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Gladiator

Base gameShop favours Melee Damage

+20% Attack Speed for every different weapon you have
+5 Melee Damage
You can't equip ranged weapons
-40% Attack Speed
-30 Luck

Unlock: Kill 20000 enemies (Survivor 5)
Winning a run unlocks: Spider (item)

Build

Community build: Carry six different melee weapons to maximise the per-weapon Attack Speed bonus; Spear is recommended in almost every version, with Quarterstaff, Jousting Lance, swords and primitive weapons filling the rest. Buy cheap Luck early to offset the -30 Luck and keep some Dodge.
Core weapons and items: Spear
Quarterstaff
Jousting Lance
Thunder Sword
Thief Dagger
Ghost Axe
Stats to buy: Melee Damage
Top weapons at the reference profile: Mace IV, Torch IV, Stick IV

Full Gladiator buildSynergies: Number of weapons synergies

Starting weapons

Pick one of 20 weapons. Weapons marked with a DLC name appear only when that DLC's Item Set is on.

Shop restrictions

Never offered: Seashell.
Item groups never offered: ranged damage.

Sources

Brotato Wiki, Gladiator: effects, unlock and starting weapons from the game files.

Reviewed 12 November 2026 against PC 1.2 and the 12 November patch.