Iron Titan

Immovable wall — stance taunts all enemies and a passive reduces all incoming damage.

"You cannot break what refuses to yield."

What Changes at Level 10

When a Gladiator reaches level 10 and you select Iron Titan, three things change permanently:

1. Stat bonuses are added to the hero's ability scores immediately and permanently.
2. Active ability is replaced with the subclass variant (Iron Stance).
3. Passive effect is unlocked and becomes active in all future runs.

Ability: Iron Stance

Permanent Stat Bonuses

Iron Titan grants the following ability score bonuses on top of the Gladiator base scores:

• +3 Toughness — adds to the Gladiator base toughness score

These bonuses stack with ability score points allocated from levelling. They cannot be removed without retiring the hero.

Passive Effect

Reduces all incoming damage by 5 per hit (flat reduction before HP loss).

This passive is always active during combat — no gear or skill tree investment required to trigger it.

Recommended Skill Tree Themes

Defense (Iron Wall, Fortification, Second Wind), Vitality (Unstoppable Momentum).

See the Skill Tree deep dive for the full 120-node reference and routing advice, or the Gladiator build guide for a complete path recommendation for this class.

Iron Titan vs. Pit Fighter

Both subclasses unlock at level 10. Compare them to choose:

The choice is permanent — use a Scroll of Divergence consumable to re-select without retiring the hero.

Applying via Archetype

Set an Archetype with Iron Titan as the guild standard for Gladiator — all future recruits of that class will automatically receive this subclass at level 10 without any manual selection.