Throne and Liberty: Best Leveling Dagger Build

Unlock the ultimate power in Throne and Liberty with our guide to crafting the best Leveling Dagger build, explaining gear, stat points, and rotation.

The Dagger is one of the best close-range weapons that you can equip in the game, and it is a solid choice for most players in Throne and Liberty. We’ll discuss everything about Dagger Build including the pros and cons of Dagger, Best Weapons choice, Best Skills, weapons, Armor, and accessories, Beginner leveling equipment, and much more. One must know the best off-hand weapon to equip when using a Dagger, so don’t worry we got you covered.

This guide has been updated for the official global release on October 1, 2024.

Everything About Best Leveling Dagger Build in Throne and Liberty

Dagger in Throne and Liberty is a range weapon that can stun enemies and deal massive damage. A dagger is a single-target weapon that doesn’t provide AEO damage but is still best to use when fighting will multiple players at once. You can deal more damage with a faster rotation. Dagger can inflict poison on your enemies and is best utilized for crowd control but has low defensive abilities.

In Throne and Liberty, skills are abilities you can use and change depending on your equipped weapons.  Unlike other MMORPGs, your weapon choices determine your skills and build.  You can swap weapons and gain a new set of skills that you learn throughout the leveling process.  Moreover, skills come in three forms: active, passive, and defensive.

Dagger Pros	Dagger Cons
Mobility and Stealth	Low Defense
Burst Damage	Lack of Range
Critical Hit Damage	No AoE Damage
Poison and Crowd Control

Best Weapons Choice

The Main Hand weapon for this build is the Dagger. Dagger in Throne and Liberty excels in close-quarter combat, but be mindful of your positioning. Daggers are single-target weapons that can just eliminate enemies who are below 50% health with a single critical hit. Dagger is a melee weapon that provides Burst damage, Critical hit damage, and Crowd Control. Daggers deal bonus damage to stunned enemies, so using status effects will greatly improve your damage output.

The Off-hand Weapon for the Dagger build is a Crossbow. A Crossbow is Throne and Liberty has a knack for ranged battle. This weapon allows you to unlock a different playstyle compared to regular combat. Crossbow can inflict damage at a range and let you maintain a safe distance from enemies. Crossbow also has active and passive skills that make this the best off-hand weapon of a Dagger Build. However, the crossbow has a slow reload time and Weak AOE attacks. Crossbow is handy when going up against powerful foes that require you to make space in between.

The other weapons that work well with the Dagger is Greatsword. The Greatsword is one of the best weapons that you can equip when having a Dagger as a main hand weapon in the game, and it is a solid choice for most players in Throne and Liberty. The Greatsword in Throne and Liberty is the best melee weapon due to the area damage (AOE) and survivability. Use Greatsword build to stun, and crowd-control enemies that allow for combos and free damage. However, the Greatsword has no range in the game. However, the Greatsword has low lower DPS Output, Weak Single Target, and Lacks range defense.

Best Skills

While Knife Throwing and Merciless Barrage are the best active skills, Assassination stance, and Bloodlust are the best passive skills for this build.

Below are the best skills for the Best Dagger Build in Throne and Liberty:

Active Skills

Below are examples of active skills and how to use them:

1. Cleaving Moonlight (Daggers)- this is your low-cost, low cooldown, main filler damage ability for the Dagger. Use this mostly off-cooldown when needing damage.
2. Umbral Spirit (Daggers)- a basic melee range attack that boosts damage when the target is poisoned.
3. Mother Nature’s Protest (Crossbow)- For 6s, a projectile attack fires an additional projectile, dealing damage equal to 41% of Base Damage.
4. Merciless Barrage (Crossbow)- Shoot at the target location with both hands 16 times each.
5. Shadow Strike (Daggers)- Moves behind a target dealing double damage with a chance to Bind and apply Silence: Poison.
6. Camouflage Cloak (Daggers)- Become Stealth and remove all Bind and Move Speed Reduction effects. The first attack is a guaranteed critical hit.
7. Mana Exchange (Crossbow)- Consumes 450 Health to recover 590 Mana.
8. Wind Snatcher (Crossbow)- Fires an arrow to deal 100% of Base Damage with a(n) 80% chance to inflict a Weaken effect that decreases the target’s Movement Speed by 30% for 3s as well as increases the user’s Movement Speed by 50% for 3s.
9. Brutal Incision (Daggers)- Deals a massive amount of damage and increases Critical damage by 20%. Critical Hit Chance is increased by 600% on targets at less than 50% health.
10. Knife Throwing (Daggers)- Throws five daggers in a direction. These daggers can lower the target’s movement speed and Incoming Healing effects.
11. Multi-Shot (Crossbow)- Deals damage equal to 290% of Base Damage + 99.
12. Vampiric Strike (Daggers)- An attack that recovers a percentage of the damage dealt as Health.

Passive Skills

Below is a list of the best passive skills for the Dagger Build in Throne and Liberty and how to use them:

1. Assassin’s Step (Daggers)- increase Mana Regen and move speed after killing a target.
2. Assassination Stance (Daggers)- lowers the cooldown on Cloak when you avoid an attack.
3. Detection (Crossbow)- Has a(n) 41% chance to apply Move Speed 10% and Magic, Melee, and Ranged Evasion 410 for 3s when you’re attacked.
4. Ambidexterity (Crossbow)- Off-Hand Weapon Max Damage 40. Off-Hand Weapon, Magic, Melee, and Ranged Critical Hit 90.
5. Shadow Walker (Daggers)- Increased Damage Reduction and Magic and Ranged Evasion after casting a Mobility or movement skill.
6. Destructive Fang (Daggers)- lowers defense when attacking a target with poison or thunderclouds.
7. Bloodlust (Crossbow)- On Attack Skill Hit, Skill Damage increases by 5 for 3s. Against other players, adds an additional stack.
8. Corrupt Nail (Crossbow)- Increases Weaken Chance by 205.

Defense Skills

Block Blade

The Dagger’s defensive skill is Block Blade. Defends against attacks. On defending against a Fury Attack while stationary, 852 Mana regenerates. On defending against a Fury Attack within 0.5s, Block Blade changes to Poison Dagger for 3s. Wrath Attacks can’t be defended. Use the directional buttons to defend against attacks while moving 4m in the designated direction for 0.5s. Becomes Stealthed for 3s to make yourself unable to be targeted and increase Mana Regen by 2130 after defending against Fury or Wrath Attack. Block Blade changes to Poison Dagger. The first attack while Stealthed is a Critical Hit. Stealth ends when you attack or morph.

Defensive skills are skills that allow you to defend against attacks. Enemies will have a “Fury Attack,” a purple circle drawing down to a central point. You can defend against the Fury Attack by using your defensive skill at the precious moment for a perfect defense. Each weapon has its defensive skill, which consumes stamina instead of mana, shown on the left of your User Interface when used. Special effects occur when you successfully defend against a Fury Attack; timing is vital for maximizing your build’s potential.

Skill Upgrade Progression 

Upgrading Skills in Throne and Liberty is a long process requiring crafting materials but increases the effectiveness of your skills. Moreover, you can increase your skill after reaching level five to gain a rare or epic bonus. These bonuses significantly impact the effectiveness of your skills, but you’ll only have so many materials, thus requiring a priority in skill progression.

Below are the recommended active and passive skill upgrade progression:

Active Skill Upgrade

The best recommended active skills upgrade in order:

• Block Blade Uncommon to Rare
• Cleaving Moonlight Rare to Epic
• Cleaving Moonlight Uncommon to Rare
• Block Blade Rare to Epic
• Mother Nature’s Protest Uncommon to Rare
• Multi-Shot Rare to Epic
• Merciless Barrage Uncommon to Rare
• Multi-Shot Uncommon to Rare

Passive Skill Upgrades

The best recommended passive skills upgrade in order:

• Assassin’s Step Uncommon to Rare
• Bloodlust Rare to Epic
• Detection Uncommon to Rare
• Shadow Walker Rare to Epic
• Shadow Walker Uncommon to Rare
• Detection Rare to Epic
• Bloodlust Uncommon to Rare
• Assassination Uncommon to Rare

Skill Specialization

Below are the recommended 100 point skill specialization for a Best Leveling Dagger build upon reaching level 50:

• Cleaving Moonlight
  • Consecutive Use
  • Effect Accumulation
  • Attack Speed Increase
• Shadow Strike
  • Shadow Escape
  • Effect Duration Increase
• Brutal Incision
  • Damage Increase
• Umbral Spirit
  • Damage Increase
• Camouflage Cloak
  • Cooldown Reduction
• Knife Throwing
  • Cooldown Reduction
  • Additional Hit
• Mother Nature’s Protest
  • Frost Arrow
  • Lightning Arrow
• Mana Exchange
  • Stamina Recovery
• Multi-Shot
  • Collision Shot
• Merciless Barrage
  • Wild Barrage
  • Gale
• Wind Snatcher
  • Damage Transfer
• Vampiric Strike
  • Skill Effect Enhanced

The Skill Specializations is a system in Throne and Liberty that allows you to adjust skills and how they function to optimize your build to its highest potential. These Skill Specializations can buff range, damage, crowd control, add debuff, or even change how a skill works entirely.

Weapon Mastery

The best weapon mastery tree for the Dagger Build is Assassination because it enhances the most damage.

Below are the best weapon mastery selections in Throne and Liberty using the Dagger build.

• Dagger- Use 9 points on Assassination and then 3 points on the Poison.
• Crossbow- Use 9 points on the Move and then 3 points on the regen.

Weapon Mastery is a system that gives you experience for your weapon that is equipped proportional to the experience earned.  Thus, at the start of the game, Weapon Mastery points are limited, but you will start earning more as your experience per kill and quest increase with level and zones. Your main hand weapon gains increased weapon mastery, while off-hand still gains some, just not as much.

Best Stat Points

The most important stat for a Dagger build is Strength, then Dexterity as both of these stats will help increase defense and maximum damage. While Dexterity also, increases Critical attack.

Below is the best recommended Stat Point:

• 27 Strength: affects defense, maximum health, maximum damage, and minimum damage.
• 30 Dexterity: affects critical attack, evasion, and maximum damage.
• 19 Wisdom: affects maximum mana and mana regeneration, skill cooldown, and maximum damage.
• 22 Perception: effect accuracy of attacks, Crowd Control effects, enhancing time boost ability, maximum damage, and minimum damage.

In Throne and Liberty, stat points are earned while leveling and increasing your effectiveness.  When you spend a stat point, you increase the effectiveness of that related attribute. However, after a certain number of points, you reach diminishing returns, and two points are required to increase a stat rather than one. Moreover, once stats reach a certain level spent (30 or greater), you gain unique bonuses.

Guardian

The best Guardian for the Best Leveling Dagger Build is Lady Knight Kamarshea because of the Eternal Barrier skill that creates a 50% max mana shield and speeds up your cooldowns. If you have enough survivability, look to Masked Warlock Dantalux and the skill Abyssal Sanctuary for increased burst damage.

The best Guardian for the Best Leveling Dagger Build is the following:

1. Eternal Barrier (Lady Knight Kamarshea) – a defensive shield that helps survivability.
2. Masked Warlock Dantalux (Abyssal Sanctuary) – an offensive ability that increases bonus damage when consuming mana to use a skill.

Guardians act as a short-term ultimate or super ability with powerful effects and a long cooldown.  Ideally, you want to select a Guardian that either enhances a strength or covers up a weakness.  You obtain Guardians after level 25 and completing Chapter 25. From that point, you can find how to obtain additional Guardians to enhance your Wand Build further. Moreover, these skills can only be used infrequently, as in 10 minutes, so save them for critical situations.

Best Weapons, Armor, and Accessories

Below is the recommended equipment for a Best Leveling Dagger Build including weapons, armor, and accessories:

Equipment such as weapons, armor, and accessories can be found throughout Throne and Liberty questing or combat.  However, crafting specific equipment that grants bonuses to your build will be the most effective way to increase your power.  There are no light, medium, or heavy proficiency requirements, but specific equipment grants unique bonuses suited to a longbow or tome user, not a Greatsword wielder. 

Beginner: Leveling Equipment

Below are the Best Leveling Dagger Build beginner Weapons, Armor, and Accessories in Throne and Liberty:

Gear Slot	Best Gear Item	Effect
Main Hand Weapon	Utility Dagger	Max Health
Off Hand Weapon	Repeating Crossbows	Hit Chance
Head	Acolyte Hood	Melee Evasion
Cloak	Cloak of Battle	Bind Resistance
Chest	Prayer Vestments	Mana Regen
Hands	Acolyte Gloves	Magic Endurance
Legs	Fortune Telling Pants	Health Regen
Feet	Attendant Shoes	Max Health
Necklace	Necklace of Endurance	Weaken Chance
Bracelet	Bracelet of Conquest	Magic Defense
Ring 1	Ring of Impact	Silence Chance
Ring 2	Ring of Willpower	Skill Damage Boost
Belt	Belt of Vigor	Mana Regen

End-Game: Best in Slot Equipment

Below are the best Leveling Dagger build end-game Weapons, Armor, and Accessories in Throne and Liberty:

Gear Slot	Best Gear Item	Effect
Main Hand Weapon	Darkslayer Daggers	Max Health
Off Hand Weapon	Heroic Crossbows of the Resistance	Hit Chance
Head	Ascended Guardian Hood	Skill Heal
Cloak	Blessed Templar Cloak	Health Regen
Chest	Coat of the Executioner	Magic Evasion
Hands	Divine Justiciar Gloves	Melee Endurance
Legs	Ascended Guardian Pants	Debuff Duration
Feet	Boots of the Infernal Herald	Mana Regen
Necklace	Blessed Templar Choker	Bind Chance
Bracelet	Abyssal Grace Charm	Sleep Resistance
Ring 1	Band on the Chosen One	Collision Chance
Ring 2	Amber Dimensional Band	Stun Chance
Belt	Belt of the Endless Slaughter	Weaken Resistance

Build Summary – Throne and Liberty: Best Leveling Dagger Build

FAQs About Best Leveling Dagger Build in Throne and Liberty

Q1: Why Should you choose the Dagger weapon in Throne and Liberty?

You should prioritize Dagger in Throne and Liberty if you desire to play a high single-target DPS build that has great critical damage potential.

Q2: What is the best off-hand weapon to equip when using a Dagger?

A crossbow is the best Off-hand weapon to equip when using a Dagger because it can inflict damage at a range.

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