This build is up to date for the September 23, 2025 patch.
Overview
Crossbow and Dagger PvE build that stands out for its unparalleled damage potential, delivering remarkable damage output and lethal capabilities. It excels in providing sustained single-target damage, swiftly transitioning from one foe to another. The Crossbow & Dagger build is one of the most powerful builds for a DPS player while offering a great challenge for those looking to play a high APM class.
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.
To do more damage, focus on Strength and Dexterity. Start by putting points here and continue as your gear gets better. This will increase crits, heavy attacks, and HP. Aim for 50 Strength and stack Dexterity. Perception and Wisdom can help a little but aren’t the focus.
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.
Your main focus should be on enhancing 
Quick Fire, as it serves as your primary damage ability, alongside 
Mortal Mark and 
Selfless Diffusion, which offers high Off-Hand Weapon Attack Chance and cooldown reduction, being an important part of playing Crossbow Dagger. As you advance, prioritize improving both 
Cleaving Moonlight and 
Brutal Incision as they are your main damage skills in close range and will serve you well.
Meanwhile, 
Inject Venom is another core part of this build as it enhances your overall damage thanks to both 
Destructive Fang & 
Murderous Energy so you should always aim to have Inject Venom applied to targets.
As you keep upgrading your skills, your other passives shouldn't be forgotten either. Prioritize enhancing 
Ambidexterity, 
Assassin's Instincts and 
Wrathful Edge from the Dagger side of the build. 
Nature's Power will also offer a great increase to your damage so don't neglect it! These upgrades provide the most substantial damage boosts, while 
Piercing Strike can be postponed for later on.
Equipment
Tier 3 (Work in progress)
Bercant's Spineflower Crossbows
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Hit Chance
Primary
Bercant's Whispering Daggers
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Hit Chance
First Light's Halo
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Cooldown Speed
Resonance Effect: Melee Evasion
Howling Wind Shroud
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Paramount Full Plate of the Resistance
Max Health
Melee Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Resonance Effect: Melee Evasion
Forgotten Lotus Gloves
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Attack Speed
Resonance Effect: Melee Evasion
First Light's Pants
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Melee Evasion
Forgotten Lotus Boots
Ranged Evasion
Magic Evasion
Movement Speed
Resonance Effect: Melee Evasion
Earrings of Forlorn Elegance
Front Heavy Attack Chance
Side Heavy Attack Chance
Front Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Noble Birthright Brooch
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Infernal Demonpact Cuffs
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Solitare of Purity
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Symbol of Nature's Advance
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Elusive Nymph Coil
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 Repeaters of Ruin
Hit Chance
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Primary
Kowazan's Daggers of the Blood Moon
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
Crossbow
Dagger
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
- This rotation serves as your primary DPS sequence for tackling dungeon bosses and high HP enemies such as open-world bosses but it can work perfectly well in all scenarios.
- Start with using Inject Venom so all your following attacks apply Thundercloud stacks before continuing with
Mother Nature's Protest before using 
Fatal Stigma so your Thundercloud stacks turn into raw damage at the end of the rotation. Use Mortal Mark for a similar effect before using Cleaving Moonlight and Quick Fire to both stack up poison and deal damage.
- Use Selfless Diffusion to lower your cooldowns before continuing with burst damage from Brutal Incision and
Knife Throwing while also lowering cooldowns for another Cleaving Moonlight and another Brutal Incision hit.
Mana Exchange: This ability is utilized to keep your mana levels high by exchanging HP for Mana. Ensure to adjust your Amitoi heal settings to initiate healing at 100% instead of the default 80% HP threshold to prevent your HP from dropping too low while using this ability.
Nimble Leap: You should use it to reset the cooldown on your Quick Fire and deal extra damage if you are dealing with small mobs or such.
Other Scorpion Builds
PvPModerateDPS
PvPModerateMeleeAssassin
