The Ultimate Spear Dagger Build for PVE & PVP in Throne and Liberty

After days of intensive testing, experimenting, and fine-tuning, I'm excited to share with you the ultimate Spear Dagger build for both PVE and PVP in Throne and Liberty. Through countless trials, I've developed a versatile build that excels in a wide range of content, from solo farming to large-scale PVP. This build is further enhanced by the Throne and Liberty Lucent system, allowing you to amplify your damage potential and survivability in both PVE and PVP encounters. This article will break down my Spear Dagger build, detailing the best skill setups, gear choices, traits, and more. By the end of this guide, you’ll be equipped to maximize your damage output and become a true powerhouse.

Overview: What Makes This Build Special?

Both the Spear and Dagger offer unique weaken effects: Dagger applies Poison and Thunderclouds, while the Spear utilizes Ignite and Burst Weakens. The key to this build is understanding how to stack and apply these weaken effects efficiently to maximize your damage output. Through extensive testing, I've concluded that the combination of Poison and Half Ignite, Half Burst Weakens provides the highest possible damage.

This guide will cover:

· PVE Builds for Dungeons, AOE Farming, and the Gate of Infinity

· PVP Builds for Large and Small-Scale combat

· The best Gear choices to suit each playstyle

· Mastery, Traits, Runes, and Stats optimization

· A detailed rotation to help you execute this build to perfection

PVE Spear Dagger Build

Dagger Skills

1. Inject Venom (Cooldown Reduction & Duration Increase)

· Core skill for applying poison with nearly 100% uptime.

· Ensure poison stacks are maintained throughout the fight.

2. Cleaving Moonlight (Consecutive Use & Poison Damage Increase)

· A filler skill with low cooldown that keeps poison damage ticking. Spam this during downtime.

3. Brutal Incision (Poison Damage Increase)

· A burst skill that works well with poison stacks. Low cooldown ensures it’s up often.

4. Umbrell Spirit (Poison Damage & Duration Increase)

· The bread and butter of your build, applying a heavy amount of poison damage thanks to your high attack speed.

5. Fatal Stigma (Damage Increase)

· A high burst skill that deals maximum damage when the target has 20 poison stacks.

Spear Skills

1. Calling Arc (Critical Burst)

· Main burst skill for applying burst stacks. It reliably applies 4–5 burst stacks, ensuring consistent damage.

2. Gail Rush (Attack Speed Buff)

· Use this to apply the fifth burst stack and activate your attack speed buff for 7.5 seconds.

3. Initiative Blitz

 Provides an additional boost to attack speed, ensuring faster skill rotations and overall DPS.

4. Javing Surge (Damage Buff + Brand Effect)

· A great skill to apply the Brand effect, boosting overall skill damage by 5% for 5 seconds.

5. Brutal Fury Specialization

· Core damage tool. Specializing this skill amplifies your damage output when you have five burst stacks.

6. Unyielding Sentinel

· Provides a heavy attack buff and resistance to crowd control (CC) effects. Essential for survivability.

7. Slaughtering Slash

· A skill that explodes burst stacks, dealing explosive damage to enemies.

8. Phoenix Barrage (Ignite + Thunderclouds)

· Deals massive damage while applying both Ignite and Thunderclouds. Synergizes well with Umbrell Spirit.

PVE Rotation (Single Target)

The rotation is crucial to maximize your damage output. Here’s the initial rotation:

1. Javing Surge from range to apply the Brand effect.

2. Activate Unyielding Sentinel for heavy attack chance.

3. Gail Rush to close the gap, applying the Attack Speed Buff.

4. Apply Poison instantly with Inject Venom and follow up with Fatal Stigma for a quick burst.

5. Use Umbrell Spirit to increase poison damage.

6. Cleaving Moonlight to apply the Lucurious Dagger buff.

7. Phoenix Barrage to deal damage, apply Ignite and Poison stacks.

8. Use Calling Arc to apply the remaining Burst Stacks (aim for 5).

9. Spam Brutal Fury for maximum burst.

10. Follow up with Slaughtering Slash to explode your burst stacks and deal massive damage.

Once the first rotation is completed, you’ll focus on reapplying Javing Surge, Calling Arc, and using Phoenix Barrage, Umbrell Spirit, and Brutal Fury whenever they come off cooldown. Cleaving Moonlight should be used to maintain Lucurious Dagger uptime.

PVE AOE Build

The AOE Spear Dagger build is arguably the most fun part of this class. Here’s how you can clear mobs in Throne and Liberty with ease:

1. Unyielding Sentinel for the 4K HP shield.

2. Activate Thunderclouds and Thunder Spirit to weaken enemies.

3. Use Abyssal Cliff to stun multiple enemies.

4. Follow up with Phoenix Barrage for massive AOE damage.

5. Activate Blood Le Aura for healing.

6. Use Explosive Fury to generate Ember Stacks.

7. Spam Javelin Inferno for even more damage and Ember Stack generation.

8. Use Rising Slash for burst damage against remaining enemies.

With Javelin Inferno and Explosive Fury, you can easily clear large packs of enemies, often soloing open world dungeons and farming mobs with ease.

PVP Spear Dagger Build

Large Scale PVP (Siege, Guild Wars)

In large-scale PVP, the focus is on isolating ranged DPS enemies and applying heavy AOE pressure.

1. Thunderclouds to debuff multiple enemies.

2. Shadow Escape to engage and reposition quickly.

3. Abyssal Cleave to stun and lock down targets.

4. Phoenix Barrage to apply Ignite and Thunder Spirit.

5. Explosive Fury to generate Ember stacks.

6. Use Javelin Inferno for ranged damage and slow effects.

7. Rising Slash for a gap closer and explosion of Ignite stacks.

Engage with Thunderclouds and Thunder Spirit, then use your stun and Phoenix Barrage combo for burst. Afterward, continue with Javelin Inferno and Rising Slash for finishing blows.

Small Scale PVP (Arena, 1v1)

Small scale PVP shifts the focus to burst damage and poison application:

1. Shadow Escape to engage with Poison and Umbrell Spirit active.

2. Use Stun into Phoenix Barrage to apply both Poison and Ignite.

3. Explosive Fury to generate Ember stacks.

4. Javelin Inferno and Rising Slash for finishing damage.

5. Use Cataclysm for piercing defensive blocks and extending stun duration.

The small-scale build is an upgraded version of the large-scale build, focusing more on poison damage and burst control.

Best Gear Builds

1. PVP Focused Build (Attack Speed, Melee & Magic Evasion)

· Stats: High attack speed, melee hit chance, and evasion (range & magic).

· Gear: Focus on maximizing Critical Hit Chance and HP.

· Runes: Dexterity, Strength, and Health.

· Traits: Range & Magic evasion, Max Health, Mana Region.

2. PVE Focused Build (High Dexterity, Mana Regen, Cooldown Speed)

· Stats: Dexterity for attack speed, Mana Regen for sustained skill use.

· Gear: High Dexterity and Mana Regeneration.

· Runes: Dexterity, Cooldown Reduction.

3. Tanky Evasion Build (Melee Evasion for Arena)

· Stats: Melee evasion and HP for survivability.

· Gear: Focus on melee evasion and endurance.

· Runes: Focus on Evasion, Endurance, and Health.

Masteries and Traits

· Dagger Mastery:

· 9 points in Assassination (damage).

· 9 points in Poison (mana regen, cooldown reduction).

· 1 point in Disguise (for evasion).

· Spear Mastery:

· 9 points in Face Off (damage).

· 9 points in Destroy (damage).

· 1 point in Charge (attack speed boost).

Conclusion

This build is the culmination of extensive testing, and it's designed to excel in both PVE and PVP content in Throne and Liberty. Whether you’re farming solo or engaging in massive PVP battles, the Spear Dagger build offers a high skill ceiling with devastating damage potential. The key is to balance your rotation, properly apply weaken effects, and maximize your gear for the situation at hand. For players looking to enhance their experience without breaking the bank, investing in cheap TL Lucent can provide essential upgrades and improve your overall performance in battles.