There are a couple different races that work well with TR, however, it's all in what you prefer. If you're going to min/max, I suggest Half-Orc, or Human. Otherwise, pick what you like!

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What I have for Ability Scores

Go heavy on the Dexterity and the Strength. I’ve personally tested what works for me, and I’ve always outperformed heavier on the Dexterity and Strength than I did with Charisma. You don't have to have these exact numbers, just work with what you rolled.

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5/5 Action Advantage

3/3 Weapon Mastery

3/3 Cunning Ambusher

3/3 Endless Assault

1/3 Twilight Adept

3/3 Scoundrel Training

2/3 Disciple of Strength

I took out more points in Toughness, because I don’t need that many hit points. I find that I’m tanky enough to solo all my dailies and such, and I run with some pretty darn awesome healers in dungeons, so I felt it was better put into Action Advantage. Moar dailies means moar damage! I do not recommend doing this unless you feel that you are capable soloing, cause it’s makes you squishier.

I also put a point into Twilight Adept, instead of Lucky Skirmisher, cause I don’t stack deflect. It’s honestly useless in PvE in my opinion, and so this point does nothing for me. So, in the off chance I dodge, at least I get some stealth back. Kind of not really a choice here, but go with what you want between the two. If you’re human, I recommend putting two more points into Twilight Adept, then finishing off Disciple of Strength.

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Scoundrel:

• 5/5 Bloody Brawler
• 5/5 Press the Advantage
• 5/5 Back Alley Tactics

Executioner:

• 5/5 Grim Pleasure
• 5/5 Vicious Pursuit
• 5/5 Deathknell
• 5/5 Last Moments
• 5/5 Shadowborn
• 1/1 Shadow of Demise

Lilia no longer recommends the Shadowborn feat, but I still like it. He/she recommends Dying Breath instead, however, I’m not super worried about run speed, and my critical severity is already pretty high. I felt that the additional power given by Shadowborn on bosses far outweighed its new interaction with Whirlwind of Blades (which I don’t use on bosses, except for Ras Ni Si anyways. More on that later).

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For general use, I use Dazing Strike, Smoke Bomb and Blade Flurry as my encounters. For at-wills, I use Duelist’s Flurry, and Cloud of Steel (it’s nice to have a ranged power). For dailies, I use Lurker’s Assault (high hit point targets only) and Whirlwind of Blades (DON’T use Whirlwind on less than 3 mobs, it’s a waste). For my feats, I use Infiltrator’s Action, and Invisible Infiltrator. This rotation is for trash mobs, and for bosses with lots of adds (TONG being the exception, read below on that).

Recommended use:

Whirlwind of Blades, Smoke Bomb, Stealth, Dazing Strike, Stealth (if it's up), Blade Flurry, Duelist's Flurry on high hit-point targets. Rinse and repeat as necessary until everything is dead.

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For bosses*, I use Dazing Strike, Impossible to Catch (ITC) and Lashing Blade. For at-wills, I use Duelist’s Flurry and Cloud of Steel. For dailies, I use Lurker’s Assault, and Courage Breaker (struggling parties, or hard hitting bosses). If the party is struggling, I swap ITC for Wicked Reminder, and use Courage Breaker more. For feats, I use Infiltrator’s Action, and Invisible Infiltrator (they never change, regardless of the situation). This rotation is my money maker, the boss killer.

Recommended use:

Lurker's Assault, ITC, Lashing Blade, Duelist's Flurry, Dazing Strike, Stealth, Duelist's Flurry. Rinse and repeat. Feel free to change this one up as needed, just know I use stealth to activate Shadow of Demise after using an encounter power. Bleed stacks from Duelist's Flurry should be stacked as much as possible to max. Remember to time your Shadow of Demise for maximum usage.

*TONG is different, but only at the last boss. I use my general use set up, because it is more important to kill the souls (which are often spread apart) in my opinion. If there’s another DPS in the party (doesn’t always happen), I’ll go to my regular boss murdering set up.

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It took a lonnnnng time to get to this point. Some of this is my Stronghold boons (I’m in a maxed out guild), but basically you want to focus your stats in armor penetration (60% resistance ignored, unless you’re in Chult, then you need around 80%-85%), critical strike (I’m aiming for 100% when bonding proc, but 80-90% will serve you just as well), then power. Lots of pretty power. A little recovery doesn’t hurt here and there, especially if you solo a bunch. A good hunk of my armor penetration (and power/crit filler) comes from my companion when my bondings proc. I personally prefer to stack this way, but if you stack more on yourself, that's good too, in case your companion dies and you lose those stats.

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Armor

Primal is hard to get. I know. Good god, so many TONG runs…So, if you don’t have them, I still think the Dragonflight gear (from your Stronghold) is a more than acceptable alternative (and it’s free, except for your time). The ONLY reason I don’t recommend the SOMI gear (the stuff you restore), is because to keep it at Tier 3 (where the “best” stats are for that gear), you have to go farm vodinblod. And more vodinblod. And EVEN MORE FREAKING VODINBLOD. It’s ridiculous. And I hate it. However, if that’s the way your boat floats, go for it. For rings, unless you like the Chult stuff, I think the Underdark rings work perfectly well still, especially when they proc in time with my bondings. They do require some CN and E/Ndemo farming, however. Pick your armor based off off what stats you need to fill still.

Weapons

For weapons, I’ve got the SOMI stuff still, and I like them (Shadewalker's for use). They are a major pain in the butt to get. However, I think the Aboleth set from River District is just fine too, and is also free, except for your time. The Stronghold weapons are BIS, however they are super expensive (unless you can craft them yourself, then all you have to pay is materials), and you have to have at least one other person in your party for them to outperform the SOMI weapons and the RD weapons. So take your pick here. Honestly, all the stats are the same, just bonuses are different. The Chult weapons (which you can craft yourself, or buy fairly reasonably on the Auction House), also have the same stats as the above-mentioned three, but the bonus is kinda crappy. So, again, whatever floats your boat.

Enchantments

I stack Brutals, Radiants and Azures in my offense slots, and a mix between Azures and Darks in my defense slots. I use the Darks and Azures in the defense slots, because of Assassin’s Covenant, which I’ll cover more of in mount bonuses (and because lifesteal is super nice). But just know it’s handy. Fill your enchants to taste, with whatever stats you think you need. This is just what works for me.

For weapon and armor enchantments, I prefer the soulforged (a great "just in case" enchantment), and a vorpal enchantment. I wouldn't worry too much about getting the soulforged above "moderate" (formerly known as rank 8) unless you really want too (I'm lazy), but the vorpal you want to get to Transcendent (the extra crit severity is just too good to pass up).

*You always should put your higher level enchantments on your companion first (when your bondings proc, you'll get better stats).

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I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Sight Crystal. I can’t get over how awesome it is. It is my favorite thing ever. I can’t recommend it enough. For the rest, I use the Lantern of Revelation (crit and armpen), the Shard of Orcus (Orcus set), and the Sigil of the Controler (power and crit).

If those aren’t available, I recommend the following:

• Sigil of the Devoted (AP gain)
• Wheel of Elements (be careful with this one. The fire buff is awesome, however you have to place it just right when you use it, so no one else gets it by accident, or you step in another buff by accident)
• Fragmented Key of Stars (this is expensive though, but wonderful. I'm working towards getting one myself)
• Eye of the Giant (damage buff)
• Lostmauth’s Horn of Blasting (power and armpen)
• Heart of the Blue or Black Dragon (crit/recovery or recovery/armpen)
• Kessel’s Sphere’s of Annihilation
• Basically, anything that fills stats you need, specifically power, armpen or crit. A little recovery is nice too.

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Don’t worry about all the orange, this is something to work towards, but blue companions (with the eventual goal of at least purple) will serve you just fine too. Basically, I use the archon set up (air, fire and earth), with a Siege Master, and an Erinyes of Belial. Yeah, still got one of those. The reason I use the air archon is cause it hits hard, and procs my bondings a bunch. I got lucky as I still had some gateway gear laying around, and the rings were a nice win/buy. However, Illusionist’s Gambit drops a bunch of very handy gear for companions (and Chult stuff, if you do hunts, has some nice things too).

I stack a lot of power, crit and armpen on my companion (so when bondings proc, I hit the armpen I need). I exclusively use bondings over eldritch runestones, because I find that the burst of stats is higher than the constant eldritch's give me. You want your bondings as high as you can get them (moar stats!).

Important notes:

You do NOT need to make your companions orange, but if you do, do your summoned companion first. You also DO NOT need to gear up your unsummoned companions, however, I do use mine as storage for companion gear. Gear up your companion before yourself (enchantments too!).

If none of these float your boat (and some are expensive), I recommend the following:

• Con Artist (only downside is one defense slot, but put an eldritch in there and you should be ok. The debuff is great on it)
• Sellsword (The debuff is awesome on this, I just don't happen to have it)
• Batiri Runt (I'm iffy on this one, but I think it could work)
• Black Dragon Ioun Stone (an augment, so go eldritch runestones with it)
• Paranoid Delusion (not so good, but it'll hold you over)
• Shadow Demon (hits like a truck, but it tends to die a lot in FBI and MSP)
• Cleric Disciple (a healer companion, not so good but it can help you level)
• Alchemist Experimenter (a healer companion, not so good but it can help you level)
• Owlbear Cub (ehhhh....if you're low on crit, I'd recommend, but there's better options)
• Cambion Magus (good luck getting one of those, but it's the same as the Erinyes of Belial)

Sharandar:

• Dark Fey Hunter
• Fey Precision
• Elven Haste
• Elven Ferocity
• Elvish Fury

Dread Ring:

• Conjurer's Gambit
• Evoker's Thirst
• Forbidden Piercing
• Shadowtouch
• Rampaging Madness

Icewind Dale:

• Encroaching Tactics
• Refreshing Chill
• Rapid Thaw
• Cool Resolve
• Avalanche

Underdark:

• Primordial Might
• Primordial Focus
• Drow Ambush Tactics
• Dwarven Footing
• Abyssal Strikes

Tyranny of Dragons:

• Dragon's Claws
• Dragon's Gaze
• Draconic Armorbreaker
• Dragon's Greed
• Dragon's Thirst 1/3
• Dragon's Fury 2/3

Maze Engine:

• Abyssal Siphoning
• Demonic Influence
• Demoic Swiftness
• Baphoment's Might

Elemental Evil:

• Wave of Force
• Heart of Stone
• Searing Aggression
• Gale of Retribution

Storm King's Thunder:

• Cold Hearted
• Survival Instincts
• Chill Determination
• Vengeful Heat
• Chill of Winter (3/3)

*Kinda pick what you want here. I'm not a fan of any of these.

Cloaked Ascendancy:

• Aura of Hope (or Despair, either one)
• Fiery Frenzy
• Fey Briars
• Aberrant Power

Jungles of Chult:

• Tyrant's Terror (3/3)
• Lingering Curse

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These are my favorite, but you don't have to go with these mounts specifically. I DO, however, recommend the bonuses. The only one I would change would be Wanderer's Fortune, and I would change it to Protector's Friendship if you want. I just like the extra RP Wanderer's gives. If you don't have a legendary mount (good lord I had to save up for that shenanigans), I would recommend Gladiator's Guile instead of Calvary's Warning. If you aren't sure what mount gives what bonus, go to https://two30.github.io/neverwinter-insignia/ and pick what you need to find the mount you want.

For your mount equip power, I would recommend power, and for your mount combat power, I would recommend the one the Black Ice Warhorse gets. If you don't have one (and I didn't until recently either), I wouldn't worry. It's a nice handy thing, but not necessary.

For insignias, I recommend filling what stats you need. My personal preference is power, armpen, a little crit, and some lifesteal. These are all ones I've gotten from my daily VIP key and from dungeons, but you can buy on the Auction House as well (if you have the AD to spend). If you're going min/max, power is good. Lots of power.

This build is heavy on the boss killing/murderizing. You'll find that you won't struggle with soloing or trash mobs, but you won't do as much damage to them compared to the bosses (and other classes on trash mobs). Seriously, boss killing is your money maker here, and classes will have a hard time beating you on that (unless they're super DPS and know their class well, which you won't always find either).

This build doesn't vary much from Lilia's either, just minor details honestly. I can't recommend his/her build enough, and any changes I have made are personal preference on my part. I've had enough requests for this build (and I'm sick of copy/pasting it), that this page has come into creation because of my supreme laziness.

All credit to Lilia Drakon (see the first tab for a link to their page) for their hard, dedicated work for all TRs in the game.

A big thank you to the most amazing Unstable Gorilla for running ACT for me (and being the most wonderful, amazing and perfect person in my life), DemonBlade and Nysa for making sure I didn't skip anything in this post and to all the Starks of Winterfell for being the best guild ever!