DARK
12Gladiator Beast Claudius
Archetype:
Gladiator
ATK:
3700
DEF:
2600
View:
2367
5 "Gladiator Beast" monsters Must first be Special Summoned (from your Extra Deck) by shuffling the above cards from your field and/or GY into the Deck/Extra Deck. If Summoned this way: You can conduct your next Battle Phase twice. Once per turn, if your opponent activates a monster effect (except during the Damage Step): You can activate the following effect depending on whose turn it is; ● Yours: Special Summon 1 "Gladiator Beast" monster from your Deck. ● Opponent's: Special Summon 1 Level 11 or lower "Gladiator Beast" monster from your Extra Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions.
Gladiator Beast Claudius — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 46 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 43.2 · Deck: 48.2 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Boss/End-board · Secondary: Extender
Why it scores here
Claudius is a 3700-ATK Fusion whose real value is an Extra Battle Phase plus a once-per-turn response to opponent monster effects that Special Summons a Level 11 or lower Gladiator Beast from the Extra Deck, ignoring its summoning conditions. Its summon requires shuffling 5 Gladiator Beast monsters from the field and/or GY, so it is only reachable inside that engine. The 3700 ATK earns nothing on its own. Combo evidence is thin (3 boards, no starter or material appearances, average power index 18), so the score stays near the middle of the scale despite being run in every sampled deck.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 40 | Needs 5 Gladiator Beast monsters on field/GY to summon; present in 400/400 sampled decks but 0% starter role/searched-for role (inference from text plus deck presence; combo tier observed). |
| Combo & Conversion | 40 | Average power index 18 across 3 boards with no end-board or boss appearances; the Extra Battle Phase is a real conversion boost but the observed boards are modest (observed). |
| Resource Economy | 30 | Consumes 5 monsters for one body and gives no direct card advantage; any refuel comes from the rest of the GB engine (inference from text). |
| Effect & Interaction | 55 | Once-per-turn response to opponent monster effects that Special Summons a Level 11 or lower GB from Extra Deck ignoring conditions; it is a summon effect, not a negation (verified from text). |
| Material Utility | 15 | Fusion monster with material role 0% in combos; it is not a generic material body (verified from combo evidence). |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 45 | Once-per-turn effect with a large body; survival depends on the GB board state, and no interaction-resistance data is supplied (inference). |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 40 | Single Extra Deck slot with 1.44 average copies, but it only fits Gladiator Beast builds, which is a deck-building restriction (observed plus inference). |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Boss/End-board + 0.3 Extender. Intrinsic ≈ 43.2, Deck ≈ 48.2, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: Narrow deck requirement (-3). Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Extra Battle Phase on Fusion Summon
- Once-per-turn response to opponent monster effects that Special Summons a Level 11 or lower GB from Extra Deck, ignoring summoning conditions
- Present in every sampled GB deck (400/400), so the card sits at the centre of its home
Weaknesses
- Fusion summon requires 5 specific GB monsters on field/GY
- Weak observed combo power (index 18) with no starter or material role
- No card advantage and no negation
- Dead outside the Gladiator Beast engine
Counters / choke points
- Monster effect negation or removal before the Fusion Summon resolves
- Board wipes or mass-removal effects that break the 5-monster material requirement
Best use
Boss/End-board with Extra Battle Phase; late-game finisher and once-per-turn response to opponent monster effects. Decks: Gladiator Beast (archetype 698), Gladiator Beast (archetype 242), Gladiator Beast (archetype 527). Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Fusion summon condition: shuffle 5 Gladiator Beast monsters from field/GY; Extra Battle Phase when Fusion Summoned; Once-per-turn opponent monster effect response to Special Summon a Level 11 or lower GB from Extra Deck, ignoring conditions; 400/400 sampled decks run it, average 1.44 copies
- Observed: Combo appearances 3 of 3, none as starter, searched or material; Average power index 18 when present; Inclusion across GB homes 100% (Fire Formation), 100% (archetype 698), 57% (archetype 242)
- Inferred: Accessibility is GB-only and depends on a 5-monster material board; Resilience depends on GB board state; Deck fit is high but combo centrality is low
- Data gaps: no guides supplied no banlist token, assumed 3 copies (unlimited) combo sample is only 3 boards, so combo conversion is weakly supported no rulings or interaction data supplied