Gladiator’s Finale: Best Users and Builds

The Gladiator’s Finale artifact set is one of the oldest and most universally useful DPS sets in Genshin Impact. Offering a strong Attack bonus and a significant Normal Attack damage boost for sword, claymore and polearm users, this set remains competitive even against many region-specific or character-specific sets. Understanding who benefits most and when Gladiator outperforms alternatives helps players optimize damage output across multiple characters.

Main Set Bonuses

The two-piece bonus grants a 18% Attack increase, making it universally valuable for almost any damage dealer. This simple but effective stat is especially strong on characters who scale well with raw Attack and rely on consistent physical or elemental damage.

The four-piece bonus provides a 35% Normal Attack damage increase for melee weapon users—sword, claymore and polearm wielders. This makes the set highly effective for on-field auto-attackers and characters whose damage patterns center around sustained Normal Attack strings.

Best Characters for Gladiator’s Finale

The set primarily benefits melee DPS characters who stay on-field and rely on repeated Normal Attacks. Characters with multipliers tied directly to Normal Attack chains gain the most value from the four-piece bonus.

Best users include:

• Yoimiya — despite being a bow user, she cannot use the 4-piece bonus, but the 2-piece ATK set can be part of hybrid builds.
• Xiangling — typically uses emblem sets, but early-game Gladiator 2-piece is a strong stat option.
• Keqing — for physical or auto-attack hybrid builds.
• Razor — one of the strongest users due to heavy Normal Attack reliance.
• Xiao — uses only the 2-piece ATK bonus in niche cases.
• Rosaria (physical builds) — benefits from high Normal Attack scaling.
• Chongyun (physical variants) — in combination with Cryo infusion.
• Kaeya (physical builds)

While not all listed characters use the four-piece bonus optimally, many can still use the two-piece set in combination with other hybrid sets for flexible stat builds.

When Gladiator Outperforms Other Sets

The Gladiator set excels when a character primarily deals damage through Normal Attacks rather than Skills or Bursts. In these cases, the four-piece bonus provides unmatched consistency, especially when other character-specific sets are unavailable or require niche conditions.

It is also an excellent transitional set while players farm more specialized artifact domains. Because Gladiator pieces often appear in weekly bosses and strongbox crafting, players can assemble high-quality pieces without domain randomness.

Team and Build Considerations

Gladiator works best in teams where the DPS unit stays on-field long enough to take advantage of the 35% Normal Attack bonus. Characters who rotate quickly or rely on snapshotting benefit less from this set. Combining the two-piece Gladiator ATK bonus with other sets—such as Shimenawa’s, Echoes or Resolution sets—can create powerful hybrid builds that emphasize Attack scaling.

Substats still determine overall performance. Critical Rate, Critical Damage and Energy Recharge should be prioritized, with Attack% and Elemental Mastery playing secondary roles depending on the character’s kit.

Conclusion

The Gladiator’s Finale set remains one of the most versatile DPS artifact sets in Genshin Impact. Ideal for melee auto-attackers and easily accessible through bosses and strongboxes, it provides strong bonuses that stay relevant throughout all stages of progression. Whether used as a full set or paired with other Attack-based sets, Gladiator offers consistent damage upgrades and broad compatibility across many characters.