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Gladiator PvE Group build

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Every check passed: this build is possible at its level on the current client.

Checked against client 2.0.7.0.

AOpen in planner
Aion2.gg recommended·Level 45·ProvisionalLeveling 1–45 ›

Tank · DPS · Greatsword · Core: Overhead Slam, Rending Blow, Ruinous Blow, Keen Strike (Lv 14) · Stigma: Lunge Stance, Zikel's Blessing, Lifestealing Blade, Wave Armor · Daevanion: every board · Item Level 2,126 opens the dungeon gates up to 2,100.308 opens the dungeon gates up to 2,100.406 opens the dungeon gates up to 2,100.

Gear

+10+15
+10+15
+10+15
+10+15
+10+15
+10+15
+10+15
+10+10
+10+15
+10+10
+10+15
+10+15
+10+15
+10+15
+10+15
+10+15
+10+15
+10+15
+1+10
+1+10
Arcananot set

SkillsSkill points 383 / 383Details ›

Stigma4 of 4 slots · Stigma Shard 30 / 30

Passive

DaevanionDaevanion Crystal 316 / 316 at level 45 · 254 wait until after level 45 ›

Item Level2,126with the level-45 best gear, +0
  • Gear 1,810
  • Daevanion 316

Gates open up to 2,100 · next 2,500: 374 to go

Item Level2,308with the level-45 best gear, +10
  • Gear 1,810
  • Enhance 182
  • Daevanion 316

Gates open up to 2,100 · next 2,500: 192 to go

Item Level2,406with the level-45 best gear, +15
  • Gear 1,810
  • Enhance 280
  • Daevanion 316

Gates open up to 2,100 · next 2,500: 94 to go

Combat Power· set by the gameSee yours ›

Attack
1,954
Defense
9,400
HP
14,176
Block
313
Critical Hit
591
Accuracy
368
Combat Speed
12.16%
Attack
2,578
Defense
12,778
HP
16,435
Block
313
Critical Hit
591
Accuracy
368
Combat Speed
12.16%
Attack
2,909
Defense
14,359
HP
17,306
Block
313
Critical Hit
591
Accuracy
368
Combat Speed
20.16%

All stats (86) ›All stats (86) ›All stats (86) ›Where to get it ›

About this build

A frontal melee damage dealer built on the Overhead Slam chain plus Rending Blow and Ruinous Blow, with Experienced Counterstrike as the top passive because most hits land from the front. The stigmas combine two self-buffs (Lunge Stance, Zikel's Blessing) with Lifestealing Blade, whose level-10 tier (reached with the first shards after launch) shares its Predation effect with the party, and Wave Armor, which multiplies Experienced Counterstrike. Players agree on the damage core; the fourth stigma is the only open choice.

High confidence

Leave at level 1

Endgame gear at level 45

Endgame gear at level 45

The highest item level each slot reaches at level 45. Crafted pieces exist for both factions (Elyos · Asmodians) with the same stats.

The best Item Level each slot can reach at the level cap. Weapons, armor and jewelry are the Item Level 102 pieces with five soul lines, made by Transfer crafting from their Item Level 94 versions, so craft those first. Bracelets come from the Sanctuary or Substance Morph (Item Level 86). The belt and the amulet come from Substance Morph (Item Level 65); the amulet differs between PvE and PvP. Runes come from quests and chests (Item Level 40).

Medium confidenceRead from the client's items: the highest item level a player can obtain for each slot at level 45.

This build sets no Theostone, Manastone or Soul Binding pick. Compare them here: Theostone list · Soul Binding odds

Skills

Skills and Specialty

Level 45: put the points shown and pick these Specialty options.

ActiveSpecialty options to pick

  1. Keen Strike10 of 10 points · Lv. 14
    • Option 3+50% Multi-Hit on hit
    • Option 4-1s [Ruinous Blow] cooldown on hit
    Core

    14-16 total, later 20.

  2. Overhead Slam10 of 10 points · Lv. 14
    • Option 3Adds [Upward Strike] Chain Skill
    • Option 4Critical Hit on hit
    Core

    Top priority. Aim for 20 total with Daevanion/gear/Arcana bonus levels. Specialty: option 3 (adds the chained follow-up strike the rotation relies on).

  3. Ankle Slice10 of 10 points · Lv. 14
    • Option 2Adds [Ankle Smash] Chain Skill
    • Option 4Ignores Block and Evasion and lands as Multi-Hit
    Optional

    12-16 total.

  4. Defiance10 of 10 points · Lv. 14
    • Option 4+2s Tenacity duration
    • Option 3Restores 20% HP on using [Defiance]
    Optional

    CC break; 12+ total.

  5. Aerial Snare8 of 10 points · Lv. 12
    • Option 3+100% damage to targets with Incapacitated Immunity
    • Option 1Multi-Hit on hit
    Optional

    10-14 total; lowest active.

  6. Rending Blow10 of 10 points · Lv. 14
    Core

    20 total recommended.

  7. Crushing Wave10 of 10 points · Lv. 14
    Optional

    14-16 total in groups (20 when soloing); level-45 players ranked it with the three main strikes.

  8. Ruinous Blow10 of 10 points · Lv. 14
    Core

    20 total. In the EU client its options 3 and 4 are +30% skill crit and extra damage; pick them by those values.

  9. Leaping Slam10 of 10 points · Lv. 14
    Optional

    Gap closer; 10 from points, more only with spare bonus levels.

  10. Sword Aura Rampage10 of 10 points · Lv. 14
    Optional

    Stagger-window damage; some players take it to 16 total.

  11. Mocking Blade10 of 10 points · Lv. 14
    Optional

    12-14 total.

  12. Rush Strike10 of 10 points · Lv. 14
    Optional

    10 from points; a low priority for bonus levels.

Passive

Stigma4 slots

Daevanion

Daevanion target

Boards 1–4
570Daevanion Crystal
Board 6
232Daevanion Crystal: Azphel
Leveling to 45 gives
316Daevanion Crystal

Assumed: every Regional quest and Seal dungeon of your faction done once by level 45, at its recommended level (Asmodian Seals on the speedrun route at that route's level, never earlier). Levels alone give 136.

The goal is every node. Leveling pays for part of it, so the order decides what comes first: the nodes that raise your core skills, then these keystones.

  1. Damage Boost
  2. Critical Damage Boost
  3. Combat Speed
  4. Multi-hit Chance
  5. Cooldown Reduction
  6. Damage Tolerance

Our suggestion, read from the client's stat descriptions: no player data covers level-45 keystones yet.

Daevanion: buy in this order

Numbered nodes end each run of steps; the warm line is the route
All stats · Mid · +10

These stats are for the Mid · +10 stage (Item Level 2,308). The stage switch above changes the numbers at the top; open the planner to see every stat of another stage.

Stats at level 45

≈ 78 soul lines use expected rolls

With the lowest and highest soul rolls

Attack
2,496–2,660
Critical Hit591
Gear
200
Soul lines
161
Daevanion
230
Total
591
Critical Hit Resist441
Soul lines
211
Daevanion
230
Total
441
MP3,124
Soul lines
574
Daevanion
2,550
Total
3,124
Block313
Gear
150
Soul lines
163
Total
313
All stats (86)

Our sum of the game's stat tables: an estimate.

Character systems

Character systems

  • Titlesnot set
  • Wingsnot set
  • Arcananot set
  • Petsnot set
  • Legionnot set
Leveling path

Leveling path

378 steps by level 45

Planned from the build's targets

167 skill ranks · 25 stigma levels · 186 Daevanion nodes

Still to fund after level 45: 254 Daevanion Crystals, 232 Battle Crystals

See the full path ›

Leveling order

Leveling order

Spend skill points in this order. The 203 points from leveling alone fund the first 9 skills; one-time Wisdom Stone rewards fund the rest.
  1. Overhead Slam 10
  2. Rending Blow 10
  3. Ruinous Blow 10
  4. Experienced Counterstrike 10
  5. Attack Preparation 10
  6. Crushing Wave 10
  7. Keen Strike 10
  8. Impact Hit 10
  9. Murderous Burst 10
  10. Leaping Slam 10
  11. Identify Weakness 10
  12. Rush Strike 10
  13. Sword Aura Rampage 10
  14. Ankle Slice 10
  15. Mocking Blade 10
  16. Defiance 10
  17. Survival Stance 10
  18. Aerial Snare 8
  19. Survival Willpower 8
Chains

Chains

Which chain skill to use on each opening skill. You set it in the skill window through the opener's "Specialty" options.
Try these chains in the Skill Planner
  • UseOverhead Slam then Upward StrikeSpecialty 3
    Activation Chance: 100%3 s window
    Upward Strike is half of the Overhead Slam loop and adds far more than the guaranteed-crit option; add the no-cooldown option once the skill reaches 16.
    Alternatives and Specialty setup›

    Specialty options by skill level

    Lv 8
    3
    Lv 12
    34
    Lv 16
    35
    Lv 20
    345
    • 3Adds [Upward Strike] Chain Skill
    • 4Critical Hit on hit
    • 5Remove cooldown

    Alternatives

    • Option 1 Absorbs 0.7% HPSwap the crit option for life-steal when you tank or play without a healer.
  • Skip the chain skill:Keen Strike then Rupture Strike then Wrathful Strike then Reckless StrikeAdded by Specialty 5
    Activation Chance: 100%3 s window

    Equip instead:Specialty 3+50% Multi-Hit on hit

    Skip Reckless Strike: you cancel the basic chain into Overhead Slam before the fourth hit, and cutting Ruinous Blow's 45-second cooldown pays more.
    Alternatives and Specialty setup›

    Specialty options by skill level

    Lv 8
    3
    Lv 12
    34
    Lv 16
    34
    Lv 20
    234
    • 2Absorbs 1% HP
    • 3+50% Multi-Hit on hit
    • 4-1s [Ruinous Blow] cooldown on hit

    Alternatives

    • Option 5 Adds [Reckless Strike] Chain SkillTake Reckless Strike at 16+ only if you often finish the full basic-attack chain.
  • UseAnkle Slice then Ankle SmashSpecialty 2
    Activation Chance: 100%3 s window
    At skill Lv 10 Ankle Smash is the only option that adds damage; it matters most on add-heavy pulls.
    Alternatives and Specialty setup›

    Specialty options by skill level

    Lv 8
    2
    Lv 12
    24
    Lv 16
    24
    Lv 20
    234
    • 2Adds [Ankle Smash] Chain Skill
    • 3+16m [Ankle Slice] range
    • 4Ignores Block and Evasion and lands as Multi-Hit
  • Skip the chain skill:Aerial Snare then Forced FallAdded by Specialty 4
    Activation Chance: 100%3 s window

    Equip instead:Specialty 3+100% damage to targets with Incapacitated Immunity

    Skip Forced Fall: it needs an airborne target, and bosses cannot be lifted; the +100% damage option against targets immune to control is the pick.
    Alternatives and Specialty setup›

    Specialty options by skill level

    Lv 8
    3
    Lv 12
    13
    Lv 16
    13
    Lv 20
    135
    • 1Multi-Hit on hit
    • 3+100% damage to targets with Incapacitated Immunity
    • 5-50% [Aerial Snare] cooldown
  • Skip the chain skill:Defiance then Wrath BurstAdded by Specialty 1
    Activation Chance: 100%3 s window

    Equip instead:Specialty 3Restores 20% HP on using [Defiance]

    Skip Wrath Burst: HP on use, then longer Tenacity and damage tolerance keep you alive through the next control chain.
    Alternatives and Specialty setup›

    Specialty options by skill level

    Lv 8
    3
    Lv 12
    34
    Lv 16
    45
    Lv 20
    345
    • 3Restores 20% HP on using [Defiance]
    • 4+2s Tenacity duration
    • 5+50% PvE Damage Tolerance and +25% PvP Damage Tolerance for Tenacity duration

    Alternatives

    • Option 1 Adds [Wrath Burst] Chain SkillTake Wrath Burst if you want a follow-up after breaking free.

Skill points take a skill to Lv 10 at most: one Specialty slot with options 1 to 3. Lv 12, 16 and 20 (options 4 and 5, the second and third slot) need bonus skill levels from Daevanion, gear and Arcana.

Good to know

Good to know

The fourth stigma is contested: Wave Armor (our pick, backed by player data) or Rage Burst on bosses that can be knocked down.

Mastery levels above 10 and stigma levels above 20 come only from bonus skill levels on gear and progression boards: a later goal.