This build is up to date for the September 23, 2025 patch.
Overview
This Longbow and Crossbow build works well for all PvE content in Throne and Liberty and remains one of the strongest builds performing well in both single target DPS and AOE DPS thanks to 
Merciless Barrage. This cookie-cutter build is perfect for anyone that wants to grind PvE events, Contracts, run dungeons or do PvE challenges. The build pairs two weapons with incredible damage output perfectly and remains very easy to play for new players.
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.
Strength and Dexterity are key for this build. Focus on them early to boost your damage. As you improve gear, keep putting points into them for better crit rate, heavy attacks, and HP. Try for 50 Strength and stack rest into Dexterity. Perception and Wisdom are secondary but still useful.
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.
Mortal Mark pairs perfectly as a starter for all your combos because it adds extra damage simply by doing damage to the marked enemy. This should be your first priority to improve your max DPS. Follow up by upgrading 
Quick Fire, 
Zephyr's Nock, 
Decisive Sniping, and Merciless Barrage as they are all part of your main DPS rotations. 
Strafing, is one of your most useful skills and one of your hardest hitting skills but also lowers the cooldown of your Zephyr's Nock if used before it.
Mother Nature's Protest is a fantastic almost passive skill that you should always have toggled on if you are constantly fighting but mind the mana, that's why the build also uses 
Mana Exchange to offset some of the mana issues you might encounter.
Rapidfire Stance is an incredible damage boosting passive and should take priority when upgrading alongside 
Devoted Shield as it offers incredible defense with the shield activating when you go below 30% HP. 
Sniper's Sense and 
Eagle Vision work in a similar way, improving your DPS based on how far away you are from your target. 
Bloodlust is another fantastic DPS passive as it increases your skill damage whenever you hit enemies using your skills.
Equipment
Tier 3 (Work in progress)
Arc of Lunar Radiance
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Cooldown Speed
Primary
Bercant's Spineflower Crossbows
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Cooldown Speed
Crowned Skull of Victory
Max Health
Magic Endurance
Mana Cost Efficiency
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Opulent Noble's Mantle
Max Mana
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Transcendent Tempest's Armor
Debuff Duration
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Spectral Overseer's Handguards
Hit Chance
Ranged Endurance
Range
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Spectral Overseer's Trousers
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Transcendent Tempest's Boots
Ranged Endurance
Magic Endurance
Movement Speed
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Earrings of Forlorn Elegance
Front Heavy Attack Chance
Side Heavy Attack Chance
Side Critical Hit
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Death Knell Gorget
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Primal Golden Cuffs
Mana Regen
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Ring of Eternal Flames
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Runed Band of the Black Anvil
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Hero's Legacy Warbelt
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
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
Velentra's Arc of Obsession
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
Longbow
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
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 is your main DPS rotation for high HP mobs/bosses, try to be as stationary as possible when using this to make use of Rapidfire Stance. Make sure that you have Mother Nature's Protest active before doing anything else.
- Start the rotation with
Deadly Marker to improve your critical rate on the target before applying Mortal Mark to stack damage on the boss. Use 
Selfless Diffusion to increase your off-hand attack chance and lower skill cooldowns.
- Follow up with Quick Fire and Strafing followed by Zephyr's Nock before continuing with Merciless Barrage and resetting its cooldown with
Blitz. Fill in with Quick Fire before transitioning into a second Merciless Barrage.
- Finish the rotation with
Nature's Blessing to give yourself the Whirlpool buff so Decisive Sniping channels faster. Use Zephyr's Nock once more as your final skill.
Nature's Blessing: If possible, make sure you call out whenever you use Nature's Blessing so the mage/s in your group can use 
Inner Peace and refill their entire mana with that.
Useful Information
- Another good guardian is Lady Knight Kamarshea; 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 cast your abilities more often.
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