This build is up to date for the September 23, 2025 patch.
Overview
This Gladiator Spear + Greatsword PvP build is aimed at performing well in large scale PVP as both an assassin and a way to CC multiple enemies and create openings for your team. Highly oppressive skills like 
Devastating Smash and 
Death From Above can create chaos in the enemy team, allowing you to exploit openings. The build thrives in the enemy backline among ranged DPS, capable of killing them quickly before moving on to the next target. This build performs well in all large scale PVP scenarios, War Games, Open World Bosses or GVG content like Interdimensional Riftstones, etc.
Attributes
PRIMARY
Strength
+
Dexterity
SECONDARY
Perception
+
Fortitude
With the unique stats and attributes system in Throne and Liberty, it can be difficult to determine exactly where to invest your attribute points at each stage of the game. This is because gear pieces provide attributes just like leveling up does, meaning everyone will have a different number of attribute points depending on what gear they are wearing at the time.
Given this variation, it's best to reset your attributes regularly to adjust to the new gear you acquire. Aim to reach the achievement effects, which provide extra benefits at milestones like 30, 50, and 70 points.
As a Gladiator, prioritize investing into Strength and Dexterity. These two stats will boost your damage and improve your chances of landing heavy attacks, as well as increasing skill damage due to the 
Vital Force passive. You should aim to get 50 points into Strength for the extra heavy attack chance as well as all the extra health you get. Dexterity should be your next priority to enhance critical hits, with any remaining points going into Perception for more hit rate. Fortituede is also a decent choice as it adds more endurance and boosts overall damage but its tough to fit in without items.
Skills
Start upgrading a few Greatsword skills first as Devastating Smash stun rate is improved by upgrading the skill while 
Guillotine Blade is the best choice for upgrading an Omnipotence skill and a great way to spend your Omnipotence skill books, greatly increasing Guillotine Blade damage. 
Ascending Slash is a perfect setup skill for Guillotine Blade following a successful Devastating Smash.
Continue by upgrading your spear skills with the first two being 
Vicious Fury and 
Javelin Surge as they are used together in a combo to deal high AOE damage. Not only that, but this combo also allows you to play at medium range, throwing spears and ranged attacks. Continue with 
Culling Arc and 
Rising Slash as using Rising Slash to pop Ignite debuffs, dealing more damage.
As far as passives go, 
Robust Constitution and Vital Force work together to increase your damage based on your Max HP. 
Cold Warrior is another key damage-boosting skill, as it raises your heavy attack chance when the target is stunned or affected by the Shocked debuff. It also increases your critical chance, which fits perfectly with Spear's focus on critical hits.
Raging Frenzy is another no-brainer choice as you are almost always near 3 or more enemies, especially when using Death From Above. 
Victor's Morale is the perfect passive for regenerating mana and as the build is rather mana hungry and can be difficult to keep up during longer fights.
Equipment
Tier 3 (Work in progress)
Ranseur of Murderous Glee
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Cooldown Speed
Primary
Immortal Titanic Quakeblade
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Cooldown Speed
Crowned Skull of Victory
Max Health
Mana Cost Efficiency
Melee Evasion
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Starlight Fur Cloak
Mana Regen
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Imperial Seeker's Tunic
Max Health
Magic Evasion
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Devious Hellfire Grips
Hit Chance
Ranged Evasion
Magic Evasion
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Feral Prophet's Pants
Buff Duration
Melee Evasion
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Imperial Seeker's Boots
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Movement Speed
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Earrings of Forlorn Elegance
Front Heavy Attack Chance
Side Heavy Attack Chance
Side Critical Hit
Resonance Effect: Max Mana
Pendant of Barbaric Rage
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Mana Regen
Barbed Cuffs of the Tormentor
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Resonance Effect: Mana Regen
Ring of Spirited Desire
Skill Damage Boost
Mana Regen
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Mana Regen
Runed Band of the Black Anvil
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Max Health
Resonance Effect: Mana Regen
Undisputed Champion's Belt
Mana Regen
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Resonance Effect: Mana Regen
Info
Equipment is being updated, if tier 3 items are in the tier 3 tab, it means the equipment on this build was updated.
Calanthia's Implement of Finality
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Primary
Deluzhnoa's Serrated Shard
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Resonance Effect: Heavy Attack Chance
Fallen Dynasty Helmet
Max Health
Cooldown Speed
Mana Cost Efficiency
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Calanthia's Confession
Max Mana
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Fallen Dynasty Plate Armor
Max Health
Buff Duration
Debuff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Fallen Dynasty Gauntlets
Max Health
Hit Chance
Range
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Blood Hunter Leg Guards
Max Health
Magic Evasion
Ranged Evasion
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Fallen Dynasty Sabatons
Max Stamina
Max Mana
Movement Speed
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Venelux Scholar's Earrings
Back Hit Chance
Back Heavy Attack Chance
Side Heavy Attack Chance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Collar of the New Moon
Skill Damage Boost
Max Mana
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Bracelet of the Evening Tide
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Weaken Resistance
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Band of Brutal Agony
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Eternal Promise
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Max Health
Sash of Rustling Leaves
Max Mana
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Resonance Effect: Max Health
Weapon Masteries
Spear
Greatsword
You should be aiming to reach and unlock masteries (the corner nodes) as soon as possible as they usually make the largest impact in the build. While minor nodes shouldn't be forgotten, make sure to unlock masteries as fast as possible before spreading out and spending into less important nodes.
Artifacts
Chaos Harbinger Talistone I
Damage: 9
Heavy Attack Chance
Melee Critical Hit Chance
Melee Heavy Attack Chance
Chaos Harbinger Solarstone
Weaken Chance
Silence Chance
CC Chance
Chaos Harbinger Talistone III
Max Health: 1600
Max Mana
Mana Regen
CC Resistance
Chaos Harbinger Talistone II
Defense: 160
Ranged Endurance
Endurance
Heavy Attack Evasion
Chaos Harbinger Lunarstone
Weaken Resistance
Collision Resistance
CC Resistances
Chaos Harbinger Talistone IV
Max Health: 1600
Critical Hit Chance
Melee Heavy Attack Chance
Melee Critical Hit Chance
Rotations
Single Target DPS Rotation ↴
- This is best used in 1v1 fights as it doeas quick damage before you can move out. Start with
Unyielding Sentinel to buff yourself , increasing heavy attack chance. Then, use 
Precision Dash to boost heavy attack chance further before using Devastating Smash to stun the target. Follow up with Ascending Slash to prone the player before using Guillotine Blade to deal extra damage.
- Transition into the Spear part of the rotation with
Cyclonic Fury which applies Ignite stacks before you pop them using Rising Slash.
AOE Stun + Burst Damage Rotation ↴
- Prebuff with Unyielding Sentinel before you channel Death From Above on an enemy player in the backline. Once you land, use Devastating Smash to stun targets so you can continue the rotation with Cyclonic Fury which applies ignite stacks to the stunned enemies so you can burst them using Rising Slash.
- As the fight evolves, aim to use Vicious Fury to build up ember stacks so you can throw Javelin Surge and continue to deal damage while remaining on the move.
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