This build is up to date for the September 23, 2025 patch.
This build has been created with great help from one of the top Staff players in the world, offering crucial insight into creating the build for Metabattle. Check out Scythe's Twitch and Youtube channels for more information and possibly even watch him play the build.
Overview
This Enigma, Staff and Orb build focuses on dealing high amounts of AOE damage through the use of both Staff and Orb skills focusing mostly on the damage side, allowing you to burst down targets quickly before they react. While it requires a good amount of experience, the build does great in all kinds of PvP content, battlegrounds or arenas and even dominion or boss fights.
Attributes
PRIMARY
Dexterity
+
Perception
SECONDARY
Strength
+
Wisdom
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.
To get the most damage from this build, focus mainly on Dexterity and Perception, since they boost your DPS the most. Putting points into these will let you hit harder in every fight. Adding some Wisdom can also help by giving you more mana regeneration, but damage stats should still come first. Don’t forget to put at least 30 points into Strength, as it gives you a nice boost to your health.
Skills
The Staff & Orb Enigma is an excellent choice for solo players who prefer not to rely on guilds or for those who enjoy engaging PVP. However, it doesn't mean that it doesn't do good while in groups.
In terms of skills, your main damage will be coming from your 
Judgment Lightning, fully charged 
Serial Fire Bombs, 
Void Slash and even your 
Infernal Meteor and 
Interstellar Explosion combo is capable of doing great quick bursts of damagein an area and deny a whole area with only these skills.
Temporal Leap allows you to teleport and become invisible while also increasing cooldown speed, being a great skill for movement and repositioning as it adds the option of Stealth.
As far as passives go, you should focus on upgrading 
Flame Condensation for additional damage. 
Mana Amp for much needed extra mana 
Astral Overseer for extra crit rate chance and more importantly lowering 
Starcalling cooldown. Lastly, 
Pulsating Galaxy to passively increase magic damage done whenever you use staff or orb skills.
Equipment
Tier 3 (Work in progress)
Daigon's Charred Emberstaff
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Hit Chance
Primary
Azure Nexus Sphere
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Hit Chance
Crowned Skull of Victory
Max Health
Magic Evasion
Mana Cost Efficiency
Resonance Effect: Ranged Evasion
Cloak of Victorious Destiny
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Transcendent Tempest's Armor
Debuff Duration
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Resonance Effect: Ranged Evasion
Spectral Overseer's Handguards
Hit Chance
Ranged Evasion
Range
Resonance Effect: Ranged Evasion
Spectral Overseer's Trousers
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Ranged Evasion
Transcendent Tempest's Boots
Ranged Evasion
Magic Evasion
Movement Speed
Resonance Effect: Ranged Evasion
Earrings of Forlorn Elegance
Front Heavy Attack Chance
Side Heavy Attack Chance
Front Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Death Knell Gorget
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Primal Golden Cuffs
Mana Regen
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Ring of Eternal Flames
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Runed Band of the Black Anvil
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Hero's Legacy Warbelt
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
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 Spire of Torment
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Hit Chance
Primary
Nerzatum's Orb of Reaping
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Heavy Attack Chance
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
Staff
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: 10
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: 1750
Max Mana
Mana Regen
CC Resistance
Chaos Harbinger Talistone II
Defense: 200
Ranged Endurance
Endurance
Heavy Attack Evasion
Chaos Harbinger Lunarstone
Weaken Resistance
Collision Resistance
Weaken Resistance
CC Resistances
Chaos Harbinger Talistone IV
Max Health: 1750
Critical Hit Chance
Magic Heavy Attack Chance
Magic Critical Hit Chance
Rotations
- This rotation is focused on delivering the highest possible damage through the use of Staff skills. Start with
High Locus to buff yourself before using Serial Fire Bombs to apply damage and burn stacks. Continue with 
Ice Spear to bind your target before using Judgment Lightning to deal high damage. You can also use Infernal Meteor if you are quick enough before the binding ends.
- Use
Summon Constellation to summon 3 Orbs before using Void Slash to hit the Orbs and the people caught next to them and deal high damage. Follow up with Interstellar Explosion quickly after that alongside 
Stellar Dash.
- Bind an enemy with Ice Spear before summoning 3 Orbs on top of the enemy. Use Interstellar Explosion followed by Void Slash and Judgment Lightning.
High Locus: You should use this ability regularly to increase your hit rate and also improve your evasion!
Temporal Leap: Use this to go into stealth and get away from enemies when being pressured.
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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