Best Crusader Greatsword (GS) / Sword and Shield (SnS) PvE Build

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

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Crusader Greatsword / Sword Build Overview

Build Summary

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Summary	Skills	Weapons	Equipment
Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

Build Summary
Greatsword and Sword	Focus: Mobbing, CC, 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.

Stat Allocation

Stat	Total	Points From Lvl.	Points From Gear
Strength	69	26	33
Dexterity	13	0	3
Wisdom	13	0	3
Perception	40	17	13

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

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Skills and Specialization

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Summary	Skills	Weapons	Equipment
Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

Active Skills
Gaia Crash ▼ Frost Cleaving				Critical Hit ▲ Attack Speed ▲ Frost Cleaving
Shield Strike ▼ Piercing Attack				Piercing Attack
Valiant Brawl ▼ Cruel Smite				Cruel Smite
Annihilating Slash				Range ▲ Consecutive Use
DaVinci's Courage				Instant Healing Damage Reduction Duration ▲
Devastating Tornado ▼ Ice Tornado				Bonus Damage Cooldown ▼ Resistance ▲ Ice Tornado
Strategic Rush				-
Willbreaker ▼ 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
Frost Cleaving	>	Death Blow	Damage ▲ Damage Collection Cooldown ▼
Ice 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.

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Best Weapons

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Primary Weapon
Duke Magna's Provoking Warblade	・Max Health +600 ・Health Regen +60 ・Heavy Attack Chance +80

Note: All of the traits shown here are of max value!

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 +600 ・Health Regen +60 ・Heavy Attack Chance +80

Note: All of the traits shown here are of max value!

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.

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Best Armors and Accessories

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Note: All of the traits shown here are of max value!

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.

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Best Weapon Mastery

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Summary	Skills	Weapons	Equipment
Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

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.

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Best Guardian

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Best Guardian
Vampire Slayer Ezekiel	All defense +400. Deals damage over time equal to 0.6% of your Max Health every sec to hostile targets within a 2.5m radius. Restores Health by 20% of damage dealt to the targets.

Vampire Slayer Ezekiel's effect increases all Defenses, deal 0.6% of your Max Health as continuous damage every second to enemies within 2.5m, and restore HP by 20% of the damage dealt to the target. This adds even more durability and survivability, and turns the build's high HP into damage.

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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

Note: If the skills icons are confusing, some of the skill icons indicated here are using their specialized variants.

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 Ice 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.

Stats

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Offensive Stats

Stat	Value
Melee Hit	340
Ranged Hit	300
Magic Hit	300
Melee Crit. Hit	65
Ranged Crit. Hit	65
Magic Crit. Hit	65
Skill Damage Boost	240
Buff Duration	32%

Defensive Stats

Stat	Value
Melee Defense	2,121
Ranged Defense	2,136
Magic Defense	1,470
Melee Evasion	66
Ranged Evasion	26
Magic Evasion	26
Skill Damage Resistance	140
Damage Reduction	80
Debuff Duration	-12%
Melee Endurance	800
Ranged Endurance	480

Body Stats

Stat	Value
Max Health	22,735
Max Mana	5910
Max Stamina	100
Move Speed	600 | 6.5%
Health Regen	1,009.4
Mana Regen	573.15
Cooldown Speed	3%

Crowd Control Stats

Stat	Value
Weaken Chance	275
Stun Chance	407
Petrification Chance	200
Sleep Chance	200
Silence Chance	200
Terror Chance	200
Bind Chance	200
Collision Chance	306
Weaken Resistance	89
Stun Resistance	173
Bind Resistance	100

Miscellaneous Stats

Stat	Value
Humanoid Bonus Damage	27
Boss Damage Reduction	24
Shield Block Chance	35%
Reduce Damage: Shield	40%
All Evasion	40
Bonus Damage	13
Hit	95
Boss Endurance	120
Heavy Attack Chance	160
Stun Duration	6

Item Set Stats

Stat	Value
Chief Commander Set	Damage Reduction 18

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