This build is up to date for the March 14, 2025 patch.
Overview
This Longbow and Sword build is meant for Small Scale PVP and is a great off-meta choice for those looking to spice things up and play something that isn't part of meta but can still do well in small scale PVP environment like Dominion events, Arena or night time PVP. It does particularly well when played solo and isn't reliant on allies even though it lacks in damage when compared to other builds.
Attributes
PRIMARY
Perception
+
Dexterity
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.
Prioritize Dexterity and Perception to maximize your damage potential, aiming to reach key breakpoints when possible. However, don’t overlook Strength, as it provides a crucial HP boost that is vital in large-scale PvP, where survivability is key. Allocating 30 points into Strength, through a mix of gear and attributes is a great choice to enhance your overall survivabilty in PVP.
Skills
With the build focusing on doing its main damage through its Longbow skills, you should focus on upgrading 
Decisive Sniping, 
Zephyr's Nock & 
Strafing as early as possible to help you progress easier when playing solo or in a small groups or even while leveling. Don't neglect 
Ensnaring Arrow though as its root is very strong and helps greatly with controlling range during every engagement while also boosting your damage thanks to 
Steady Aim.
The Longbow also acts as your healing weapon thanks to 
Healing Touch allowing you to heal yourself throughout fights and making it very difficult for players to to kill you!
Counter Barrier stands out as the defensive you will use the most often. Upgrading it first is an obvious choice as it makes you considerably tankier and capable of holding your own ground. Additionally, 
Shield Strike is fantastic for quick bursts of damage and as followup after using 
Strategic Rush.
Immortal Pride and 
Stalwart Bastion are your self buffs! While Immortal Pride increases your defense by boosting your defenses, Stalwart Bastion increases your damage AND your movement speed.
Regarding passives, this build incorporates mostly defensive passives to help you stay alive. The primary aim is to enhance this defense with 
Distorted Sanctuary, 
Skillful Evasion and 
Devoted Shield providing great defense. The other two defensive passives are 
Impenetrable and 
Aegis Shield which increase your defenses based on how many enemies are around you and how much shield block chance you have (this is also the reason why you want to use the Sword & Shield as main weapon).
Your offensive passive is Steady Aim increasing the damage you do to bound targets (those affected by Ensnaring Arrow).
Equipment
Blade of the Resistance
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Primary
Longbow of the Resistance
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Max Health
Duskblood Mask
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Cooldown Speed
Warlord's Shroud
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Plate Armor of the Resistance
Max Health
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Feathered Drakeskin Gloves
Added Attack Speed
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Trousers of the Resistance
Max Health
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Feathered Drakeskin Boots
Ranged Evasion
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Necklace of Clarity
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Bracelet of Conquest
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Sophia's Ring of Strength
Ring of Precision
Max Health
Skill Damage Boost
Belt of Deftness
Skill Damage Resistance
Max Health
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.
Karnix's Netherblade
Heavy Attack Chance
Max Health
Hit Chance
Primary
Toublek's Deathmark Longbow
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Visage of the Executioner
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Mana Regen
Blessed Templar Cloak
Debuff Duration
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Plate Armor of the Resistance
Max Health
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Resolute Crusader Gauntlets
Max Health
Ranged Endurance
Melee Endurance
Trousers of the Resistance
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Max Health
Heroic Shoes of the Resistance
Max Health
Magic Endurance
Melee Endurance
Guardian Torque
Skill Damage Boost
Mana Regen
Buff Duration
Ruby Bangle
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Sapphire Dimensional Band
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Imperial Ring
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Flamewrought Bindings
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
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.
Nirma's Sword of Echoes
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Primary
Toublek's Deathmark Longbow
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Visage of the Executioner
Mana Regen
Ranged Endurance
Magic Endurance
Forsaken Embrace
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Shock Commander Plate Armor
Max Health
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Shock Commander Gauntlets
Added Attack Speed
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Heroic Trousers of the Resistance
Max Health
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Swirling Essence Shoes
Max Health
Magic Endurance
Melee Endurance
Thunderstorm Necklace
Skill Damage Boost
Mana Regen
Buff Duration
Eternal Champion Bindings
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Sapphire Dimensional Band
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Etched Alabaster Band
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Belt of Bloodlust
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
While runes can be applied to different types of gear, you should make sure that you invest into the gear pieces that you plan on using for a long time. However, if the build you are using uses the same items between Mid Game and End Game, you can invest into adding runes to them as early as you get the items.
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.
Nirma's Sword of Echoes
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Primary
Toublek's Deathmark Longbow
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Visage of the Executioner
Mana Regen
Ranged Endurance
Magic Endurance
Forsaken Embrace
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Shock Commander Plate Armor
Max Health
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Shock Commander Gauntlets
Added Attack Speed
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Heroic Trousers of the Resistance
Max Health
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Swirling Essence Shoes
Max Health
Magic Endurance
Melee Endurance
Thunderstorm Necklace
Skill Damage Boost
Mana Regen
Buff Duration
Eternal Champion Bindings
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Sapphire Dimensional Band
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Etched Alabaster Band
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Belt of Bloodlust
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Bulwark of Invulnerability
Heavy Attack Chance
Max Health
Hit Chance
Primary
Arc of Lunar Radiance
Heavy Attack Chance
Max Health
Hit Chance
Auric Vanguard's Barbute
Max Health
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Cloak of Victorious Destiny
Max Health
Weaken Resistance
Skill Damage Resistance
Auric Vanguard's Full Plate
Max Health
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Auric Vanguard's Gauntlets
Hit Chance
Ranged Endurance
Melee Endurance
Auric Vanguard's Gaiters
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Max Health
Royal Praetor's Sabatons
Ranged Endurance
Melee Endurance
Max Health
Noble Birthright Brooch
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Bangle of the Clearest Night
Max Mana
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Solitare of Purity
Max Health
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Honor's Promise Signet
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Max Health
Hero's Legacy Warbelt
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Weapon Masteries
Sword
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
Greedseeker Talistone I
Damage: 10
Hit Chance
Heavy Attack Chance
Melee Heavy Attack Chance
Ancestral Armor Solarstone
CC Chance
Stun Chance
Bind Chance
CC Chance
Abyssal Beast Talistone III
Max Health: 1750
Max Stamina
CC Resistances
Healing Received
Abyssal Beast Talistone II
Defense: 200
Endurance
Magic Endurance
Magic Heavy Attack Evasion
Greedseeker Lunarstone
CC Resistance
Collision Resistance
Weaken Resistance
CC Resistances
Ancestral Armor Talistone IV
Max Health: 1750
Endurance
Magic Heavy Attack Evasion
Melee Hit Chance
Rotations
- This is your main damage rotation and it begins with Ensnaring Arrow to root your target and boost your follow-up damage thanks to Steady Aim. Follow up with Strafing 3 times before continuing with Zephyr's Nock for quick burst damage and to lower the cooldown of your next Zephyr's Nock so you can use it again just a few seconds later.
- Once you've used the second Zephyr's Nock, you can use
Blitz so you can re-use Zephyr's Nock once more.
- This rotation works best when used against a wall, pushing your enemy with Strategic Rush into a wall to stun them before using Blitz to reset the cooldown. Use Shield Strike to do some damage and then use Strategic Rush again to CC the target once more and lock them down.
- This rotation is best used to keep targets locked down while your team bursts them down but it also makes use of
Morale Boost to lower your own cooldowns.
Counter Barrier: Activate this skill when you expect heavy damage, but it can also be used during the beginning of a boss fight.
Stalwart Bastion: This is a great choice for boosting damage, use it before your rotations or just to boost your party's damage even though your abilities might be on cooldown.
Flash Arrow: This skill is the main counter to 
Camouflage Cloak as using it on top of a stealthed enemy will make them visible AND also stun them on the spot where you caught them.
