Glaive of Temperance

Playstyle Deep Dive

Glaive of Temperance (S-tier) is a top-tier pick that defines the current meta — strong in nearly every lobby and boss fight. Its signature mechanic: Two hitboxes — hitting the tip deals far more damage. Temperance meter powers strikes; dropping below half cuts damage until Backstep restores it. This defines the whole rhythm of the weapon — everything else in the kit exists to feed or exploit that loop.

In practice, Glaive of Temperance rewards high-ceiling melee spacing. The best players treat its meter/resource as a damage amplifier to spend in boss damage windows, not as something to dump whenever it fills. Watch the boss's cast bar: build during the casting phase, spend during the execute phase, and reset position before the next mechanic resolves.

Boss Matchups

Rule of thumb: Glaive of Temperance underperforms when the lobby ignores mechanics, and overperforms when mechanics are handled — it rewards teams that solve the fight first.

Best Relic Path Synergy

The community pairs Glaive of Temperance with Path of Honor — a stable all-round foundation. Stat-conversion relics (Burnt Cincture, Seraphic Tear, Celestial Green Feather) let you stack one attribute and convert it into the stats Glaive of Temperance actually needs, compounding with your perk choices.

If the run hands you relics that point elsewhere, don't force the synergy — Glaive of Temperance still works with generic damage/utility paths, just with a smaller ceiling.

All relic paths are covered in the relic index.

Progression & Mastery

Every weapon earns Weapon Mastery — a permanent stat boost per weapon type that carries across runs. Spending time with Glaive of Temperance in early Inferno clears pays off permanently, even if you switch weapons later. Traits upgrade to level 10 (Co-op Power focused post-launch), and the second upgrade slot costs 1000 Eternal Shards + 5 Paragons.

Six upgrades per weapon let you tune Glaive of Temperance toward your playstyle — mix attack speed, damage, and utility based on what your squad needs.

Sources: 33 Immortals Wiki (wiki.gg) + Steam — Thunder Lotus.

Rotation & Combos

With Glaive of Temperance the loop is: High-ceiling melee spacing. Two hitboxes — hitting the tip deals far more damage. Temperance meter powers strikes; dropping below half cuts damage until Backstep restores it. In practice, that means:

• Build phase — use safe poke damage during boss casts to build your resource (arrows in flight / Greed / Justice / Pride).
• Spend phase — dump the resource during the execute window or a stagger, then reset position.
• Reset — never chase a damage window through a mechanic; the recovery cost is higher than the damage gained.

Community verdict: Glaive of Temperance is community-benchmarked as S-tier — a weapon that carries lobbies when played to its loop. The consensus tip is to master the build/spend rhythm before worrying about raw output — the weapon's ceiling only opens once the loop is automatic.

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