Glaive

Glaive quick verdict

Glaive ranks #11 of 22 Heavy weapons by measured DPS (32.9), which puts it in B tier on our tier list.

Glaive is in the item loot pool of these areas. The share is its weight among all items that area can drop.

Where to find Glaive

Area	Rec. level	Share of item drops
Howling Woods	6	3.3%
Frozen Highlands	26	3.6%
Ravines	—	4%

Share = this item's weight ÷ the total weight of the area's item pool. Chests and bosses then roll rarity separately.

Each attack's damage (× hits), time to chain, reach and arc. The strip below shows how the 2 s combo is spent.

A top-down view of every attack in the combo: how far it reaches and how wide it sweeps.

Pick a boss, miniboss or mob to see how many hits of the looping combo it takes to stagger it and to defeat it.

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Hits to first stagger21within 14 s

Hits to defeat64within 42.6 s

Stagger · 21Defeated · 64

Calculated from base values in the game files: the combo loops, each hit counts at the end of its swing, stagger builds hit by hit until it passes the mob's poise, and resistances to each damage type apply. Item power, enchantments and area threat level are not applied, so use it to compare weapons rather than as an exact count.

How Glaive compares

Bars show where Glaive sits among the 22 weapons of its class (Heavy): a full bar beats them all.

DPS

32.9

Combo damage

66

Reach

3.5 blocks

Arc

180°

Combo time

2 s

Jump attack

24

Unique version: Golden Glaive

Glaive has a Unique version, Golden Glaive: Deal 60% more damage to enemies who are at full health.

Golden GlaiveUnique

A glaive of pure gold for the brave warrior who leads the charge.

When Glaive drops, the game rolls its rarity. A Unique roll turns it into Golden Glaive.

Odds come from the game's rarity-chance table (bosses drop no Commons). Effect slots = random effects the rarity rolls; Unique adds its fixed effect.

10 random effects can roll on Glaive, drawn from its archetype and element pools. Rare items get 1 effect, Special items 2. Values by tier:

Effects Glaive can roll

Effect	Category	I	II	III
Brawler	Attack	20%	30%	40%
Critical Edge	Attack	10%	20%	30%
Critical Hit	Attack	5%	10%	15%
Impact	Attack	10%	20%	30%
Knockback	Attack	15%	20%	30%
Looter	Utility	20%	40%	60%
Momentum	Attack	20%	30%	40%
Persistence	Attack	10%	15%	20%
Raider	Utility	1%	2%	3%
Sharpness	Attack	10%	20%	30%

Enchantments for Glaive

16 enchantments fit Glaive's slot. Apply them with enchantment books at the Enchantsmith.

Final-hit enchantments such as Ender Mines, Fire Aspect, Frost Crescent fire on every combo finisher: about 0.5 times per second on Glaive, #13 of 22 in its class.

Enchantments for Glaive

Enchantment	Triggers on	At tier III
Crash Landing	Jump attack	Jump attack landings deal 5% additional damage and increases knockback by 100%.
Ender Mines	Final combo hit, Jump attack, Projectiles	Weapon attacks deploy 4 mines that explode in proximity to enemies or after a short time.
Fire Aspect	Final combo hit, Jump attack	Wave deals 50% of weapon damage and sets mobs on fire for a short time.
Frost Crescent	Final combo hit, Jump attack	Wave deals 20% of weapon damage and freezes mobs for a short time, slowing their attacks and movement.
Healing Smite	Defeating an enemy	Defeating an enemy has a 50% chance to create a Regenerating well for allies.
Ichor Blast	Final combo hit	Wave deals 90% of weapon damage and deals additional soul damage for a short time.
Lightning Surge	Final combo hit, Jump attack	Wave deals 90% of weapon damage and zaps mobs for a short time, making them weaker but faster.
Poison Fog	Final combo hit, Jump attack	Wave deals 30% of weapon damage and poisons mobs for a time.
Primed Enchantment	Jump attack	Jump attacks create waves of lightning and ice that damages enemies.
Shadowcloak	Defeating an enemy	Grants a 35% chance to enter Shadowcloaking when defeating enemies.
Shielding Smite	Defeating an enemy	Defeating an enemy has a 40% chance to create a Fortifying well for allies.
Shockwave	Final combo hit, Jump attack	Shockwave deals 50% of weapon damage and increases knockback by 75%.
Soul Blast	Final combo hit, Jump attack	Wave deals 75% of weapon damage and deals additional soul damage over time.
Swirling	Final combo hit, Jump attack, Projectiles	Swirl deals an additional 100% of weapon damage to nearby enemies.
Tempo Theft	Defeating an enemy	Grants a 50% chance to increase movement speed when defeating enemies.
Thundering	Dealing damage	Grants a 50% chance for 50% of weapon damage to spread as lightning damage.

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