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Gloria Victis Breaker (Anti-Shield / Anti-Cavalry) Build — Passives, Stats & Playstyle
Shield-breaker & anti-cav specialist — the hard counter to Shieldmen and Cavalry.
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: Shield-breaker & anti-cav specialist — the hard counter to Shieldmen and Cavalry.
Weapons
- 2H Axe / 1H Axe (5% OH pen — shreds shields fastest)
- 2H Hammer / 1H Mace for heavy-armor targets
Attributes
STR 275 / CON 185 / DEX 80
axes/hammers are pure STR — leave DEX at 80
Pure STR for axe/hammer damage + slash resist; CON for frontline survivability.
Passives & skill order (Footman tree unless noted)
Breaker 10 (+dmg to shields & mounts — the keystone) → Reaper (Cleave) → Strongman → Brute → Sting / Man of Steel
Top-tier (your one Tier-7 capstone): Battle Rage or Unstoppable
Armor
4 medium / 2 heavy or 6 medium
Playstyle
Target shield-walls and shieldmen — collapse their guard with axe + Breaker; brace/punish cavalry.
Strengths
- collapses shield-walls
- anti-cavalry
- high STR damage
Weaknesses
- no shield
- predictable
- weaker vs evasive light targets