This build is up to date for the May 1, 2025 patch.
Overview
This build is very much an off-meta choice for Large Scale PvP, capable of doing good damage while drawing attention from enemies while also providing some support to your team. This build works best when used with a coordinated large party acting as a support for your party while also being more than capable of dealing decent AOE damage to both draw attention and to create chaos in the enemy raid.
Attributes
PRIMARY
Strength
+
Perception
SECONDARY
Wisdom
+
Dexterity
With the unique stats and attributes system in Throne and Liberty, it can be difficult to determine exactly where to invest your attribute points at each stage of the game. This is because gear pieces provide attributes just like leveling up does, meaning everyone will have a different number of attribute points depending on what gear they are wearing at the time.
Given this variation, it's best to reset your attributes regularly to adjust to the new gear you acquire. Aim to reach the achievement effects, which provide extra benefits at milestones like 30, 50, and 70 points.
For this build, focus on allocating points into Strength and Perception as your main stats. Strength boosts your maximum HP and improves your defensive stats, while Perception extends buff duration, raises hit chance, and increases your overall damage output.
Skills
Even though this build doesn't offer amazing DPS, it still has a few abilities that should be prioritized first while progressing your character. 
Mortal Mark and 
Quick Fire should be the main priority with 
Shield Strike and 
Chain Hook working as good fillers but also help a lot with CCing players as the Chain Hook AOE CC can be very useful!
Mother Nature's Protest is your main damage buff that you should always have active in order to greatly boost your overall damage. 
Counter Barrier stands out as your most crucial defensive ability alongside 
Stalwart Bastion which should be used on cooldown throughout the fights and upgraded as early as possible.
Immortal Pride is a fantastic skill to boost your survivability as well and it also extends to your party members, offering good health regen while also temporarily boosting your HP, helping you survive fights more easily. 
Selfless Diffusion ties the build together, lowering your cooldowns and allowing you to use skills much more often.
Merciless Barrage is a fantastic skill to draw attention and deal AOE damage to stacked enemies, especially when paired with 
Nimble Leap to increase range while also being boosted by Mother Nature's Protest, increasing the amount of Gale you apply and follow-up explosions.
When it comes to passives, prioritize upgrading 
Ambidexterity for a significant damage boost, enhancing your off-hand weapon critical hit for the crossbow, which already has a high off-hand weapon hit chance. 
Resilient Mind is essential for much-needed mana regeneration during fights, especially if you are using Merciless Barrage a lot as it drains your mana when paired with Mother Nature's Protest.
Make sure to also upgrade 
Aegis Shield as your main defensive passive option offering you great defence based on your shield block chance, meaning you should focus on getting the shield with the highest block chance. Another good defensive passive is the 
Impenetrable as it offers good defense when pushing into stacked enemies.
Equipment
Blade of the Resistance
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Primary
Crossbows of the Resistance
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Mask of the Resistance
Max Health
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Deadeye's Cloak
Mana Regen
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Heroic Tunic of the Resistance
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Mana Regen
Gauntlets of the Resistance
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Mana Regen
Trousers of the Resistance
Max Health
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Glade Stalker Boots
Max Health
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Necklace of Clarity
Skill Damage Boost
Mana Regen
Bracelet of Conquest
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Violent Signet
Max Health
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Ring of Precision
Max Health
Skill Damage Boost
Belt of Deftness
Skill Damage Resistance
Max Health
These are the first items you should strive for through the leveling period as they are very easy to get and upgrade or trait as needed. However, you shouldn't try to trait these items too much as you won't be spending too much time playing with this setup before you start changing pieces into the Midgame. The green accessories however are very easy to trait as you can craft many of them quickly in order to get the correct traits so you should consider traiting them until you change into purples. The same goes for the blue ring as you keep it for a long time.
Karnix's Netherblade
Heavy Attack Chance
Max Health
Hit Chance
Primary
Rex Chimaerus's Crossbows
Heavy Attack Chance
Added Attack Speed
Hit Chance
Elusive Hexweaver Hat
Cooldown Speed
Magic Endurance
Melee Endurance
Blessed Templar Cloak
Debuff Duration
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Heroic Tunic of the Resistance
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Mana Regen
Nature's End Gloves
Max Health
Melee Endurance
Added Attack Speed
Ruthless Enforcer Leggings
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Max Mana
Glade Stalker Boots
Max Health
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Clasp of the Conqueror
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Bracers of the Primal King
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Amber Dimensional Band
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Violent Signet
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Butcher's Belt
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
This is the gear you should transition to once you're leveled to 50 and start grinding gear. It is comprised of gear you can get either from dungeons or by completing Litographs, they are relatively easy to trait up and you will spend most of the time wearing this set before advancing into the late game so traiting these items is very important and should be your main focus.
Nirma's Sword of Echoes
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Primary
Rex Chimaerus's Crossbows
Heavy Attack Chance
Added Attack Speed
Hit Chance
Phantom Wolf Mask
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Cooldown Speed
Forsaken Embrace
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Swirling Essence Robe
Buff Duration
Melee Endurance
Magic Endurance
Phantom Wolf Gloves
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Added Attack Speed
Shadow Harvester Trousers
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Mana Regen
Shadow Harvester Boots
Ranged Endurance
Magic Endurance
Move Speed
Thunderstorm Necklace
Skill Damage Boost
Mana Regen
Buff Duration
Eternal Champion Bindings
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Amber Dimensional Band
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Band of Universal Power
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Mana Regen
Belt of Bloodlust
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
While runes can be applied to different types of gear, you should make sure that you invest into the gear pieces that you plan on using for a long time. However, if the build you are using uses the same items between Mid Game and End Game, you can invest into adding runes to them as early as you get the items.
This is the current endgame gear you should aim for, and while it isn't easy to acquire, it offers great power without the need of acquiring archboss gear pieces. However, items like 
Tevent's Fangs of Fury or other archboss weapons are superior but difficult to acquire for the majority of players. If you do manage to get the archboss weapons for your build, feel free to use them over the weapons shown here.
Nirma's Sword of Echoes
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Primary
Rex Chimaerus's Crossbows
Heavy Attack Chance
Added Attack Speed
Hit Chance
Phantom Wolf Mask
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Cooldown Speed
Forsaken Embrace
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Swirling Essence Robe
Buff Duration
Melee Endurance
Magic Endurance
Phantom Wolf Gloves
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Added Attack Speed
Shadow Harvester Trousers
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Mana Regen
Shadow Harvester Boots
Ranged Endurance
Magic Endurance
Move Speed
Thunderstorm Necklace
Skill Damage Boost
Mana Regen
Buff Duration
Eternal Champion Bindings
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Amber Dimensional Band
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Band of Universal Power
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Mana Regen
Belt of Bloodlust
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Bulwark of Invulnerability
Heavy Attack Chance
Max Health
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Cooldown Speed
Primary
Bercant's Spineflower Crossbows
Heavy Attack Chance
Max Health
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Cooldown Speed
Auric Vanguard's Barbute
Max Health
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Cloak of Victorious Destiny
Max Health
Weaken Resistance
Skill Damage Resistance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Auric Vanguard's Full Plate
Max Health
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Auric Vanguard's Gauntlets
Hit Chance
Ranged Endurance
Melee Endurance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Auric Vanguard's Gaiters
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Royal Praetor's Sabatons
Ranged Endurance
Melee Endurance
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Gilded Granite Teardrops
Front Hit Chance
Side Hit Chance
Front Heavy Attack Chance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Noble Birthright Brooch
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Bangle of the Clearest Night
Max Mana
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Solitare of Purity
Max Health
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Honor's Promise Signet
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Hero's Legacy Warbelt
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Weapon Masteries
Crossbow
Sword
You should be aiming to reach and unlock masteries (the corner nodes) as soon as possible as they usually make the largest impact in the build. While minor nodes shouldn't be forgotten, make sure to unlock masteries as fast as possible before spreading out and spending into less important nodes.
Artifacts
Greedseeker Talistone I
Damage: 10
Hit Chance
Heavy Attack Chance
Melee Heavy Attack Chance
Ancestral Armor Solarstone
CC Chance
Stun Chance
Bind Chance
CC Chance
Abyssal Beast Talistone III
Max Health: 1750
Max Stamina
CC Resistances
Healing Received
Abyssal Beast Talistone II
Defense: 200
Endurance
Magic Endurance
Magic Heavy Attack Evasion
Greedseeker Lunarstone
CC Resistance
Collision Resistance
Weaken Resistance
CC Resistances
Ancestral Armor Talistone IV
Max Health: 1750
Endurance
Magic Heavy Attack Evasion
Melee Hit Chance
Rotations
AOE Pull & Kill Rotation ↴
- This is your bread and butter for when you catch enemies stacked together in a Dominion event. Make sure you have Mother Nature's Protest toggled on for better damage through the Gale debuff. Continue by buffing yourself with Stalwart Bastion and activating Counter Barrier as well as Immortal Pride, this will maximize your survivability before you push in and also extend to your party if they are close enough.
- Look for an opportunity to catch a group of enemies with Chain Hook in order to pull them to you and also root them so they cannot move away.
- Follow up with a quick Nimble Leap to increase range before using Merciless Barrage to wipe out the group of enemies you just pulled and rooted. You can also use the Green Ranger Elowen guardian to root enemies once more and extend this root.
- This rotation is your main single target rotation, dealing good damage quickly while remaining defended if coupled with Counter Barrier, make sure you always have Mother Nature's Protest toggled unless you are running low on mana. Your last quick buff should be Selfless Diffusion to lower cooldowns as you attack.
- Start by applying Mortal Mark before continuing with Shield Strike and the Quick Fire + Nimble Leap combo. Finish the rotation with
Strategic Rush to lower your cooldowns and transition into the melee combo of 
Annihilating Slash and 
Witty Retort.
Counter Barrier: You should use this skill on cooldown during fights, casting it at the start of an engage to boost your survivability and make yourself considerably more difficult to kill.
Immortal Pride: Even though this can be used as a pre-buff, you can also use it between fights to regain HP and keep yourself alive between pushes or while waiting for a healer to help you regain full HP.
Useful Information
- While Green Ranger Elowen is a fantastic guardian to help with pinning down enemies, Lady Knight Kamarshea is also a good option; it offers crucial protection with its shield, capable of absorbing damage equal to 50% of your mana. This not only helps mitigate damage but also boosts your cooldown speed which is an important part of this build.
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