This build is up to date for the September 23, 2025 patch.
Overview
In this Crossbow and Sword PvE build, your role transitions to that of a dungeon tank while maintaining versatility for open-world activities such as grinding events and contracts or open world dungeons. While it may not boast the same high resistances as other combinations, it compensates by delivering solid sustained DPS. This enables faster progression in the open world and helps a great deal when playing TNL solo.
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.
Focus on Strength and Dexterity to deal the most damage. These should be your main stats early on. Keep putting points into them as you improve your gear to boost crits, heavy attacks, and HP. Aim for 50 Strength and stack Dexterity. Perception and Wisdom give minor bonuses but aren’t as important.
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.
In order to increase your DPS and allow your build to shine, prioritize upgrading 
Mortal Mark and 
Quick Fire! These two abilities will help you with sustaining aggro on targets while inside group dungeons while also debuffing the target and dealing extra damage to it based on how much damage you've done while the debuff is active.
Shield Strike is your main aggro retaining ability alongside 
Provoking Roar, both capable of AOE taunting mobs. They deal a decent amount of damage as well as it is part of your sustained DPS. 
Counter Barrier stands out as your most crucial defensive ability. Upgrading it first is strongly advised, as it enables you to counter both ranged and magic attacks effectively. An upgraded 
Spectrum of Agony and Provoking Roar will pair well with Quick Fire and Mortal Mark to deliver good AOE damage and maintain aggro.
Upgrading both 
Merciless Barrage and 
Mother Nature's Protest should also be a priority as they play into eachother and offer incredible AOE DPS to the build.
Resilient Mind is essential for much-needed mana regeneration during dungeon boss fights to prevent running out of mana too quickly.
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. Another useful damage increasing passive is 
Piercing Strike as it not only increases your damage but also provides much needed stamina regen.
Your defensive passives shouldn't be neglected either, upgrade 
Impenetrable as your first defensive option helping a great deal when dealing with multiple mobs. Follow up by upgrading 
Aegis Shield too.
Equipment
Tier 3 (Work in progress)
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
Opulent Noble's Mantle
Max Mana
Debuff Duration
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 Heavy Attack Chance
Front Critical Hit Chance
Side 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
Info
Equipment is being updated, if tier 3 items are in the tier 3 tab, it means the equipment on this build was updated.
Calanthia's Aegis of Dominance
Hit Chance
Collision Chance
Max Health
Primary
Lucien's Repeaters of Termination
Attack Speed
Critical Hit Chance
Heavy Attack Chance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Steel Juggernaut Great Helm
Max Health
Melee Endurance
Cooldown Speed
Resonance Effect: Magic Endurance
Calanthia's Confession
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Collision Resistance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Steel Juggernaut Platemail
Max Health
Buff Duration
Melee Endurance
Resonance Effect: Magic Endurance
Righteous Gauntlets of the Resistance
Max Health
Hit Chance
Melee Endurance
Resonance Effect: Magic Endurance
Auric Vanguard's Gaiters
Max Health
Ranged Endurance
Melee Endurance
Resonance Effect: Magic Endurance
Auric Vanguards Plate Boots
Max Health
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Resonance Effect: Magic Endurance
Earrings of Umbral Petals
Max Health
Side Hit Chance
Front Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Collision Chance
Necklace of Exceptional Greed
Collision Chance
Max Health
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Collision Chance
Shackled Twilight
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Collision Resistance
Coil of Corruption
Collision Chance
Max Health
Heavy Attack Damage Resistance
Resonance Effect: Collision Chance
Ring of Falling Dusk
Collision Chance
Max Health
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Collision Chance
Belt of Echoing Chants
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Collision Resistance
Resonance Effect: Collision Resistance
Weapon Masteries
Sword
Crossbow
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: 9
Hit Chance
Melee Hit Chance
Melee Heavy Attack Chance
Ancestral Armor Solarstone
Weaken Chance
Collision Chance
CC Chance
Ancestral Armor Talistone III
Max Health: 1600
Stamina Regen
Collision Resistance
CC Resistance
Greedseeker Talistone II
Defense: 160
Magic Heavy Attack Evasion
Heavy Attack Evasion
Endurance
Greedseeker Lunarstone
Weaken Resistance
Collision Resistance
CC Resistances
Greedseeker Talistone IV
Max Health: 1600
Heavy Attack Evasion
Endurance
Magic Heavy Attack Evasion
Rotations
- Make sure you have Mother Nature's Protest active before doing anything else. Start the rotation by buffing yourself with Counter Barrier while pulling mobs onto you. Use Provoking Roar to taunt the mobs and make use of Spectrum of Agony to deal damage to all mobs that attack you.
- Continue your rotation with Shield Strike straight into Merciless Barrage before transitioning into your Sword & Shield part of the rotation. Use
A Shot at Victory to boost all your Sword damage before following up with 2 casts of both 
Annihilating Slash and 
Witty Retort.
- This is a much simpler rotation for dealing with mobs with little HP. Make sure you have Mother Nature's Protest active before doing anything else. Use Mortal Mark to put a debuff on your target and boost the follow up DPS you do before using Shield Strike to lower mob's defenses. Finish the rotation with Quick Fire and Witty Retort.
Weak Point Shot: Use this skill on bosses when they do their fury attack in order to boost yours (and your party's) critical rate on the boss.
Selfless Diffusion: This ability proves invaluable when you're rooted by boss mechanics or find yourself in a precarious position due to a previous misplay. It effectively frees you, allowing for recovery and repositioning.
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