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 Skills for Staff and Longbow DPS Build TL

These are the Best Skills for the Staff Longbow DPS Build in Throne and Liberty.

Active Skills

• Ice Spear Bombardment(Ice Spear). You can use Ensnaring Arrow as an alternative.
• Zephyr’s Nock
• Serial Fire Bombs
• Chaining Bolt(Chain Lightning)
• Judgment Lightning
• Hellfire Rain(Infernal Meteor)
• Strafing
• Inferno Wave
• Nature’s Blessing
• Fireball Barrage
• Deadly Marker
• Thunder Blessing(Inner Peace)

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

Passive Skills

These are the Best Passive Skills for the Build.

• Asceticism(Staff)
• Flame Condensation(Staff)
• Forbidden Sanctuary(Staff)
• Elemental Awakening(Staff)
• Rapidfire Stance(Longbow)
• Steady Aim(Longbow)
• Sniper’s Sense(Longbow)
• Begin the Hunt(Longbow)

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 Attack Evasion Expertise
• Melee Evasion Expertise
• Lesser Mana Regen Augment
• Heavy Attack Expertise

Uncommon:

• Burning Damage Augment
• Magic Damage Intensity
• 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
• Mana Cost Efficiency
• 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 Critical Hit Intensity
• Ranged Hit Expertise
• Lesser Cooldown Speed Augment
• Skill Damage Resistance Expertise
• Magic Defense Expertise
• Lesser Mana Regen Augment
• 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
• Max Health Expertise
• Greater Cooldown Speed Augment
• Ranged Hit Expertise

Epic:

• Lethal Stacks
• Rhythmical Shooting

Best Gear for Staff and Longbow DPS Build Throne and Liberty

The Best Gear for the Build is a combination of the Stigma Executor and Punisher’s Wings Armor Sets(2 pieces each or one full Set instead), along with the Ascended Daigon’s Staff and the Ascended Leviathan’s Bow. The Best Heroic Gear you can use includes:

• Calanthia’s Spire of Torment or Calanthia’s Loom of Entropy(Weapon)
• Calanthia’s Visage or Calanthia’s Touch(Armor)
• Eternal Promise(Accessory)

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, Artifact and Stats

By applying Runes to your Weapons and Accessories you can create synergies that offer extra bonuses! These are the Best Runes for the Staff 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
• Headgear: Strength, Max Health
• Cloak: Critical Hit Chance, Critical Damage Resistance
• Chest: Dexterity, Max Health
• Legs: Mana Regen, Max Health
• Gloves: Critical Damage, Max Health
• Shoes: Heavy Attack Evasion, Max Health

The Best Artifact Set for the Build is Chaos Harbinger! A set that increases your Critical Hit Chance and Critical Damage! The Best Stats for this Staff and Longbow DPS Build are Dexterity, Strength and Wisdom.