Aion 2 Gladiator Skills: Every Skill and Stigma

How to read this Aion 2 Gladiator skills page

This is every Gladiator skill in our sample, split into actives, passives and stigmas. For each skill you see the unlock level, how many top players learned it, how many run it, their average level and how the levels spread.

Learned is the share of top Gladiators who have the skill above level 0.
Equipped is the share who run it. Passives are always on once learned.
Avg level is taken over the players who run it.
Level spread is a small bar chart of how those players' levels are distributed.

Official-sample n=200, 2026-10-16 Source: official AION 2 character pages, sampled 2026-10-16, n=200

Stigmas are the four you register out of 13. Slots open at levels 22, 27, 32 and 37. For the set most players run, see the Gladiator build.

Gladiator active skills

12 skills.

Keen Strike Active

Unlocks
Lv 1

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
13.3

Level spread

Most at Lv 14 (43%)
Rending Blow Active

Unlocks
Lv 1

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
13.7

Level spread

Most at Lv 14 (59%)
Leaping Slam Active

Unlocks
Lv 1

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
11.6

Level spread

Most at Lv 13 (22%)
Mocking Blade Active

Unlocks
Lv 3

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
9.1

Level spread

Most at Lv 12 (16%)
Overhead Slam Active

Unlocks
Lv 4

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
13.8

Level spread

Most at Lv 14 (53%)
Sword Aura Rampage Active

Unlocks
Lv 5

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
11.7

Level spread

Most at Lv 13 (26%)
Ankle Slice Active

Unlocks
Lv 7

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
9.4

Level spread

Most at Lv 13 (18%)
Crushing Wave Active

Unlocks
Lv 8

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
9.9

Level spread

Most at Lv 12 (22%)
Rush Strike Active

Unlocks
Lv 10

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
11.6

Level spread

Most at Lv 12 (29%)
Aerial Snare Active

Unlocks
Lv 12

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
7.4

Level spread

Most at Lv 1 (15%)
Ruinous Blow Active

Unlocks
Lv 14

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
13.6

Level spread

Most at Lv 14 (46%)
Defiance Active

Unlocks
Lv 16

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
n/a

Gladiator passive skills

10 skills.

Survival Stance Passive

Unlocks
Lv 1

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
n/a
Protection Armor Passive

Unlocks
Lv 6

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
n/a
Blood Absorption Passive

Unlocks
Lv 9

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
n/a
Identify Weakness Passive

Unlocks
Lv 11

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
n/a
Attack Preparation Passive

Unlocks
Lv 13

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
n/a
Impact Hit Passive

Unlocks
Lv 15

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
n/a
Destructive Impulse Passive

Unlocks
Lv 17

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
n/a
Experienced Counterstrike Passive

Unlocks
Lv 21

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
n/a
Survival Willpower Passive

Unlocks
Lv 23

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
n/a
Murderous Burst Passive

Unlocks
Lv 25

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
n/a

Gladiator stigmas

13 skills.

Lunge Stance Stigma

Unlocks
Lv 22

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
9.2

Level spread

Most at Lv 10 (30%)
Rage Burst Stigma

Unlocks
Lv 22

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
6.3

Level spread

Most at Lv 5 (51%)
Zikel's Blessing Stigma

Unlocks
Lv 22

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
8.5

Level spread

Most at Lv 10 (51%)
Focused Block Stigma

Unlocks
Lv 22

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
4.4

Level spread

Most at Lv 5 (68%)
Lifestealing Blade Stigma

Unlocks
Lv 22

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
6.7

Level spread

Most at Lv 5 (36%)
Wrath Wave Stigma

Unlocks
Lv 22

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
5.2

Level spread

Most at Lv 5 (40%)
Blade Toss Stigma

Unlocks
Lv 22

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
5.3

Level spread

Most at Lv 5 (39%)
Wave Armor Stigma

Unlocks
Lv 22

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
6.9

Level spread

Most at Lv 5 (46%)
Tenaciousness Stigma

Unlocks
Lv 22

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
4.1

Level spread

Most at Lv 1 (38%)
Forced Restraint Stigma

Unlocks
Lv 22

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
4.3

Level spread

Most at Lv 5 (50%)
Assault Strike Stigma

Unlocks
Lv 22

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
5.8

Level spread

Most at Lv 5 (50%)
Armor of Balance Stigma

Unlocks
Lv 22

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
2.0

Level spread

Most at Lv 2 (100%)
Fracturing Rush Stigma

Unlocks
Lv 22

Learned

Equipped

Avg level
5.0

Level spread

Most at Lv 5 (100%)

Image: NC, official AION 2 site. Skill icons are shown where we have them.

Aion 2 Gladiator skills FAQ

How many skills does Gladiator have in Aion 2?

35 in our data: 12 active, 10 passive and 13 stigmas.

What do the percentages on this page mean?

Learned is the share of top Gladiators who have the skill above level 0. Equipped is the share who run it. Average level is taken over players who equip it.

Which Gladiator skills should I level first?

The PvE build page ranks the most equipped actives with their average level. Start there.

How many stigmas can Gladiator equip?

Four, from 13. Slots open at levels 22, 27, 32 and 37.

Can Daevanion raise stigma levels?

No. Daevanion boards raise only active and passive skills, by +1 level per skill node.

Sources

MetaBot AION 2 Stigma Guide: Slots, Shards and Best Stigmas metabot.gg, accessed 2026-10-14, community
Published 1 October 2026, updated 10 October. Says it reads the global client files (2.0.3.0): 13 Stigmas per class, 4 Stigma slots at levels 22, 27, 32 and 37, and a per-class table of the Stigmas it would run plus how many of about 150 tracked level 45 characters per class run each (3 October sample). Weapon labels per class come from its site menu. Community database, not NC.
Official AION 2 character pages (armory) NC, aion2.plaync.com, accessed 2026-10-14, official
Public, no login. We sample top level 45 characters per class and publish only aggregates: no player names or IDs. Method and sample size are on the Stats page.
Wikily leveling table: stigma slots and shards per level wikily.gg, accessed 2026-10-14, community
Level table for stigma slots, stigma shards and Daevanion crystals. Matches MetaBot's reading of the client.