Sword and Sandals Showdown: AM Week 09 2025 (Gladiator) Decks

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Sword and Sandals Showdown: AM Week 09 2025

Format: Gladiator
Date: 2025-02-28
Source: melee.gg

Place	Deck	Pilot	Tabletop Price	MTGO Price	Toggle Deck
3 - 0	Jeskai Midrange	Barfling #34307	$ 785	214 tix	Expand

3 - 0	Mono-Red Aggro	Maxwell Berry	$ 367	95 tix	Expand

2 - 1	Esper Control	iam3dhomer	$ 865	204 tix	Expand

2 - 1	Esper Reanimator	Joeks0303	$ 780	231 tix	Expand

2 - 1	Mardu Sacrifice	JustALog96	$ 803	116 tix	Expand

2 - 1	Boros Aggro	McMenno	$ 552	102 tix	Expand

2 - 1	Four-color Midrange	Visa	$ 1,032	256 tix	Expand

1 - 2	Mono-Red Aggro	Bob (lindonmichael)	$ 365	96 tix	Expand

1 - 2	Azorius Midrange	dabudder	$ 738	187 tix	Expand

1 - 2	Four-color Midrange	howdyhowdy	$ 759	227 tix	Expand

1 - 2	Dimir Combo	Hungry_	$ 897	204 tix	Expand

1 - 2	Five-color Lands	Its	$ 738	81 tix	Expand

1 - 2	Naya Aggro	pokekrakken	$ 713	147 tix	Expand

-	Esper Control	Nyarlathotep	$ 838	196 tix	Expand

-	Bant Combo	Cosar	$ 1,003	199 tix	Expand

Displaying 1 - 15 of 15 in total.

New Cards Being Played

Card	Decks
Swords to Plowshares #37 (12)	Jeskai Midrange (3 - 0) , Esper Reanimator (2 - 1) , Mardu Sacrifice (2 - 1) , Boros Aggro (2 - 1) , Esper Control (2 - 1) , ...
Path to Exile #159 (9)	Esper Reanimator (2 - 1) , Mardu Sacrifice (2 - 1) , Boros Aggro (2 - 1) , Esper Control (2 - 1) , Four-color Midrange (2 - 1) , ...
Dig Through Time #263 (8)	Jeskai Midrange (3 - 0) , Esper Reanimator (2 - 1) , Esper Control (2 - 1) , Four-color Midrange (2 - 1) , Four-color Midrange (1 - 2) , ...
Lightning Bolt #40 Thrum Of The Vestige (7)	Mono-Red Aggro (3 - 0) , Jeskai Midrange (3 - 0) , Mardu Sacrifice (2 - 1) , Boros Aggro (2 - 1) , Four-color Midrange (2 - 1) , ...
Prismatic Ending #384 Retro (7)	Jeskai Midrange (3 - 0) , Esper Reanimator (2 - 1) , Esper Control (2 - 1) , Four-color Midrange (2 - 1) , Four-color Midrange (1 - 2) , ...
Brainstorm #90 (7)	Esper Reanimator (2 - 1) , Esper Control (2 - 1) , Four-color Midrange (2 - 1) , Four-color Midrange (1 - 2) , Dimir Combo (1 - 2) , ...
Dismember #28 Borderless Showcase (6)	Mono-Red Aggro (3 - 0) , Jeskai Midrange (3 - 0) , Esper Reanimator (2 - 1) , Mono-Red Aggro (1 - 2) , Four-color Midrange (1 - 2) , ...
Toxic Deluge #120 (6)	Esper Reanimator (2 - 1) , Esper Control (2 - 1) , Four-color Midrange (2 - 1) , Five-color Lands (1 - 2) , Dimir Combo (1 - 2) , ...
Laelia, the Blade Reforged #246 (5)	Mono-Red Aggro (3 - 0) , Boros Aggro (2 - 1) , Four-color Midrange (2 - 1) , Mono-Red Aggro (1 - 2) , Four-color Midrange (1 - 2)
Reprieve #9 Borderless Showcase (5)	Jeskai Midrange (3 - 0) , Esper Control (2 - 1) , Four-color Midrange (2 - 1) , Azorius Midrange (1 - 2) , Esper Control (-)
Spell Pierce #63 (5)	Jeskai Midrange (3 - 0) , Esper Control (2 - 1) , Four-color Midrange (1 - 2) , Azorius Midrange (1 - 2) , Esper Control (-)
Mystic Sanctuary #388 (3)	Esper Control (2 - 1) , Dimir Combo (1 - 2) , Esper Control (-)
Caves of Koilos #365 (3)	Esper Reanimator (2 - 1) , Mardu Sacrifice (2 - 1) , Esper Control (-)
Sleight of Hand #22 Borderless Showcase (3)	Esper Reanimator (2 - 1) , Four-color Midrange (2 - 1) , Esper Control (-)
Bitter Triumph #26 Borderless Showcase (3)	Esper Reanimator (2 - 1) , Dimir Combo (1 - 2) , Esper Control (-)
Faerie Mastermind #114 (3)	Four-color Midrange (2 - 1) , Azorius Midrange (1 - 2) , Esper Control (-)
Burst Lightning #41 Borderless Showcase (3)	Mono-Red Aggro (3 - 0) , Boros Aggro (2 - 1) , Mono-Red Aggro (1 - 2)
Brazen Borrower #190 (2)	Azorius Midrange (1 - 2) , Bant Combo (-)
Elvish Mystic #173 (2)	Five-color Lands (1 - 2) , Bant Combo (-)
Expressive Iteration #288 (2)	Four-color Midrange (2 - 1) , Four-color Midrange (1 - 2)
Gilded Goose #221 (2)	Five-color Lands (1 - 2) , Bant Combo (-)
Clifftop Retreat #155 (2)	Boros Aggro (2 - 1) , Four-color Midrange (1 - 2)
Sheoldred's Edict #108 (2)	Mardu Sacrifice (2 - 1) , Dimir Combo (1 - 2)
Isolated Chapel #373 (2)	Esper Reanimator (2 - 1) , Esper Control (-)
Sulfur Falls #333 (2)	Jeskai Midrange (3 - 0) , Four-color Midrange (1 - 2)
Battlefield Forge #58 (2)	Jeskai Midrange (3 - 0) , Mardu Sacrifice (2 - 1)
Fabled Passage #130 (1)	Azorius Midrange (1 - 2)
Skyclave Apparition #154 (1)	Azorius Midrange (1 - 2)
Serra Paragon #169 (1)	Azorius Midrange (1 - 2)
Shattered Sanctum #260 (1)	Esper Control (-)
Dreamroot Cascade #254 (1)	Bant Combo (-)
Hinterland Harbor #371 (1)	Bant Combo (-)
Haywire Mite #349 (1)	Naya Aggro (1 - 2)
Kami of Whispered Hopes #273 (1)	Naya Aggro (1 - 2)
Yavimaya Coast #184 (1)	Bant Combo (-)
Tyvar's Stand #291 (1)	Naya Aggro (1 - 2)
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire #281 (1)	Naya Aggro (1 - 2)
Bring to Light #61 Borderless Showcase (1)	Five-color Lands (1 - 2)
Bojuka Bog #149 (1)	Five-color Lands (1 - 2)
Faithless Looting #213 (1)	Mono-Red Aggro (1 - 2)
Zulaport Cutthroat #233 (1)	Mardu Sacrifice (2 - 1)
Blood Artist #209 (1)	Mardu Sacrifice (2 - 1)
Woe Strider #201 (1)	Mardu Sacrifice (2 - 1)
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia #217 (1)	Mardu Sacrifice (2 - 1)
Zombify #36 Borderless Showcase (1)	Esper Reanimator (2 - 1)
Shivan Reef #404 (1)	Jeskai Midrange (3 - 0)
Monstrous Rage #45 Borderless Showcase (1)	Mono-Red Aggro (3 - 0)

Most-Played Cards

Top Cards
	Card	Copies	Decks
1	Swords to Plowshares #37	12	80%
2	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student #242	9	60%
3	Lorien Revealed #60	9	60%
4	Path to Exile #159	9	60%
5	Solitude #44 Mh3 Special Guest	8	53%
6	Chrome Mox #219	8	53%
7	Dig Through Time #263	8	53%
8	Memory Lapse B	8	53%
9	Ocelot Pride #38	7	47%
10	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer #138	7	47%

Top Creatures
	Card	Copies	Decks
1	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student #242	9	60%
2	Solitude #44 Mh3 Special Guest	8	53%
3	Ocelot Pride #38	7	47%
4	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer #138	7	47%
5	Snapcaster Mage #78	7	47%
6	Fury #50	6	40%
7	Guide of Souls #29	6	40%
8	Ledger Shredder #46	6	40%
9	Orcish Bowmasters #103	6	40%
10	Abhorrent Oculus #42	5	33%

Top Spells
	Card	Copies	Decks
1	Swords to Plowshares #37	12	80%
2	Lorien Revealed #60	9	60%
3	Path to Exile #159	9	60%
4	Chrome Mox #219	8	53%
5	Dig Through Time #263	8	53%
6	Memory Lapse B	8	53%
7	Brainstorm #90	7	47%
8	Fable of the Mirror-Breaker #141	7	47%
9	Fatal Push #9 Battle At The Big Bridge	7	47%
10	Lightning Bolt #40 Thrum Of The Vestige	7	47%