Veteran Gladio Guide to 400
Veteran Gladio and Veteran Ignis both level up to 400 and they each have skills to enhance your gameplay and increase your strength on the battlefield. Compare them both to see which one will help you the most. Veteran Gladio seems to be focused on City Defense as well as Crystal Assault, what an odd combo!
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Veteran Gladio Hero Skills
Quite the average boosts when it comes to Monster-hunting skills and the combat skills seem to be some of the same ones we’ve seen on many recent heroes. Dark Airship, Crystal Assault, and Dark Earth Elementals are Veteran Gladio’s specialty here.

Hero Skills Tree
Max MP III
- Increases: Max Veteran Ignis MP Multiplier (max 1,750%)
Requires hero level 201.
Hero Streak III
- Increases: Hero Attack Streak (max: 18)
Requires hero level 201.
MP Recovery III
- Increases: MP Recovery (max 47.5B%)
Requires hero level 201.
Hero Critical Hit III
- Increases: Hero Critical Hit (max 85%)
Requires hero level 201.
Hero Attack III
- Increases: Hero Attack Bonus (max 20,000%)
Requires hero level 201.
Hero Critical Damage III
- Increases: Hero Critical Damage (max 250%)
Requires hero level 201.
Guild Adventurers Hall Bonus II
- Increases: Guild Adventurers Hall –
- HP Bonus (max 8M%)
- Physical Damage Bonus (max 3M%)
- Healing Bonus (max 200,000%)
Requires hero level 201.
Royal Dark Core Troop Attack
- Increases: Royal Dark Core Troop Attack (max 4M%)
Requires hero level 201.
Royal Dark Core Troop HP
- Increases: Royal Dark Core Troop HP (max 2M%)
Requires hero level 201.
Royal Dark Core Troop Armor
- Increases: Royal Dark Core Troop Armor (max 6M%)
Requires hero level 201.
Royal Dark Mount Attack
- Increases: Mount Royal Dark Attack (max 1M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Mercenary Attack
- Increases: Royal Dark Mercenary Attack (max 4M%)
Requires hero level 201.
Royal Dark Mercenary HP
- Increases: Royal Dark Mercenary HP (max 2M%)
Requires hero level 201.
Royal Dark Mercenary Armor
- Increases: Royal Dark Mercenary Armor (max 6M%)
Requires hero level 201.
Royal Dark Core Combat
- Increases: Royal Dark Core Troop –
- Attack (max 4M%)
- HP (max 2M%)
- Armor (max 6M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Elemental Troop Attack
- Increases: Royal Dark Elemental Attack (max 4M%)
Requires hero level 201.
Royal Dark Elemental Troop HP
- Increases: Royal Dark Elemental HP (max 2M%)
Requires hero level 201.
Royal Dark Elemental Troop Armor
- Increases: Royal Dark Elemental Armor (max 6M%)
Requires hero level 201.
Royal Dark Airship Combat
- Increases: Royal Dark Airship –
- Attack (max 6M%)
- HP (max 3M%)
- Armor (max 9M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Troops
- Increases: Royal Dark Troop –
- Attack (max 3M%)
- HP (max 1.5M%)
- Armor (max 4.5M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Crystal Attack
- Increases: Royal Dark Crystal Assault Attack –
- Attack (max 5M%)
- HP (max 2.5M%)
- Armor (max 7.5M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Earth Elemental Combat
- Increases: Royal Dark Earth –
- Attack (max 6M%)
- HP (max 3M%)
- Armor (max 9M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Astral Armor
- Increases: Royal Dark Astral Armor (max 1M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Monster Troops
- Increases: Royal Dark Monster –
- Attack (max 70,000%)
- HP (max 35,000%)
- Armor (max 105,000%)
Requires hero level 202.
Kings of Lucis Debuff
- Increases: Enemy Kings of Lucis Cripple Summoning Power (max 10,000%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Astral Debuff
- Increases: Royal Dark Astral –
- Attack Resistance (max 2.5%)
- Armor Piercing (max 1.25%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Astral Attack
- Increases: Royal Dark
- Astral Attack (max 2M%)
- Ifrit Attack (max 2M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Veteran Gladio Mastery Skills
There are very few skills that change between the Hero and Mastery trees. The ones that do are improved by quite a bit in the Masteries, and since they are passive boosts you will always benefit from them no matter which hero you have active. There are also updated Mirror Hero boosts and even a new Enchantment.

Mastery Skills Tree
Royal Dark Core Troop Attack
- Increases: Royal Dark Core Troop Attack (max 4M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Core Troop HP
- Increases: Royal Dark Core Troop HP (max 2M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Core Troop Armor
- Increases: Royal Dark Core Troop Armor (max 6M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Core Combat
- Increases: Royal Dark Core Troop –
- Attack (max 4M%)
- HP (max 2M%)
- Armor (max 6M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Mercenary Attack
- Increases: Royal Dark Mercenary Attack (max 4M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Mercenary HP
- Increases: Royal Dark Mercenary HP (max 2M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Mercenary Armor
- Increases: Royal Dark Mercenary Armor (max 6M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Airship Combat
- Increases: Royal Dark Airship –
- Attack (max 6M%)
- HP (max 3M%)
- Armor (max 9M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Elemental Troop Attack
- Increases: Royal Dark Elemental Attack (max 4M%)
Requires hero level 201.
Royal Dark Elemental Troop HP
- Increases: Royal Dark Elemental HP (max 2M%)
Requires hero level 201.
Royal Dark Elemental Troop Armor
- Increases: Royal Dark Elemental Armor (max 6M%)
Requires hero level 201.
Royal Dark Earth Elemental Combat
- Increases: Royal Dark Earth –
- Attack (max 6M%)
- HP (max 3M%)
- Armor (max 9M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Crystal Attack
- Increases: Royal Dark Crystal Assault Attack –
- Attack (max 5M%)
- HP (max 2.5M%)
- Armor (max 7.5M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Dark Merc Troop March/Rally
- Increases: Dark Mercenary –
- March Size (max 100B)
- Rally Capacity (max 500B)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Monster Troops
- Increases: Royal Dark Monster –
- Attack (max 150,000%)
- HP (max 75,000%)
- Armor (max 225,000%)
Requires hero level 202.
Limit Break: Veteran’s Resolution
- Increases: Limit Break Veteran’s Resolution (max 10)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Astral Debuff
- Increases: Royal Dark Astral –
- Attack Resistance (max 3M%)
- Armor Piercing (max 1.5M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Mount Attack
- Increases: Mount Royal Dark Attack (max 2M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Kings of Lucis Debuff
- Increases: Enemy Kings of Lucis Cripple Summoning Power (max 10,000%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Astral Attack
- Increases: Royal Dark Astral Attack (max 1.2M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Troops
- Increases: Royal Dark Troop –
- Attack (max 5M%)
- HP (max 2.5M%)
- Armor (max 7.5M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Royal Dark Astral Armor
- Increases: Royal Dark Astral Armor (max 600,000%)
Requires hero level 202.
Mirror Hero Veteran Gladio: Royal Dark Elemental Debuff
- Increases: Mirror Hero Veteran Gladio: Royal Dark Elemental –
- Attack Resistance (max 2M%)
- Cripple HP (max 1M%)
- Armor Piercing (max 3M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Mirror Hero Veteran Gladio: Royal Dark Earth Troops
- Increases: Mirror Hero Gladio: Royal Dark Earth –
- Attack (max 2M%)
- HP (max 1M%)
- Armor (max 3M%)
Requires hero level 202.
Guild Adventurers Hall
Veteran Gladio is an average hitter in the Halls, but he does have some RNG chances in his abilities. For example, his second ability Dawnhammer could deal double damage making that skill nice for players who don’t have any third abilities on other heroes. Then his third ability Cyclone has a chance to boost your whole team’s damage as well as reduce incoming damage, both by 10%. Not the greatest, but it will get the job done.
Veteran Gladio Mirror Hero
Mirror Heroes have become a staple of combat ever since their introduction in FFXV: ANE. They offer players many different ways to create a unique setup, so you should play with different Mirror Heroes to see which ones are more effective for you. Try using multiple Mirrors to see how well they stack with each other.
Veteran Gladio’s Mirrors give Elemental Debuffs and also Royal Dark Earth stats increases. Be sure to research the new nodes in the Mirror Hero research tab to get even more boosts than is provided by his Mastery Skills.

Enchantment
You can add a temporary boost to any piece of Body Armor with Veteran Gladio’s Limit Break: Veteran’s Resolution. Leveling up this skill node will increase the stats as well as lengthen the duration of the boost. Of course, to benefit from the Limit Break, you will need to have the Enchanted gear equipped on your hero. You can find the Enchantments in the Arcanaeum.
- Royal Dark Astral Attack (max 4.8M%)
- Royal Dark Astral Armor (max 9.6M%)
- Royal Dark Astral Attack Resistance (max 2.4M%)
- Royal Dark Astral Armor Piercing (max 4.8M%)
You’ll need to have Essence of Preternatural Resolve to activate this Limit Break. No clues as to whether those materials will be available outside of packs, yet.
Veteran Gladio Dark Hero Medals
This chart is assuming that the levels 235-400 follow the same pattern as Gentiana and Veteran Prompto. All of the screenshots that I’ve received so far is showing that it’s the same, with only the first 34 levels having medal requirements where the other chart didn’t. If you find any errors in this chart, please contact me!
Summary
With Hero and Mastery Skills, Limit Breaks, and Mirror Heroes, there is no end to what Veteran Gladio can bring to your empire. One item to note is that the Crystal Assault boosts from Veteran Gladio’s skills are less than what Veteran Ignis gives for Crystal Defense.
You can also use the Enchantments from both heroes at the same time since they go on different pieces of gear.
What to Read Next?
Compare and contrast Veteran Gladio with Veteran Ignis Guide to 400.
Need a bit of help deciphering some lingo or phrases? Check out the Encyclopedia for FFXV: ANE.
Coming Soon
Updates to Hero Secrets and Mirror Heroes