Gladiator build (Global)

These builds are what the best players run in the current meta. Other builds are viable too, and nothing here should stop you from trying your own and finding better. For now the builds make no distinction between PvE and PvP; that will come later.

Equipment

• Main Hand: +15 Splendent Ebony Dragon Lord Greatsword ◆5 (iLvl 102) (98%)
• Off-hand: +15 Splendent Ebony Dragon Lord Guard ◆5 (iLvl 102) (100%)
• Helmet: +15 Splendent Ebony Dragon Lord Helm ◆5 (iLvl 102) (78%)
• Shoulders: +15 Splendent Ebony Dragon Lord Pauldrons ◆5 (iLvl 102) (78%)
• Torso: +15 Splendent Ebony Dragon Lord Breastplate ◆5 (iLvl 102) (78%)
• Legs: +15 Splendent Ebony Dragon Lord Greaves ◆5 (iLvl 102) (80%)
• Gloves: +15 Splendent Ebony Dragon Lord Gloves ◆5 (iLvl 102) (88%)
• Boots: +15 Splendent Ebony Dragon Lord Boots ◆5 (iLvl 102) (76%)
• Necklace: +15 Splendent Ebony Dragon Lord Necklace ◆5 (iLvl 102) (100%)
• Earring: +15 Splendent Ebony Dragon Lord Earrings ◆5 (iLvl 102) (98%)
• Earring: +15 Splendent Ebony Dragon Lord Earrings ◆5 (iLvl 102) (98%)
• Ring: +15 Splendent Ebony Dragon Lord Ring ◆5 (iLvl 102) (100%)
• Ring: +15 Splendent Ebony Dragon Lord Ring ◆5 (iLvl 102) (100%)
• Bracelet: +15 Ascension Bracelet (iLvl 51) (100%)
• Bracelet: +10 Liberator Bracelet (iLvl 43) (98%)
• Belt: +10 Noble Belt (iLvl 65) (100%)
• Cape: +15 Splendent Ebony Dragon Lord Cloak ◆5 (iLvl 102) (78%)
• Amulet: +10 Revelation Amulet (iLvl 65) (88%)
• Rune1: +10 Clash Rune (iLvl 40) (100%)
• Rune2: +10 Clash Rune (iLvl 40) (100%)
• Arcana1: +5 Chalice of Vigor (iLvl 80) (94%)
• Arcana2: +5 Parchment of Vigor (iLvl 80) (72%)
• Arcana3: +5 Compass of Magic (iLvl 80) (54%)
• Arcana4: +5 Bell of Magic (iLvl 80) (98%)
• Arcana5: +5 Mirror of Magic (iLvl 80) (80%)

Upgrade priority

1. Weapon and guard: 98%
2. Jewels: 94%
3. Belt and amulet: 82%
4. Armor: 70%
5. Bracelets: 54%
6. Runes: 2%

Titles

• Attack title: Unbound by Genus (82%)
• Defense title: Saint of Altgard (88%)
• Utility title: Empty Closet (64%)

Wings: Dark Veil Wings (50%)

What the pieces carry

• Main Hand — Manastones: Attack, Critical Hit, MP, Critical Hit Resist · Additional Stats: Weapon Damage Boost (100%), Might (98%), Combat Speed (98%), Damage Boost (92%) · Skills: Overhead Slam (8%), Rush Strike (2%), Rending Blow (2%)
• Off-hand — Manastones: Attack, Block, MP, Defense · Additional Stats: Might (100%), Combat Speed (100%), Weapon Damage Boost (98%), Damage Boost (88%) · Skills: Rending Blow (8%), Ruinous Blow (2%)
• Helmet — Manastones: Attack, Accuracy Bonus, Defense, HP · Additional Stats: Attack increase (66%), Double Chance (66%), Status Effect Resist (46%), Weapon Damage Tolerance (42%) · Skills: Attack Preparation (46%), Survival Stance (32%), Impact Hit (32%), Experienced Counterstrike (22%)
• Shoulders — Manastones: Attack, Accuracy Bonus, HP, Critical Hit · Additional Stats: Critical Damage Boost (94%), Double Chance (60%), Status Effect Resist (46%), Attack (46%) · Skills: Attack Preparation (62%), Impact Hit (38%), Survival Stance (30%), Experienced Counterstrike (22%)
• Torso — Manastones: Attack, Accuracy Bonus, HP, Critical Hit · Additional Stats: Damage Boost (98%), Status Effect Resist (52%), Weapon Damage Tolerance (46%), Attack (46%) · Skills: Attack Preparation (38%), Survival Stance (26%), Impact Hit (22%), Experienced Counterstrike (18%)
• Legs — Manastones: Attack, Critical Hit Resist, Accuracy Bonus, MP · Additional Stats: Damage Tolerance (76%), Attack increase (68%), Attack (50%), Perfect Chance (46%) · Skills: Attack Preparation (44%), Survival Stance (34%), Experienced Counterstrike (24%), Murderous Burst (24%)
• Gloves — Manastones: Attack, Accuracy Bonus, HP, Defense · Additional Stats: Combat Speed (100%), Attack (54%), Perfect Chance (48%), Status Effect Resist (42%) · Skills: Attack Preparation (58%), Experienced Counterstrike (28%), Survival Stance (22%), Impact Hit (22%)
• Boots — Manastones: Attack, Accuracy Bonus, HP, MP · Additional Stats: Move Speed (94%), Attack (52%), Perfect Chance (48%), Status Effect Resist (44%) · Skills: Attack Preparation (46%), Survival Stance (30%), Experienced Counterstrike (30%), Impact Hit (26%)
• Necklace — Soulstones: Attack, Critical Hit Resist, Accuracy Bonus, HP · Additional Stats: Combat Speed (92%), Might (86%), Attack (72%), Precision (28%) · Skills: Attack Preparation (64%), Survival Stance (32%), Impact Hit (28%), Experienced Counterstrike (24%)
• Earring — Soulstones: Attack, Critical Hit, Accuracy Bonus, HP · Additional Stats: Attack (85%), Might (72%), Move Speed (67%), Precision (26%) · Skills: Attack Preparation (59%), Experienced Counterstrike (35%), Impact Hit (33%), Survival Stance (28%)
• Ring — Soulstones: Attack, Block, Defense, Accuracy Bonus · Additional Stats: Might (83%), Attack (77%), Precision (27%), Accuracy (19%) · Skills: Overhead Slam (83%), Rending Blow (69%), Ruinous Blow (63%), Rush Strike (19%)
• Bracelet — Soulstones: Attack, MP, Critical Hit, Defense · Additional Stats: Critical Hit (100%), MP (100%), Natural MP Regen (100%), Evasion (50%)
• Cape — Manastones: Attack, HP, Critical Hit, Accuracy Bonus · Additional Stats: Double Chance (74%), Attack increase (64%), Attack (48%), Critical Damage Tolerance (46%) · Skills: Attack Preparation (48%), Impact Hit (26%), Experienced Counterstrike (22%), Murderous Burst (16%)
• Arcana1 — Skills: Overhead Slam (94%), Rending Blow (50%), Ruinous Blow (30%), Leaping Slam (26%)
• Arcana2 — Skills: Overhead Slam (100%), Ruinous Blow (94%), Keen Strike (66%), Leaping Slam (54%)
• Arcana3 — Skills: Rending Blow (100%), Mocking Blade (68%), Rush Strike (62%), Sword Aura Rampage (60%)
• Arcana4 — Skills: Attack Preparation (100%), Survival Stance (96%), Blood Absorption (74%), Survival Willpower (74%)
• Arcana5 — Skills: Experienced Counterstrike (100%), Impact Hit (92%), Murderous Burst (90%), Identify Weakness (90%)

Stigma skills the top players equip

• Lunge Stance (100%)
• Zikel's Blessing (98%)
• Rage Burst (98%)
• Tenaciousness (80%)
• Focused Block (72%)
• Blade Toss (46%)

Specialties

• Keen Strike: +20% MP restored · +50% Multi-Hit on hit · -1s [Ruinous Blow] cooldown on hit
• Ruinous Blow: +20% Skill Speed · +30% Skill Critical Hit · Extra damage on hit
• Leaping Slam: Prepare for Battle effect on the caster for 3s · Resets cooldown on defeating an enemy · +20% PvE Damage Tolerance and +10 PvP Damage Tolerance for 3s
• Rush Strike: Restores 300 Stamina on hit · +10m range · -10s cooldown
• Mocking Blade: Absorbs 4% HP, absorbs 15% HP of target with Incapacitated Immunity · Changes to AoE damage on down strike · +1s Knockdown duration
• Overhead Slam: Adds [Upward Strike] Chain Skill · Critical Hit on hit · Remove cooldown
• Defiance: Restores 1000 Stamina on using [Defiance] · Restores 20% HP on using [Defiance] · +2s Tenacity duration
• Aerial Snare: Multi-Hit on hit · +25% [Aerial Snare] Airborne Chance · +100% damage to targets with Incapacitated Immunity
• Ankle Slice: 30% chance to inflict Knockdown for 3s on landing [Ankle Slice] · +16m [Ankle Slice] range · Ignores Block and Evasion and lands as Multi-Hit
• Sword Aura Rampage: Absorbs 5% HP · Restores 120 MP · Multi-Hit on hit
• Rending Blow: Changes to mobile skill · Deals up to 12% more damage when less targets are hit · Restores 50 MP on landing a Critical Hit
• Crushing Wave: Absorbs 2% HP · Restores 50 MP on landing a Critical Hit · Resets cooldown on landing a Critical Hit

Daevanion

• Nezekan: 69 / 88 nodes
• Zikel: 69 / 88 nodes
• Vaizel: 69 / 88 nodes
• Triniel: 89 / 116 nodes
• Ariel: 86 / 152 nodes
• Azphel: 71 / 152 nodes

Top players

1. 1. kbbb (Israphel): 280,952
2. 2. OttomanSlapp (Kaisinel): 274,913
3. 3. 苏尐醒 (Zikel): 274,530
4. 4. Fordax (Siel): 274,322
5. 5. Free (Lumiel): 269,066
6. 6. きさめ (Israphel): 268,874
7. 7. ICFJ (Zikel): 265,138
8. 8. MrAlucard (Kaisinel): 262,200
9. 9. 嘻嘻 (Vaizel): 261,788
10. 10. Heavens (Zikel): 260,139

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