Staff and Wand DPS Build TL

Powerful Staff and Wand DPS TL Build for PVE Gameplay in Throne and Liberty! An Invocator TL Build that combines the Elemental Damage of the Staff with AOE effects from the Wand to deal massive damage and help you clear objectives faster. A Mage Build in Throne and Liberty that can fights close or from distance. To maximize the Build’s potential you need to unlock the Dark Apostacy Wand Mastery node! This Guide will show you the Best Skills and Sets you can use in order to create an effective and strong DPS Build! For Invocator PVP, you can take a look at my Staff and Wand PVP Build!

Best Stats

The Best Stats for this Staff and Wand 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 Wand DPS Build TL

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

Best Active and Defense Skills

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

• Ice Spear Bombardment(Ice Spear): Deals massive Frost Damage and Binds enemies.
• Serial Fire Bombs: Fire Damage skill that applies Burning.
• Slothful Cage: Deals damage, debuffs enemies and boosts Corrupted obliteration damage.
• Obliterating Swamp: Deals Damage and boosts Corrupted obliteration range.
• Corrupted Obliteration: Deals massive damage.
• Hellfire Rain(Infernal Meteor): Massive AOE Fire Damage Skill.
• Inferno Wave: Fire AOE damage skill that applies Burning.
• Fireball Barrage: Fires multiple fireballs and allows you to use other skills.
• 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.
• High Focus: Boosts Cooldown Speed and damage.
• Thunder’s Blessing(Inner Peace): Increases Mana Regeneration and deals Shock AOE damage.

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

Best Passive Skills for Staff and Wand DPS Build TL

These are the Best Passive Skills for the Build.

• Manaball Eruption: Fires additional projectiles.
• 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.
• Full of Corruption: Boosts Mana Regen and Damage.
• Devotion and Emptiness: Boosts Skill Damage over Time.
• Saint’s Oath: Heals you when you take 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 Wand DPS Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Serial Fire Bombs: Mobility, Projectile Speed increased, Instant Casting
• Inner Peace: Thunder’s Blessing, Effect Duration increase
• Ice Spear: Ice Spear Bombardment
• High Focus: Base Damage Boost
• Inferno Wave: Burning
• Chain Lightning: Chaining Bolt, Damage Transfer, Damage Transfer
• Fireball Barrage: Fireball Frenzy
• Judgment Lightning: Consecutive Use, Damage Transfer, Damage Transfer
• Infernal Meteor: Hellfire Rain
• Corrupted Obliteration: Consecutive Use, Skill Range increase
• Slothful Cage: Range Increase
• Obliterating Swamp: Range Increase

Best Skills Combinations for Staff and Wand 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 Wand 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+Serial Fire Bombs x3+Inferno Wave+Hellfire Rain+Fireball Barrage+Chaining Bolt+Judgment Lightning x2+Slothful Cage+Obliterating Swamp+Corrupted Obliteration x3.

Buff yourself with High Focus before you start your attack and use Thunder’s Blessing to restore Mana.

Best Weapon Mastery for Staff and Wand 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
• Defense Intensity
• 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 Max Health Augment
• Mana Efficiency Intensity
• Greater Cooldown Speed Augment

Epic:

• Mana Spring
• Burning Ripple

From the Wand and Tome Weapon Mastery, unlock the following nodes:

Common:

• Lesser Attack Range Augment
• Base Damage Expertise
• Cooldown Speed Intensity
• Evasion Expertise
• Lesser Mana Efficiency Augment
• Bonus Damage Expertise

Uncommon:

• Skill Damage Boost Expertise
• Species Damage Augment
• Damage Reduction Expertise
• Melee Defense Augment
• Max Mana Intensity
• Max Damage Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Damage Over Time Augment
• Magic Heavy Attack Intensity
• Skill Damage Expertise
• Skill Damage Resistance Expertise
• Greater Melee Evasion Augment
• Silence Chance Response

Epic:

• Abyssal Burst
• Nightmare

Best Gear for Staff and Wand 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 Wand DPS Build is:

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

T3 Gear

The Best T3 Gear for the Staff and Wand 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 Supreme Wand of the Resistance(Wand).

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 Forbidden Demonic Lexicon(Wand).

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 Lequirus’s Coveted Tome(Wand).

Best Traits

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

Pros	Cons
Massive AOE and DoT Damage	High Mana Consumption
Great Build for fast farming	More effective in melee range
Can restore Mana easily	No Heals

This Staff and Wand DPS Build TL offers great AOE Damage and will help you clear groups of enemies faster! This makes it a nice option to complete Contracts fast but also farm enemies for specific loot. To unlock the full potential of this Invocator TL Build, you will have to invest points to the Wand Mastery and unlock the Dark Apostacy Rare Node.