This build is up to date for the March 26, 2025 patch.
Overview
This Gladiator Spear + Greatsword PvP build is one of the best choices for those looking to play in small scale PVP scenarios like Arenas, Dominion Events or Night Time PVP in dungeons or Saurodoma Island. This build is fantastic for new players, with an easy to understand kit that also excels in 1vs1 fights with a heavy focus on CC skills, capable of bursting down targets with ease.
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, focus on investing in Strength and Dexterity. These stats increase your damage, improve heavy attack chances, and enhance skill damage through the 
Vital Force passive. Aim for 50 points in Strength to gain extra heavy attack chance and the bonus health. Dexterity should be your next focus to boost critical hits, with any leftover points allocated to Perception to improve your hit rate. Fortitude is also a good option for added endurance and overall damage, but it can be hard to get as very few gear pieces in game offer fortitude as a stat, and they rarely fit into gear choices.
Skills
Focus on upgrading the main Greatsword skills like 
Death Blow and 
Ascending Slash alongside 
Stunning Blow. Follow up by upgrading 
Guillotine Blade, the best choice for upgrading an Omnipotence skill and a great way to spend your Omnipotence skill books, greatly increasing Guillotine Blade damage.
Once you've upgraded Greatsword skills, start focusing on the Spear, starting with 
Vicious Fury and 
Javelin Surge, which work together as a powerful combo for high AOE damage. This combo also lets you fight well at medium range, using spear throws as ranged attacks to secure kills or put pressure on targets caught in your 
Precision Dash bind. Follow up with 
Culling Arc and 
Rising Slash, utilizing Rising Slash to trigger Ignite debuffs and deal extra damage.
For passives, 
Robust Constitution and Vital Force are essential, as they boost your damage based on your Max HP. 
Cold Warrior is another critical passive, increasing heavy attack chances when enemies are stunned or affected by the Shocked debuff, while also boosting your critical chance, which complements the Spear's reliance on crits. 
Mortal Wrath is a great pick for the damage increase and the fact it allows you to finish off targets much easier.
Raging Frenzy is another must-have since you'll often be near three or more enemies, especially when using 
Death From Above. Lastly, 
Victor's Morale is invaluable for regenerating mana, which is crucial for this mana-intensive build, especially during prolonged fights.
Equipment
Halberd of the Resistance
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Primary
Broadsword of the Resistance
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Mask of the Resistance
Max Health
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Deadeye's Cloak
Mana Regen
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Heroic Armor of the Resistance
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Max Health
Gauntlets of the Resistance
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Mana Regen
Trousers of the Resistance
Max Health
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Glade Stalker Boots
Max Health
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Necklace of Clarity
Skill Damage Boost
Mana Regen
Bracelet of Conquest
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Violent Signet
Max Health
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Ring of Precision
Max Health
Skill Damage Boost
Belt of Deftness
Skill Damage Resistance
Max Health
These are the first items you should strive for through the leveling period as they are very easy to get and upgrade or trait as needed. However, you shouldn't try to trait these items too much as you won't be spending too much time playing with this setup before you start changing pieces into the Midgame. The green accessories however are very easy to trait as you can craft many of them quickly in order to get the correct traits so you should consider traiting them until you change into purples. The same goes for the blue ring as you keep it for a long time.
Heroic Polearm of the Resistance
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Primary
Duke Magna's Fury Warblade
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Elusive Hexweaver Hat
Cooldown Speed
Magic Endurance
Melee Endurance
Blessed Templar Cloak
Debuff Duration
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Heroic Armor of the Resistance
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Max Health
Gauntlets of the Field General
Ranged Endurance
Melee Endurance
Added Attack Speed
Ruthless Enforcer Leggings
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Max Mana
Sabatons of the Field General
Movement Speed
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Clasp of the Conqueror
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Bracers of the Primal King
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Amber Dimensional Band
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Violent Signet
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Butcher's Belt
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
This is the gear you should transition to once you're leveled to 50 and start grinding gear. It is comprised of gear you can get either from dungeons or by completing Litographs, they are relatively easy to trait up and you will spend most of the time wearing this set before advancing into the late game so traiting these items is very important and should be your main focus.
Shaikal's Mindveil Harpoon
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Primary
Adentus's Gargantuan Greatsword
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Shadow Harvester Mask
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Cooldown Speed
Forsaken Embrace
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Swirling Essence Robe
Buff Duration
Melee Endurance
Magic Endurance
Gauntlets of the Field General
Ranged Endurance
Melee Endurance
Added Attack Speed
Shadow Harvester Trousers
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Magic Endurance
Sabatons of the Field General
Movement Speed
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Thunderstorm Necklace
Skill Damage Boost
Mana Regen
Buff Duration
Eternal Champion Bindings
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Amber Dimensional Band
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Band of Universal Power
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Mana Regen
Belt of Bloodlust
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
While runes can be applied to different types of gear, you should make sure that you invest into the gear pieces that you plan on using for a long time. However, if the build you are using uses the same items between Mid Game and End Game, you can invest into adding runes to them as early as you get the items.
This is the current endgame gear you should aim for, and while it isn't easy to acquire, it offers great power without the need of acquiring archboss gear pieces. However, items like 
Tevent's Fangs of Fury or other archboss weapons are superior but difficult to acquire for the majority of players. If you do manage to get the archboss weapons for your build, feel free to use them over the weapons shown here.
Shaikal's Mindveil Harpoon
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Primary
Adentus's Gargantuan Greatsword
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Shadow Harvester Mask
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Cooldown Speed
Forsaken Embrace
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Swirling Essence Robe
Buff Duration
Melee Endurance
Magic Endurance
Gauntlets of the Field General
Ranged Endurance
Melee Endurance
Added Attack Speed
Shadow Harvester Trousers
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Magic Evasion
Sabatons of the Field General
Movement Speed
Melee Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Thunderstorm Necklace
Skill Damage Boost
Mana Regen
Buff Duration
Eternal Champion Bindings
Max Health
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Amber Dimensional Band
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Band of Universal Power
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Mana Regen
Belt of Bloodlust
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Ranseur of Murderous Glee
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Primary
Immortal Titanic Quakeblade
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Hit Chance
Crowned Skull of Victory
Max Health
Magic Endurance
Mana Cost Efficiency
Cloak of Victorious Destiny
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
Transcendent Tempest's Armor
Debuff Duration
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Spectral Overseer's Handguards
Hit Chance
Ranged Endurance
Range
Spectral Overseer's Trousers
Magic Endurance
Ranged Endurance
Max Health
Transcendent Tempest's Boots
Ranged Endurance
Magic Endurance
Movement Speed
Death Knell Gorget
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Primal Golden Cuffs
Mana Regen
Skill Damage Resistance
Debuff Duration
Ring of Eternal Flames
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Runed Band of the Black Anvil
Skill Damage Boost
Buff Duration
Max Health
Hero's Legacy Warbelt
Max Health
Debuff Duration
Skill Damage Resistance
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
Abyssal Beast Talistone I
Damage: 10
Heavy Attack Chance
Critical Hit Chance
Bonus Damage
Abyssal Beast Solarstone
Weaken Chance
Bind Chance
Weaken Chance
CC Chance
Chaos Harbinger Talistone III
Max Health: 1750
Max Stamina
Stamina Regen
Amitoi Healing
Chaos Harbinger Talistone II
Defense: 200
Ranged Endurance
Magic Endurance
Heavy Attack Evasion
Chaos Harbinger Lunarstone
Weaken Resistance
Bind Resistance
Weaken Resistance
CC Resistances
Chaos Harbinger Talistone IV
Max Health: 1750
Heavy Attack Evasion
Heavy Attack Chance
Ranged Endurance
Rotations
Single Target Burst Rotation A ↴
- 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 Stunning Blow 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.
Single Target Burst Rotation B ↴
- Prebuff with Unyielding Sentinel before you channel Precision Dash to bind the target before using Ascending Slash to force the enemy player into Prone, exposing them so you can use Guillotine Blade before following up with Death Blow. If the target is still alive then, use Culling Arc to finish them off.
- Use this rotation to quickly burst enemies down. Begin by binding the enemy player with Precision Dash before using Stunning Blow to Prone them (jump when using the skill to do so). Follow up with
Gaia Crash for extra damage before finishing off the rotation with Cyclonic Fury and Rising Slash.
