Gladiator

Gladiator combo count applies to [Valkyr Talons], so you can use [Organ Shatter] on those instead. See Valkyr Prime Talons build to combine with this.

[Gleaming Blight]

Status boost is a little helpful for the Radiation shield passive, but this is primarily for blight. Blight helps give a bit extra energy to kickstart your exalted adventure, gives movement speed, and a little AoE viral.

Other

The most important thing in here is just the gladiator mods. Its possible that you never have to use the weapon to trigger blight, so don't worry too much about investing a lot into it.

[Homing Fang] vs [Pointed Wind]

[Pointed Wind] offers better DPS in its combos, but [Homing Fang] has knockdowns that allow you to use the grounded finishers more easily.