Gladiator
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.
Gladiators choose to protect their allies, shielding them from harm. They use their holy power to draw all enemies to them and encourage allies to battle forward.
General information
Guild
The Gladiator's Guild is in 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 may specialize into paladin.
Equipment
The gladiator is a disciple of war and wears plate armor. They use swords as weapons, and shields as defense. The following crafting classes can create items that are useful to the gladiator:
- Blacksmith — Swords.
- Carpenter — Wooden shields.
- Armorsmith — Plate armor and heavy shields.
- Goldsmith — Earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings.
Hunting Log
Quests
Class mechanics
Actions
See list of gladiator actions.
See also:
Traits
Jobs
The gladiator can specialize into 
PLD, a tanking job.
Core mechanics
The gladiator has moderate damage, but as a tradeoff they have good tanking capabilities.
Shield Lob - Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 100.
Shield Bash - Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Circle of Scorn - Delivers an attack with a potency of 140 to all nearby enemies.
As a tanking class, gladiators have to correctly combo Flash (role ability), Shield Swipe and Circle of Scorn to draw aggro from damage dealers, while triggering defense-increasing weaponskills.
Gallery
Gladiator render.
Gladiator delivering an attack.
External links
- Gladiator on the official website.
