Gladiator Attribute Build

[WillRiker]

I whored out Piety then split the remainder into STR and MND. I figure, I am on GLA for tanking, not damage potential. And while I have many skills against physical attacks, I only have Decoy to use against Magic damage.

With 1 VIT = 1 HP and
With 1 MND = 1 MP

I focused on Piety for the Magic Evasion.

[SwordCoheir]

I went full on VIT and DEX. While Damage does help with Enmity generation, being able to block more often and take overall less damage has more advantages. One, mage's cure less often helping them keep enmity down, two for the times mages cannot cure (such as running from Ifrit's Eruption) you have increased survivability until they have the opportunity too, and three since the overall damage is reduced (from more VIT and increased blocking) your enmity loss is much lower.

[Viridiana]

I went full on VIT and DEX. While Damage does help with Enmity generation, being able to block more often and take overall less damage has more advantages. One, mage's cure less often helping them keep enmity down, two for the times mages cannot cure (such as running from Ifrit's Eruption) you have increased survivability until they have the opportunity too, and three since the overall damage is reduced (from more VIT and increased blocking) your enmity loss is much lower.

Incoming damage hasn't affected enmity since 1.18 or so.