Best Greatsword / Sword and Shield Build (PvE)

This is a guide on the Greatsword and Sword build for PvE in Throne and Liberty (TL). Read on to learn how to use the Sword and Greatsword build, including the best gears to equip, skill rotations, runes, traits, and more.

Attention!	This build is based on the Korean version of the game with some adjustments to match the features available in Global. We’re working on updating our builds to be fully accurate for the Global release. Thank you for your patience!

Greatsword / Sword Build Overview

Build Summary

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Equipment			Mastery			Guardian			Rotations

Build Summary
Greatsword and Sword	Focus: Mobbing, DPS, Tank, PvE Stat Priority: Strength, Perception
Skill Setup
Pros	Cons
Lots of CC Lots of buffs High durability and survivability	No range attacks Struggles against bosses

This build makes use of Greatsword and Sword weapons to create a high-crowd control and high-durability melee tank or frontliner. It's effective against mobs of enemies, allowing for faster farming and leveling.

Prioritize improving Strength first to maximize durability, then Perception for CC and buff enhancements.

Skills and Specialization

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Summary				Skills				Weapons
Equipment			Mastery			Guardian			Rotations

Active Skills
Gaia Crash				Critical Hit ▲ Attack Speed ▲ Frost Cleaving
Shield Strike				Piercing Attack
Valiant Brawl				Cruel Smite
Annihilating Slash				Range ▲ Consecutive Use
DaVinci's Courage				Instant Healing Damage Reduction Duration ▲
Devastating Tornado				Bonus Damage Cooldown ▼ Resistance ▲ Ice Tornado
Strategic Rush				-
Willbreaker				Evasion ▼ Damage Area Change
Provoking Roar				Bonus Damage Cooldown ▼ Effect Duration ▲
Counter Barrier				Additional Damage Boost
Immortal Pride				-
Stalwart Bastion				-
Passive Skills
Vital Force		Robust Constitution		Raging Frenzy		Impenetrable
Resilient Mind		Aegis Shield		Morale Boost		Spectrum of Agony
Defensive Skill
Shield Survival Technique

Active Skills Explantion

Devastating Tornado, Annihilating Slash, Provoking Roar, Gaia Crash, Shield Strike, Valiant Brawl and Willbreaker are all effective for clearing waves of enemies or mobbing. Strategic Rush's main purpose is to reset skill cooldowns with the help from the Morale Boost passive.

Stalwart Bastion and Counter Barrier works nicely together since Counter Barrier's counterattack damage is based on Damage Reduction. Counter Barrier's Shield Block Chance boost also synergizes well with the Resilient Mind and Aegis Shield passives.

DaVinci's Courage and Immortal Pride work great with the Vital Force passive, increasing overall damage output.

Focus on leveling up Devastating Tornado and Gaia Crash first since they are the build's primary damage skills, then go for DaVinci's Courage and Stalwart Bastion. The rest can be prioritized based on preference.

Passive Skills Explanation

Vital Force and Robust Constitution go well together since Vital Force's effects increase per 100 of Max Health.

Raging Frenzy and Impenetrable are perfect for clearing waves since both depend on the number of enemies within an area.

Resilient Mind, Spectrum of Agony, Aegis Shield, and Morale Boost all synergize with certain active skills.

Focus on leveling up Vital Force and Robust Constitution first as they provide a good balance of durability and damage, then go for Raging Frenzy and Impenetrable. The rest can be prioritized based on preference.

Solo Boss Skill Alternatives

Active Skill			Specialization
Provoking Roar	>	Stunning Blow	Hit Rate ▲ Cooldown ▼ Additional Damage Boost
Gaia Crash	>	Death Blow	Damage ▲ Damage Collection Cooldown ▼
Devastating Tornado	>	Guillotine Blade	Cooldown ▼ Damage Collection
Annihilating Slash	>	A Shot at Victory	-
Passive Skill			Explanation
Raging Frenzy	>	Indomitable Armor	Raging Frenzy would be useless in fighting bosses alone. Instead, Indomitable Armor provides more durability during the boss fight.
Spectrum of Agony	>	Gerad's Patience	Spectrum of Agony won't be needed anymore since Provoking Roar gets replaced for the build. Instead, Gerad's Patience provides CC resistance during boss fights.
Morale Boost	>	Victor's Morale	Morale Boost won't be needed anymore since the build has no skills that inflict collision. Instead, Victor's Morale provides a bit of HP and MP sustain during boss fights.

This skills setup is primarily for soloing boss fights, especially while progressing the main story.

Death Blow, Guillotine Blade, Shield Strike, and A Shot at Victory all deal strong single-target damage that's useful for quickly depleting a boss' HP. Meanwhile, Stunning Blow, Valiant Brawl, Willbreaker, and Strategic Rush are great setup or follow up skills.

DaVinci's Courage, Stalwart Bastion, Counter Barrier, and Immortal Pride provide durability and survivability during the boss fights. They also have synergy with other skills.

Focus on leveling up Death Blow since it's the strongest single-target damage skill prior to getting Guillotine Blade.

Best Weapons

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Equipment			Mastery			Guardian			Rotations

Primary Weapon
Duke Magna's Provoking Warblade	・Max Health ・Health Regen ・Heavy Attack Chance Max Health or Health Regen

Duke Magna's Provoking Warblade provides Strength and Max Health, which is perfect for the build. It also has Duke Magna's Taunt that gives a chance to inflict Provoke on enemies hit by Valiant Brawl.

Traits and resonance all focus on improving durability via HP.

Secondary Weapon
Karnix's Netherblade	・Max Health ・Health Regen ・Heavy Attack Chance Max Health or Health Regen

Karnix's Netherblade also provides Strength and Max Health with bonus damage against Humanoid enemies.

Traits and resonance all focus on improving durability via HP.

Best Armors and Accessories

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The armors and accessories selected all have the best Melee, Range, and Magic Defenses. Their traits and resonance focus primarily on maxing out HP, HP regen, and endurance for a high-durability build.

Best Weapon Mastery

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Summary				Skills				Weapons
Equipment			Mastery			Guardian			Rotations

Greatsword	・Charge (9 Pts) ・Incapacitate (6 Pts)
Sword	・Provoke and Counter (9 Pts) ・Boss (6 Pts)

For Greatsword, putting 9 points to Charge gives you durability, resistances, and a bit of cooldown speed and buff duration. Meanwhile, having 6 points to Incapacitate provides damage, stun duration, and mana regen.

For Sword, putting 9 points to Provoke & Counter provides you with more durability and survivability with a little buff duration. Meanwhile, having 6 points to Boss gives a decent mix of offense and defense.

Best Guardian

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Currently under construction, so please stay tuned!

Skill Rotations and Playstyle

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How to Play Sword and Shield / Greatsword Build
Single Target Burst Skill Rotation Mob Clearing Skill Rotation

Single Target Burst/Boss Fight Skill Rotation

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This combo maximizes Guillotine Blade's damage output. DaVinci's Courage and Immortal Pride will significantly increase your max HP, giving you extra skill damage via the Vital Force passive ability, while Stalwart Bastion's Great Fury skill specialization will further increase your skill damage.

Willbreaker will reduce the target's defenses, increasing the damage dealt to it. Stunning Blow will increase the damage of the next skill used after it and stun the target long enough to allow for a charged up Guillotine Blade. Death Blow can be used as a follow up after Guillotine Blade for even more damage.

Mob Clearing Skill Rotation

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This acts as the build's main mob clearing or farming combo. DaVinci's Courage, Stalwart Bastion, Immortal Pride, and Counter Barrier all increase durability to help out on taking groups of enemies. Willbreaker will reduce the enemies' defenses, allowing for more damage to be dealt. Provoking Roar inflicts enemies with Provoke, which will trigger Spectrum of Agony's effects.

Gaia Crash, Annihilating Slash, and Devastating Tornado are all great AOE skills for clearing out mobs quickly.

For more damage, opt to select the Great Fury skill specialization for Stalwart Bastion.

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