Eligibility

There are no geographic restrictions on participation. though some players may also be asked to (confidentially) provide mailing information for physical prizes (MTG singles, accessories, etc)

By entering, players consent that their decklists & arena/discord username (excluding additional #'s) may be used for content creation, such as written articles or prerecorded content.

Gladiator Format Rules

• Gladiator is a 100 card singleton format, meaning a required minimum deck size of 100 cards, with a maximum of 1 copy per card. Exceptions to the rule are Basic Lands, and cards featuring abilities allowing you to ignore the "one-of" rule. (Rat Colony, Seven Dwarves, etc)
• Gladiator draws from the MTG Arena card pool. This includes Arena exlcusive cards (MTGA New Player Experience) and allows for certain cards that may be otherwise banned/suspended in sanctioned formats (Once Upon a Time, Burning-Tree Emissary, etc)
• Gladiator does not use a sideboard, and does not require a Commander. As such, while cards with Companion are legal to include in your deck, they will not be available as a Companion.
• Gladiator uses a banned list.

The banned list for the format is as follows:

As of April 27th, 2021

Oko, Thief of Crowns, Pre-Format Ban
Field of the Dead, July 16th 2020
Nexus of Fate, November 23rd 2020
Teferi, Time Raveler, November 23rd 2020
Natural Order, April 27 2021

Direct Challenge Rules

Matches for this event should be formatted as: Challenge Match 60-Card Best of Three Higher Seed plays first

Format Resources

For more information & resources, check out the following links:

• Discord
• Twitch Stream
• LoadingReadyRun's Tap Tap Concede

Miscellaneous

Players are fully responsible for their internet & system stability.

Connection issue, MTG Arena bugs, and anything related to your game crashing/not functioning properly is the sole responsibility of the player and will not result in restarting the match.

Players should be aware of known issues in MTG Arena

Prize Information

Prize support for the end of season championship has been provided by the Tournament Organizer staff. Given that several of these prizes will be physical goods, eligible participants may need to confidentially supply a mailing address in order to receive physical prizes.

Prize Support

• 1st place: A booster box of Innistrad: Midnight Hunt or a booster box of Innistrad: Crimson Vow (your choice)
• 2nd place: the remaining booster box of Innistrad
• 3rd/4th place: a set of the Banlist Special (one paper copy of each currently-banned card). Our 3rd and 4th players will be drafting the 5 cards between them, with 3rd place receiving the first pick
• 5th-8th place: some neat singles! Two cards still TBD, but two of the cards will be Secret Lair foil-stained-glass Karn and Ugin
• 9th-16th place: three (3) Arena Prerelease codes. We will work with our players to try and find three codes that can be redeemed for each player.

Contact & Communication

If you have any questions or concerns leading up to the tournament, please contact our team of tournament organizors either via the Gladiator Discord or by sending an email to gladiatormtga@gmail.com

If you come across an issue at any point during the tournament, please contact our tournament organizers on Discord. Our team will look to resolve your issue as quickly as possible. In such instances, you may be required to provide screenshots as a form of confirmation.