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'''Duel Island -Gladiator-''' is an [[List of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links events|event]] that occasionally occurs in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links]]''. When in effectIn this event, players can earn event-exclusive rewards by constructing setting a "Defending Deck" that will Auto-Duel other players, and by challenging "Defending Decks" built by other players participating in the event.

When the player enters Duel World for the first time since the event's conclusion, they will be greeted by Andal growling at them. Tour Guide shows up immediately, telling him to "Calm it, fuzzball." Andal's subsequent growls are then translated by her, telling the player that their time on Duel Island is coming to an end. He then prompts the player to use what they've learned from the island to achieve wins in [[Ranked Duels]], bidding them good luck. Tour Guide comments that Andal is finally making some actual sense, before informing the player that Duel Island -Gladiator- is now over. She reminds the player to use their Lottery Coins before they expire, and cheerily tells the player that she'll will see them around. Andal then emits a loud growl before the dialogue ends.{{-|left}}=== Defending Decks ===After the player ends their dialogue with Gladiator Beast Andal and Tour Guide From the Underworld, they are required to choose one of their character's Decks as their "Defending Deck." By default, the player's current Active Deck will be set as their Defending Deck. The player can choose any of their valid Decks, although they can only designate one Deck at any given time; any designated Deck that cannot be used in Duels will not be able to accept challenges from other players.

=== A Defending Decks ===After Deck includes the player ends their dialogue with Gladiator Beast Andal and Tour Guide From cards in the UnderworldDeck, they will be prompted the character who it is assigned to choose one of their character, and the Deck's Decks as their "Defending Decktitle." By default, the The Defending Deck will be seen by other players does not include any [[Skill]] or accessories that are set as on the player's current Active Deck. Although that the player can choose any of has set as their Decks, they can only designate one Defending Deck at any given time (and by default, the character the Deck is set to), and any designated Deck that cannot be used in Duels will not be able to accept challenges from other players.

During Once the eventplayer has set a Defending Deck, there is a chance that it will appear on the Event Map for other players will encounter the player's Defending Deck (regardless of the challenged player's online status). If challengedthat player challenges the Deck, the Defending Deck will Auto-Duel against the challenger, independent of the player's control and without using any [[Skill]] set for it (including Auto-Activation Skills). The player cannot earn does not receive any EXP for any or Duel conducted this wayRewards from other players challenging their Defending Deck, and although they do receive Event Points if their Defending Deck is successful. They player cannot view any of these Duels (against their Defending Deck, except in a Replay after the Duel is finished). Furthermore, The player can view a list of the player receives no notification concerning these last 10 Duelsagainst their Defending Deck, except when although they will only be notified of challenges against their Defending Deck winsif the Defending Deck is victorious.

Once a A Deck is set as a the player's Defending Deck, remains as such until they change it will remain that way for the rest of or the event, unless the player later decides to set a different Deck as their Defending Deckends. In the February-March 2018 event, if the player changed the contents of their Defending Deck (including setting a different Deck), there was an unspecified delay before the change(s) appeared for challenging players. In ; in the July 2018 event, there was no such delay.

During the July 2018 event, it was stated that the more the player Duels in the event, the higher the chance of the player's Defending Deck appearing in other players' Event Maps.tt

[[File:APPotion.png|thumb|right|An AP Potion.]]As a general rule, in order to Duel against an opponent's Deck in the eventNormally, the player must be able to spend 1 AP.<ref group="Notes" name="AP">Before (known as Stamina in the July February-March 2018 event, this term was referred ) to as "Stamina"Duel against an opponent's Deck in the event.</ref> At the beginning of the event, the player starts with 5 AP, which is their maximum at the time. As In the July 2018 event, the player's Title rank increases during the event, so does their maximum AP in increments of increases by 1every time their title rank increases, to an absolute maximum of 10 APfor Duel Island Conqueror.<ref group="Notes" name="MAX">(In the February-March 2018 event, it was impossible to increase the player's cannot increase their maximum of 5 Stamina.) 1 APis restored every 30 minutes (even if the player is not online).</ref>

There are multiple methods of restoring AP. The main method is natural regeneration: 1 player can also restore AP is restored every 30 minutes, regardless of the player's online status. Another method is through the use of by using an AP Potions,<ref group="Notes" name="Potion">In (known as a Stamina Potion in the February-March 2018 event, this item was referred to as a Stamina Potion).</ref> which AP Potions can be earned from the Daily Bonuses, Event Missions, and cumulative Event Rewards. Additionally, 1 AP Potion could be earned from the Event Mission available each dayduring the event, which was as follows:

| 1 AP Stamina Potion<ref group="Notes" name="Potion"/>

[[File:EXAPCharge.png|thumb|left|An EX AP Charge.]] A third method of restoring AP debuted in In the July 2018 event: only, the player can spend EX AP (alternatively spelled "EXAP")instead of AP to participate in Duels in the event. The player can only spend EX AP is separate from if they have 0 AP remaining. EX AP, but is unique in that it can only be acquired (and restored) by purchasing an EX AP Charge in the [[Shop (Duel Links)|Shop]] using real-life currency (priced $0.99 in USD). Players can only purchase an EX AP Charge if they have 0 EX AP, and there is more than 1 hour remaining in the event, in which case it restores the player's EX AP by 8. By having EX AP, this allows the player to Duel against Defending Decks when they have 0 AP - albeit at the cost of losing 1 EX AP. EX AP does not carry over between events. In the February-March 2018 event, it was also possible for players to regain 1 AP<ref group="Notes" name="AP"/> for each Duel they won in [[Ranked Duels]]. However, this feature was removed in the July 2018 event.

Event Points are earned through by completing Duels against opponents in the event; they are important since they serve , as well as one of the player's methods to earn rewards in this eventDefending Deck defeating challengers. While in the event area, the player can see varying amounts of Event Points listed on opponents' icons, which represent the Event Points the player would earn from defeating a particular opponent's Deck. If the player loses or reaches a [[DRAW]] against are one of these Decks, then they earn half the Event Points listed on that opponent's icon. If ways in which the player surrenders or disconnects from a Duel against one of these Deck, they can earn no Event Pointsrewards in this event.

The On the Event Map, the playercan see a number of Event Points listed on opponents's Defensive Deck is also capable icons, which specifies the number of earning Event Points for the player: would earn from defeating that opponent. If the player loses or reaches a [[DRAW]] against that opponent, then they earn half the Event Points listed on that opponent's icon. The player does not earn any Event Points from that Duel if they surrender or disconnect. Additionally, each time it secures a victorythe player's Defending Deck defeats an opponent, the player receives 3000 Event Points. However, they The player does not earn no any Event Points if from a Duel in which their Defensive Defending Deck loses or reaches a [[DRAW]].

Event Points also define the player's temporary Title title during the event. In the February-March 2018 event, this is a purely cosmetic feature that only serves to indicate when . In the July 2018 event, the player's title rank corresponds to their maximum AP (their maximum AP will increase increases by 1every time their title rank increases) and affects the level at which the Intruder will initially appear. The player always starts the event at the Duel Island Pioneer rank—their title does not carry over between events.<ref group="Notes" name="MAX"/>

At any given time, five Five random Duelists are always present on the Event Map. Each of them is represented by a spinning an icon that displays the Duelist's username and Event Point worth; these icons are surrounded by a spinning ring that spin spins faster to emphasize Duelists with higher Event Point worths compared to others. The player can tap one of these icons to view that player's Deck name and "Ace Card"(referred to as a "pick up card" in the February-March 2018 event),<ref group="Notes" name="Ace">Before the July 2018 event, this term was referred to as "pick up card". The criteria used for determining a Deck's "Ace Card" is unknownnot specified.</ref>, and have the option to Duel or Auto-Duel against that Deck (as well as backing out). If the player wishes to view a different selection of these opponents, they may tap the "Reload" button, whereupon a group which replaces those five Duelists with another random selection of five random Duelists will replace the previous selection, but as a result, that the "Reload" button will be rendered unusable for about 60 seconds. If In the player chooses to February-March 2018 event, after concluding a Duel against with one of these players' Decksopponents (including surrenders or disconnects), they that opponent will view be replaced by another assortment random Duelist, but the other four will remain; in the July 2018 event, after concluding a Duel with one of these opponents, all five of these Duelists will be replaced with another five random Duelists after that Duel concludes (including surrenders or disconnects). The Event Points of these opponents will never can award cannot exceed 8000.<ref group="Notes" name="Limit">In (7000 in the February-March 2018 event, the Event Points of these opponents never exceeded 7000).</ref> In the circumstance that If the Defending Decks of five random Duelists cannot be found, 5 [[Standard Duelist]]s will appear instead, equipped with the same Decks that they use in Duel World (based on the player's current highest Stage).  Additionally, a Friend from the player's Friend List can appear on the Event Map, who can be easily identified by their gold-bordered icon and will always have an Event Point worth of 5000. The player does not need to spend AP to Duel against a Friend. They are otherwise identical to the standard five random Duelists; however, in the July 2018 event, each Friend can only appear once per day on that player's Event Map. Furthermore, an Intruder and a Trespasser can appear on the Event Map. These characters use predefined Decks and have Event Point yields that depend on their own Deck's level, with their Event Point yields exceeding the maximum Event Point yields of other opponent's at higher levels. In the February-March 2018 event only, the player must spend 1 Stamina to Duel this kind of opponent; in the July 2018 event, the player does not need to spend any AP. In the February-March 2018 event, the player does not earn any caseEXP from Duels in this event. In the July 2018 event, the Event Pointplayer earns 500 EXP for a victory against any opponent in this event, and 250 EXP for either a loss or a [[DRAW]]. (The player does not earn EXP from Duels against their Defending Deck.)

Up to three additional opponents can appear on the Event Map as well, none of which require AP to be Dueled.<ref group="Notes" name="== Intruder">In the Februaryand Trespasser ====[[File:DuelIslandGladiator-March 2018 event, the Intruder opponent did require 1 AP to be Dueled against.</ref> One of them can be a Friend from png|thumb|200px|The Intruder appearing]]The Intruder and the Trespasser are opponents that randomly appear in the player's Friend Listevent, who can be easily identified by their goldgreen-colored icon bordered icons and will always have an Event Point worth of 5000their appearances as [[Monster Card|monsters]]. They are otherwise identical to [[Phantom Beast Wild-Horn (character)|Phantom Beast Wild-Horn]] appears as the Intruder and [[Gladiator Beast Andal (character)|Gladiator Beast Andal]] appears as the standard five random Duelists, but each Friend can only appear once per day on that player's Event Map, randomlyTrespasser.<ref group="Notes" name="friend">In the February-March 2018 eventonly, there was no limit the player must spend 1 Stamina to how many times a certain Friend appeared on a player's Event Map per day.</ref> The two other potential opponents are Intruders and Trespassers, whose Event Point worths are exceptionally higher than any other Duel this kind of opponent ; in the July 2018 event, the player does not need to spend any AP.

Regardless of The Intruder begins appearing partway through the opponent, if the player initiates a Duel in event—specifically on March 2 00:00 (EST) for the February-March 2018 event, they will receive 500 EXP for a victory, and 250 EXP July 16 01:00 (EDT) for either a loss or a [[DRAW]].<ref group="Notes" name="EXP">In the February-March July 2018 event. Additionally, there was no EXP awarded for any Duels conducted in the July 2018 event, the level that the Intruder initially appears at depends on the player's title rank at the time.</ref>

==== Intruder / The Trespasser ====[[File:DuelIslandGladiator-Intruderonly appears in the July 2018 event.png|thumb|200px|The Intruder appearsTrespasser begins appearing at the start of the event. A Level 50 version of the Trespasser began randomly appearing after July 19 01:00 (EDT), but only once the player had defeated its Level 40 version at least once after the Level 50 version became available.]]

The '''If the player defeats the Intruder''' and the '''or Trespasser''' are opponents that randomly appear in the event, identified by their green-colored icons and their appearances as monsters. As of the July 2018 event, these opponents do not require AP to be Dueled against. While the Trespasser made player can unlock its random appearances in the July 2018 event since the event's start, the Intruder only begins appearance at its random appearances partway through next level; the event - specifically on March 2 00:00 (EST) for the February-March 2018 event, and July 16 01:00 (EDT) for the July 2018 event. They are identical in function, since when either of them is defeated, next time that opponent appears, it will use a higherits next-highest level Deck than they previously used (normally to a max of Level 40). This opponent will occasionally appear using the Deck of the level below its highest level Deck that the player has unlocked (e.g. if the player has unlocked up to the Intruder's Level 40 Deck, which is accommodated by a higher it may still appear using its Level 30 Deck, but not its Level 20 Deck). Higher-level Decks award more Event Point reward. Their Points; their Event Point worths by level are as follows:

|+Feb-Mar 2018<ref group="Notes" name="Intrude">The Trespasser did not appear in the February-March 2018 event, only the Intruder did.</ref>

In the February-March 2018 event, the Daily Bonus consisted of 1 AP Stamina Potion.<ref group="Notes" name="Potion"/>  In the July 2018 event, it instead the Daily Bonus consisted of 1 AP Potion, 10 free random rewards from the Event Lottery, and a total of 15000 Event Points awarded for the first 5 Duels completed within against opponents on the event area Event Map that day (1000 points for the first Duel, 2000 points for the second, etc.).

| 1 AP Stamina Potion<ref group="Notes" name="Potion"/>

| 1 AP Stamina Potion

Throughout the event, the player also receives Lottery Coins<ref group="Notes" name="(known as Island">Before Coins in the July February-March 2018 event, "Lottery Coins" in this event were referred to as "Island Coins".</ref> ) whenever they earn Event Points, at a rate of 1 coin for every 100 Event Points earned (rounded up). The player can spend these Lottery Coins at the Event Lottery, where 1 random reward is issued per every 30 Lottery Coins spent. These random rewards can be purchased one at a timeor 10 at a time (if the player does not have enough coins to draw 10 rewards, or they can instead draw as many rewards as possible (with a maximum of 10 random rewards purchased at a timeif more than one). The rarity of a reward is indicated by the coloring of its panel when received, with rainbow-colored being the highest rarity, gold-colored being the medium rarity, and neutral-colored as the lowest rarity.

The player has access to the Event Lottery remains open from the start of the event up until one week after the event's conclusion - specifically conclusion—specifically until March 16 01:00 (EDT) for the February-March 2018 event, and July 30 01:00 (EDT) for the July 2018 event.

* The background was taken from the artwork of "[[Colosseum - Cage of the Gladiator Beasts]]"serves as the background of the Event Map.