Gladiator

Gladiator

Duelist

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This page is about the Ascendancy class. For the divination card, see The Gladiator. For the Ascendant passive skill, see Gladiator (Ascendant passive).

The Gladiator is an Ascendancy class for Duelists.

Overview

The Gladiator is an Ascendancy class with a mixture of speed, power, and protection, revolving around certain stats. It covers two primary niches, one which is focused around maximizing block effectiveness, and another which enhances bleed with auxillary effects. The class also covers dual wielding and Blood Stance and Sand Stance bonuses.

Passive skills

Gladiator skill tree

Minor skills

This class has the following minor passive skills:

Name	Stats
Attack Speed and One Handed Damage	4% increased Attack Speed 15% increased Damage with One Handed Weapons [1]
Attack Speed, Block Chance	4% increased Attack Speed +2% Chance to Block Attack Damage [1] [2] [3]
Attack Speed, Movement Speed	4% increased Attack Speed 4% increased Movement Speed [1]
Attack Speed, Physical Damage	4% increased Attack Speed 10% increased Physical Damage [1] [2]

Notable skills

The class has the following notable passive skills:

Skill	Modifiers	Prerequisite	Preceding Passive
Painforged	+8% Chance to Block Attack Damage if you were Damaged by a Hit Recently Cannot be Stunned by Hits you Block Your Counterattacks deal Double Damage		Attack Speed, Block Chance
Versatile Combatant	Chance to Block Spell Damage is equal to Chance to Block Attack Damage Maximum Chance to Block Spell Damage is equal to Maximum Chance to Block Attack Damage	Painforged	Attack Speed, Block Chance
Violent Retaliation	+4% to maximum Chance to Block Attack Damage 8% increased Physical Damage for each time you've Blocked in the past 10 seconds 80% increased Physical Damage if you've Blocked Damage from a Unique Enemy in the past 10 seconds +1% Chance to Block Attack Damage for each time you've Blocked in the past 10 seconds	Painforged	Attack Speed, Block Chance
Outmatch and Outlast	25% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Kill with Main Hand 25% chance to gain an Endurance Charge on Kill with Off Hand 10% more Physical Damage while at maximum Frenzy Charges 10% reduced Physical Damage taken while at maximum Endurance Charges		Attack Speed and One Handed Damage
Blood in the Eyes	Attacks have 50% chance to cause Bleeding Attacks Maim on Hit against Bleeding Enemies 25% chance to Blind with Hits against Bleeding Enemies Enemies Maimed by you take 10% increased Physical Damage		Attack Speed, Physical Damage
Gratuitous Violence	Bleeding Enemies you Kill Explode, dealing 10% of their Maximum Life as Physical Damage 20% more Damage with Bleeding	Blood in the Eyes	Attack Speed, Physical Damage
Arena Challenger	2% more Attack and Movement Speed per Challenger Charge 25% chance to gain a Challenger Charge when you Hit a Rare or Unique Enemy while in Blood Stance Gain a Challenger Charge when you Kill an Enemy while in Sand Stance +10 to Maximum Challenger Charges		Attack Speed, Movement Speed

Version history

Version	Changes
3.7.0	The small passives no longer grant 5% increased attack speed with one handed weapons, and instead now grant 4% increased attack speed (regardless of weapon type). Added a new Gladiator notable - Arena Challenger. The small passive leading to Arena Challenger grants 4% increased attack speed and 4% increased movement speed.
3.2.0	Swapped skill tree positions of Gratuitous Violence and Blood in the Eyes.