Gladiator

Raise your hand to the roaring crowd and pledge your allegiance to glory.

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 works well with dual wielding or one-handed weapon (including wands^[1]) and shield combinations. The tree offers opportunities to build around applying bleed and improving the player's blocking.

Passive skills

Minor skills

This class has the following minor passive skills:

Name	Bonuses
One Handed Speed, Block Chance	2% additional Block Chance while Dual Wielding or holding a Shield 5% increased Attack Speed with One Handed Weapons
One Handed Speed, Physical Damage	10% increased Physical Damage 5% increased Attack Speed with One Handed Weapons
One Handed Speed and Damage	5% increased Attack Speed with One Handed Weapons 15% increased Damage with One Handed Weapons

Notable skills

The class has the following notable passive skills:

Skill	Modifiers	Prerequisite	Preceding Passive
Painforged	8% additional Block Chance if you were Damaged by a Hit Recently 40% increased Damage if you've taken no Damage from Hits Recently		One Handed Speed, Block Chance
Versatile Combatant	100% of Block Chance applied to Spells	Painforged	One Handed Speed, Block Chance
Violent Retaliation	8% increased Physical Damage for each Hit you've Blocked Recently 4% increased Movement Speed for each Hit you've Blocked Recently 80% increased Physical Damage if you've Blocked a Hit from a Unique Enemy Recently	Painforged	One Handed 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		One Handed Speed and Damage
Gratuitous Violence	30% increased Damage against Bleeding Enemies Bleeding Enemies you Kill Explode, dealing 10% of their Maximum Life as Physical Damage Attacks have 25% chance to cause Bleeding		One Handed Speed, Physical Damage
Blood in the Eyes	30% increased Damage against Bleeding Enemies 6% reduced Damage taken from Bleeding Enemies 30% chance for Attacks to Maim on Hit against Bleeding Enemies Attacks have 25% chance to cause Bleeding	Gratuitous Violence	One Handed Speed, Physical Damage