LittleFatty’s Beginner Guide for TnL Talandre
Update
Talandre is here and we might see some new players coming in to try the game
out.
Luckily for new players, Throne and Liberty has one of the best catch-up
mechanics out there, especially for a newer MMORPG.
With this guide, you’ll be able to get to a spot where you’ll be relevant in the end-game
even as a F2P player. Spending can speed up this process, but it is not necessary.
Getting to max level and getting prepped for end-game content is an easy task. New
players will no longer have to go through what veterans went through in T1 and the new
Talandre gear gets new players up to speed.
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Step 1: Leveling process
This part is something you should enjoy. Take your time and enjoy the MSQ. It will only take you a few hours to get to 50 and the rest of the day to get from 50-55 in Talandre. They recently removed EXP from side quests, so focus only on MSQ for now.
Do not worry too much about gearing during your level 1-50 run. As soon as you get to Chapter 11 in the story, you’ll be given Tier 2 Blue gear which is comparable to end-game T1 gear. This makes it so you’re on par with people who geared up in T1 and are just now coming back for Talandre.
For support mains, don’t bother building support during this process; go DPS for now, even with your support weapons(bow/wand) otherwise, it will feel miserable.
Guardians
Once you hit level 50 or 55, you can look to do some side quests to get some key Guardians you’re gonna be using, especially in dungeons.
You dont have to do it right away, but if you plan on doing higher tier dungeons, you should grab Shade Revenant Stheno:
Grab the Ruins of Turayne Waypoint and start the For Whom the Bell Tolls side quest. It should only take a few minutes to do, but will help your DPS output at bosses.
Step 2: Gearing process.
So you finally got to level 50. Congratulations! You’re ready for Talandre, but first, lets make sure you know the steps to getting geared.
This step is what takes the longest, but luckily, through a lot of QoL updates , TnL systemically makes it so players don't take months just to catch up.
But before I tell you how to get multiple streams of gear going your way, let me break down the things you’re going to be looking to work on first.
Armor Sets
I’ll keep it simple for now so you’re not overwhelmed. The advanced stuff comes later once you’ve had the time to process the basic information first.
When it comes to armor pieces, you are usually given a choice between the two types of major mitigation: Endurance or Evasion.
Endurance
This is the anti-crit stat. A lot of the damage in this game that tends to kill you is caused
by Critical hits. There is also a stat called Heavy Attack that doubles the final damage
people do, so when an attack crits and heavy attacks, it can potentially one-shot you.
Endurance prevents crits so that even heavy attacks feel less impactful. If you have
more endurance than a person has critical hit, you have a chance to glance their
damage, severely reducing their damage.
Evasion
This is pretty straightforward. It’s a stat that causes people to miss their attacks, but it
also causes their CC to miss as well. When choosing to go this route, you have to
carefully plan out your build(You can use Questlog.gg) because having less evasion
than someone’s Hit Rate will ensure that they still hit you 100% of the time.
Where to farm?
Abyss Dungeons
Anytime you see this gate/door symbol, it means that the area is an Abyss Dungeon. These dungeons give you a lot: Gear, Parchments to craft skillbooks with, Mastery Exp, Sollant and you get to do your Abyss Contract Scrolls for the same mobs you kill in them.
It’s not an exaggeration to say that Abyss Dungeons are the biggest source of progression.
Just make sure you’re doing the dungeon that drops the gear you want.
Doing Pre-Talandre Abyss Contract Quests will only give you Adventure Coins (T1) while Talandre Abyss Contract Quests will give you Loyalty Coins (T2). This is to say that you should only be doing Talandre contract quests. Dissolve any pre-Talandre scrolls besides the Taedal Tower ones. See Abyss contract section below.
Instanced Dungeons
These are your regular dungeons. They consume a certain amount of Dimensional when you open the Reward Chest at the end of every dungeon. You can go into the negatives if you don’t have enough.
Certain Abyss Dungeons like Shadow Crypt and Saurodoma Island spawn chests at night that give you more of these resources. Otherwise, you get 900 every daily reset.
The new Talandre system gets rid of the older tokens you used to get which makes it less confusing to new players.
1-Star Dungeons will now give you Adventure Coins and 2 & 3 Star Dungeons will now give you Loyalty Coin.
These Coins can be used to craft gear. Adventure Coin for T1 Gear and Loyalty Coin for T2 Gear.
Gear can be crafted through a new NPC in towns:
World Bosses
With the changes to Talandre, you will have 3 options. Peace , Dominion (A PvP mode where you get put into a random team. You can bring your pre-made if you want) and GvG.
Go for the World Boss whose drop you need. There’s a chance they might drop a selection box that gives you your choice out of one of the equipment the boss drops.
Arch Bosses
Arch Bosses drop the best weapons in the game(For most classes. Some classes don’t actually need them to function. Do your research before committing to one.)
Where to get Loyalty Coins?
I’ll skip on Adventure Coins since they’re not going to be your main focus. They will act more as a source of traits(more on traits later) for your gear.
Abyss Dungeons
Just make sure you do Talandre Abyss Dungeon Contracts, preferably with a full group. There are no cons in being in a party, only pros.
Abyss Contracts
If given the choice, always go for Talandre Contract Quest Scrolls. You can dissolve the pre-Talandre scrolls for Allied Forces Seal. Talandre scrolls cost 25 AFS to craft.
Weekly Missions
Battle Pass
Whether you bought Lucent or earned it by selling items in the marketplace, the battle pass will get you the most bang for your buck.
2-Star Dungeons
It’s recommended to do Random Matchmaking to maximize gains.
3-Star Dungeons
It’s recommended to do Random Matchmaking to maximize gains. If you are not 5k gearscore, you can do 3-star dungeons.
4-Star Dungeons
This is my YT guide for the first 4-star dungeon: Crypt of Augmentation Guide(Timestamped) w/ possible future challenge dungeon tips!
Once you reach 5k gearscore, start doing this right away. The mechanics are easier than 3-star dungeons and it has a chance to drop earrings.
Arena Merchant
Located in Kastleton. You’ll need to run a few arena matches, but it’s well worth it.
Leveling Log
Runes
Runes come in 6 rarities: Gray (Common), Green (Uncommon, Blue (Rare), Blue Lv2 (Chaos Runes), Purple (Epic), Purple Lv2 (Epic).
Your weapons and accessories will have 3 rune slots each.
You can freely choose what color each slot will be. Placing runes in a certain color order will net you different bonuses.
The synergy bonus that you get will depend on the lowest Rarity rune you have equipped(See image below):
2 Purple + 1 Gray = Gray synergy.
2 Blue + 1 Green = Green Synergy.
3 Purple = Purple Synergy.
Where to get Runes?
Dynamic Events
Opening up your map and clicking on the timetable will give you a schedule of what events are ongoing. It will also show you the rewards you can expect to get.
Guild Weekly Boss Raids
Every week, you can do these with your guild and not only have the chance to drop world boss loot, but you’re also guaranteed rune drops.
Abyss Dungeons
They also drop runes.
Dimensional Trials
These are basically the Mythic+ Dungeons of Throne and Liberty and the most reliable source of runes. The higher you reach in each boss(they rotate weekly, two at a time), the more achievement points you get. Reaching certain thresholds will net you more rune boxes. You can
join the Dimensional Trials Discord: discord.gg/tltrials to find reliable teams.
World Bosses
You only get Rune drops from the first world boss you do for every time slot.
Crafting
If you have unwanted runes you can dissolve them and craft them into more rune boxes at the vendors in town. This can get pretty costly in terms of sollant, so just be careful before you decide to craft.
Weekly Missions
Traits
When you loot a piece of equipment, they start out with 1 line of trait.
These are stats that you can add onto your gear. See below, there are 3 lines of traits:
1st line: Heavy Attack Chance 20 —----------------------------------------2nd line: Hit Chance 20 —----------------------------------------3rd line: Critical Hit Chance 20
Depending on the rarity, you can level each line of trait to tier 4.
Green: Up to Tier 2 Blue: Up to Tier 3 Purple: Up to Tier 4
For example, you see Heavy Attack Chance + 20, and you see 3 grayed out nodes to the right. Everytime you tier it up, it will add another +20 Heavy Attack Chance.
How do you add a line of trait to a piece of gear?
You can add an additional line of trait to a piece of gear by using the same exact copy that has your desired trait.
Example:
If I wanted a Hit Chance trait on that second line, I would grab another Resistance Vanguard Sword(or an extract version in the Auction House) with the Hit Rate trait, and then I can apply it there. If I dont have an exact copy, the other option I would have, is using Trait Unlock Stones.
Trait Unlock Stones:
These things are crucial, especially if you’re trying to add a line of trait to an expensive piece of equipment like an Arch Boss weapon. Never try to trait up an Arch Boss weapon other than with Trait Unlock Stones.
Tips
How to know where to acquire items.
You can click on an item and find out where to get it by clicking
What traits can a piece of equipment get?
To find out what kind of traits a piece of equipment can possibly have, click on the item and click on trait list.
Gathering
Always gather Mushrooms. Besides the ingredients they drop Quality Natural Essences used to craft defense and offensive remedies which is crucial for all content.