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{{Infobox/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Archetype/Startarchseries| cut_from_names = true | image name = GladiatorGladiatorBeast.jpg‎}}png{{Infobox/Archetype/ExtendedName | kanji caption = <ruby><rb>剣闘獣</rb><rp>The [[Battle Beast]] with "[[Gladiator Beast Murmillo (anime)|Gladiator Beast Murmillo]]", "[[Gladiator Beast Augustus (anime)|Augustus]]" and "[[Gladiator Beast Secutor (</rp><rt>グラディアルビースト</rt><rp>anime)</rp></ruby>|Secutor]]". | japanese ja_name = {{Ruby|剣闘獣 | furigana = グラディアル・ビーストグラディアルビースト}} | romanji romaji = Guradiaru Bīsuto | japanese translated trans = Gladial Beast | german fr_name = Bête Gladiateur| de_name = Gladiatorungeheuer | brazilian it_name = Besta GladiadoraGladiatore Bestia | korean ko_name = 검투수}}| ko_hanja = 劍鬪獸| ko_romanized = Geomtusu| pt_name = Besta Gladiadora{{Infobox/Archetype/Yu-Gi-Oh!| es_name = Bestia Gladiador | sets =

* [[Crimson CrisisDuelist Saga]]* [[Battles of Legend: Light's Revenge]]* [[2019 Gold Sarcophagus Tin Mega Pack]]* [[2020 Tin of Lost Memories]] | anime ocg = * [[V Jump Edition 3]]* [[20th Anniversary Pack 1st Wave]]* [[Collectors Pack 2017]]* [[LINK VRAINS Pack]]* [[Tournament Pack 2019 Vol.3]]| list korea = List of "Gladiator Beast" monsters[[Special Pack Vol.2]] | support list anime = List of "Gladiator Beast" Support Cards* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time]]* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]

"'''Gladiator Beast'''", known as "'''Gladial Beast'''" ({{Infobox/Archetype/EndRuby|剣闘獣|グラディアルビースト}} The ''Guradiaru Bīsuto'Gladiator Beasts') in the '' are a series of cards released in [[Gladiator's Assault[OCG]]'', that look like futuristic versions of the ancient Roman Colosseum slave-warriors, and consist of many different is an [[Attributearchetype]]s and of [[TypeMonster Card|monsters]]s. The types consist of with various [[BeastAttribute]]s, (primarily [[Beast-WarriorDARK]]s, and [[Winged-BeastEARTH]], ) and [[DinosaurType]]s, one (primarily [[RockBeast]], one [[AquaBeast-Warrior]], one and [[FishWinged Beast]] and one ) released in ''[[ReptileGladiator's Assault]]''.With a few exceptions, all Gladiator Beasts have an effect to return to They are used by both the [[Main Deck|DeckBattle Beast]] during the end of a and [[Battle PhaseSanders]] when it battled, and then to in ''[[Special SummonYu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]] another Gladiator Beast Monster to replace it (this is also known as Tagging Out). ''.==Lore=={{Main|Master Duel card storylines#The newly special summoned Glory of the Gladiator Beast monsters usually gain another effect when special summoned in this mannerBeasts}}==Design=====Appearance===The archetype resemble futuristic versions of the ancient [[wikipedia:Colosseum|Roman Colosseum]] slave-warriors. Despite their special summoning abilities, many ===Etymology===The archetype's name comes from "[[wikipedia:Gladiator Beast Monsters have low ATK and/or DEF stats|Gladiator]]", a man trained to which their support cards are designed to compensate, and fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena.Each monster is primarily named after types of gladiators that fought in many casesthe Roman Colosseum, aid their survival during battles, which ensure that their special summoning abilities workwhile others are named after famous fighters from the Roman Empire.===Members===In addition to {| class="wikitable sortable"! rowspan="tagging out2" Gladiator Beasts, Gladiator Beasts have three Fusion monsters, each of which requires one specific | Gladiator Beast monster and either one or two other ! colspan="2" | Origin! rowspan="2" | Tag out [[Monster effect|effect]]|-! Reference! Creature|-| [[Gladiator Beast monsters on Alexander|Alexander]]| [[wikipedia:Alexander the field (depending on Great|Alexander the Fusion monster being summoned), at which point the Gladiator Beast monsters can be returned to the Main Deck to Special Summon the appropriate Gladiator Beast Fusion monsterGreat]]| [[wikipedia:Winged lion|Winged lion]]| Unaffected by Spell effects. The monsters used for the Special Summoning of these Gladiator Beast monsters (|-| [[Gladiator Beast GaiodiazAndal|Andal]], | [[Gladiator Beast Heraklinoswikipedia:List of Roman gladiator types#Andabatae|Andabata]]| [[wikipedia:American black bear|Black bear]] and | N/A|-| [[Gladiator Beast GyzarusAttorix|Attorix]]) can be used as Fusion Material monsters while face up or face down on the field, and with the exeception of | [[wikipedia:Gladiatrix|Gladiatrix]]| [[Gladiator Beast Heraklinoswikipedia:Caracal|Caracal]], the | You can send 1 "Gladiator Beast Fusion monsters can be returned " monster from your Deck or Extra Deck to the deck in the same way as normal GY, except "Gladiator Beast monsters after theyAtrix"; until the End Phase, this card've battled (although they cannot summon s Level and name become the specific Gladiator Beast sent monster required for their summoning)'s. The summoning of |-| [[Gladiator Beast Fusion monsters, because they do not require a spell card to Special Summon them, are considered Contact Fusion Monsters Augustus|Augustus]]| [[wikipedia:Augustus (or Fusion Tagged Monsters, although neither of these terms have any practical importance).honorific)|Augustus]]| [[wikipedia:Cockatrice|Cockatrice]]Also| Special Summon 1 "Gladiator Beast" monster from your hand in Defense Position, nearly every card in the archetype but it is capable of being returned to the Hand, Field, or Deck from the Graveyard, whether using at the End Phase.|-| [[Gladiator Beast monsters themselves or using their support cards. Generally, a "good" (or at the very least, local tournament capable) Gladiator Beast deck includes a mix of destruction, aggro, and Bestiari|Bestiari]]| [[toolboxwikipedia:Bestiarii|Bestiarii]] cards and tactics. It is this versatility which landed this deck as one of | [[wikipedia:Bestiary|Bestiary]]| Destroy 1 Spell/Trap Card on the top decks in the Shonen Jump Circuit.field|-==Optional Support Cards==* | [[WabokuGladiator Beast Darius|Darius]] - This card is almost identical to "| [[wikipedia:Darius I|Darius the Great]]| [[Defensive Tacticswikipedia:Horse|Horse]]| Special Summon 1 ", but unlike Defensive Tactics, it can be activated if you control no faceGladiator Beast" monster from your Graveyard.|-up Gladiator Beasts, or no monsters at all, so you can use it if you play a weak | [[Gladiator Beast in face-down Defense Position, trigger it when the opponent declares an attack, then summon a Gladiator Beast afterwards.Dimacari|Dimacari]] * | [[My Body as a Shieldwikipedia:List of Roman gladiator types#Dimachaerus|Dimachaerus]] - "| [[Gladiator Beast Heraklinoswikipedia:African buffalo|Cape buffalo]]" can negate almost any Spell or Trap card your opponent uses, but it has no defense against monster effects, and there are two monsters in particular that are | Attack twice during the greatest threat to Heraklinos Battle Phase.|- "| [[Judgment DragonGladiator Beast Equeste|Equeste]]" and "| [[Dark Armed Dragonwikipedia:List of Roman gladiator types#Equites|Equites]]", either of which can appear without warning and wipe you out. "| Winged [[My Body as a Shieldwikipedia:Centaur|Centaur]]| Add 1 " can also be used Gladiator Beast" card from your Graveyard to stop destructive Spells or Traps if you don't have Heraklinos outyour hand. ("|-| [[Divine WrathGladiator Beast Hoplomus|Hoplomus]]" is not needed because of "| [[Gladiator Beast War Chariotwikipedia:List of Roman gladiator types#Hoplomachus|Hoplomachus]]") * | [[Cold Wavewikipedia:Rhinoceros|Rhino]] | DEF becomes 2400.|- This card allows you to start off a Duel without having to worry about Spells or Traps from your opponent, or to keep your opponent from taking back the advantage with commonly played cards like "| [[Gladiator Beast Lanista|Lanista]]| [[Mirror Forcewikipedia:List of Roman gladiator types#Lanista|Lanista]]", "| [[Torrential Tributewikipedia:Eagle|Eagle]]| Gains the name of 1 ", Gladiator Beast"monster banished from your Graveyard.|-| [[Bottomless Trap HoleGladiator Beast Laquari|Laquari]]" and "| [[Lightning Vortexwikipedia:Laquearius|Laquearius]]" to destroy your Gladiator Beasts. It is significantly less effective against other Effect Monster centered Decks like [[Blackwings| [[wikipedia:Tiger|Tiger]], | ATK becomes 2100.|-| [[InfernitiesGladiator Beast Murmillo|Murmillo]] and | [[Lightswornswikipedia:Murmillo|Murmillo]]. * | [[Wild Nature's Release]wikipedia:Carp|Carp]] | Destroy 1 face- While there are many different equip cards for Gladiator Beasts, this card turn the tables up monster on even the higher ATK based monsters, and better yet, won't destroy yours because they return to the deck at the end of the battle phase rather than have them destroyed at the end phase. "field.|-| [[Gladiator Beast Noxious|Noxious]]| [[wikipedia:Gladiator Beast Dimacari#Legal_and_social_status|Noxii]]", is a very good choice for this card because he has rounded ATK and DEF stats, plus | [[wikipedia:Leopard|Leopard]]| Send 1 Gladiator Beast Monster from the ability Deck to attack twice, making him a very difficult enemy to deal withthe Graveyard.|-* | [[Ancient ForestGladiator Beast Octavius|Octavius]] - You can attack and return your monster without | [[wikipedia:Gaius Octavius|Gaius Octavius]]| [[wikipedia:Bald eagle|Bald eagle]]| Destroy 1 face-down Spell/Trap Card on the effect of the destruction, while the monsters field.|-| [[Gladiator Beast Retiari|Retiari]]| [[wikipedia:List of Roman gladiator types#Retiarius|Retiarius]]| [[Wikipedia:Crocodile|Crocodile]]| Banish 1 card from your opponent attacks with will be destroyed at the end of the battle phase. This is because Ancient Forest''s effect is Chain Link One, while the GB's effect is chain link two. (Ancient Forest's effect is mandatory, while the GB's effect is optionalGraveyard.)|-* | [[Icarus AttackGladiator Beast Sagittarii|Sagittarii]] - Although only 3 (by including "| [[Gladiator Beast Gyzaruswikipedia:Sagittarii|Sagittarii]]" even 4/[[wikipedia:Sagittarius (astrology) of the Gladiator Beasts are |Sagittarius]]| [[Winged Beastwikipedia:Chiron|Chiron]]s, they | You can tag out for each other, making it easy to activate this card. Also, if you tag in for discard 1 "[[Gladiator Beast Equeste]]" or even "card; draw 2 cards|-| [[Gladiator Beast BestiariSamnite|Samnite]]| [[wikipedia:Samnite (gladiator type)|Samnite]]" and the opponent tries to use "| [[Bottomless Trap Holewikipedia:Smilodon|Smilodon]]" on | When it, you can use this destroys an opponent's monster by battle, add 1 "Gladiator Beast" card from your Deck to save Bestiari from being removed and also destroy 2 more cardsyour hand. Later you can use "|-| [[Gladiator Beast DariusSecutor|Secutor]]" to revive the Bestiari in the Graveyard and | [[Contact Fusionwikipedia:Secutor|Contact FuseSecutor]] for "| [[Gladiator Beast GyzarusWikipedia:Lizard|Lizard]]| Special Summon 2 " to destroy another two cards. * Gladiator Beast" monsters from your Deck after an attack involving it.|-| [[Thunder King Rai-OhGladiator Beast Spartacus|Spartacus]] - A very powerful card that cripples nearly all of the meta. It stops the usage of popular cards such as "[[Elemental Hero Stratos| [[wikipedia:Spartacus|Spartacus]]", "| [[Goblin Zombiewikipedia:Dinosaur|Dinosaur]]| Add 1 ", and "[[Charge of the Light Brigade]]Gladiator Beast"Equip Spell Card from your Deck to your hand. It also negates synchro summons, which is very useful against top|-tier decks such as | [[BlackwingsGladiator Beast Torax|Torax]] and Destiny Hero Zombies. Rai-Oh's effect shouldn't harm you since you shouldn't be using "| [[Gladiator Proving Groundwikipedia:Thraex|Thraex]]" or "| [[Gladiator Beast Samnitewikipedia:Tetraodontidae|Blowfish]]" when Rai-Oh is on the field anyways| Tag it out to draw 1 card.|-* | [[Dust TornadoGladiator Beast Tygerius|Tygerius]] - One of the main cards that wreck Gladiator Beasts that is commonly used today is "| [[Royal Oppressionwikipedia:Tiberius (praenomen)|Tiberius]]". Dust Tornado can help remedy that problem, and it also destroys other cards such as "| [[Black Whirlwindwikipedia:White tiger|White tiger]]| Discard 1 " and Gladiator Beast" card to add 1 "Gladiator Beast"monster from your Deck to your hand.|-| [[Mirror of OathsGladiator Beast Vespasius|Vespasius]]". * | [[Dimensional Fissurewikipedia:Vespasian|Titus Flavius Vespasianus]] - Your Gladiator Beasts won't be going to the grave very often and this can help stop | [[Lightswornswikipedia:Basilisk|Basilisk]] from milling, | All monsters you control gain 500 ATK.|-| [[BlackwingsGladiator Beast Andabata|Andabata]] from using "| [[Blackwing - Shura the Blue Flamewikipedia:Andabatae|ShuraAndabatae]]" and "| [[Blackwing - Vayu the Emblem of Honorwikipedia:Hadrosaurid|VayuHadrosaurid]]| Special Summon 2 ", Zombies Gladiator Beast" monsters from using "your Deck. |-| [[MezukiGladiator Beast Domitianus|Domitianus]]" and "| [[Plaguespreader Zombiewikipedia:Domitian|Titus Flavius Caesar Domitianus Augustus]]", and Infernities | ''Unknown''| Special Summon 1 "Gladiator Beast" monster from using "your Deck.|-| [[Infernity NecromancerGladiator Beast Dragases|Dragases]]". Be careful when using this card, however, because this card removes your "[[Test Tiger| [[wikipedia:Constantine XI Palaiologos|Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos]]" from play, you can't use "| [[Rescue Catwikipedia:Bald Eagle|Bald Eagle]]| Special Summon 2 "'s effect, and it can conflict Gladiator Beast" monsters with "different names from your Deck.|-| [[Gladiator Beast DariusEssedarii|Essedarii]]".| [[wikipedia:Essedarius|Essedarius]]* | [[Widespread Dudwikipedia:Gorilla|Gorilla]] | N/A|- This card can be very helpful in a Gladiator Beast deck as it can be used to its full power. By chaining this card to the summoning of your "| [[Gladiator Beast GyzarusGaiodiaz|GyzarusGaiodiaz]]" or "| [[Gladiator Beast Bestiariwikipedia:Gordias|BestiariGordias]]| [[wikipedia:Tyrannosaurus|Tyrannosaurus]]| Special Summon 2 " you can destroy 2 of Gladiator Beast" monsters from your opponents monsters by selecting this card as a target for destruction. In additionDeck, you can chain this card to the standard except "Gladiator Beast Spartacus".|-| [[Gladiator BeastsBeast Gyzarus|Gyzarus]]| [[wikipedia:Julius Caesar|Gaius Julius Caesar]]| ''Unknown'' effects - select the monster being sent back to the | Special Summon 2 "Gladiator Beast" monsters from your Deck for its effect, and one of your opponent's cards, which will be destroyed because your monster will have already been removed, triggering Widespread Dud's effect.except "Gladiator Beast Bestiari".|-| [[Gladiator Beast Heraklinos|Heraklinos]]* | [[Fissurewikipedia:Heracles|Heracles]] and | [[Smashing GroundWikipedia:Chimera (mythology)|Chimera]] - Despite being one for one's, these cards are very powerful. They do not | N/A|-| [[TargetGladiator Beast Nerokius|Nerokius]] so they can destroy difficult to destroy monsters such as "| [[Thought Ruler Archfiendwikipedia:Nero|Nero]]" and "| [[Tytannial, Princess of Camelliaswikipedia:Bat|Bat]]| Special Summon 2 "Gladiator Beast" monsters from your Deck. Also, many cards require a specific monster on their side of the field to use (e.g. "|-| [[Icarus AttackGladiator Beast Tamer Editor|Tamer Editor]]" and "| [[Limiter Removalwikipedia:Tame animal|Taming]]") using these cards to destroy their monster first not only allows you to direct attack more often, it also allows you to tag in "/[[Gladiator Beast Bestiariwikipedia:List of Roman gladiator types#Editor|Editor]]" and destroy them without allowing the opponent from using them later on. * | [[Book of Moonwikipedia:Deer|Deer]] - This card is very useful in a Gladiator Beast deck. It can save your own monster from | N/A|}===Support==={| class="wikitable sortable"! Card! Origin|-| [[Mirror ForceColosseum - Cage of the Gladiator Beasts]]" or "| [[Bottomless Trap Holewikipedia:Colosseum|Colosseum]]", it can temporarily stop Continuous Monster Effects that prevent you from using certain cards (e.g. "|-| [[JinzoGladiator Beast War Chariot]]" and "| [[Stardust Dragonwikipedia:Chariot#Rome|Chariot]]") but most importantly, it gives you a defensive target for your |-| [[Gladiator Beast to safely attack into without worrying about cards like "[[Honest's Battle Archfiend Shield]]" and "| [[Kalutwikipedia:Scutum (shield)|Scutum]]". Also, if the monster has very high defense, all the monsters you control can ram into it allowing each of them to tag out and use their effects for a relatively small trade off. Alternatively, you can chain this card to "|-| [[Gladiator Beast Darius's Battle Gladius]]", flipping Darius face| [[wikipedia:Gladius|Gladius]]|-down before Darius' effect resolves. When Darius' effect resolves and revives the | [[Gladiator Beast monster, that monster's effect will not be negated as the negation effect is Continuous and Darius is now face-down.Battle Halberd]] * | [[Shrinkwikipedia:Halberd|Halberd]] |- Since this is a | [[Quick-Play Spell Cards|Quick-Play Spell CardGladiator Beast's Battle Manica]], it can be used right when your opponent's monster is going to attack. Activate "Shrink" and most likely the attacking monster will be destroyed instead of your Gladiator Beast thus "Shrink" is the more offensive compared to "| [[Half Shutwikipedia:Manica (armguard)|Manica]]". Also, since it attacked your |-| [[Gladiator Beast monster, you can now tag out.'s Medusa Shield]] * | [[Half Shutwikipedia:Aegis|Aegis]] |- Similar to "| [[ShrinkGladiator Beast's Valor]]" this card is a | [[Quickwikipedia:Virtus (virtue)|Virtus]]|-Play Spell Cards|Quick-Play Spell Card[[Gladiator Naumachia]]. However unlike "| [[Shrinkwikipedia:Naumachia|Naumachia]]" this card halves the ATK, not the Original Attack. Also, it gives the added effect of making the monster immune to destruction by battle. Both cards have pros and cons depending on how you intend to use it. Both cards can be used to save your own monster from cards such as "|-| [[[Bottomless Trap HoleThumbs Down]]" however in this case "Half Shut" is superior to "| [[Shrinkwikipedia:Pollice verso|Pollice verso]]" as you can attack with your now weakened monster in order to tag out compared to "|-| [[ShrinkTrojan Gladiator Beast]]| [[wikipedia:Trojan Horse|Trojan Horse]]|}== Playing style ==With a few exceptions, all non-[[Fusion Monster|Fusion]]" where you would realize your monster is too weak Gladiator Beast" monsters have an effect to attack safely. "Half Shut" can also be used return to halve and 'protect' one monster on the opponent's side [[Main Deck|Deck]] during the end of the field, that way you can safely attack that one monster repeatedly with all your monsters while avoiding any other strong monster your opponent may control, afterwards you can tag them all out and destroy those strong monsters with "a [[Gladiator Beast MurmilloBattle Phase]]" when it battled, and "then to [[Special Summon]] another "Gladiator Beast Gyzarus]]". * [[Hedge Guard]] - Along with the above 2 cards, monster to replace it (this can can is also be used with known as 'tagging out'). The newly Special Summoned "Gladiator BeastsBeast" monsters usually gain another effect when Special Summoned in this way. Pros include that this card can be used directly from your hand during "Gladiator Beasts" also have eight Fusion Monsters, five of which require a specific "Gladiator Beast" monster and either one or two other "Gladiator Beast" monsters as [[damage calculationFusion Material]]. However, this allows you to counter cards such as "[[HonestPolymerization]]" or "is not required to [[KalutFusion Summon]]"these monsters. HoweverInstead, it also halves your own monsters ATK and your monster won't be destroyed from that one battle only. An alternate method the correct "Gladiator Beast" Fusion Material Monsters are returned to using this card is the Main Deck to set your Special Summon the appropriate "Gladiator Beast, that way the ATK decrease won't matter" Fusion Monster. * This process is otherwise known as [[Dimensional PrisonContact Fusion]] - Aside from using . Several of the "[[Gladiator Beast War Chariot]]", it is fairly difficult for Gladiator Beasts Fusion Monsters are also able to 'tag out' to destroy cards such as Special Summon 0-2 "[[Stardust Dragon]]Gladiator Beast"monsters from the Deck. This Nearly every card in the archetype is a great solution capable of being returned to those problems and it can also be used to remove any stronger monsters your opponent may control allowing you to attack and tag out easier during your turnthe hand, field, or Deck from the Graveyard by utilizing the effects of "Gladiator Beast" monsters or their support cards. * [[Elemental Hero Prisma]] - Use its effect to reveal The "[[Gladiator Beast Gyzarus]]" in your Deck includes a mix of destruction, aggro, and [[Extra Decktoolbox]] cards and send "[[Gladiator Beast Bestiari]]" from your deck to tactics. It is this versatility which landed this Deck as one of the top Decks in the Graveyard, at which point "Prisma" is now treated as "Bestiari"''Shonen Jump Circuit''. Next, special summon "The [[Test TigerSeptember 2010 Lists|September 2010 Forbidden List]]caused "Gladiators Beasts" and use it's effect to send "Prisma" back to deck to special summon become more popular, especially with the banning of "[[Gladiator Beast DariusHeavy Storm]]", which revives "Bestiari". Finally, you can and [[Contact FusionLimited|Contact FuseLimiting]] both monsters to special summon of "Gyzarus[[Royal Oppression]]", both of which destroys up were a threat to two cards on the field, leaving your opponent open for an attacktheir strategy. * The [[Elemental Hero Stratos:April_2015_Lists_(TCG)|April 2015 Forbidden List]] - Use it's effect to add Elemental Hero Prisma to your hand. Then use Prisma's effect and treat it as a made the previously Limited "[[Gladiator Beast. * [[Reinforcement of the ArmyBestiari]] - Use it's effect " Unlimited, making the entire deck not as susceptible to add Elemental Hero Prisma to your hand much faster.  * having a "[[Rescue CatBottomless Trap Hole]] - Some players consider this " or other card to be a staple in that banishes monsters used on "Bestiari", which would render "[[Gladiator Beast decks, while others do notGyzarus]]" inaccessible for the remainder of the Duel. If you run this card, you should use 3 Previous incarnations of thes Deck used "[[Test TigerRescue Cat]]s" and 2 to Summon monsters such as "[[Gladiator Beast Samnite]]s", because they are the cards you will want to search for with Rescue Cat's effect. Summoning two " and "[[Test Tiger]]s" allows you to tag each make big plays. With the Errata of the monsters out for one "BestiariRescue Cat" and one other Gladiator Beast for an easy summon , however, the Deck changed its strategy. With the release of "[[Gladiator Beast GyzarusRescue Rabbit]]" And an instant 2400 damage to , the new version of the oponants life points thanks to Gyzarus's field destruction ability. * Deck uses "[[X-Saber AirbellumGladiator Beast Andal]] - Great strategy with this card is to "[[Rescue Cat]]" " to allow for the quick Summon of "[[X-Saber AirbellumGladiator Beast Essedarii]]" (a Tuner) and or "[[Gladiator Beast SamniteTest Panther]]". This allows you to [[Synchro Summon]]. Since they are both level 3, the best choices would probably be "[[Goyo Guardian]]" or "[[Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier]]". * [[After the Struggle]] - Similar to "[[Ancient Forest]]", it destroys any attacking monster, but unlike "Ancient Forest", it destroys any defending monsters as well. Because it activates during the End Step, Gladiator Beasts can tag out to prevent their destruction, while also destroying any remaining attack target. This can help set up various tags and clear the field of larger monsters, such as "[[Stardust Dragon]]". * [[Magic Hole Golem]] - If your opponent has a strong monster that your Gladiator cannot defeat, you can summon this card. By using this card's effect, your Gladiator Beast's [[ATK]] is halved and it can attack your opponent [[Direct attack| directly]]. When you end your [[Battle Phase]], you can return the selected Gladiator Beast monster to your [[Deck]] to summon "[[Gladiator Beast Murmillo]]", which destroys your opponent's monster. *[[Summoner Monk]] - If you have a spell card, discard it to special summon a level 4 below monster from your deck. You can special summon "[[Rescue Cat]]" from your deck to summon a "[[Test Tiger]]" or "[[X-Saber Airbellum]]" or a "[[Gladiator Beast Samnite]]" from your deck. If you run a "[[Phantom of Chaos]]" from your deck, you can use "Summoner Monk" effect and special summon it if you have a "[[Rescue Cat]]" from your graveyard or any other Gladiator Beast. *[[Enraged Battle Ox]] - This monster allows almost all significant Gladiator Beasts (the [[Beast]]s, [[Beast-Warrior]]s and [[Winged Beast]]s) to do piercing damage, and is a fair attacker itself. The only strong Gladiator Beasts it doesn't enhance are "[[Gladiator Beast Spartacus]]" and its fusion, "[[Gladiator Beast Gaiodiaz]]". In addition, since the Gladiator Beasts are constantly swapping in and out, this is a more viable way of granting piercing damage than an equip card like "[[Fairy Meteor Crush]]". *[[Foolish Burial]] - Similar to [[Elemental Hero Prisma]], you can use this card's effect to send "[[Gladiator Beast Bestiari]]" from your deck to the Graveyard. Then summon a Gladiator Beast monster. Next, special summon "[[Test Tiger]]" and use it's effect to send the summoned Gladiator Beast monster back to deck to special summon "[[Gladiator Beast Darius]]", which revives "Bestiari". Finally, you can [[Contact Fusion|Contact Fuse]] both monsters to special summon "Gyzarus", which destroys up to two cards on the field, leaving your opponent open for an attack. ==Weaknesses and Counter-Strategies== Gladiator Beasts are currently one of the most tournament-competitive deck types, due to their incredible flexibility. However, they are not invincible. Some good ways to overcome a Gladiator Beast user are as follows: * '''Prevention of Special Summoning''' -- This is the big one, the one sure-fire way to shut down a [[Gladiator Beast]] deck. "[[Vanity's Fiend]]", "[[Vanity's Ruler]]", "[[Deck Lockdown]]", "[[Royal Oppression]]", "[[Archlord Kristya]]", "[[Cactus Bouncer]]", "[[Corridor of Agony]]" and others all prevent Gladiator Beasts from tagging out or performing [[Contact Fusion]], paralyzing the deck. "[[Jowgen the Spiritualist]]" and "[[Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo]]" also have the ability to destroy any Special Summoned monster already on the field in addition to preventing Special Summoning. * '''Counter-Destruction''' -- Often, it is the Gladiator Beasts with the effect to destroy cards that are the most troublesome, but there are a few good cards that specifically prevent that in use. [[Destruction Jammer]], [[Prime Material Dragon]], [[Stardust Dragon]], and [[Divine Wrath]] all work well. These latter two also work against [[Gladiator Beast Heraklinos]] when it activates its effect to negate and destroy a Spell or Trap. * '''Monster Effects''' - Since Gladiator Beasts must battle to gain their effects, monster card effects that trigger during battle are highly effective. Note, however, that Gladiator Beasts have access to "[[Gladiator Beast War Chariot]]", so be prepared with something like "[[Trap Jammer]]" or "[[Counter Counter]]" to lock that card out. Here are some good monster card effects:** '''Monsters that destroy the monsters that attacked them''' - [[Newdoria]], [[Man-Eater Bug]], [[Old Vindictive Magician]], [[Exploder Dragon]], [[Yomi Ship]], [[Yubel - The Ultimate Nightmare]], [[Ally of Justice Catastor]], [[Ally of Justice Core Destroyer]] (with [[DNA Transplant]]).** '''Monsters that return the cards that attacked them''' - [[Wall of Illusion]], [[Hyper Hammerhead]], [[Morphing Jar 2|Morphing Jar #2]], [[Penguin Soldier]], [[Nightmare Penguin]], [[Legendary Jujitsu Master]], [[Neo-Spacian Grand Mole]] : These cards are even better than the destroyers above, since they can get around [[Gladiator Beast's Battle Archfiend Shield]], and the Gladiator Beasts cannot be brought back with [[Gladiator Beast Darius]].** '''Monsters that remove from play the cards that attacked them''' - [[D.D. Warrior]], [[D.D. Warrior Lady]], [[D.D. Assailant]] - Even worse for the opponent than the destroyers or returners, since though they have a heavy focus upon recycling or hand exchanging, Gladiator Beasts have no internal method of re-using removed-from-play cards.** '''Trump-card monsters with mass-destruction effects''' - Cards like these can destroy the Gladiator Beasts by effect, preventing their battle-swap from activating, or they can destroy the support cards that prevent the Gladiator Beasts from being destroyed by battle. A few can even do both. Some of these include: [[XYZ-Dragon Cannon]], [[Red Dragon Archfiend]], [[Judgment Dragon]], [[Dark Armed Dragon]], [[Demise, King of Armageddon]], [[Volcanic Doomfire]], [[Armed Dragon LV10]], and [[Beast King Barbaros]]. Judgment Dragon and Dark Armed Dragon, in particular, are great because they can appear suddenly without warning to wipe out most everything the opponent has. [[Yubel - Terror Incarnate]] is especially devastating, destroying the whole field at the end of your turn except for itself. * '''Destroy on Summoning''' - "[[Trap Hole]]","[[Bottomless Trap Hole]]", and especially "[[Mirror of Oaths]]", that destroy the monsters when are special summoned from the deck. Also, "[[Swallow Flip]]" will greatly hurt any Gladiator Beast deck when special summoning using the Gladiator Beasts effect. * '''Effect Canceling''' - Cards such as "[[Skill Drain]]" or "[[Angel 07]]" can prevent your monsters from tagging out or negate the effects of the ones that are Summoned leaving your monsters defenseless against some of the more powerful ATK monsters. [[G.B. Hunter]] is exclusively designed to stop the Gladiator Beasts to come back to the deck, as "[[Corridor of Agony]]", that can completely negate the effects of the Gladiator Beast monsters and prevent them to attack. * '''Attack Negation/Prevention''' - You can only "tag out" a Gladiator Beast for another if the first Gladiator Beast "attacked or was attacked". Unlike most card effects with a similar activation requirement, the battle must "go through", i.e. instead of just declaring an attack or being targeted as the target of an attack, the battle has to go into and apply [[Damage Calculation]] (even if the damage for that battle would be 0. Therefore, any Spell, Trap, or Monster Effect that lets you negate a monster attack would prevent the opponent from tagging out their Gladiator Beasts. * '''Mirror Match''' - Gladiator Beasts can be good against other Gladiator Beast decks, provided you have certain cards. For example, if you side in [[Jowls of Dark Demise]] or [[Rafflesia Seduction]] you can let the opponent attack into it, giving you control of their monster and letting you 'tag' their Gladiator Beast out for your own Gladiator Beast. Also, cards that a Gladiator Beast deck run normally are good against another Gladiator Beast deck anyway, such as [[Dimensional Prison]] and [[Gladiator Beast War Chariot]].  ===Recommended cards==Recommended Cards== ===Monster Cards==={{Decklist|Recommended cards

|normal monsters =* [[Gladiator Beast Andal]]|effect monsters =* [[Gladiator Beast Attorix]]* [[Gladiator Beast Augustus]]* [[Gladiator Beast Bestiari]]* [[Gladiator Beast Darius]]* [[Gladiator Beast Dimacari]]* [[Gladiator Beast Equeste]]* [[Gladiator Beast Hoplomus]]* [[Gladiator Beast Lanista]]* [[Gladiator Beast Laquari]]* [[Gladiator Beast Murmillo]]* [[Gladiator Beast Noxious]]* [[Cyber DragonGladiator Beast Retiari]]* [[Rescue CatGladiator Beast Sagittarii]]* [[X-Saber AirbellumGladiator Beast Samnite]]* [[SanganGladiator Beast Spartacus]]* [[Morphing JarGladiator Beast Vespasius]]

* [[Test Rescue Rabbit]]|fusion monsters =* [[Gladiator Beast Andabata]]* [[Gladiator Beast Domitianus]]* [[Gladiator Beast Essedarii]]* [[Gladiator Beast Gaiodiaz]]* [[Gladiator Beast Gyzarus]]* [[Gladiator Beast Heraklinos]]* [[Gladiator Beast Nerokius]]* [[Gladiator Beast Tamer Editor]]|xyz monsters =* [[Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - TigerKing]]* [[Lightning Chidori]] * [[Thunder King Rai-OhTornado Dragon]]* [[Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy]]====Spells===|link monsters =<!-- This is not an exact Decklist. Do not add multiples or staples.-->* [[Gladiator Beast Dragases]]* [[Book of MoonTest Panther]]* ''[[My Body as a ShieldAttribute Booster]]s''* [[Reinforcement of the ArmyFire Fighting Daruma Doll]]* [[E Cross- Emergency CallSheep]]|normal spells =* [[Gladiator Beast's Comeback]]* [[Smashing GroundGladiator Beast's Respite]]

* [[Ancient ForestGladiator's Return]]* [[Dimensional FissureOnslaught of the Fire Kings]]* [[Unexpected Dai]]|equip spells =* [[Gladiator Beast's Battle Halberd]]* [[Gladiator Beast's Battle Manica]]* [[Kahyoreigetsu]]|continuous spells ===Traps====<!* [[Gladiator Rejection]]* [[Fire Formation -Tenki]]* [[Fire Formation - This is not an exact Decklist. Do not add multiples or staples.Tensu]]|quick-->play spells =* [[Gladiator Beast United]]|normal traps =* [[Defensive Tactics]]* [[Double Tag Team]]* [[Gladiator Beast Charge]]* [[Gladiator Lash]]

====Extra Deck=Weaknesses and counter-strategies===* '''Prevention of Special Summoning''' - As "Gladiator Beast" Decks focus heavily on Special Summoning, they become crippled by cards that prevent it. "[[Solemn Warning]]", "[[Archlord Kristya]]" and "[[Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo]]" are all common Main Deck and Side Deck cards that prevent Special Summoning, or neutralize it. In the case of "Kristya", the Deck finds it hard to get over a monster with 2800 ATK without Contact Fusion, as long as it is protected from the high Trap Card count with cards like "[[Forbidden Lance]]". Other options include "[[Vanity's Fiend]]", "[[Vanity's Ruler]]", "[[Deck Lockdown]]" and "[[Corridor of Agony]]".* '''Counter-destruction''' - Often, it is the "Gladiator Beasts" with the effect to destroy cards that are the most troublesome, but there are several cards that can be used to combat this. "[[Starlight Road]]" is a common card that is particularly effective against "[[Gladiator Beast Gyzarus]]". Other options include "[[Divine Wrath]]", "[[Destruction Jammer]]", and "[[Stardust Dragon]]".* '''Monster effects''' - As "Gladiator Beasts" must battle to gain their effects, monster effects that trigger during battle are highly effective. Note, however, that "Gladiator Beasts" have access to "[[Gladiator Beast HeraklinosWar Chariot]]", so be prepared with something like "[[Dark Bribe]]" or "[[Seven Tools of the Bandit]]" to negate it. Here are some good monster card effects:* * '''Monsters that destroy the monsters that attacked them''' - "[[Stardust Snowman Eater]]", "[[Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter]]"** '''Monsters that return the cards that attacked them''' - "[[Penguin Soldier]]", "[[Legendary Jujitsu Master]]", "[[Neo-Spacian Grand Mole]]"** '''Monsters that banish the cards that attacked them''' - "[[D.D. Warrior]]", "[[D.D. Warrior Lady]]"* '''Destroy on Summoning''' - Cards such as "[[Torrential Tribute]]", "[[Bottomless Trap Hole]]" and especially "[[Mirror of Oaths]]", that destroy the monsters when Special Summoned are great against "Gladiator Beasts".* '''Effect canceling''' - Cards such as "[[Skill Drain]]", "[[Chivalry]]" or "[[Effect Veiler]]" can prevent your monsters from tagging out or negate the effects of the ones that are Summoned, leaving them defenseless against high ATK monsters. "[[Clear Wing Synchro Dragon]]" and "[[Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon]]" are also very effective, as they can negate the effects of the Gladiator Beasts upon summon or when they 'tag out', leaving them often helpless.* '''Attack negation/prevention''' - You can only 'tag out' a "Gladiator Beast" when it "attacks or is attacked", therefore, any Spell, Trap, or Monster Effect that lets you negate a monster attack would prevent the opponent from tagging out their "Gladiator Beasts".{{Template:ArchetypeNavbox|Archseries navbox}}{{PAGENAMEArchseries navbox (anime)}}{{Archseries navbox (Duel Links)}}[[Category:ArchetypeTCG and OCG archetypes]]