Liberator - Longbow + Staff PvE Build
- High Sustained DPS
- Good Group Utility
- Versatile
- Stationary gameplay
- No defensives
Overview
This Staff & Longbow build focuses on dealing high damage in all PVE content while being a challenge as it requires a relatively high APM compared to other builds. The build can be played well by both new and experienced players, offering a challenge while being enjoyed by all types of players that enjoy the full ranged DPS playstyle.
Attributes
With this build, focus on Dexterity and Perception. Aim to reach level 30 in each stat to maximize your damage early on while you're leveling. As progress your gear and it improves over time, aim for the 60 points threshold in Dexterity to boost your critical hit rate and 60 points in Perception to improve your hit and range. Strength is relatively irrelevant for the build but you can dump the rest of your stat points into Wisdom to increase cooldown speed and mana.
Skills
With your main DPS rotation being around the gale combo provided by 
Strafing, 
Zephyr's Nock and 
Brutal Arrow, these are the first skills you should level. However, don't forget that 
Decisive Sniping deals high burst damage. 
Judgment Lightning and File:Serial Fire bomb.webpSerial Fire bomb also provide great AOE and single target DPS alongside 
Chain Lightning.
Deadly Marker is offers great utility to your party by improving crit rate while 
Nature's Blessing offers good health and mana regeneration. 
High Focus is another utility skill for your whole party, increasing cooldown speed for everyone in your party.
Equipment
Weapon Masteries
| Mana | Melee Defense |
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Mana Regen |
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Spell Flexibility |
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Magic Hit Chance |
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All Evasion |
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Mana Blessing |
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Mana Regen |
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Melee Defense |
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Reverberation Shield |
| Destroy | Damage |
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Magic Hit Chance |
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Fatal Incantation |
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Damage |
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Mana Regen |
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Mana Intensification |
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Cooldown Speed |
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Bonus Damage |
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Strange Spacetime |
| Attribute | Mana Regen |
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Weaken Chance |
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Flame Wound |
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Max Mana |
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Magic Hit Chance |
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Ignition Booster |
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Weaken Chance |
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Wisdom |
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Brutal Destruction |
| Support | Max Health |
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Magic Defense |
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Vitality of Dew |
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Movement Speed |
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Buff Duration |
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Anti-magic Arts |
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Magic Evasion |
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Perception |
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Grace Song |
| Check | Ranged Hit Chance |
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Move Speed |
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Wedge of Oppression |
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Max Mana |
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Mana Regen |
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Gale Arrowhead |
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Movement Speed |
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Mana Cost Efficiency |
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Phantom Snare |
| Sniping | Ranged Hit Chance +20 |
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Ranged Crit Hit Chance |
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Pointy Throns |
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Bonus Damage |
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Damage |
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Critical Nock |
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Added Attack Speed |
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Ranged Crit Hit Chance |
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Brutal Shooter |
Staff:
To maximize your damage output, allocate 9 points into Destroy to significantly increase skill damage through Weapon Masteries. Then, invest 3 points into Mana to help a bit with your mana sustain and also gain extra melee defense.
Longbow: Spend 9 points into Sniping to greatly increase your raw damage and critical hit damage while 3 points should be invested into Support to improve your health regen by a little.
Rotations
- Start the rotation by casting Deadly Marker on your target before following up by buffing your party with High Focus and a quick Brutal Arrow onto the target to start stacking up Gale debuffs. Continue with Strafing (as many times as you can depending on procs) to force Gale stack explosions.
Continue by using Zephyr's Nock to trigger the target debuff applied by your Strafing and deal higher damage then use Chain Lightning and 
Serial Fire Bombs to put fire stacks and increase the amount of fireballs your 
Fireball Barrage will do next. Finish the rotation with a full channel of Decisive Sniping and 2 casts of Judgment Lightning.
- Start your rotation with Brutal Arrow, applying Gale to all mobs before using Chain Lightning to deal damage to all mobs and continue with Serial Fire Bombs to damage all mobs. Finish the rotation with 2 Judgment Lightning casts that spreads to all mobs.
Blitz: As this ability resets your last used ability, you want to make use of this to reset your most important skills like Decisive Sniping or Deadly Marker during rotations.
Nature's Blessing: Make sure to let your staff players in the group know when you use this skill as they can use 
Inner Peace to quickly regain mana. You can also change Chain Lightning for Inner Peace if you have trouble with mana regeneration.
Useful Information
- Select Lady Knight Kamarshea as your guardian; 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 heal more often.
Comments
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