In Lost Ark, the Glaivier is a class that utilizes stances to fight different foes, and has a mid-level difficulty. The two stances are Focus and Flurry, and the Glaivier can freely switch between the two and use skills tied to one of the two weapons. The Focus stance uses her spear, and the Flurry stance uses her glaive. While certain builds limit you to using just one weapon, to bring out the best of the Glaivier, you'll need to find the balance between the two weapons and stances.
Lost Ark Glaivier guide: Best skills, builds, and engravings
by Inven Global
The two class engravings of the Glaivier are Pinnacle and Control, which are so different that they almost play like two separate classes. The Pinnacle engraving replaces the Dual Meter Stage 3 effect, and provides extra bonuses on crit, damage, movement speed, attack speed, etc. With more specialization, the efficiency goes up as well.
The Control engraving disables the Focus stance and increases the damage of the Flurry skills. Instead of the swapping bonuses and the damage skills of the Focus stance, you'll get a bonus on Flurry skill damage along with its wide range, quick speed, and skill rotation.
Best Glaivier builds
Pinnacle Glaivier
The Pinnacle build changes the Flurry/Focus Stage 3 effect upon changing stances while the Dual Meter is maxed at level 3. The Pinnacle engraving makes it easier to retain a high crit rate. Its first awakening skill, Yeon-Style Spear Technique: Spear Meteor, is one of the best awakening skills in the game. The dual stances allow the Glaivier to be a versatile character. It's a bit more to maneuver, but it's well worth it.
It is recommended to go with Specialization and Swiftness when learning to play the Glaivier because it's more efficient. You don’t really need crit stats early on because you can select the 100% crit tripod in several main skills. For your desired stats, Specialization should be the primary focus. You’ll want to aim for a 70/30 ratio for Specialization and Swiftness as your desired stats.
Desired engravings for this build are:
- Pinnacle
- Keen Blunt Weapon
- Grudge
- Cursed Doll
- Raid Captain
- Increases Mass
An example Pinnacle Glaivier build for a brand new level 50 character with 252 skill points will look like this (tripods in parentheses):
- Shackling Blue Dragon — 311
- Half Moon Slash — 132 or 131
- Raging Dragon Slash — 322 (or 312, 332)
- Chain Slash — 312
- Wheel of Blades — 312
- Cutting Wind — 13
- Vault — 2
- Red Dragon's Horn — 331
- Starfall Pounce — 131
Control Glaivier
The Control engraving disables the Focus stance, but increases the Flurry skill damage by 18%/27%/36%. Control Glaiviers can deal good damage with the additional Flurry skill damage, and the skill rotation gets rather easy. The gameplay becomes more dynamic, and it's easier to time your counters. Although the character is quite balanced, you’ll need to stay on the rear end of bosses to deal proper damage.
The desired stats of a Control Glaivier are Swiftness and Crit, with Swiftness being the main priority. Aim for about an 80/20 ratio on Swiftness and Crit.
Desired engravings for this class are:
- Control
- Grudge
- Cursed Doll
- Increases Mass
- Master of Ambush
- Raid Captain
- Keen Blunt Weapon
- Adrenaline
An example Control Glaivier build for a brand new level 50 character with 252 skill points will look like this:
1. Shackling Blue Dragon - 311
2. Half Moon Slash - 132
3. Stampeding Slash - 332
4. Raging Dragon Slash - 322
5. Chain Slash - 312
6. Flash Kick - 131
7. Vault - 2
8. Wheel of Blades - 312
Lost Ark class guides
Berserker guide
Deathblade guide
Gunlancer guide
Paladin guide
Scrapper guide
Shadowhunter guide
Sorceress guide
Striker guide
Wardancer guide
Lost Ark general guides
Fresh Level 50 guide: What to do when you hit max level
10 things you need to know before you play Lost Ark on day 1
The best classes and specializations for new Lost Ark players
A beginner's guide to Lost Ark: Leveling, class synergies, and Knowledge Transfer
How to unlock and use the Power Pass to boost a new character to max level
Mokoko Seeds locations and rewards
Lost Ark Abyssal Dungeons guides
Lost Ark Database
Map library
Nautical map
Rapport
Skills
Skill Simulator
Items
Crafting
Cards
Sailors
1. Shackling Blue Dragon - 311
2. Half Moon Slash - 132
3. Stampeding Slash - 332
4. Raging Dragon Slash - 322
5. Chain Slash - 312
6. Flash Kick - 131
7. Vault - 2
8. Wheel of Blades - 312
Reference
Written by David "Viion" Jang
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