Best Longbow / Dagger Build (PvE)

This is a guide on the Longbow and Dagger build for PvE in Throne and Liberty (TL). This guide shows how to effectively use the Longbow and Dagger to inflict high single-target damage, 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!

Longbow / Dagger Build Overview

Build Summary

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Equipment			Mastery			Guardian			Rotations

Build Summary
Longbow and Dagger	Focus: PvE, DPS, Single Target, Utility Stat Priority: Dexterity, Perception
Skill Setup
Pros	Cons
High single-target damage Low cooldowns	Slow mob clearing Low defense

The Longbow and Dagger build focuses on applying multiple stacks of Thunderclouds and Gale to a marked enemy before blinking in to execute the target. This build uses a hit-and-run playstyle, rewarding players who can successfully execute their skill rotations.

This build will require full investment into Dexterity and Perception, making sure the player hits 50 on both stats. This is to max out the hit rate, and attack speed for this build, and gain bonuses from stat breakpoints such as Critical Hit, Hit Rate, Range, etc.. Extra stat points can be reallocated into Wisdom.

Skills and Specialization

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Summary				Skills				Weapons
Equipment			Mastery			Guardian			Rotations

Active Skills
Shadow Strike				Effect Accumulation Shadow Escape
Inject Venom				Cooldown ▼ Lightning Infusion
Brutal Incision				Thunderclouds Bombing
Umbral Spirit				Duration ▲ Thunder Spirit
Fatal Stigma				Range ▲
Frenzied Sword Dance				-
Zephyr's Nock				Cooldown ▼ Damage ▲
Ensnaring Arrow				Cooldown Resets
Strafing				Consecutive Use Able to Move Gale
Nature's Blessing				-
Deadly Marker				Target
Flash Arrow				Flash Wave
Passive Skills
Destructive Fang		Assassin's Instincts		Murderous Energy		Shadow Walker
Wrathful Edge		Steady Aim		Roxie's Arrowhead		Sniper's Sense
Defensive Skill
Block Blade

Active Skills

Inject Venom, Deadly Marker, and Strafing are the bread and butter of this build, quickly applying Thunderclouds stacks. Zephyr's Nock and Ensnaring Arrow can be used for an extra burst of damage and should be used when available. Flash Arrow can be used to briefly stun a horde of enemies before repositioning

Once the enemy is below 50% health, use Shadow Strike, Fatal Stigma, Umbral Spirit, and Frenzied Sword Dance to deliver the final blow. Nature's Blessing can be used to recover health. When levelling skills, always max out and prioritize Zephyr's Nock, Strafing, Inject Venom, and Deadly Marker.

Passive Skills

Destructive Fang and Murderous Energy increase Thunderclouds uptime and damage bonuses from skill specializations.

Assassin's Instincts, Wrathful Edge, Steady Aim, Roxie's Arrowhead, and Sniper's Sense should be taken as they provide a consistent damage boost. Additionally, Shadow Walker increases your defenses and evasion when using mobility skills.

Prioritize Destructive Fang, Murderous Energy, Wrathful Edge, and Assassin's Instincts when levelling passive skills.

Best Weapons

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Equipment			Mastery			Guardian			Rotations

Primary Weapon
Tevent's Arc of Wailing Death	・Attack Speed ・Critical Hit ・Heavy Attack Chance ・Critical Hit
Weapon Effect
Tevent's Bombardment	Shoots a bonus projectile whenever using Strafing, dealing 54% of Base Damage

Tevent's Arc of Wailing Death is recommended for this build as it increases applications of Thunderclouds and Gale with its passive ability. For traits and resonance, take offensive traits such as Critical Hit and Attack Speed to increase uptime and debuff applications.

Secondary Weapon
Lequirus's Wicked Thorns	・Critical Hit ・Heavy Attack Chance ・Hit ・Critical Hit
Weapon Effect
Lequirus's Gale Blade	Base Damage 50 ▲ for 3s upon using Dagger Mobility Skills.

Lequirus's Wicked Thorns is recommended for this build as it will consistently boost damage after using a mobility skill. This synergizes with Shadow Strike, as well as its skill specialization Shadow Escape. Take offensive traits and resonances such as Critical Hit, Attack Speed, and Hit to boost the DPS of this build.

Best Armors and Accessories

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The Ghost Wolf set bonus provides damage as well as increased chance for off-hand attacks. This significantly boosts your damage output when skills are on cooldown, and further helps applying Thundercloud and Gale stacks.

For accessories, Collar of Decimation and Ancient Saurodoma Bracers are taken for the extra boost to Evasion given. Amber Dimensional Band, Deadeye Band, and Girdle of Spectral Skulls all provide boosts to Dexterity and Perception, allowing you to reach stat breakpoints.

Prioritize traits that boost damage, attack speed, and mana. Traits that give evasion and CC resistance are also recommended for more survivability.

Best Weapon Mastery

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Equipment			Mastery			Guardian			Rotations

Dagger	・Assassination (6 Pts) ・Poison (9 Pts)
Longbow	・Check (9 Pts) ・Sniping (6 Pts)

This Mastery loadout allows players to maximize damage and boost off-hand weapon chance, increasing Thunderclouds applications. For this loadout, point allocation goes into damage boosting skills as well as utility skills that improve the build's uptime.

Best Guardian

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Currently under construction, so please stay tuned!

Skill Rotations and Playstyle

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How to Play Longbow / Dagger Build
Ranged Thunderclouds Stacking Combo AOE/Mobbing Melee Execute Combo

Ranged Thunderclouds Stacking Combo

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After initiating with Inject Venom and Deadly Marker, activate Strafing to stack Gale and Thunderclouds on the target. Activate Zephyr's Nock to finish off the combo.

Lightning Infusion is a non negotiable. Target under Deadly Marker is also viable. Consecutive Use and Gale under Strafing is required to maximize Gale stacks. Lastly, take Damage ▲ under Zephyr's Nock.

AOE/Mobbing Rotation

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Activate Inject Venom to inflict Thunderclouds during the combo. Then, activate Flash Arrow to briefly stun enemies before blinking into melee range with Shadow Strike. Finish off the combo with Frenzied Sword Dance to inflict AOE damage and more Thunderclouds stacks in a group of targets.

Flash Wave under Flash arrow provides a wider AOE. Shadow Escape under Shadow Strike is also a necessity to ensure an escape.

Bossing Skill Rotation

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Blink into melee range with Shadow Strike, activating Umbral Spirit and Fatal Stigma to boost your DPS before activating Frenzied Sword Dance. After that, activate Brutal Incision when the enemy is below 50% HP.

Blink away with Shadow Escape, or reposition again to start the ranged skill rotation, and cycle between these two.

For skill specialization, Lightning Spirit under Umbral Spirit can be taken to maximize Thunderclouds stacks. Lastly, take Thundercloud Bombing under Brutal Incision to deal bonus damage to targets with the Thunderclouds debuff.

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