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Gladius

Gladius

Sword

Type
Sword
Damage
8–22
Attack speed
0
Required strength
25
Required level
18
Superior damage (+5–15%)
8–25
Durability
24
Max sockets
2
Item level (qlvl)
30

Normal, exceptional and elite

NormalShort SwordExceptionalGladiusEliteFalcata
Damage2–78–2231–59
Attack speed000
Required strength—25150
Required dexterity——88
Required level—1842
Durability242424
Max sockets222
Item level (qlvl)13056

The Horadric Cube upgrades unique, set and rare weapons one tier, keeping their stats (the requirements become the new tier's). White, socketed and magic items can't be upgraded.

Normal → Exceptional

Exceptional → Elite

All weapon upgrade recipes on the Cube Recipes page

Best places to find

The Cow KingSuper unique · The Secret Cow Level1 in 29per kill
GriswoldSuper unique · Tristram1 in 49per kill
The SmithSuper unique · Barracks1 in 49per kill
MephistoBoss · Durance of Hate Level 31 in 58per kill
DiabloBoss · The Chaos Sanctuary1 in 61per kill

Hell, /players 1, no Magic Find. Every source, with your players, Magic Find and Terror Zones, in the Drop Calculator.

Runewords for Gladius

Runewords that fit this base type, up to its 2 sockets. A runeword needs exactly as many sockets as it has runes.

Uniques and sets on Gladius