Gladiator is a Series 5 Marvel Snap card with a Cost of three and a Power of seven. When revealed, he draws and plays a random card from the opponent’s deck. If the card he draws is weaker, it is destroyed. This guide gives Marvel Snap fans insights into how the META card Gladiator synergizes with other characters and suggests the optimal deck for him.

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The Best Deck for Gladiator

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One superlative lineup for Gladiator is a destroy deck with Death and Alioth. Players can duplicate this setup by teaming up Gladiator with Death, Alioth, Deadpool, Angel, Nova, Wolverine, Killmonger, X-23, Yondu, Silver Surfer, Werewolf By Night, and Negasonic Teenage Warhead.

Card

Cost

Power

Gladiator

3

7

Death

8

12

Alioth

6

3

Deadpool

1

1

Wolverine

2

2

Killmonger

3

3

Nova

1

1

Angel

1

2

Yondu

1

2

Silver Surfer

3

2

Werewolf By Night

3

3

Negasonic

3

2

Synergy-wise, the Gladiator deck works with the following combos:

  • Death benefits from his destruction and drops in Cost.
  • Alioth adds to the Gladiator’s destruction power.
  • Yondu and Negasonic remove an additional enemy card.
  • Deadpool, Angel, and X-23 get buffed by friendly destructions.
  • Nova and Silver Surfer maximize other cards’ Power.
  • Werewolf By Night exploits the On Reveal effect of all other cards.
  • Killmonger helps with the friendly cards’ destruction.

Players can also go with a budget version of the Gladiator deck. For that, they must replace Series 4 and 5 cards (Alioth, X-23, Negasonic, Werewolf By Night) with Shang-Chi, Odin, Deathlok, or Bucky Barnes.

How to Play Gladiator

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Gladiator’s effect is disruptive. Therefore, players must utilize him to snipe the opponent’s most precious assets. There are two things to consider while dropping this 7-Power card:

  1. He draws a random enemy card from the deck. That is why the RNG matters. In the worst-case scenario, Gladiator might pull a destroy-benefiting enemy card (e.g., Deadpool) and multiply its effect.
  2. Gladiator waits for the enemy’s ability. This can be risky when facing cards like Black Panther, who can become stronger when revealed and potentially overpower Gladiator.

How to Counter Gladiator

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As an On Reveal card, Gladiator can be countered with Cosmo. However, other counterplays include Armor and Colossus. Once the Gladiator’s ability is triggered, it cannot be intentionally halted. This is because he selects a random card from the deck.

Is Gladiator Worth It?

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Considering his Cost-Power ratio, Gladiator is one of the best 3-Cost cards in Marvel Snap. Even when he fails to target valuable opponents, he still brings 7 Power points to the board. Moreover, he can be buffed with Silver Surfer or trigger Werewolf By Night for additional dominance.