Gladiator PvE build

Explore the AION 2 Gladiator PvE build: skills, stigmas, hotbar, rotation, equipment priorities and Daevanion routes for Global.

Updated: Oct 9, 2026 Patch: Season 1 · Sourced community recommendations. Check Global skill descriptions and your group requirements.

Skills & specializations

• Overhead Slam · Level 16 20

  Deals X damage to a target afflicted with Knockdown within 4m and increases Enmity.
  Has a 7% chance to trigger when attacking a target with Incapacitated Immunity.
  
  5 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 8 Adds [Upward Strike] Chain Skill
  • 16 Remove cooldown
  • 20 Critical Hit on hit
• Rending Blow · Level 16 20

  Deals X damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m and increases Enmity.
  
  2 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 12 Deals up to 12% more damage when less targets are hit
  • 16 Restores 50 MP on landing a Critical Hit
  • 20 Changes to mobile skill
• Ruinous Blow · Level 16

  Rushes to a target within 7.5m to deal X damage to up to 4 enemies nearby and grants Prepare for Battle for 20s.
  Prepare for Battle: Increases PvE Damage Boost by 20%, PvP Damage Boost by 10%, Critical Hit by 100, and Status Effect Chance by 15%
  
  25 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 8 +30% Skill Critical Hit
  • 12 Extra damage on hit
• Leaping Slam · Level 12

  Leaps to a target within 20m and deals X damage.
  
  10 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 8 Prepare for Battle effect on the caster for 3s
  • 8 Resets cooldown on defeating an enemy
• Rush Strike · Level 12

  Moves to a target within 10m and deals X damage with a 30% chance to inflict Knockdown for 3s after using [Dodge] or while flying.
  100% chance to inflict Knockdown on NPC targets.
  
  10 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 8 Restores 300 Stamina on hit
  • 8 +10m range
• Mocking Blade · Level 12

  Deals X damage to a target within 4m and inflicts Knockdown for 3s. Changes skill motion when attacking targets with Incapacitated Immunity.
  
  15 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 8 Absorbs 4% HP, absorbs 15% HP of target with Incapacitated Immunity
  • 8 Changes to AoE damage on down strike
• Ankle Slice · Level 12

  Selects a target within 4m and deals X damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m with a 50% chance to inflict Root for 3s on Block.
  100% chance to inflict Root on NPC targets.
  
  10 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 8 +16m [Ankle Slice] range
  • 12 Ignores Block and Evasion and lands as Multi-Hit
• Crushing Wave · Level 12

  Deals X damage to up to 4 enemies within 5m of the caster.
  
  5 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 8 Absorbs 2% HP
  • 12 Resets cooldown on landing a Critical Hit
• Defiance · Level 16 if spare

  Removes Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Grab, Frost, and Fear from the caster and grants Tenacity for 5s.
  Tenacity: Grants Status Effect Immunity
  
  Unaffected by cooldown reduction effects.

  • 16 +50% PvE Damage Tolerance and +25% PvP Damage Tolerance for Tenacity duration
• Sword Aura Rampage · Level 16 if spare

  Deals X damage to a target afflicted with Stagger within 4m.

  • 8 Changes to mobile skill
  • 16 -1s all skill cooldowns on hit
• Keen Strike · Level 12

  Deals X damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m and increases Enmity. Restores 100 MP.

  • 8 +20% MP restored
  • 12 -1s [Ruinous Blow] cooldown on hit
• Aerial Snare · Level bosses · 12

  Deals X damage to a target afflicted with Knockdown within 4m with a 50% chance to inflict Airborne for 3s.
  100% chance to inflict Airborne on NPC targets.
  Has a 5% chance to trigger on attacking a target with Incapacitated Immunity.
  
  20 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 8 +100% damage to targets with Incapacitated Immunity
  • 12 Adds [Forced Fall] Chain Skill
• Lunge Stance · Level Lv 20

  Increases the caster's Combat Speed by 20% for 10s.

  • 5 +5% Double Chance for the duration
  • 10 Increases Move Speed by 20% for the duration
  • 15 x1.5 [Identify Weakness] effect for the duration
  • 20 50% chance to reduce all skill cooldowns by 1s on Critical Hit for the duration
• Focused Block · Level Lv 5

  Temporarily increases Block Damage Reduction by 100% and guarantees Parry. Restores 110 MP and Stamina once on Parry.

  • 5 +1 consecutive use
• Rage Burst · Level Lv 5

  Deals X damage to a target within 4m. Inflicts Wounded for 10s on hit, reducing the enemy's Attack by 10%, and increases the caster's PvE Damage Boost by 10% and PvP Damage Boost by 5% for 10s. Triggers [Overhead Slam] on the target for 10s on hit.
  Wounded does not stack with the Shrink effect from the Templar skill [Taunt].
  
  20 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 5 -15s [Rage Burst] cooldown
• Zikel's Blessing · Level Lv 10

  Increases the caster's Attack by 20% and Accuracy by 100 for 10s.

  • 5 +50% Stagger Gauge Damage
  • 10 +10% PvE Damage Boost and +5% PvP Damage Boost
• Lifestealing Blade · Level Lv 20

  Deals X damage to up to 4 enemies within 4m and absorbs 10% HP.
  
  20 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 5 Up to +20% damage when more targets hit
  • 10 Predation effect on party members for 20s
  • 15 -30s cooldown
  • 20 +5% HP absorbed
• Blade Toss · Level group

  Deals X damage to a target within 20m and reduces Defense by 30% and Incoming Heal by 50% for 10s.
  
  5 Stagger Gauge Damage

  • 5 +20% [Blade Toss] Incoming Heal reduction
• Wave Armor · Level Lv 15

  Deals X Damage over Time to up to 4 enemies within 3m of the caster for 10s.

  • 5 Absorbs 2% HP
  • 10 x1.5 [Experienced Counterstrike] effect for the duration
  • 15 x1.5 [Murderous Burst] effect for the duration

Stigma skills

• Lunge Stance · Level Lv 20

• Focused Block · Level Lv 5

• Rage Burst · Level Lv 5

• Zikel's Blessing · Level Lv 10

Passive skills

• Attack Preparation · Level

• Experienced Counterstrike · Level

• Murderous Burst · Level

• Impact Hit · Level

Hotbar & rotation

Main line · Key RMB · Rending Blow → Overhead Slam → Rage Burst

Ruinous line · Key E · Lifestealing Blade → Ruinous Blow

Buff line · Key R · Zikel's Blessing → Lunge Stance

Global preset ·

Buff line · Key Q · Ruinous Blow → Blade Toss → Lunge Stance → Zikel's Blessing

Main line · Key RMB · Overhead Slam → Rage Burst

Stagger line · Key E · Rending Blow → Sword Aura Rampage

Alternative preset · Arthars ·

Daevanion boards

• Nezekan · Unlock level 12
• Zikel · Unlock level 20
• Vaizel · Unlock level 30
• Triniel · Unlock level 40
• Azphel · Unlock level 45

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