Best Throne and Liberty: Warden Build

Unlock the ultimate power in Throne and Liberty with our guide to crafting the best Warden Sword and Shield Build as it explains gear, stat points, and rotation.

The Sword and Shield is one of the best average-range weapons you can equip in Throne and Liberty. We’ll discuss everything about the best Warden Build in this guide, including the pros and cons of Sword and Shield, best weapons choice, best skills, weapons, armor, accessories, beginner leveling equipment, and much more. You should also know the best off-hand weapon to equip when using a Sword and Shield.

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

Everything About Best Warden Build in Throne and Liberty

Sword and Shield is a perfect weapon to debuff enemies, stun them, and increase your party’s survivability in Throne and Liberty. It is excellent for tanking. Sword and Shield, a combination that you will find in almost all fantasy games, can withstand pressure from bosses. You can get the Sword and Shield from the Equipment Merchant in the main hub city after the tutorial.

In Throne and Liberty, skills are abilities you can use and change depending on your equipped weapons. Your weapon choices determine your skills and build. You can swap weapons and gain a new set of skills as well. Skills come in three forms – active, passive, and defensive.

Sword and Shield Pros	Sword and Shield Cons
Extremely Versatile	No AOE options
Crowd Control	Average Range and Mobility
Survivability	Low Damage Output
Balanced Style

Best Weapons Choice

The Warden build main hand weapon is the Sword and Shield. It provides you with excellent survivability and a balanced playstyle in most scenarios. Sword and Shield can be paired with almost every other weapon available in Throne and Liberty to create unique builds that suit your playstyle. It can also be effective at crowd control and create opportunities for setting up the field and dealing massive damage.

The off-hand weapon for the Warden Build is the Longbow. It mainly revolves around crit in Throne and Liberty. It offers cooldown resets on major damage-dealing skills. Therefore, the Longbow allows the player to use their strongest damage skills over and over up to three times.

You can control your targets at range by accessing Roots. You’ll also have access to the only counter to Stealth in the game, revealing and stunning health targets. Longbow specializes in long-range sniping, binding enemies from behind, and dealing maximum damage.

The other weapon that works well with the Sword and Shield in Warden Build is the Crossbow. It is really good for 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. Crossbows are fast and deal a lot of damage in close range. Crossbows have weak AOE damage, so you can use them as if they belong to the melee class.

Best Skills

Counter Barrier and Ensnaring Arrow (Active Skills) are the best skills to us, along with Aegis Shield and Steady Aim (Passive Skills). You should also use Overtaker.

Below are the recommended skills for the Best Warden Sword and Shield Build in Throne and Liberty:

Active Skills

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

1. Shield Strike (Sword and Shield) – High damage skill that Weakens the target and increases its aggression.
2. Counter Barrier (Sword and Shield) – Increases the chance of Shield Block and will have you counterattack if you block.
3. Provoking Roar (Sword and Shield) – Has a chance to apply Weaken: Provoke against 6 enemies within 3 meters.
4. Immortal Pride (Sword and Shield) – Growth Skill that increases Max and Current Health when cast.
5. Stalwart Bastion (Sword and Shield) – Damage Reduction 103 for 9s for you and party members within a 10m radius.
6. Annihilating Slash (Sword and Shield) – Area of Effect attack that hits all enemies within range. Deals bonus damage to Weakened targets.
7. Ensnaring Arrow (Longbow) – Deals damage and Binds the target, which helps increase DPS via passives.
8. Zephyr’s Nock (Longbow) – An extremely high damage ability that does more damage the further you are from your target.
9. Strafing (Longbow) – Massive damage ability that fires four arrows, and if two hits, it will remove cooldown and allow use again at half the mana cost.
10. Deadly Marker (Longbow) – Mark a target to increase your critical hit for you and all party members for 9 seconds.
11. Blitz (Longbow) – Resets the cooldown of the recently used skill. Used to combo hard-hitting damage attacks.
12. Arrow Vortex (Longbow) – Fires an area-of-effect attack that slows enemies and pulls them towards the center.

Passive Skills

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

1. Skillful Evasion (Sword and Shield) – Magic and Ranged Evasion 30 per 1m of proximity to the target, up to 300.
2. Aegis Shield (Sword and Shield) – Increases Defense for each 1% of Shield Block Chance.
3. Impenetrable (Sword and Shield) – Increases Defense for each target within a certain range.
4. Gerad’s Patience (Sword and Shield) – Increases CC resistance up to 10 times every time you evade, Shield Block, or block with defense skill.
5. Steady Aim (Longbow) – Increases critical hit against bound targets.
6. Rapidfire Stance (Longbow) – Staying in place increases your damage; thus, stay in position if possible.
7. Sniper’s Sense (Longbow) – Increase the critical longer distance you are.
8. Distorted Sanctuary (Longbow) – Increases Endurance and Continuous Health Recovery from skills based on party members within 16 meters.

Defense Skills

Overtaker

The best Longbow defensive skill in Throne and Liberty is the Overtaker. You boost defensive for 3 seconds when you defend against an attack while stationary. Overtaker will increase Magic, Melee, and Ranged Critical Hit by 410 for 5 seconds if a Fury Attack is defended within 0.5s.

Defensive skills 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 it using your defensive skill at the right moment for a perfect defense. Weapons have their own defensive skills, and these consume stamina instead of mana. They are shown on the left of your user interface when used. You will get special effects when you successfully defend against a Fury Attack. Also, 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. It requires crafting materials. You can continue to increase your skill after reaching level five to get a rare or epic bonus. Bonuses will help you significantly impact the effectiveness of your skills.

Since you will have a limited supply of crafting materials, you must prioritize when it comes to skill progression. Below are the recommended active and passive skill upgrade progression.

Active Skill Upgrades

The best recommended active skills upgrade in order:

• Overtaker Uncommon to Rare
• Counter Barrier Uncommon to Rare
• Zephyr’s Nock Uncommon to Rare
• Ensnaring Arrow Uncommon to Rare
• Ensnaring Arrow Rare to Epic
• Counter Barrier Rare to Epic
• Overtaker Rare to Epic
• Stalwart Bastion Uncommon to Rare
• Provoking Roar Uncommon to Rare
• Zephyr’s Nock Rare to Epic

Passive Skill Upgrades

The best recommended passive skills upgrade in order:

• Aegis Shield Uncommon to Rare
• Distorted Sanctuary Uncommon to Rare
• Skillful Evasion Uncommon to Rare
• Distorted Sanctuary Rare to Epic
• Aegis Shield Rare to Epic
• Steady Aim Uncommon to Rare
• Gerad’s Patience Uncommon to Rare
• Gerad’s Patience Rare to Epic
• Steady Aim Rare to Epic
• Impenetrable Uncommon to Rare

Skill Specialization

Below is the recommended 100-point skill specialization for a Warden Sword and Shield build upon reaching level 50:

• Shield Strike
  • Piercing Strike
  • Aggro Increased
• Provoking Roar
  • Effect Duration Increase
  • Additional Damage
• Stalwart Bastion
  • Movement Speed Increase
• Ensnaring Arrow
  • Duration Increase
• Strafing
  • Gale
  • Consecutive Use
• Blitz
  • Limit Break
  • Cooldown Decrease
• Counter Barrier
  • Cooldown Decrease
  • Damaged Increased
• Immortal Pride
  • Mana Cost Reduced
• Annihilating Slash
  • Consecutive Use
  • Radius Increased
• Zephyr’s Nock
  • Adds Collision
  • Cooldown Decrease
• Deadly Marker
  • Hit Chance Increase

Skill Specialization offers the unique ability to maintain and adjust skills according to the required Warden Build. 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.

Weapon Mastery

The best weapon mastery tree for the Warden Build is Boss from Sword and Shield and Sniping from Longbow.

Below are the best weapon mastery selections in Throne and Liberty using the Warden Sword and Shield Build.

• Sword and Shield – Allocate 9 points on Boss to gain Stun resistance, then switch to the Provoke & Counter for Impregnable Stance.
• Longbow – Use 9 points on Sniping for ranged hit and then swap to Check to get the range damage.

Weapon Mastery is a system that gives you experience for your equipped weapon, proportional to the experience earned. You will get a limited number of Weapon Mastery points at the start of the game, but you will start earning more as your experience increases with each kill and quest. 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 Warden Sword and Shield build are Dexterity and then Strength.

Below are the recommended Stat Points:

• 49 Strength: affects defense, maximum health, maximum damage, and minimum damage.
• 50 Dexterity: affects critical attack, evasion, and maximum damage.
• 19 Wisdom: affects maximum mana and mana regeneration, skill cooldown, and maximum damage.
• 30 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, the number of Stat Points required to increase a certain stat will increase to two as you move forward. Moreover, once stats reach a certain level spent (30 or greater), you gain unique bonuses.

Guardian

The best Guardian for the Warden Sword and Shield Build is Lady Knight Kamarshea because of its 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 Warden Sword and Shield 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 Greatsword Solo Build further. Guardians have a limited timer. You can use them in 10 minutes, so save them for critical situations.

Best Weapons, Armor, and Accessories

Below are the recommended equipment for a Warden build including weapons, armor, and accessories:

Weapons, armor, and accessories can be found throughout Throne and Liberty questing or combat. However, crafting specific equipment that grants bonuses to your Warden build will be the most effective way to increase your power.

Beginner: Leveling Equipment

Below are the best Warden Sword and Shield Build beginner weapons, armor, and accessories in Throne and Liberty:

Gear Slot	Best Gear Item	Effect
Main Hand Weapon	Manasteel Sword	Hit Chance
Off Hand Weapon	Sniper Longbow	Heavy Attack Chance
Head	Fortune Telling Cowl	Magic Evasion
Cloak	Shroud of Striking	Max Mana
Chest	Intricate Leather Tunic	Ranged Evasion
Hands	Acolyte Gloves	Magic Evasion
Legs	Fortune Telling Shoes	Max Mana
Feet	Fortune Telling Pants	Magic Evasion
Necklace	Necklace of Endurance	Bind Chance
Bracelet	Bracelet of Conquest	Sleep Resistance
Ring 1	Ring of Willpower	Weaken Chance
Ring 2	Ring of Robustness	Buff Duration
Belt	Belt of Meditation	Skill Damage Resistance

End-Game: Best in Slot Equipment

Below are the best Warden Sword and Shield Build end-game weapons, armor, and accessories in Throne and Liberty:

Gear Slot	Best Gear Item	Effect
Main Hand Weapon	Queen Bellandir’s Languishing Blade	Heavy Attack Chance
Off Hand Weapon	Tevent’s Arc of Wailing Death	Critical Hit Chance
Head	Shadow Harvester Mask	Ranged Evasion
Cloak	Supreme Devotion	Skill Damage Resistance
Chest	Coat of the Executioner	Magic Evasion
Hands	Shadow Harvester Grips	Magic Endurance
Legs	Greaves of the Field General	Debuff Duration
Feet	Boots of the Infernal Herald	Mana Regen
Necklace	Clasp of the Conqueror	Bind Chance
Bracelet	Ancient Saurodoma Bracers	Skill Damage Resistance
Ring 1	Dark Seraph Ring	Max Mana
Ring 2	Embossed Granite Band	Buff Duration
Belt	Flamewrought Bindings	Bind Resitance

Build Summary – Throne and Liberty: Best Warden Build

FAQs About Best Warden Build in Throne and Liberty

Q1: Why should you choose the Sword and Shield weapon in Throne and Liberty?

You should select the Sword and Shield because of more durability and tank build, and it can take more damage from bosses and allies.

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

The Longbow is the best off-hand weapon to equip when using a Sword and Shield because it’s perfect for long-range sniping, binding enemies from behind, and dealing maximum damage.

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