Gladiator PvE Build Guide
Last Updated:May 27, 2025|Changelog
Welcome to the Gladiator PvE Build Guide. While Gladiator loses out on Critical Hit Chance by not using a dagger, damage is still relatively high due to having multiple Heavy Attack Chance buffs! Sentinel's Bastion from Spear and Cold Warrior from Greatsword ensure well over 700+ Heavy Attack Chance! Robust Constitution allows for incredible sustain in all facets of the game as an added cherry on top!
Gladiator also has great AoE solutions for open world farming! Spear's Javelin Inferno and Phoenix Barrage can sometimes kill entire packs on their own. Greatsword also adds AoE with Frost Cleaving and the Skill Specialization, AoE Damage from Guillotine Blade.
End Game Gladiator PvE Build
PvE Gear Progression
Hover over the items to see multiple / alternative gear sources! Hovering over the items also show the traits!
- There is no "Best Build", Talandre Gear allows for a wide variety of builds leading to different metas depending on your Server.
- Use the builds as a base, and swap different pieces around to gain the specific stats you desire.
Chaos Harbinger Set
- 4 Piece Chaos Harbinger Set gives 100 Critical Hit + 9% Crit Damage.
- Use Monster Bird of the Plains: Solar Stone and Monster Bird of the Plains: Lunar Stone to further increase Weapon Damage by up to 30!
- Critical Damage Reduction, Attack Speed or Shield Block Penetration Chance
- Attack Speed is self-explanatory and the most obvious choice for PvE.
- The rest of the rune slots in all accessories can be just Red Attack Runes, specifically all Boss Melee Heavy Attack Chance in order to get your Heavy Attack Chance near the softcap.
- You can go for any Rune Synergy that best fits your situation.
Usually, players take runes depending on the stat they need to hit the necessary breakpoints.
T2 Early Transitional Buiild
- This build is used just as a transitional phase to get started with T2/Talandre.
- 2 Pieces of Death Set and Abyss Slayer Set ensure high damage output.
- Abyss Slayer Set items are from 2 Star Dungeons so no milestones needed to unlock.
T2 Full Build
- This build reaches high levels of Critical Hit so Abyss Slayer Set helps to further the Maximum Weapon Damage being used on those Crits!
- The Imperial Seeker Set allows the user to gain even higher Critical Damage!
- The tooltip is wrong, gain a base 15% Critical Damage with 1% extra per stack (up to 10 stacks)
T1 Archboss Build
Archboss Gladiator PvE Build
Gladiator PvE
End Game Build w/ Runes
PvE Stats and Traits
- Hover over each item to see the specific traits recommended.
- Prioritize the Offensive Traits on Weapons and Accessories.
- Next up is Mana / HP Traits on Armors and Accessories.
- Evasion is good defensively as it helps evade attacks from NPCs.
- Maximizing Critical Damage and Heavy Attack Chance, this build makes use of the two best damage increasing stats available.
Gear Sources
- Adentus's Gargantuan Greatsword from Adentus
- Girdle of Spectral Skulls from Adentus
- Shadow Harvester Mask from Valley of Slaughter
- Also drops from Adentus
- Swirling Essence Robe from Island of Terror
- Greaves of the Field General from Torture Chamber of Screams 2 Star Dungeon
- Also drops from Grand Aelon
- Shadow Harvester Boots from Carmine Rage Island
- Also drops from Avolos Tracker in Sanctum of Desire Open World Dungeon
- Eldritch Whispers from Voidwastes
- Ancient Saurodoma Bracers from Tyrant's Isle
- Gauntlets of the Field General from Reptilian Butcher and Reptilian Soldier in Saurodoma Island
- Band of Universal Power
- Drops from Queen Bellandir
- Best method of obtaining this ring is through the Auction House or Material Transformation.
Skill Builds, Rotations, and Mastery
The greatsword mastery, Power Grip, has a bad translation. It lowers HP gained from the passive by half and adds Weapon Damage based on the passive's skill level.
- Gladiator PvE rotates between using buffs to increase the damage of their hard-hitting skills and exploding their Ignite / Burst Stacks with Spear.
Global Cooldown Priority
The highest damaging skills, Guillotine Blade and Death Blow should always be used after buff skills such as Abyssal Cleave and Phoenix Barrage.
- Unyielding Sentinel is important for increased damage during the burst window.
- Use the Skill Specialization Sentinel's Bastion to instantly gain the Heavy Attack Chance buff.
- Phoenix Barrage grants Critical Damage for a few seconds after use, be certain to use before the biggest damaging skills.
- Willbreaker lowers the target's defense which is integral for maximizing damage.
- Stunning Blow puts a "Shock" debuff on bosses. This debuff synergizes well with Gladiator as Cold Warrior grants increased Critical Hit and Heavy Attack Chance against Stunned or Shocked targets.
Gladiator Opening Combo
- Gale Rush
- Willbreaker
- Sentinel's Bastion
- Frost Cleaving
- Stunning Blow
- Culling Arc
- Phoenix Barrage
- If your attack speed is too low, use this after Brutal Fury
- Brutal Fury
- Death Blow
- Abyssal Cleave
- Guillotine Blade
- Rising Slash
- Both hits.
The masteries are the same as the "Bossing" Build.
- This is your general-purpose AoE PvE clearing build for Gladiator.
- Abyssal Cleave should always be used after the mobs are pulled close together to increase your damage output and keep them in place.
Javelin Inferno Combo
This is your Spear AoE Combo which is pretty straightforward.
- Sentinel's Bastion
- Frost Cleaving
- Normally the additional AoE hit happens during Phoenix Barrage animation.
- Abyssal Cleave
- Phoenix Barrage
- Explosive Fury
- Spam this as up to 4-5 times to get max Ember Stacks.
- Either use this to get stacks while aggroing mobs, or after Phoenix Barrage.
- There is kind of a cleave behind the target with this skill so position yourself, so the other mobs are near/behind the target.
- Javelin Inferno
Additional Skills
- Guillotine Blade and Cruel Smite are both great additional AoE skills to use if there are some extra mobs left alive.
Skill Prioritization
Active Priority
Passive Priority
Guardians
Guardians are special transformations that add offensive or defensive buffs or attacks to your character for 30 seconds.
- Shade Revenant Stheno is the premium choice for additional damage.
Summary
- Gladiator provides high damage due to having multiple Heavy Attack Chance buffs!
- Robust Constitution allows for incredible sustain in all faucets of the game as an added cherry on top.
- Gladiator PvE rotates between using buffs to increase the damage of their hardest hitting skills and exploding Ignite / Burst Stacks with Spear.
- Gladiator also has great AoE solutions as well for open world farming by making use of Javelin Inferno.
- Place full Boss Melee Heavy Attack Chance Runes in every accessory slot to reach over 1000 Heavy Attack Chance before any buffs.
Credits
Written by Bloo
Reviewed by Nymphellas and Tenkiei