Sword and Dagger Tank Build TL

Sturdy Sword and Dagger Tank Build for PVE Gameplay in Throne and Liberty! A Berserker TL Tank Build that relies on Evasion and damage reduction to hold aggro and protect your group. The build offers a unique weapon combination that offers a mix of defensive abilities, Crowd Control and Poison Damage. This guide will show you the best Skills and Sets you can use, in order to create a strong Sword and Dagger Tank Build for Throne and Liberty!

Best Stats

The Best Stats for this Sword and Dagger Tank Build are Strength, Dexterity and Perception. Strength offers better Health and overall survivability while Dexterity increases your Evasion and Perception boosts your CC Chance.

Best Skills for Sword and Dagger Tank Build TL

These are the Best Active, Passive and Defense Skills for this Sword Dagger Tank Build in Throne and Liberty.

Best Active and Defense Skills

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

• Provoking Roar: AOE Taunt ability.
• Shield Strike: Deals damage, Debuffs and aggroes enemies.
• Counter Barrier: Deals damage and boosts Shield Block Chance
• Inject Venom: Applies Poison to your attacks.
• Fierce Clash: Deals damage and pushes back targets.
• Strategic Rush: Gap closer that pushes and stuns enemies.
• Knife Throwing: Deals damage and debuffs enemies.
• Chain Hook: Pulls enemies to you and aggroes.
• Stalwart Bastion: Provides damage reduction for the entire party.
• Whirling Shield(Shield Throw): Deals damage and increases aggression.
• Immortal Pride: Increases Health.
• Phantom Smokescreen: Boosts Evasion.

The Best Defense Skill for the Build is Shield Survival Technique, Sword’s Defense Skill.

Best Passive Skills for Sword and Dagger Tank Build TL

These are the Best Passive Skills for the Build.

• Skillful Evasion: Boosts Evasion.
• Resilient Mind: Restores Mana and Health.
• Aegis Shield: Boosts Defense.
• Spectrum of Agony: Deals damage and increases Provoke duration.
• Gerard’s Patience: Boosts CC resistances.
• Impenetrable: Increases defense based on number of enemies.
• Murderous Energy: Increases Poison Damage and Duration.
• Shadow Walker: Boosts Damage Reduction and Evasion when using a mobility skill.

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 Sword Dagger Tank Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Shield Strike: Aggro increase
• Strategic Rush: Range Widened, Effects Target increase
• Provoking Roar: Cooldown Reduced, Effect Duration increase
• Stalwart Bastion: Cooldown Reduced
• Fierce Clash: Damage Increase, Chance Increase
• Immortal Pride: Mana Cost Reduced, Health Regen, All Defense increase
• Counter Barrier: Cooldown reduction
• Chain Hook: Skill Range increase
• Shield Throw: Whirling Shield, Aggro increase, Consecutive Use
• Inject Venom: Effect Duration increase, Cooldown Reduction, Mana Cost Reduced
• Knife Throwing: Cooldown Reduction, Effect Duration Increase, Additional Hit
• Phantom Smokescreen: Duration Increase

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

• Inject Venom+Provoking Roar+Shield Strike+Counter Barrier+Whirling Shield x2. This is your main Taunt combo. Apply Poison to your attacks and aggro enemies with Provoking Roar, then debuff them with Shield Strike and boost Shield Block Chance and aggro with Counter Barrier and Whirling Shield. You can pull enemies to you with Chain Hook as well, a skill that generates maximum aggro.
• Fierce Clash and Strategic Rush are your Crowd Control abilities. You can Push enemies back with those and control the field.
• Immortal Pride, Stalwart Bastion and Phantom Smokescreen are your support skills, that can boost Health, Defense and Evasion.

Best Weapon Mastery for Sword and Dagger Tank Build Throne and Liberty

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

Common:

• Weaken and Range Expertise
• Ranged Endurance Expertise
• Lesser Melee Defense Augment
• Damage Reduction Expertise
• Base Damage Expertise

Uncommon:

• Weaken and Damage Expertise
• Boss Defense Intensity
• Damage Reduction Expertise
• Evasion Augment
• Shield Block Intensity
• Mana Cost Efficiency Expertise
• Mana Regen Augment
• Max Damage Expertise

Rare:

• Stun Resistance and Damage Expertise
• Greater Shield Block Augment
• Melee Defense Expertise
• CC Resistance Intensity
• Greater Buff Duration Augment

Epic:

• Wisdom’s Path
• Life’s Bargain

From the Dagger Weapon Mastery, unlock the following nodes:

Common:

• Lesser Attack Speed Augment
• Weaken Chance Offensive
• Lesser Magic Heavy Attack Evasion Augment
• Ranged Defense Expertise
• Lesser Buff Duration Augment

Uncommon:

• Bonus Damage Expertise
• Ranged Evasion Expertise
• Evasion Augment
• Max Health Intensity
• Cooldown Speed Expertise
• Max Damage Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Hit Augment
• Skill Damage Boost Expertise
• Greater CC Resistance Augment
• Bind Chance Defense
• Greater Ranged Defense Augment
• Evasion Intensity
• Magic Defense Expertise

Epic:

• Ethereal Evasion
• Dexterous Power

Best Gear for Sword and Dagger Tank 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 Sword and Dagger Tank Build is:

• Calanthia’s Aegis of Dominance(Weapon)
• Calanthia’s Bindings(Armor)
• Binding Treachery(Accessory)

T3 Gear

The Best T3 Gear for the Sword and Dagger Tank Build is a full Crimson Lotus Set, that increases Max Health, Damage Reduction and Shield Block Chance. For Weapons you can combine the Supreme Blade of the Resistance(Sword) with the Minezerok’s Daggers of Flaying(Dagger).

T2 Gear

The Best T2 Gear for the Build is a combination of Oracle Priest and Royal Praetor Sets for a boost to Defenses and Shield Block Chance. For Weapons you can combine the Blade of Fiendish Fortitude(Sword) with the Bercant’s Whispering Daggers(Dagger).

T1 Gear

The Best T1 Gear for the Build is a full Shock Commander Set, that boosts Damage Reduction and Shield Block Chance. For Weapons you can combine the Karnix’s Netherblade(Sword) with the Minezerok’s Daggers of Crippling(Dagger).

Best Traits

For the Best Traits for the Sword and Dagger Tank Build you should focus on your favorite from Max Health, Buff or Debuff Duration, Evasion or Endurance, Cooldown Speed, Mana Cost Efficiency, Mana Regen, Skill Damage Resistance. 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 Sword and Dagger Tank Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Main Weapon: Strength, Critical Hit Damage Reduction or Damage Reduction, Boss Damage Reduction
• Secondary Weapon: Strength, Critical Hit Damage Reduction or Damage Reduction, Boss Damage Reduction
• Necklace: Max Health, Dexterity or Critical Hit Damage Reduction, Dexterity
• Rings: Max Health, Strength or Cooldown Speed, Strength
• Earrings: Damage Reduction, Hit Chance
• Bracelet: Attack Speed, Max Health
• Belt: Damage Reduction, Max Health

Best Artifact Set

The Best Artifact Set for the Build is Dark Sovereign! A set that increases your Damage Reduction and Shield Block Chance!

Sword and Dagger Tank Build Pros and Cons Throne and Liberty

Pros	Cons
Superb Defense and Evasion	Low Damage
Good Support Skills(CC, Defense, Evasion)	Relies on other to clear content
Extra Poison Damage	No Direct Stun
Can find Party for every PVE content easily	No Self Heal ability

This Berserker TL Tank Build offers superb defense and Evasion! Thanks to a mix of Sword and Dagger skills, you can taunt and hold aggro easily while debuffing enemies and dealing Poison Damage over Time. The Build also offers several defensive skills that can assist your party in case of an emergency. A great Tank Build to complete every PVE content in Throne and Liberty, that relies however on others to progress, since its damage is low. This Sword and Dagger Tank Build is great for Dungeons and in general Group PVE content.