AION 2 Gladiator Build

A frontline vanguard who carries a colossal blade and tears through the battlefield like a raging storm.

GreatswordMelee damage; can off-tank12 active · 10 passive · 13 stigmaGlobal patch Oct 7, 2026KR: 검성

GladiatorPvECommunity source

PvE build

Stat priority

  1. Accuracy
  2. Critical Hit
  3. Attack
  4. PvE Damage Boost
  5. Combat Speed
  6. Damage Tolerance

Core skills

  • Overhead Slam main burst spam skill
  • Rending Blow filler between bursts
  • Ruinous Blow opener hit after gap-close
  • Keen Strike cheap filler, cuts cooldowns
  • Sword Aura Rampage use on staggered boss
  • Leaping Slam gap closer opener

Stigmas

  • Lunge Stance
  • Rage Burst
  • Zikel's Blessing
  • Focused Block

Rotation

Leaping Slam Ruinous Blow Lunge Stance Zikel's Blessing Rage Burst Overhead Slam Rending Blow Keen Strike Sword Aura Rampage

Gear

  • Weapon & armor Greatsword (Game8 uses Enraged Kromede Claymore + Nuakum armor set); stack Attack and cooldown reduction
More notes

Where each part comes from: stat priority: Fextralife wiki; core skills: Fextralife wiki; stigmas: Fextralife wiki; rotation: Fextralife wiki. Other stigma picks seen in Game8: Wrath Wave, Blade Toss. Daevanion board: Game8: Nezekan board first nodes Cooldown Reduction + Combat Speed, then Rending Blow/Overhead Slam/Ruinous Blow nodes; Zikel Damage Boost; Vaizel Critical Damage Boost; Triniel Multi-Hit Chance.

GladiatorPvPCommunity source

PvP build

Stat priority

  1. Accuracy
  2. PvP Damage Tolerance
  3. Status Effect Resist
  4. Critical Hit
  5. HP
  6. Combat Speed

Core skills

  • Overhead Slam follow-up after knockdown
  • Mocking Blade knockdown starter
  • Aerial Snare forced fall chain
  • Leaping Slam gap closer
  • Rush Strike alternate gap closer
  • Defiance break hard CC

Stigmas

  • Lunge Stance
  • Armor of Balance
  • Tenaciousness
  • Blade Toss

Rotation

Blade Toss Leaping Slam Mocking Blade Overhead Slam Aerial Snare

More notes

Where each part comes from: stat priority: Fextralife wiki; core skills: Fextralife wiki; stigmas: Fextralife wiki; rotation: Fextralife wiki. Stat names used by the guide but not seen in the official item data we sampled: PvP Damage Tolerance.

Updating. No Leveling build for Gladiator that we could match to the global skill list yet. We will add one when a dated guide covers it.

Weapon, skill counts and Korean name are official. The build cards summarise published player guides (Community source, with the date we read them); skill names are matched to the official global skill list, and anything a guide did not state is left out, not guessed.

Common Gladiator mistakes

Is Gladiator good for you?

Gladiator skill list (global)

Every Gladiator skill on the global client, with the level it unlocks. NCSoft's armory does not publish cooldowns, costs or descriptions, so we do not list them.

Active (12)
  • Keen Strike Lv 1
  • Leaping Slam Lv 1
  • Rending Blow Lv 1
  • Mocking Blade Lv 3
  • Overhead Slam Lv 4
  • Sword Aura Rampage Lv 5
  • Ankle Slice Lv 7
  • Crushing Wave Lv 8
  • Rush Strike Lv 10
  • Aerial Snare Lv 12
  • Ruinous Blow Lv 14
  • Defiance Lv 16
Passive (10)
  • Survival Stance Lv 1
  • Protection Armor Lv 6
  • Blood Absorption Lv 9
  • Identify Weakness Lv 11
  • Attack Preparation Lv 13
  • Impact Hit Lv 15
  • Destructive Impulse Lv 17
  • Experienced Counterstrike Lv 21
  • Survival Willpower Lv 23
  • Murderous Burst Lv 25
Stigma (13)
  • Armor of Balance Lv 22
  • Assault Strike Lv 22
  • Blade Toss Lv 22
  • Focused Block Lv 22
  • Forced Restraint Lv 22
  • Fracturing Rush Lv 22
  • Lifestealing Blade Lv 22
  • Lunge Stance Lv 22
  • Rage Burst Lv 22
  • Tenaciousness Lv 22
  • Wave Armor Lv 22
  • Wrath Wave Lv 22
  • Zikel's Blessing Lv 22

Official source Official armory, 3 level-45 characters (NA) · observed October 12, 2026

Weapons on top-level Gladiator players

Weapons worn by the three highest-level Gladiator characters on the NA armory on October 12, 2026. A sample, not a full item list.

Gladiator: global vs Korean server

Many Gladiator guides were written for the Korean client. Check these before copying one:

TopicGlobal (NA/EU)KoreaSource
Playable classes8 classes9 classes (adds 권성)Official source aion2.plaync.com
checked October 12, 2026
Arcana slots shown in armory510Official source assets.playnccdn.com
checked October 12, 2026
Accessory slotsPendant, Brooch x2, Seal x2 not shownShownOfficial source assets.playnccdn.com
checked October 12, 2026

If a guide shows more than 5 Arcana slots, or Pendant, Brooch or Seal slots, it was made on the Korean client. Full list: all classes.

Related

Other class builds