This build is up to date for the September 23, 2025 patch.
Overview
This Bow & Staff build focuses the dueling capabilities of the Liberator, capable of dealing high burst damage to single targets and pumping out ridiculous amounts of damage while remaining in place. The Liberator is a great backline class to support your party, pumping out DPS with ease while offering a good challenge even for experienced players. This build performs well in 1vs1 PVP, Dominion events or even Arena but relies a lot on having the advantage of surprise attacks.
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.
For this build, prioritize Perception and Dexterity to maximize damage potential. As your gear improves, continue boosting these stats, using a combination of attribute points you get from leveling and the ones that come with different gear pieces. Don't be afriad of resetting your attributes either, its free. Strength and Wisdom are secondary attributes where Wisdom shouldn't be something you focus a whole lot in while Strength enhances health and durability and is great to invest at least 30 points to get some extra HP.
Skills
Your main Staff DPS comes from 
Serial Fire Bombs, 
Judgment Lightning and 
Chain Lightning, dealing high damage directly while also reaching out to enemies nearby if the players are stacked close. 
Decisive Sniping is also a strong damaging skill and should also be upgraded as soon as possible. 
Strafing and 
Zephyr's Nock combo is fantastic for dealing quick burst damage with low cooldowns as Zephyr's Nock is reset by hitting enemies that were previously hit by Strafing.
Ensnaring Arrow is a great CC for single targets that try to engage on you, allowing the follow-up with Strafing, Zephyr's Nock and Chain Lightning as quick single target burst so you can force enemies off yourself and remain safe.
Your passives further enhances your damage through passives like 
Sniper's Sense, 
Forbidden Sanctuary and 
Flame Condensation. This Liberator build doesn't lack in defensive passives either as 
Echoic Barrier lowers the chance you will get silenced while 
Devoted Shield is ridiculously powerful, creating a shield on yourself that protects from all damage.
Equipment
Tier 3 (Work in progress)
Daigon's Charred Emberstaff
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Heavy Attack Chance
Primary
Bercant's Steelstring Bow
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Heavy Attack Chance
Crowned Skull of Victory
Max Health
Magic Endurance
Melee Endurance
Resonance Effect: Melee Endurance
Starlight Fur Cloak
Max Mana
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Auric Vanguard's Full Plate
Max Health
Melee 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
Auric Vanguards Plate Boots
Ranged Endurance
Melee Endurance
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Melee Endurance
Earrings of Forlorn Elegance
Front Heavy Attack Chance
Side Heavy Attack Chance
Front Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Collar of Nature's Wrath
Skill Damage Boost
Max Mana
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Bangle of the Clearest Night
Max Mana
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Band of Ancestor's Blood
Skill Damage Boost
Max Mana
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Solitare of Purity
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Undisputed Champion's Belt
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
Velentra's Arc of Obsession
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
Longbow
Staff
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
Bow Burst Damage Rotation ↴
- Bind your target with Ensnaring Arrow before using Strafing 3 times to deal damage and also prepare to lower your Zephyr's Nock's cooldown. Use Zephyr's Nock followed by
Inferno Wave and Chain Lightning and another Zephyr's Nock.
Secondary Burst Damage Rotation ↴
- Use this alternative rotation for similar results. Begin with Ensnaring Arrow to bind your target then use Serial Fire Bombs to deal very high burst damage before following up with Judgment Lightning. Finish off the rotation with Inferno Wave with Chain Lightning!
Blitz: As this ability resets your last used ability, you want to make use of this to reset your most important skills like Decisive Sniping or even Ensnaring Arrow if you want to chain CC someone.
Frost Smokescreen: This is your only mobility skill, allowing you to escape fights and slow down enemies left behind. Use it with a directional key to teleport in that direction and leave behind a slowing smoke at the starting location.
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.
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