Classes & Skills
You choose one class when you create your gladiator and keep it. Each class owns a three-branch skill tree; skills unlock by character level and stack up to a rank cap.
The six attributes
Strength
Raises the damage you deal with every weapon. The plainest stat in the game and never a wasted point.
Dexterity
Improves your chance to land a critical hit and helps you connect against evasive opponents.
Agility
Drives dodge and initiative - who swings first, and how often you are simply not there.
Constitution
Max HP and staying power. Long fights are won here, not by hitting harder.
Intelligence
Sharpens your aim and blunts enemy criticals. The defensive counterpart to Dexterity.
Charisma
Feeds reputation, gold found and the social systems around the ludus.
Skill trees
🛡 Murmillo
🛡 Bastion 11 skills
| Skill | Unlocks | Max rank | Effect per rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shield Wall Years behind the scutum harden your guard. | level 1 | 5 | +4% defense per rank |
| Thick Skin Hardened body takes the blows. | level 5 | 5 | +20 max HP per rank |
| Spiked Guard Attackers bleed against your shield. | level 10 | 3 | +3% damage reflected back per rank |
| Bulwark You are the wall others hide behind. | level 12 | 5 | +25 max HP per rank |
| Iron Will Raise your shield in time. | level 15 | 5 | +3% block chance per rank |
| Phalanx Armor like a formation of shields. | level 20 | 5 | +3% defense per rank |
| Unbreakable More maximum health. | level 25 | 5 | +3% max HP per rank |
| Wall Breaker A body this heavy hits like a battering ram. | level 25 | 3 | +2% damage per rank |
| Aegis Divine protection of the arena. | level 28 | 5 | +3% defense per rank |
| Titan Endurance Wounds close between rounds. | level 35 | 3 | +2% HP regenerated per round (first 20 rounds) per rank |
| Roman Wall Your guard closes more often than it opens. | level 40 | 3 | +4% block chance per rank |
⚔ Legion 10 skills
| Skill | Unlocks | Max rank | Effect per rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladius Mastery The blade of Rome bites deeper. | level 1 | 5 | +3% damage per rank |
| Riposte Answer every blow. | level 5 | 5 | +2% counter chance per rank |
| Legion Discipline Trained strikes hit harder. | level 8 | 5 | +2% damage per rank |
| Shield Bash Stun with the boss of your shield. | level 10 | 5 | +3% stun chance per rank |
| Veteran Stance Every scar teaches defense. | level 15 | 5 | +2% defense per rank |
| Centurion's Eye Find the gap in their guard. | level 22 | 5 | +2% critical chance per rank |
| Champion Guard Discipline sharpens every strike. | level 30 | 5 | +2% damage per rank |
| Arena Veteran The sand has taught you everything. | level 30 | 5 | +2% all attributes per rank |
| Stone Fist Your shield is a weapon too. | level 35 | 5 | +4% damage per rank |
| Conqueror Strength and precision in one body. | level 38 | 5 | +2% STR and DEX per rank |
🩸 Last Bastion 9 skills
| Skill | Unlocks | Max rank | Effect per rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defiance Every hit hurts a little less. | level 18 | 5 | +1 flat damage reduction per rank |
| Last Stand Cornered men swing with everything left. | level 20 | 3 | +8% damage per rank |
| Juggernaut Flat damage shrugged off. | level 40 | 5 | +1 flat damage reduction per rank |
| Martyr's Frame A body built to endure everything. | level 42 | 5 | +3% max HP per rank |
| Invictus Attackers bleed on your armor. | level 45 | 3 | +3% damage reflected back per rank |
| Shield of Glory A champion's guard never drops. | level 45 | 5 | +1% defense per rank |
| Eternal Guard The block that never falters. | level 48 | 5 | +1% block chance per rank |
| Spirit of the Colosseum The sand itself shields its favourite son. | level 50 | 3 | +5% defense per rank |
| Immortalis A slim chance to walk away from a killing blow. | level 50 | 1 | +5% chance to survive a killing blow per rank |
🔱 Retiarius
🌊 Tide 10 skills
| Skill | Unlocks | Max rank | Effect per rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evasion Slip away from blows. | level 5 | 5 | +2% dodge chance per rank |
| Quick Feet Strike before they do. | level 5 | 5 | +3 initiative per rank |
| Hit and Run Never stand where you struck. | level 10 | 3 | +3% dodge chance per rank |
| Riding the Current The tide carries you first into battle. | level 12 | 5 | +3 initiative per rank |
| Acrobat You answer their blows more often. | level 15 | 5 | +2% counter chance per rank |
| Elusive Harder to hit, always. | level 25 | 5 | +2% dodge chance per rank |
| Sea Fighter The tide sets your pace. | level 30 | 5 | +2 initiative per rank |
| Undertow They swing at where you were. | level 38 | 5 | +2% dodge chance per rank |
| Turn the Tide You become water. | level 40 | 3 | +5% dodge chance per rank |
| Untouchable The hardest man in the arena to lay a hand on. Dodge still caps at 50%. | level 50 | 1 | +15% dodge chance per rank |
🔱 Trident 9 skills
| Skill | Unlocks | Max rank | Effect per rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trident Thrust Three points, one wound. | level 1 | 5 | +3% damage per rank |
| Harpoon Strike Every thrust drives deeper. | level 8 | 5 | +2% damage per rank |
| Poisoned Blade Wounds that fester. | level 15 | 5 | +2% bleed chance per rank |
| Spearhead Find the artery. | level 22 | 5 | +2% critical chance per rank |
| Exploit Weakness Critical wounds tear wide open. | level 25 | 3 | +5% critical damage per rank |
| Shadow Step Strike from where they cannot follow. | level 30 | 5 | +2% critical chance per rank |
| Leviathan's Bite Crits like the jaws of the deep. | level 42 | 5 | +4% critical damage per rank |
| Death Dance Movement flows straight into the blade. | level 45 | 3 | +4% damage per rank |
| Grace of Neptune The sea god favors you. | level 45 | 5 | +3% damage per rank |
⛓ Net 10 skills
| Skill | Unlocks | Max rank | Effect per rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net Mastery Tangle them long enough to strike. | level 1 | 5 | +3% stun chance per rank |
| Entangle Root them where they stand. | level 10 | 5 | +2% stun chance per rank |
| Cripple Wounded legs cannot chase. | level 20 | 3 | +4% stun chance per rank |
| Wind Dance Pure agility, refined. | level 20 | 5 | +3% AGI per rank |
| Net Weaver The net is an extension of your arm. | level 28 | 5 | +2% AGI per rank |
| Perfect Dodge You punish their misses more often. | level 35 | 3 | +5% counter chance per rank |
| Nerve Strike Paralyze with a precise hit. | level 35 | 5 | +3% stun chance per rank |
| Phantom They fight a ghost. | level 40 | 5 | +3% dodge chance per rank |
| Gift of the Abyss The deep strengthens everything. | level 48 | 5 | +2% all attributes per rank |
| Water Dancer The final form of the flow. | level 50 | 3 | +4% damage per rank |
⚔ Dimachaerus
🗡 Blade Dance 9 skills
| Skill | Unlocks | Max rank | Effect per rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pugio Mastery Twin daggers find weak points. | level 1 | 5 | +3% critical chance per rank |
| Killer Instinct Crits hit catastrophically. | level 10 | 3 | +8% critical damage per rank |
| Razor Edge Blades honed past reason. | level 12 | 5 | +2% critical chance per rank |
| Find the Opening Critical wounds cut deeper. | level 18 | 5 | +4% critical damage per rank |
| Lethality More of your strikes land lethal. | level 20 | 5 | +4% critical chance per rank |
| Executioner Finish the wounded. | level 25 | 3 | +8% damage vs enemies below 30% HP per rank |
| Twin Fangs Both blades bite at once. | level 30 | 5 | +4% critical chance per rank |
| Critical Master The art of the perfect cut. | level 35 | 3 | +4% critical chance per rank |
| Perfection Every strike aims for the kill. | level 42 | 5 | +2% critical chance per rank |
👤 Shadow 9 skills
| Skill | Unlocks | Max rank | Effect per rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armor Breaker Twin blades slip between the plates - EVERY strike ignores part of enemy armor. | level 5 | 5 | +5% armor ignored by every attack per rank |
| Ghost Blade Cut from where they cannot see. | level 8 | 5 | +4% damage per rank |
| Flicker Strike between heartbeats. | level 22 | 5 | +4% damage per rank |
| Swift Blade First blood is yours. | level 25 | 5 | +3 initiative per rank |
| Living Shade Agility beyond the flesh. | level 32 | 5 | +2% AGI per rank |
| Shadow Strike Your critical hits cut through armor like mist. | level 35 | 5 | +5% armor ignored by your critical hits per rank |
| Death Mark Mark them. End them. | level 45 | 3 | +5% damage vs enemies below 30% HP per rank |
| Embrace the Void What is shadow cannot be wounded. | level 48 | 5 | +1 flat damage reduction per rank |
| Blade Storm A wounded man does not survive the flurry. | level 50 | 1 | +10% damage vs enemies below 30% HP per rank |
💢 Frenzy 11 skills
| Skill | Unlocks | Max rank | Effect per rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dual Wield Two blades, twice the pain. | level 1 | 5 | +3% damage per rank |
| Flurry of Blows Strike again before they blink. | level 5 | 5 | +2% double attack chance per rank |
| Bleeding Wounds that keep giving. | level 10 | 5 | +3% bleed chance per rank |
| Battle Frenzy You fight like something unchained. | level 15 | 5 | +2% damage per rank |
| Aggravate Wound Every cut is meant to widen. | level 15 | 5 | +3% damage per rank |
| Blade Whirlwind Steel in every direction. | level 20 | 3 | +5% double attack chance per rank |
| Fury Rage feeds muscle and aim. | level 30 | 5 | +2% STR and DEX per rank |
| Relentless Attack. Again. Again. | level 40 | 5 | +3% double attack chance per rank |
| Battle Trance The world slows. You do not. | level 40 | 3 | +4% damage per rank |
| Thousand Cuts Nothing survives enough small wounds. | level 45 | 5 | +2% damage per rank |
| Gladiator King The arena bows to its king. | level 50 | 3 | +5% damage per rank |
🐺 Bestiarius
🐺 Bond 9 skills
| Skill | Unlocks | Max rank | Effect per rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beast Bond Fighting beside the beast makes you deadlier. | level 1 | 5 | +2% damage per rank |
| Kinship The pack keeps you alive. | level 12 | 5 | +35 max HP per rank |
| Taming A tamed beast opens wounds you could not reach. | level 15 | 5 | +2% damage per rank |
| Iron Jaw You have learned to bite as hard as it does. | level 35 | 3 | +6% critical damage per rank |
| Blood Bond Their blood closes your wounds. | level 40 | 3 | +4% damage healed back (first 20 rounds) per rank |
| Symbiosis Two bodies, one hunter. | level 42 | 5 | +2% all attributes per rank |
| Beast Master You strike twice as often as prey expects. | level 45 | 5 | +3% double attack chance per rank |
| Legion of Beasts The wild answers your call. | level 50 | 3 | +5% damage per rank |
| Apex Predator The killing blow comes twice. | level 50 | 1 | +100% double attack chance per rank (caps at 40%) |
💪 Primal 10 skills
| Skill | Unlocks | Max rank | Effect per rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axe Mastery The axe remembers the forest. | level 1 | 5 | +2% damage per rank |
| Thick Hide Skin like old leather. | level 10 | 5 | +25 max HP per rank |
| Feral Rage Something feral drives every swing. | level 10 | 3 | +3% damage per rank |
| Savage Blow Blows heavy enough to fold a man. | level 20 | 3 | +5% damage per rank |
| Survival You have learned what keeps men alive. | level 20 | 5 | +3% defense per rank |
| Hardened Hide Nature made you armored. | level 28 | 5 | +3% defense per rank |
| War Cry Your roar lands before your axe does. | level 30 | 5 | +2% damage per rank |
| Unstoppable Hit you, and you hit back. | level 40 | 5 | +2% counter chance per rank |
| Primal Fury The old blood rises. | level 45 | 3 | +5% damage per rank |
| Colossus of the Wild A mountain that walks. | level 48 | 5 | +4% max HP per rank |
🦁 Alpha 10 skills
| Skill | Unlocks | Max rank | Effect per rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Instinct Sense the strike before it lands. | level 5 | 5 | +2% dodge chance per rank |
| Pack Tactics Strike as the pack strikes. | level 5 | 5 | +2% double attack chance per rank |
| Howl They flinch, and you are already there. | level 15 | 5 | +1% damage per rank |
| Stalker's Eye Watch. Wait. Strike true. | level 18 | 5 | +2% critical chance per rank |
| Pack Alpha The alpha strikes hardest. | level 25 | 5 | +3% damage per rank |
| Predator Prey never sees the end. | level 25 | 3 | +4% critical chance per rank |
| Charge You come in like a bull. | level 30 | 5 | +3% damage per rank |
| Dominion This arena is your territory. | level 32 | 5 | +2% damage per rank |
| Feral Senses Nothing surprises the wild. | level 35 | 5 | +2% dodge chance per rank |
| Eye of the Apex Kills, not wounds. | level 38 | 5 | +3% critical damage per rank |
Weapon mastery
Mastery is trained over time rather than bought. Each line has its own requirements, and gems can skip the remaining wait.
Strike
{"name":"Gladiator Strike","master":"Kasjar","stat":"str","bonus":"dmg","values":[15,25,40,60,85],"desc":"Flat weapon damage, forged into muscle memory."}
Reflex
{"name":"Shadow Reflex","master":"Mira","stat":"agi","bonus":"agi","values":[20,20,20,20,20],"desc":"+20 AGI per rank - dodge, initiative, pure speed."}
Heart
{"name":"Bull Heart","master":"Brutus","stat":"con","bonus":"hp","values":[100,160,240,350,500],"desc":"Flat health. Old-breed endurance."}
Eye
{"name":"Falcon Eye","master":"Varn","stat":"dex","bonus":"dex","values":[20,20,20,20,20],"desc":"+20 DEX per rank - crit chance, crit power, precision."}
| Mastery rank | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Rank 1 | {"lvl":30,"stat":40,"gold":20000} |
| Rank 2 | {"lvl":40,"stat":60,"gold":60000} |
| Rank 3 | {"lvl":50,"stat":85,"gold":180000} |
| Rank 4 | {"lvl":60,"stat":115,"gold":450000} |
| Rank 5 | {"lvl":70,"stat":150,"gold":1000000} |
Gem cost to skip the wait, by rank: 50 / 75 / 100 / 150 / 200.
Weapon proficiency thresholds
Kills needed for each proficiency step: 0, 10, 30, 75, 150, 300, 600, 1000.
Respec
Rebuilding your skill allocation is free up to level 10, so early experimenting costs nothing. After that it costs 400 gems.