Gladiator Build Guide
Stigmas
Rage BurstStigma Lv. 10
Lunge StanceStigma Lv. 20
Zikel's BlessingStigma Lv. 15
Focused BlockStigma Lv. 5
At Level 45
New at This Level
- The Azphel board opensShow Path
- Arcana opens: equip the cards from the build summary
Spend Your PointsNot checked in game yet: the number of skill points, the character level each skill level needs, stigma points and their costs, and how crystals are split between boards while leveling. All values the guide uses are listed at the bottom of the page.
Experienced CounterstrikeSkill level 9 → 10 · 4 skill points
Mocking BladeSkill level 7 → 8 · 4 skill points
Protection ArmorSkill level 7 → 8 · 4 skill points- Lunge StanceStigma level 5 → 6 · 2 stigma points
- TrinielPath steps 14–16 · 4 crystals2 stat nodes, Attack Preparation +1Show Path
11 skill levels of this build are still open: the plan has too few points left for them.
Your Build at Level 45Not checked in game yet: the number of skill points, the character level each skill level needs, stigma points and their costs, and how crystals are split between boards while leveling. All values the guide uses are listed at the bottom of the page.
- Stigmas
- Rage BurstStigma Lv. 10
- Lunge StanceStigma Lv. 6
- Zikel's BlessingStigma Lv. 5
- Focused BlockStigma Lv. 3
- Daevanion
Rending Blow10
Overhead Slam10
Ruinous Blow10
Keen Strike10
Leaping Slam10
Rush Strike9
Defiance8
Sword Aura Rampage7- Mocking Blade8
Ankle Slice7
Aerial Snare7
Crushing Wave5
Survival Stance10
Attack Preparation10
Identify Weakness10- Experienced Counterstrike10
Murderous Burst10
Impact Hit10
Blood Absorption10
Survival Willpower10
Destructive Impulse10- Protection Armor8
Skill levelsRending Blow 10 · Overhead Slam 10 · Ruinous Blow 10 …
By Level 45
- Skill points
- 2 of 384 unspent
- Stigma points
- 0 of 30 unspent
- Crystals
- 0 of 137 unspent
- The plan counts 384 skill points by level 45: from level-ups, sealed dungeons and regional quests. With fewer points the order stays the same, you just get there later. Not checked in game yet: the number of skill points. All values the guide uses are listed at the bottom of the page.
- Built from the final builds of level-45 players: it shows what to raise first, not the order they really took.
Full Plan: Level 1 to 45Not checked in game yet: the levels of the stigma slots, the number of skill points, the character level each skill level needs, stigma points and their costs, and how crystals are split between boards while leveling. All values the guide uses are listed at the bottom of the page.
Levels 1–11
- Level 1
- New
- Rending Blow, Keen Strike, Leaping Slam, Survival Stance
- Level 3
- New
- Mocking Blade
- Level 4
- New
- Overhead Slam
- Skill levels
- Rending Blow 1 → 2
- Level 5
- New
- Sword Aura Rampage
- Skill levels
- Keen Strike 1 → 2, Survival Stance 1 → 2, Overhead Slam 1 → 2
- Level 6
- New
- Protection Armor
- Skill levels
- Leaping Slam 1 → 2, Mocking Blade 1 → 2
- Level 7
- New
- Ankle Slice
- Skill levels
- Protection Armor 1 → 2, Rending Blow 2 → 3, Keen Strike 2 → 3
- Level 8
- New
- Crushing Wave
- Skill levels
- Survival Stance 2 → 3, Overhead Slam 2 → 3
- Level 9
- New
- Blood Absorption
- Skill levels
- Blood Absorption 1 → 2, Leaping Slam 2 → 3, Protection Armor 2 → 3
- Level 10
- New
- Rush Strike
- Skill levels
- Rush Strike 1 → 2, Rending Blow 3 → 4
- Level 11
- New
- Identify Weakness
- Skill levels
- Identify Weakness 1 → 2, Keen Strike 3 → 5, Survival Stance 3 → 4, Overhead Slam 3 → 4, Leaping Slam 3 → 4, Rending Blow 4 → 5
Levels 12–19
- Level 12
- New
- The Nezekan board opens, Aerial Snare
- Skill levels
- Blood Absorption 2 → 3, Survival Stance 4 → 5, Leaping Slam 4 → 5, Sword Aura Rampage 1 → 2, Ankle Slice 1 → 2, Aerial Snare 1 → 2, Crushing Wave 1 → 2, Mocking Blade 2 → 3
- Path steps
- Nezekan 1–3 · 3 stat nodes
- Level 13
- New
- Attack Preparation
- Skill levels
- Attack Preparation 1 → 2, Rush Strike 2 → 3, Overhead Slam 4 → 5, Rending Blow 5 → 6, Keen Strike 5 → 6, Leaping Slam 5 → 6
- Path steps
- Nezekan 4–6 · 2 stat nodes, Rending Blow +1
- Level 14
- New
- Ruinous Blow
- Skill levels
- Ruinous Blow 1 → 2, Identify Weakness 2 → 3, Survival Stance 5 → 6, Ankle Slice 2 → 4, Sword Aura Rampage 2 → 3, Protection Armor 3 → 4, Mocking Blade 3 → 4
- Path steps
- Nezekan 7–10 · 3 stat nodes, Identify Weakness +1
- Level 15
- New
- Impact Hit
- Skill levels
- Impact Hit 1 → 2, Blood Absorption 3 → 4, Aerial Snare 2 → 3, Mocking Blade 4 → 6, Protection Armor 4 → 5, Crushing Wave 2 → 3, Sword Aura Rampage 3 → 4
- Path steps
- Nezekan 11–12 · 1 stat node, Ruinous Blow +1
- Level 16
- New
- Defiance
- Skill levels
- Defiance 1 → 2, Attack Preparation 2 → 3, Rush Strike 3 → 4, Overhead Slam 5 → 6, Rending Blow 6 → 7, Keen Strike 6 → 7
- Path steps
- Nezekan 13–15 · 2 stat nodes, Survival Stance +1
- Level 17
- New
- Destructive Impulse
- Skill levels
- Destructive Impulse 1 → 2, Ruinous Blow 2 → 3, Identify Weakness 3 → 4, Leaping Slam 6 → 7, Survival Stance 6 → 7, Crushing Wave 3 → 4, Ankle Slice 4 → 5
- Path steps
- Nezekan 16–17 · 1 stat node, Blood Absorption +1
- Level 18
- Skill levels
- Impact Hit 2 → 3, Blood Absorption 4 → 5, Aerial Snare 3 → 4, Sword Aura Rampage 4 → 5, Crushing Wave 4 → 5
- Path steps
- Nezekan 18–19 · 1 stat node, Cooldown Reduction
- Level 19
- Skill levels
- Defiance 2 → 3, Attack Preparation 3 → 4, Rush Strike 4 → 5, Overhead Slam 6 → 7, Rending Blow 7 → 8
- Path steps
- Nezekan 20–21 · 1 stat node, Attack Preparation +1
Levels 20–29
- Level 20
- New
- The Zikel board opens
- Skill levels
- Destructive Impulse 2 → 3, Ruinous Blow 3 → 4, Identify Weakness 4 → 5, Keen Strike 7 → 8
- Path steps
- Zikel 1–4 · 4 stat nodes
- Level 21
- New
- Experienced Counterstrike
- Skill levels
- Experienced Counterstrike 1 → 2, Impact Hit 3 → 4, Blood Absorption 5 → 6, Leaping Slam 7 → 8, Survival Stance 7 → 8
- Path steps
- Zikel 5–7 · 1 stat node, Experienced Counterstrike +1, Murderous Burst +1
- Level 22
- New
- Stigma slot 1 opens
- Skill levels
- Defiance 3 → 4, Attack Preparation 4 → 5, Rush Strike 5 → 6, Overhead Slam 7 → 8
- Stigmas
- Rage Burst, Rage Burst 0 → 1
- Path steps
- Zikel 8–9 · 1 stat node, Rush Strike +1
- Level 23
- New
- Survival Willpower
- Skill levels
- Survival Willpower 1 → 6, Destructive Impulse 3 → 4, Ruinous Blow 4 → 5, Identify Weakness 5 → 6
- Stigmas
- Rage Burst 1 → 2
- Path steps
- Zikel 10–12 · 3 stat nodes
- Level 24
- Skill levels
- Experienced Counterstrike 2 → 3, Impact Hit 4 → 5, Blood Absorption 6 → 7, Rending Blow 8 → 9
- Stigmas
- Rage Burst 2 → 3
- Path steps
- Zikel 13–14 · 1 stat node, Overhead Slam +1
- Level 25
- New
- Murderous Burst
- Skill levels
- Murderous Burst 1 → 6, Defiance 4 → 5, Attack Preparation 5 → 6
- Stigmas
- Rage Burst 3 → 4
- Path steps
- Zikel 15 · Damage Boost
- Level 26
- Skill levels
- Destructive Impulse 4 → 5, Ruinous Blow 5 → 6, Murderous Burst 6 → 7, Identify Weakness 6 → 7, Rush Strike 6 → 7
- Stigmas
- Rage Burst 4 → 5
- Path steps
- Zikel 16–18 · 1 stat node, Impact Hit +1, Destructive Impulse +1
- Level 27
- New
- Stigma slot 2 opens
- Skill levels
- Experienced Counterstrike 3 → 4, Impact Hit 5 → 6, Murderous Burst 7 → 8, Blood Absorption 7 → 8
- Stigmas
- Lunge Stance, Lunge Stance 0 → 1
- Path steps
- Zikel 19–20 · 2 stat nodes
- Level 28
- Skill levels
- Attack Preparation 6 → 7, Rush Strike 7 → 8, Overhead Slam 8 → 9
- Stigmas
- Lunge Stance 1 → 2
- Path steps
- Nezekan 22–23 · 1 stat node, Attack Preparation +1Zikel 21 · Rending Blow +1
- Level 29
- Skill levels
- Ruinous Blow 6 → 7, Identify Weakness 7 → 8, Survival Stance 8 → 9
- Stigmas
- Lunge Stance 2 → 3
- Path steps
- Nezekan 24–25 · 2 stat nodesZikel 22–23 · 2 stat nodes
Levels 30–39
- Level 30
- New
- The Vaizel board opens
- Skill levels
- Experienced Counterstrike 4 → 5, Impact Hit 6 → 7, Murderous Burst 8 → 9, Blood Absorption 8 → 9
- Stigmas
- Lunge Stance 3 → 4
- Path steps
- Vaizel 1–4 · 4 stat nodes
- Level 31
- Skill levels
- Attack Preparation 7 → 8, Keen Strike 8 → 9, Leaping Slam 8 → 9
- Stigmas
- Lunge Stance 4 → 5
- Path steps
- Vaizel 5–7 · 2 stat nodes, Experienced Counterstrike +1
- Level 32
- New
- Stigma slot 3 opens
- Skill levels
- Ruinous Blow 7 → 8, Identify Weakness 8 → 9
- Stigmas
- Zikel's Blessing, Zikel's Blessing 0 → 1
- Path steps
- Vaizel 8 · Impact Hit +1
- Level 33
- Skill levels
- Experienced Counterstrike 5 → 6, Impact Hit 7 → 8, Rending Blow 9 → 10
- Stigmas
- Zikel's Blessing 1 → 2
- Path steps
- Vaizel 9–10 · 1 stat node, Overhead Slam +1
- Level 34
- Skill levels
- Attack Preparation 8 → 9, Overhead Slam 9 → 10, Survival Stance 9 → 10
- Stigmas
- Zikel's Blessing 2 → 3
- Path steps
- Vaizel 11–13 · 2 stat nodes, Ruinous Blow +1
- Level 35
- Skill levels
- Ruinous Blow 8 → 9, Identify Weakness 9 → 10, Murderous Burst 9 → 10
- Stigmas
- Zikel's Blessing 3 → 4
- Path steps
- Vaizel 14–16 · 1 stat node, Attack Preparation +1, Murderous Burst +1
- Level 36
- Skill levels
- Experienced Counterstrike 6 → 7, Impact Hit 8 → 9, Blood Absorption 9 → 10
- Stigmas
- Zikel's Blessing 4 → 5
- Path steps
- Vaizel 17–19 · 3 stat nodes
- Level 37
- New
- Stigma slot 4 opens
- Skill levels
- Attack Preparation 9 → 10, Destructive Impulse 5 → 7, Defiance 5 → 6, Survival Willpower 6 → 7
- Stigmas
- Focused Block, Focused Block 0 → 1
- Path steps
- Vaizel 20–22 · 2 stat nodes, Rush Strike +1
- Level 38
- Skill levels
- Ruinous Blow 9 → 10, Defiance 6 → 7, Destructive Impulse 7 → 8
- Stigmas
- Focused Block 1 → 2
- Path steps
- Vaizel 23 · Critical Damage Boost
- Level 39
- Skill levels
- Experienced Counterstrike 7 → 8, Impact Hit 9 → 10, Survival Willpower 7 → 8
- Stigmas
- Focused Block 2 → 3
- Path steps
- Nezekan 26 · 1 stat nodeZikel 24 · 1 stat nodeVaizel 24 · 1 stat node
Levels 40–44
- Level 40
- New
- The Triniel board opens
- Skill levels
- Defiance 7 → 8, Rush Strike 8 → 9, Destructive Impulse 8 → 9
- Stigmas
- Rage Burst 5 → 6
- Path steps
- Triniel 1–3 · 2 stat nodes, Overhead Slam +1
- Level 41
- Skill levels
- Survival Willpower 8 → 9, Keen Strike 9 → 10, Leaping Slam 9 → 10
- Stigmas
- Rage Burst 6 → 7
- Path steps
- Triniel 4–6 · 2 stat nodes, Survival Stance +1
- Level 42
- Skill levels
- Experienced Counterstrike 8 → 9, Survival Willpower 9 → 10
- Stigmas
- Rage Burst 7 → 8
- Path steps
- Triniel 7–8 · 2 stat nodes
- Level 43
- Skill levels
- Destructive Impulse 9 → 10, Aerial Snare 4 → 6, Protection Armor 5 → 6, Ankle Slice 5 → 6, Sword Aura Rampage 5 → 6, Mocking Blade 6 → 7
- Stigmas
- Rage Burst 8 → 9
- Path steps
- Triniel 9–11 · 2 stat nodes, Keen Strike +1
- Level 44
- Skill levels
- Protection Armor 6 → 7, Ankle Slice 6 → 7, Sword Aura Rampage 6 → 7, Aerial Snare 6 → 7
- Stigmas
- Rage Burst 9 → 10
- Path steps
- Triniel 12–13 · 1 stat node, Multi-Hit Chance
Level 45
- Level 45
- New
- The Azphel board opens, Arcana opens: equip the cards from the build summary
- Skill levels
- Experienced Counterstrike 9 → 10, Mocking Blade 7 → 8, Protection Armor 7 → 8
- Stigmas
- Lunge Stance 5 → 6
- Path steps
- Triniel 14–16 · 2 stat nodes, Attack Preparation +1
How This Guide Is Made
From the builds of the top 85 Gladiator players by combat power (128,361–203,497), read between 12 Oct 2026 and 13 Oct 2026. Updated
Builds: we group the top players by the stigmas and skills they use. A group becomes a build of its own only with at least 15% of the players and at least 2 visible differences (stigmas or skills on the bar).
Daevanion path: every step opens a node next to one you already have. The nodes most top players opened come first, weighted by their crystal cost.
Leveling plan: we only see the final builds at level 45, not the order the players took. The plan buys first what almost every top player has, within the game’s level limits.
Most used does not always mean strongest.
Game Values Used16 confirmed in game, 8 assumed
Assumed
Not checked in game yet. When a value is checked, every guide is recomputed with it.
- Highest trained skill level: 10 (bonuses from Daevanion, arcana and gear come on top)
- Each further skill level needs 3 more character levels; passive skills from level 23 have no such limit
- Skill points from level-ups by the level cap: 203
- Skill points from sealed dungeons and regional quests: about 181, spread from level 10
- Stigma slots open at character levels 22 / 27 / 32 / 37
- Stigma points: 1 per level from level 22, 2 per level from level 40, 30 in total
- Stigma points per stigma level in blocks of 5 levels (1–5, 6–10, 11–15, 16–20): 1 / 2 / 4 / 8
- While leveling, each crystal goes to the open board that is furthest behind its share of the top players’ crystals (our model: the character pages only show finished builds)
Confirmed in game
- Highest character level: 45
- Crystals per Daevanion node by grade: Common 1 · Rare 2 · Epic 3 · Unique 4
- A node opens next to the start or an open node (up, down, left or right)
- Boards open at character level: Nezekan 12 · Zikel 20 · Vaizel 30 · Triniel 40 · Azphel 45
- Paid with its own currency instead of crystals: Azphel
- 4 crystals per level from level 12 (117 by level 40)
- The Daevanion boards have no presets
- Skill points per skill level, level 2 to 10: 1 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 4 / 4 / 4
- Every skill unlocks with the character level alone, without a quest
- Skill presets: 3 (the character pages show only the active one)
- Specialization slots per skill: 3
- Specialization options unlock at skill levels 8 / 12 / 16
- Stigma slots: 4
- Stigma slot 1 opens at character level 22, after the quest “The One Who Hears the Voice”
- Stigma specializations at stigma levels 5 / 10 / 15 / 20
- Arcana opens at character level 45
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