The best Longbow-Crossbow build has one of the highest damage potential out of all the weapon class combinations in Throne and Liberty. The setup perfectly balances burst damage and consistent DPS allowing your character to melt through bosses and mobs.
However, the build is a bit difficult to pilot, and because of how glass-cannon it is, you will need to position yourself perfectly to be able to consistently deal damage.
So if you are looking to main the Longbow-Crossbow weapon combinations in the MMO, then you should try out one of these amazing build options.
Longbow-Crossbow build overview
To make the most of the weapon combinations you will need to focus on maxing out Dexterity first. By taking it to level 50 you will be able to considerably increase its Critical Hit Rate while improving the damage of many of the Active Skills.
After your Dex is maxed, you should then be looking to put points in Perception, this will improve your Hit Chance as well as the amount of ranged damage that you do.
This build has really short cooldowns, which means that you can be pretty trigger-happy with your rotations. However, it’s very hard to master this weapon combination because of the range differences between the two halves.
As you make through the skill rotations you will be consistently switching between the Crossbow and Longbow range. This can be pretty problematic at first and it will take you a while to get used to the different ranges.
But once you can pilot it perfectly you will be able to cheese through most content in Throne and Liberty.
Best Skills and Specialization for the Longbow-Crossbow build in Throne and Liberty
Here are the best Skills and Specializations that you should be focusing on for this build:
Active Skill:
 Deadly Marker |  Hit ▲ Target | ||||||
 Ensnaring Arrow | – | ||||||
 Decisive Sniping |  Damage ▲ Collection Time ▲ | ||||||
 Quick Fire | Damage ▲ Min Chain Fire ▲ Gale | ||||||
 Blitz |  Cooldown ▼ | ||||||
 Strafing | Consecutive Use Gale | ||||||
 Mother Nature’s Protest | Gale Arrow | ||||||
 Mana Exchange |  Boost Effects | ||||||
 Merciless Barrage | Gale | ||||||
 Selfless Diffusion | – | ||||||
 Mortal Mark | – | ||||||
 Zephyr’s Nock | Damage ▲ |
As it’s a pure DPS build you will not be focusing on any CC skills apart from Deadly Marker. Additionally, try leveling out Mother Nature’s Protest first, however, as the skill will consume most of your mana, you will need to pair it with the Mana Exchange skill.
After that keep pumping up skills like Quick Fire, Zephyr’s Nock, and Strafing as those are going to be your bread-and-butter DPS skills.
Passive Skills:
- Rapidfire Stance
- Steady Aim
- Sniper’s Sense
- Roxie’s Arrowhead
- Eagle Vision
- Ambidexterity
- Bloodlust Stack
- Piercing Strike
The Passive Skills that you pick for the Longbow-Crossbow build will revolve around making the most of the Active Skills. Focus on the ones that improve your DPS and make it considerably easier to delete enemies.
Defensive Skill:
- Overtaker
Best weapons for the Longbow-Crossbow build
Here are the best weapons that you should be looking to farm for the Longbow-Crossbow build, in Throne and Liberty:
Best Primary Weapon:
| Weapon | Best Traits | Effect |
|---|---|---|
 Queen Bellandir’s Toxic Spine Throwers | Heavy Attack Chance Hit Critical Hit |  Queen Bellandir’s Corruptive Venom:On Critical Hit with a crossbow, creates a 20% chance of applying Weaken: Poison, which deals 110% of Base Damage over time every second for 5s and stacks up to 3 times. |
Queen Bellandir’s Toxic Spine Throwers will be the best Crossbow for the build as the weapon stacks Dexterity. This will let you trigger critical hits more often and proc. the Corruptive Venom passive. This makes it very easy to apply consistent DPS on enemy mobs and bosses.
You can receive this Epic Crossbow as a drop from Queen Bellandir, an Archboss that only spawns once per week. Depending on the weekly rotation of your server, the boss will either spawn in Peace (co-op PvP) or Conflict (competitive PvP) modes.
You can also craft the weapon as long as you have the following resources:
- Queen Bellandir’s Soul Fragment x180
- Precious Mystwood x10
- Precious Magic Powder x10
- Precious Polished Crystal x12
Best Secondary Weapon:
| Weapon | Best Traits | Effect |
|---|---|---|
 Tevent’s Arc of Wailing Death | Heavy Attack Chance Hit Critical Hit |  Tevent’s Bombardment:Shoots a bonus projectile whenever using Strafing, dealing 54% of Base Damage |
As you will be using the Strafing skill quite a bit during the encounters, Tevent’s Arc of Wailing Death will be the best option for the Secondary Weapon. To get your hands on this Epic Longbow you will get it as a drop from beating the Tevent Archboss which spawns once a week. Depending on the weekly rotation of your server, the boss will either spawn in Peace (co-op PvP) or Conflict (competitive PvP) modes.
However, you can craft the weapon as long as you have the following resources:
- Tevent’s Soul Fragment x180
- Precious Mystwood x10
- Precious Magic Powder x10
- Precious Polished Crystal x12
Best Armor for the Longbow-Crossbow build
| Armor | Best Traits |
|---|---|
 Shadow Harvester Mask | ・Cooldown Speed ・Magic Evasion ・Ranged Evasion |
 Supreme Devotion | ・Debuff Duration ・Mana Regen ・Max Mana |
 Plate of the Field General | ・Max Health ・Melee Evasion ・Ranged Evasion |
 Shadow Harvester Grips | ・Magic Evasion ・Max Mana ・Mana Regen |
 Shadow Harvester Trousers | ・Magic Evasion ・Mana Regen ・Max Mana |
 Shadow Harvester Boots | ・Move Speed ・Ranged Evasion ・Max Mana |
The Death Set or the Shadow Harvester set will be the best choice of armor that you will need for the build. The gear will help improve your Critical Damage and Attack Speed and you can optimize this further by investing in traits like Max Mana Mana Regeneration.
Best Accessories for the Longbow-Crossbow build
| Armor | Best Traits |
|---|---|
 Clasp of the Conqueror | ・Buff Duration ・Skill Damage Boost ・Max Health |
 Bracers of the Primal King | ・Debuff Duration ・Max Health ・Skill Damage Resistance |
 Band of Universal Power | ・Buff Duration ・Mana Regen ・Max Health |
 Amber Dimensional Band | ・Buff Duration ・Max Health ・Skill Damage Boost |
 Girdle of Spectral Skulls | ・Debuff Duration ・Max Mana ・Skill Damage Resistance |
For the Accessories look for the ones which will improve your Perception and Dexterity. With the above setup, you will be able to hit 60 on both stats.
Best Weapon master
Crossbow:
- Chainfire (9 Pts)
- Move (6 Pts)
By investing points in Chainfire, you will be able to increase your DPS significantly. After you put 9 points in it shift to Move as it will let you increase the chance of a Heavy Attack.
Longbow:
- Sniping (9 Pts)
- Check (6 Pts)
By investing in the Sniping tree you will be able to unlock the Brutal Shooter which will significantly improve your Critical Damage. Once you have invested points in you will need to put points in the Check tree, which will give you the Gale Arrowhead that will reduce cooldowns significantly.
Best Guardian for the Longbow-Crossbow build in Throne and Liberty
| Guardian | Ability |
|---|---|
 Shade Revenant Stheno | Launches 5 projectiles at random enemies within a 10m range every second. A single enemy may be hit with multiple projectiles at the same time. Each projectile deals 52% of Base Damage. |
As you will be maxing Dexterity, Shade Revenant Stheno will be the best Guardian to go for because each of her projectiles is capable of dealing critical damage. She will be able to help you melt a lot of the enemies that you encounter in the open world.
Best skill rotations:
1) Best overall combo rotation:
- Mother Nature’s Protest > Deadly Marker > Mortal Mark > Quick Fire > Strafing > Zephyr’s Nock > Ensnaring Arrow > Decisive Sniping > Quick Fire > Mana Exchange
2) Merciless Barrage Combo:
- Selfless Diffusion > Merciless Barrage > Blitz > Merciless Barrage
3) Strafing Combo:
- Strafing > Strafing > Zephyr’s Nock > Strafing > Zephyr’s Nock
Make sure to combine the three combos to keep your DPS up. The rotations you choose will be based on the situation that you are in. So make sure you are getting used to the cooldowns and how each ability ties into the next.
Pros and Cons of the Longbow-Crossbow build in Throne and Liberty
Pros:
- Build has shorter cooldowns which allows you to always keep up your damage on enemies.
- It has good mob clear and can melt bosses if you get your rotations right.
- Will let you engage enemies from a distance, keeping you relatively safe if you are in a party.
Cons:
- The build is hard to master because of the range differences between the two weapons as you will be constantly shifting between the two.
- The build is very Mana-hungry and you will constantly need to manage the resource when executing your combo rotations.
