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Longbow / Staff PvP Build Guide

Last Updated:March 22, 2025|Changelog

Welcome to the Liberator Longbow / Staff PvP Build Guide! In PvP, your role is to deal huge AoE damage at long range. Typically, in MMOs, this type of playstyle resembles a "Glass Cannon," where you're extremely squishy, and any mistake in positioning can lead to your doom. In Throne and Liberty, bad positioning definitely gets you killed, but Longbow / Staff users stack a good amount of survivability with Endurance and Distorted Sanctuary. This makes you much more sturdy, even if you do get caught.

Longbow / Staff players build for as much Range as possible to maximize their Passive Buff from Sniper's Sense. In T2, there are so many sources of Range like Attack Range Intensity from Masteries that you can easily get above 25% without Archboss weapons.

In addition to all the AoE abilities you get from Staff, Longbow users have access to Flash Wave and Limit Break, allowing you to do even more AoE damage. This makes Longbow / Staff particularly strong in Castle Sieges.

If you're interested in PvE, check out our Longbow / Staff PvE Build Guide!

Pros
  • Self-Sustain
  • High AoE Burst
  • Long Range DPS
Cons
  • Mana Hungry
  • Weak to Melee
  • Limited Escapes

PvP Gear Progression

Acquiring Gear pieces and upgrading them is incredibly expensive and time-consuming. If you enjoy both PvE and PvP content, use these sets for PvE.

If you're interested in PvE Gear Progression, check out our Longbow / Staff PvE Build Guide here!

Important
  • The ideal build to choose is heavily dependent on your server meta.
  • Talandre Gear offers many different gear pieces from which you can choose.
  • Use these builds as a base and swap different pieces depending on your need.
T2 End Game
Triple Endurance
T2 End Game
4-Pc Transcendent
T2 End Game
2-Pc Spectral
T2 End Game
Castle Siege + GvG
T1 End Game
Archived Builds
T2 End Game
Nebula (soon)
T2 End Game
Archboss (soon)

Triple Endurance V1 Longbow / Staff PvP Build

Triple Endurance V2 Longbow / Staff PvP Build

Stats and Gearing Logic

  • This build assumes that your opponents have such high Endurance that you will not Crit often AND you face no Evasion users.
    • If you don't Crit, there is no point in using 4-Piece Wing Gale Set or 2-Piece Spectral Overseer Set.
    • Instead, you aim to Heavy Attack as much as possible.
  • Bercant's Steelstring Bow offers more damage but has lower Range than Arc of Lunar Radiance.
  • With 50 Fortitude and Distorted Sanctuary, you reach ~2400 Melee, Ranged Endurance, and ~1800 Magic Endurance.
    • No one will be able to Crit against you without first buffing themselves or debuffing you.
    • With Blessed Barrier, you will have even more Endurance.
    • With Gentle Breeze, you gain even more Melee Endurance.
    • Depending on your Trait Resonance and Rune choices, these values can be higher or lower. Constantly adjust these based on your server.
  • With the 4-Piece Vanguard Leader Set item set effect, you reach 600+ Max Damage on Longbow before Quality Stellarite.
    • You rely on raw damage output with Blessing of the Waves, Omniscience, and Tidal Fury.
  • To increase your survivability, you HAVE to use Nature's Blessing and Inner Peace to increase your Defense with Mana Shield. This will increase your Defense to 5000+.
    • Your Mana Regen is supplemented with Mana Spring.
  • Bind Chance traits are taken for Binding Hand.
  • Swap pieces in and out to match the server meta you are playing against.

Gear Sources

Co-Op Dungeons

  • Arc of Lunar Radiance (200 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Bercant's Steelstring Bow (Unavailable)
  • Crowned Skull of Victory (Rancorwood) or (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Starlight Fur Cloak (Doomrot Grove) or (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Primal Golden Cuffs (Chapel of Madness) or (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Ring of Eternal Flames (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Hero's Legacy Warbelt (Twisted Laboratory) or (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Bangle of the Clearest Night (Twisted Laboratory) or (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)

Open World Dungeons

  • Auric Vanguard's Full Plate (Crimson Mansion)
  • Auric Vanguard's Gauntlets (Crimson Mansion)
  • Auric Vanguard's Gaiters (Crimson Mansion)
  • Auric Vanguards Plate Boots (Temple of Truth - Guardian Golem)
  • Cloak of Victorious Destiny (Bercant Estate - Hooded Arbalest) or (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Solitare of Purity (Bercant Manor - Stalker + Blade) or (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)

Field Bosses

  • Daigon's Charred Emberstaff (Daigon)
  • Collar of Nature's Wrath (Giant Cordy) or Material Transmutation (March 27th)
  • Symbol of Nature's Advance (Pakilo Naru) or Material Transmutation (March 27th)
  • Band of Ancestor's Blood (Leviathan) or Material Transmutation (March 27th)
  • Runed Band of the Black Anvil (Pakilo Naru) or Material Transmutation (March 27th)

High Hit Chance Longbow / Staff PvP Build
Alt: Bloody Shadow Contract's Gloves

High HAC + Atk Speed Longbow / Staff PvP Build

Stats and Gearing Logic

  • These two builds focus on being a long-range glass cannon with 4-Piece Wing Gale Set.
    • This build offers virtually no Endurance, reaching ~1500 Ranged and Magic Endurance when accounting for Distorted Sanctuary.
    • You must always have Blessed Barrier or Blood Devotion from your teammates to survive.
  • To increase your survivability, you HAVE to use Nature's Blessing and Inner Peace to increase your Defense with Mana Shield. This will increase your Defense to 5000+.
    • Your Mana Regen is supplemented with Mana Spring.
  • The high Hit Chance build aims to counter high Evasion builds with 2000+ Hit Chance.
  • The high Heavy Attack build features much higher Attack Speed and 200 more Heavy Attack Chance.
  • Bind Chance traits are taken for Binding Hand.
  • Swap pieces in and out to match the server meta you are playing against.

Gear Alternatives

The great thing about Tier 2 gear is that you can swap many pieces depending on your wants.

  • Attack Speed
    • Bloody Shadow Contract's Gloves (let's you hit 70 PER easily)
  • Hit Chance
    • Big Leaf Tree's Ring
    • Pure Light Elemental Spirit Ring
    • Challenging Champion's Cloak
  • Critical Hit Chance
    • Ring of Eternal Flames
  • Range
    • Spineflower Royal Guards Cloak
    • Ancient's Blood Ring
  • Endurance
    • Song of the Night Sky Bracelet
    • Lord's Necklace
    • Ice Queen's Bracelet (Archboss)
  • Archboss Items
    • Stone Cold Heart Cloak
    • Fell Tree Belt

Gear Sources

Co-Op Dungeons

  • Arc of Lunar Radiance (200 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Ebon Soulwind Archstaff (200 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Transcendent Tempest's Cowl (Chapel of Madness) or (160 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Transcendent Tempest's Armor (Twisted Laboratory) or (160 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Transcendent Tempest's Touch (Halls of Tragedy) or (160 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Transcendent Tempest's Pants (Rancorwood) or (160 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Starlight Fur Cloak (Doomrot Grove) or (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Primal Golden Cuffs (Chapel of Madness) or (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Ring of Eternal Flames (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Hero's Legacy Warbelt (Twisted Laboratory) or (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)

Open World Dungeons

  • Cloak of Victorious Destiny (Bercant Estate - Hooded Arbalest) or (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Violent Demonic Beast's Fur Boots (Temple of Truth - Stone Golem Debris) or (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Noble Birthright Brooch (Crimson Mansion)
  • Solitare of Purity (Bercant Manor - Stalker + Blade) or (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)

Field Bosses

  • Daigon's Charred Emberstaff (Daigon)
  • Imperial Seeker's Boots (Manticus)
  • Collar of Nature's Wrath (Giant Cordy) or Material Transmutation (March 27th)
  • Symbol of Nature's Advance (Pakilo Naru) or Material Transmutation (March 27th)
  • Band of Ancestor's Blood (Leviathan) or Material Transmutation (March 27th)
  • Runed Band of the Black Anvil (Pakilo Naru) or Material Transmutation (March 27th)

High Heavy Attack Longbow / Staff PvP Build

High Endurance Longbow / Staff PvP Build

Stats and Gearing Logic

  • These two builds also focus on being a long-range glass cannon with 2-Piece Spectral Overseer Set instead of 4-Piece Wing Gale Set.
  • The high Heavy Attack build aims to reach 1000+ Heavy Attack Chance, which translates to 50%+ proc chance, assuming your enemy does not build any Heavy Attack Evasion.
  • The high Endurance build features the 2-Piece Vanguard Leader Set, which grants 45 extra Endurance for every 10 Perception you have. With Distorted Sanctuary, you reach as high as 1800 Ranged and Magic Endurance.
  • To increase your survivability, you HAVE to use Nature's Blessing and Inner Peace to increase your Defense with Mana Shield. This will increase your Defense to 5000+.
    • Your Mana Regen is supplemented with Mana Spring.
  • Bind Chance traits are taken for Binding Hand.
  • Swap pieces in and out to match the server meta you are playing against.

Transcendent vs Nether

Critical Hit Damage

  • The 4-Pc Wing Gale Set gives you unconditional 40% Critical Hit Damage at 25-meter range, whereas the 2-Pc Spectral Overseer Set maxes out at 25% Critical Hit Damage. But the Spectral Overseer Set effect is conditional upon no enemies standing within 5 meters of you.
  • In Castle Siege, it can be extremely easy to avoid having an enemy within 5 meters. But it takes good positional awareness not to have an enemy within a 5-meter range of yourself in other forms of PvP.
  • Many players prefer 2-Pc Spectral Overseer Set when they can play safely from Range and because they can equip other 2-Pc set effects.

Heavy Attack Chance

  • With Runes, the 2-Pc Spectral Overseer Set can reach ~1000 Heavy Attack Chance, translating to ~50% Heavy Attack Chance.
  • In contrast, the 4-Pc Wing Gale Set can reach around ~730 Heavy Attack Chance, which is ~42%.
  • Both statements above go on the assumption that the enemy doesn't have any Heavy Attack Evasion.

Endurance

  • The 2-Pc Spectral Overseer Set allows you to use the 2-Pc Vanguard Leader Set for more Endurance. You gain 45 Endurance for every 10 Perception.

Gear Alternatives

  • Read the section in the 4-Pc Transcendent tab.
  • Sacred Repose Gloves can replace your gloves, but is expensive.
  • Florification Curse Uniform is a possible chest replacement for 2-Pc Vanguard Leader Set only.

Gear Sources

Co-Op Dungeons

  • Arc of Lunar Radiance (200 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Bercant's Steelstring Bow (Unavailable)
  • Crowned Skull of Victory (Rancorwood) or (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Starlight Fur Cloak (Doomrot Grove) or (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Primal Golden Cuffs (Chapel of Madness) or (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Ring of Eternal Flames (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Hero's Legacy Warbelt (Twisted Laboratory) or (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)
  • Bangle of the Clearest Night (Twisted Laboratory) or (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)

Open World Dungeons

  • Auric Vanguard's Gauntlets (Crimson Mansion)
  • Auric Vanguards Plate Boots (Temple of Truth - Guardian Golem)
  • Cloak of Victorious Destiny (Bercant Estate - Hooded Arbalest) or (320 Adventure Coin: Loyalty)

Field Bosses

  • Daigon's Charred Emberstaff (Daigon)
  • Collar of Nature's Wrath (Giant Cordy) or Material Transmutation (March 27th)
  • Symbol of Nature's Advance (Pakilo Naru) or Material Transmutation (March 27th)
  • Band of Ancestor's Blood (Leviathan) or Material Transmutation (March 27th)
  • Runed Band of the Black Anvil (Pakilo Naru) or Material Transmutation (March 27th)
  • Spectral Overseer's Tunic (Pakilo Naru)
  • Spectral Overseer's Trousers (Daigon)
  • Spectral Overseer's Boots (Manticus)

Ebonwind Longbow / Staff PvP Build

Stats and Gearing Logic

  • This build uses Ebon Soulwind Archstaff with the Apply Designated Ground Targeting Specialization on Frost Smokescreen. The mass Bind effectively locks down chokes in conjunction with other users. It's especially effective on Sandworm Lair Boonstone and Castle Sieges.
  • You can use whatever build you want with Ebon Soulwind Archstaff.

4Pc Evasion Longbow / Staff PvP Build

2Pc Evasion Longbow / Staff PvP Build

4Pc Endurance Longbow / Staff PvP Build

2Pc Endurance Longbow / Staff PvP Build

Arena Longbow / Staff PvP Build

Skill Builds and Rotation

Masteries
  • Click the 200/200 icon for Masteries or go to the section below skill builds.
Large Scale PvP
Dominion
Arena PvP

Mana Shield 8000+ Triple Defense Build

Lv. 5 Limit Break Freeze

Bellandir Burning Smokescreen

  • When Nature's Blessing and Inner Peace are used together in conjunction with Mana Shield, you gain an incredible amount of Melee, Ranged, and Magic Defense.
    • Combined with Mana Spring, it can go even higher.
  • At Level 5 with the Cooldown â–¼ Specialization, Limit Break's Cooldown becomes 45 seconds. This matches Flash Wave's Cooldown.
    • If your Limit Break is not Level 5, just put points elsewhere instead of using it on Cooldown â–¼.
  • Consider using Infernal Meteor with the Heal Cut Specialization for more coordinated GvGs with setup.
    • For example, if you have a SnS with Queen Bellandir's Languishing Blade to clump targets for you.
  • Tornado and Icebound Tomb are interchangeable.
  • Icebound Tomb without its Specializations, can be used as a hard Freeze on key targets to interrupt cappers or remove healers from the fight.
    • Replace a skill for this for smaller scale fights.
  • Flame Condensation is a required Passive now, for the Flame Detonation mastery, especially with Wave Boost Formula.
    • This makes Burning Smokescreen somewhat viable without requiring you to have Queen Bellandir's Hivemind Staff.
  • You can consider using Master of Thunder instead of Master of Thunder for masteries.
    • Remember to replace Roxie's Arrowhead with Frost Master.
    • This assumes you use Icebound Tomb too.

Defensive Combo

This combo should be used when you're getting focused. Your bonus Defense from Mana Shield will skyrocket to 8000+ depending on your base Mana Regen.

  • Nature's Blessing
  • Inner Peace

Healing Touch Upkeep

  • Constantly use Healing Touch to upkeep the Max Damage buff from Blessing of the Waves, Omniscience, and Tidal Fury.

Instant Cast AoE Skills

Sometimes, getting instant damage out as fast as possible is better than casting Flash Wave.

  1. Icebound Tomb
  2. Chain Lightning
  3. Judgment Lightning

Flash Wave Combo

This is your bread-and-butter combo.

  1. High Focus
  2. Flash Wave
  3. Limit Break
  4. Flash Wave

Freeze into Burning

This combo roots players in place.

  1. Icebound Tomb
  2. Burning Smokescreen

Heal Cut Skills

  1. Focused Fire Bombs
  2. Infernal Meteor

Utility Skills

  • Tornado
    • Tornado can be used to peel off Melee or as an engage tool.
  • Icebound Tomb can be used to mass root enemy players prior to using Burning Smokescreen.
  • Victorious Energy or High Focus
    • If using Victorious Energy, always pre-buff before an engagement.
    • Consider using Blitz for this skill if you expect a prolonged fight.
    • With High Focus, make sure you use your longer Cooldown skills before the buff is over.

Tips

  • Stay at maximum Range of targets. You have no easy escapes, so your positioning on the battlefield is paramount to your survival.
  • Pre-buff with Victorious Energy for the extra Hit if you specced High Focus for it.
  • Use the Large Scale PvP builds for Dominion if there are massive amounts of players.
  • This build focuses on your ability to skirmish with single-target skills while using excellent AoE tools.
  • This build uses Healing Touch and Nature's Blessing for self-sustain.
  • Limit Break can be replaced for another sill if needed.

Defensive Combo

This combo should be used when you're getting focused. Your bonus Defense from Mana Shield will skyrocket to 8000+ depending on your base Mana Regen.

  • Nature's Blessing
  • Inner Peace

Longbow Single Target Combo

  1. Strafing 3x
  2. Zephyr's Nock
  • Simple bread and butter single target combo.

Self-Sustain

  1. Healing Touch
  2. Nature's Blessing
  • This combo gives you great sustain in the absence of a Healer.
  • Healing Touch alone grants you great sustain.

Tips

  • Stay at maximum Range of targets. You have no easy escapes, so your positioning on the battlefield is paramount to your survival.
  • Pre-buff with Victorious Energy for the extra Hit if you specced High Focus for it.
  • This build focuses entirely on Arena PvP.
  • Icebound Tomb is a fantastic skill to take one person out of the fight.
  • Flash Wave is a great tool to damage enemies and heal your teammates.

Longbow Single Target Combo

Always use Ensnaring Arrow with Strafing because they have similar Cooldowns.

  1. Ensnaring Arrow
  2. Nature's Blessing (Optional)
    • Allows you to stack double the Gale stacks.
  3. Strafing 3x
    • Stacks 24 Gale stacks assuming no misses.
  4. Zephyr's Nock
    • Consumes all stacks for massive damage.

Heal Cut

  • Always use Focused Fire Bombs on targets you want to die for the Heal Cut.

Bind Burst

  1. Ice Spear Bombardment
  2. Zephyr's Nock
  3. Judgment Lightning

Self-Sustain Combo

The Vitality Specialization makes this combo a potent healing tool.

  1. Healing Touch
  2. Nature's Blessing

Tips

  • Always have your Longbow as your main hand weapon so that [tal-weapon-mastery-node id=963747767]Anti-magic Arts[/tal-weapon-mastery-node] is active.
  • Stay at maximum Range of targets. You have no easy escapes, so your positioning on the battlefield is paramount to your survival.
  • Pre-buff with Victorious Energy for the extra Hit if you specced High Focus for it.

Mastery Specializations

  • Your priority is to get 130 Mastery for each.
  • Your priority unlock is Mana Shield.
    • This is key to your survivability as a Liberator.
  • Your 2nd priority is Strategic Compromise.
  • The rest is just taking more damage.
  • Your priority unlock is Omniscience.
    • This is key for extra damage.
  • Your 2nd priority is Archer's Surge.
  • The rest is just taking more damage.

Guardians

Guardians are special transformations that add offensive or defensive buffs or attacks to your character for 30 seconds. These are the recommended Guardians for this class in both PvE and PvP situations.

  • Soundless Mage Taliesia is a great defensive tool.
  • Wild Enchanter Dreadal is a more offensive option.
  • Lady Knight Kamarshea is a useful Guardian for defense.

Summary

  • If you prefer a long-range playstyle that bombards enemies with skills, Longbow / Staff is the weapon combination for you.
  • Depending on the situation, you have multiple options to customize your skill build.
  • With skills like Judgment Lightning and Flash Wave, Longbow / Staff is the king of AoE.

Credits

Written by Yaen
Reviewed by Tenkiei and Nymphellas

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