress in Throne and Liberty. For Battleweaver PVP, you can take a look at my Staff and Crossbow PVP Build!

Best Stats

The Best Stats for this Staff and Crossbow DPS Build are Dexterity and Wisdom. Dexterity increases your Critical damage and will help you reach higher numbers while Wisdom can assist with better Mana Regen. Strength can also help with better Health and survivability.

Best Skills for Staff and Crossbow DPS Build TL

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

Best Active and Defense Skills

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

• 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.
• Mortal Mark: Damages and Weakens enemies.
• Quick Fire: Nice damage burst skill that deals more damage to weakened enemies.
• Nimble Leap: Mobility skill that boosts Attack Speed, Range and Critical Damage.
• Inferno Wave: Fire AOE damage skill that applies Burning.
• Annihilation Barrage Shot(Merciless Barrage): Massive AOE damage to all enemies around you.
• Mother Nature’s Protest: Fires fire based projectiles and applies Burning.
• Fireball Barrage: Fires multiple fireballs and allows you to use other skills.
• High Focus: Increases Cooldown Speed and Move Speed.
• Thunder’s Blessing(Inner Peace): Increases Mana Regeneration and deals Shock AOE damage.

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

Best Passive Skills for Staff and Crossbow 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.
• Eagle Vision: Boosts Damage and Weaken Chance.
• Nature’s Power: Increases your damage when using a mobility skill.
• Ambidexterity: Increases Off-Hand Weapon Damage.
• Bloodlust: Boosts Skill Damage Boost and Critical Damage.

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 Crossbow DPS Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Serial Fire Bombs: Mobility, Projectile Speed increase, Instant Casting
• Inner Peace: Thunder’s Blessing
• Inferno Wave: Cooldown reduction, Consecutive Use, Burning
• Chain Lightning: Chaining Bolt, Damage Transfer, Damage Transfer
• Fireball Barrage: Fireball Frenzy
• Judgment Lightning: Damage Transfer, Damage Transfer
• Quick Fire: Min Chain fire increase, Damage increase
• Mortal Mark: Chain Effects
• Mother Nature’s Protest: Flame Shot
• Merciless Barrage: Annihilation Barrage Shot

Best Skills Combinations for Staff and Crossbow DPS Build TL

Combining your chosen skills is the best way to get the most out of their effects and maximize your potential. Always activate Mother Nature’s Protest before you attack for extra Fire and Burning Damage. Some of the Best Skills Combos for the Staff and Crossbow DPS Build in Throne and Liberty are:

• Serial Fire Bombs x3+Inferno Wave x2+Fireball Barrage+Chaining Bolt+Judgment Lightning+Annihilation Barrage Shot. Deal Fire Damage and apply Burning with Serial Fire Bombs and Inferno Wave. Unleash multiple Fireballs with your Barrage and execute enemies with Chain Thunder, Judgment Lightning and Annihilation Barrage Shot. A powerful combo for AOE farming!
• Serial Fire Bombs x3+Inferno Wave x2+Fireball Barrage+Mortal Mark+Quick Fire+Chaining Bolt+Judgment Lightning for a mix of Single Target and AOE damage.
• Serial Fire Bombs x3+Inferno Wave x2+Fireball Barrage+Mortal Mark+Quick Fire. A shorter skill combo to use against easier enemies.

Best Weapon Mastery for Staff and Crossbow 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
• Cooldown Speed Intensity
• 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
• Attack Range Intensity
• Greater Damage Over Time Augment
• Mana Efficiency Intensity
• Greater Cooldown Speed Augment
• Base Damage Expertise

Epic:

• Mana Spring
• Burning Ripple

From the Crossbow Weapon Mastery, unlock the following nodes:

Common:

• Lesser Attack Speed Augment
• Attack Speed Expertise
• Lesser Weaken Augment
• Damage Resistance Expertise
• Lesser Debuff Duration Augment
• Magic Defense Expertise
• Base Damage Expertise

Uncommon:

• Ranged Critical Hit Augment
• Max Damage Expertise
• Cooldown Speed Expertise
• Ranged Heavy Attack Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Ranged Hit Augment
• Skill Damage Boost Intensity
• Attack Range Expertise
• Mana Efficiency Intensity
• Cooldown Speed Intensity
• Greater Mana Regen Augment
• Ranged Heavy Attack Expertise

Epic:

• Annihilator
• Mirage Dancer

Best Gear for Staff and Crossbow 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 Crossbow 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 Crossbow DPS Build is a full Blood Knights Set, that boosts Critical Hit Chance and Critical Damage. For Weapons you can combine the Salient Staff of the Abyss(Staff) with the Lucien’s Repeaters of Termination(Crossbow).

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 Daigon’s Charred Emberstaff(Staff) with the Bercant’s Spineflower Crossbows(Crossbow).

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 Toublek’s Shattering Quarterstaff(Staff) with the Rex Chimaerus’s Crossbows(Crossbow).

Best Traits

For the Best Traits for the Staff and Crossbow 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 Crossbow 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 Crossbow DPS Build Pros and Cons Throne and Liberty

Pros	Cons
Great Elemental Damage	High Mana Consumption
Great AOE and Single Target damage	Better damage when you stand still and from range
Mobile and Flexible	No Active Healing
Strong Execute-Burst Damage	No CC

This Staff and Crossbow DPS TL Build offers great Elemental Damage against Single Targets and multiple enemies, which makes it a flexible and fun Build for every PVE content. Thanks to the Fire, Burning and Shock damage skills it has, you can deal great burst damage and execute enemies fast. However the Build performs better if you stand still and fire your spells from range. It consumes Mana like crazy, so you will always have to keep an eye on your resources. Finally this Battleweaver TL Build does not offer any Crowd Control or active Healing abilities.