Make your opponent weep in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel with this powerful Tri-Brigade Gladiator Beast Deck. We've got the full deck list breakdown, combos, and more!

August 31st Banlist Update

Fire Formation - Tenki Semi-Limited

Fire Formation - Tenki has been Semi-Limited following the standard banlist update on August 31st! Check our Banlist update page for more information.

8/31 Banlist Update

Decklist Updates

Tri-Brigade Airborne Assault

Despite losing 1 copy of Fire Formation - Tenki to the banlist we can easily add Tri-Brigade Airborne Assault to search and Special Summon a Beast-Warrior Monster onto the field.

Out	In
Fire Formation - Tenki x1	Tri-Brigade Airborne Assault x1

Tri-Brigade Gladiator Beast Deck List

Main Deck: 42 Cards
x3	x2	x2	x2	x2
x1	x1	x2	x1	x1
x1	x1	x1	x2	x2
x1	x2	x1	x3	x3
x2	x1	x2	x2	x2
Extra Deck: 15 Cards
x1	x1	x2	x1	x1
x1	x2	x1	x1	x1
x1	x1	x1

Tri-Brigade Gladiator Beast Breakdown

Tri-Brigade Gladiator Beast Cost

300	390	510	510

Tier Evaluation

Tier Ranking
Tier 2
Deck Archetype		Deck Difficulty
Aggro		Hard
Deck Evaluation
Tri-Brigade can make use of Gladiator Beasts due to monster typing synergy as Beast-Warrior Gladiator Beasts can Contact Fusion, with no need for Polymerization Generic Beast-Warrior support works well for this Deck

Tri-Brigade Gladiator Beast Deck Guide: How to Play

Playstyle and Win Condition

This Tri-Brigade Gladiator Beast Deck maximizes both archetypes' strength of Searching as well as Recycling Monsters to bring out their heavy hitting Monsters onto the Field.

This deck in particular revolves around the seemingly infinite negates from the Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty combo.

With Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty combined with Union Carrier, Mist Valley Apex Avian, and Mist Valley Thunderbird, which creates repeatable negate thanks to the Effects of Mist Valley Apex Avian and Mist Valley Thunderbird.

Sample Combo #1

Required Cards
+ any Beast or Beast Warrior Card
Step	Description
①	Set & activate Fire Formation - Tenki → Search for Tri-Brigade Fraktall from the Deck and send it to the Hand.
②	Activate Tri-Brigade Fraktall's Effect from the Hand → Send it to the GY and search for Tri-Brigade Kitt from the Deck and send it to the GY as well.
③	Activate Tri-Brigade Kitt's GY Effect → Search for Tri-Brigade Nervall from the Deck and send it to the GY.
④	Activate Tri-Brigade Nervall's GY Effect → Search for Tri-Brigade Kerass from the Deck and send it to the Hand.
⑤	Set and Activate Gladiator Proving Ground → Search for Gladiator Beast Attorix from the Deck and send it to the Hand.
⑥	Normal Summon Tri-Brigade Kitt → Activate Tri-Brigade Kitt's Effect → Banish the Tri-Brigade Kitt and Tri-Brigade Fraktall that are currently in your GY. → Special Summon Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom from your Extra Deck.
⑦	Activate Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom's Effect and Special Summon Gladiator Beast Attorix from your Hand, onto the Field.
⑧	Link Summon Test Panther using both the Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom and the Gladiator Beast Attorix on the Field.
⑨	Test Panther's Effect triggers and activate Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom's GY Effect as Chain Links 1 & 2 respectively → Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom's GY Effect activates letting you draw 1 card while you select 1 card from your hand to place it at the bottom of the Deck. → Test Panther's Effect activates → Search for Gladiator Beast's Comeback from the Deck and send it to the Hand.
⑩	Set & activate Gladiator Beast's Comeback → Target the Gladiator Beast Attorix in your GY and Special Summon it onto the Field.
⑪	Activate Test Panther's Effect → Target the Gladiator Beast Attorix on the Field to shuffle it back into the deck → Search for Gladiator Beast Noxious from the Deck and Special Summon it onto the Field. -? Gladiator Beast Noxious's Effect Triggers → Search for Gladiator Beast Augustus from the Deck and send it to the GY.
⑫	Activate Tri-Brigade Kerass's Effect from the Hand → Discard the extra Beast or Beast Warrior Monster from your hand to Special Summon itself onto the field.
⑬	Activate Tri-Brigade Kerass's Effect → Banish the Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom and Tri-Brigade Nervall that are currently in your GY. → Special Summon Gladiator Beast Dragases from your Extra Deck.
⑭	Link Summon Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty using both the Test Panther and Gladiator Beast Dragases on the Field and set it in your Left EMZ.
⑮	Link Summon Union Carrier using both the Tri-Brigade Kitt and Tri-Brigade Kerass on the Field. → Activate Union Carrier's Effect → Target Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty and search for Mist Valley Thunderbird from the Deck to equip it. → Sumorgh, Bird of Sovereignty gains 1000ATK.
⑯	Set & activate Monster Reborn and Target the Gladiator Beast Noxious in the GY to Special Summon it onto the Field.
⑰	Fusion Summon Gladiator Beast Tamer Editor using both Gladiator Beast Noxious' on the Field. → Activate Gladiator Beast Tamer Editor's Effect → Special Summon Gladiator Beast Domitianus from the Extra Deck.
⑱	End your turn, and during your End Phase → Activate Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty's Effect → Search for Mist Valley Apex Avian from the Deck and Special Summon it onto the Field.

Final Board

Final Board

Sample Combo #2

Required Cards
+ any Beast or Beast Warrior Card
Step	Description
①	Set & activate Unexpected Dai → Search for Gladiator Beast Andal from the Deck and Special Summon it onto the Field.
②	Link Summon Link Spider using the Gladiator Beast Andal on the Field.
③	Set & Activate Gladiator Beast's Comeback → Target the Gladiator Beast Andal in the GY and Special Summon it onto the Field.
④	Link Summon Test Panther using both Link Spider and Gladiator Beast Andal on the Field. → Test Panther's Effect activates → Search for Gladiator Beast Noxious from the Deck and send it to the Hand.
⑤	Normal Summon Tri-Brigade Nervall.
⑥	Link Summon Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty using both Test Panther and Tri-Brigade Nervall which are on the field. and set it in your Left EMZ.
⑦	Activate Tri-Brigade Nervall's GY Effect → Search for Tri-Brigade Kerass from the Deck and send it to the Hand.
⑧	Activate Tri-Brigade Kerass's Effect from the Hand → Discard any random Beast or Beast Warrior Monster from your Hand to Special Summon it onto the Field.
⑨	Activate Tri-Brigade Kerass's Effect → Banish both the Tri-Brigade Nervall and Gladiator Beast Andal to Special Summon Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom from your Extra Deck.
⑩	Activate Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom's Effect → Special Summon the Tri-Brigade Kitt from your Hand.
⑪	Link Summon Union Carrier using the Tri-Brigade Kerass and Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom on the Field.
⑫	Activate Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom's GY Effect to Draw 1 Card and Place 1 Card from your Hand to the bottom of the Deck.
⑬	Activate Union Carrier's Effect → Target Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty and search for Mist Valley Thunderbird from the Deck to equip it. → Sumorgh, Bird of Sovereignty gains 1000ATK.
⑭	Activate Tri-Brigade Kitt's Effect → Banish the Tri-Brigade Kerass and the Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom that are in your GY → Special Summon Gladiator Beast Dragases onto the Field.
⑮	End your turn, and during your End Phase → Activate Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty's Effect → Search for Mist Valley Apex Avian from the Deck and Special Summon it onto the Field.

Final Board

Final Board

With the combos above, the main goal is to get Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty, Union Carrier, Mist Valley Thunderbird and Mist Valley Apex Avian onto the field for what some may consider an infinite negate loop. Everything else in addition to it would be icing on the cake.

The first combo adds Gladiator Beast Tamer Editor and Gladiator Beast Domitianus which adds to your general ATK Power.

Gladiator Beast Domitianus has the added benefit of being able to negate Monster Effects activated by your opponent, which in turn destroys them.

The second combo on the other hand is more bare bones, albeit not as strong as the first combo's End Board, it is still arguably more accessible.

Tri-Brigade Gladiator Beast Counters: How to Beat

Deck Counters

Control Decks

The key to beating Tri-Brigade Gladiator Beast Decks is negating & interrupting their Summons & Card Effect activations.

Going with a deck similar to the Drytron Fairy Control Deck that can control the flow of the Duel may turn things to your favor!

Drytron Fairy Deck List and Card Guide

Best Cards to Tech Against Tri-Brigade Gladiator Beast

	Contact "C"
	Contact "C" pretty much locks your opponent's Tri-Brigade Gladiator Beast Deck by keeping their Extra Deck Summons at bay, unless they use it as Material. Given the way this deck Special Summons a lot, Contact "C" can be a viable deterent.
	PSY-Framegear Gamma
	A hand trap that can be used to negate the effects of your opponent's Tri-Brigade Gladiator Beast especially when used against cards like Test Panter, Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom or other similar cards, destroying them in the process.
	Prohibition
	Using Prohibition and naming cards like Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty, Mist Valley Apex Avian, will pretty much lock your opponent's Tri-Brigade Gladiator Beast Deck from being able to perform as it should. Just make sure to use it as soon as you know that your opponent is using a Tri-Brigade Gladiator Beast Deck before they can bring out any of these cards.
	Effect Veiler
	Another hand trap like PSY-Framegear Gamma that can be used against cards like Test Panter, Tri-Brigade Ferrijit the Barren Blossom or other similar cards.
	Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring
	This card can be quickly used to cancel specific effects that are at the core of Tri-Brigade Gladiator Beast decks by discarding this card.

Limit Summons & Negate

This Tri-Brigade Gladiator Beast Deck relies on searches and chaining summons to use for their Etra Deck Summons to create a strong board early in the game.

Using a combination of spells and traps to interrupt your opponent will quickly put the duel in your favor.

Related Packs to Tri-Brigade Gladiator Beast

Packs
Echo Chamber Nation	Valiant Gladiator Beasts
Piercing Winds	Emblazoned Armor
Master Pack

All Tri-Brigade Cards can be found via the Echo Chamber Nation Secret Pack, while the Gladiator Beast Cards can be obtained via the Valiant Gladiator Beasts Secret Pack.

Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty as well as the other Bird Cards are avaiilable via the Piercing Winds Secret Pack. And you can get Union Carrier via the Emblazoned Armor Secret Pack.

All these cards are also available via the Master Pack.

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