Gladiator

Skill Build
1 – Pitfall
2 – Flagellation
3 – Pitfall
4 – Flagellation
5 – Flagellation
6 – Call to Arms
7 – Flagellation
8 – Showdown

9 – Showdown
10 – Pitfall
11 – Call to Arms
12 – Pitfall
13 – Showdown
14 – Showdown
15 – Stats
16 – Call to Arms
17 – Stats+
Justification / Modifications:
The first few levels of Flagellation are rather underwhelming, and Pitfall’s in lane are really where most of your lane presence comes from pre-5. Flagellation is however maxed as soon as possible since its low cooldown at max rank is extremely powerful / useful. Call to Arms is always worth getting wherever possible.

Starting Items:
1x Crushing Claws, 1x Talisman of Exile, 1x Rune of Blight, 2x Minor Totem, 1x Health Potion

Core Items:
Phase Boots / Steamboots >>  Blood Chalice >> Power Supply >> Helm of the Black Legion

Phase Boots if you’re doing well, Steamboots if you’re not.

Core Cont.:
Assassin’s Shroud >> Shrunken Head >> Runed Axe

Luxury Items:
Riftshards >> Behemoth’s Heart >> Doombringer

30-Seconds-Guide:
– In lane, your main goal is to be getting lasthits where possible, and harassing enemies with Flagellation.
– Do not use Showdown on any hero who can activate Magic Immunity at a whim, if you waste all your spells on a Showdown target who isn’t even brought back by it you look like a prime fool.
– Cast Pitfalls from fog to stop enemies from seeing the direction it is cast at.
– Gladiator is a team player, and needs the right team to compliment his skills. He’s an unsuitable hero to choose is when your team already has too many item dependent heroes. Gladiator needs money.