Art of the Gladiator

"Acceleration" redirects here. For the shrine, see Acceleration Shrine.

For other related concept, see movement speed and action speed

Art of the Gladiator

Notable Passive Skill

10% increased Attack Speed
+20 to Dexterity
Ignore all Movement Penalties from Armour
10% increased Global Accuracy Rating [1]

Art of the Gladiator is a notable passive skill that grants increased attack speed and accuracy rating. It grants additional dexterity.

It also removes inherent movement speed penalties from body armours and shields, effectively granting up to 11% increased movement speed depending on what the character has equipped. Only the "hidden" movement speed penalties from body armours and shields are affected, so additional reduced movement speed modifiers from unique items such as Greed's EmbraceGreed's Embrace
Golden PlateArmour: (559-643)
Movement Speed: -5%Requires Level 56, 106 Str100% increased Rarity of Items found
-10% to Fire Resistance
+(20-30)% to Cold Resistance
-(20-10)% to Lightning Resistance
20% reduced Movement Speed
30% reduced Strength RequirementSome would question if the risk was worth it.
The rest were already dead. will still apply.

Location

Art of the Gladiator is in the Duelist area, just after the Attack Speed small passives leading out of the Duelist's starting location. It connects to the Bravery-Mana Flows, Dervish, and Fury Bolts passive skill clusters.

this info is verified in version 3.21, but the current version of the game may differ.

Anointment

Blight anointment to unlock the passive:

Oil #1	Oil #2	Oil #3	Outcome
Sepia Oil	Opalescent Oil	Golden Oil	Art of the Gladiator	10% increased Attack Speed +20 to Dexterity Ignore all Movement Penalties from Armour 10% increased Global Accuracy Rating

Version history

Version	Changes
3.11.0	Now grants 10% increased Attack Speed (down from 12%). (Discovered via announced Passive Skill Tree JSON) Anointment unchanged.
3.8.0	Now able to allocate via anointment: Sepia OilSepia OilStack Size: 10 Oil Tier: 2Can be combined with other Oils at Cassia to Enchant Rings or Amulets, or to modify Blighted Maps. x1, Opalescent OilOpalescent OilStack Size: 10 Oil Tier: 11Can be combined with other Oils at Cassia to Enchant Rings or Amulets, or to modify Blighted Maps. x1, Golden OilGolden OilStack Size: 10 Oil Tier: 13Can be combined with other Oils at Cassia to Enchant Rings or Amulets, or to modify Blighted Maps. x1
3.7.0	Now grant 10% increased Global Accuracy Rating (down from 20%) (Discovered via announced Passive Skill Tree JSON)
3.3.0	Wording has changed to 20% increased Global Accuracy Rating, but does not affect the mechanic itself. Passives always grant global stat unless otherwise stated.
1.3.0	The Templar, Marauder, and Duelist starting areas have been reworked significantly. (These specific changes are only documented in announced Passive Skill Tree JSON) Acceleration was renamed to Art of the Gladiator. Now also grant 20% increased Accuracy Rating, Ignore all Movement Penalties from Armour
0.10.2	The Duelist starting area has been extensively reworked. Characters who had passives that have been affected by pathing changes have received refunds to their passive skills. The Agility notable passive has been changed to Acceleration (+20 dexterity, +12% attack speed).
Before 0.10.2	Agility is introduced to the game. (it is not the same as another passive skill which also known as Agility. That Agility grant +30 to Dexterity)