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Bleed Lacerate + Eviscerate Gladiator Build - Step by Step Guide - From League Starter to Ubers

3.27 KotF

Starter

End Game

Speed Leveling

Verified

Duelist

Gladiator

By Ronarray

Updated on Nov 2, 2025

Nov 2, 2025

Path of Building Code

Build Overview

This is IN DEPTH Guide for my Lacerate + Eviscerate / Retaliate Gladiator Build

The Guide will cover all progression from Lvl 1 to blowing up T17 and killing Ubers.

Endgame Gameplay / Ubers you can see in that video - https://youtu.be/X4G84QDq5cE

About the Build:

The Build is Tanky and reaches high block chance early on low investment with Determined Survivor reaching 88% Block Chance in the Endgame with More Than Skill.

With such high block we use Eviscerate clear screens and Lacerate against stronger foes like Bosses or tougher rares.

It’s a newbie-friendly build that’s easy to play and not very expensive to setup.

You can play it on SSF and even on Hardcore just fine too, just stop at Lvl 96 version with rares in that situation.

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You can also find the section with frequently asked questions and comments down below.

If you have questions - hit me on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ronarray), I will help!

Additional Materials:

▸ How to Craft an Axe - https://youtu.be/M2KzNp07kHE

▸ POB from 1 to 90 - https://pobb.in/_HUGaF1zcCTO

▸ POB for 90 to 96 Version - https://pobb.in/zaPTZENvDRx8

▸ POB for UBER Version (Damage set to UBER, NOT Pinnacle!) - https://pobb.in/vJNhdk7yEfi9

Strengths And Weaknesses

Beginner-friendly
Tanky even on a Budget
Good single target
Cheaper than many other builds

Multiple buttons build

Build Variants

Uber Endgame

Lvl 96 - Late Maps

Lvl 1 to 12 - Splitting steel

Lvl 13 Sunder Swap + Merveil

Lvl 32 Ascendancy + Lacerate

Lvl 54 Second Ascendancy + Arakali

Lvl 66 Third Ascendancy + Block Cap

Lvl 75 - EARLY Maps

Lvl 91 - Watchstones

Equipment

Uber Endgame

Lvl 96 - Late Maps

Lvl 1 to 12 - Splitting steel

Lvl 13 Sunder Swap + Merveil

Lvl 32 Ascendancy + Lacerate

Lvl 54 Second Ascendancy + Arakali

Lvl 66 Third Ascendancy + Block Cap

Lvl 75 - EARLY Maps

Lvl 91 - Watchstones

Grafts

Use Spiking Runegraft with Damage Over Time Multiplier.

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▸ Weapon

At this point you MIGHT come across an Axe that will be better than Jack, the Axe.
Look out for flat Phys Dmg + % Increased Phys Damage + Damage over Time Multiplier.
You can craft % Physical Damage Over Time Multiplier with the Bench.
Follow This video to craft a great Axe - https://youtu.be/M2KzNp07kHE

▸ Shield

Search for shields with % Phys damage reduction stat + recovering Life on Block. Add Aspect of the Cat to it if you can.

▸ Armour

Replica Farrul's Fur + Aspect of the Cat is the main choice here for easy charge generation combo with Olesya's Delight.
Use Ralakesh's Impatience (Frenzy) to get more Attack Speed since you generated Frenzy Charges will be transformed to Affliction ones from Olesya's Delight.

▸ Jewellery

Stranglegasp is the best choice here since it can help with mana / add one more curse + get more charges to improve damage.
Rings should be rare with + resistance and - Mana cost

▸ Jewels

Look for jewels with Life + Damage over Time multiplier.
The Light of Meaning (Chaos Resistance) can help with chaos res A LOT.

▸Bandits

Help Alira, kill the rest
Can swap to kill all later if you need it

❗ The Blood Sap Tincture provides a LOT of burst DPS that you'll need in hard encounters. If you don't know what to easily improve, the easiest thing is to get a strong Tincture.

Passive Tree

Uber Endgame

Lvl 96 - Late Maps

Lvl 1 to 12 - Splitting steel

Lvl 13 Sunder Swap + Merveil

Lvl 32 Ascendancy + Lacerate

Lvl 54 Second Ascendancy + Arakali

Lvl 66 Third Ascendancy + Block Cap

Lvl 75 - EARLY Maps

Lvl 91 - Watchstones

main:

123

ascendancy:

Keystones

Iron Reflexes

Converts all Evasion Rating to Armour. Dexterity provides no bonus to Evasion Rating

Versatile Combatant

-10% to maximum Chance to Block Attack Damage -10% to maximum Chance to Block Spell Damage +2% Chance to Block Spell Damage for each 1% Overcapped Chance to Block Attack Damage

Resolute Technique

Your hits can't be Evaded Never deal Critical Strikes

Masteries

Bleeding Mastery (1)

+3% to Damage over Time Multiplier for Bleeding per Endurance Charge

Block Mastery (1)

+1% Chance to Block Spell Damage per 5% Chance to Block Attack Damage

Charge Mastery (1)

3% increased Damage per Endurance, Frenzy or Power Charge

Armour and Evasion Mastery (1)

8% increased Evasion Rating per Frenzy Charge

8% increased Armour per Endurance Charge

Physical Mastery (1)

10% more Maximum Physical Attack Damage

Axe Mastery (1)

Bleeding you inflict deals Damage 15% faster

Mana Mastery (1)

12% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of Skills

Life Mastery (1)

Skills Cost Life instead of 15% of Mana Cost

Armour Mastery (1)

+1% to all maximum Elemental Resistances if Equipped Helmet, Body Armour, Gloves, and Boots all have Armour

▸ Where Leech coming from?

To get the Leech in the endgame versions you will need to use cluster Jewel with Fuel the Fight, Martial Prowess, Feed the Fury.

▸ How to Cap Block?

To cap block - make sure that you have Versatile Combatant allocated and it shows 65% for both types of Block in your ingame tooltip.

if you are not capped, you can always invest more into Block and go for Testudo or Deflection

▸ Do we need Suppress?

At the moment you can use Suppress in the early stages of mapping, but later on it is not really necessary if you are not playing on hardcore.

▸ How to deal with Mana?

To make the mana situation easier while leveling - you can allocate Cannibalistic Rite ASAP + use low level Clarity.

If it is still not enough - Spirit of War is also an option.

In the endgame having -7 or -8mana on rings is mandatory as well.

Skills

Uber Endgame

Lvl 96 - Late Maps

Lvl 1 to 12 - Splitting steel

Lvl 13 Sunder Swap + Merveil

Lvl 32 Ascendancy + Lacerate

Lvl 54 Second Ascendancy + Arakali

Lvl 66 Third Ascendancy + Block Cap

Lvl 75 - EARLY Maps

Lvl 91 - Watchstones

Replica Farrul's Fur

Triumphant Lamellar

Lacerate of Haemorrhage

Awakened Swift Affliction

Fortify

Volatility

Awakened Melee Physical Damage

Awakened Brutality

Awakened Deadly Ailments

Endurance Charge on Melee Stun

Usurper's Penance

Eternal Burgonet

Malevolence

Enlighten

Pride

Herald of Purity

Summon Skitterbots

Phoenix Grip

Ancient Gauntlets

Battlemage's Cry

Vulnerability

Autoexertion

Punishment

Ralakesh's Impatience

Riveted Boots

Eviscerate

Awakened Swift Affliction

Awakened Melee Physical Damage

Awakened Brutality

Horror Slayer

Reaver Axe

Frostblink

Molten Shell

Cast when Damage Taken

Rapture Tower

Shagreen Tower Shield

Shield Charge

Faster Attacks

Less Duration

What is the Aura Priority?

1. Malevolence

2. Pride

3. Herald of Purity

Use Summon Skitterbots if you still have mana.

How to Automate Curse?

To Automate curses you will need Battlemage's Cry + Autoexertion activated in the one socket chain with curse you want. Tech is explained there - https://youtu.be/t3i_0PrZy60

What skill to use for Clear / Bossing?

Most of the time you should use Lacerate non stop and add Eviscerate on top when you need it.

Why in some cases there are MORE Gems in an item than item can fit?

If it is a support skills, you just need to choose one out of the last few to fit your amount of sockets, drop the last one in the line if you are in doubt.

If it is an active skill, you can move the last one in the line to the other item or drop it completely again.

How it Plays

Run around using Shield Charge + Frostblink for instant movement.

Attack with Lacerate and use Eviscerate when you have it up to Clear Better.

For Bossing - try to make sure you are hitting them with both Lacerate slashes.

Video Guide

Stats

Stats are displayed for the "Lvl 96 - Late Maps" Variant only

Character

Attributes

261 /

117 /

Movement Speed

160%

Bandits

Alira

Pantheon Major

TheBrineKing

Pantheon Minor

Garukhan

Charges

Endurance Charges

Frenzy Charges

Power Charges

Defensive

Life

4,044

Energy Shield

Mana

668

Armour

44,740

Evasion Rating

2,856

Block

89.76%

Resistances

80% /

79% /

80% /

15%

Simulated

Effective Health Pool

281K

Max Hit

17K /

29K /

27K /

29K /

6.2K

Skill DPS Estimation

Lacerate of Haemorrhage

1.7M

1. Path of Building Code 2. Build Overview About the Build:3. Strengths And Weaknesses 4. Build Variants 5. Equipment 6. Passive Tree 7. Skills 8. How it Plays

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