Gladiators are loath to encumber their movement with weighty pieces of armor, instead equipping only a few choice pieces that protect their vital organs.

HARDENED BELT: CINGULUM TRAINING

How it Works: All unopposed red ATK dice rolled against your Combatant Wound on a 4+ rather then the standard 3+. This is a passive ability and is always active if the Hardened Belt is equipped and Ready (face up) - unless negated by a Special Ability such as Hadrianus’s Breaker. The Hardened Belt offers no protection against Attacks using blue SPD dice.

Arena Tactics: The Hardened Belt significantly increases your combat efficiency; it makes sacrificing your black DEF dice first an appealing option, leaving your ATK and SPD dice pools intact. Equipped with a belt, losing DEF dice affects your combatant’s survivability far less. This tactic is especially effective against Special Abilities such as Gannicus’s Relentless and the Hammer which relying on tied DEF dice. Also keep in mind that you will always be rolling at least 1 DEF dice when Defending. Your opponent’s highest ATK dice will always be opposed. Hence, only their lower rolls will be unopposed - making those attacks more likely to be deflected by the Hardened Belt.

Opponent’s unopposedATK dice Wound on 4+.

HARDENED BELT

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ORARMORY: HARDENED BELT

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