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Discover how to create a sword and shield build as a Beginner in Throne and Liberty as our guide explores skills, gear, stat points, and weapon choices.
The Sword and Shield beginner build guide will walk you through all the complex choices you must make to build in Throne and Liberty. The sword and Shield playstyle is geared towards tanking or healing, with the unique ability to provoke bosses. We discuss how to set up a build and character, skills, passives, gear, and more.
This guide has been updated for the official global release on October 1, 2024.
- Best Alternatives For Sword and Shield
- How to get Sword and Shield in Throne and Liberty?
- Features and Mechanics
- Best Weapon Combination Sword and Shield
- Alternatives Weapon Combination
- Best Stat Points
- Active Skills
- Passive Skills
- Defense Skills
- Level Progression
- Skill Upgrade Progression
- Best Sword and Shield Skill Specialization
- Weapon Mastery
- Best Guardian
- Weapons, Armor, and Accessories
- Gameplay, Tips, and Tricks
- Consumables
- Build Summary
Everything About Beginner Sword and Shield Build in Throne and Liberty
The Sword and Shield is a perfect fit for beginners who want the most survivability possible. You can debuff enemies, stun them, and increase your party’s survivability. Additionally, you can slot passive and active skills from other weapons to complement this group-oriented playstyle, such as the Wand. With the Wand and Tome off-hand weapon, you have unparalleled survivability.
This build will center on survivability and group utility for beginners. While the leveling process may be slower than other builds, you can easily change and increase the EXP gains. This build will help you get through group-oriented content, especially in Dungeons.
Best Alternatives For Sword and Shield
The Greatsword is the best alternative weapon to Sword and Shield because it does area damage with survivability. Moreover, the Greatsword is the only weapon that can debuff enemies with “aggression,” which forces enemies to attack you.
Pick up the Greatsword if you lack damage and want something that feels survivable as a DPS build.
How to get Sword and Shield in Throne and Liberty?
The best way to get a Sword and Shield in Throne and Liberty is at the Equipment Merchant in the main hub city after the tutorial. You can use a common crossbow and immediately unlock the skills by equipping it with your main hand. Additionally, you can craft the Dagger at Weapon Crafter throughout various cities in Throne and Liberty.
How to Play Sword and Shield in Throne and Liberty
The Sword and Shield gameplay loop is about using Counter Barrier to avoid attacks while taunting enemies with Provoking Roar (provoke debuff). Once your primary boss enemy is taunted, you maintain aggro with skills like Shield Strike or Shield Throw, causing aggression. Counter Barrier is the most important skill in your rotation because it increases shield block chance, reduces incoming damage, and counterattacks. Shield Strike’s cooldown is reduced when you counterattack with Counter Barrier, giving you a one-two punch combo to use repeatedly.
The Sword and Shield also has Strategic Rush which changes and pushes or stuns targets. This is used as a gap closer to reach targets and keep aggression and provoke up time high. Your off-hand weapon Wand and Tome can supplement healing or curses or a Greatsword for AOE damage.
Best Weapon Combination Sword and Shield
The best weapon combination for a beginner Sword and Shield build is a Wand and Tome in the off-hand due to the healing and debuff effects. The SnS and Wand playstyle allows you to seamlessly play as a tank or a healer in PvE or PvP content. Most MMORPGs lack players who fulfill these roles, and if you enjoy group content, you will always have a whole to fill.
Alternatives Weapon Combination
The second best weapon combination is the Greatsword + Sword and Shield because you gain AOE damage and stuns. The Greatsword in the off-hand or main-hand allows you to clear enemies while maintaining your high survivability. This combination is helpful if leveling feels slow and you need more damage to complete quest quickly.
Best Stat Points
The best stat points for the beginner sword and shield build are 30 strength, 30 wisdom, 19 dexterity, and 10 perception. Strength is your primary stat because it increases your health and defense, while Wisdom helps with mana, regeneration, and skill cooldown. With these two stat pools, you will have a big health pool and max mana to cast skills more frequently and take more damage. Additionally, Dexterity can be considered in place of Wisdom if you want more damage or more evasion. Perception is helpful but is the weakest of these stats.
Below is the best-recommended beginner Stat Point for a Sword and Shield Build:
- 30 Strength: affects defense, maximum health, maximum damage, and minimum damage.
- 30 Wisdom: affects maximum mana and mana regeneration, skill cooldown, and maximum damage.
- 19 Dexterity: affects critical attack, evasion, and maximum damage.
- 10 Perception: effect accuracy of attacks, Crowd Control effects, enhancing time boost ability, maximum damage, and minimum damage.
Active Skills
You can place up to 12 skills on your active skill bar from both weapons. Active skills are on a one-second global cooldown and can be used alongside light and heavy attacks. Below is a list of the active skills for the beginner sword and shield build in Throne and Liberty:
- Shield Strike: High damage skill that Weakens the target and increases its aggression.
- Counter Barrier: Increases the chance of Shield Block and will have you counterattack if you block.
- Strategic Rush: Mobility Skill that moves you 4.5 times attack range dealing damage and a 70% chance to apply Collision: Push.
- Chain Hook: Has a chance to apply Collision: Pull to a monster. It will pull you towards a boss instead. Increases Hostility to max.
- Provoking Roar: Has a chance to apply Weaken: Provoke against 6 enemies within 3 meters.
- Shield Throw: A ranged attack that hits all enemies in range and increases their aggression.
- Stalwart Bastion: Grants you and party members within 10 meters damage reduction.
- Annihilating Slash: Area of Effect attack that hits all enemies within range. Deals bonus damage to Weakened targets.
- Fierce Clash: Damages and applies Collision: Push to the target. Enemies hit by the initial target can also be pushed.
- Witty Strike: Small area of effect cone attack that restores mana for each target hit.
- Immortal Pride: Growth Skill that increases Max and Current Health when cast.
- A Shot at Victory: A growth skill that deals massive damage and increases the damage of other sword skills for 6 seconds.
Passive Skills
Below is a list of the passive skills for the beginner sword and shield build in Throne and Liberty:
- Skillful Evasion: Grants increased Evasion for targets with 10 meters. More is granted for provoked targets.
- Resilient Mind: Evading and successful Shield Blocks restore Mana and Health.
- Aegis Shield: Increases Defense for each 1% of Shield Block Chance.
- Spectrum of Agony: Increases damage and the duration of provoke on provoked targets that you hit.
- Gerad’s Patience: Increases CC resistance up to 10 times every time you evade, Shield Block, or block with defense skill.
- Impenetrable: Increases Defense for each target within a certain range.
- Morale Boost: Decreases the cooldown of your skills for every time you collide a target with another enemy.
Defense Skills
The Sword and Shield defense skill is the Shield Survival Technique. Defends against attacks. On defending against a Fury Attack while stationary, 690 Health regenerates, creates a shield equal to 14% of Max Health for 3s, and Shield Survival Technique changes to Retaliatory Strike for 1.5s. Defending against a Fury Attack within 0.5s increases Damage Reduction by 141 for 6s. Wrath Attacks can’t be defended. Use with the directional buttons to defend against attacks while moving 4m in the designated direction for 0.5s. Defending against a Fury or Wrath Attack creates a shield equal to 14% of Max Health for 3s, and the Shield Survival Technique changes to Retaliatory Strike for 1.5s.
Retaliatory Strike: Deals 380% of Base Damage + 147 damage to the target. Defending Fury Attacks with Shield Survival Technique before using Retaliatory Strike increases Retaliatory Strike damage by 65%, up to 3 times. Retaliatory Strike from the Shield Survival Technique with a directional button deals the maximum damage.
Level Progression
Level 1 Skills and Passives
At level one, you unlock four skills from each weapon. Make sure to buy a common weapon in the main hub city after tutorial. Shield Strike is your main spammable skill with a low cooldown that triggers aggression. Before using, cast Counter Barrier, which increases attack avoidance and lowers cooldown on Shield Strike after a counterattack. These two skills are your main combo. Strategic Rush is a gap closer, while Chain Hook is a pull and aggression builder. The main way to taunt enemies is with Provoking Roar unlocked at level 11. Until then, gain aggro by using Shield Strike and Chain Hook.
The skills from the Wand and Tome are mainly focused on applying curse debuff rather than exploding it. Touch of Despair and Corrupted Magic Circle inflict a curse, while Curse Explosion consumes the curse and does damage. Swift Healing is your heal skill and is important use frequently and save mana when you need a heal.
Below is a list of the recommended active and passive skills for the sword and shield build at level 1:
| Active Skills | Passive Skills |
|---|---|
| Shield Strike (Sword and Shield) | Skillful Evasion (Sword and Shield) |
| Counter Barrier (Sword and Shield) | Resilient Mind (Sword and Shield) |
| Strategic Rush (Sword and Shield) | Aegis Shield (Sword and Shield) |
| Chain Hook (Sword and Shield) | – |
| Touch of Despair (Wand) | – |
| Curse Explosion (Wand) | – |
| Swift Healing (Wand) | – |
| Corrupted Magic Circle (Wand) | – |
Level 15 Skills and Passives
At level 15, you should have access to four more abilities, two from each weapon. Provoking Roar is your main tool for taunting or “provoking” enemies and forcing them to attack you not your teammates. You then use Shield Strike on cooldown to keep the aggression high on you. Shield Throw is a ranged damage tool that boosts heavy attack chance and also increases aggression. However, the cooldown is much longer, and the mana cost is higher.
Cursed Nightmare and Clay’s Salvation become unlocked from Wand and Tome. Cursed Nightmare is a powerful crowd control spell that puts a target asleep, and if you don’t attack, it will remain asleep. Therefore, use this before a pull on a ranged target to lower incoming damage. Clay’s Salvation is a group heal and useful in dungeons when you have the mana to support casting it.
Below is a list of the recommended active and passive skills for the sword and shield build at level 15:
| Active Skills | Passive Skills |
|---|---|
| Shield Strike (Sword and Shield) | Skillful Evasion (Sword and Shield) |
| Counter Barrier (Sword and Shield) | Resilient Mind (Sword and Shield) |
| Strategic Rush (Sword and Shield) | Aegis Shield (Sword and Shield) |
| Chain Hook (Sword and Shield) | – |
| Provoking Roar (Sword and Shield) | – |
| Shield Throw (Sword and Shield) | – |
| Touch of Despair (Wand) | – |
| Curse Explosion (Wand) | – |
| Swift Healing (Wand) | – |
| Corrupted Magic Circle (Wand) | – |
| Cursed Nightmare (Wand) | – |
| Clay’s Salvation (Wand) | – |
Level 25 Skills and Passives
At level 25, you will have more skills than fit on your bar and should swap some weaker skills out. Drop Chain Hook for Stalwart Bastion: an increase in damage reduction for 9 seconds. This is helpful during damage mechanics, where you cannot outheal it, or a telegraph, where you know a damage spike is coming.
At this stage, you can swap out Wand and Tome skills if you don’t find them useful. However, you should use the curse debuff and explosion combo in AOE situations.
Below is a list of the recommended active and passive skills for the sword and shield build at level 25:
| Active Skills | Passive Skills |
|---|---|
| Shield Strike (Sword and Shield) | Skillful Evasion (Sword and Shield) |
| Counter Barrier (Sword and Shield) | Resilient Mind (Sword and Shield) |
| Strategic Rush (Sword and Shield) | Aegis Shield (Sword and Shield) |
| Stalwart Bastion (Sword and Shield) | Spectrum of Agony (Sword and Shield) |
| Provoking Roar (Sword and Shield) | Full of Corruption (Wand) |
| Shield Throw (Sword and Shield) | – |
| Touch of Despair (Wand) | – |
| Curse Explosion (Wand) | – |
| Swift Healing (Wand) | – |
| Corrupted Magic Circle (Wand) | – |
| Cursed Nightmare (Wand) | – |
| Clay’s Salvation (Wand) | – |
Level 36 Skills and Passives
At level 36, drop either Cursed Nightmare for Witty Strike. Witty Strike damages three targets at 120 angles and recovers mana per target hit. This is a helpful AOE damage skill and a sustain tool to keep your mana high and skill casting going.
Below is a list of the recommended active and passive skills for the sword and shield build at level 36:
| Active Skills | Passive Skills |
|---|---|
| Shield Strike (Sword and Shield) | Skillful Evasion (Sword and Shield) |
| Counter Barrier (Sword and Shield) | Resilient Mind (Sword and Shield) |
| Strategic Rush (Sword and Shield) | Aegis Shield (Sword and Shield) |
| Stalwart Bastion (Sword and Shield) | Spectrum of Agony (Sword and Shield) |
| Provoking Roar (Sword and Shield) | Full of Corruption (Wand) |
| Shield Throw (Sword and Shield) | Gerad’s Patience (Sword and Shield) |
| Touch of Despair (Wand) | Impenetrable (Sword and Shield) |
| Curse Explosion (Wand) | – |
| Swift Healing (Wand) | – |
| Corrupted Magic Circle (Wand) | – |
| Witty Strike (Sword and Shield) | – |
| Clay’s Salvation (Wand) | – |
Level 50 Skills and Passives
At level 50, you can swap weapons and or skills depending on your needs and playstyle. In PvE dungeons, if you are tanking, take more skills that cause aggression and sustain provoke. If you are healing, use more Wand and Tome skills. However, you need to keep Counter Barrier Shield Strike, and Strategic Rush as your main foundations.
Below is a list of the recommended active and passive skills for the sword and shield build at level 50:
| Active Skills | Passive Skills |
|---|---|
| Shield Strike (Sword and Shield) | Skillful Evasion (Sword and Shield) |
| Counter Barrier (Sword and Shield) | Resilient Mind (Sword and Shield) |
| Strategic Rush (Sword and Shield) | Aegis Shield (Sword and Shield) |
| Stalwart Bastion (Sword and Shield) | Spectrum of Agony (Sword and Shield) |
| Provoking Roar (Sword and Shield) | Full of Corruption (Wand) |
| Shield Throw (Sword and Shield) | Gerad’s Patience (Sword and Shield) |
| Touch of Despair (Wand) | Impenetrable (Sword and Shield) |
| Witty Strike (Sword and Shield) | Saint’s Oath (Wand) |
| Swift Healing (Wand) | – |
| Corrupted Magic Circle (Wand) | – |
| Cursed Nightmare (Wand) | – |
| Clay’s Salvation (Wand) | – |
Skill Upgrade Progression
Skills come in different rarities and can be upgraded through growth stones. Upgrading skills increases their effectiveness and unlocks new perks and benefits like extra damage, more targets hit, etc. As you progress the skill from uncommon to rare to epic, the material required and cost increase. Therefore, players must select the most used and powerful skills to level first. This leveling skills system is RNG, and spending countless materials on a weak skill can be frustrating.
Below are how skills upgrade and progress in Throne and Liberty:
- Skill 1: Level 1 Uncommon
- Skill 2 Level 1 Uncommon
- Skill 3 Level 1 Uncommon
- Skill 4 Level 11 Rare
- Skill 5 Level 21 Rare
- Skill 6 Level 29 Epic
- Skill 7 Level 37 Epic
- Skill 8 Level 44 Epic
- Skill 9 Level 50 Epic
- Skill 10 Level 50 Epic
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.
Active Skill Upgrade Progression
Below are the most important skills to upgrade in Throne and Liberty using the beginner sword and shield build:
- Counter Barrier (SnS) uncommon to rare
- Shield Strike (SnS) uncommon to rare
- Provoking Roar (SnS) uncommon to rare
- Swift Healing (Wand) uncommon to rare
- Touch of Despair (Wand) uncommon to rare
- Counter Barrier (SnS) rare to epic
- Shield Strike (SnS) rare to epic
- Provoking Roar (SnS) rare to epic
- Swift Healing (Wand) rare to epic
- Touch of Despair (Wand) rare to epic
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.
Passive Skill Upgrade Progression
Below are the most important passive skill to upgrade in Throne and Liberty using the beginner sword and shield build:
- Skillful Evasion (Sword and Shield)
- Resilient Mind (Sword and Shield)
- Aegis Shield (Sword and Shield)
- Full of Corruption (Wand)
- Saint’s Oath (Wand)
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.
Best Sword and Shield Skill Specialization
Below are the recommended skill specializations for the Sword and Shield beginner build:
- Shield Strike Piercing Attack (5) – Deals 360% of Base Damage + 16 to the target and other enemies within a 60- degrees cone. Weakens the target with a 70% chance to decrease Magic, Melee, and Ranged Hit by 250 for 6s. Shield Strike’s Melee Heavy Attack Chance increases by 20 per 1% of Shield Block Chance. On counterattacking with Counter Barrier, Shield Strike cooldown decrease by 1.3s. The target’s Aggression greatly increases.
- Counter Barrier Concentrated Barrier (7) – For 6s, on evading an attack, using Shield Block, or blocking with a Defense Skill within 1.35 times the Attack Range (4.5 times for Magic and Ranged) performs a counterattack that deals damage equal to 250% of Damage Reduction to the attacker. The counterattack damage is not affected by Critical Hit and Heavy Attack Chance. When hit, store received damage up to 100% of Max Health, and when reused within 6s, inflict 15% of stored damage + 200% of base damage to all enemies within Attack Range, and the effect is removed. For 3s after the effect is removed, Shield Block Chance increases by 13%.
- Strategic Rush Effects Target (3) – Strategic Rush can now target up to 8 targets.
- Chain Hook Controlling Rake (7) – Has an 80% chance to apply Collision: Pull to up to 10 enemies within 6 times the attack range in the designated direction, Binding them for 3 seconds.
- Provoking Roar Cleaving Roar (5) – Has an 70% chance to decrease Melee, Ranged, and Magic Endurance by 200 to 6 enemies within 3m range for 2s (3s against Monsters, always hits).
Weapon Mastery
Provoke & Counter is the best weapon mastery tree for the Sword and Shield build because it focuses on damage reduction and increased health. Secondarily, Boss is helpful if you do dungeons frequently. The Wand and Tome Mastery Tree should be Recovery to keep your resource sustained high and allow usage of skills.
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 Guardian
The best Guardian for the beginner sword and shield 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 Longbow + Crossbow Build is the following:
- Eternal Barrier (Lady Knight Kamarshea) – a defensive shield that helps survivability.
- 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 Beginner 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.
Therefore, it’s important that you craft the correct equipment early in Throne and Liberty. Then, you can upgrade to higher quality throughout your playthrough and end at the max level of 50 with a properly balanced set of gear specifically designed for your beginner sword and shield build.
Weapons
Below are the best beginner sword and shield build Weapons in Throne and Liberty:
| Gear Slot | Best Gear Item | Effect | Found |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Hand Weapon | Elite Resistance Sword | Max Health | Chapter 5 a sacred pledge of blood or Crafted |
| Off Hand Weapon | Elite Resistance Wand | Max Health | Chapter 5 a sacred pledge of blood or Crafted |
Armor
Below are the best beginner sword and shield build Armor in Throne and Liberty:
| Gear Slot | Best Gear Item | Effect | Found |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Elite Resistance Hood | Evasion | Chapter 7 Standstorm Overlord or Crafted |
| Cloak | Elite Resistance Cloak | Debuff Duration | Precious Blessing Container or Crafted |
| Chest | Elite Resistance Plate Armor | Max Health | Armadillo drop or Crafted |
| Hands | Elite Resistance Assault Gloves | Mana Regen | Chapter 7 Standstorm Overlord or Crafted |
| Legs | Elite Resistance Leather Pants | Max Health | Hermit Crab drop or Crafted |
| Feet | Elite Resistance Leather Boots | Max Health | Precious Blessing Container or Crafted |
Accessories
Below are the best beginner sword and shield build Accessories in Throne and Liberty:
| Gear Slot | Best Gear Item | Effect | Found |
|---|---|---|---|
| Necklace | Crude Wind Necklace | Stun Chance | Drop from Orc Fighter or Crafted |
| Bracelet | Crude Conquest Bracelet | Max Health | Uncommon Accessory Chest or Crafted |
| Ring 1 | Crude Stone Band | Stun Chance | Uncommon Accessory Chest or Crafted |
| Ring 2 | Crude Flame Band | Skill Damage Boost | Uncommon Accessory Chest or Crafted |
| Belt | Crude Vitality Belt | Max Health | Uncommon Accessory Chest or Crafted |
Gameplay, Tips, and Tricks for Throne and Liberty Best Beginner Sword and Shield Build
Below are 10 Gameplay Tips and Tricks for the beginner sword and shield build in Throne and Liberty:
- Survival – rotate defensive skills like Stalwart Bastion, Immortal Pride, and Blessed Barrier.
- Movement – use your gap closer. Strategic Rush to close the distance and Shield Throw if targets escape you.
- Damage – your main damage skill is A Shot at Victory, which does more damage after defending against a Fury Attack.
- Food – used to increase defense skills.
- Healing – self-heal with Swift Healing, Clay’s Salvation, Recovery Crystal, and World Tree Leaf.
- Debuff – Shield strike weakens targets and is your main debuff, though you can swap a skill and get a curse.
- Guardian – use the Guardian as a last restore survival tool when your defensive skills are on cooldown.
- Rotation – Charge in, Counter Barrier, Shield Strike, then maintain aggro with Shield Throw or damage with A Shot at Victory.
- Remedy – use the defensive remedy on cooldown or when you expect big incoming damage.
- Weapon Flex – swap to Greatsword on off-hand while leveling or playing solo.
Best Consumables, Stellarite, Remedy, and Food
In Throne and Liberty, consumables play an important part in your build’s overall power. One-time use items like Stellarite and World Tree Leaf add damage or healing to the player. These items should always be stocked up and used throughout leveling and boss fights. Moreover, food and Remedy make a difference in challenging encounters.
The following list represents the best individual use consumable items that will aid in the beginner sword and shield build in Throne and Liberty:
- Stellarite – adds 10% of weapon damage consumed on every attack. Stock up at Sundries Merchant before adventuring, as the passive boost in damage is significant.
- World Tree Leaf – enables Amitoi to heal the player passively every 6 seconds. World Tree Leafs are consumed per each heal. Purchase these at Sundries Merchant and keep 1,000+ on you at all times.
- Recovery Crystal – instantly restoring 750 of your health with a one-minute cooldown. These come in a variety of forms, with more powerful versions. You should combine this healing with any skill-based healing and be aware of the long one-minute cooldown.
- Attack Remedy – increase damage delt by 20% for 15 seconds with a two-minute cooldown.
- Defense Remedy – reduces damage taken by 20% for 15 seconds with a two-minute cooldown.
- Aroma Pie – increases all hits and all critical hits by 60 for 30 minutes. Useful when leveling and farming enemies without a lot of boss fights.
- Rare Quarba Sandwich – increase boss hit and boss critical hit by 90 for 30 minutes. Specific to boss encounters in dungeons, towers, and event farming.
- Salted Jerky – increase all defense by 120 for 30 minutes. Useful when needing extra survivability at the expense of damage.
Build Summary – Throne and Liberty: Best Beginner Sword and Shield Build
Weapon Choices
- Main Hand – Sword and Shield
- Off Hand – Wand
Stat Points
- 30 Strength
- 30 Wisdom
- 19 Dexterity
- 10 Perception
Sword and Mastery: Provoke & Counter
Wand Mastery Recovery
Guardian:
Consumables
- Food – Salted Jerky
- Remedy – Defense Remedy
Best Active Skills
- Shield Strike (Sword and Shield)
- Counter Barrier (Sword and Shield)
- Blessed Barrier (Wand)
- Stalwart Bastion (Sword and Shield)
- Provoking Roar (Sword and Shield)
- Shield Throw (Sword and Shield)
- Touch of Despair (Wand)
- Witty Strike (Sword and Shield)
- Swift Healing (Wand)
- Corrupted Magic Circle (Wand)
- Immortal Pride (Sword and Shield)
- Clay’s Salvation (Wand)
Best Passive Skills
- Skillful Evasion (Sword and Shield)
- Resilient Mind (Sword and Shield)
- Aegis Shield (Sword and Shield)
- Spectrum of Agony (Sword and Shield)
- Full of Corruption (Wand)
- Gerad’s Patience (Sword and Shield)
- Impenetrable (Sword and Shield)
- Saint’s Oath (Wand)
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