Seriously Glaives are the absolute worst weapon choice for SB which is a shame as it’s their class specific weapon type. I tried a 3GA Glaive with the same stats as a 1GA Polearm I was already using thinking “Yeah, this should be just as good if not better.” No, not even close. I went from clearing 90s with my glyphs in the 70s with 8 minutes to spare to going three minutes over time and not getting glyph upgrades at all. Don’t make the same mistake I did and waste materials masterworking these trash items. Stick with a Polearm or if your build allows it one of the unique weapons. Seriously, who thought this was a good idea? Not like blizzard will answer me or listen but honestly they need an inherent stat like critical damage similar to polearms in value or flat damage of at least 200% to be a viable choice for the class. Elite damage does not help your clear speed at all as all the trash mobs that help move the timer in pits are now taking way less damage than they would with a Polearm. Even Quarterstaves are not a good choice as block chance caps at 100% and it’s extremely easy to hit block cap without one. I have a bad feeling this class is going to not function after this season without major changes in season seven since a lot of the uncapped and bugged interactions are going to be “fixed”.
EDIT : Okay, I tried a few more runs out of curiosity and it seems to turn your run into a bit of a coinflip, either you get enough elites to push the timer and finish one minute slower than a polearm or you get mostly trash mobs and you’re unable to finish the run in time. Fishing at this low of a level for pits is not good design at all. Use at your own risk. I’m still sticking with a polearm it’s more consistent and faster overall.