Statusbaked's Jungle WP Glaive Guide by TeamPhoenixVG

Statusbaked's Jungle WP Glaive Guide

By: TeamPhoenixVG
Last Updated: Jul 29, 2016
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Glaive

Build: Stasusbaked's Jungle WP Glaive

Ability Path

Hunt the Weak
Heroic Perk
Afterburn
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Twisted Stroke
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Bloodsong
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Threat Hero Notes
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Ardan
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Ringo Not a threat at all for Glaive, Ringo gets bursted and put out of position easily. Buy an atlas to shut him down mid-late game.
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Catherine Catherine can't really do much to stop Glaive.
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Celeste Extremely squishy with no escape, Celeste is an easy target for Glaive. Can only be a problem late game when she gets Frostburn and Eve and kites endlessly.
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SAW Similar to Ringo, Saw is easily shut down once you get Atlas. Be careful about engaging him with stacks unless you know you can put him out of position and burst him down.
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Skaarf Similar to Celeste, only a threat late game with Eve and Frostburn.
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Phinn
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Taka If you can avoid getting snowballed early game, Glaive can beat Taka late game. Be sure to carry flares early on.
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Skye Matchup can go either way, depending on how skilled the players are and how the early game goes. Usually whoever wins early game snowballs. Be sure to save Afterburn for after she uses Suri Strike and starts using Forward Barrage.
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Petal Petal is very strong against all melee heroes including glaive. Save Afterburn for after she uses her jump.
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Lance Lance's WP path is actualy quite strong against Glaive due to Glaive's naturally low armor. Build lots of armor and try and focus the laner.
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Krul Krul is naturally good against all melee heroes, including Glaive. Can be very annoying early, but once you get atlas and Breaking point/bonesaw Krul shouldn't be too much of a problem.
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Reim Like Krul, Reim is very good against Melee heroes. Be careful not to get rooted on a spire, and build breaking point to counter the fortified health.
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Lyra Lyra's Bright Bulwark is devastating for Glaive on top of her endless slows. Wait for it to expire before engaging and try to put her out of position.
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Vox Vox's CP and WP paths are good against Glaive. He can endlessly kite Glaive, making him very slippery. Glaive also has naturally low shield and armor, making him weak to Vox's WP and CP damage.

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Hello, I am Statusbaked, the current jungler for Phoenix Reign. This is a guide for how I play Glaive successfully in both rank play and competitive matches.

I enjoy playing Glaive because he is extremely versatile, and works well in almost any composition and with any support hero. He is extremely powerful in the mid-game, making it very easy to turn around and snowball matches once he hits his power spikes.

Glaive is a tanky melee bruiser with long range for a melee hero, one of the highest base health stats in the game at the cost of naturally low armor/shield. Feel free to be aggressive, but be careful of overextending.

I hope you enjoy the guide!
-Statusbaked

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Hunt the Weak (Heroic Perk)


“Glaive’s critical strikes cleave in a 4 meter cone in front of him.”

While not really noticeable visibly, Glaive’s perk gives him a lot of bonus damage that often goes unnoticed. When Glaive’s auto-attacks critically strike, he does Area of Effect (AOE) damage in front of him. This is incredibly useful while farming, and in team-fights when the enemy is close together. If the enemy groups together often, you can get more damage out of your perk by building crit items like Tyrant’s Monocle and max Twisted Stroke for bonus cleave damage.

Afterburn


"Glaive rockets in the target direction, damaging all enemies along the way. His next basic attack is replaced by a frightening blast that knocks his target back 5.5 meters."
One of the best abilities in the game, Afterburn offers incredible utility, crowd control and escapability and is really the cornerstone of Glaive’s kit. In the early-mid game, Afterburn is often used for ganking the enemy laner. For a higher success rate, get a speed boost from something like Spring Boots or Vanguard and afterburn behind the enemy and “punt” him back towards your teammates. Afterburn is activated by basic attacking, and the direction is determined by where you click. Afterburn also gives a temporary speed boost after the dash complete, so If you are not in position to punt after the initial dash continue running with the speed boost to get behind the enemy and punt them backwards.

Good situations to use Afterburn:


Afterburn is such a versatile ability that it has many different potential uses. As described previously, it is an extremely good ganking tool, as well as a great disruptor in general. It is very easy to pick people off in jungle by Afterburning them into an unfavorable position. If possible, try to punt the target into a wall or structure for maximum disruption. Combo Afterburn with other crowd control abilities to pretty much guarantee a kill. With an extremely long dash combined with the bonus move speed, Afterburn is easily the best escape in the game. If in the correct position, Glaive can Afterburn over ANY wall, making for flashy engages over walls or clutch escapes. Afterburn also has a relatively high burst of damage, making it very good for stealing objectives or jungle camps. In the late game, Afterburn is often best used to peel enemies off of your laner rather than as an engage tool.

Things to be careful of when using Afterburn:


Be careful not to punt the enemy to safety by knocking them forward instead of backwards, as it could mean the difference between a kill and a narrow escape. Even with a relatively low cooldown, using Afterburn into the middle of an enemy team, especially in the late game, is often extremely dangerous. Instead of using Afterburn to engage, use it instead to escape if needed or peel for your teammates.

Upgrade Priority


In every situation, maxing Afterburn first is the best option. With such immense utility, it is incredibly useful to overdrive Afterburn first. With the overdrive, Afterburn’s cooldown is dramatically reduced and it gets an increase in damage.

Twisted Stroke


"Passive: Increase critical strike chance and AOE cleave damage of basic attacks.
Activate: Instantly execute a critical strike. This deals weapon damage and is treated like a basic attack, but can deal bonus crystal damage if you have any crystal power. Cleave deals half damage to minions."

Twisted Stroke is a relatively simple ability, but is extremely useful in game. When used, Glaive executes a basic attack that is guaranteed to critically strike. As previously described, Glaive’s critical strikes cleave in front of him, meaning it is extremely good against grouped up enemies and while farming. For maximum damage output, use it as a basic attack reset and use the combo: Basic attack—Twisted Stroke—Basic Attack. For a huge burst of damage, combo it with the basic attack punt on Afterburn. See the “Pro Tips!” section for more information on the execution of this combination. Oftentimes in team fights it is best to use the basic attack reset combination on the enemy carry for the guaranteed crit and a big burst of damage. While farming, use it on double minions for the AOE damage for a faster clear, and for stealing the last hit on enemy jungle camps.

Upgrade Priority:


Upgrading Twisted Stroke gives it a lower cooldown in addition to increased cleave damage and crit chance. While these bonuses are extremely good, in most situations I would recommend not taking the overdrive on Twisted Stroke. Only take the overdrive if the enemy is extremely squishy and you plan on building critical strike items, but that is not typically recommended in the current meta.

Bloodsong


"Passive: Glaive will generate Bloodsong stacks from basic attacking or from receiving basic attacks. Each stack grants him bonus lifesteal. Max 20 stacks.
Activate: Swings Glaive's axe in a 5.4-meter circle, dealing massive area damage based on number of Bloodsong stacks used. This removes all stacks. Glaive also gains full stacks of Bloodsong whenever he dies."


Bloodsong is an interesting ability in that, given its passive, it is often best not to use it until the end of the fight. The passive and active effects of Bloodsong are increased by the amount of stacks it has, stacking a maximum of 20 times. Bloodsong stacks with basic attacks, so make sure you have 20 stacks before engaging a fight. Activating Bloodsong makes Glaive swing his axe in a wide circle, dealing massive damage. Try to use Bloodsong when enemies are clumped up for massive AOE damage, or use the bonus range to take down escaping enemies.

Stacking Bloodsong gives bonus damage on the activation, AND lifesteal on Glaive’s basic attacks/ultimate damage. Since activating Bloodsong removes all stacks, in some situations it is best not to use Bloodsong and keep the ~20% lifesteal. The extra lifesteal gives Glaive a lot more survivability, allowing him to do more damage overall. However, that is not to say using Bloodsong is bad, as it still does a LOT of damage, especially if you can land it onto a group of enemies.

Upgrade Priority:


Most of the time, it is best to max ultimate over Twisted Stroke. The bonus damage you get from maxing it helps a lot, especially against squishy opponents.

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Roam Heroes to pair Glaive with:


Ardan- Ardan is great to pair with Glaive, as the bonus speed from Vanguard makes using Afterburn to knock an enemy out of position extremely easy. Use the speed boost to get ahead of people and knock them back/into an unfavorable position.
Lyra- Similar to Ardan, Lyra can use her A ability to speed Glaive up for Afterburns, and the extra survivability/utility she provides is extremely helpful.
Phinn- Phinn is extremely good at engaging for Glaive, allowing him to save his Afterburn. He pulls everyone nearby, and his AOE damage pairs nicely with Glaive
pulls everyone nearby and has aoe damage. aoe synergy
Lance- Combos are hard to pull off, but are very rewarding when done successfully. A Root+ Afterburn combo is deadly.
Catherine- Catherine and Glaive can be deadly together, but require great synergy to pull off. Make sure you communicate with your team who is stunning first, as you don’t want to waste potential crowd control.

Lane Heroes to pair Glaive with:


Glaive has good synergy with nearly every laner, but excels best with heroes that need peel or have good combos with Afterburn. Since Glaive is weapon power, it is usually best to pair him with a CP laner, but Glaive excels in double weapon compositions. Glaive and Ringo are great together, as the immense burst is sure to kill one person immediately if executed properly. Glaive is also extremely good with Kestrel, and CP lakers like Celeste that need peel and can combo very nicely with Afterburn into stuns.

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In the current meta, it is usually best to play passively in the early game. Consider starting with Afterburn and rotating to lane after clearing the middle healing camp. Then, proceed to lane and try and catch the enemy laner by surprise with an afterburn from the bush. Be careful, however, of the enemy jungler roaming up to lane, as he will have a shop advantage. If the gank was successful, rotate with your team down to jungle shop. If not, go back to base to shop or if you think it is safe to shop in jungle, go there and continue with your rotation.
Glaive starts spiking once Afterburn is overdriven and Bloodsong is available and fully stacked. In the mid-game, it is essential to keep pressure on the lane, especially if you have not taken a turret yet. Use the added lane pressure to rotate as a team through jungle, taking camps and objectives. Make sure that you have full or close to full Bloodsong stacks before engaging in any fight or skirmish. Depending on the enemy composition, you can either peel back for your laner and do damage from the mid-line or hard engage into the enemy team. If the enemy team has a dive heavy comp, peel back for the laner with Afterburn. Otherwise, engage the enemy team and try to Afterburn the enemy laner out of position. Be careful, however, of overextending. A failed Afterburn or Afterburning too early will leave you in a vulnerable position that is likely to be capitalized on by the enemy. In the mid-game, you should have your sorrow blade completed, working towards a bonesaw and a t3 defensive item. Make sure to save enough money for infusions around the time Kraken spawns to gain a massive advantage in fights.
Don’t engage with Afterburn. engage with boots or support wartreads. if someone is trying to run away you can catch them
Glaive begins to fall off in the late game, especially if you don’t have your bonesaw. If you are behind, or the game is even, your primary objective should be to keep your laner safe. You will likely get bursted down trying to engage, so peel back for the laner and capitalize when the enemy over extends. If you have a mage laner especially, devote all your resources to keeping him alive, as your extra peel will allow them to carry you through the teamfight. Be careful not to overextend yourself, even if you are ahead, as one bad engage could be devastating for your team and possibly lose the game.

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  • It is possible to proc the punt on Afterburn (a basic attack) and use Twisted Stroke at the same time for a huge burst. To do this: Get behind someone with your Afterburn proc ready, keeping your hand over the B ability. As you basic attack the target, hit b at the same time to do a double basic attack/punt at the same time.
  • You can also combo Afterburn with Bloodsong. After you use Afterburn, don't punt, just use Bloodsong and then punt someone. Use this combo to get in the middle of bunched enemies or if you don't have Twisted Stroke available.
  • In the early game, you can use Afterburn to sneak around the map and steal enemy jungle camps. After stealing the back camps, you can Afterburn over the base wall for a usuallly guaranteed escape.
  • Be sure you have Bloodsong stacks before a fight begins for the extra lifesteal and damage on the activated ultimate.
  • Critical Strikes are actually a little bit slower than normal attacks, but have extra range/damage and are AOE.

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Thank you for reading! I hope you found it useful. Send any questions you may have to @statusbakedVG on Twitter or comment below.

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-Statusbaked

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