CCC: Gladiator
Gladiator is a 100-card MTG Arena singleton format that uses the entire Arena database as it’s card pool. There is a banned list, but it’s literally just Oko, Thief of Crowns. This makes the format super open, a brewer’s paradise. Gladiator also has a very active and friendly community and even a Discord server that I’ll link below. There’s not much else to go over when it comes to rules so I’d like to show off the decks I’ve been playing. They’re perfect examples of how open the format truly is.
Bloody Esper Humans
“Humans” is kind of my pet deck. I try to force it in all 1v1 formats I play (Aside from Canadian Highlander.) I’ll be the first to admit, the deck’s transition to Gladiator isn’t perfect, but it’s far from bad. “Bloody Humans” can hold its own against a lot of the more popular decks (Except for pod, it’s difficult to win that matchup without a Settle the Wreckage). It’s a fun, removal heavy, tribal-themed, mid-range deck that I’ve had a blast with.
Temur Not Enough Wildcards
Temur NEW was birthed from the fact that I didn’t have enough wildcards to finish the 4C Spellslinger deck. I realized I could tweak it, retool it with what I did have, and see what happened. This led to cutting White and adding in cards such as Quirion Dryad and Sprite Dragon. The end result is a very smooth feeling deck that can play both an aggressive creature game and a longterm spell-based plan.
Traditional Green
Traditional Green was made because personally, I hate crafting lands with wildcards. I know it’s necessary but it just feels so wrong to waste valuable Rare wildcards on lands. Traditional Green is a basic, mono-green deck that does all the basic Green things. Play creatures, buff ‘em, and get them in your enemy’s face! It’s simple, it works, and there are hundreds of ways to build the deck, so feel free to tweak and experiment. This list is a little rare heavy, but like I said, there are a bunch of ways to build the deck, this is just the way I like it.
Overall, Gladiator is a format that already is amazing and will only get better with time. It’s the perfect format to take advantage of Arena’s environment and it’s been one of the most fun things I’ve been able to do with Magic over this quarantine. I cannot recommend it enough.
If you have any sweet Gladiator: Arena Singleton decklists flying around your head or you just want to chat, hit me up in the comments below. You can find me on twitter @East2Westmtg or email me at East2westmtg@gmail.com. As always this has been East2West with CCC, I'll see you guys on the battlefield.
Discord Link https://discord.gg/dfk3aBN
Gladiator official website https://gladiator.blog/decklists/