Introduction

Welcome to our Sword and Shield Spear 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 Tank spot in a 6-player dungeon group. The weapon combination forms the “Steelheart” 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 and maintaining aggro 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 Sword and Shield Spear PVE build:

These particular Specializations focus around maintaining aggro, dealing large amounts of damage to trash mobs and building Ignite stacks to increase single-target damage 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 50 Dexterity and 60 Strength in standard gear. Below is our recommended baseline Stat allocation:

• Dexterity – 20 Points
• Perception – 11 Points
• Strength – 18 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 Sword and Shield Spear PVE Build

Our Sword and Shield Spear 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 Sword and Shield Spear in a PVE dungeon is simple. You’re a melee Tank that plays as in melee range, holding aggro and dealing large strings of damage through multi-use Skills. The build utilizes tank Skills to buff the party such as Unyielding Sentinel and Great Fury.

Skill Rotations

As previously mentioned, to utilize your build and rotation effectively, use the following opener for bosses:

• Unyielding Sentinel
• Great Fury
• Gale Rush
• Provoking Roar
• Phoenix Barrage
• Explosive Fury x5
• Flaming Arc
• Rising Slash
• Javelin Inferno (as filler)

The above rotation utilizes the full build available to you. However, there is times where pulling this off may be disrupted due to mechanics or attacks you have to avoid. The main focus of the rotation is to ensure you are buffing your team when needed and keeping aggro of the boss. Outside of this, you’re largely using the same rotation that Spear uses across multiple pieces of content. Stacking up Ignite stacks helps you to deal additional damage through burn but also by increasing Rising Slash’s damage.

Sword and Shield Spear PVE Build Guide Conclusion

This concludes our Sword and Shield Spear PVE build guide for Throne and Liberty. Consider checking out our Solo Farming and PVP guides for Sword and Shield Spear to expand your knowledge. For more Throne and Liberty information, see our main page.