Sword and Shield / Spear PvP Build Guide
Last Updated:January 13, 2025|Changelog
Welcome to the Sword and Shield / Spear PvP Build Guide. This is the big brawler Tank in Throne and Liberty. Leveraging the strengths of both weapons for a ton of Attack Speed and Heavy Attack Chance.
Sword and Shield / Spear has some of the best melee AoE potential in the game due to skills like Javelin Inferno and Phoenix Barrage. Spear offers the only fear in the game with Death From Above.
In exchange for the AoE potential, you are less durable than other Sword and Shield builds. Your multi-use abilities require you to use your spear in your main hand, denying you the defenses from your Sword and Shield passives.
End Game
Sword and Shield / Spear PvP Build w/ Runes
Skill Builds
PvP Build
General PvP Build
- This is a general PvP build. It has good damage, CC and several defensive skills.
- Spear is a mana hungry weapon, when you run out of mana blocking incoming damage will help regain mana back. You might find yourself getting out of combat to drink milk and get full mana.
Global Cooldown Priority
- Unyielding Sentinel
- This is an excellent defensive skill that provides a 4,000 barrier.
- Gale Rush
- This is your gap closer ability which you can also use on an ally to knock enemies off them.
- Tempest Strike
- This skill is your CC ability. It pushes everyone around you away and stuns them. If they are feared or branded by your spear, it knocks them prone instead.
- Phoenix Barrage
- This is a frontal cone AoE ability that does decent damage.
- Javelin Inferno
- This is your strongest damage dealing ability when people are clumped together. It bounces off of 4 targets and deal massive damage. This also CCs enemies, applying a slow which reduces their movement speed by 50%.
- Explosive Fury
- This skill provides the Embers you use to throw javelins. It does good damage and if players are lined up or close enough that you hit multiple targets.
- Death From Above
- This is your initiating skill. You choose a target and dive into them fearing enemies around that target.
Initiate Rotation
- Unyielding Sentinel -> Death From Above -> Tempest Strike (this will trip the feared targets) -> Phoenix Barrage AoE damage to clump -> Explosive Fury additional damage -> and you finish with Javelin Inferno.
- Note: if you already have embers stacked before you initiate. You Javelin Inferno after using Phoenix Barrage.
Skill Prioritization
- Use Quality Marind Ore to craft Quality Passive Skill Growth Book and Quality Active Skill Growth Book
- Use Rare Marind Ore to craft Rare Passive Skill Growth Book and Rare Active Skill Growth Book.
- Prioritize getting all these skills to blue first before getting them to purple.
Stat Priorities
Use the following stat priorities when playing a Sword and Shield / Spear PvP Build:
- Primary Stat
- Strength
- Secondary Stat
- Dexterity, Perception and Fortitude.
You have 49 Stat Points you can freely allocate to any of the 4 primary Stats. Once you put 20 points into an individual Stat, it takes 2 points to increase the Stat by 1. Do not put more than 20 points into a Stat unless you are trying to reach a certain breakpoint.
You get bonuses for every 10 Stat Points you invest from 30 to 60. You invest your points based on acquiring these bonuses.
Strength not only adds maximum Weapon Damage but also increases your Max Health and Defense. This is your single most important Stat as a tank.
Early to Mid Game
You want to reach 30 Strength for the extra Health and Defense. 30 Dexterity gives you more damage to speed up Dungeons.
Mid to End Game
The ultimate goal here for defense is reaching 60 Strength for the additional 900 Max Health and Heavy Attack Chance. 40 Perception gives you 5% additional Buff Duration. Your last goal is to reach 30 Fortitude. Put points into Wisdom if you want more Mana Regen.
PvP Gear Progression
- The next time these builds will be revamped entirely will be when T2 Epic gear comes out.
- No more changes will be made to this gear until T2 gear comes in January or earlier.
- This doesn't mean I won't add gear.
Game
Game
Early Gear Sword and Shield / Spear PvP Build
Your blue armor for PvP doesn't matter. You can use whatever blues you want. What you want to do is to move towards your Mid Game and End Game as fast as possible.
Accessory Sources
You don't need these accessories specifically. Use any other green or blue accessory you want.
- Sophia's Strength Necklace
- Complete Syleus's Abyss 1F-2F Exploration Codex.
- Sophia's Strength Bracelet
- Complete Temple of Sylaveth Exploration Codex.
- Sophia's Bracelet of Strength
- Story quest reward.
Gear Sources
- Lethal Fortune Ring
- Rustic Mother Nature Rings
- Elite Sharpshooter's Cloak
- Cloaks that Wield Victory
- Dark Assassin in Shadowed Crypt
- Berserk Charge Blade
- Shade Enforcer in Temple of Sylaveth
- Halberd of the Resistance
- Story Quest Reward
- Corrupt Witch's Hat from Worker Ant in Ant Nest
- Elusive Hexweaver Pants from Acid Ant in Ant Nest
- Alacritous Invoker Shoes from Charging Ant in Ant Nest
- Duskblood Gloves from Reptilian Lancer in Saurodoma Island
Sword and Shield / Spear PvP Build
Your Mid Game build is the point from where you should farm 1-Star Co-Op Dungeons and the Open World Dungeons for gear.
Before transferring or upgrading your Purple pieces, fully trait and upgrade a Blue gear piece first and use it to transfer over to your Purple piece. A fully traited blue piece gives you 960 Blessings for you to use.
You can use the cheapest Blue gear pieces you can find with the cheapest Traits. You can use any Blue accessory you want because there is no recommended Blue piece for accessories. Just make sure it's easy to trait the item.
Co-Op Dungeon Sources
- Death's Abyss
- Karnix's Netherblade
- You can also pity craft Karnix's Netherblade using 2 Dimensional Essence: Salvation instead of relying on RNG.
- You must do each Co-Op Dungeon at least 5 times to acquire enough tokens to craft 2 Dimensional Essence: Salvation.
- Karnix's Netherblade
- Cursed Wasteland
- Lethal Fortune Ring
- Shaikal's Mindveil Harpoon
- Cave of Destruction
- Bracers of the Primal King
Open World Dungeon Sources
- Shock Commander Plate Armor from Precious Epic Equipment Selection Chest: Abyss
- Also from Island of Terror
- Shadow Harvester Boots from Avolos Tracker in Sanctum of Desire
- Also from Carmine Rage Island
- Abyss Conqueror's Necklace from Precious Epic Equipment Chest: Abyss
- Etched Alabaster Band from Demonhoof Tracker in Syleus's Abyss 5F-6F
Budget
Sword and Shield / Spear PvP Build
Expensive Nirma / Bel Spear
Sword and Shield / Spear PvP Build
Fully trait your blue gear before transferring over to purple gear. A fully traited blue piece will give you 960 Blessings for you to use.
As you approach End Game, you complete the build with the Shock Commander Set and the Imperator Set.
Gear Sources
- Gauntlets of the Field General
- Aridus
- Reptilian Soldier in Saurodoma Island
- Voidwastes
- Shadow Harvester Boots
- Carmine Rage Island
- Avolos Tracker in Sanctum of Desire
- Band of the Chosen One
- Island of Terror
- Bracers of Unrelenting
- Valley of Slaughter
- Shock Commander Greaves
- Lycan Kowazan
- Torture Chamber of Secrets
- Belt of Bloodlust
- Aridus
- Nirma's Corrupt Sword
- Nirma
- Queen Bellandir's Serrated Spike
- Queen Bellandir
- Flamewrought Bindings
- Avolos Guardian
- Precious Epic Equipment Chest: Desire
- Blessed Templar Cloak
- Ahzreil
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.
- Green Ranger Elowen is your go-to. Keeping targets in place for the rest of your guild or group is incredibly valuable. Additionally, when the Guardian is active you gain 500 additional Critical Hit against any target you hit that is rooted by Green Ranger Elowen.
- Another option is Vampire Slayer Ezekiel. He increases your Magic/Ranged/Melee Defense by 400 and deals damage equal to 0.6% of your Max Health to enemies within 2.5m of you. You are healed by 20% of the damage dealt. This is definitely more situational and usually is not run with SnS / GS, however it is a second Guardian you can look at if you don't need the root from Green Ranger Elowen.
Summary
- Sword and Shield / Spear is a fast paced multi-ability use tank with great initiation, CC and damage.
- Sword and Shield / Spear not being the tankiest class, you would be a mid to front tank as a lot of your skills have a decent range.
- Death From Above is the only longest range engage skill in the game, fears enemy players and creates opportunities for your team to capitalize on.
Credits
Written by Tweekz
Reviewed by Nymphellas