This build is up to date for the September 23, 2025 patch.
Overview
This build is very much an off-meta choice for Small Scale PvP, capable of doing good damage while drawing attention from enemies and slowly chipping them down to score kills. This build works best when used with a small group of friendly players, and its perfect for those looking to try different approaches to Throne and Liberty, playing something not many players do.
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.
With this build, prioritize investing points into Strength and Perception as your primary stats. Strength not only increases your maximum HP but also enhances your defensive stats when coupled with Perception increasing your buff duration and hit chance while ALSO increasing your overall damage.
Skills
On the DPS side of the build, you have quite 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 
Witty Retort working as good fillers for your rotation!
Stalwart Bastion and 
Mother Nature's Protest are buffs you should keep in mind as they help a great deal with improving your damage with little effort. 
Counter Barrier stands out as your most crucial defensive ability while 
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.
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
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
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
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
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: 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
- 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 before beginning to look for an opportunity to catch multiple enemies stacked together. Use
Strategic Rush to travel across the battlefield and hit as many enemies as possible to trigger 
Nature's Power and 
Morale Boost.
- Follow up with a quick Nimble Leap to increase range before using Merciless Barrage to wipe out the group of enemies while you are still under the effect of Counter Barrier.
- 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, naturally popping it at the start of an engage to boost your survivability and make yourself considerably more difficult to kill.
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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