Gladiator

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Introduction

Gladiators specialize in the handling of all manner of one-handed blades, from daggers to longswords, be they single- or double-edged, straight or curved. Tracing their roots to the Coliseum, where the roar of the crowd reigns supreme, these melee combatants have learned to seamlessly flow between attack and defense in a dance that delights the eye. Making use of their skill with the shield, gladiators can also draw the attention and attacks of an enemy upon themselves, thereby protecting their comrades from harm.

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Gladiator frame icon.png Gladiator (GLA) is one of two starting tank classes. It upgrades to Paladin frame icon.png paladin at level 30.

General information

Guild

The Gladiators' Guild is in Ul'dah - Steps of Thal. If you choose gladiator as your first class, you will start off in the city of Ul'dah. At level 30, gladiators must specialize into paladin.

Equipment

The gladiator is a disciple of war and wears armor "of Fending". They use swords as weapons, and shields as defense. The following crafting classes can create items that are useful to the gladiator:

Hunting Log

See gladiator hunting log.

Quests

Quest Type Level Quest Giver Unlocks Rewards
Way of the Gladiator Class quest 1 Lulutsu Gladiator 1 Weathered shortsword icon1.png  Weathered Shortsword
5 Marmot steak icon1.png  Marmot Steak
My First Gladius Class quest 1 Mylla
Kicking the Hornet's Nest Class quest 5 Mylla 1 Bronze bastard sword icon1.png  Bronze Bastard Sword
Options:
1 Custom-made cuirass icon1.png  Custom-made Cuirass
1 Leather eyepatch icon1.png  Leather Eyepatch
1 Fingerless leather gloves icon1.png  Fingerless Leather Gloves
1 Altered thighboots icon1.png  Altered Thighboots
5 Allagan tin piece icon1.png  Allagan Tin Piece
Ul'dah's Most Wanted Class quest 10 Mylla 1 Ash macuahuitl icon1.png  Ash Macuahuitl
1 Bronze hoplon icon1.png  Bronze Hoplon
Options:
1 Leather jacket icon1.png  Leather Jacket
1 Bronze sallet icon1.png  Bronze Sallet
1 Hempen bracers icon1.png  Hempen Bracers
1 Leather jackboots icon1.png  Leather Jackboots
2 Allagan bronze piece icon1.png  Allagan Bronze Piece
That Old Familiar Feeling Class quest 15 Mylla Shield Lob.png  Shield Lob 1 Brass bastard sword icon1.png  Brass Bastard Sword
Options:
5 Allagan bronze piece icon1.png  Allagan Bronze Piece
1 Bronze cuirass icon1.png  Bronze Cuirass
1 Bronze gauntlets icon1.png  Bronze Gauntlets
1 Padded hempen trousers icon1.png  Padded Hempen Trousers
1 Bronze sabatons icon1.png  Bronze Sabatons
The Face of Thal Class quest 20 Mylla 1 Carnage sword icon1.png  Carnage Sword
1 Iron lantern shield icon1.png  Iron Lantern Shield
Options:
5 Allagan bronze piece icon1.png  Allagan Bronze Piece
1 Iron cuirass icon1.png  Iron Cuirass
1 Iron celata icon1.png  Iron Celata
1 Iron gauntlets icon1.png  Iron Gauntlets
1 Iron sabatons icon1.png  Iron Sabatons
On Holy Ground Class quest 25 Mylla 1 Iron spatha icon1.png  Iron Spatha
1 Iron scutum icon1.png  Iron Scutum
Options:
1 Heavy iron armor icon1.png  Heavy Iron Armor
1 Heavy iron gauntlets icon1.png  Heavy Iron Gauntlets
1 Heavy iron flanchard icon1.png  Heavy Iron Flanchard
2 Allagan silver piece icon1.png  Allagan Silver Piece
The Rematch Class quest 30 Mylla
Gladiator (New Game+)
Gladiator (New Game+)
Gladiator Adventurer Plate
Gladiator Adventurer Plate
1 Elm macuahuitl icon1.png  Elm Macuahuitl
1 Bull hoplon icon1.png  Bull Hoplon
Options:
1 Steel cuirass icon1.png  Steel Cuirass
1 Steel celata icon1.png  Steel Celata
1 Steel gauntlets icon1.png  Steel Gauntlets
1 Steel sabatons icon1.png  Steel Sabatons
3 Allagan silver piece icon1.png  Allagan Silver Piece

Actions

PvE actions

Action Acquired Quest requirement Level Type MP Casting Recast Range
Radius
Description
Fast Blade.png  Fast Blade Gladiator frame icon.png GLA 1 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 3y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 150.
Fight or Flight.png  Fight or Flight Gladiator frame icon.png GLA 2 Ability Instant 60s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Increases damage dealt by 25%.
Duration: 20s
Riot Blade.png  Riot Blade Gladiator frame icon.png GLA 4 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 3y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Combo Action: Fast Blade
Combo Potency: 260
Total Eclipse.png  Total Eclipse Gladiator frame icon.png GLA 6 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 0y
Point Blank Circle around the user 5y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 100 to all nearby enemies.
Shield Bash.png  Shield Bash Gladiator frame icon.png GLA 10 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 3y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Additional Effect: Stun
Duration: 6s
Iron Will.png  Iron Will Gladiator frame icon.png GLA 10 Ability Instant 2s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Significantly increases enmity generation.
Effect ends upon reuse.
Release Iron Will.png  Release Iron Will Gladiator frame icon.png GLA 10 Ability Instant 1s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Cancels the effect of Iron Will.
Shield Lob.png  Shield Lob Gladiator frame icon.png GLA 1Quest: That Old Familiar Feeling 15 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 20y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 100.
Additional Effect: Increased enmity
Rage of Halone.png  Rage of Halone Gladiator frame icon.png GLA 26 Weaponskill Instant 2.5s Range icon.png 3y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Combo Action: Riot Blade
Combo Potency: 330
Sentinel.png  Sentinel Gladiator frame icon.png GLA 38 Ability Instant 120s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Reduces damage taken by 30%.
Duration: 15s
Circle of Scorn.png  Circle of Scorn Gladiator frame icon.png GLA 50 Ability Instant 30s Range icon.png 0y
Point Blank Circle around the user 5y
Delivers an attack with a potency of 140 to all nearby enemies.
Additional Effect: Damage over time
Potency: 30
Duration: 15s

Limit Breaks

See also: Limit Break
Action Acquired Level Type MP Casting Recast Range
Radius
Description
Limit break icon1.png  Shield Wall Tank role.png Tank 1 Limit Break Level 1 Instant Instant Range icon.png 0y
Point Blank Circle around the user 50y
Reduces damage taken by all party members by 20%.
Limit break icon1.png  Stronghold Tank role.png Tank 1 Limit Break Level 2 Instant Instant Range icon.png 0y
Point Blank Circle around the user 50y
Reduces damage taken by all party members by 40%.

Tank actions

See also: Role actions
Action Acquired Level Type MP Casting Recast Range
Radius
Description
Rampart.png  Rampart Tank role.png Tank 8 Ability Instant 90s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Reduces damage taken by 20%.
Duration: 20s
Low Blow.png  Low Blow Tank role.png Tank 12 Ability Instant 25s Range icon.png 3y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Stuns target.
Duration: 5s
Provoke.png  Provoke Tank role.png Tank 15 Ability Instant 30s Range icon.png 25y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Gesture threateningly, placing yourself at the top of a target's enmity list while gaining additional enmity.
Interject.png  Interject Tank role.png Tank 18 Ability Instant 30s Range icon.png 3y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Interrupts the use of a target's action.
Reprisal.png  Reprisal Tank role.png Tank 22 Ability Instant 60s Range icon.png 0y
Point Blank Circle around the user 5y
Reduces damage dealt by nearby enemies by 10%.
Duration: 10s
Arm's Length.png  Arm's Length Melee DPS role.png Melee DPS
Physical Ranged DPS role.png Physical Ranged DPS
Tank role.png Tank
32 Ability Instant 120s Range icon.png 0y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects.
Duration: 6s
Additional Effect: Slow +20% when barrier is struck
Duration: 15s
Shirk.png  Shirk Tank role.png Tank 48 Ability Instant 120s Range icon.png 25y
Single Target or AoE not yet specified 0y
Diverts 25% of enmity to target party member.

Traits

PvE traits

Trait Acquired Quest requirement Level Effect
Tank Mastery.png  Tank Mastery Gladiator frame icon.png GLA
Paladin frame icon.png PLD
Marauder frame icon.png MRD
Warrior frame icon.png WAR
Dark Knight frame icon.png DRK
Gunbreaker frame icon1.png GNB
1 Reduces damage taken by 20%. Furthermore, grants a bonus to maximum HP is granted based on your vitality attribute, and a bonus to damage dealt based on your strength attribute.

Jobs

The gladiator must specialize into Paladin frame icon.png PLD, a tanking job.

Core mechanics

Gladiator icon.png

The gladiator has moderate damage, but as a tradeoff they have good tanking capabilities.

  • Shield Lob.png  Shield Lob - Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 100.
  • Shield Bash.png  Shield Bash - Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
  • Circle of Scorn.png  Circle of Scorn - Delivers an attack with a potency of 140 to all nearby enemies.

Achievements

This class is associated with the following achievements:

Name Points Task Reward Patch
Stick them with the pointy end i icon1.png  Stick Them with the Pointy End I 5 Achieve gladiator level 10. - 2.0
Stick them with the pointy end ii icon1.png  Stick Them with the Pointy End II 5 Achieve gladiator level 20. - 2.0
Stick them with the pointy end iii icon1.png  Stick Them with the Pointy End III 5 Achieve gladiator level 30. - 2.0
Stick them with the pointy end iv icon1.png  Stick Them with the Pointy End IV 5 Achieve gladiator level 40. - 2.0
Stick them with the pointy end v icon1.png  Stick Them with the Pointy End V 5 Achieve gladiator level 50. - 2.0
Stick them with the pointy end vi icon1.png  Stick Them with the Pointy End VI 5 Achieve gladiator level 60. - 3.0
Stick them with the pointy end vii icon1.png  Stick Them with the Pointy End VII 5 Achieve gladiator level 70. - 4.0
Stick them with the pointy end viii icon1.png  Stick Them with the Pointy End VIII 5 Achieve gladiator level 80. - 5.0
Stick them with the pointy end ix icon1.png  Stick Them with the Pointy End IX 5 Achieve gladiator level 90. - 6.0

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