Gladiator Calling Card tips
I recently finally got the Gladiator calling card after 6 attempts. For reference, the calling card requires you to reach round 20 with only using melee weapons. Very vague description but here’s what it really consists of:
You cannot do ANY type of damage at all with anything BUT a melee weapon.
Do NOT USE the ballistic knife as for some reason the game recognizes the projectile and not a launcher.
Do NOT apply any ammo modes (even light mend)
Do NOT do any damage with your lethal or tacticals, just don’t even use them
Do NOT use any bullet weapons (obviously)
Do NOT use any field upgrades (even Healing Aura)
ABSOLUTELY do not pick up Nuke, insta-kill, or random perk power ups
DO NOT EAT ANY GUM THAT INCREASES DAMAGE, or HELPS YOU IN ANY WAY (I’ve heard that fully packed and hidden power work but I didn’t use them in my run)
DO NOT EVER USE A PERK THAT DOES DAMAGE (I used Jug and Melee Mac and Speed Cola)
Do NOT turn on any traps
Do NOT activate any TEDD Tasks
You can literally only do damage with a melee weapon, doing even +1 damage with anything else will render the run useless and not work.
Here’s how I did it
I completed this on Edinskallen Lighthouse standard survival using the new season 6 Melee weapon.
I did NOT use my lethal (combat axe) or and used my stim on accident in between rounds ONCE.
I ate a Tactical Diffusion in case I accidentally walked over a nuke (which I did but the gum prevented it. I did this twice)
I upgraded my armor to level 3 with normal essence no Gums
I PAP to level 3 with no Gums only essence
I DID NOT activate or complete and TEDD Trial
I upgraded rarity to rare,BLUE, with the salvage I obtained throughout the run
I DID ACCIDENTALLY pick up a double points and max ammo but that seems to be ok. Still, I recommend avoiding power ups at all costs just in case my run was bugged.
I did NOT apply an ammo mod and hard focused the Necro when needed. I killed him 3 times.
I used a wonderbar in attempts to get the Jotenstar as that is a melee weapon. It looks like buying the box, punching weapons out, and even equipping weapons but not firing from the box works.
I did NOT use rampage inducer.
After nearly 10 months. I finally got the 400% calling card. Hope this helps.
Total run took 15 mins.