Best Outrider Greatsword / Crossbow Build (PvE)

This is a guide on the Outrider Greatsword (GS) and Crossbow build for PvE in Throne and Liberty (TL). This guide shows how to effectively use the Outrider Greatsword and Crossbow to deal high DPS, including the best gears to equip, skill rotations, runes, traits, and more.

Outrider Greatsword / Crossbow Build Overview

Build Summary

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Summary	Skills	Weapons	Equipment
Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

Build Summary
Greatsword and Crossbow	Focus: PvE, DPS, Debuffs Stat Priority: Strength, Dexterity
Skill Setup
Pros	Cons
High Damage Good at Melee and Range	Mana Problems Low defense

The Greatsword and Crossbow build acts as a DPS in a team, using its skills to apply Frost and Weaken before dealing massive damage. With this kit, you'll be able to clear mobs and bosses at any range.

Stat Allocation

Stat	Total	Points From Lvl.	Points From Gear
Strength	54	29	15
Dexterity	50	10	30
Wisdom	10	0	0
Perception	30	1	19

Note: Base stats are always 10!

For stat allocations, levelling Strength and Dexterity to at least 50 is a must. to make use of stat breakpoint bonuses such as Max Health, Damage Reduciton, Critical Hit Increases, and additional Heavy Attacks!

Gear Builder

Skills and Specialization

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Summary	Skills	Weapons	Equipment
Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

Active Skills
DaVinci's Courage DaVinci's Courage ▼ DaVinci's Chill				Duration ▲ DaVinci’s Chill
Gaia Crash ▼ Frost Cleaving				Critical Hit ▲ Frost Cleaving
Devastating Tornado ▼ Ice Tornado				Bonus Damage Ice Tornado
Ascending Slash				Additional Damage Boost
Guillotine Blade				-
Quick Fire				Cooldown ▼ Damage ▲ Min Chain Fire ▲
Nimble Leap				Immune Cooldown Resets Consecutive Use
Mortal Mark				Chain Effects
Recoil Shot				Off-Hand Weapon Attack ▲ Wave Shot Gale
Multi-Shot				-
Mother Nature's Protest ▼ Frost Arrow				Frost Arrow
Merciless Barrage				-
Passive Skills
Robust Constitution		Vital Force		Cold Warrior		Barbarian's Dash
Detection		Nature's Power		Ambidexterity		Bloodlust Stack
Defensive Skill
Iron Point Parry

Active Skills

Davinci's Courage and Mother Nature's Protest will be the main buffs in this build. Take Davinci's Chill and Frost Arrow to inflict frost when using these abilities.

Nimble Leap is a mobility skill that allows the player to reposition. With consecutive use, this skill can be used twice before going on cooldown.

Quick Fire, Mortal Mark, Recoil Shot, Multi Shot, and Merciless Barrage are the main sources of ranged damage.

Gaia Crash, Devastating Tornado, Ascending Slash, and Guillotine Blade are the main sources of melee damage.

When levelling skills, [red]prioritize Quick Fire, Devastating Tornado, Gaia Crash, and Recoil Shot[/red[]] to maximize damage against mobs and bosses early on,

Passive Skills

Barbarian's Dash and Nature's Power grant bonuses to Move Speed and Damage upon using a mobility skill.

Robust Constitution, Detection, and Vital Force are passives that buff the player, with Detection granting Move Speed and Evasion upon getting hit, and Vital Force granting Hit Rate scaling with the player's Max Health. Lastly, Robust Constitution gives a simple, yet effective buff to Max Health and Health Regen.

Cold Warrior, Ambidexterity, and Bloodlust Stack are offensive passives that offer damage boosts upon meeting certain conditions.

Prioritize Cold Warrior, Bloodlust Stack, Robust Constitution and Vital Force when levelling Passives.

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Best Weapons

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Summary	Skills	Weapons	Equipment
Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

Primary Weapon
Tevent's Warblade of Despair	・Hit +80 ・Critical Hit +80 ・Heavy Attack Chance +80
Weapon Effect
Tevent's Despair Trap	Upon applying Collision, Shock, or Stun with Greatsword Skills, creates an area with a 1.5m radius around the target will be created that explodes in 1.5s, dealing 325% of Base Damage.

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

Tevent's Warblade of Despair is Ideal for this build, as it allows the player to deal an extra instance of damage upon applying crowd control. This weapon also gives stat bonuses to Strength and Dexterity, helping reach stat breakpoints. Take traits and resonances that increase Hit and Critical Hit to boost damage and crowd control consistency.

Secondary Weapon
Crossbows of Infinite Steel	・Critical Hit +80 ・Heavy Attack Chance +80 ・Hit +80

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

Crossbows of Infinite Steel is best in slot for this build because of its Perception bonus, Weaken Chance increase, and high Off-Hand Weapon Attack Chance. Take traits and a resonance that gives Hit and Critical Hit to boost damage and Weakness application consistency.

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Best Armors and Accessories

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Summary	Skills	Weapons	Equipment
Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

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

The Ghost Wolf set bonus is most ideal for this build, as it provides another increase to Off-Hand Weapon Attack Chance.Take traits that give Ranged and Magic Endurance, as well as other offensive traits such as Cooldown Speed and Attack Speed. For resonance, take Max Health to improve the efficacy of Robust Constitution.

For accessories, Clasp of the Overlord provides Critical Hit and Max Health, while Bracers of the Primal King offers Perception and Bonus Damage, and also allows you to take Max Health as a trait. Eldritch Ice Band, Amber Dimensional Band, and Girdle of Spectral Skulls offer boosts to the Strength and Dexterity stats, allowing the player to hit stat breakpoints. For traits and resonance, Prioritize Skill Damage Boost, Buff Duration, and Max Health.

List of References
List of All Armor	List of All Accessories

Best Weapon Mastery

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Summary	Skills	Weapons	Equipment
Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

Greatsword	・Incapacitate (6 Pts) ・Face Off (9 Pts)
Crossbow	・Move (6 Pts) ・Chain Fire (9 Pts)

For this Mastery loadout, max out Face Off and Chain Fire to maximize your overall damage per second. Take Incapacitate under Greatsword for better crowd control consistency, and Move under Crossbow for its Weaken bonus and Mana bonuses.

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Best Guardian

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Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

Best Guardian
Green Ranger Elowen	On Summoning, has an 80% chance to Bind all enemies in a 4m radius for 5s. While Summoned, attacking any targets affected by Bind and Movement Speed Reduction will increase Magic, Melee, and Ranged Critical Hit Chance by 500.

Take Green Ranger Elowen as it improves the overall damage of this build against targets with Frost debuffs applied from DaVinci's Chill, Frost Arrow, and Frost Cleaving

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Skill Rotations and Playstyle

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Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

How to Play Greatsword / Crossbow Build
Mobbing Skill Rotation Bossing Skill Rotation

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

Mobbing Skill Rotation

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Cast Mother Nature's Protest and always keep it active. Then, cast DaVinci's Resolve before casting Devastating Tornado, then Gaia Crash. Cast Multi Shot to push targets back, before casting Merciless Barrage.

Take Frost Arrow on Mother Nature's Protest to inflict frost on enemies, as well as DaVinci's Chill, Ice Tornado, and Frost Cleave. Doing the rotation in order will cause enemies to be Icebound, where Frost Cleave gains bonus damage from.

Bossing Skill Rotation

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Cast Mother Nature's Protest and DaVinci's Courage, before casting Devastating Tornado, and Gaia Crash. Then, cast Ascending Slash to apply Shock to the boss. This will cause Guillotine Blade to deal extra damage to the boss.

Swap to the crossbow and kite backwards, casting Mortal Mark to apply Weaken on the boss. Doing so causes Quick Fire to also deal bonus damage. Then, cast Quick Fire, Nimble Leap, and Recoil shot. Reapply Weaken with Multi-Shot, before casting Merciless Barrage.

With the Cooldown Resets skill specialization under Nimble Leap, the cooldown of Quick Fire is reset after casting Nimble Leap. This allows you to cycle between Quick Fire, Nimble Leap, and Recoil Shot twice in one rotation.

Stats

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Summary	Skills	Weapons	Equipment
Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

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Offensive Defensive Body Crowd Control Miscellaneous Item Set

Offensive Stats

Stat	Value
Melee Hit	250
Ranged Hit	250
Magic Hit	330
Melee Crit. Hit	355
Ranged Crit. Hit	355
Magic Crit. Hit	355
Skill Damage Boost	250
Buff Duration	38%

Defensive Stats

Stat	Value
Melee Defense	1,690
Ranged Defense	1,900
Magic Defense	1,390
Melee Evasion	272
Ranged Evasion	246
Magic Evasion	422
Skill Damage Reduction	80
Damage Reduction	10
Debuff Duration	-30%

Body Stats

Stat	Value
Max Health	9,985
Max Mana	6,145
Mana Cost Efficiency	16%
Max Stamina	100
Move Speed	600 | 18.2%
Skill Heal	16%
Health Regen	253
Mana Regen	586.65
Stamina Regen	3.6
Cooldown Speed	27.4%
Attack Speed	17.9

Crowd Control Stats

Stat	Value
Weaken Chance	885
Stun Chance	312
Petrification Chance	150
Sleep Chance	150
Silence Chance	150
Terror Chance	150
Bind Chance	150
Collision Chance	150
Weaken Resistance	100
Silence Resistance	100
Bind Resistance	100
Collision Resistance	100

Miscellaneous Stats

Stat	Value
All Evasion	40
Bonus Damage	13
Off-Hand Weapon Attack Chance	6%
Hit	160
Critical Hit	240
Heavy Attack Chance	160
Burning Damage	10
Burning Chance	5
Magic Damage Dealt	5

Item Set Stats

Stat	Value
Ghost Wolf Set	Bonus Damage 18
	Off-Hand Weapon Attack Chance Boost 30% ▲

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