Gladiator Beast

The Gladiator Beasts are a series of cards released in Gladiator's Assault, themed after the famed ancient Roman slave-warriors of the Colliseum. With few exceptions, the Gladiator Beasts all have the effect to return to the Deck during the end of a Battle Phase if it battled, and then Special Summon another Gladiator Beast monster to replace it, with most gaining new effects when summoned in this manner. Because of this, and the fact that many Gladiator Beast monsters are fairly weak, most of their support cards are designed to either protect them during battle (thus ensuring they can return to the Deck to Special Summon another Gladiator Beast monster) or return unwanted Gladiator Beast cards in the player's hand or graveyard to the deck, where they can be brought out more readily by the battle effects of the others. To fusion Gladiator Beasts, the key monster and any other Gladiator Beasts must be on the field to summon the monster, fusion between gladiator beasts do not require polymerization. The Gladiator Beasts are a mix of destruction, aggro, and toolbox tactics, making them very aggressive, strategic and fast paced in a themed deck.Many cards in the theme are TCG exclusives, examples being "Test Tiger" and "Gladiator Beast Octavius".

Since the strategy mainly revolves around recycling, you will want to have some spell and trap cards to match. Spell Absorption can take advantage of constant replay while Terraforming & Gold Sarcophagus can get the colosseum on the field fast. Mask of Restrict is also a valuable addition as it can prevent your opponent from getting out high level monsters and DNA Surgery can make beast support cards such as Enraged Battle Ox more effective while also negating type based strategies. Since the Gladiator Beasts effects revolve around battle Spirit Barrier and Astral Barrier can provide crucial protection if your'e low on Life Points and the six searchers can fill the field up fast while Witch Doctor of Sparta burns away your opponents life points with each Special Summon from the Deck and Ojama Trio provides battle fodder. Maybe throw in the Ojamas since they're also beast types.