Best Throne and Liberty: PvP Crossbow and Dagger Build

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

The Crossbow is one of the best long-range weapons you can equip in the game, and it is a solid choice for most players in Throne and Liberty. We’ll discuss everything about the best PvP Crossbow Build, including the pros and cons of Crossbow, the best weapons choice, the best skills, weapons, armor, accessories, beginner PvP equipment, and much more. Every Throne and Liberty player must understand what works perfectly when using a Crossbow.

This guide has been created for the current launch of Throne and Liberty in the Western Hemisphere.

Everything About Best PvP Crossbow and Dagger Build in Throne and Liberty

A crossbow is a type of weapon that allows you to fight in style with fast movement and unrelenting attack speed. You can leave marks and unleash merciless barrage on the weak enemies. The crossbow is known for its high single-target damage and debuff potential, making it a popular choice among players who prefer a weapon with a more precise and tactical approach. This weapon is handy when fighting other enemies that require focused single-target DPS. 

Skills in Throne and Liberty are the abilities you can modify and are 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.

Crossbow Pros	Crossbow Cons
Versatile	No Healing
Single target DPS	Only Single target
Long Range	Weak AOE

Best Weapons Choice

The Main hand weapon for this PvP Build is the 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 produce. Crossbows are fast and deal a lot of damage, but you’re squishy and 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.

The Off-hand Weapon for the PvP Crossbow Build is a Dagger. Dagger in Throne and Liberty 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 other weapon that works well with the Crossbow is the Longbow. Longbow allows you to stay stationary at the maximum range for optimal damage due to passives in Throne and Liberty. Longbow stands out due to its dynamic range combat. Longow is best to use and deals high damage at range.

Best Skills

Mortal Mark and Camouflage Cloak (Active Skills) are the best skills to use along with Nature’s Power and Shadow Walker (Passive Skills), including Block Blade (Defensive Skill).

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

Active Skills

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

1. Mother Nature’s Protest (Crossbow)- Your best opening damage tool because it passively fires damage over 9 seconds but a massive cooldown.
2. Selfless Diffusion (Crossbow)- A buff that increased Off-Hand Weapon Attack Chance for 6 seconds.
3. Mortal Mark (Crossbow)- acts as a delayed damage tool that soaks up and explodes with a chance to weaken.
4. Nimble Leap (Crossbow)- Move 5 meters toward the target direction, increasing Attack Speed, Range, and Critical Damage.
5. Quick Fire (Crossbow)- a quick burst damage attack that increases damage if the target is weakened, used after Mortal Mark.
6. 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.
7. Shadow Strike (Dagger)- this skill acts as your gap closer and binds a target in place. You can use this as an opener.
8. Phantom Smokescreen (Dagger)- Creates a 3m radius zone that lasts for 3s. Party members within the area always evade all Magic and Ranged projectiles.
9. Ankle Strike (Dagger)- A hard-hitting attack that can make Bound, Sleeping, or Stunned Targets get knocked Prone.
10. Explosive Trap (Crossbow)- Sets a trap that deals major damage and can Weaken the target.
11. Multi-Shot (Crossbow)- A cone area of effect attack that has a chance to Weaken the target and applies Collision: Push.
12. Inject Venom (Dagger)- Your skill to apply before combat to grant poison attacks passively.

Passive Skills

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

1. Nature’s Power (Crossbow)- Increases Bonus and Skill Damage when you use a Movement Skill.
2. Ambidexterity (Crossbow)- Increases Off-Hand Weapon Damage and Critical Hit.
3. Piercing Strike (Crossbow)- Increases Bonus Damage and Stamina Regen. Second sentence: how it’s used.
4. Assassin’s Instincts (Dagger)- passively increases critical hit chance.
5. Wrathful Edge (Dagger)- passively boosts critical damage.
6. Shadow Walker (Dagger)- Increased Damage Reduction and Magic and Ranged Evasion after casting a Mobility or movement skill.
7. 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.
8. Eagle Vision (Crossbow)- Increase ranged hit and weaken chance as you go further away.

Defense Skills

Block Blade

The best defense skill for the PvP Crossbow 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:

• Mother Nature’s Protest Uncommon to Rare
• Selfless Diffusion Uncommon to Rare
• Camouflage Cloak Uncommon to Rare
• Camouflage Cloak Rare to Epic
• Mother Nature’s Protest Rare to Epic
• Block Blade Uncommon to Rare
• Nimble Leap Uncommon to Rare
• Multi-Shot Uncommon to Rare
• Multi-Shot Rare to Epic
• Mortal Mark Uncommon to Rare

Passive Skill Upgrades

The best recommended passive skills upgrade in order:

• Ambidexterity Uncommon to Rare
• Detection Uncommon to Rare
• Detection Rare to Epic
• Ambidexterity Rare to Epic
• Assassin’s Instincts Uncommon to Rare
• Piercing Strike Uncommon to Rare
• Assassin’s Instincts Rare to Epic
• Nature’s Power Uncommon to Rare
• Shadow Walker Uncommon to Rare
• Shadow Walker Rare to Epic

Skill Specialization

Below is the recommended 100-point skill specialization for the best PvP Crossbow Build upon reaching level 50:

• Mother Nature’s Protest
  • Gale Arrow
• Mortal Mark
  • Chain Effects
• Quick Fire
  • Min Chain Fire Increase
  • Damage Increased
• Shadow Strike
  • Skill Distance Increased
• Ankle Strike
  • Expand Conditions
  • Off-Hand Weapon Activation
• Multi-Shot
  • Collision Shot
• Selfless Diffusion
  • Health Concentration Recovery
  • Aggression Decrease
• Nimble Leap
  • Whirlpool Attribute
  • Consecutive Use
• Camouflage Cloak
  • Cooldown Reduction
• Phantom Smokescreen
  • Evasion Increase
  • Duration Increased
• Explosive Trap
  • Shock Bomb
  • Set up Range
• Inject Venom
  • Mana Cost Reduced
  • Cooldown Reduction

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.

PvP Gameplay and Skill Rotation

This unique weapon combination can be played in various playstyles depending on the current game scenario. You need to have an “Assassin” playstyle when attacking Mages and use Kiting Playstyle as a targeting Melee player.

Large Scale PvP

• AOE Bomber
  • Shadow Strike
  • Phantom Smokescreen
  • Nimble Leap
  • Annihilation Barrage Shot
  • Lightning Infusion
  • Mother Nature’s Protest
  • Camouflage Cloak
• Single Target Burst
  • Shadow Escape
  • Ankle Strike
  • Thunderclouds Bombing
  • Mortal Mark
  • Quick Fire
  • Nimble Leap
  • Lightning Infusion
  • Mother Nature’s Protest

Small Scale PvP

• Burst Combo
  • Quick Fire
  • Shadow Escape
  • Ankle Strike
  • Cleaving Moonlight
  • Thunderclouds Bombing
  • Lightning Infusion
  • Mother Nature’s Protest
  • Mortal Mark
  • Quick Fire
  • Nimble Leap

Weapon Mastery

The best weapon mastery tree for the PvP Crossbow Build is Move from Crossbow and Assassination from Dagger.

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

• Crossbow- Consume 9 points into Move and then swap to Chain Fire to obtain Brutal Wound.
• Dagger- Use 9 points on the Assassination and then switch to Poison.

Weapon Mastery is a system that gives you experience for your weapon that is equipped proportional to the experience earned. Weapon Mastery points are limited at the beginning of the game but you gain more mastery points as you progress in the game. While your off-hand weapon gains less weapon mastery, your main-hand weapon gets all the mastery points.

Best Stat Points

The most important stat for the best PvP Crossbow Build is Dexterity and then Perception.

Below is the best recommended Stat Point:

• 30 Strength: affects defense, maximum health, maximum damage, and minimum damage.
• 54 Dexterity: affects critical attack, evasion, and maximum damage.
• 18 Wisdom: affects maximum mana and mana regeneration, skill cooldown, and maximum damage.
• 60 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

Pale Nemesis Hartach is the best Guardian for PvP Crossbow build because it acts as a doubled-strong defensive and offensive Guardian if used perfectly, enabling you to morph by marking the Guardian’s power onto your character.

Lady Knight Kamarshea is another Guardian that is best utilized due to 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.

Guardians act as a short-term ultimate or super ability with powerful effects and a long cooldown.  Enhance your strength and defend your weakness by choosing the right guardian. Complete Chapter 25 and reach level 25 to acquire Guardians. Increase your Crossbow PvP Build potential by learning the way to gain additional guardians. Keep in mind that these skills are used within 10 minutes.

Best Weapons, Armor, and Accessories

Below is the recommended equipment for the best PvP Crossbow 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 Crossbow and Dagger as there are no proficiency requirements.

Beginner: Leveling Equipment

Below are the best PvP Crossbow Beginner Weapons, Armor, and Accessories in Throne and Liberty:

Gear Slot	Best Gear Item	Effect
Main Hand Weapon	Repeating Crossbows	Heavy Attack Chance
Off Hand Weapon	Iron Dirks	Hit Chance
Head	Mask of the Resistance	Ranged Evasion
Cloak	Deadeye’s Cloak	Max Mana
Chest	Heroic Garb of the Resistance	Max Health
Hands	Glade Stalker Gloves	Magic Evasion
Legs	Ebon Roar Greaves	Melee Endurance
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 PvP Crossbow Build end-game Weapons, Armor, and Accessories in Throne and Liberty:

Gear Slot	Best Gear Item	Effect
Main Hand Weapon	Rex Chimaerus’s Crossbows	Heavy Attack Chance
Off Hand Weapon	Lequirus’s Wicked Thorns	Critical Hit Chance
Head	Phantom Wolf Mask	Ranged Evasion
Cloak	Ancient Tapestry Mantle	Weaken Resistance
Chest	Phantom Wolf Tunic	Ranged Endurance
Hands	Shadow Harvester Grips	Magic Evasion
Legs	Shadow Harvester Trousers	Mana Regen
Feet	Swirling Essence Shoes	Movement Speed
Necklace	Clasp of the Conqueror	Bind Chance
Bracelet	Bracers of Primal King	Collision Resistance
Ring 1	Etched Alabaster Band	Stun Chance
Ring 2	Amber Dimensional Band	Skill Damage Band
Belt	Belt of Bloodlust	Skill Damage Resistance

Build Summary – Throne and Liberty: Best PvP Crossbow and Dagger Build

FAQs About PvP Crossbow and Dagger Build in Throne and Liberty

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

You should prioritize Crossbow in Throne and Liberty because it allows you to fight in style with fast movement and unrelenting attack speed.

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

A dagger is the best Off-hand weapon to equip when using a Crossbow because it is a melee weapon that provides high burst damage.

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