Gladius
weapon template for melee fighters. Every drop rolls a rarity and a set of affixes on top of this template, so no two copies are the same.
Example roll (rare, item level 20)
| Name | Gladius of Swiftness |
|---|---|
| Damage | 49–76 |
| Affixes | +9 agility, +9 constitution |
How to get it
Favoured by these monsters — their drop-class pool weights this template on 60% of template rolls:
| Monster | Zone | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| Street Thief | Outskirts of Rome | normal |
| Drunken Mercenary | Outskirts of Rome | hard |
| Highway Bandit | Via Appia Woods | hard |
| Grave Robber | Ruins of Pompeii | easy |
| Ash Wight | Ruins of Pompeii | normal |
| Rebel Gladiator | Catacombs of the Colosseum | normal |
| Catacomb Warden | Catacombs of the Colosseum | hard |
| Stygian Boatman | Gates of Avernus | normal |
It can also drop from any monster through the 40% uniform loot pool, and appears in the NPC shop rotation.
Crafting
| Recipe | Profession | Skill | Item level | Inputs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze Gladius | Smithing | 1 | 5 | Bronze Bar ×3, Goat Leather ×1 |
| Iron Gladius | Smithing | 15 | 15 | Iron Bar ×4, Boar Leather ×1 |
| Silvered Blade | Smithing | 30 | 25 | Silver Bar ×4, Wolf Leather ×1 |
| Orichalcum Gladius | Smithing | 60 | 45 | Orichalcum Bar ×5, Aurochs Leather ×1 |
| Opus Gladius | Smithing | 80 | 50 | Orichalcum Bar ×6, Aurochs Leather ×2 |
See Rarity for the stat multipliers and Affixes for the rolls each rarity grants.