The Dagger weapon class in Throne and Liberty is for players looking for a classic melee DPS role. For those looking for a playstyle with high mobility and burst damage options, the Dagger builds will be just up your alley. Now, the Daggers are versatile, and they have a lot of weapon pairing options to choose from. For players who are just starting out, picking the right option to start a build might seem like a daunting task. Worry not though, we’ve got you covered here with some of the best Dagger builds that you can try out for yourself, whether in PvP or PvE.
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Dagger/Longbow Build
This build covers all bases in terms of range, meaning that you’ll be outputting some serious DPS in long and short ranges. Not only is it versatile, but it’s also easy to learn and is relevant in endgame PvE. However, this also makes you a very squishy target due to all your stat points going to Dexterity and Perception.
Active Skills
- Zephyr's Nock
- Ensnaring Arrow
- Decisive Sniping
- Strafing
- Nature's Blessing
- Brutal Arrow
- Deadly Marker
- Blitz
- Shadow Strike
- Umbral Spirit
- Fatal Stigma
- Inject Venom
Passive Skills
- Destructive Fang
- Assassin's Instincts
- Murderous Energy
- Shadow Walker
- Wrathful Edge
- Steady Aim
- Roxie's Arrowhead
- Sniper's Sense
For your active skills, Inject Venom, Deadly Marker, and Strafing are your main damage sources for this build, all of which rapidly inflict stacks of Thunderclouds. Meanwhile, Zephyr's Nock and Ensnaring Arrow give you some extra bursts of damage and should be used when available. Flash Arrow can be used to crowd control groups of enemies while buying you time to escape and reposition.
Once the enemy’s health reaches below half, use Shadow Strike, Fatal Stigma, Umbral Spirit, and Frenzied Sword Dance as your execute skills. Meanwhile, Nature's Blessing can be used to recover health. During your leveling period, be sure to prioritize putting points in Zephyr's Nock, Strafing, Inject Venom, and Deadly Marker.
As for your passive skills, Destructive Fang and Murderous Energy boost Thundercloud’s uptime damage from your other specializations.
Assassin's Instincts, Wrathful Edge, Steady Aim, Roxie's Arrowhead, and Sniper's Sense are integral for this build as they give out a consistent damage boost. Additionally, Shadow Walker makes you more durable whenever you use your mobility skills.
While leveling, put your points into Destructive Fang, Murderous Energy, Wrathful Edge, and Assassin's Instincts first before diversifying.
Best Weapons and Armor
- Tevent's Arc of Wailing Death
- Lequirus's Wicked Thorns
- Phantom Wolf Mask
- Phantom Wolf Tunic
- Phantom Wolf Gloves
- Phantom Wolf Breeches
- Phantom Wolf Boots
- Collar of Decimation
- Ancient Saurodoma Bracers
- Amber Dimensional Band
- Abyssal Grace Band
- Girdle of Spectral Skulls
Best Guardian
For your Guardian, Lady Knight Kamarshea is ideal for this class, as she creates a shield for 50% of your Max Mana. While this shield is up, you gain 40% Cooldown Reduction. This effect allows you to escape from otherwise lethal moments, while also allowing you to spam mobility skills more often.
Dagger/Sword and Shield Build
This build is more of a PvP one, as the Sword and Shield’s many utility skills help you pull off your more damaging Dagger combos on players. The weapon combo gives you the most mobility out of all classes, which makes it the perfect hit-and-run skirmishing class in many small-scale and large-scale PvP modes. While it deals less damage, it can be a real menace to deal with in fights.
Active Skills
- Shield Strike
- Counter Barrier
- Strategic Rush
- Chain Hook
- Stalwart Bastion
- Cleaving Moonlight
- Shadow Strike
- Inject Venom
- Brutal Incision
- Camouflage Cloak
- Phantom Smokescreen
- Frenzied Sword Dance
Passive Skills
- Skillful Evasion
- Resilient Mind
- Aegis Shield
- Impenetrable
- Destructive Fangg
- Assassination Stance
- Assassin's Instincts
- Wrathful Edge
Cleaving Moonlight, Shadow Strike, Frenzied Sword Dance, and Shield Strike are this build's primary sources of damage, with help from Inject Venom's Lightning Infusion and Brutal Incision's Thunderclouds Bombing synergies.
On the other hand, Chain Hook and Strategic Rush will be your crowd control utility for the party and will be a perfect set-up for other party members to capitalize on.
Meanwhile, Camouflage Cloak, Phantom Smokescreen, Counter Barrier, and Stalwart Bastion are this build's utility skills. Camouflage Cloak is the perfect disengagement tool when you’re at a disadvantage, while Phantom Smokescreen keeps the whole party alive for a bit by giving 100% evasion.
Meanwhile, Stalwart Bastion can either provide a defensive buff via Damage Reduction or an offensive one via the Great Fury specialization. Lastly, Counter Barrier is an indirect source of damage since it performs a counterattack upon evasion against attackers.
Focus on leveling up Inject Venom and Frenzied Sword Dance since they'll be responsible for most of the damage. The rest can be prioritized based on preference.
As for your passives, Destructive Fang, Assassin's Instincts, and Wrathful Edge supplement your lower DPS output through their damage reduction, Critical Hit, and Critical Damage.
Aegis Shield and Impenetrable provide some durability to the build via Defense boosts. Meanwhile, Skillful Evasion, Assassination Stance, and Resilient Mind go well together since Skillful Evasion increases your Evasion, Resilient Mind restores Mana and Health, and Assassination Stance decreases Camouflage Cloak's cooldown upon evading attacks.
Prioritize leveling up Destructive Fang and Impenetrable first, as they provide a good balance of damage and durability. Any other passives can be leveled at your own discretion.
Best Weapons and Armor
- Karnix’s Netherblade
- Lequirus's Wicked Thorns
- Shadow Harvester Mask
- Supreme Devotion
- Arcane Shadow Robes
- Phantom Wolf Gloves
- Phantom Wolf Breeches
- Shadow Harvester Boots
- Clasp of the Overlord
- Ancient Saurodoma Bracers
- Amber Dimensional Band
- Band of Universal Power
- Belt of Bloodlust
Best Guardian
For this build, choose Brutal Warrior Valkarg as your Guardian. His ability states that taking hits will accumulate damage up to 4000% of your maximum base damage. Upon inflicting Stun, Bind, or Sleep, 25% of the accumulated damage is dealt to that enemy. This skill synergizes well with the Sword and Shield’s tank skills while letting you dish out heavy damage just by crowd-controlling an enemy player.
Dagger/Staff Build
Dish out both physical and magical damage in great quantities with this build. The Staff, when paired with Daggers, has some of the most frenetic playstyles in Throne and Liberty with its extremely low cooldowns, which contributes a lot for DPS. Be aware that this build sacrifices health and defense for more damage. This build is also very mana-hungry, so try to be economical with your spells.
Active Skills
- Shadow Strike
- Inject Venom
- Knife Throwing
- Inferno Wave
- Frost Smokescreen
- Chain Lightning
- Inner Peace
- Fireball Barrage
- Ice Spear
- High Focus
- Judgement Lightning
Passive Skills
- Assassin's Instincts
- Destructive Fang
- Wrathful Edge
- Manaball Eruption
- Asceticism
- Flame Condensation
- Frost Master
- Forbidden Sanctuary
Inject Venom is the most important buff to use before starting any engagement, whether in PvE or PvP. Taking Lightning Infusion under Inject Venom is mandatory, as they both synergize extremely well with the Thunderclouds effect.
Your primary damage source will be Chain Lightning and Judgment Lightning, since these skills gain new properties depending on whether the target is Burning or Frosted.
Serial Firebombs, Inferno Wave, and Fireball Barrage will be your sources of Burn damage against enemies. After applying Burn, use your Lightning skills to get more bonus damage from the elemental synergy.
Frost Smokescreen and Ice Spear, on the other hand, are your sources of Frost. If you need some AoE cleave, use these alongside Lightning skills as Frozen targets will explode when hit by Lightning,
Inner Peace and High Focus is used to supplement your mana consumption and should be used in between fights.
When leveling your skills, level Serial Firebombs, Ice Spear, and Judgment Lightning as these will serve as your bread-and-butter.
As for passives, Murderous Energy and Destructive Fang are key to maintaining stacks of Thunderclouds on enemies by refreshing its duration.
Forbidden Sanctuary, Assassin's Instincts, and Manaball Eruption all provide extra damage from stats or simply more damage instances. Flame Condensation and Frost Master will help in making your Burning and Movement Slow effects more effective in the long run.
Lastly, Asceticism allows for more mana regen when standing still and will alleviate your mana deficiencies later on.
When choosing your passives in the leveling phase, pick Manaball Eruption, Flame Condensation, Forbidden Sanctuary, and Destructive Fang first for an early boost to your damage, while setting up all the important synergies in this build.
Best Weapons and Armor
- Lequirius’ Wicked Thorns
- Toublek's Shattering Quarterstaff
- Swirling Essence Hat
- Supreme Devotion
- Swirling Essence Robe
- Swirling Essence Gloves
- Swirling Essence Pants
- Swirling Essence Shoes
- Blessed Templar Choker
- Ancient Saurodoma Bracers
- Sapphire Dimensional Band
- Abyssal Grace Band
- Girdle of Spectral Skulls
Best Guardian
Lady Knight Kamarshea helps this build with more ability uptime and survivability. Pairing her summon with Frost Smokescreen will make your shield last much longer.
Dagger/Crossbow
The Daggers and Crossbow combo build is very powerful for both single-target and AoE damage, making it the most well rounded DPS build in Throne and Liberty. Its skills can easily tear through bosses and mobs alike with relative ease thanks to its low cooldowns and multi-hit capabilities.
Active Skills
- Inject Venom
- Brutal Incision
- Mana Exchange
- Shadow Strike
- Nimble Leap
- Knife Throwing
- Weak Point Shot
- Mortal Mark
- Merciless Barrage
- Recoil Shot
- Multi-Shot
- Frenzied Sword Dance
Passive Skills
- Piercing Strike
- Wrathful Edge
- Destructive Fang
- Assassin's Instincts
- Corrupt Nail
- Murderous Energy
- Eagle Vision
- Ambidexterity
Attacks that deal multiple instances of damage are quite effective in Throne and Liberty since they scale to your base damage, which is why these are prioritised in this build. Skills such as Knife Throwing, Frenzied Sword Dance, and Merciless Barrage have this functionality.
When levelling, maximize Brutal Incision first, then Shadow Strike, and Inject Venom. The build will come online as you level all the other DPS skills after.
All the passives in this build are used to help apply stacks of Thundercloud faster, along with significant damage boosts.
Best Weapons and Armor
- Rex Chimaerus's Crossbows
- Lequirus's Wicked Thorns
- Shadow Harvester Mask
- Supreme Devotion
- Phantom Wolf Tunic
- Shadow Harvester Grips
- Breeches of the Executioner
- Phantom Wolf Boots
- Clasp of the Overlord
- Bracers of the Primal King
- Abyssal Grace Band
- Band of Universal Power
- Girdle of Spectral Skulls
Best Guardian
Shade Revenant Stheno is a great pairing for this build, as her active ability makes her launch 5 projectiles that can either be a single-target or an AoE attack. Her projectiles can also benefit from the Mother Nature’s Protest skill that gives projectiles a chance to launch another for a small Mana cost, dealing even more damage.
