Here's my post-LODN Gladiator build updated May 31st, 2008.

nice...... you can use the new fusion saturday as lodt was locally tournament legal may 3rd i believe, someone correct me if im wrong but im pretty postive that was it

Hmm, i see the sided Anti Spell Fragrance, hmm, but maybe to have some draw power, maybe u can try out 1-2 Gladiator Beast's Respite?

Gladiator Beast's Respite provides no draw power, only situational hand shuffling. I tested it out for a while in the past and it has proved to be a card for the common pile.

LODT becomes legal after the 14th. That's how it always goes. The cards are never legal until their release date.

Oh ok, x.x Worked wonders for me, But yea looking closely i completely understand where u comin from.

I originally had two Darius but I am a fan of Gladiator Beast Secutor still so until he proves to be useless I will stick with the way things are.

I have a sided copy, with four targets in the main deck, three of which are highly searchable, the card should hardly ever be a dead draw.

I tested it and I absolutely will not use it again.

curse of anubis is... pointless. defensive tactics>curse of anubis.

i have mixed feelings on test ape. i think a mole in its place is a better option

i do like the icarus attack however.

cold wave is amazing in GB's.

if ur going to go prisma, commit to it. 2 RotA and 3 of him

good start though. props

I strongly disagree. Curse of Anubis is amazing. Once you test with it you will understand.

Test Ape is working well and is a target for Rescue Cat, it is staying in for now.

Something we both agree on.

I like it better in the side deck from my testing, it's there if you read the whole thing.

I've tested for a while now with Prisma and 2 and 3 both work fine with the tempo I want to establish.

It isn't a start, it's a product of testing and tweaking since Gladiator Beasts first came out. Thank you for your comments though.

A bit high on traps for my taste. Main decking Cold Wave really does come in handy, as you then don't have to worry about your GB getting Torrential Tributed, etc.

And TT doesn't really belong in here too much. You have Waboku and End of Anubis already.

And yes drop the secutor when you find he is no use anymore. And I like Mole instead of Ape. Helps handle those oddball cases.

Otherwise, good deck.

I am a fan of the side-decked cold wave, as I said in a different post. If testing shows that I should main deck Cold Wave I will, however everything has been running smoothly and I haven't encountered many problems that I would need main decked Cold Waves for.

Torrential Tribute is limited for a reason. A Gladiator Best won't always be on the field and even if one is Torrential Tribute is still a powerful card that should be used in most decks.

I am still liking Secutor, I haven't had many problems with him. When I find him to be useless, which I have not so far, I will drop him from the build. Grand Mole's removal isn't necessary when I need to use my normal summons for Gladiator Beasts and when I have removal in the form of Gyzarus and Murmillo.

I'll test him simply because he seems popular, I am a fan of him in other decks just not this one at the moment.

Thank you for your comments. I sent you a PM by the way.

one that i found to be productive is Enraged Battle Ox, which i would take out test ape for but as u stated hes been working really good for you

I won locals in a field of people who are ranked in the top 25 with the following build Saturday. Suggested changes to the side board are appreciated.

Main:

- Icarus Attack / Curse of Anubis
+ Sangan

This was a logical choice. Even with three D.D. Crow main decked I hardly ever drew it because of my minimal deck thinning. Sangan becomes my fourth D.D. Crow and fourth Test Tiger while fetching a total of 13 different monsters in the deck. Too much utility to pass up.

Side:

- Necrovalley (Side deck)
+Gravekeeper's Commandant (Side deck)

I want to try this fix out. Three Necrovalley could mean dead draws towards the later game and swapping a third Necrovalley for one copy of Gravekeeper's Commandant could help the topdecks while thinning my deck more early game to grab that Necrovalley to counter Dark Return, Lightsworn, etc.


The deck is working like a charm. Necrovalley is amazing against multiple popular decks this format and after I side out Prisma, Rota and one Darius I can fit in two Necrovalley and one Gravekeeper's Commandant rather easily.

With three main decked D.D. Crow, Solemn Judgment, Cold Wave and Waboku I have rather good game ones against Dark Return and Lightsworn. Game 2 and game 3 I have a plethora of side deck options against Samurai, Dark Return, Lightsworn and other graveyard-dependent decks.

The only problem I see right now is the matchup against spell and trap heavy decks such as Gadgets or Big City. Royal Oppression is only easily handled if I can draw into a Cold Wave that doesn't get negated by Solemn Judgement.

Help for siding against these types of decks would be appreciated, however the only slots I would like to move around would be Exiled Force (2 slots), Pulling the Rug (1 Slot) and Dust Tornado (1 Slot) and Lightning Vortex (2 Slots). Vortex is rather good against Samurai and Plasma control though, so I may leave those two in the side board.