5 tips to help Magic: The Gathering Arena players build a Gladiator deck

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Deckbuilding in Magic: The Gathering Arena is not always as complicated as it might sound. With the casual Gladiator format becoming official soon, thanks to Wizards of the Coast, it’s definitely about to see a lot more players checking it out. This mode, in particular, is arriving in Magic: The Gathering Arena as part of an upcoming event, so many players are going to be trying it out for potentially the first time.

When it comes to designing a deck, there are a few things that players should consider before they go diving into the delightful world of Gladiator in Magic: The Gathering Arena. It’s a fun, casual mode that allows players to make some amazing plays, but it does take some thought when it comes to actually creating a deck.

In Magic: The Gathering, deckbuilding can be a fun but also challenging experience. Many of the tips in this article can also help with deckbuilding in other formats, with some notable exceptions.

Furthermore, it's important to note that in Gladiator for Arena, there will be a few banned cards, but not that many. Other than these cards, any card in Magic: The Gathering Arena can be used in a deck, but only one copy of each. Basic lands can be used infinitely, as can cards that specify they can have multiple cards in the card text.

Gladiator is a genuinely fun Magic: The Gathering Arena format and is being highlighted by Wizards of the Coast as a limited-time event within the game. It’s currently not known if it will join the game as a permanent mode to play in, but here are some tips to help players with tabletop as well as digital Magic: The Gathering.

Unlike Commander, players don’t have a character to essentially build their deck around. While players in Gladiator can do whatever they want