Greatsword + Staff Small Scale PvP Build
- High Burst Damage
- High Single Target DPS
- Tanky
- High Skill Ceiling
- Low Utility
Overview
Staff and Greatsword build for small-scale PvP revolves around delivering rapid bursts of damage, making it highly effective in both duels and single-target assassinations during PvP encounters. While the Staff plays a supporting role, the primary damage potential lies in the Greatsword. This build focuses on close-quarters combat rather than fighting from range and kiting, as commonly seen in builds utilizing the Staff. Here, you'll leverage the Greatsword's high burst damage capabilities to initiate combat, followed by unleashing havoc with the Staff.
Attributes
Focus on allocating points into Dexterity and Perception as they provide the most significant increase in damage. Aim to reach level 30 in each stat to fully maximize your damage potential, as this is the primary strength of the build. Allocate the remaining points into Strength to enhance your health pool and take advantage of the extra damage offered by the 
Vital Force.
Skills
Skill Priority
In terms of leveling priority, focus on upgrading 
Valiant Brawl and 
Stunning Blow to rare quality as they play a significant role in your initial engagement rotation alongside 
Willbreaker. Since Willbreaker starts as an epic skill, you don't need to prioritize upgrading it. However, upgrading 
Death Blow to epic provides a damage boost.
While your staff abilities aren't crucial to upgrade, it's still beneficial to enhance 
Inferno Wave and 
Frost Smokescreen. Upgrading Inferno Wave provides a notable damage increase which is most needed when you focus on raw damage output. Meanwhile Frost Smokescreen gains additional utility with rare quality, doubling its usage. However, upgrading these shouldn't be your highest priority.
When it comes to epic upgrades, prioritize Inferno Wave, especially if you encounter epic books that can be utilized while continuing to upgrade other abilities to rare quality.
Passives Priority
Upgrading passives isn't too costly, allowing you to prioritize active skills instead. However, it's essential not to neglect them. Focus on upgrading 
Robust Constitution and Vital Force as they compliment eachother, adding extra damage and health. 
Cold Warrior offers increased critical hit along with Heavy Attack Chance after using Stunning Blow and that for shouldn't be ignored as it boosts your heavy attack chance a lot when used alongside 
Precision Dash in your rotation. 
Mana Amp provides extra health when improved and that pairs perfectly with Vital Force which makes the choice obvious. The rest of your passives are high level and that for are already upgraded to epic.
Equipment
Weapon Masteries
| Mana | Melee Defense |
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Mana Regen |
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Spell Flexibility |
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Magic Hit |
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All Evasion |
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Mana Blessing |
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Mana Regen |
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Melee Defense |
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Reverberation Shield |
| Destroy | Base Damage |
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Magic Hit |
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Fatal Incantation |
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Base Damage |
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Mana Regen |
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Mana Intensification |
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Cooldown Speed |
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Damage Bonus |
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Strange Spacetime |
| Attribute | Mana Regen |
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Enfeeble Chance |
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Flame Wound |
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Max Mana |
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Magic Hit |
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Ignition Booster |
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Enfeeble Chance |
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Wisdom |
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Vast Destruction |
| Charge | Ranged Defense |
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Melee Evasion |
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Passionate Cheer |
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Max Health |
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Cooldown Speed |
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Overcome Snare |
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Buff Duration |
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Skill Damage Resistance |
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Bold Steps |
| Incapacitate | Mana Regen |
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Melee Hit |
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Ultimate Impact |
|
Base Damage |
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Mana Regen |
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Complete Stun |
|
Melee Hit |
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Stun Chance |
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Firm Resolution |
| Face Off | Melee Hit |
|
Base Damage |
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Rough and Wild |
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Melee Critical Hit |
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Mana Cost Efficiency |
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Fierce Attack |
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Skill Damage Boost |
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Melee Hit |
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Fierce Glare |
Staff:
To maximize your damage output, invest 9 points into Destroy to significantly increase skill damage and magical critical hit through the Weapon Masteries. The rest of 3 points can go into Mana for a bit of mana regen and melee defense as 10% Burning Damage isn't worth the points when the only fire ability we have is Inferno Wave.
Greatsword: Allocate 9 points into Incapacitate to increase stun duration and enhance your stun chance. Once you've maxed out Incapacitate, allocate the remaining points into Face Off to further boost your damage output.
Rotations
- In this rotation, your objective is to initiate with
High Locus to gain movement speed and easily reach your target with Precision Dash. Once you've closed the distance, follow up with Stunning Blow to immobilize them, then debuff with Willbreaker before delivering high damage using Death Blow and Valiant Brawl. To maintain pressure, use 
Ice Spear to slow their movement speed. If they manage to escape your melee range, finish them off with 
Chain Lightning and 
Judgment Lightning after using Inferno WaveInferno Wave.
- In certain situations or events, you might find yourself low on HP or incapable of pushing after an enemy as their team mates would kill you. You can keep your range and use this rotation to put pressure and force an engage from them while remaining switched to the Staff so you deal constant range damage. While it doesn't compare to a proper ranged DPS, your rotation still has kill potential for low HP targets.
Frost Smokescreen: Is your only movement ability basides Precision Dash and is your main ability to kite away from bad situations, try to use this defensively! An offensive way of using this could be if it is used after you've done your initial melee burst in order to slow your enemy and switch to your ranged rotation.
High Locus: Use this ability to consistently reduce the cooldowns of your other abilities before starting a rotation. It will also help you catch on to targets and allows you to move away when needing to retreat.
Ice Spear: While this ability is often used as you charge your target, it can still be used to put distance between yourself and your enemies while you wait for your cooldowns to refresh.
Guillotine Blade: This ability can only be used when coupled with Stunning Blow because of it's cast time and while it offers high damage, using it on its own will likely get you killed.
Icebound Tomb: This ability is highly effective for resetting engagements or immobilizing a target to aid in your escape. Its prolonged duration freeze, combined with the lack of any in-game item capable of removing this debuff, makes it incredibly potent in 1v1 encounters and small group PvP. It's particularly effective for neutralizing enemy healers, giving you ample time to focus on other targets if you find yourself in a group PVP scenario.
Useful Information
- Select Lady Knight Kamarshea as your guardian; it provides essential 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 in order to let you heal more often.
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