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

This is a guide on the Crusader Greatsword / Sword and Shield (SnS) build for PvP in Throne and Liberty (TL). Read on to learn how to use the Crusader Sword and Shield (SnS) / 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: CC, Tank, Small/Large Scale PvP Stat Priority: Strength, Perception
Skill Setup
Pros	Cons
Lots of CC Lots of buffs High durability and survivability	Low DPS

This build makes use of Greatsword and Sword weapons to create a high-crowd control and high-durability melee tank or frontliner. It's purpose is to tank as much of the opponent's damage while providing crowd control and buffs for the party.

Stat Allocation

Stat	Total	Points From Lvl.	Points From Gear
Strength	50	8	33
Dextexity	30	17	3
Wisdom	20	7	31
Perception	40	17	13

Note: Base stats are always 10!

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
Valiant Brawl ▼ Cruel Smite				Cruel Smite
Stunning Blow				Cooldown ▼ Additional Damage Boost
DaVinci's Courage				Instant Healing Damage Reduction Duration ▲
Willbreaker ▼ Willbreaker				Damage Area Change
Blood Devotion ▼ Devoted Sanctuary				Damage Transfer Increase Duration ▲ Devoted Sanctuary
Guillotine Blade ▼ Guillotine Blade				Cooldown ▼ Damage Collection
Shield Strike ▼ Piercing Attack				Critical Hit ▼ Piercing Attack
Counter Barrier				-
Strategic Rush				-
Chain Hook				Rear Chain Hook Range ▲
Stalwart Bastion				-
Immortal Pride ▼ Blessing of Immortality				Health Regen Blessing of Immortality
Passive Skills
Vital Force		Robust Constitution		Skillful Evasion		Impenetrable
Gerad's Patience		Aegis Shield		Resilient Mind		Indomitable Armor
Defensive Skill
Shield Survival Technique

Active Skills Explantion

DaVinci's Courage, Counter Barrier, Stalwart Bastion, and Immortal Pride (Blessing of Immortality) are the build's tanking skills as they increase HP, Health Regen, Shield Block Chance, Damage Reduction, and grants a hefty shield. In particular DaVinci's Courage and Stalwart Bastion also affects allies.

Stunning Blow, Strategic Rush, and Chain Hook provides a variety of crowd control skills. They're mainly used to control the battle and allow the other party members to follow up with their own skills.

Valiant Brawl, Willbreaker, Shield Strike (Piercing Attack), and Guillotine Blade are the build's primary damage skills. In particular, Willbreaker and Shield Strike (Piercing Attack) inflicts Weaken to opponents, decreasing both their defenses and hit.

Focus on leveling up DaVinci's Courage and Stalwart Bastion since they affect the entire party when used. The rest can be prioritized based on preference.

Passive Skills Explanation

Robust Constitution, Impenetrable, and Indomitable Armor are the key passives for the build since they improve durability.

Vital Force provides some damage and works well with the build's high HP as its effect depends on Max Health.

Skillful Evasion increases Magic and Ranged evasion and is directly linked to Gerad's Patience and Resilient Mind since they trigger upon evasion. These three makes it even harder for opponents to deal damage.

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

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Best Weapons

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Summary	Skills	Weapons	Equipment
Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

Primary Weapon
Duke Magna's Provoking Warblade	・Max Health +600 ・Health Regen +60 ・Heavy Attack Chance +80
Weapon Effect
Duke Magna's Taunt	On Valiant Brawl Hit, has a 42% chance to apply Weaken: Provoke for 3s

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, giving the build more crowd control.

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 for more HP. 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 and endurance for a high-durability build.

In particular, having Shock Commander Plate Armor and Shock Commander Greaves together gives an additional Damage Reduction, further improving the build's durability.

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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) ・Collision (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 more durability and survivability with a little buff duration. Meanwhile, having 6 points to Collision further adds durability.

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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.

In PVP scenarios, every second of CC you dole out is crucial. Upon getting up close to individuals or groups, utilize Green Ranger Elowen's 4m radius wide bind to keep enemies in their place. While binding enemies with Elowen, you can also chain more CC after the initial duration.

You will also gain increased chances of hitting criticals on enemies that are bound or have their movement reduced, meaning you will be rewarded by naturally doing what your role in PVP entails!

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Skill Rotations and Playstyle

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How to Play Greatsword / Sword and Shield Build
Hook-Stun Setup Party Sustain Skill Rotation

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

Hook-Stun Setup

▶ ▶ ▶ (Optional) or (Optional) or (Optional)

This is primarily a single-target CC combo that's effective in setting up kills for the party. Chain Hook will pull an enemy close to melee range, which then allows Willbreaker to hit and Stunning Blow to stun the target.

Using Guillotine Blade after Stunning Blow increases its damage via Stunning Blow's Additional Damage Boost specialization, dealing massive damage, although, it's entirely optional. Curel Smite or Piercing Attack can also be used after Stunning Blow as an alternative.

Party Sustain Skill Rotation

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This skill rotation is for sustaining the party. Starting with DaVinci's Courage will instantly heal the party, and increase their health regen and attack speed. Following up with Stalwart Bastion provides the party with durability via damage reduction while Blessing of Immortality generates a shield that's based on max HP for them. Finally, Devoted Sanctuary offers more tanking for the party.

Stats

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Offensive Defensive Body Crowd Control Miscellaneous Item Set

Offensive Stats

Stat	Value
Melee Hit	340
Ranged Hit	300
Magic Hit	300
Melee Crit. Hit	250
Ranged Crit. Hit	250
Magic Crit. Hit	250
Skill Damage Boost	240
Buff Duration	44%

Defensive Stats

Stat	Value
Melee Defense	2,031
Ranged Defense	2,046
Magic Defense	1,470
Melee Evasion	100
Ranged Evasion	60
Magic Evasion	60
Skill Damage Resistance	300
Damage Reduction	84
Debuff Duration	-18%
Melee Endurance	800
Ranged Endurance	800

Body Stats

Stat	Value
Max Health	20,885
Max Mana	6,225
Max Stamina	100
Move Speed	600 | 6.5%
Health Regen	581.4
Mana Regen	539.15
Cooldown Speed	5%

Crowd Control Stats

Stat	Value
Weaken Chance	323
Stun Chance	407
Petrification Chance	200
Sleep Chance	200
Silence Chance	200
Terror Chance	200
Bind Chance	200
Collision Chance	381
Weaken Resistance	89
Stun Resistance	125
Bind Resistance	100
Collision Resistance	100

Miscellaneous Stats

Stat	Value
Humanoid Bonus Damage	27
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	0.5

Item Set Stats

Stat	Value
Chief Commander Set	Damage Reduction 18

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