Gladiator
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| DCI Sanctioned | |
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| Type | Constructed |
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| Add. rules | Best-of-three, no sideboard |
Gladiator is a Magic Arena-specific constructed format for Magic: The Gathering.[1] It is not an on-demand format, but instead exclusive to events.
Description
The decks are 100-card, singleton, and 20-life, with a card pool of the Historic format (aka the Arena card pool). While digital-only cards are permitted, rebalanced cards are usually not played. The format is "best of 3, no sideboards".
It differs from the Commander format - and the Arena equivalent of Historic Brawl - in that there is no commander, no extra life, no free mulligan, best of three and 1v1.
History
Gladiator was developed by Canadian Highlander players in mid-2020 so they could continue to play singleton during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the chief developers of the format is Ben Wheeler of LoadingReadyRun, who was also one of the architects of Canadian Highlander.[2]
In August 2020, MTG Arena featured an event known as "Super-Singleton", which was similar to the community-created custom format. Gladiator was first featured under its name as a Community Spotlight in August 2022.[1]
Banlist
As of May 2024, the ban list for Gladiator consists of seven cards:[1]
- Demonic Tutor
- Field of the Dead
- Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes
- Natural Order
- Oko, Thief of Crowns
- The One Ring[3]
- Reanimate[3]
External links
- GladiatorMTGA format panel.
References
- ↑ a b c Wizards of the Coast (August 3, 2022). "MTG Arena Community Spotlight: Gladiator". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Gladiator: A New Arena Format (TTC 316) (Video). LLRMTG. YouTube (May 12, 2020).
- ↑ a b Justin Koehler (May 6, 2024). "May 2024 Banned List Update". GladiatorMTGA.