This build is up to date for the March 14, 2025 patch.
Overview
Wand and Dagger PvE build with focuses on high DoT AoE damage, performing well when killing large amounts of mobs for rare drops or doing contracts. It can also excel in open world dungeons grinding high level mobs with a group for drops or contracts. It isn't recommended for dungeons or leveling but it still performs incredibly well at PvE events where killing large amounts of mobs is important.
Attributes
PRIMARY
Dexterity
+
Strength
SECONDARY
Wisdom
+
Perception
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, prioritize Strength and Dexterity to maximize your damage. These should be your main focus, particularly early on. As you progress and enhance your gear, continue investing into both to improve critical hits and heavy attack chance. You should aim for 50 Strength and as much Dexterity as possible to maximize crit chance. Perception and Wisdom are secondary but still provide a bit of extra damage and mana.
Skills
Depending on which Dungeon/Dimensional Trial you might run, consider using
Rare Roaring Steak,
Rare Thrilling Papillote, and even
Rare Scorpion Tail Fritters to make it easier and also deal a lot more damage.
You should prioritize your damaging skills first, start by improving 
Touch of Despair as it's your main damage ability and your bread and butter alongside 
Curse Explosion and 
Corrupted Magic Circle. Don't forget to also upgrade 
Cleaving Moonlight and 
Inject Venom thought as Inject Venom does good damage and can easily be applied through Cleaving Moonlight. 
Ray of Disaster is unlocked purple when you get it, so you shouldn't worry too much about upgrading it early but keep it in mind whenever you get omnipotence books.
Your healing abilities are meant for keeping your alive while being attacked by large groups of mobs and remaining somewhat stationary so 
Fountain of Life is perfect for that, especially when coupled with 
Phantom Smokescreen as the latter makes you immune to damage for a few seconds, enough for you to heal up in a pinch.
You should prioritize 
Destructive Fang, 
Assassin's Instincts and 
Wrathful Edge as your main damage improving passives, considerably boosting your damage. 
Vampiric Contract's healing pairs well with 
Wraith's Beckon as well, letting you heal up by simply having curse stacks on the group of mobs. Once the mobs die, your mobility & mana regen are enhanced through 
Assassin's Step alongside 
Full of Corruption, making it difficult to run out of mana while running this Darkblighter build.
Equipment
Scepter of the Resistance
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Primary
Daggers of the Resistance
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Mask of the Resistance
Max Health
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Deadeye's Cloak
Mana Regen
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Heroic Tunic of the Resistance
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Mana Regen
Gauntlets of the Resistance
Melee Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Mana Regen
Trousers of the Resistance
Max Health
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Glade Stalker Boots
Max Health
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
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.
Lequirus's Coveted Tome
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Primary
Lequirus's Wicked Thorns
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Elusive Hexweaver Hat
Cooldown Speed
Magic Evasion
Melee Evasion
Supreme Devotion
Mana Regen
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Heroic Tunic of the Resistance
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Magic Endurance
Nature's End Gloves
Max Health
Melee Evasion
Added Attack Speed
Ruthless Enforcer Leggings
Melee Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Max Mana
Glade Stalker Boots
Max Health
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
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.
Lequirus's Coveted Tome
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Primary
Lequirus's Wicked Thorns
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Phantom Wolf Mask
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Cooldown Speed
Supreme Devotion
Mana Regen
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Swirling Essence Robe
Buff Duration
Magic Evasion
Magic Endurance
Phantom Wolf Gloves
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Added Attack Speed
Shadow Harvester Trousers
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Magic Endurance
Shadow Harvester Boots
Ranged Evasion
Magic Evasion
Move Speed
Slayer's Quicksilver Pendant
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Ancient Saurodoma Bracers
Mana Regen
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.
Lequirus's Coveted Tome
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Primary
Lequirus's Wicked Thorns
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Phantom Wolf Mask
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Cooldown Speed
Supreme Devotion
Mana Regen
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Swirling Essence Robe
Buff Duration
Magic Evasion
Magic Endurance
Phantom Wolf Gloves
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Added Attack Speed
Shadow Harvester Trousers
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Magic Endurance
Shadow Harvester Boots
Ranged Evasion
Magic Evasion
Move Speed
Slayer's Quicksilver Pendant
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Ancient Saurodoma Bracers
Mana Regen
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
Codex of Deep Secrets
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Primary
Bercant's Whispering Daggers
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Crowned Skull of Victory
Max Health
Magic Evasion
Mana Cost Efficiency
Opulent Noble's Mantle
Max Mana
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Transcendent Tempest's Armor
Debuff Duration
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Spectral Overseer's Handguards
Hit Chance
Ranged Evasion
Range
Spectral Overseer's Trousers
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Max Health
Transcendent Tempest's Boots
Ranged Evasion
Magic Evasion
Movement Speed
Death Knell Gorget
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Primal Golden Cuffs
Mana Regen
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Ring of Eternal Flames
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Runed Band of the Black Anvil
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Max Health
Hero's Legacy Warbelt
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Weapon Masteries
Wand
Dagger
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
Abyssal Beast Talistone I
Damage: 10
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Bonus Damage
Abyssal Beast Solarstone
Weaken Chance
Bind Chance
Weaken Chance
CC Chance
Chaos Harbinger Talistone III
Max Health: 1750
Max Stamina
Stamina Regen
Amitoi Healing
Chaos Harbinger Talistone II
Defense: 200
Ranged Endurance
Magic Endurance
Heavy Attack Evasion
Chaos Harbinger Lunarstone
Weaken Resistance
Bind Resistance
Weaken Resistance
CC Resistances
Chaos Harbinger Talistone IV
Max Health: 1750
Heavy Attack Evasion
Heavy Attack Chance
Ranged Endurance
Rotations
- Start by gathering mobs together before using Inject Venom so your following skills also apply poison. Use Touch of Despair to put curse stacks on your main target and those nearby. Move in the center of the mob stack and use Cleaving Moonlight to apply more Inject Venom stacks before using Touch of Despair again to increase the number of curses further. Use Corrupted Magic Circle in the center of the mobs to deal some good damage while also deliver extra DoT damage while it lasts on the ground.
- Wrap up the rotation by casting
Time for Punishment on a target before following up with Touch of Despair and 
Karmic Haze to spread those curses. Curse Explosion and Ray of Disaster should be casted last in order to burn down whatever HP the mobs have left.
Swift Healing: This is your only single target healing ability and you should use it in order to save yourself while under the effect of Phantom Smokescreen or between mob pulls.
Phantom Smokescreen: This is a fantastic defensive skill as it will give you a few seconds of breathing without getting hit by mobs, helping you stabilize a large pull.
Useful Information
- Choose Lady Knight Kamarshea as your guardian; it offers vital protection with its shield, capable of absorbing damage equal to 50% of your mana. This not only aids in mitigating damage but also increases your cooldown speed, allowing you to heal yourself and also use your DPS abilities more often.
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