Best Dagger / Crossbow Build (PvP)

This is a guide on the Scorpion Crossbow and Dagger build for PvP in Throne and Liberty (TL). Read on to learn how to use the Scorpion Dagger and Crossbow build effectively to burst down mobs and bosses, including the best gears to equip, skill rotations, runes, traits, and more.

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Scorpion Dagger / Crossbow Build Overview

Build Summary

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Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

Build Summary
Dagger / Crossbow	Focus: Mobility, AoE, Small/Large Scale PvP Stat Priority: Dexterity, Perception
Skill Setup
Pros	Cons
Decent Damage Good Range Can Cleanse and Heal	Mana Hungry Susceptible to Burst Limited Disengagement Capabilities

In PvP, the goal of this build is to look for opponents that are grouped together and burst them with hard hitting AoE attacks. To accomplish this, the skills and specializations taken would have AoE capabilities, with mobility skills mixed in.

Stat Allocation

Stat	Total	Points From Lvl.	Points From Gear
Strength	36	16	10
Dexterity	50	18	22
Wisdom	30	2	18
Perception	60	13	37

Note: Base stats are always 10!

Perception is extremely important in this build, as it would be the difference between skills hitting targets or not. To that end, the goal would be to hit the stat targets of 60 Perception and 50 Dexterity for damage.

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Skills and Specialization

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Summary	Skills	Weapons	Equipment
Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

Active Skills
Quick Fire		Cooldown ▼ Damage ▲ Min Chain Fire ▲ Gale
Camouflage Cloak		Duration ▲ Immune to CC
Nimble Leap		Cooldown Resets Consecutive Use
Merciless Barrage ▼ Annihilation Barrage Shot		Gale Annihilation Barrage Shot
Shadow Strike		Effect Duration ▲ Range ▲
Mother Nature's Protest ▼ Lightning Arrow		Lightning Arrow
Selfless Diffusion		Removes CC
Multi-Shot		-
Cleaving Moonlight		-
Frenzied Sword Dance		-
Knife Throwing		-
Mana Exchange		-
Passive Skills
Shadow Walker	Wrathful Edge	Destructive Fang	Assassin's Instincts
Nature's Power	Detection	Eagle Vision	Ambidexterity
Defensive Skill
Block Blade

Active Skills

Thanks to Nimble Leap, this allows for engagement to be initiated in a poking style while key targets are being surveyed. Quick Fire remains a reliable source of damage, with AoE capabilities thanks to Gale.

Once the oppurtunity presents itself, players can close the distance with Shadow Strike and unleash the AOE abilities at once. Camouflage Cloak is here to prevent any interruptions, and should be saved specifically for this Burst Window.

Prioritize Strengthening Quick Fire first, as it will be used at all stages of the game, followed by the AoE abilities.

Passive Skills

Since the build is focused on burst damage, Detection and Shadow Walker will be the only defensive passives taken, and the rest will be for damage.

Level Assassin's Insticts, Eagle Vision and Destructive Fang first, as they will increase damage dealt significantly during the leveling process. Level the rest of the passive skills later, as they will increase in value as more stats and gear are gained.

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Best Weapons

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Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

Primary Weapon
Rex Chimaerus's Crossbows	・Attack Speed +8% ・Critical Hit +80 ・Heavy Attack Chance +80
Weapon Effect
Rex Chimaerus's Hunger	Heals 61 Health whenever making Off-Hand Weapon attacks for 6s after a successful hit with Off-Hand Weapon. Cooldown 30s.

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

Mana Exchange will be used frequently to replenish Mana reserves, so Rex Chimaerus's Crossbows are perfect for restoring lost HP. Since this build relies heavily on off-hand weapon attacks, it's easy to trigger the passive whenever it's off cooldown.

Secondary Weapon
Lequirus's Wicked Thorns	・Hit +80 ・Critical Hit +80 ・Heavy Attack Chance +80
Weapon Effect
Lequirus's Gale Blade	Base Damage 50 ▲ for 3s upon using Dagger Mobility Skills.

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

The damage boost from Lequirus' Wicked Thorns can easily be maintained at all times with careful use of mobility skills. This allows the user to benefit from the weapon's effect without any downtime.

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Best Armors and Accessories

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

Two pieces of the Death Set are used to increase critical damage. Stacking defensive traits is critical to increasing survivability, and this build does just that.

With a Dexterity of 50 and Perception of 60, this build is able to deal damage with a high hit rate, which allows it to end fights in a decisive manner.

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Best Weapon Mastery

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Summary	Skills	Weapons	Equipment
Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

Daggers	・Disguise (6 Pts) ・Assasination (9 Pts)
Crossbow	・Regen (9 Pts) ・Chain Fire (6 Pts)

6 points in the Disguise tree activates Master of Evasion, which increases all evasion, which stacks nicely with the other defensive traits provided by armor and accessories.

The rest of the points go to Assassination, as the Maddening Excitement passive is crucial for faster skill execution.

Since this build relies on mobility, 9 points are spent in the Regen tree to improve that aspect. The rest of the avaialble points goes to Chain Fire for more damage.

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Best Guardian

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Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

Best Guardian
Lady Knight Kamarshea	Creates a shield for 50% of your Max Mana. Cooldown Speed +40% while the shield is up. Summon ends when the Shield is removed.

Given that you have the means of bursting down even groups of enemies, the enemy team will likely focus on you to mitigate your capabilities. Utilize Lady Knight Kamarshea's mana shield upon critical moments to net the positive after taking down a player.

As a bonus, you will gain Cooldown Speed +40%, meaning you can quickly refresh your safety abilities and get the jump on the next victims!

For alternatives, you can slot in Pale Nemesis Hartach if you are confident that your ability to dole out damage can consistently proc the stealth after taking out a target.

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Skill Rotations and Playstyle

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How to Play Dagger / Crossbow Build
Opening Rotation AoE Burst Utility Skills

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

Opening Rotation

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Approach battles cautiously, using Quick Shot to deal damage safely. Use Nimble Leap to stay mobile, and retreat to safety when danger is imminent. Keep poking, and wait for the oppurtunity to unleash the AoE burst skills.

AoE Burst

▶ ▶ ▶ ▶ ▶

When the time is right, use Camouflage Cloak first to avoid being hindered by any form of CC. Close the gap with Shadow Strike if necessary, then immediately use Merciless Barrage to decimate the enemies. Mop up the remaining survivors with Cleaving Moonlight and Frenzied Sword Dance.

Utility Skills

If an AoE burst is successful, it will drain the mana pool quite a bit, so Mana Exchange should be used off the cooldown to replenish the mana pool.

Selfless Diffusion should be reserved for survivability, as it has the unique ability to remove any CC already dealt. For this reason, it is recommended that Selfless Diffusion be used to escape from enemies rather than to deal damage.

Stats

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Offensive Defensive Body Crowd Control Miscellaneous Item Set

Offensive Stats

Stat	Value
Melee Hit	520
Ranged Hit	520
Magic Hit	520
Melee Crit. Hit	410
Ranged Crit. Hit	350
Magic Crit. Hit	350
Skill Damage Boost	280
Critical Damage	6%
Buff Duration	52%

Defensive Stats

Stat	Value
Melee Defense	1,618
Ranged Defense	1,612
Magic Defense	1,390
Melee Evasion	100
Ranged Evasion	1,070
Magic Evasion	1,064
Magic Endurance	240
Debuff Duration	-18%
Skill Damage Resistance	240

Body Stats

Stat	Value
Max Health	13,085
Max Mana	7,425
Max Stamina	100
Mana Cost Efficiency	14%
Move Speed	600 | 15.4%
Amitoi Heal	30%
Health Regen	196
Mana Regen	576.1
Cooldown Speed	22%
Added Attack Speed	32.8%

Crowd Control Stats

Stat	Value
Weaken Chance	300
Stun Chance	300
Petrification Chance	300
Sleep Chance	300
Silence Chance	300
Terror Chance	300
Bind Chance	300
Collision Chance	300
Weaken Resistancee	158

Miscellaneous Stats

Stat	Value
All Evasion	105
Bonus Damage	40
Range ▲	6.2%
Off-Hand Weapon Attack Chance	12%
Hit	147
Critical Hit	289
Heavy Attack Chance	160

Item Set Stats

Stat	Value
Death Set	Critical Damage increases by 14%, but it cannot be applied while other set critical damage effect is being applied.

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