Glass Soldier Amber — Effect (Valor Mortis)

Ranks: I–IIIRank = copies held, up to III
Copies in the game: 4#4 of 29 Ambers by copies
First found: Fallen VillageTreasure chest, Elite enemy drop
Melee damage dealt: +20% → +30%Rank I → rank III
Nearest Lantern: OrchardTo the first chest, 11 m
Type: Melee4 other Ambers of this type

How to use Glass Soldier

The −40% is fixed while the bonus grows, so the Amber gets better with every copy. It is the centre of the glass-cannon build with Warrior's Fury and Indestructible Shell (40% explosive resistance at rank I cancels the explosive penalty), and works with Butcher's Carnage, whose lifesteal grows with the extra damage.

Written from the Amber's own parameters, where its copies are placed and its listed pairings; rank II values marked as interpolated are estimates between rank I and rank III.

What Glass Soldier does

Game data

The game's description, then the numbers behind it at each rank.

Increase Melee damage dealt at the cost of more damage taken.

What Glass Soldier does
Effect	Rank I	Rank II †	Rank III
Melee damage dealt	+20%	+25%	+30%
All damage resistances	-40%	-40%	-40%

† Rank II is interpolated: the game's curve table defines only rank I and rank III for this Amber.

Attributes it changes

Melee damage I +20% · II +25% · III +30% · added on top of your current value
Melee damage resistance -40% · added on top of your current value
Ranged damage resistance -40% · added on top of your current value
Transmutation damage resistance -40% · added on top of your current value
Explosive damage resistance -40% · added on top of your current value

Data: Steam build 25907482 (1.0 launch). How we source this

Where to find Glass Soldier

Game data

Every copy in the game data, in campaign order, with the Lantern nearest to each chest.

Where to find Glass Soldier
#	Source	Location	Details	Nearest Lantern
1	Treasure chest	Fallen Village	Show on the map	Orchard · 11 m away
2	Treasure chest	The Outskirts	Show on the map	Market Square · 89 m away
3	Elite enemy drop	The Outskirts	Elite Volunteers	—
4	Elite enemy drop	Fortress	Elite Eternal Guardsman	—

Lantern distances are straight-line distances from the game's placement data, not walking routes.

Fallen Village

Full map

Map drawn from the region's own level geometry in the game files (terrain, buildings, water); every marker sits at the exact position of a placed object.

Everything placed in Fallen Village

Ability altars: 2

Bosses: 1 (The Iron Marshall)

Chests: 9 (Glass Soldier, Pure Transmutation Material, Volatile End, Warrior's Fury, Ferrofluid Flask Power Upgrade, Distilled Blade Material, Pure Blade Material, Empty Ferrofluid Flask)

Keys: 2 (Weathered Key, Storage Key)

Lanterns: 4 (Orchard, Marketplace, Fields, Path of Fire)

Letters: 5 (Love Letter, Arrest Warrant, Louis Journal — Medical Procedure, Quartermaster Letter, Letter with a Drawing)

How to rank up Glass Soldier

Calculated

Each copy you pick up adds a rank. In campaign order, this is where each rank becomes possible.

Rank I · Melee damage dealt +20% · from Fallen Village
Rank II · Melee damage dealt +25% · from The Outskirts
Rank III · Melee damage dealt +30% · from The Outskirts

Equipping Perfect Copy raises this Amber by one rank while it is below rank III: Perfect Copy

What Glass Soldier pairs with

Calculated

Pairings drawn from the two Ambers' own descriptions and numbers: what feeds it, and what works against it.

Pulls againstPerfectionismPerfectionism only adds melee damage at full Health, and Glass Soldier lowers your resistances by 40%, so every hit you take costs more and switches Perfectionism off sooner.
Works withWarrior's FuryGlass Soldier raises melee damage at all times and Warrior's Fury adds a damage bonus after each kill: both land on the same melee hits.
Works withButcher's CarnageButcher's Carnage heals you on every melee hit, offsetting the extra damage Glass Soldier makes you take.
Works withIndestructible ShellGlass Soldier lowers your explosion resistance by 40% along with the rest, and Indestructible Shell adds explosion resistance back.

Melee Ambers compared

Melee Ambers compared
Amber	Ranks	Copies	First found	At best rank
Glass Soldier	I–III	4	Fallen Village	Melee damage dealt +30%
Fire Breathing	I	1	Fortress	Explosion damage 20
Duellist's Focus	I	1	The Battlefield	On/off effect
Perfectionism	I–III	3	Valley of Ashes	Melee damage at full Health +20%
Warrior's Fury	I–III	3	Fallen Village	Damage bonus +30%

Try it in five slots with the rest of your setup in the Amber Build Planner

Achievement

Steam stats

Ambersmith · Gather all Ambers. · 0.6% of Steam players

Every Amber counts toward it, so Glass Soldier is one of the 29 you need.

Glass Soldier is one of 29 Ambers in Valor Mortis and belongs to the Melee group, with 4 copies in the game (#4 of 29 by supply). Its Melee damage dealt goes from +20% at rank I to +30% at its best. You can stack it to rank III: the third copy becomes available in The Outskirts. It works well with Warrior's Fury, Butcher's Carnage, Indestructible Shell. Watch out when pairing it with Perfectionism.

Glass Soldier FAQ

How do you get Glass Soldier in Valor Mortis?

Glass Soldier has 4 copies in the game data (Treasure chest, Elite enemy drop) across Fallen Village, The Outskirts, Fortress. The first is in Fallen Village. Elite enemy drop: Volunteers (The Outskirts), Eternal Guardsman (Fortress). The nearest Lantern to its first chest is Orchard in Fallen Village, about 11 m away.

Is Glass Soldier worth equipping?

It depends on your build: Glass Soldier gives Melee damage dealt +30% at its best rank. With 4 copies in the game you can stack it to rank III. It works well with Warrior's Fury, Butcher's Carnage, Indestructible Shell. Avoid pairing it with Perfectionism.

What does Glass Soldier do at rank III?

At rank III its Melee damage dealt is +30%, up from +20% at rank I. You need three copies; the third becomes available in The Outskirts.

What does Glass Soldier do?

Increase Melee damage dealt at the cost of more damage taken. In numbers: Melee damage dealt +30%, All damage resistances -40%.

What Ambers go well with Glass Soldier?

Glass Soldier raises melee damage at all times and Warrior's Fury adds a damage bonus after each kill: both land on the same melee hits. Butcher's Carnage heals you on every melee hit, offsetting the extra damage Glass Soldier makes you take. Glass Soldier lowers your explosion resistance by 40% along with the rest, and Indestructible Shell adds explosion resistance back.

Does Glass Soldier count for an achievement?

Yes: Ambersmith needs every one of the 29 Ambers, Glass Soldier included. 0.6% of Steam players have it.

How do you use Glass Soldier in Valor Mortis?

Glass Soldier adds 20% melee damage (25% at rank II, interpolated, and 30% at rank III) but lowers your Melee, Ranged, Transmutation and Explosive damage resistance by 40% at every rank. The first copy is in a chest in Fallen Village; The Outskirts holds two more (a chest and the Volunteers elite), so rank III comes in region VII, and a fourth, spare copy drops from the Eternal Guardsman elite in Fortress (the Amber tops out at rank III). The −40% is fixed while the bonus grows, so the Amber gets better with every copy. It is the centre of the glass-cannon build with Warrior's Fury and Indestructible Shell (40% explosive resistance at rank I cancels the explosive penalty), and works with Butcher's Carnage, whose lifesteal grows with the extra damage.

Glass Soldier Melee Amber