This build is up to date for the September 23, 2025 patch.
Overview
This Cavalier Spear + Crossbow PvE build is one of the top choices for PVE content like Dimensional Trials or regular 1-2 Star dungeons as it does incredible DPS while remaining easy to play and also boasting high AOE damage making it easy to clear through higher tier trial dungeon runs. It is more than capable of clearing out open world mobs too, breezing through contracts or while farming out Abyssal Contract Tokens in places like Saurodoma Island, etc.
Attributes
PRIMARY
Dexterity
+
Strength
SECONDARY
Wisdom
+
Perception
With the unique stats and attributes system in Throne and Liberty, it can be difficult to determine exactly where to invest your attribute points at each stage of the game. This is because gear pieces provide attributes just like leveling up does, meaning everyone will have a different number of attribute points depending on what gear they are wearing at the time.
Given this variation, it's best to reset your attributes regularly to adjust to the new gear you acquire. Aim to reach the achievement effects, which provide extra benefits at milestones like 30, 50, and 70 points.
Prioritize Strength and Dexterity to boost your damage. Concentrate on these attributes early on, and as your gear improves, continue investing in them for better critical hit rate, heavy attack chance, and additional max HP. Aim for 50 Strength and stack Dexterity to maximize crit chances. Perception and Wisdom provide minor boosts to damage and mana but are secondary.
Skills
Depending on which Dungeon/Dimensional Trial you might run, consider using
Rare Roaring Steak,
Rare Thrilling Papillote, and even
Rare Scorpion Tail Fritters to make it easier and also deal a lot more damage.
Begin by upgrading the core crossbow skills first: 
Quick Fire, 
Mortal Mark and 
Nimble Leap along with 
Merciless Barrage as they are fantastic to pair with eachother, boosting your damage rotation by a good deal. 
Mother Nature's Protest is also important to level up as it increases the damage done with the extra projectile coming out of the spell.
Continue by upgrading your Spear skills next, beginning with 
Vicious Fury and 
Javelin Surge as they are used together in a combo to deal high AOE damage to all mobs for whenever your Merciless Barrage is on cooldown. Continue with 
Cyclonic Fury as its great for applying debuffs.
Lastly don't forget to upgrade support skills like 
Unyielding Sentinel and 
Selfless Diffusion.
As far as passives go, 
Ambidexterity and 
Imposing Form are good passives to upgrade as they increase your overall damage alongside the raw damage increase of 
Piercing Strike. 
Death Knell is great for constantly increasing your attack speed as mobs die with Weaken active on them.
Equipment
Tier 3 (Work in progress)
Ranseur of Murderous Glee
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Cooldown Speed
Primary
Bercant's Spineflower Crossbows
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Cooldown Speed
Crowned Skull of Victory
Max Health
Mana Cost Efficiency
Melee Evasion
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Starlight Fur Cloak
Mana Regen
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Imperial Seeker's Tunic
Max Health
Magic Evasion
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Devious Hellfire Grips
Hit Chance
Ranged Evasion
Magic Evasion
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Feral Prophet's Pants
Buff Duration
Melee Evasion
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Imperial Seeker's Boots
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Movement Speed
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Earrings of Forlorn Elegance
Front Heavy Attack Chance
Side Heavy Attack Chance
Side Critical Hit
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Pendant of Barbaric Rage
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Mana Regen
Barbed Cuffs of the Tormentor
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Resonance Effect: Mana Regen
Ring of Spirited Desire
Skill Damage Boost
Mana Regen
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Mana Regen
Runed Band of the Black Anvil
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Mana Regen
Undisputed Champion's Belt
Mana Regen
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Resonance Effect: Mana Regen
Info
Equipment is being updated, if tier 3 items are in the tier 3 tab, it means the equipment on this build was updated.
Calanthia's Repeaters of Ruin
Hit Chance
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Primary
Deluzhnoa's Serrated Shard
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Heavy Attack Chance
Fallen Dynasty Helmet
Max Health
Cooldown Speed
Mana Cost Efficiency
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Calanthia's Confession
Max Mana
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Fallen Dynasty Plate Armor
Max Health
Buff Duration
Debuff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Fallen Dynasty Gauntlets
Max Health
Hit Chance
Range
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Blood Hunter Leg Guards
Max Health
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Fallen Dynasty Sabatons
Max Stamina
Max Mana
Movement Speed
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Venelux Scholar's Earrings
Back Hit Chance
Back Heavy Attack Chance
Side Heavy Attack Chance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Collar of the New Moon
Skill Damage Boost
Max Mana
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Bracelet of the Evening Tide
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Weaken Resistance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Band of Brutal Agony
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Eternal Promise
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Max Health
Sash of Rustling Leaves
Max Mana
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Weapon Masteries
Crossbow
Spear
You should be aiming to reach and unlock masteries (the corner nodes) as soon as possible as they usually make the largest impact in the build. While minor nodes shouldn't be forgotten, make sure to unlock masteries as fast as possible before spreading out and spending into less important nodes.
Artifacts
Chaos Harbinger Talistone I
Damage: 9
Heavy Attack Chance
Ranged Critical Hit Chance
Ranged Heavy Attack Chance
Chaos Harbinger Solarstone
Weaken Chance
Silence Chance
Weaken Chance
CC Chance
Chaos Harbinger Talistone III
Max Health: 1600
Max Mana
Mana Regen
CC Resistance
Chaos Harbinger Talistone II
Defense: 160
Ranged Endurance
Endurance
Heavy Attack Evasion
Chaos Harbinger Lunarstone
Weaken Resistance
Collision Resistance
Weaken Resistance
CC Resistances
Chaos Harbinger Talistone IV
Max Health: 1600
Critical Hit Chance
Ranged Heavy Attack Chance
Ranged Critical Hit Chance
Rotations
Single Target Boss DPS Rotation ↴
- Start off the rotation by buffing yourself with Unyielding Sentinel. Meanwhile Mother Nature's Protest should also be active at all times during boss fights.
- Start the damaging part of the rotation with Mortal Mark so the follow up damage is improved. Use Quick Fire before resetting its cooldown with Nimble Leap just to use it again. Buff yourself with Selfless Diffusion before using Cyclonic Fury up close to both do damage and apply Ignite stacks.
- Follow up with Vicious Fury to build up Ember stacks on yourself before using Javelin Surge to spend them and deal incredibly high DPS.
Short Single Target Crossbow Rotation ↴
- Use this rotation to kill mobs with low max HP. Beginning with Mortal Mark before using Quick Fire to deal damage before resetting its cooldown with Nimble Leap and just repeating the combo after that.
- Buff yourself with Unyielding Sentinel and Mother Nature's Protest before using Selfless Diffusion. Start damaging with Merciless Barrage after mobs were stacked together, applying Gale and dealing heavy damage before you use Cyclonic Fury to deal AOE damage and apply Ignite on mobs.
- Follow up with Vicious Fury and Javelin Surge to finish off whatever mobs are still alive.
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