Sword and Sandals Showdown: AM Week 08 2025 (Gladiator) Decks

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Sword and Sandals Showdown: AM Week 08 2025

Format: Gladiator
Date: 2025-02-21
Source: melee.gg

Place	Deck	Pilot	Tabletop Price	MTGO Price	Toggle Deck
3 - 0	Sultai Control	incidentall	$ 806	181 tix	Expand

3 - 0	Mardu Combo	Joeks0303	$ 762	137 tix	Expand

3 - 0	Boros Aggro	McMenno	$ 559	102 tix	Expand

2 - 1	Boros Death & Taxes	dabudder	$ 677	134 tix	Expand

2 - 1	Esper Midrange	Dankids	$ 790	230 tix	Expand

2 - 1	Dimir Combo	Hungry_	$ 821	201 tix	Expand

2 - 1	Five-color Lands	Its	$ 729	76 tix	Expand

2 - 1	Four-color Control	Nyarlathotep	$ 726	205 tix	Expand

1 - 1	Jeskai Control	UntitledUserName	$ 594	200 tix	Expand

1 - 2	Bant Midrange	Barfling #34307	$ 812	191 tix	Expand

1 - 2	Mono-Red Aggro	Bob (lindonmichael)	$ 367	92 tix	Expand

1 - 2	Jeskai Tempo	howdyhowdy	$ 749	225 tix	Expand

1 - 2	Mardu Midrange	iam3dhomer	$ 845	217 tix	Expand

1 - 2	Abzan Combo	Maxwell Berry	$ 907	203 tix	Expand

-	Golgari Midrange	Extruded Clown	$ 672	95 tix	Expand

-	Mono-Black Midrange	Neisan2112	$ 476	60 tix	Expand

-	Mono-Black Control	pokekrakken	$ 640	94 tix	Expand

Displaying 1 - 17 of 17 in total.

New Cards Being Played

Card	Decks
Swords to Plowshares #37 (11)	Boros Aggro (3 - 0) , Mardu Combo (3 - 0) , Five-color Lands (2 - 1) , Esper Midrange (2 - 1) , Four-color Control (2 - 1) , ...
Dismember #28 Borderless Showcase (9)	Mardu Combo (3 - 0) , Sultai Control (3 - 0) , Dimir Combo (2 - 1) , Bant Midrange (1 - 2) , Mono-Red Aggro (1 - 2) , ...
Lightning Bolt #40 Thrum Of The Vestige (8)	Boros Aggro (3 - 0) , Mardu Combo (3 - 0) , Four-color Control (2 - 1) , Boros Death & Taxes (2 - 1) , Jeskai Control (1 - 1) , ...
Path to Exile #159 (8)	Boros Aggro (3 - 0) , Mardu Combo (3 - 0) , Esper Midrange (2 - 1) , Four-color Control (2 - 1) , Boros Death & Taxes (2 - 1) , ...
Toxic Deluge #120 (8)	Mardu Combo (3 - 0) , Sultai Control (3 - 0) , Five-color Lands (2 - 1) , Dimir Combo (2 - 1) , Mardu Midrange (1 - 2) , ...
Dig Through Time #263 (7)	Sultai Control (3 - 0) , Esper Midrange (2 - 1) , Four-color Control (2 - 1) , Dimir Combo (2 - 1) , Bant Midrange (1 - 2) , ...
Prismatic Ending #384 Retro (7)	Mardu Combo (3 - 0) , Five-color Lands (2 - 1) , Four-color Control (2 - 1) , Bant Midrange (1 - 2) , Jeskai Control (1 - 1) , ...
Brainstorm #90 (6)	Sultai Control (3 - 0) , Esper Midrange (2 - 1) , Four-color Control (2 - 1) , Dimir Combo (2 - 1) , Jeskai Control (1 - 1) , ...
Laelia, the Blade Reforged #246 (6)	Boros Aggro (3 - 0) , Four-color Control (2 - 1) , Boros Death & Taxes (2 - 1) , Mono-Red Aggro (1 - 2) , Jeskai Tempo (1 - 2) , ...
Sundown Pass #264 (5)	Mardu Combo (3 - 0) , Four-color Control (2 - 1) , Boros Death & Taxes (2 - 1) , Jeskai Control (1 - 1) , Mardu Midrange (1 - 2)
Reprieve #9 Borderless Showcase (5)	Esper Midrange (2 - 1) , Four-color Control (2 - 1) , Boros Death & Taxes (2 - 1) , Bant Midrange (1 - 2) , Jeskai Tempo (1 - 2)
Bitter Triumph #26 Borderless Showcase (5)	Mardu Combo (3 - 0) , Dimir Combo (2 - 1) , Abzan Combo (1 - 2) , Mono-Black Midrange (-) , Golgari Midrange (-)
Sleight of Hand #22 Borderless Showcase (4)	Sultai Control (3 - 0) , Esper Midrange (2 - 1) , Four-color Control (2 - 1) , Jeskai Control (1 - 1)
Clifftop Retreat #155 (4)	Boros Aggro (3 - 0) , Mardu Combo (3 - 0) , Jeskai Control (1 - 1) , Jeskai Tempo (1 - 2)
Expressive Iteration #288 (3)	Four-color Control (2 - 1) , Jeskai Control (1 - 1) , Jeskai Tempo (1 - 2)
Sevinne's Reclamation #170 (3)	Esper Midrange (2 - 1) , Boros Death & Taxes (2 - 1) , Mardu Midrange (1 - 2)
Woodland Cemetery #176 (3)	Sultai Control (3 - 0) , Abzan Combo (1 - 2) , Golgari Midrange (-)
Mystic Sanctuary #388 (3)	Sultai Control (3 - 0) , Dimir Combo (2 - 1) , Jeskai Control (1 - 1)
Battlefield Forge #58 (3)	Mardu Combo (3 - 0) , Boros Death & Taxes (2 - 1) , Mardu Midrange (1 - 2)
Gilded Goose #221 (3)	Five-color Lands (2 - 1) , Abzan Combo (1 - 2) , Golgari Midrange (-)
Faithless Looting #213 (3)	Mardu Combo (3 - 0) , Mono-Red Aggro (1 - 2) , Mardu Midrange (1 - 2)
Skyclave Apparition #154 (2)	Esper Midrange (2 - 1) , Boros Death & Taxes (2 - 1)
Helping Hand #17 (2)	Esper Midrange (2 - 1) , Boros Death & Taxes (2 - 1)
Stormcarved Coast #263 (2)	Four-color Control (2 - 1) , Jeskai Control (1 - 1)
Sheoldred's Edict #108 (2)	Dimir Combo (2 - 1) , Mono-Black Midrange (-)
Sulfur Falls #333 (2)	Jeskai Control (1 - 1) , Jeskai Tempo (1 - 2)
Sign in Blood #114 (2)	Mono-Black Midrange (-) , Golgari Midrange (-)
Elvish Mystic #173 (2)	Five-color Lands (2 - 1) , Golgari Midrange (-)
Burst Lightning #41 Borderless Showcase (2)	Boros Aggro (3 - 0) , Mono-Red Aggro (1 - 2)
Infernal Grasp #182 (1)	Mono-Black Control (-)
Llanowar Wastes #165 (1)	Golgari Midrange (-)
Deathcap Glade #253 (1)	Golgari Midrange (-)
Feed the Swarm #77 (1)	Golgari Midrange (-)
Wight of the Reliquary #338 (1)	Golgari Midrange (-)
Assassin's Trophy #294 (1)	Golgari Midrange (-)
Night's Whisper #79 (1)	Mono-Black Midrange (-)
Caves of Koilos #365 (1)	Mardu Midrange (1 - 2)
Shattered Sanctum #260 (1)	Mardu Midrange (1 - 2)
Spell Pierce #63 (1)	Jeskai Tempo (1 - 2)
Haywire Mite #349 (1)	Abzan Combo (1 - 2)
Woe Strider #201 (1)	Abzan Combo (1 - 2)
Monstrous Rage #45 Borderless Showcase (1)	Mono-Red Aggro (1 - 2)
Zombify #36 Borderless Showcase (1)	Mardu Combo (3 - 0)
Yavimaya Coast #184 (1)	Bant Midrange (1 - 2)
Serra Paragon #169 (1)	Boros Death & Taxes (2 - 1)
Isolated Chapel #373 (1)	Mardu Combo (3 - 0)
Fabled Passage #130 (1)	Four-color Control (2 - 1)
Rampant Growth #199 (1)	Sultai Control (3 - 0)
Hinterland Harbor #371 (1)	Sultai Control (3 - 0)
Bojuka Bog #149 (1)	Five-color Lands (2 - 1)
Bring to Light #61 Borderless Showcase (1)	Five-color Lands (2 - 1)

Most-Played Cards

Top Cards
	Card	Copies	Decks
1	Swords to Plowshares #37	11	65%
2	Fatal Push #9 Battle At The Big Bridge	10	59%
3	Orcish Bowmasters #103	9	53%
4	Solitude #44 Mh3 Special Guest	9	53%
5	Dismember #28 Borderless Showcase	9	53%
6	Thoughtseize #20 Showcase	9	53%
7	Lightning Bolt #40 Thrum Of The Vestige	8	47%
8	Palantir of Orthanc #247	8	47%
9	Path to Exile #159	8	47%
10	Toxic Deluge #120	8	47%

Top Creatures
	Card	Copies	Decks
1	Orcish Bowmasters #103	9	53%
2	Solitude #44 Mh3 Special Guest	9	53%
3	Fury #50	7	41%
4	Giver of Runes #13	7	41%
5	Guide of Souls #29	7	41%
6	Ocelot Pride #38	7	41%
7	Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury #197	7	41%
8	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer #138	7	41%
9	Snapcaster Mage #78	7	41%
10	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student #242	7	41%

Top Spells
	Card	Copies	Decks
1	Swords to Plowshares #37	11	65%
2	Fatal Push #9 Battle At The Big Bridge	10	59%
3	Dismember #28 Borderless Showcase	9	53%
4	Thoughtseize #20 Showcase	9	53%
5	Lightning Bolt #40 Thrum Of The Vestige	8	47%
6	Palantir of Orthanc #247	8	47%
7	Path to Exile #159	8	47%
8	Toxic Deluge #120	8	47%
9	Counterspell #281 Retro	7	41%
10	Dig Through Time #263	7	41%