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Gladiator PvP 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.

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Aion2.gg recommended·Level 45·ProvisionalLeveling 1–45 ›

Tank · DPS · Greatsword · Core: Defiance, Rending Blow, Overhead Slam, Ruinous Blow (Lv 14) · Stigma: Lunge Stance, Tenaciousness, Blade Toss, Armor of Balance · 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
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+10+15
+10+15
+1+10
+1+10
Arcananot set

SkillsSkill points 372 / 383 · 11 left: free to placeDetails ›

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

An Abyss/group version of the PvP set. Blade Toss rises because cutting healing and slowing matters most against organised groups with healers, and the AoE actives (Crushing Wave, Keen Strike, Ankle Slice) rise because fights involve several targets. Lunge Stance and Tenaciousness stay as the core for engaging and surviving the focus that follows.

Low confidenceaion2.gg suggestionVariant of the PvP Solo build

Alternatives

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 2Absorbs 1% HP
    • Option 4-1s [Ruinous Blow] cooldown on hit
    Optional

    4-target.

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

    Specialty option 3 (chained follow-up strike).

  3. Ankle Slice10 of 10 points · Lv. 14
    • Option 130% chance to inflict Knockdown for 3s on landing [Ankle Slice]
    • Option 4Ignores Block and Evasion and lands as Multi-Hit
    Optional

    4-target root on block.

  4. Defiance10 of 10 points · Lv. 14
    • Option 1Adds [Wrath Burst] Chain Skill
    • Option 4+2s Tenacity duration
    Core

    CC break.

  5. Aerial Snare8 of 10 points · Lv. 12
    • Option 2+25% [Aerial Snare] Airborne Chance
    • Option 4Adds [Forced Fall] Chain Skill
    Optional

    Airborne follow-up.

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

    4-target cleave.

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

    5 m AoE around you.

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

    Rush-in AoE.

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

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

  10. Mocking Blade10 of 10 points · Lv. 14
    Core

    Knockdown.

  11. Rush Strike10 of 10 points · Lv. 14
    Core

    10 from points; a low priority for bonus levels.

  12. Sword Aura Rampage5 of 10 points · Lv. 9
    Optional

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. PvP Damage BoostBoard 6
  2. PvP Damage ToleranceBoard 6
  3. Damage Tolerance
  4. Damage Boost
  5. Critical Damage Tolerance
  6. Combat Speed
  7. Multi-hit Resist

Keystones marked Board 6 cost Daevanion Crystal: Azphel, which leveling to 45 does not give: they come after the cap.

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

166 skill ranks · 25 stigma levels · 187 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. Defiance 10
  2. Rending Blow 10
  3. Overhead Slam 10
  4. Attack Preparation 10
  5. Experienced Counterstrike 10
  6. Ruinous Blow 10
  7. Mocking Blade 10
  8. Crushing Wave 10
  9. Survival Willpower 10
  10. Rush Strike 10
  11. Leaping Slam 10
  12. Keen Strike 10
  13. Ankle Slice 10
  14. Survival Stance 10
  15. Identify Weakness 10
  16. Impact Hit 10
  17. Aerial Snare 8
  18. Murderous Burst 8
  19. Sword Aura Rampage 5
  20. Protection Armor 5
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
    Burst on a knocked-down target: Upward Strike follows Overhead Slam in the same window, and the crit option makes the pair lethal.
    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% HPLife-steal instead of the crit option for long fights against tanky classes.
  • 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 2Absorbs 1% HP

    Skip Reckless Strike: duels are won by control chains, not by finishing the basic attack; take life-steal and the Ruinous Blow cooldown cut.
    Alternatives and Specialty setup›

    Specialty options by skill level

    Lv 8
    2
    Lv 12
    24
    Lv 16
    24
    Lv 20
    234
    • 2Absorbs 1% HP
    • 3+50% Multi-Hit on hit
    • 4-1s [Ruinous Blow] cooldown on hit
  • Skip the chain skill:Ankle Slice then Ankle SmashAdded by Specialty 2
    Activation Chance: 100%3 s window

    Equip instead:Specialty 130% chance to inflict Knockdown for 3s on landing [Ankle Slice]

    Skip Ankle Smash: knockdown, gap-close range and block-ignore win duels; the extra hit does not.
    Alternatives and Specialty setup›

    Specialty options by skill level

    Lv 8
    1
    Lv 12
    14
    Lv 16
    14
    Lv 20
    134
    • 130% chance to inflict Knockdown for 3s on landing [Ankle Slice]
    • 3+16m [Ankle Slice] range
    • 4Ignores Block and Evasion and lands as Multi-Hit

    Alternatives

    • Option 3 +16m [Ankle Slice] rangeThe +16 m range option early if you struggle to reach kiting classes.
  • UseAerial Snare then Forced FallSpecialty 4 · skill Lv 12+
    Activation Chance: 100%3 s window

    Until skill Lv 12:Specialty 2+25% [Aerial Snare] Airborne Chance

    In a duel Forced Fall slams your own airborne target back down and extends the combo; take it when the skill reaches 12.
    Alternatives and Specialty setup›

    Specialty options by skill level

    Lv 8
    2
    Lv 12
    24
    Lv 16
    24
    Lv 20
    245
    • 2+25% [Aerial Snare] Airborne Chance
    • 4Adds [Forced Fall] Chain Skill
    • 5-50% [Aerial Snare] cooldown

    Alternatives

    • Option 5 -50% [Aerial Snare] cooldownHalf cooldown instead once the skill reaches 16, if you open with it every fight.
  • UseDefiance then Wrath BurstSpecialty 1
    Activation Chance: 100%3 s window
    Wrath Burst turns breaking free into a counter-attack, and it scales with the high Defiance level duelists run.
    Alternatives and Specialty setup›

    Specialty options by skill level

    Lv 8
    1
    Lv 12
    14
    Lv 16
    15
    Lv 20
    145
    • 1Adds [Wrath Burst] Chain Skill
    • 4+2s Tenacity duration
    • 5+50% PvE Damage Tolerance and +25% PvP Damage Tolerance for Tenacity duration

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 group emphasis (Blade Toss, AoE actives) is our own inference from the EU skill text; group-PvP ranking data is too thin to check it. In the EU client Leaping Slam, Ruinous Blow and Ankle Slice can still be used while rooted.

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