The Greatsword is a powerhouse melee weapon, wielded in two hands, cleaving down foes. This weapon heavily focuses on cleave/AoE damage alongside a sprinkle of single-target utility. Learn everything you need to know about Throne and Liberty’s popular melee weapon in our Throne and Liberty Greatsword Guide!

Greatsword Active Skills

Active Skills in Throne and Liberty go on your skill bar and can be cast to affect both enemies and teammates. Currently, there is a total of 12 skill slots on your skill bar. To create your build, you must choose between both weapons Active Skills to fill out your 12 slots!

The Greatsword’s Active Skills are focused on dishing out large amounts of damage in cleave or Area of Effect style attacks. Some Skills, however focus on single-target damage or crowd control. Below is a list of all the Active Skills for the Greatsword.

Active Skill	Icon	Description	Specializations
Iron Point Parry (DEFENSE)		Defends against attacks. Increases Skill Damage Boost by 11% for skills used within 5s after defending against a Fury Attack while stationary. Deals damage equal to 370% of Base Damage + 213 to targets within Attack Range, and Iron Point Parry changes to Murderous Draw. On defending against a Fury Attack within 0.5s, deals damage with a 80% chance to Stun the target for 3s. Targets immune to Stun are Shocked for 6s. Wrath Attacks can’t be defended. Use with the directional buttons to defend against attacks while moving 4m in the designated direction for 0.5s. Upon defending against a Fury or Wrath Attack, Charging Draw is activated for 3s. Murderous Draw Deals damage equal to 460% of Base Damage + 266 to targets within a 4m radius. Charging Draw Charges at the target, dealing 200% of Base Damage + 122. On attack hit, increases Magic, Melee, and Ranged Heavy Attack Chances by 150 for 3s.	N/A
Valiant Brawl		Attacks 3 times in a row, each attack dealing 205% of Base Damage + 71 damage. 100% more damage aginst Bosses. Every time a hit becomes a heavy attack, the remaining cooldown decreases by 20%.	Cruel Smite (5): Attacks 3 times in a row, dealing 110% Base Damage. Every time a hit becomes a heavy attack, the Cooldown decreases by 20%. If the attack lands as a Critical Hit or heavy attack, deals 88% damage to the target within a 3m radius. Additional Damage Boost (7): After skill is used, damage increases by 5% for 2 seconds. Aggression (3): Threat increases upon hit.
Precision Dash		Rushes to the designated direction, dealing damage equal to 110% of Base Damage to the maximum of 6 enemies on the path, and increase Magic, Melee, and Ranged Heavy Attack Chances by 160 for 3s on hit. Damage increases by 16% per 1m of distance from the target at the starting point. If used again within 3s, will rush to the designated target and apply the same effect again.	Bind (10): 80% chance to Bind the hit target for 2 seconds. Range (5): Range +30% Shield Block Chance Down (5): 80% chance to decrease the target’s Shield Block by 30% for 4 seconds. Effect Duration (5): Heavy Attack increase duration increased by 1.5 seconds.
Stunning Blow		Fury Attack | Deals 150% of Base Damage, with a(n) 80% chance to Stun the target for 3.2s. Targets immune to Stun are Shocked for 8.4s. Every successful heavy attack sets Stun duration to 3.7s, and Shock duration to 9.4s.	Cooldown (5): Skill Cooldown decreased by 15%. Additional Damage Boost (3): Skill Damage Boost +150% for the next Skill used within 5 seconds. Aggression (3): Increases threat upon hit. Hit Rate (5): Skill Hit increases by 30%. Effect Duration (7): Stun Duration increased by 1 seconds.
Death Blow		Deals damage equal to 530% of Base Damage + 181. Against Bound, Sleeping, Shocked or Stunned targets, damage increases by 30%. The damage is amplified by 80% against bosses.	Damage Concentration (5): Damage increases by 100% based on charge time. Cooldown (5): Skill Cooldown decreases by 15%. Damage (3): Damage dealt to a target in Prone status boosts by 30%.
DaVinci’s Courage		For party members within a 15m range, Max Health 1000 ▲, Health Regen 250 ▲, and Attack Speed 15% ▲ for 12s.	DaVinci’s Chill (10): Increase Max Health by 440, Health Regen by 110 for 12 seconds. Applies Weaken: Frost to the target within 5m which decreases Move Speed by 5%. When 10 stacks is reached, the target becomes Bind: Icebound for 3 seconds. Applying Frost to a target that is Icebound increases Bind duration by 0.2 seconds. Duration (7): Effects Duration increases by 3 seconds. Damage Reduction (7): When effect is applied, Damage Reduction additionally increases. Instant Healing (3): When the effect is applied, recovers Health by 200% of Base Damage + 200.
Gaia Crash		(Directed Skill) Creates a 12m-long, 3m-wide area at the target location that deals damage equal to 295% of Base Damage + 79.	Frost Cleaving (7): Deals 383% of Base Damage + 56 to every enemy withing a 3m radius, and then deals another instance of damage to the same area after a second. If the targets are affected by Bind: Icebound, they receive 498% + 73 damage. Attack Speed (3): Attack Speed increases by 15% for 3 seconds after using the Skill. Critical Hit (3): Skill Critical Hit increases by 300.
Devastating Tornado		Deals damage equal to 65% of Base Damage + 23 to all enemies within Attack Range. Consecutively attacks up to 12 times. On each hit, damage 8% ▲. Move Speed 18% ▲. Can also move through monsters and other players.	Ice Tornado (7): Attack Speed increases by 100%, hitting 12 times dealing 57% of Base Damage + 9. When hit, damage increases by 8% and applies Weaken: Speed Decrease. Bind for 3 seconds is applied when the target reaches 10 stacks. Bind: Icebound duration increases by 0.2 seconds when Frost is applied to a Frozen target. Moves 11% faster and can pass through targets. Resistance (3): Increases All CC Resistances by 200 while using the Skill. Cooldown (5): Skill Cooldown decreases by 5 seconds. Bonus Damage (3): Inflicts an additional damage that is equal to 17.1% of Base Damage +3 to a Bound target.
Will Breaker		Deals 100% of Base Damage to all enemies within a 3m semicircle and applies Weaken that decreases Melee, Ranged, and Magic Defense by 720 for 6s.	Damage Area Change (5): Deals 100% of Base Damage to all enemies within a 3m radius and applies Weaken that lowers defenses by 300 for 6 seconds. Evasion Down (5): Upon hit, the target’s Evasions are decreased by 300. Aggression (3): When hit, threat maxes out.
Ascension Slash		Deals damage equal to 320% of Base Damage + 126. Applies Collision: Prone with a 80% chance against Bound, Sleeping, or Stunned targets, or those using Static Defense, for 2.5s. For each Heavy Attack, Collision: Prone duration increases by 1s.	Charging Slash (5): Wrath Attack | Rushes to the designated target, dealing damage equal to 265% of Base Damage + 54. Applies Collision: Prone with a 80% chance against Bound, Sleeping or Stunned targets, or those using Static Defense for 2.5 seconds. For each Heavy Attack, Collision: Prone duration increases by 1 second. Additional Damage Boost (3): Skill Damage Boost of the Skill used next within 5 seconds increases by 250. Cooldown (3): Skill Cooldown decreased by 15%. Effect Duration (3): Prone Duration increased by 1 second.
Guillotine Blade		Deals 750% of Base Damage + 111 damage. Deals 975% of Base Damage + 144 damage to Collision: Prone or Shocked targets. The damage is amplified by 100% against bosses. On hit, Weakens the target, decreasing Incoming Heal by 60% for 6s.	Damage Concentration (7): Damage increases by 100% based on charge time. Cooldown (3): Skill Cooldown decreased by 15%. Area Damage (5): Inflicts 630% of Base Damage + 80 damage to a 3m radius around the target if the attack is Critical or Heavy Attack hit.
Blood Devotion		Takes 40% of the damage intended for the designated party member for 6s. Only 70% of damage taken applied.	Devoted Sanctuary (5): All Party Members within 15m receive 40% of damage taken for 6 seconds. When damage is applied, only 100% of the damage is applied. Duration (3): Effects Duration increased by 3 seconds. Damage Transfer Increase (5): Transferred damage increases by 30%. Additional Damage Boost (5): Increases damage inflicted to the connected target by 50.
Devastating Smash		Jump at a target and slash down with a Greatsword, dealing damage equal to 310% + 109 to all targets within a 3m radius. Has a(n) 70% chance to Stun the target for 2s.	Effects Chance (7): The Stun Chance is increased by 15% Effect Duration (5): Stun Duration increases by 1 second.

Greatsword Passives

Alongside your Active Skills, you can mix and match up to 8 Passives between both of your weapons to create a build of your preference!

The Greatsword Passive Skills are focused around increasing resistances, movement speed and resetting utility abilities. Below are the Passives for the Greatsword.

Passive	Icon	Description
Robust Constitution		Health Regen 94 ▲ and Max Health 2150 ▲.
Vital Force		Magic, Melee, and Ranged Hit 2.02 ▲, Skill Damage Boost 0.35 ▲, and Stun Chance 0.425 ▲ per 100 of Max Health.
Cold Warrior		Against Shocked or Stunned targets, Magic, Melee, and Ranged Heavy Attack Chances increase by 288 and Magic, Melee, and Ranged Critical Hit increase by 105.
Victor’s Morale		On dealing damage with skills, restores 17 Health and 28 Mana. This effect is not applied to damage over time.
Raging Frenzy		If there are 3 or more enemies within a 5m radius, Skill Damage Boost 120 ▲.
Indomitable Armor		Has a(n) 25% chance to increase Magic, Melee, and Ranged Defense by 364 for 2s on being hit. Stacks up to 3 times.
Barbarian’s Dash		On using a Mobility or Movement skill, Move Speed increases by 38% for 3s.

Mastery Tree

Charge

The Charge Mastery Tree specializes on a front line-heavy approach to melee combat on the battlefield. This tree provides Defenses, Evasions, Skill Damage Resistance and more!

• Ranged Defense +40
• Melee Evasion +40
• Passionate Cheer (Magic Defense +120)
• Max Health +280
• Cooldown Speed +2%
• Overcome Snare (Bind Resistance +100)
• Buff Duration +6%
• Skill Damage Resistance +60
• Bold Steps (Move Speed +6.5%)

Incapacitate

Incapacitate is a Mastery Tree that focuses on increasing your Stun Chance, dealing a little extra damage and causing hassle with other disruption Skills.

• Mana Regen +14
• Melee Hit +20
• Ultimate Impact (Stun Chance +75)
• Base Damage +8
• Mana Regen +28
• Complete Stun (Stun Duration + 0.5s)
• Melee Hit +60
• Stun Chance +72
• Firm Resolution (Cooldown Speed +5%)

Face Off

Face Off is the ultimate Mastery Tree for a DPS player. This tree provides a ton of Melee Hit and Damage nodes, to truly max out on the Greatsword DPS fantasy.

• Melee Hit +20
• Base Damage +4
• Rough and Wild (Bonus Damage +6)
• Melee Critical Hit +40
• Mana Cost Efficiency +4%
• Fierce Attack (Attack Speed +5%)
• Skill Damage Boost +30
• Melee Hit +60
• Fierce Glare (Melee Heavy Attack Chance +100)

Recommended Weapon Combinations

Sword & Shield

Sword and Shield is the perfect melee pairing for the Greatsword, if being a front line Tank is your kind of playstyle. Both weapons benefit greatly from each others Passives. For example, Passive that grant Maximum Health, more damage when a target is Stunned, Damage Reduction and more! You can become the ultimate nuisance with this build. It is also worth mentioning that front line Tanks are extremely desirable in Guild vs Guild content.

Dagger

The Daggers grant Greatsword players the ability to be a true melee assassin. Both weapon Skill rotations provide a fantastic way to get onto targets, lock them down and burst them. Unlike traditional assassins that would have lower HP pools, this combination provides a fairly bulky set-up. This combination would be heavily considered as a “Bruiser” role.

Throne and Liberty Greatsword Guide Conclusion

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