Best Throne and Liberty: Dagger and Greatsword Build

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

The Dagger is one of the best Short-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 Best 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 created for the current launch of Throne and Liberty in the Western Hemisphere.

Everything About Best Dagger and Greatsword Build in Throne and Liberty

Dagger in Throne and Liberty excels in close-quarter combat, but be mindful of your positioning. A dagger is a single-target weapon that can eliminate enemies below 50% health with a single critical hit. Dagger is a melee weapon that provides Burst damage, Critical hit damage, and Crowd Control. Dagger deals bonus damage to stunned enemies, so using status effects will greatly improve your damage output.

Skills in Throne and Liberty are the abilities that you can modify and use based on the weapons you’re currently equipping. Your Build and Skills are decisive in your weapons selection. Weapons can be swapped and you can acquire new skills that you learn during a leveling process in the game. Active, Passive, and Defensive are the three different types of skills in Throne and Liberty.

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

Best Weapons Choice

Dagger in Throne and Liberty can be used as a main-hand Damage-dealing weapon. Dagger is a melee weapon that provides high burst damage, making it the perfect choice for players looking to create an assassin type of character in the game. The Dagger Playstyle revolves around increasing critical chance. Positioning the weapon to the side or rear of the target for additional damage and delivering multiple hits in rapid succession. Daggers can be great for quickly deadly strikes in close combat. Being a melee weapon, Dagger offers close-range burst potential and mobility.

The Off-hand Weapon for the Best Dagger build is a Greatsword. Due to its powerful damage, the Greatsword is the best melee weapon in Throne and Liberty. Greatsword provides high damage and AEO effects, and it acts like a versatile weapon. However, this weapon lacks mobility, Lower DPS and you need to stay in range of your enemies. While Equipping Greatsword as an Off Hand Weapon, Defensive skills use stamina instead of mana in Throne and Liberty.

The other weapons that work well with the Dagger is Crossbow. Crossbow give you access to Mobility mostly in the form of movement speed including a bind and movement speed reduction cleanse. This weapon also has built-in cooldown reduction mechanics further enhancing the overall speed and damage it can output. Crossbows are fast and deal a lot of damage but you’re squishy and you need to do it up close. Despite being considered a ranged weapon, Crossbow plays much more like a melee class than a ranged one. Crossbows have weak AOE damage.

Best Skills

Inject Venom and Stunning Blow are the best Active Skills in this dagger build along with the Murderous Energy and Vital Force (Passive Skill), including a Defensive Skill, Block Balde.

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. Shadow Strike (Dagger)- This skill acts as your gap closer and binds a target in place. You can use this as an opener.
2. Inject Venom (Dagger)- Your skill to apply before combat to grant poison attacks passively. You want to maintain high up time for poison damage and build stacks.
3. Brutal Incision (Dagger)- Deals a massive amount of damage and increases Critical damage by 20%.
4. Precision Dash (Greatsword)- Gap closer that does damage based on distance traveled and buffs damage on hit for seconds following.
5. Stunning Blow (Greatsword)- A powerful attack that has a chance to stun or shock targets.
6. Guillotine Blade (Greatsword)- A growth skill that deals high damage with bonus damage against Prone or Shocked targets.
7. Vampiric Strike (Dagger)- A good damage skill that returns some health to you.
8. Devastating Tornado (Greatsword)- a togglable skill that spins doing more damage and increasing damage on each enemy hit.
9. Willbreaker (Greatsword)- Partially AOE damage, and debuffs via weaken status effect.
10. Umbral Spirit (Dagger)- a basic melee range attack that boosts damage when the target is poisoned.
11. Camouflage Cloak (Dagger)- Your cloak or stealth plus it guarantees a critical on the next attack. Use it as a burst tool or escape combat.
12. Ankle Strike (Dagger)- A hard-hitting attack that can make Bound, Sleeping, or Stunned Targets get knocked Prone.

Passive Skills

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

1. Assassin’s Step (Dagger)- increase mana Regen and move speed after killing a target.
2. Murderous Energy (Dagger)- Increases Poison and Thunderclouds duration and Poison damage.
3. Destructive Fang (Dagger)- lowers defense when attacking a target with poison or thunderclouds.
4. Vital Force (Greatsword)- Increases hit rate, skill damage, and Stun Chance based on Max Health.
5. Robust Constitution (Greatsword)- Increase Health Regen and Max Health.
6. Raging Frenzy (Greatsword)- Increases Skill Damage if 3 enemies are within 5 meters.
7. Assistance Stance (Dagger)- lowers the cooldown on Cloak when you avoid an attack.
8. Barbarian’s Dash (Greatsword)- Move Speed increases when using mobility or a Movement skill.

Defense Skills

Block Blade

The best defense skill for the Best Dagger build is Block Blade because of the 852 Mana regeneration against enemies with Fury Attack. You can make yourself unable to be targeted and Stealth. Becomes Stealthed for 3s to make yourself unable to be targeted and enhance Mana Regen by 2130 after defending against Fury or Wrath Attack. Block Blade changes to Poison Dagger.

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 

Below are the recommended active and passive 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:

• Shadow Strike Uncommon to Rare
• Willbreaker Uncommon to Rare
• Willbreaker Rare to Epic
• Vampiric Strike Uncommon to Rare
• Devastating Tornado Uncommon to Rare
• Devastating Tornado Rare to Epic
• Block Blade Uncommon to Rare
• Shadow Strike Rare to Epic
• Brutal Incision Uncommon to Rare
• Brutal Incision Rare to Epic

Passive Skill Upgrades

The best recommended passive skills upgrade in order:

• Murderous Energy Uncommon to Rare
• Vital Force Uncommon to Rare
• Destructive Fang Uncommon to Rare
• Destructive Fang Rare to Epic
• Murderous Energy Rare to Epic
• Assassin’s Step Uncommon to Rare
• Barbarian’s Dash Uncommon to Rare
• Assassination Stance Uncommon to Rare
• Assassination Stance Rare to Epic
• Vital Force Rare to Epic

Skill Specialization

Below is the recommended 100-point skill specialization for the Best Dagger build upon reaching level 50:

• Shadow Strike
  • Skill Distance Increased
  • Effect Duration Increase
• Brutal Incision
  • Damage Increase
• Stunning Blow
  • Damaged Increase
  • Aggro Increased
  • Hit Chance Increase
• Vampiric Strike
  • Additional Hit
  • Skill Effect Enhanced
• Willbreaker
  • Evasion Decrease
• Camouflage Cloak
  • CC Immunity
  • Cooldown Reduction
• Inject Venom
  • Mana Cost Reduced
  • Cooldown Reduction
• Precision Dash
  • Skill Distance Increased
  • Shield Block Chance Decrease
• Guillotine Blade
  • Charges Damage
  • Cooldown Reduction
  • AoE Damage
• Devastating Tornado
  • Resistance Increase
• Umbral Spirit
  • Damage Increase
• Ankle Strike
  • Off-Hand Activation

Adjust skills and improve your Best Build to its Apex capability by utilizing a system in Throne and Liberty known as Skill Specializations. This system in Throne and Liberty not only provides crowd control and debuff but also grants you a buff range and completely modifies the working of skills.

PvE Gameplay and Skill Rotation

Dagger offers additional attack abilities due to its higher attack speed. However, Dagger and Greatsword rotate your buffs into your DPS skills in the game. Below are some other Active and Passive Skills included along with the best Skill for this Build for defeating Boss and Dungeon Mobs.

Boss or Dungeon Mobs

• Damage Phase
  • Death Blow
  • Guillotine Blade
  • Thunderclouds Bombing
  • Cleaving Moonlight
  • Valiant Brawl
  • Willbreaker
  • Frost Cleaving
  • Stunning Blow
• Buff Phase
  • Thunder Spirit
  • Lightning Infusion
  • DaVinci’s Courage

Weapon Mastery

The best weapon mastery tree for the Best Dagger Build is Poison from Dagger and Charge from Greatsword.

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

• Dagger- Use 9 points on the Poison and then switch to Assassination
• Greatsword- Use 9 points on the Charge to gain a stun chance and then switch to the Face Off tree because it helps with damage.

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 stats for the Dagger build are Strength and Dexterity.

Below is the best recommended Stat Point:

• 43 Strength: affects defense, maximum health, maximum damage, and minimum damage.
• 38 Dexterity: affects critical attack, evasion, and maximum damage.
• 26 Wisdom: affects maximum mana and mana regeneration, skill cooldown, and maximum damage.

20 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 Dagger Build is Lady Knight Kamarshea because of her cooldown reduction and mana shield. If you have enough survivability, look to Masked Warlock Dantalux and the skill Abyssal Sanctuary for increased burst damage.

The best Guardian for the Dagger Build is the following:

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

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 Dagger 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 Dagger and Greatsword 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. Certain equipment provides specific bosses that can be tackled with a Dagger and Greatsword as there are no proficiency requirements.

Beginner: Leveling Equipment

Below are the best Dagger and Greatsword build beginner Weapons, Armor, and Accessories in Throne and Liberty:

Gear Slot	Best Gear Item	Effect
Main Hand Weapon	Bloodletter Dagger	Barbarian Bonus Damage
Off Hand Weapon	Guardian Warblade	Heavy Attack Chance
Head	Prayer Hood	Max Health
Cloak	Cloak of Accuracy	Sleep Resistance
Chest	Incantation Garb	Magic Evasion
Hands	Acolyte Gloves	Health Regen
Legs	Fortune Telling Shoes	Max Mana
Feet	Heroic Boots of the Resistance	Magic Evasion
Necklace	Blessed Templar Choker	Weaken Chance
Bracelet	Bracelet of Conquest	Sleep Resistance
Ring 1	Ring of Willpower	Max Mana
Ring 2	Ring of Robustness	Stun Chance
Belt	Belt of Vigor	Bind Resistance

End-Game: Best in Slot Equipment

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

Gear Slot	Best Gear Item	Effect
Main Hand Weapon	Heroic Daggers of the Resistance	Critical Hit Chance
Off Hand Weapon	Greatsword of the Banshee	Undead Bonus Damage
Head	Blessed Templar Helmet	Ranged Evasion
Cloak	Blessed Templar Cloak	Skill Damage Resistance
Chest	Divine Justiciar Attire	Melee Evasion
Hands	Ebon Roar Gauntlets	Health Regen
Legs	Ebon Roar Greaves	Melee Endurance
Feet	Boots of the Executioner	Magic Endurance
Necklace	Clasp of the Overload	Silence Chance
Bracelet	Ancient Saurodoma Bracers	Bind Resistance
Ring 1	Band of the Silent One	Silence Chance
Ring 2	Amber Dimensional Band	Stun Chance
Belt	Belt of Endless Slaughter	Weaken Resistance

Build Summary – Throne and Liberty: Best Dagger and Greatsword Build

FAQs About Dagger and Greatsword Build in Throne and Liberty

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

You should select the Dagger in Throne and Liberty because it is a melee weapon that provides high burst damage.

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

The Greatsword is the best Off-hand weapon to equip when using a Dagger because you can stun, and crowd-control enemies.

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