Gladiator

Leads the KR/TW solo boss and duel boards. Endgame damage under the baseline, and its party buffs were cut in five patches since April.

Grades
  • B
    Endgame damageKR/TWKR/TW boss DPS at endgame gear against the average class (100)95% no interval published, NotMeter stability grade A. NotMeter, Oct 5, 2026NotMeter only sees players who run its meter.
    95
  • A
    Damage at every gear levelKR/TWLowest KR/TW damage index across 200k CP windows from 400k to 1M+ (Abyss Logs)n = 66 characters at 400-600k. 95% ±3.3. Abyss Logs, Oct 24, 2026Abyss Logs only logs item level 1400+.
    101
  • B
    Damage on Global nowGlobalGlobal boss DPS at 50-150k CP against the average class (100)n = 39,378 Global characters. 95% ±0.8. Abyss Logs, Oct 24, 2026Abyss Logs only logs item level 1400+.
    96
  • A
    Party demandGlobal + KR/TWHow often top parties bring it against how many play it, Global and KR/TW (NotMeter boards)n = 4,037 Global and 6,521 KR/TW top parties. NotMeter, Oct 24, 2026NotMeter only sees players who run its meter.
    1.07×
  • S
    PvPKR/TWKR/TW Abyss, Solo and Team arena top 100 share against player sharen = 140 of 600 KR/TW places. 95% 1.32-2.63×. Official rankings, Oct 4, 2026Player share from AtwoLab (KR, 450k+ CP) and shugo.gg (TW); shugo.gg counts lean to active players.
    1.89×
  • S
    Solo playKR/TWKR/TW Nightmare (solo boss) and solo PvP top 100 share against player sharen = 153 of 600 KR/TW places. 95% 1.48-2.85×. Official rankings, Oct 4, 2026Player share from AtwoLab (KR, 450k+ CP) and shugo.gg (TW); shugo.gg counts lean to active players.
    2.08×
  • C
    Nerf recordKR/TWKR patches since Apr 1, 2026 that cut the class's PvE damage, heals or party buffsn = 51 KR update notes. NC KR update notes, Oct 7, 2026
    5 patches
  • B
    Brought by top partiesGlobal + KR/TWShare of top parties with at least one of the class, averaged over Global (NotMeter boss boards) and KR/TW (NotMeter class boards)n = 4,037 Global and 6,521 KR/TW top parties. NotMeter, Oct 24, 2026NotMeter only sees players who run its meter.
    56%
  • A
    Group arenaKR/TWKR/TW Team arena top 100 share against player sharen = 32 of 200 KR/TW places. 95% 0.93-2.13×. Official rankings, Oct 4, 2026Player share from AtwoLab (KR, 450k+ CP) and shugo.gg (TW); shugo.gg counts lean to active players.
    1.42×
Damage by combat power
Against the average class at the same combat power. 100 = average.

KR/TW, 200k combat power windows

Combat power400-600k600-800k800k-1M1M+
Gladiator101±3104±6103±6106±8
Fights191537

Global, 50k combat power windows

Combat power50-100k100-150k150-200k
Gladiator88±199±1101±3
Fights12417261
Who plays it
KR top 100 by combat power
4 (13.4% of players)
TW top 100 by combat power
13 (10.2% of players)
Global top 100 by combat power
11 (12.9% of players)
Creators rating it A or higher, PvE
2 of 5
Creators rating it A or higher, PvP
6 of 6
KR patch history
    • Heals and party buffsExperienced Counterstrike party amplification 31% to 17% at level 30; Overhead Slam lifesteal 2% to 0.7%
    • PvE damageExperienced Counterstrike frontal damage amplification 15% to 12%; Rush Strike knockdown 50% to 30%; Tenaciousness specialization 2 s to 1 s
    • PvE damageOverhead Slam and Upward Strike -7% PvE damage; Exploit party lifesteal 3% to 1.5%
    • Heals and party buffsZikel's Blessing now buffs only the Gladiator instead of the party; Murderous Burst's enemy crit damage resistance cut became a self buff
    • Heals and party buffsLifestealing Blade's Exploit party effect -40% damage
    • PvPTenaciousness immunity 5 s to 3 s, then 50% damage resistance for 3 s
    • SurvivalBlood Absorption heal fixed: it stacked with Wave Armor to 2.5 times the stated amount

Buffed in 16 notesReworked in 3

Nerfs to PvE damage, heals or party buffs from Apr 1, 2026 count toward the nerf record grade.