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Battleweaver - Crossbow + Staff PvE Build

Under construction.webp This build has been archived and should not be used in-game.
Overview
Weapons: Staff and Crossbow
Designed for: PvE
Focused on: DPS
Difficulty:
Easy
Strengths
  • High DPS
  • Easy to play
Weaknesses
  • Low Movement

Overview

This Crossbow & Staff PvE build that prioritizes high sustained DPS is capable of achieving one of the highest sustained DPS in the game. Although the crossbow is notorious for its high mana consumption because of its low cooldowns, the staff effectively mitigates this issue, enabling you to maintain DPS for prolonged periods during boss fights. With this setup, you'll effortlessly burn down bosses in dungeons, farm mobs in open world or any other PVE encounter!


Attributes

PRIMARY
Perception Perception
+
Dexterity Dexterity
SECONDARY
Strength Strength
+
Wisdom 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.

In order to maximizing your damage potential, invest most points into Dexterity and Perception, aiming to push them first as they offer much needed hit rate and critical hit rate. As both the Crossbows and Longbow are mainly DPS weapons, there is no need for Wisdom, especially not for PVE content but strength can still offer good extra damage increase and a bit of HP that can help with certain encounters.


Skills

Quick FireUsed frame.webp
Quick Fire
Quick Fire - Gale
Quick Fire - Min Chain Fire ▲
Quick Fire - Cooldown ▼
Nimble LeapUsed frame.webp
Nimble Leap
Nimble Leap - Consecutive Use
Nimble Leap - Cooldown Reset
Merciless BarrageUsed frame.webp
Merciless Barrage
Merciless Barrage - Annihilation Barrage Shot
Merciless Barrage - Gale
Selfless DiffusionUsed frame.webp
Selfless Diffusion
Mana ExchangeUsed frame.webp
Mana Exchange
Mana Exchange - Skill Effect Enhanced
Chain LightningUsed frame.webp
Chain Lightning
Chain Lightning - Chain Thunder
Chain Lightning - Damage Transfer (1)
Inner PeaceUsed frame.webp
Inner Peace
Judgment LightningUsed frame.webp
Judgment Lightning
Judgment Lightning - Damage Transfer (1)
Serial Fire BombsUsed frame.webp
Serial Fire Bombs
Serial Fire Bombs - Focused Fire Bombs
Serial Fire Bombs - Mobility
Mother Nature's ProtestUsed frame.webp
Mother Nature's Protest
Mother Nature's Protest - Flame Arrow
High LocusUsed frame.webp
High Locus
Fireball BarrageUsed frame.webp
Fireball Barrage
Passives
Piercing StrikeActive frame.webp
BloodlustActive frame.webp
AmbidexterityActive frame.webp
AsceticismActive frame.webp
Manaball EruptionActive frame.webp
Forbidden SanctuaryActive frame.webp
Nature's PowerActive frame.webp
Flame CondensationActive frame.webp
Defense
Mystic ShieldUsed frame.webp
Guardian
Shade Revenant Stheno Guardian
Food
Quality Vegetable Stir-fry
Quality Wild Game Steak

Start by upgrading Quick FireUsed frame.webpQuick Fire and Mortal MarkUsed frame.webpMortal Mark to enhance your damage potential, as these abilities play a significant role in your damage output. Quick FireUsed frame.webpQuick Fire remains your main damaging ability due to it's low cooldown, while Mortal MarkUsed frame.webpMortal Mark amplifies your damage capabilities as it debuffs targets. Chain LightningUsed frame.webpChain Lightning and Inferno WaveUsed frame.webpInferno Wave are your filler abilities but they are still very capable of delivering good damage but they shouldn't be prioritized over the rest.

Inner PeaceUsed frame.webpInner Peace is the last ability you want to upgrade but it's still a worthwhile upgrade as it considerably lowers the cooldown of the ability and alongside Mana ExchangeUsed frame.webpMana Exchange removes your mana issues entirely if used correctly.

As far as passives go, AmbidexterityActive frame.webpAmbidexterity and Eagle VisionActive frame.webpEagle Vision provide respectable damage bonuses. Meanwhile, upgrading AsceticismActive frame.webpAsceticism will not only improve your mana regeneration and help with the mana hunger but also grant you extra ranged heavy attack chance when you stand still during boss fights. Mana AmpActive frame.webpMana Amp offers you extra HP that can often save you from boss mechanics while OpportunistActive frame.webpOpportunist helps you by decreasing your skill cooldowns and pairs well with High LocusActive frame.webpHigh Locus. Because bosses normally always have some sort of Weaken debuff, this passive will be in use at all times!


Equipment

Rex Chimaerus's Crossbows
Rex Chimaerus's Crossbows
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Primary
Toublek's Thunderous Soul
Toublek's Thunderous Soul
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Shadow Harvester Mask
Shadow Harvester Mask
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Magic Endurance
Supreme Devotion
Supreme Devotion
Max Health
Health Regen
Skill Damage Resistance
Abyss Slayer's Insanity Armor
Abyss Slayer's Insanity Armor
Max Health
Ranged Evasion
Magic Evasion
Reaper's Hand of Death
Reaper's Hand of Death
Max Mana
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Special Resistance Ancient Dragon Pants
Special Resistance Ancient Dragon Pants
Max Health
Ranged Evasion
Magic Evasion
Abyss Slayer's Berserk Boots
Abyss Slayer's Berserk Boots
Move Speed
Ranged Evasion
Magic Evasion
Holy Warrior's Choker
Holy Warrior's Choker
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Bracers of the Primal King
Bracers of the Primal King
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Health Regen
Sapphire Dimensional Band
Sapphire Dimensional Band
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Health Regen
Amber Dimensional Band
Amber Dimensional Band
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Health Regen
Duke Magna's Belt
Duke Magna's Belt
Max Health
Health Regen
Skill Damage Resistance


Weapon Masteries

Regen Health Regen
Magic Defense
Dynamic Duo
Max Health
Magic Endurance
Ultimate Healing
Debuff Duration
Cooldown Speed
Refined Touch
Move Ranged Hit Chance
Mana Regen
Calm Aim
Weaken Chance
Mana Cost Efficiency
Cold Vision
Magic Defense
Ranged Crit Hit Chance
Quick Steps
Chain Fire Damage
Skill Damage Boost
Cold Rage
Damage
Buff Duration
Rapid-Fire
Cooldown Speed
Mana Regen
Brutal Wound
Mana Melee Defense
Mana Regen
Spell Flexibility
Magic Hit Chance
All Evasion
Mana Blessing
Mana Regen
Melee Defense
Reverberation Shield
Destroy Damage
Magic Hit Chance
Fatal Incantation
Damage
Mana Regen
Mana Intensification
Cooldown Speed
Bonus Damage
Strange Spacetime
Attribute Mana Regen
Weaken Chance
Flame Wound
Max Mana
Magic Hit Chance
Ignition Booster
Weaken Chance
Wisdom
Brutal Destruction

Crossbow: Allocate 9 points into Chain Fire to boost your raw damage output and improve your ability to deliver sustained damage. Invest the remaining 3 points into Regen to increase Amitoi Heal amount by an additional 6%.

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 further help with your mana management.


Rotations

DPS Rotation ↴
High LocusUsed frame.webp
Arrow right.webp
Weak Point ShotUsed frame.webp
Arrow right.webp
Mortal MarkUsed frame.webp
Arrow right.webp
Thorn GaleUsed frame.webp
Arrow right.webp
Quick FireUsed frame.webp
Arrow right.webp
Merciless BarrageUsed frame.webp
Arrow right.webp
Quick FireUsed frame.webp
Arrow right.webp
Inferno WaveUsed frame.webp
Arrow right.webp
Chain LightningUsed frame.webp
Arrow right.webp
Judgment LightningUsed frame.webp
Arrow right.webp
Mana ExchangeUsed frame.webp
Arrow right.webp
Inner PeaceUsed frame.webp
  • Begin your rotation by activating High LocusUsed frame.webpHigh Locus to reduce the cooldown time of all your abilities. Follow up with Weak Point ShotUsed frame.webpWeak Point Shot to debuff the target, increasing critical damage for both you and your party members. Then, buff yourself with Thorn GaleUsed frame.webpThorn Gale and use Quick FireUsed frame.webpQuick Fire. Transition smoothly into a buffed version of Merciless BarrageUsed frame.webpMerciless Barrage, empowered by Thorn GaleUsed frame.webpThorn Gale. Follow with another Quick FireUsed frame.webpQuick Fire before transitioning to your staff skills, starting with Inferno WaveUsed frame.webpInferno Wave to apply the burn debuff. This not only increases Chain LightningUsed frame.webpChain Lightning damage but also offers a chance for Judgment LightningUsed frame.webpJudgment Lightning to be cast again. Utilize Mana ExchangeUsed frame.webpMana Exchange and Inner PeaceUsed frame.webpInner Peace to restore lost mana before resuming your DPS.

Selfless DiffusionUsed frame.webpSelfless Diffusion: This remains your sole defensive active ability, ideal for situations where you get immobilized by boss mechanics. It can also be used for it's offensive extra off-hand weapon attack chance whenever you are fighting an enemy that cannot bind you.

AsceticismActive frame.webpAsceticism: Because of this passive increasing your mana regen and also improving your heavy attack chance, you want to remain stationary as much as possible and not move around the boss if you don't have to!


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.


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