This build is up to date for the September 23, 2025 patch.
Overview
This Sword and Wand PvE build is specifically designed for tanking in PvE group dungeons. It excels at staying alive while effectively holding the aggro of both mobs and bosses. The use of Wand allows this build to heal itself and allies making certain dungeons possible without a healer if they die during the boss fight.
Attributes
PRIMARY
Strength
+
Dexterity
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.
Your attributes priority with this build should be strength and dexterity, as it grants you high max HP and improves your defensive stats, providing ranged, magic, and melee defense, as well as health regen. Your secondary priority should be wisdom and perception as they increase your cooldown speed and damage while helping you dish out better healing for both yourself and your party members.
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.
As far as main skills go, 
Counter Barrier and 
Shield Strike are the most important ones. Counter Barrier greatly improves your Shield Block Chance, while Shield Strike serves as your primary single-target aggro-holding ability. It ensures that mobs stay focused on attacking you rather than targeting the rest of your party. 
Swift Healing serves as your primary single-target healing ability that also heals you for 50% of the healing you've done, while 
Touch of Despair is ideal for steadily applying dot damage during boss fights or against mobs and it pairs well with 
Wraith's Beckon.
This tank build also rely on its passives to improve healing though and boost healing done by Swift Healing and 
Fountain of Life and both 
Devotion and Emptiness along with 
Noble Revival help a great deal with your healing and should be prioritized when upgrading skills.
Equipment
Tier 3 (Work in progress)
Bulwark of Invulnerability
Heavy Attack Chance
Max Health
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Primary
Overture of Eternal Salvation
Heavy Attack Chance
Max Health
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Auric Vanguard's Barbute
Max Health
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Opulent Noble's Mantle
Debuff Duration
Mana Regen
Skill Damage Resistance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Auric Vanguard's Full Plate
Max Health
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Deep Fathom Grasp
Max Health
Magic Endurance
Melee Endurance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Auric Vanguard's Gaiters
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Auric Vanguards Plate Boots
Ranged Endurance
Melee Endurance
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Gilded Granite Teardrops
Front Heavy Attack Chance
Front Critical Hit Chance
Side Heavy Attack Chance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Noble Birthright Brooch
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Bangle of the Clearest Night
Max Mana
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Solitare of Purity
Max Health
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Honor's Promise Signet
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Cunning Ogre Girdle
Mana Regen
Collision Resistance
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 Aegis of Dominance
Hit Chance
Collision Chance
Max Health
Primary
Excavator's Radiant Scepter
Collision Chance
Cooldown Speed
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Steel Juggernaut Great Helm
Max Health
Melee Endurance
Cooldown Speed
Resonance Effect: Magic Endurance
Calanthia's Confession
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Collision Resistance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Steel Juggernaut Platemail
Max Health
Buff Duration
Melee Endurance
Resonance Effect: Magic Endurance
Righteous Gauntlets of the Resistance
Max Health
Hit Chance
Melee Endurance
Resonance Effect: Magic Endurance
Auric Vanguard's Gaiters
Max Health
Ranged Endurance
Melee Endurance
Resonance Effect: Magic Endurance
Auric Vanguards Plate Boots
Max Health
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Resonance Effect: Magic Endurance
Earrings of Umbral Petals
Max Health
Side Hit Chance
Front Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Collision Chance
Necklace of Exceptional Greed
Collision Chance
Max Health
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Collision Chance
Shackled Twilight
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Collision Resistance
Coil of Corruption
Collision Chance
Max Health
Heavy Attack Damage Resistance
Resonance Effect: Collision Chance
Ring of Falling Dusk
Collision Chance
Max Health
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Collision Chance
Belt of Echoing Chants
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Collision Resistance
Resonance Effect: Collision Resistance
Weapon Masteries
Sword
Wand
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
Greedseeker Talistone I
Damage: 9
Hit Chance
Melee Hit Chance
Melee Heavy Attack Chance
Ancestral Armor Solarstone
Weaken Chance
Collision Chance
CC Chance
Ancestral Armor Talistone III
Max Health: 1600
Stamina Regen
Collision Resistance
CC Resistance
Greedseeker Talistone II
Defense: 160
Magic Heavy Attack Evasion
Heavy Attack Evasion
Endurance
Greedseeker Lunarstone
Weaken Resistance
Collision Resistance
CC Resistances
Greedseeker Talistone IV
Max Health: 1600
Heavy Attack Evasion
Endurance
Magic Heavy Attack Evasion
Rotations
- As you approach the boss, draw the attention with melee hits to start the encounter. Immediately follow up with Touch of Despair to apply DoT damage before engaging the boss directly. Activate
Provoking Roar and 
Shield Throw to firmly establish aggro. Continue using Shield Strike on cooldown, alternating with Touch of Despair, while using 
A Shot at Victory for additional damage.
Stalwart Bastion: This ability functions as your panic button when you're taking excessive damage and your passive skills aren't enough to sustain you. It's also the ability you use when the boss casts a high-damage spell, and it's recommended that your party members gather close to benefit from its protective effect.
Provoking Roar: Your sole AoE taunt ability, you should reserve this for drawing the attention of multiple smaller enemies, typically appearing as ads during boss encounters or as trash mobs before reaching bosses.
Invincible Wall: Another ability that can serve as a panic button or boost your health to survive boss damage that would otherwise be fatal or to save those near you from certain boss mechanics that would otherwise wipe the party.
Blessed Barrier: This spell gives you another shield on demand along with giving you a massive increase in your defenses for 6 seconds and can be used on other party members as any healing received by a shielded player is also increased.
Swift Healing: This is your primary healing ability for yourself or party members. However, exercise caution, as the second cast consumes significantly more mana.
Clay's Salvation: This is your AoE healing ability. Try to use it whenever your group mates are close together so the AoE heal can reach all of them.
Fountain of Life:
You should use this ability on cooldown for yourself if your healer isn't keeping up with healing you. Place the AoE in the position where you tank the boss to receive constant healing. Other party members can move in to receive the heal if needed, but you should prioritize using it for yourself.
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, assisting in holding aggro and ensuring your survival.
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