Gladiator

Skills

Passive effect

Holding down the button while attacking or using a skill initiates concentration, and when fully completed your attack is enhanced. After concentration is complete, take no damage while attacking. Charging: Dashes are considered attacks. Cannot dash consecutively. Can cancel concentration by dashing.

Power ChargeSwap

When swapping, charges forward, dealing Physical damage. Increases concentration speed for 8 seconds.

Fixed skills: 0 · Randomly assigned: 2 of 4

Dominate Cooldown: 8 s

Charge forward and pierce an enemy with your greatsword, dealing Physical damage. When concentration is fully completed, amplifies damage.

Rising Slash Cooldown: 10 s

Perform an upward slash with your greatsword, dealing Physical damage. When concentration is fully completed, amplifies damage. Enemies that collide with walls take additional damage.

Power Strike Cooldown: 11 s

Leap forward and perform a downward attack with your greatsword, dealing Physical damage. When concentration is fully completed, amplifies damage.

Final Strike Cooldown: 14 s

Perform a powerful attack with your greatsword, dealing Physical damage. When concentration is fully completed, amplifies damage.

Recommended Builds

Charged physical skills during openings

Create a safe charging window and land heavy physical skills during a boss opening.

Skills

Rising Slash
Recommended Clear enemies ahead with a charged attack after securing a safe opening.
Final Strike
Recommended Land a heavy charged hit during a boss opening.

Items

Bone of Courage
Recommended Amplifies the physical hit that triggers it. Avoid spending the trigger on a weak attack.
Attendant’s Pauldrons
Recommended Improves concentration speed and physical attack.
Hope Slasher
Recommended A physical attack upgrade; the build works before finding it.

Inscriptions

Courage2
Recommended An early target for physical damage.
Arms2
Recommended Supports early physical damage; keep good equipment instead of forcing the inscription.

Dark Abilities

Soul Strike
Recommended In Dark Mirror, lead with a heavy skill hit and account for the two-second interval on the same enemy.

How to Play

Unique unlocks charged attacks; Legendary offers a longer charge. Rising Slash and Final Strike are suggested options. Charging itself has no guard: the guard belongs to the attack motion after charging. If the boss attacks first, dodge or release early instead of insisting on a full charge. With Soul Strike, avoid spending the heavy hit's trigger on a weak skill. The simulator adds recommended candidates up to the slot limit. Remove or replace them as needed.

Why It Works

Build physical attack with Courage 2 and Arms 2. Use Attendant’s Pauldrons to concentrate faster and save Bone of Courage for a heavy hit. Hope Slasher is an upgrade, not a requirement. Add good critical equipment to the same charging routine without waiting for a fixed partner or quintessence.

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