Introduction
Welcome to our Spear Staff PVE build guide. In this guide, we’ll go over our recommended way to set-up the weapon combination for PVE group activities, such as the Dimensional Circle. This set-up is used to fill a DPS spot in a 6-player dungeon group. The weapon combination forms the “Eradicator” Class.
Skills
Below is our Skill set-up for PVE group dungeon runs:
This Skill set-up provides cleave burst for trash mobs between bosses, and a large focus on single-target boss damage in 6-player dungeons.
Skill Specializations
With 100 total points to play with once you hit Level 50, below is our recommended Specializations for the Spear Staff PVE build:
These particular Specializations focus around the Ignition stacks from Spear and the Ignite specializations and large burst rotations from Staff Skills such as Focused Fire Bombs, Hellfire Meteor and Judgment Lightning, resulting in increased single-target burst for bosses. See our Skill Specializations guide for more information.
Weapon Mastery
This guide assumes you are at least in the range of Level 13-16 Weapon Mastery. However, if you’re below this threshold, it’s not an issue. Simply spec into the mastery trees that provide the most damage first.
Stats
Stats once you reach Tier 1 Epic gear can vary frequently due to stats built into gear. As a result, try to push for at least 70 Dexterity and 30 Strength in standard gear. Below is our recommended baseline Stat allocation:
- Dexterity – 16 Points
- Wisdom – 17 Points
- Strength – 7 Points
- Perception – 9 Points
Gear & Equipment
The gear loadout largely, if not entirely, stays the same across all content once you reach Tier 1 Epic. Our Tier 1 Epic set assumes that most of the base content has been unlocked with the Milestones completed.
Early on, make use of your Rare gear you acquired through MSQ. It is totally fine and expected to be in Rare gear for quite a long time – so don’t worry too much! Gear between PVE and PVP usually doesn’t really change.
Obtaining Archboss weapons is a huge bonus, however, not a required one. As a result, do not worry too much about getting these weapons if you cannot find a strong guild or purchase one.
Runes are set-up to focus on Heavy Attack Chance, increased Max Health and increased healing or other defenses. In PVE, Hit Chance, for example, is not required. As a result, we can focus on better optimization routes.
For early game progression gear, check out our leveling guide.
Guardian
Guardians are a unique transformation on a 10 minute Cooldown that gives powerful bonuses to you for 30 seconds. Some Guardians work as an additional “Active” Skill, while others provide buffs. We recommend the following Guardians for group play dungeons:
- Shade Revenant Stheno – Stheno is the most offense-heavy choice in PVE. This Guardian dishes out consistent damage dealing projectiles to multiple targets.
How to Play The Spear Staff PVE Build
Our Spear Staff PVE build guide not only aims to teach you how to put it together, but also how to play it.
The main objective of using Spear Staff in a PVE dungeon is simple. You’re a hybrid DPS that plays as close to melee range as possible, dealing large strings of damage through multi-use Skills and charged Skills. The build leans equally into both weapons, providing a ton of burst damage and consistent damage simultaneously.
Skill Rotations
As previously mentioned, to utilize your build and rotation effectively, use the following opener for bosses:
- High Focus
- Unyielding Sentinel
- Hellfire Meteor
- Focused Fire Bomb
- Chain Lightning
- Culling Arc
- Phoenix Barrage
- Explosive Fury x5
- Inferno Wave
- Judgment Lightning
- Ice Spear Bombardment
- Rising Slash
As always, starting with your buffs up to increase your Damage, Cooldown Speed and Heavy Attack Chance sets you up to deal maximum damage in the rotation. Next, open up with Hellfire Meteor and move into your standard Staff Skills – Focused Fire Bomb for burst and Chain Lightning as a quick filler Skill (that gains damage due to burn stacks). This is where the Spear rotation also comes in, starting with Culling Arc. Culling Arc can be used often as a low Cooldown filler Skill, however, in this case it is used as a way to buff your Explosive Fury damage. Although, you should make sure to use Phoenix Barrage before your Explosive Fury – it increases your Critical Damage!
Finally, round out the rotation with Inferno Wave (to refresh burn stack timer), Judgment Lightning, Ice Spear Bombardment and Rising Slash. Rising Slash is a great finisher that bursts both your Burst and Ignition Stacks to deal high amounts of single-target damage.
Spear Staff PVE Build Guide Conclusion
This concludes our Spear Staff PVE build guide for Throne and Liberty. Consider checking out our Solo Farming and PVP guides for Spear Staff to expand your knowledge. For more Throne and Liberty information, see our main page.