Gladiator

"Earned by beating the Gladiator Event"

―In-game Description

Description

The Gladiator is a short-range ground unit that is unlocked by triumphing in the Sword Fight on The Heights (SFOTH) event, which, keep in mind, is very hard. It can also be bought in the store for 200 Robux for a limited time. It has a grey shirt and dark grey pants, symbolizing a Roman gladiator. It wields a custom Linked Sword at base.

The Gladiator attacks by swinging its sword, dealing 2 damage at base level to all zombies caught in its swing. This makes it a multi-target tower. However, the Gladiator has a very short range and slow attack rate, making it most useful for slow groups of zombies such as Slows but making it weak against fast zombies such as Shocks.

This is mostly considered an early to mid game tower.

Pros/Cons

• Pros:
  • Okay DPS.
  • Attacks hit multiple zombies.
  • Swords and animations are cool.
• Cons:
  • Event exclusive tower.
  • Low range, must be placed close to the lane to get the most usage.
  • Slow attack rate.
  • Ability may not be worth micromanaging.
  • Obsolete at harder difficulties.
  • A gun is better if you're just standing still.

Upgrades

Armor

Level 1 • Cost: Armor - $250

+1 Damage

Sell Price changes to $233

Helmet and Sword

Level 2 • Cost: Helmet and Sword - $600

+4 Damage

+Hidden Detection

Sell Price changes to $433

Warrior's Call

Level 3 • Cost: Warrior's Call - $1,250

+10 Damage

+Warrior's Call

Sell Price changes to $850

Illumina

Level 4 • Cost: Illumina - $4,000

+2 Range

+20 Damage

+Piercing Lunge

Sell Price changes to $2,183

Darkheart

Level 5 • Cost: Darkheart - $7,500

+3 Range

+40 Damage

+Sharp Dash

Sell Price changes to $4,683

Abilities

Warrior's Call

Level 3+ • 30s Cooldown

Boosts swing rate by 35%. Lasts 15 seconds.

Stats Table

NOTE: Abilities are not taken into account.

Level	Total Price	Total Damage	Swingrate	Total Range	DPS
0	$450	2	1.5	4	1.33
1	$700	3	1.5	4	2
2	$1,300	7	1.5	4	4.67
3	$2,550	17	1.5	4	11.33
4	$6,550	37	1.5	6	24.67
5	$14,050	77	1.5	9	51.33

Skins

	File:Place.jpg	File:Place.jpg	File:Place.jpg	File:Place.jpg
Skin	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Crate	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Strategy

• Since the Gladiator has a very short range, it should be placed at bends or turns on the map to make the most use of its range.
• The Gladiator's ability to hit more than one enemy makes it very efficient against groups of enemies, especially slow ones.
• The Gladiator's weakness is fast enemies such as Shock and Glitch since they will move out of the Gladiator's range very quickly.
• The Freezer and/or Pyromancer pairs well with the Gladiator since its freezing and burning abilities causes affected zombies to remain in the Gladiator's radius longer.

Trivia

Gladiator farming in Medieval Times.

• The Linked Sword , Brigand's Sword , Venomshank , Claymore , Illumina , and Darkheart are all gears found in the Roblox Catalog.
  • These swords are well known in ROBLOX's history. Linked Sword was one of the six weapons of BrickBattle. Brigand's Sword was the first gear ever published. Venomshank, Illumina, and Darkheart are unique swords from Sword Fight on the Heights IV among four other swords.
• This, the Commando, Cowboy and the Shredder are the only towers that can only be unlocked by triumphing on their respective maps.
• Gladiator can be seen in Medieval Times during their vacation.
  • This Easter Egg is still in the game despite the Gladiator being usable.
• The Dominus the Gladiator uses at Level 5 uses the Fixed Dominus Formidulosus mesh made by BelowNatural.

Update History

• (24/06/2019) SFOTH Event
  • Gladiator added.
• (13/10/2019) Mega Update
  • Skin support added.
  • Gladiator is now unobtainable.
  • Gladiator is temporarily unusable.
    • Gladiator is on "vacation". Can still be added to your loadout but can not be placed down.
• (29/11/2019) Black Friday 2019
  • Gladiator is available for a limited time for 200 Robux.
  • Gladiator reworked and is now usable again.
  • Base Swing Rate nerfed from 1.3 to 1.5.
  • Base Range nerfed from 6 to 4.
  • Level 2 Price up from $550 to $600.
  • Level 2 +1 Range removed.
  • Level 2 +4 Damage added.
  • Level 3 Damage up from +1 to +10.
  • Level 3 Ability changed from Frenzy to Warrior's Call.
  • Level 3 1.3 > 1 Swing rate removed.
  • Level 4 Price up from $3,000 to $4,000.
  • Level 4 +2 Range added.
  • Level 4 Damage up from +3 to +20.
  • Level 4 Sharp Edge Ability removed.
  • Level 4 1 > 0.9 Swing rate removed.
  • Level 5 Price up from $6,200 to $7,500.
  • Level 5 +3 Range added.
  • Level 5 Damage up from +17 to +40.
  • Level 5 0.9 > 0.75 Swing rate removed.
  • Level 5 +1 HP per kill removed.
• (30/11/2019)
  • Gamepass offsale, Gladiator is now unobtainable.
  • Bug: Damage stays at 2 regardless of upgrades.