The best Glaivier builds in Lost Ark

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A tale of two stances, Lost Ark’s Glaivier pairs the Martial Artist’s high-impact combat style with the Gunslinger-oriented Gunner’s situational variance to create an all-in-one package of dungeon-crawling and boss-rushing. The key to its duality is the implementation of the Dual Meter, whose charge and effects are dependent upon which combat stance the player decides to switch from.

While in combat, the Glaivier fights in one of two stances — Flurry and Focus. The player can freely switch between the two by pressing Z, though the Glaivier’s long-term success lies in the timing at which they switch between their two stances.

While existing and dealing damage in either stance, the Dual Meter will begin to build charge, capping off at three bars as displayed at the center of the player’s HUD. When the Glaivier switches from one stance to another, the Dual Meter charge gained in the former stance is fully consumed, with the latter stance receiving statistical buffs that scale with the amount of bars consumed.

Each stance makes use of its own unique set of hotbar skills, whose attributes play toward each stance’s strengths. With this in mind, Glaivier players would be wise to know when and where to use each stance.

Flurry stance excels in using attacks that strike quickly and strike often. After switching from Focus stance, the Glaivier gains additional attack speed, critical hit rate, and damage in Flurry stance, proportional to the number of Dual Meter bars consumed in the switch.

Considering these bonuses, Flurry stance is best utilized in situations where high damage-per-second is key to a dungeon-raiding team’s success, such as boss battles.