Greatsword / Dagger PvP Build Guide

Skill Builds

Some skills appear different in the Tooltip due to its Skill Specialization.

• Frost Cleaving = Gaia Crash
• Cruel Smite = Valiant Brawl

Skill Prioritization

• This is a general list of skills used across all forms of content that's recommended to upgrade.
  • Should there be a skill here that you don't ever plan to use in your build, skip it.
• Use Quality Skill Growth Books to upgrade your skills from Green to Blue in the order shown below. Once all skills below are Green, use the rest on other skills used in the builds above.
• Use Rare Skill Growth Books to upgrade your skills from Blue to Purple in the order shown below. Once all skills below are Blue, use the rest on other skills used in the builds above.
• Prioritize getting all these skills to blue first before getting them to purple. These are universal skills you always use.
• Upgrade the rest of your skills as you play the game.

PvP Gameplay and Skill Rotation

Greatsword / Dagger has multiple different ways of securing kills. Your playstyle doesn't change too much between Large Scale and Small Scale PvP. In Large Scale your positioning is key! Getting caught out alone or before your guild engages can be very detrimental.As a potential engage, you can take advantage of the chaos and land AoE stun with Devastating Smash which can result in your group getting a big push towards winning the fight. In Small Scale PvP it's easier to spot the animation for the AoE Stun, these single target combos tend to be more successful.

Ranged AOE Stun Engage

Single Target Prone Combo

Single Target Stun Combo

Tips

• The Dagger's Weapon Wastery named, Master of Evasion gives you an additional 105 Evasion while you have a dagger as your active weapon.
  • To capitalize on this bonus, set your dagger as your primary weapon during neutral portions of the fights.
• Having Daggers as your primary weapon also grants increased movement speed during portions of the fights where you aren't using Greatsword Skills.
• Combine skills from both combos to prevent being stuck waiting for cooldowns.
• Use DaVinci's Courage and Camouflage Cloak at your own discretion. Only you can determine when to use it offensively or defensively.
• Camouflage Cloak can still be used offensively, but be careful not to get yourself in a precarious situation when it's not up.

Stat Priorities

Use the following stat priorities when playing a Greatsword / Dagger build in PVP:

• Primary Stats
  • Strength,
• Secondary Stats
  • Perception, and Dexterity

At level 50, you have 49 Stat Points to distribute however you see fit, and gear gives additional stat points that you cannot change. It's free to reset the 49 Stat Points so that you can "respec" whenever you need to as you progress and swap out items. Above are the main Stats to prioritize.

You get bonuses for every 10 Stat Points you invest from 30 to 60. You invest our points based on acquiring these bonuses.

Greatsword / Dagger gains a number of buffs when stacking HP. The Greatsword's skills and passives also allow you to reach high amounts of Heavy Attack Chance. Due to these reasons, Strength is one of the most valuable Stat Attributes to stack.

Early Game

This gear is the same as your leveling gear. If you want to learn more about the leveling process, check out our Greatsword / Dagger Leveling Guide! Your first goal is to hit 30 Strength for the added HP. Next, you get 30 Dexterity for increased Weapon Damage and Attack Speed. After that, you can put the rest of your points into Perception to help with some added Hit. However, early on, most players won't have much Melee Evasion.

Mid Game Gear

Your first goal is to hit 30 Strength. Higher HP synergizes with Vital Force. 30 Dexterity is your next step so that you can reach a high amount of Critical Hit, Attack Speed. Then toss some points into Perception until you reach 40, this grants us increased Hit and Buff Duration which works on skills like DaVinci's Courage and Precision Dash.

End Game

At Purple Gear, you can reach all of our desired Stat Breakpoints. First, 60 Strength for the added HP, and Heavy Attack Chance. Next, 50 Perception which gives increased Hit and Buff Duration. The added Range is a bonus as it increases range of your engagement skills.

Gear Progression

Should the opportunity arise to get Tevent's Despair Blade and/or Tevent's Massacre Blade, get them! These are the strongest weapons for Greatsword / Dagger in PvP.

Guardians

Guardians are special transformations that add offensive or defensive buffs or attacks to your character for 30 seconds. You'll have a few options for Guardians when it comes to PVE.

• Lady Knight Kamarshea - This guardian lowers your cooldown while also giving you a damage shield equal to 50% of your maximum Mana. This is a strong defensive guardian whenever you find yourself struggling to survive.
• Pale Nemesis Hartach - This guardian allows you to go stealth after killing somebody within 5 seconds. This can be incredibly useful before you receive your Tevent's Massacre Blade to avoid aggro.

Gameplay

Summary

• Greatsword / Dagger allows you to play like a Bruiser and/or a Melee Assassin in Throne and Liberty!
• Greatsword's skills allow you to stack high amounts of Heavy Attack Chance, Hit, and Skill Damage Boost!
• Dagger's Passives allow you to have a high amount of Critical Hit and Critical Hit Damage.
• Precision Dash isn't considered a Fury Attack so you can bind somebody without the risk of them performing a "perfect block"!

Credits

Written by Bloo
Reviewed by Dredscythe