Sword and Sandals Showdown: AM (Gladiator) Decks

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Sword and Sandals Showdown: AM

Format: Gladiator
Date: 2026-01-30
Source: melee.gg

Place	Deck	Pilot	Tabletop Price	MTGO Price	Toggle Deck
3 - 0	W-U-B-G Flicker	dabudder	$ 1,219	254 tix	Expand

3 - 0	Mardu Aristocrats	ForceOFWill	$ 1,139	217 tix	Expand

2 - 1	Izzet Control	Daniel Hnatiw	$ 616	190 tix	Expand

2 - 1	U-B-R-G Ramp	iam3dhomer	$ 1,016	191 tix	Expand

1 - 2	Golgari Lands	bogalizard	$ 1,279	192 tix	Expand

1 - 2	Bant Flicker	bongclouddefense	$ 1,065	231 tix	Expand

1 - 2	W-U-B-G Threeanimator	Hungry_	$ 1,116	181 tix	Expand

1 - 2	Bant Enchantress	Its	$ 882	108 tix	Expand

1 - 2	Sultai Midrange	Neisan2112	$ 1,008	246 tix	Expand

Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 in total.

New Cards Being Played

Card	Decks
Stock Up #24 Borderless Showcase (5)	W-U-B-G Flicker (3 - 0) , U-B-R-G Ramp (2 - 1) , Izzet Control (2 - 1) , Bant Flicker (1 - 2) , Sultai Midrange (1 - 2)
Swords to Plowshares #37 (5)	Mardu Aristocrats (3 - 0) , W-U-B-G Flicker (3 - 0) , Bant Flicker (1 - 2) , W-U-B-G Threeanimator (1 - 2) , Bant Enchantress (1 - 2)
Brainstorm #90 (5)	W-U-B-G Flicker (3 - 0) , U-B-R-G Ramp (2 - 1) , Izzet Control (2 - 1) , Bant Enchantress (1 - 2) , Sultai Midrange (1 - 2)
Mystic Sanctuary #388 (4)	U-B-R-G Ramp (2 - 1) , Izzet Control (2 - 1) , Bant Flicker (1 - 2) , Sultai Midrange (1 - 2)
Path to Exile #159 (4)	Mardu Aristocrats (3 - 0) , W-U-B-G Flicker (3 - 0) , W-U-B-G Threeanimator (1 - 2) , Bant Enchantress (1 - 2)
Treasure Cruise #169 (4)	U-B-R-G Ramp (2 - 1) , Izzet Control (2 - 1) , Bant Flicker (1 - 2) , Sultai Midrange (1 - 2)
Preordain #161 (3)	U-B-R-G Ramp (2 - 1) , Izzet Control (2 - 1) , Sultai Midrange (1 - 2)
Dig Through Time #263 (3)	U-B-R-G Ramp (2 - 1) , Izzet Control (2 - 1) , Sultai Midrange (1 - 2)
Skyclave Apparition #154 (3)	W-U-B-G Flicker (3 - 0) , Bant Flicker (1 - 2) , W-U-B-G Threeanimator (1 - 2)
Prismatic Ending #384 Retro (3)	W-U-B-G Flicker (3 - 0) , W-U-B-G Threeanimator (1 - 2) , Bant Enchantress (1 - 2)
Lightning Bolt #40 Thrum Of The Vestige (3)	Mardu Aristocrats (3 - 0) , U-B-R-G Ramp (2 - 1) , Izzet Control (2 - 1)
Demonic Tutor #620 (3)	U-B-R-G Ramp (2 - 1) , Golgari Lands (1 - 2) , Sultai Midrange (1 - 2)
Dismember #28 Borderless Showcase (2)	Mardu Aristocrats (3 - 0) , Golgari Lands (1 - 2)
Brazen Borrower #190 (2)	Izzet Control (2 - 1) , Sultai Midrange (1 - 2)
Bitter Triumph #26 Borderless Showcase (2)	Golgari Lands (1 - 2) , Sultai Midrange (1 - 2)
Haywire Mite #274 (2)	W-U-B-G Flicker (3 - 0) , Golgari Lands (1 - 2)
Hinterland Harbor #403 (2)	W-U-B-G Flicker (3 - 0) , Bant Flicker (1 - 2)
Lightning Greaves #350 (2)	W-U-B-G Flicker (3 - 0) , W-U-B-G Threeanimator (1 - 2)
Woe Strider #201 (2)	Mardu Aristocrats (3 - 0) , W-U-B-G Threeanimator (1 - 2)
Assassin's Trophy #294 (2)	Golgari Lands (1 - 2) , W-U-B-G Threeanimator (1 - 2)
Expressive Iteration #288 (2)	U-B-R-G Ramp (2 - 1) , Izzet Control (2 - 1)
Brotherhood's End #39 Borderless Showcase (2)	U-B-R-G Ramp (2 - 1) , Izzet Control (2 - 1)
Blood Artist #209 (1)	Mardu Aristocrats (3 - 0)
Elvish Mystic #173 (1)	Bant Flicker (1 - 2)
Fabled Passage #67 (1)	Bant Flicker (1 - 2)
Vineglimmer Snarl #323 (1)	Bant Flicker (1 - 2)
Cyclonic Rift #14 Borderless Showcase (1)	Bant Flicker (1 - 2)
Infernal Grasp #182 (1)	Golgari Lands (1 - 2)
Woodland Cemetery #176 (1)	Golgari Lands (1 - 2)
Wight of the Reliquary #338 (1)	Golgari Lands (1 - 2)
Sheoldred's Edict #108 (1)	Golgari Lands (1 - 2)
Crop Rotation #51 Borderless Showcase (1)	Golgari Lands (1 - 2)
Helping Hand #70 Borderless Full-Art Japanese Showcase (1)	W-U-B-G Threeanimator (1 - 2)
Starfield Mystic #177 (1)	Bant Enchantress (1 - 2)
Archon of Sun's Grace #137 (1)	Bant Enchantress (1 - 2)
Gilded Goose #221 (1)	Bant Enchantress (1 - 2)
Faerie Mastermind #114 (1)	Sultai Midrange (1 - 2)
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia #217 (1)	Mardu Aristocrats (3 - 0)
Ophiomancer #118 (1)	Mardu Aristocrats (3 - 0)
Bloodghast #210 (1)	Mardu Aristocrats (3 - 0)
Zulaport Cutthroat #233 (1)	Mardu Aristocrats (3 - 0)
Toxic Deluge #120 (1)	Mardu Aristocrats (3 - 0)
Feed the Swarm #77 (1)	Mardu Aristocrats (3 - 0)
Umbral Collar Zealot #227 (1)	Mardu Aristocrats (3 - 0)
Sevinne's Reclamation #267 (1)	Mardu Aristocrats (3 - 0)
Dreamroot Cascade #358 (1)	W-U-B-G Flicker (3 - 0)
Bring to Light #188 Foil (1)	U-B-R-G Ramp (2 - 1)
Rampant Growth #199 (1)	U-B-R-G Ramp (2 - 1)
Shared Roots #58 Borderless Showcase (1)	U-B-R-G Ramp (2 - 1)
Shivan Reef #404 (1)	Izzet Control (2 - 1)
Stormcarved Coast #263 (1)	Izzet Control (2 - 1)
Sulfur Falls #333 (1)	Izzet Control (2 - 1)
Faithless Looting #151 (1)	Izzet Control (2 - 1)
Abrade #311 Borderless (1)	Izzet Control (2 - 1)

Most-Played Cards

Top Cards
	Card	Copies	Decks
1	Deathrite Shaman #363 Retro	6	67%
2	Birds of Paradise #439 Borderless	5	56%
3	Springheart Nantuko #171	5	56%
4	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student #242	5	56%
5	Wary Zone Guard #18	5	56%
6	Brainstorm #90	5	56%
7	Stock Up #24 Borderless Showcase	5	56%
8	Swords to Plowshares #37	5	56%
9	Abhorrent Oculus #42	4	44%
10	Barrowgoyf #102	4	44%

Top Creatures
	Card	Copies	Decks
1	Deathrite Shaman #363 Retro	6	67%
2	Birds of Paradise #439 Borderless	5	56%
3	Springheart Nantuko #171	5	56%
4	Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student #242	5	56%
5	Wary Zone Guard #18	5	56%
6	Abhorrent Oculus #42	4	44%
7	Barrowgoyf #102	4	44%
8	Guide of Souls #29	4	44%
9	Mockingbird #61	4	44%
10	Noble Hierarch #2151	4	44%

Top Spells
	Card	Copies	Decks
1	Brainstorm #90	5	56%
2	Stock Up #24 Borderless Showcase	5	56%
3	Swords to Plowshares #37	5	56%
4	Chrome Mox #219	4	44%
5	Counterspell #281 Retro	4	44%
6	Ephemerate #7	4	44%
7	Green Sun's Zenith #169	4	44%
8	Lorien Revealed #60	4	44%
9	Oko, Thief of Crowns #50 Showcase	4	44%
10	Path to Exile #159	4	44%