This build is up to date for the September 23, 2025 patch.
Overview
Before beginning to play Spear and Longbow in Large Scale PvP, you should know that this is considered an off-meta build that doesn't often perform better than other more meta choices. However, the Impaler is more than capable of dishing out damage and peeling for itself and teammates while still delivering high burst damage and remaining very mobile. It offers good CC through skills like 
Arrow Vortex and 
Flash Arrow is a very strong choice for dealing damage in all situations. The build also offers good self-healing thanks to 
Healing Touch and isn't all too difficult to play either. All in all, the Impaler build is perfect for those that are looking to have a fresh experience and incorporate the new Spear weapon in their kit.
Attributes
PRIMARY
Dexterity
+
Perception
SECONDARY
Strength
+
Fortitude
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.
For this build, focus on boosting Perception and Dexterity first. These stats are the best to invest into early on because they improve your critical hit rate, accuracy, and overall damage. Keep prioritizing them as you upgrade your gear to stay strong.
After that, work on Fortitude and Strength. Strength increases your health, which is helpful in PvP for extra health and also an increase in heavy attack chance. You generally want to aim for 50 points into strength if you can afford it. Meanwhile, Fortitude is a good choice for a bit of extra damage and defense.
Skills
The Impaler Spear + Longbow build is a great choice for those looking to play an off-meta build while still supporting their team and being useful with good CC and an easy to learn build.
The high damage skills you will use in large scale PVP are 
Decisive Sniping and 
Javelin Surge along with Flash Arrow. And so, the focus should be on upgrading them as quickly as possible alongside 
Abyssal Cleave as you use this skill to peel for yourself and its efficiency increases as you upgrade the skill, increasing the duration of the CC. Other important skills to upgrade are the 
Rising Slash, 
Vicious Fury and 
Culling Arc.
Arrow Vortex is your main CC skill that is used to CC groups of enemies and make it easier for your team to push in and exploit the opening.
Healing Touch offers healing to both yourself and your group but shouldn't be a priority when upgrading until you've already upgraded your main damaging skills.
As far as passives go, focus on upgrading your defensive 
Devoted Shield first to help with your survivability alongside 
Unyielding Sentinel. Don't neglect the offensive passives though and focus on upgrading 
Mortal Wrath and 
Sniper's Sense to better project your damage when you use ranged attacks. 
Steady Aim is also a very strong passive as it increases your crit hit rate whenever you attack CC'd enemies, which happens a lot in PVP.
Equipment
Tier 3 (Work in progress)
Arc of Lunar Radiance
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Hit Chance
Primary
Crimson Hellskewer
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Hit Chance
Crowned Skull of Victory
Max Health
Magic Endurance
Mana Cost Efficiency
Resonance Effect: Melee Endurance
Cloak of Victorious Destiny
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Transcendent Tempest's Armor
Debuff Duration
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Resonance Effect: Melee Endurance
Spectral Overseer's Handguards
Hit Chance
Ranged Endurance
Range
Resonance Effect: Melee Endurance
Spectral Overseer's Trousers
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Melee Endurance
Transcendent Tempest's Boots
Ranged Endurance
Magic Endurance
Movement Speed
Resonance Effect: Melee Endurance
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 Loom of Entropy
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
Spear
Longbow
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 Peel/DPS Rotation ↴
- This rotation is used to deal quick damage and get away from melee players that jump you. Start by stunning them with Abyssal Cleave before transitioning into
Cyclonic Fury and Culling Arc to deal high damage thanks to the Burst stacks applied with Cyclonic Fury. Finish the rotation using Vicious Fury before using Rising Slash to blow up the target with damage based on how many burst/ignite stacks you have on them.
- This rotation is meant to deal high burst AOE damage on a clump of enemies and possibly even reset Javelin Surge cooldown.
- Begin the rotation by pre-buffing with Unyielding Sentinel to increase your heavy attack chance before using Javelin Surge to deal AOE damage but also slow them down so you have an easier time hitting Decisive Sniping on the same targets.
- Continue the rotation with Flash Arrow before using
Blitz to reset its cooldown so you can use Flash Arrow again.
If any of the enemies you've hit with Javelin Surge dies, the cooldown on Javelin Surge also resets.
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