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—Weapon description in the Gallery |
The Gladiator is a Sniper weapon introduced in the 15.2.0 update. It is also available through the Time Traveler Event Set, along with the Viking, and Cursed Pirate.
Description[]
It is an ancient Roman-themed sniper that shoots flechettes that can slow down, bleed and the target. This weapon deals a low amount of damage for a mythical sniper, a slow rate of fire, an average capacity, and relatively average mobility. It has no scope which is rare for a sniper.
Appearance[]
The Gladiator is an ancient-themed weapon, which is mostly polished gold in color. It has a red section at the top which resembles the plume of an ancient Roman gladiator‘s helmet. The Gladiator has a red flag at the bottom of the barrel. This flag has a golden imprint of a bird on it, which may represent Senatus Populusque Romanus. The Gladiator's magazine is open, showing ammunition that resembles poison darts.
Performance[]
This weapon shoots flechettes (when shooting, red steam is emitted on the gun's nozzle, but that is cosmetic) with a bullet travel time that is NOT instant and it doesn't have an optic sight, despite its weapon category. However, this weapon's flechettes do have a attribute, which steals only the health of the players; a bleeding attribute, which makes the players temporarily lose extra health; and a slows down target attribute, which makes an affected opponent have lower mobility for a few seconds.
When reloading, the clip is taken out and is replaced by a spare one. It has input delay, which means that it outputs delay on weapons related to Three Cat Spam.
Strategy[]
Tips[]
- Use this weapon similar to the Good Doctor or the Dracula.
- To conserve ammo, engage the users at close ranges.
- Note that this weapon also has travel time, so use it in a short to medium range.
- Since this weapon has the attribute, try attacking someone when you are at low health.
- Use this as a utility weapon, it can not dominate by itself.
- This weapon is similar to a makeshift special weapon.
- The and bleeding attributes give this weapon extra points on the utility side, making it perfect for weakening or finishing off enemies.
- Use any other sniper but this one because of the huge travel time, no scope, and low damage for a sniper.
Counters[]
- The bullet of the Gladiator travels slowly so you can just dodge them at long and medium ranges.
- Mess up their aim by shooting area damage weapons (or shotguns in close ranges) at them.
- Strafe around so that the travel time bullets cannot hit you.
- Pick off the user from long ranges.
Recommended Maps[]
All maps apart from Knife Party and Block Crash can support this weapon.
Equipment Setups[]
- Bring the Thunderer, Exterminator, Reflector, or Laser Bouncer as a makeshift sniper, as this weapon does not fit well as a sniper.
- Bring an automatic primary to destroy players at medium-range.
Changelog[]
- 15.2.0
- Initial release.
- 18.0.2
- Damage increased by 20%.
21.3.0
- This weapon returned via Trader's Van.
23.5.0
- Damage increased by 37%.
- Rocket speed increased by 206%.
Trivia[]
- This weapon was added as an event weapon in the 15.2.0 update.
- It is available in the Time Travel event.
- Despite it being Mythical, it deals very low damage.
- It is one of the few Sniper weapons that doesn't include a scope.