Sword and Wand Tank Build TL

Sturdy Sword and Wand Tank TL Build for PVE Gameplay in Throne and Liberty! A Templar TL Build that offers superb defense and can assist your group with debuffs and Heals. The Build combines strong defense abilities from the Sword and Shield, along with a mix of DoT effects and Heals from the Wand and Tome, in order to create a Paladin-like Build in Throne and Liberty! This Build Guide will show you the Best Skills and Sets you can use, to create an effective Tank Build in Throne and Liberty!

Best Stats

The Best Stats for this Sword and Wand Tank Build are Strength, Dexterity and Wisdom. Strength offers better Health and overall survivability while Dexterity increases your Evasion and Wisdom boosts your Mana Regen.

Best Skills for Sword and Wand Tank Build TL

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

Best Active and Defense Skills

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

• Piercing Attack(Shield Strike): Deals damage, Debuffs and aggroes enemies.
• Provoking Roar: AOE Taunt ability.
• Concentrated Barrier(Counter Barrier): Deals damage and boosts Shield Block Chance
• Touch of Despair: Applies Curse and deals damage.
• Time for Punishment: Debuffs enemies.
• Swift Healing: Heal ability.
• Strategic Rush: Gap closer that pushes and stuns 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.
• Curse Explosion: Deals damage based on your Touch of Despair stacks.
• Clay’s Salvation: Massive AoE Heal.

There are a few more skills you can also use, including Immortal Pride, Blessed Barrier, Invincible Wall and Fountain of Life. The Best Defense Skill for the Build is Shield Survival Technique, Sword’s Defense Skill.

Best Passive Skills for Sword and Wand 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.
• Impenetrable: Increases defense based on number of enemies.
• Devotion and Emptiness: Boosts healing.
• Noble Revival: Increases healing based on Max Mana.
• Selfless Soul: Boosts Mana Regen and Healing.

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 Wand Tank Build in Throne and Liberty:

• Shield Strike: Piercing Strike, Aggro increase
• Strategic Rush: Range Increase
• Provoking Roar: Cooldown Reduction, Effect Duration increase
• Counter Barrier: Concentrated Barrier, Cooldown reduction
• Chain Hook: Skill Range increase
• Shield Throw: Whirling Shield, Aggro increased, Consecutive Use
• Touch of Despair: Range Increased, Effect Duration increase
• Swift Healing: Healing Transfers, Skill Distance increased, Mana Recovery
• Time for Punishment: Effect Duration increase
• Curse Explosion: Damage Increased
• Clay’s Salvation: Weaken Removal

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

• Piercing Attack+Provoking Roar+Whirling Shield+Concentrated Barrier+Time for Punishment. This is your main Taunt combo. Aggro enemies with Piercing Attack and Provoking Roar, increase aggro with Whirling Shield, boost your Shield Block Chance with Concentrated Barrier and debuff them with Time for Punishment. You can also use Chain Hook to pull enemies to you or Strategic Rush to push enemies back and disrupt their mechanics.
• Touch of Despair+Curse Explosion. Touch of Despair applies Curse DoT to enemies dealing constant damage and can have three stacks. You can cast Touch of Despair whenever is out of cooldown while applying your aggro with your other skills. When at maximum stacks, you can use Curse Explosion to deal massive AoE Damage.
• Finally Swift Healing and Clay’s Salvation are your Healing abilities. Use them to heal yourself or your entire party. You cannot replace the dedicated Healer of the group but can assist them. Stalwart Bastion is a great defensive skill that protects you and your group members.

Best Weapon Mastery for Sword and Wand 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
• Lesser Collision Augment
• Ranged Endurance Expertise
• Lesser Melee Defense Augment
• Max Health Intensity
• Damage Reduction Expertise
• Base Damage Expertise

Uncommon:

• Damage Reduction Expertise
• Evasion Augment
• Shield Block Intensity
• Mana Regen Augment
• Max Damage Expertise

Rare:

• Greater Boss Bonus Damage Augment
• Greater Shield Block Augment
• Melee Defense Expertise
• CC Resistance Intensity
• Greater Buff Duration Augment
• Damage Increase Expertise

Epic:

• Wisdom’s Path
• Life’s Bargain

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

Common:

• Lesser Attack Range Augment
• Lesser Species Resistance Augment
• Evasion Expertise
• Lesser Melee Heavy Attack Evasion Augment
• Healing Intensity I
• Lesser Mana Efficiency Augment
• Bonus Damage Expertise

Uncommon:

• Skill Damage Boost Expertise
• Damage Reduction Expertise
• Melee Defense Augment
• Magic Defense Expertise
• Healing Augment
• Max Damage Expertise

Rare:

• Skill Damage Expertise
• Greater Melee Evasion Augment
• Endurance Intensity
• Healing Intensity II
• Greater Mana Regen Augment

Epic:

• Divine Choice
• Blessed Haste

Best Gear for Sword and Wand 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 Wand 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 Wand 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 Excavator’s Radiant Scepter(Wand).

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 Overture of Eternal Salvation(Wand).

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 Excavator’s Mysterious Scepter(Wand).

Best Traits

For the Best Traits for the Sword and Wand 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 Wand 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 Wand Tank Build Pros and Cons Throne and Liberty

Pros	Cons
Superb Defense	Low Damage
Good Healing	Relies on other to clear content
No Sustain Issues	–
Can find Party for every PVE content easily	–

This Templar TL Build offers superb defense that will help you survive even the hardest Bosses. You can heal yourself and assist the dedicated Healer of your party but you cannot replace them. With this Tank Build you will have no issues to find groups for every PVE content but you also cannot clear anything effectively alone. This Sword and Wand Tank Build is great for Dungeons and in general Group PVE content in Throne and Liberty.