Sword and Shield is good because if you find yourself in a sticky situation you can just leap away or use shield to block anything Liadri throws at you. They’re not used to attack, so you can just buy rares for them, or whatever.
Do you have the A and D keys set to strafe left and right in your control options? Also set your #1 skill to auto attack and then target liadri. This way you can just strafe around and not have to worry about dealing with your attack keys. Hitting #3 occasionally to fire volley will make the encounter quicker, though.
Try this build:
10 in strength for restorative strength (II) — Great when both your cripple and weakness conditions need to be removed.
25 in arms for furious speed (II) and crack shot (VII). Furious speed is great because it is capable of giving you perma swiftness when combined with signet of rage, allowing you to better move around the dome. Crack shot because Rifle is the bread and butter of your damage dealing. The minor trait “Attack of Opportunity” is also great for that extra 10% damage.
25 in defense for Shield Master (I) and Dogged March (II). The reduced cooldown on block is great and cripple is a serious condition that needs to be removed asap, so dogged march is another good trait. The minor trait “armored attack” is there because we fully specced into the strength line and it gives a relatively good boost to power. Plus there was 5 remaining points that needed to be spent on some minor trait.
0 in tactics….Moving along…
10 in disicpline for either Warriors Sprint (III) or Signet Mastery (VI). I personally went with warriors sprint because while using your rifle you will have near permanent swiftness anyways. The sword/shield is what needs the speed boost.
As for slotted skills: Healing Signet, Berserker’s Stance, Endure Pain, Signet of Stamina.
Try to only use berserkers stance and endure pain when you’re pulled by one of the orbs and need to get up, quick. Endure Pain doesn’t protect you from Liadri’s illusions so it’s only really good against the dark stuff she drops on your head.
On another note, superior sigil of energy is great for this battle since it gives you more of what you need most — dodge roles. They’re a bit pricey though, but if you can afford them, it really does make this fight easier.
This is the build I used for the “Light up the Darkness” achievement. So this build is probably a lot more defensive than it needs to be, but Liadri’s health goes down relatively quick when you focus her so you don’t need to go full glass cannon to drop her before the time limit.
As for gear stats…A mix between zerker and PTV is probably best but you could do it with almost any combination. I probably wouldnt go full zerker because you’ll have plenty of time to kill her and a bit of extra vitality and toughness can go a long way in this fight. Although if done right, Liadri should rarely be within attack range of you.
I really feel that leveling a character to 80 and then attempting to kill Liadri with that character is severly time consuming and not even guaranteed. So I would try everything before resorting to that. But that’s just me.
