Gladiator

Gladiator is a Magic Arena-specific constructed format for Magic: The Gathering. It is not an on-demand format, but instead exclusive to events.
==Description==
The decks are 100-card, singleton, and 20-life, with a card pool of the Timeless format (aka the Arena card pool). While digital-only cards are permitted, rebalanced cards are usually not played. The format is "best of 3, no sideboards". 
It differs from the Commander format - and the Arena equivalent of Historic Brawl - in that there is no commander, no extra life, no free mulligan, best of three and 1v1.
==History==
Gladiator was developed by Canadian Highlander players in mid-2020 so they could continue to play singleton during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the chief developers of the format is Ben Wheeler of LoadingReadyRun, who was also one of the architects of Canadian Highlander.
In August 2020, MTG Arena featured an event known as "Super-Singleton", which was similar to the community-created custom format. Gladiator was first featured under its name as a Community Spotlight in August 2022.
==Banlist==
As of January 2025, the ban list for Gladiator consists of eleven cards: 
*<c>Ajani, Nacatl Pariah</c>
*<c>Demonic Tutor</c>
*<c>Field of the Dead</c>
*<c>Mana Drain</c>
*<c>Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes</c>
*<c>Natural Order</c>
*<c>Oko, Thief of Crowns</c>
*<c>Psychic Frog</c>
*<c>The One Ring</c>
*<c>Treasure Cruise</c>
*<c>Reanimate</c>
While Alchemy cards are allowed in the format, players are not allowed to use the rebalanced versions of cards (distinguished by an Arena “A” symbol in the top left corner).
==External links==
*GladiatorMTGA format panel.
==References==
Category:Magic Arena