Introduction
Welcome to our Sword & Shield Wand Build guide for Throne and Liberty. Learn everything you need to know about the powerful mix between supportive healing and being a frontline tank for your allies.
Skills & Passives
Below are the Active, Passive, and Defensive Skills for the Sword & Shield Wand Build. For insight on which order to level these Skills up, Check our Skill Upgrade Progression Section below. It’s important to note that there is a few good options and paths you can take with the build. As a result, the freedom truly is yours to explore past our own recommendations.
Active Skills
 | Immortal Pride |  | Strategic Rush |
 | Blessed Barrier |  | Counter Barrier |
 | Clay’s Salvation |  | Chain Hook |
 | Swift Healing |  | Stalwart Bastion |
 | Fountain of Life |  | Provoking Roar |
 | Fierce Clash |  | Strike Shield |
Passives
 | Skillful Evasion |  | Devotion and Emptiness |
 | Gerad’s Patience |  | Noble Revival |
 | Impenetrable |  | Full of Corruption |
 | Aegis Shield |  | Saint’s Oath |
Defensive Skill
Shield Survival Technique (Sword and Shield Defensive Skill) provides an easy-to-use Defensive skill that restores health, gives a short-ranged counter-attack, and (once fully upgraded) grants you a Barrier equal to 14% of your Max Health for 3 seconds.
Skill Upgrade Progression
Next, Let’s look at the order to prioritize upgrading your skills. We’ve prioritized the most important skills to help guide you through skill progression to help get you started. It’s important to note that you will upgrade all skills to max eventually and that some Skills start at Rare or Epic Quality
ACTIVE SKILL UPGRADE ORDER
- S&S- Shield Strike (Uncommon to Rare)
- S&S- Strategic Rush (Uncommon to Rare)
- Shield Survival Technique (Defensive Skill (Uncommon to Rare)
- S&S- Counter Barrier (Uncommon to Epic)
- Wand- Swift Healing (Uncommon to Rare)
- S&S- Shield Strike (Rare to Epic)
- S&S- Provoking Roar (Rare to Epic)
- Wand- Swift Healing (Rare to Epic)
- S&S- Chain Hook (Rare to Epic)
- S&S- Strategic Rush (Rare to Epic)
PASSIVE SKILL UPGRADE ORDER
- Wand- Full of Corruption (Uncommon to Rare)
- Wand- Devotion and Emptiness (Uncommon to Rare)
- S&S- Skillful Evasion (Uncommon to Rare)
- S&S- Aegis Shield (Uncommon to Rare)
- S&S- Aegis Shield (Rare to Epic)
- Wand- Devotion and Emptiness (Rare to Epic)
- S&S- Skillful Evasion (Rare to Epic)
- Wand- Full of Corruption (Rare to Epic)
Attributes, Weapon Mastery, and Guardians
Attributes
In this section, we will go over the Attribute spread, as well as the Weapon Mastery and Guardian choices for the build.
For this build, the main attribute is split between Dexterity and Wisdom, giving us an increase in cooldown reduction, max mana, and mana regen. Dexterity is the 2rd attribute to gain an increase in evasion chance, attack/cast speed as well as critical chance. It is important to note that stats such as Heavy Attack Chance and Critical Chance affect the output of your healing! Finally, spend the rest of your points into Perception to ensure your CC skills from S&S hit more often. The Attribute Spread for the Sword & Shield Wand build is as follows:
NOTE: This Information does not include gear Bonuses
- STRENGTH – 10
- DEXTERITY – 30
- WISDOM – 30
- PERCEPTION – 19
Weapon Mastery
You can level up your Weapon Mastery by simply using the weapon during gameplay. The Weapon Mastery Trees for each weapon are as follows.
NOTE – Your first Weapon Mastery Point will be used to select the first node in each weapon.
S&S
- Provoke & Counter – 5 points
- Collision – 7 points
Collision
- Damage – 5 points
- Recovery 7 points
Guardian – Green Ranger Elowen
Green Ranger Elowen is perfect for any Sword and Shield combination. As a result of being in the frontline and exceptionally tanky, it has never been easier to land AoE on nearby enemies! Activating Green Ranger Elowen has a high chance to root all nearby targets, increasing the chance of landing critical strikes on the rooted targets. Using Green Ranger Elowen on an engage is essential for winning GvG fights.
Gear
NOTE – Most Elite Resistance gear ALSO has a chance to drop from Precious Blessing Pouches that can be purchased daily from your Contract Vendor and the completion of some level 50 Contracts.
Weapons
IMPORTANT – You will want to level up RARE gear to 9+ before transferring progress to EPIC quality Gear.
Level 1-50+
| Name | Trait 1 | Trait 2 | Trait 3 | How to Acquire | |
| Main Hand | Elite Resistance Sword | Heavy Attack Chance | Hit | Critical Hit | Crafted – Lithograph from Various Sources |
| Off-Hand | Elite Resistance Wand | Heavy Attack Chance | Hit | Critical HIt | Crafted – Lithograph from Various Sources |
End Game (BIS)
| Name | Trait 1 | Trait 2 | Trait 3 | How to Acquire | |
| Main Hand | Nirma’s Corrupt Sword | Heavy Attack Chance | Hit | Mana Cost Efficiency | Raid Boss – Nirma |
| Off-Hand | Lequirus’s Grip | Heavy Attack Chance | Hit | Critical Hit | Drops from Cave of Destruction Dungeon |
NOTE – you can also use Queen Bellandir’s Blade in the S&S slot. The item is difficult to acquire/Trait, but due to the Weapon Skill it is better than Nirma’s Corrupt Sword. This drops from the World Boss Worm – Queen Bellandir
Armor
IMPORTANT – You will want to level up RARE gear to 9+ before transferring progress to EPIC quality Gear.
Level 1-50+
| Name | Trait 1 | Trait 2 | Trait 3 | How to Acquire | |
| Helm | Elite Resistance Visor | Max Health | Ranged Evasion | Melee Evasion | Crafter – Lithograph drops from Various location |
| Cloak | Elite Assassin’s Cloak | Max Health | Skill Damage Resistance | Bind Resistance | Crafter – Lithograph drops from Orc Spearmaster and Executioners (Akidu Valley) |
| Chest | Elite Resistance Plate Armor | Max Health | Melee Evasion | Ranged Evasion | Crafted – Lithographs Drop from Ruins of Turayne Zone from Gallu Mobs |
| Gloves | Blessings of Mother Nature Cloth | Max Health | Melee Evasion | Magic Evasion | Crafted – Lithograph Drops from Cave of Destruction |
| Pants | Elite Resistance Leather Pants | Max Health | Ranged Evasion | Magic Evasion | Crafted – Lithograph drops from Mitran or Pirate King’s Chest Crab |
| Boots | Elite Resistance Plate Boots | Ranged Evasion | Melee Evasion | Move Speed | Crafted – Lithograph drops from Grayclaw Butcher |
End Game (BIS)
| Name | Trait 1 | Trait 2 | Trait 3 | How to Acquire | |
| Helm | Transcendental Clairvoyance | Max Health | Melee Evasion | Cooldown Speed | Dungeon – Death’s Abyss |
| Cloak | Hermit’s Shroud | Max Health | Skill Damage Resistance | Enfeeble Resistance | Drops from Abyssal Specter |
| Chest | Special Resistance Tactical Armor | Max Health | Melee Evasion | Ranged Evasion | Crafted – Drops from Specral Wizard and Watchers |
| Gloves | Wind Soul Thunder Gloves | Magic Evasion | Ranged Evasion | Magic Endurance | Dungeon – Temple of Slaughter |
| Pants | Transcendental Salvation Pants | Magic Endurance | Melee Evasion | Magic Evasion | Dungeon Drop – Tyrant’s Isle |
| Boots | Heavenly Arbiter Shoes | Magic Evasion | Melee Evasion | Move Speed | World/Guild Raid Boss – Nirma |
Accessories
IMPORTANT – You will want to level up RARE gear to 9+ before transferring progress to EPIC quality Gear.
Level 1-50+
| Name | Trait 1 | Trait 2 | Trait 3 | How to Acquire | |
| Necklace | Shock Trooper’s Resistance Necklace | Max Health | Skill Damage Boost | Buff Duration | Drops From Skeleton Lancer (Ruins of Turayne Zone) |
| Bracelet | Wild Resistance Bracelet | Max Health | Skill Damage Reduction | Stun Resistance | Dungeons – Roaring Temple and Cursed Wasteland |
| Ring | Brawler’s Ring | Max Health | Skill Damage Boost | Buff Duration | Crafted – Lithograph drops from Death’s Abyss (Dungeon |
| Ring | Crude Wind Band | Max Health | Skill Damage Boost | N/A | Uncommon Accessory Chest |
| Belt | Crude Vigor Belt | Bind Resistance | Skill Damage Resistance | N/A | Uncommon Accessory Chest |
End Game (BIS)
| Name | Trait 1 | Trait 2 | Trait 3 | How to Acquire | |
| Necklace | Shock Trooper’s Resistance Necklace | Max Health | Skill Damage Boost | Buff Duration | Lithograph Book and Drops from Skeleton Lancer |
| Bracelet | Wild Resistance Bracelet | Max Health | Skill Damage Reduction | Stun Resistance | Dungeons – Roaring Temple and Cursed Wasteland |
| Ring | Insightful Ring of Dimension | Max Health | Skill Damage Boost | Buff Duration | Crafted with Dimensional Crystals x 20 |
| Ring | Transcendent Magic Ring | Max Mana | Skill Damage Boost | Buff Duration | Crafted – Lithograph from Morokai (Raid Boss) |
| Belt | Skull’s Spectral Belt | Max Mana | Skill Damage Resistance | Stun Resistance | World/Guild Raid Boss – Malakar |
Tier 2 Gearing
Tier 2 Epic gear is a step up from the Tier 1 Epics you’ll find early on in Throne and Liberty. After obtaining your Tier 1 BIS gear, you’ll need to work towards your Tier 2 gear grind. Most Tier 2 gear comes as a reward from the new Tier 2 Dungeons, along with a Tier 2 specific upgrade material – Precious Growth Schema’s. There is a lot of powerful Tier 2 gear options, with powerful 2-set or 4-set bonuses. In terms of weapons, there is also game-changing options available to most weapon types. Below is our recommended Tier 2 pieces to target farm for the Sword & Shield Wand:
Weapons
| Name | Trait 1 | Trait 2 | Trait 3 | How to Acquire | |
| Main Hand | Penance Knight’s Annihilator | Heavy Attack Chance | Hit | Critical Hit | Tier 2 Dungeons or Crafted via Soul Shards |
| Off-Hand | Nocturne of the Deep | Heavy Attack Chance | Hit | Critical HIt | Tier 2 Dungeons or Crafted via Soul Shards |
Penance Knight’s Annihilator provides a fantastic passive to turn Chain Hook into an even more fearsome threat. Chain Hook with this Tier 2 weapon equipped pulls in an additional 3 close-by targets. Nocturne of the Deep transforms Corrupt Magic Circle into a self-casted AoE attached to your body. As a result, playing a build that plays heavily in the frontline means you can force opponents to be caught in your Magic Circle simply by being around them.
Armor
| Name | Trait 1 | Trait 2 | Trait 3 | How to Acquire | |
| Tier 2 Piece (Chest) | Wraith Knight’s Execution Armor | Max Health | Ranged Endurance | Melee Endurance | Tier 2 Dungeons or Crafted via Soul Shards |
| Tier 2 Piece (Legs) | Wraith Knight’s Invincibility Gaiters | Max Health | Ranged Endurance | Melee Endurance | Tier 2 Dungeons or Crafted via Soul Shards |
Wraith Knight’s 2-set bonus provides 2000 Max Health which is fantastic for a Sword and Shield build. Additionally, the stats on each of these Tier 2 pieces above provides great benefit to the build through Strength, Evasion and Heavy Attack Chance.
How to Play the Sword & Shield Wand Build
This support build is the ultimate hybrid between a tank and a healing support class. The true “Paladin” playstyle. Below we’ll break down the basics of PvE and PvP gameplay approaches of the build.
PVE
In PvE situations such as dungeons, you have two choices to make. You can either assume the role of “main Tank”, or play as a dedicated healer for another tank. If you’re playing as a healer, it can be worthy leveling up a “back-up” weapon such as a Staff.
The Sword & Shield Wand build, however, is fantastic at tanking overall due to the huge amount of sustain you have through healing yourself. Make sure when you’re tanking to keep as much threat as possible through the use of “Provoking Roar” and “Shield Strike”.
PVP
in PvP situations, you’re not just a supportive healer for your allies, you’re also an essentially member of your armies frontline. Being up-front with your Sword and Shield creates space and pressure for your DPS to safely move up and deal damage. Usually, between skills such as “Stalwart Bastion”, “Counter Barrier” and “Immortal Pride” in tandem with your Defensive Skill, you can soak up a ton of damage. However, it doesn’t end there when you have a Wand of your own! Having the Wand as your secondary weapon means you can sustain yourself for incredibly long periods of time, getting cooldowns back from your S&S to carry on tanking and applying pressure.
A couple of key things to look out for as a Sword and Shield Wand player in PvP:
- Hold your “Stalwart Bastion” for the moment your leader calls to move in for an engage – this skill only affects your party members and lasts a limited amount of time! Consider this a major cooldown.
- Pair up “Immortal Pride” with Stalwart Bastion to give yourself a fantastic amount of effective HP.
- Look to place your “Fountain of Life” skill ahead of where your team is currently positioned if you’re moving up across the field. Placing this skill too early could make you leave it behind, not fully utilizing it for when your army and the enemy forces clash.
- Remember that you’re a support and not just a tank – your team and party still need your heals to survive!
- Try to utilize your Chain Hook to catch out escaping or out of position enemy squishy targets. For example, enemy mages or healers.
- Strategic Rush is a fantastic dashing tool to gain ground and force enemies to stack together.
- Combining Strategic Rush with your Guardian “Green Ranger Elowen” is a fantastic way to engage from surprising distances.
- If you have Corrupt Magic Circle equipped due to your Tier 2 Wand “Nocturne of the Deep” – make sure to pop this cooldown before pushing into the enemy frontline.
Conclusion
That Concludes our Sword & Shield Wand Build! For more Throne and Liberty content, be sure to check out our Throne and Liberty Home Page