This build is up to date for the September 23, 2025 patch.
Overview
Crossbow and Dagger PvP build with the highest damage potential in the game, offering remarkable damage output and lethal capabilities. The combo of dealing quick high damage and its mobility makes the Crossbow Dagger build perfect as a duelist, adeptly maneuvering in and out of combat to dispatch foes before swiftly moving on to the next target.
Attributes
PRIMARY
Dexterity
+
Perception
SECONDARY
Strength
+
Wisdom
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.
To maximize damage with this build, prioritize Dexterity and Perception. Investing in these stats will significantly boost your damage, ensuring you can consistently deal high damage in every fight. While adding some points to Wisdom for mana regeneration can help with sustain, your main focus should remain on Dexterity and Perception for damage. Additionally, be sure to allocate 30 points into Strength, as the extra health it provides is particularly valuable in the late game when the Crossbow becomes less effective.
Skills
As this build focuses on small scale PVP and dueling, being one of the strongest duelists in the game. You should definitely focus on upgrading your main damage skills. Your top priority is 
Quick Fire and 
Mortal Mark, as they are fundamental to your combo, alongside 
Fatal Stigma, offering incredible burst damage. Subsequently, focus on enhancing 
Shadow Strike, 
Brutal Incision, and 
Mana Exchange in that order as they are also part of the main damage rotation while Mana Exchange is incredibly powerful against CC, helping a great deal with melee DPS like Ravagers or Spear players.
For passives, prioritize enhancing 
Ambidexterity, 
Assassin's Instincts, and 
Nature's Power to maximize your damage potential early on. These upgrades offer the most significant damage boosts. 
Shadow Walker can be upgraded later, as the benefits it provides over the blue version of the passive skill are relatively minimal, making it more of a defensive choice.
Equipment
Tier 3 (Work in progress)
Bercant's Spineflower Crossbows
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Hit Chance
Primary
Bercant's Whispering Daggers
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Hit Chance
First Light's Halo
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Cooldown Speed
Resonance Effect: Melee Evasion
Howling Wind Shroud
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Paramount Full Plate of the Resistance
Max Health
Melee Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Resonance Effect: Melee Evasion
Forgotten Lotus Gloves
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Attack Speed
Resonance Effect: Melee Evasion
First Light's Pants
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Melee Evasion
Forgotten Lotus Boots
Ranged Evasion
Magic Evasion
Movement Speed
Resonance Effect: Melee Evasion
Earrings of Forlorn Elegance
Front Heavy Attack Chance
Side Heavy Attack Chance
Front Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Noble Birthright Brooch
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Infernal Demonpact Cuffs
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Solitare of Purity
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Symbol of Nature's Advance
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Elusive Nymph Coil
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 Repeaters of Ruin
Hit Chance
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Primary
Kowazan's Daggers of the Blood Moon
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Heavy Attack Chance
Blood Hunter Hood
Magic Evasion
Cooldown Speed
Mana Cost Efficiceny
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Calanthia's Confession
Max Mana
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Blood Hunter Garb
Max Health
Buff Duration
Debuff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Blood Hunter Hand Guards
Max Health
Hit Chance
Range
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Blood Hunter Leg Guards
Max Health
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Imperial Seeker's Boots
Max Stamina
Magic Evasion
Movement Speed
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Teardrops of Fortunate Omens
Back Hit Chance
Back Heavy Attack Chance
Side Heavy Attack Chance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Collar of the New Moon
Skill Damage Boost
Max Mana
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Bracelet of Infernal Loops
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Weaken Resistance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Coil of Seething Venom
Skill Damage Boost
Heavy Attack Damage Resistance
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Eternal Promise
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Max Health
Belt of the Dying Spark
Max Mana
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Weapon Masteries
Crossbow
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.
Your main goal is to get Calculated Power and Predator's Focus as soon as possible with the Weapon Mastery before pushing for Annihilator to further boost off hand damage which is incredibly important for all Crossbow builds. From the dagger side, the mian focus should be gaining access to Primal Strike as it greatly increases base attack damage.
Artifacts
Chaos Harbinger Talistone I
Damage: 9
Heavy Attack Chance
Ranged Critical Hit Chance
Ranged Heavy Attack Chance
Chaos Harbinger Solarstone
Weaken Chance
Silence Chance
Weaken Chance
CC Chance
Chaos Harbinger Talistone III
Max Health: 1600
Max Mana
Mana Regen
CC Resistance
Chaos Harbinger Talistone II
Defense: 160
Ranged Endurance
Endurance
Heavy Attack Evasion
Chaos Harbinger Lunarstone
Weaken Resistance
Collision Resistance
Weaken Resistance
CC Resistances
Chaos Harbinger Talistone IV
Max Health: 1600
Critical Hit Chance
Ranged Heavy Attack Chance
Ranged Critical Hit Chance
Rotations
- This rotation is meant to deliver fast burst damage to a single target before they can respond. Ensure that both
Inject Venom and 
Mother Nature's Protest are active before using Shadow Strike to bind and silence your target before using Inject Venom again for a bit of extra damage. Then, use Mortal Mark alongside Fatal Stigma to set up for the burst damage that follows. Use Quick Fire then use 
Nimble Leap to reset Quick Fire CD and use it again before finishing off with Brutal Incision to maximize the damage done by Fatal Stigma and Mortal Mark when they explode.
- This is a simple Range Burst Rotation meant to deal quick damage while remaining away from the target. Start by buffing with Inject Venom before debuffing the target with Mortal Mark and Fatal Stigma.
Use Quick Fire then use Nimble Leap to reset Quick Fire CD and use it again before using 
Multi-Shot to reset Nimble Leap and do it all over again if needed.
Camouflage Cloak: This serves as your primary defensive ability alongside 
Selfless Diffusion. Employ it when you're under focused fire or need to relocate. It's also effective for resetting a fight and cooldowns after eliminating a target. Additionally, there are myriad other ways to utilize stealth, so don't hesitate to try it out!
Selfless Diffusion: This serves as your main offensive buff ability, boosting your extra Off-Hand Weapon Attack Chance, enhancing your damage potential and lowering cooldowns whenever you apply weaken effects through Mother Nature's Protest.
Mana Exchange: This is your main mana gaining skill but also the best CC removal whenever your stone is on cooldown. Use this quickly as you get stunned before you get proned by enemies.
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