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The Crossbow is a weapon inThrone and Libertythat pairs very well with many other weapons in the game. It’s a primarily damage-focused weapon type and is usually included in a build intended to deal as much damage as possible.
But that can come in many different forms. If you’d prefer to stick to the background and play all range, you can do that. If you want the option to get into the thick of things and bounce back out, you can do that, too. Versatility is the Crossbow’s greatest strength, and because of that, it’s a great weapon to get familiar with.
Best Crossbow Weapon Combos
Part of the fun of Throne and Liberty is figuring out cool,unique buildsthat not many other people are using.But it’s nice to have abasic understanding of the things that workthe best in the game so you have a foundation to build from.
The Crossbow pairs very well with certain weapons, and they’re going to make for an easy build to get comfortable with.
Longbow - Damage And Healer
Least surprisingly, theCrossbow pairs very well with the Longbow, making for either an entirelydamage-focusedor combodamage/healing-focusedbuild with some very nice synergies.
Dagger - Damage
Pairing the Daggers and Crossbow togetherhyper-focuses the build on rapid hit rate and critical chances. Both of these weapons have their own Weaken interactions and can both apply Weaken effects, meaning they make great use of one another. It also gives you bothranged and melee options, giving you a bit more versatility.
Staff - Damage
This is another primarilydamage-focused build, letting theStaff deal its extremely high burst damage,and theCrossbow keeps burning away with its quick-hit potential.The Staff can also apply the Weaken effect and contributes some movement-ability potential as well.
Crossbow Stat Priority
The stat priority is going todepend slightly on what weapon you bring alongside the Crossbow, but less so than some other weapons, like the Wand and Tome. The Crossbow is always going to be a damage-focused weapon, even if the character running it isn’t entirely so, and sodamage-centric stats are going to have at least some priority.
Dexterity
Dexterity is going to be a primary focus for Crossbow usersfor a couple of different reasons. Crossbows already have ahigher attack speedthan weapons like the Greatsword, so increasing that attack speed further is going to accentuate that strength. The more you attack, the more you can make use of yourcritical hit chance, and Dexterity increases that, as well.
Wisdom
An argument could be made for prioritizing eitherWisdomorPerceptionnext;Wisdom is going to increase your max Mana and Mana regeneration, and that’s going to be key in longer fights.Running out of Manais going to limit your damage potential tremendously, andthis is going to keep that moment further off.
Perception
Perceptionincreases your hit chance, and that’s also going to be very important with the Crossbow. These have ahigh attack speed, and the Weakness interaction is very important for getting the most out of them in many builds. Missing andlosing out on that interaction can prove fatal.
Crossbow Skills To Use?
The Crossbow can blend itself with a lot of different weapons very easily because of its power interaction with other skills that debuff enemies with Weakness. Because of this,Weakness-interacting skillsare generallygoing to be prioritizedto keep that effect active as often as possible.
While many of these skills prioritize Weakness, these builds will still have a few slots open to experiment with.
Description
Mortal Mark
Mortal Mark has a100% chance to Weaken the target, and that makes it afundamental abilityto any build utilizing the effect.
Quick Fire
Aquick andsolid damage attackthat has ashort cooldownand doesincreased damage against Weakened enemies. Can applyGale with skill specializations, which deals damage after stacking enough times.
Multi-Shot
One of the fewarea-of-effect (AoE) attacksthat the Crossbow has, and has a good chance toinflict Weakness.
Explosive Trap
Has along cooldown, but doessignificant damageand has a great likelihood toinflict Weakness.
Mother Nature’s Protest
This is basically astraight damage buffwhile using Crossbow skills and otherweaponprojectile skills, as well.This skill can also apply Gale.
Selfless Diffusion
IncreasesOff-Hand double attack chance, anddecreases cooldowns when Weakness is appliedwhile this is active.
Eagle Vision
If you’re playing aranged build, this is going to be an easy addition, increasinghit chance and Weaken chancethefurther you are from your target.
Bloodlust
On hitting with anattack skill, thisincreases skill damage by 2.5for a short time and stacks up to ten times, where it thenincreases critical damage.
Corrupt Nail
Thisincreases your chances to inflict Weaken, making your build more consistent.
Detection
This has a chance toincrease your evade and movement speedwhen you’re attackedand can help improve your survivability.
Inject Venom
Whether you’re using thePoisoned or Thundercoulds Weakened effect, this is going to be aregular in the rotation. This Weakened effectwill interact with the Crossbow.
Umbral Spirit
Can be modified to be useful forPoison or Thundercloud buildsand addsincreased damage and increased critical damageto all attacks.
Fatal Stigma
Reduces the targets healing, but more importantly, dealshefty damageto the target after three seconds andincreases that damage when they’re affected by Poison or Thunderclouds.
Brutal Incision
Dealsheavy damage, and evenheavier damagewhen the target isunder 50% health. Can be modified to increase damage to Poisoned enemies.
Cleaving Moonlight
Dealsincredible damage, and can dealincreased damage to Poisoned enemies or apply Thundercloud, depending on your skill specialization.
Vampiric Strike
Thisdeals solid damage, but alsoheals you for a percentage of the damage it deals, making for a nice boost to survivability.
Assassin’s Step
Thisincreases movement speedandMana regenwhen you defeat a target, furtherimproving movement speedpast what the Crossbow already does.
Assassin’s Instincts
Thisgreatly increases critical hit chances, which is very helpful when using two weapons with such a high attack rate.
Murderous Energy
Increases the potency and length of Poison or Thunderclouds, making it useful either way and giving you more flexibility with your Weaken effects.
Shadow Walker
Increases ranged and magic evasion when you use a movement skill, which both the Crossbow and Dagger have access to.Can be combined withDetectionfor a big evasion boost.
Wrathful Edge
Increases critical damage; you should be getting a lot of crits with this weapon combination, andthis is going to make every crit better.
Destructive Fang
Reduces target defenseswhen youattack a target Weakened by Poison or Thunderclouds.
Deadly Marker
Increases hit and crit chanceson the target by a large amount, andgaining crits on the target decreases skill cooldownsfor you and party members.
Zephyr’s Nock
Deals increased damage the further you are from the target,and with this build, you’ll almost certainly be at range.
Decisive Sniping
Deals an incredible amount of damageon its own, andincrease critical hit chancesfor a short period afterward.
Strafing
Aquicker-hitting attackthan usual with the Longbow, and can be specialized toapply Gale.
Arrow Vortex
Can be specialized to change into a tornado thatdeals damageandcan apply Gale.
Healing Touch
A niceheal-over-time (HoT)that can help you and teammates and can be kept active nearly all of the time, provided you have the Mana to do so.
Sniper’s Sense
Increases crit chancethefurther you are from the target, stacking perfectly withEagle Vision.
Roxie’s Arrowhead
Grants achance to fire an additional arrowwith theLongbow or Crossbow, making it aperfect fitfor this build.
A nicepassive healing bonusto both skills and natural health regen.
Rapidfire Stance
Does notstack well with abuild focusing on movement, but abuild that can afford to stay stationarywill see anattack speed and crit chance increase.
Serial Fire Bombs
Hurls fire bombs at your target; each bomb has a good chance toapply the Burning Weaken effect, which theCrossbow can interact with, and is a nice damage-over-time (DoT).
A great movement ability thatleaves a Weaken-inducing fieldin its wake.
Ice Spear
Deals solid damage, and also has a good chance toinflict Weaken.
Icebound Tomb
Can effectivelystun-lock an enemy, deals damage, and has agood chance to inflict Weaken.
Deals extreme damage, and gainsincreased effectswhen used on aBurning target.
Mana Amp
A straightMana and Health increase, there’s no reason not to grab it.
Flame Condensation
Increases the Burning DoT effect, and increases heavy attack chance foreach stack of burning.
Frost Master
Increases the Weaken movement speed effect, buffing all abilities that reduce enemy movement speed considerably.
Asceticism
Increases Mana regenand increases it further forstanding still, alongside increasing heavy attack chances.
