This build is up to date for the September 23, 2025 patch.
Overview
This Gladiator Spear + Greatsword PvE build is one of the strongest melee DPS builds in Throne and Liberty. It is capable of dealing high AOE DPS just as well as it can do single target damage through skills like 
Guillotine Blade and 
Death Blow. This build performs extremely well in all dungeon formats but is particularly good for Dimensional Trials thanks to the mix of high AOE and Single target DPS, making it much easier to time trials successfully.
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.
In this build, 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.
Skills
Depending on which Dungeon/Dimensional Trial you might run, consider using
Rare Roaring Steak,
Rare Thrilling Papillote, and even
Rare Scorpion Tail Fritters to make it easier and also deal a lot more damage.
Begin upgrading skills by improving your Greatsword skills first as Death Blow is one of your hardest hitting abilities 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.
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. Continue with 
Culling Arc and 
Rising Slash even though the order in which you upgrade these doesn't make a big difference.
The next skills you should upgrade are the setup skills that you use as part of setting up rotations for yourself. Both 
Stunning Blow and 
Abyssal Cleave durations are increased when you upgrade them, making it easier for you to land Guillotine Blade.
As far as passives go, 
Robust Constitution and Vital Force play off eachother by increasing your overall damage based on how much Max HP you have. 
Cold Warrior is another important damage boosting skill as your heavy attack chance increases whenever the target you hit is affected by the Shocked debuff or is stunned. Not only that, but this passive also increases your critical chance which plays perfectly into Spear's reliance on critical hits.
Victor's Morale is the perfect passive for regenerating mana and without it, the Gladiator build would quickly run out of mana.
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 your main PVE Rotation against bosses or even mobs. Start with
Unyielding Sentinel to buff yourself and your party, increasing heavy attack chance for all. Then, use 
Precision Dash to boost heavy attack chance further before using Abyssal Cleave to Prone or apply Shocked to the target so your Guillotine Blade damage is increased. Use 
Gaia Crash next to deal more damage and increase the crit rate of your Death Blow.
- Re-apply the heavy attack chance buff with another cast of Precision Dash before transitioning into the Spear part of the rotation with Culling Arc for a bit of extra damage before using Stunning Blow to boost the damage of your
Cyclonic Fury.
- Continue the rotation with Vicious Fury to build Ember stacks before using Javelin Surge to spend the Ember stacks before using Rising Slash to finish off the rotation and deal high burst damage based on the amount of Ignite stacks on the target.
- Prebuff with Unyielding Sentinel and Precision Dash to boost heavy attack chance before using Abyssal Cleave to apply Prone on the mobs and use Gaia Crash for high AOE damage.
- Use Cyclonic Fury then follow up with multiple hits of Vicious Fury once you've aligned the mobs together. Continue the rotation with Javelin Surge as it bounces between targets.
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