Crucifix - Crossbow + Orb PvP Build

Overview

Class: Crucifix

Weapons: Orb and Crossbow

Designed for: PvP (small-scale) and PvP (large-scale)

Focused on: DPS and Ranged

Difficulty:

Hard

Strengths

High Burst Damage
High Sustained Single Target DPS
Good AOE

Weaknesses

High Skill Floor & Skill Ceiling
Squishy
Mana Intensive

This build is up to date for the September 23, 2025 patch.

Overview

The Crucifix is one of the highest-APM and most complex classes in Throne and Liberty, demanding constant button presses and quick decision-making due to its short ability cooldowns. It’s a challenging pick, even for veteran players, and suits those who enjoy a more intensive playstyle. While it shares some similarities with the Scorpion class, Crucifix offers a fresh twist on the tried-and-true crossbow DPS archetype.

Attributes

PRIMARY

Dexterity

+

Perception

SECONDARY

Strength

+

Wisdom

Why are there no exact stats?

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 Dexterity and Perception for maximum DPS, as they boost your damage the most. Add a bit of Wisdom for mana regeneration if needed, but keep damage as your main focus. Lastly, invest at least 30 points into Strength for a reliable health boost.

Skills

Mortal Mark

Mana Exchange

Temporal Leap

Mother Nature's Protest

Stellar Dash

Nimble Leap

Summon Satellite

Selfless Diffusion

Starcalling

Quick Fire

Summon Constellation

Void Slash

Passives

Defense

Guardian

Food

Purification Stone

The Crucifix draws its strength from low-cooldown abilities such as Quick Fire, paired with Nimble Leap, which boosts mobility while also resetting cooldowns. On top of that, Stellar Dash provides fast, high AOE damage, making it excellent for area denial and sustained pressure.

Crossbow and Orb passives complement each other perfectly. Stellar Echo adds bonus damage by launching projectiles from both you and nearby orbs as you cast abilities. This synergy is amplified by Rift Fracture, which thrives on the Crucifix’s high crit frequency during short rotations. Crossbow passives like Eagle Vision and Ambidexterity further enhance this by boosting critical potential and overall damage output.

Equipment

Tier 2

Tier 3 (Work in progress)

Bercant's Spineflower Crossbows

Heavy Attack Chance

Critical Hit Chance

Hit Chance

Primary

Shadowy Sphere

Heavy Attack Chance

Critical Hit Chance

Hit Chance

Dread Admiral's Bicorne

Magic Evasion

Ranged Evasion

Cooldown Speed

Steadfast Commander's Cape

Max Health

Debuff Duration

Skill Damage Resistance

Forgotten Lotus Garb

Max Health

Magic Evasion

Ranged Evasion

Dread Admiral's Gloves

Magic Evasion

Ranged Evasion

Hit Chance

Forgotten Lotus Pants

Magic Evasion

Ranged Evasion

Max Health

Violent Demonic Beast's Fur Boots

Ranged Evasion

Magic Evasion

Movement Speed

Death Knell Gorget

Skill Damage Boost

Max Health

Buff Duration

Bracelet of the Violent Undertow

Mana Regen

Skill Damage Resistance

Debuff Duration

Solitare of Purity

Skill Damage Boost

Max Health

Buff Duration

Symbol of Nature's Advance

Skill Damage Boost

Buff Duration

Max Health

Hero's Legacy Warbelt

Max Health

Debuff Duration

Skill Damage Resistance

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

Resonance Effect: Cooldown Speed

Primary

Nerzatum's Orb of Reaping

Heavy Attack Chance

Critical Hit Chance

Hit Chance

Resonance Effect: Cooldown Speed

Blood Hunter Hood

Magic Evasion

Cooldown Speed

Mana Cost Efficiceny

Resonance Effect: Max Health

Calanthia's Confession

Max Mana

Skill Damage Resistance

Debuff Duration

Resonance Effect: Max Health

Blood Hunter Garb

Max Health

Buff Duration

Debuff Duration

Resonance Effect: Max Health

Blood Hunter Hand Guards

Max Health

Hit Chance

Range

Resonance Effect: Max Health

Blood Hunter Leg Guards

Max Health

Magic Evasion

Ranged Evasion

Resonance Effect: Max Health

Imperial Seeker's Boots

Max Stamina

Magic Evasion

Movement Speed

Resonance Effect: Max Health

Teardrops of Fortunate Omens

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 Infernal Loops

Max Health

Skill Damage Resistance

Weaken Resistance

Resonance Effect: Max Health

Coil of Seething Venom

Skill Damage Boost

Heavy Attack Damage Resistance

Buff Duration

Resonance Effect: Max Health

Eternal Promise

Skill Damage Boost

Buff Duration

Max Health

Belt of the Dying Spark

Max Mana

Skill Damage Resistance

Debuff Duration

Resonance Effect: Max Health

Weapon Masteries

Crossbow

Orb

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

Magic Critical Hit Chance

Magic 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

Magic Heavy Attack Chance

Magic Critical Hit Chance

Rotations

PVP Rotation ↴

Start by buffing yourself with Distortion Veil, Summon Satellite (on a party member), and Mother Nature's Protest, then activate Selfless Diffusion.

Begin your damage setup with Mortal Mark into Quick Fire, then use Starcalling to place orbs. Continue casting Starcalling until you have 3 orbs down, weaving in Quick Fire whenever it comes off cooldown. Once the orbs are set, spam Stellar Dash and Quick Fire together on cooldown for high burst.

Next, drop Summon Constellation on top of your target, then follow with Void Slash. Keep rotating Quick Fire, Stellar Dash, and Void Slash while maintaining Mortal Mark. Always keep Distortion Veil and Summon Satellite (on a DPS) active for maximum pressure. Once Selfless Diffusion and your other cooldowns are back, use Temporal Leap to reset and start again.

The rotation is fast-paced and APM-heavy, requiring quick reactions as skills come off cooldown. You can and WILL have to freestyle this rotation a lot.

Useful Information

Select Lady Knight Kamarshea as your guardian; it provides essential protection with its shield, capable of absorbing damage equal to 50% of your mana. This not only aids in mitigating damage but also increases your cooldown speed in order to let you heal more often. However, you can also use Shade Revenant Stheno or Geen Ranger Elowen if you are looking to deal extra damage or root enemies if you are in a party that has to burst down enemies quickly or lock down groups.

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