Gladiator (2024)

Gladiator

ARTICLE

GALLERY

HISTORY

Description

The Gladiator is a short-range ground tower that could have been unlocked by triumphing The Heights during the SFOTH Event.

The Gladiator attacks by swinging its sword in a 180° arc, dealing damage to up to three enemies caught in its swing. This makes it a multi-target tower. The Gladiator has a very short range, making it most useful against slow groups of enemies, such as Slows and Slow Bosses, but weak against fast enemies and those with lots of health, such as Speedy Bosses.

The Gladiator also has a unique passive ability where it can block stuns. However, this ability has a few seconds of cooldown, meaning that the Gladiator can still be stunned if it is attacked twice quickly.

Upgrades

Level 1 - Warrior Armor - $250
+1 Damage Sell Price changes to $183

Level 2 - Dangersense - $500
+2 Damage +Hidden Detection Sell Price changes to $350

Level 3 - Extra Protection - $1,500
+5 Damage +Warrior's Call Ability Sell Price changes to $850

Level 4 - Illumina - $2,500
+15 Damage 1.008 > 0.758 Swingrate Sell Price changes to $1,683

Level 5 - Darkheart Swordsman - $6,000
+1 Range +15 Damage 0.758 > 0.508 Swingrate Sell Price changes to $3,683

Ability

Warrior's Call
Level 3+ 30s Cooldown Decreases swingrate by 35%. When the ability is activated, the Gladiator cannot attack enemies for a few seconds. Lasts for 15 seconds.

Stats Table

To see all the previous statistics of this tower, see the history page, while for the statistics without the Firerate Bug, visit the Firerate Bug page.

Level	Total Price	Damage	Swingrate	Max Hits	Range	DPS[1]
0	$300	2	1.008	3	5	1.98
1	$550	3	1.008	3	5	2.98
2	$1,050	5	1.008	3	5	4.96
3	$2,550	10	1.008	3	5	9.92
4	$5,050	25	0.758	3	5	32.98
5	$11,050	40	0.508	3	6	78.74

Skins

To see all the upgrades of a skin, see the gallery page.

Skin	Slugger	Pumpkin	Demon	Beach
Rarity	Legendary	Event	Event	Exclusive
Daily Store Cost	190	N/A	N/A	N/A
Obtained From	Premium Skincrate	Pumpkin Skincrate	Spooky Skincrate	Code: beachglad2022[2]
Skin	Vigilante	Pirate	Galactic	Phantom
Rarity	Legendary	Legendary	Rare	Legendary
Daily Store Cost	5,000	5,000	360	N/A
Obtained From	Vigilante Skincrate	Pirate Skincrate	Deluxe Skincrate	Phantom Skincrate
Skin	Cameraman
Rarity	Legendary
Daily Store Cost	560
Obtained From	Deluxe Skincrate

Strategy

• Due to the Gladiator's attack hitting up to three enemies within a 180° arc, it can deal high amounts of damage to compact hordes of enemies.
• 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.
  • It is recommended to place the Gladiator at points where enemies cross over more than once in order to maximize its range.
  • Because of the Gladiator's hitbox, if the DJ Booth increases the range of the Gladiator to a number beyond 6, the enemies in the gained range will not be damaged.
• The Gladiator's swingrate can be decreased with the Commander, helping the Gladiator attack faster.
  • The Gladiator's Warrior's Call, paired with the Commander's Call to Arms, can effectively handle fast enemies, like the Shock, because of its reduced firerate.
    • However, do note that the Warrior's Call ability stops the Gladiator from attacking for a few seconds when activated. This ability should be used few seconds before enemies enter the Gladiator's range.
• Towers like the Freezer, Electroshocker or Sledger can be used to slow enemies down, giving more time for the Gladiator to attack them.
• The Gladiator's capability to hit more than one enemy makes it very efficient against groups of enemies, especially slow ones, though do note that it can only hit three enemies in one swing.
• The Gladiator struggles against fast enemies, such as the Shock and Glitch, as they will move out of the Gladiator's range very quickly.
  • Additionally, singular high health enemies, like the Speedy Boss, can easily pass the Gladiator. However, a horde of slow, high health enemies, like the Slow Boss, is optimal for the Gladiator as it can hit a decent number of enemies within its range.
  • If you want to deal with the fast enemies, it is best to try and group Gladiators up along the path, so enemies will be hit at many points of the path.
• The Gladiator can handle Hiddens well at Level 3+ and Shadows at Level 4+.
• Use the Warrior's Call for high health enemies or large groups of enemies.
  • Because there is a delay where the Gladiator does not attack for a few seconds after activation of the ability, it may be a good idea to activate it early, though if not timed correctly, it may lead to a few seconds of the firerate boost being lost.
• Early on, the Gladiator can be very useful against Mysteries, as there is a chance that the Gladiator will hit the Mystery itself and the enemy that spawns from it.
  • The Gladiator is also very useful against summoned enemies from enemies like the Necromancer.
• Try not to place the Gladiator on extremely high ground on maps like Space City, as its hitbox will not be able to hit enemies on the path.
  • Uniquely, it can hit flying enemies, like the Balloon, from this position, though another detectable enemy must be in range. Even so, this is extremely rare and not recommended.
• The Gladiator has a small placement footprint, meaning that it can squeeze in beside other towers quite easily.

Trivia

• When the game was in Alpha, the Gladiator's upgrade stats were not displayed on its upgrade description. It was simply referred to as "sans sword".
• The Gladiator could have been seen in the second and third versions of Medieval Times farming in front of a house, supposedly on vacation.
  • This was due to the fact that the Gladiator was unusable between the 13th of October 2019 and the 29th of November 2019.
    • Attempting to place the Gladiator resulted in the following message being displayed: "Hey! I'm on vacation, don't bother me!".
  • This Easter egg was still in the game, despite the Gladiator being usable again, though it would be removed on the 4th of February 2023 when Medieval Times was remade.
• Prior to the 29th of November 2019, the Gladiator had two abilities: Frenzy and Sharp Edge.
  • Frenzy was the original name for Warrior's Call.
  • Sharp Edge increased damage by 100% for 8 seconds, having a 60-second cooldown between each use.
• Prior to the MEGA Update and the Medic's addition to the game, the Gladiator was the only tower that was able to heal base health.
  • At Level 5, the Gladiator healed +1 health per kill (for base health). This was, however, removed on the 29th of November 2019.
• The Gladiator used to have four main attacks after the 29th of November 2019. Each attack was chosen at random prior to the 26th of May 2020.
  • The first one was a simple Sword Slash. This hit the least number of enemies.
  • The second one was a Sword Spin. This made the Gladiator spin around 360 degrees, damaging any enemies in the said area.
  • The third was the Piercing Lunge, which could be unlocked at Level 4. As the name suggests, the Gladiator lunged forward to deal damage to any enemy within range.
  • The fourth was the Sharp Dash, which could be unlocked at Level 5. The Gladiator quickly dashed forward, and did an attack similar to the Piercing Lunge, but it affected more enemies as the range was increased. This affected the most enemies.
• This was the first event tower to be added to the game.
• The Gladiator was not immune to the stuns from the Frost Spirit, Frost Hero, Fallen Titan and Unstable Ice during the Frost Invasion Event.
• The default Gladiator's Warrior's Call ability uses the same shout as the original Commander's Call to Arms ability.
  • The Pumpkin Gladiator uses Lord Sinister's Sinister Taunt laugh sound.
• When the Mega Update was released, the developer console in the lobby would have an error saying the texture for Golden Gladiator's helmet had failed to load.
  • This means that it is very likely the Gladiator was originally meant to have a Golden skin.
• Upon being hit by the Gladiator, enemies will emit blood particles.
• If placed at the right time, the Gladiator's stun immunity will not work, and it will get stunned, unable to attack enemies.
  • Though the Gladiator still blocks most stuns normally, a stun particle will be above its head when it is hit, even if it is unaffected by the stun.

Update History

For previous cosmetic variations, see the gallery page.

Notes