Outrider - Greatsword + Crossbow Small Scale PvP Build
- High Burst Damage
- Versatile
- Tanky
- Squishy
- Off-meta
Overview
Greatsword and Crossbow build for small-scale PvP with combination of burst damage and sustained DPS, offering versatility in both close-quarters combat with the Greatsword and complementing it with the Crossbow medium range skills. The synergy between 
Merciless Barrage and 
Devastating Smash offers unique opportunities even in small scale PVP like Dominion events where a small group of enemies can stack up.
Attributes
Dexterity
Perception
Strength
WisdomAllocate points primarily into Dexterity and Perception as they provide the most significant boost to damage output, which is crucial for a DPS-focused build. Aim to reach level 30 in each stat to maximize damage potential. Allocate any remaining points into Strength to increase your health pool and benefit from the additional damage provided by the 
Vital Force passive but don't go past the point where it requires investing 2 attribute points to gain one.
Skills
Upgrade 
Valiant Brawl, 
Death Blow and 
Stunning Blow quickly as these are the three skills you will be comboing very often while playing this build, with 
Guillotine Blade being already purple when you get it, you don't have to prioritize upgrading it just yet even though its one of your core abilities.
Focus on upgrading Devastating Smash and Merciless Barrage as quickly as possible to increase stun chance and allow you to combo the two skills together for AOE burst damage. 
Quick Fire improves your overall damage potential and can be used to finish off players that are just out of your melee range, while 
DaVinci's Courage offers great survivability by increasing your HP and HP regen. Additionally, a very important defensive skill comes in the form of 
Selfless Diffusion as it allows you to cleanse stuns and get out of tricky situations if caught out of position.
While 
Precision Dash and 
Ascending Slash are great mobility skills, they shouldn't be a top priority but can be upgraded later as they allow you to make plays and move between targets with ease while also enhancing your damage and allowing different combos.
As far as passives go, your main focus should be upgrading Vital Force, 
Cold Warrior and 
Robust Constitution as they play into eachother perfectly while the Crossbow passives offer raw damage. Keep in mind that 
Nature's Power can also be activated by using 
Iron Point Parry in any direction and this also triggers 
Barbarian's Dash!
Equipment
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.
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.
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.
Weapon Masteries
| Regen | Health Regen |
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Magic Defense |
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Dynamic Duo |
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Max Health |
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Magic Endurance |
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Ultimate Healing |
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Debuff Duration |
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Cooldown Speed |
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Refined Touch |
| Move | Ranged Hit Chance |
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Mana Regen |
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Calm Aim |
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Weaken Chance |
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Mana Cost Efficiency |
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Cold Vision |
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Magic Defense |
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Ranged Crit Hit Chance |
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Quick Steps |
| Chain Fire | Damage |
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Skill Damage Boost |
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Cold Rage |
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Damage |
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Buff Duration |
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Rapid-Fire |
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Cooldown Speed |
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Mana Regen |
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Brutal Wound |
| Charge | Ranged Defense |
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Melee Evasion |
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Firm Will |
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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 Chance |
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Ultimate Impact |
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Damage |
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Mana Regen |
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Complete Stun |
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Melee Hit Chance |
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Stun Chance |
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Firm Resolution |
| Face Off | Melee Hit Chance |
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Damage |
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Rough and Wild |
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Melee Critical Hit Chance |
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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 Chance |
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Fierce Glare |
Crossbow: Allocate 9 points into Chain Fire to boost your raw damage output and improve your ability to secure kills. Invest the remaining 6 points into Move to increase your ranged damage and heavy attack chance further.
Greatsword: Invest 9 points in Face off to improve damage and heavy attack chance while 6 points should go into Incapacitate to further boost your stuns!
Rotations
- Starting the engagement with a decisive and aggressive approach is key to maximizing the effectiveness of this rotation. Precision Dash once to close some distance to your target then use it again on your main target before using Devastating Smash to stun the target and whoever else might be near them. Once stunned, use Merciless Barrage to kill the small group of enemies with ease.
- The rotation is straightforward: begin with Precision Dash to catch and bind your target. If your bind succeeds, use Ascending Slash to trip (Prone) your target and then use
Gaia Crash to deal quick damage while they are on the ground. Continue with Stunning Blow and Death Blow before finishing them off with Guillotine Blade.
- Keep in mind that you can skip the Stunning Blow and just use Death Blow while they are prone.
Selfless Diffusion: This remains your only defensive, active ability, it is great for when you get stunned as it lets you break free!
Useful Information
- Select Lady Knight Kamarshea as your guardian; it offers essential protection with its shield, capable of absorbing damage equal to 50% of your mana. This not only aids in mitigating damage but also accelerates your cooldown speed, allowing you to use your abilities more frequently.
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