Gloria Victis 2H Sword (STR+DEX Hybrid) Build — Passives, Stats & Playstyle

Stat spreads are community consensus / endgame targets (assume the +20 Attribute Point cards), and some figures are pre-relaunch values that the V1.5.0 build retains — confirm exact numbers in the live in-game builder. The combat framework was unchanged at the June 2026 relaunch (changelog audited). See the combat math and sources.

Role: The most popular, most forgiving DPS / duelist — the only main-DPS weapon that scales on BOTH STR and DEX.

Weapons

2H Sword: 1.0 slash all swings + 0.9 pierce stab + Cleave (with Reaper), best vs light/medium
with STR >200 AND DEX >200 base sword damage reaches 82 — higher than a single-stat build

Attributes

STR 215 / CON 175 / DEX 210

Leveling: push STR→150 then DEX→150 (all 1-cost), break 200 as cards arrive

2H swords uniquely scale on both STR (minor) and DEX (moderate), so the dual-200 breakpoint maxes damage. This exceeds 525 base — an endgame target assuming attribute cards.

Passives & skill order (Footman tree unless noted)

Reaper 5 (Cleave) → Athlete → Strongman → Breath Control → Brute → Awareness 10 (protect your back) → Finesse → Huntsman → Veteran → Breaker → What Doesn't Kill Me → Precision

Top-tier (your one Tier-7 capstone): Unstoppable

Armor

4 medium / 2 heavy (classic bruiser), or 6 medium for the set bonus; light shield optional (only −2% damage)

Playstyle

Master directional blocking + chambers (no shield); reach + Cleave in scrums; feint to break blocks; charged overheads interrupt.

Strengths

highest flexible damage
dual-stat scaling
great 1v1 duelist
strong vs light/medium majority

Weaknesses

no shield → archers/gank
slash resisted by heavy armor
expensive stat line (needs cards)
demands mechanical skill

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