With the Soulbounds cards, Splinterlands brought some nice new features along the way and one of them that I enjoy and appreciate is the fact that the new Summoners have now the ability to allow the use of one additional Gladiator card in battle. We all know that Gladiators are powerful cards and they have a low emission, thus making them quite rare compared to other editions or reward cards. Such a summoner can bring a significant advantage on the battlefield if played right.

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Let's not forget that we already have Tournaments where we can use **Gladiators**, thus having them in regular battles simply extend their use cases and make the players be better at using them strategically. I love the concept of Gladiators through their anchor in antiquity and in the Roman wars. They were often **fighting for their lives, survival, and freedom** and sometimes it was combat to the death. Gladiatorial battles may have been 'entertainment' but they were savage and forceful battles only for the strong-hearted.

One thing that could be added besides enabling the use of Gladiators in regular battles, would be to **add a Bonus** (like for Promotion cards) for using them in battles. This way the Gladiators would be brought into the spotlight and prove their worth in the arena. And they make so **good characters for lore** and for building stories around them.

Gladiators could be **a separate type of card** and not be put together as Monsters, but some new kind of Summoners or something different. They've inspired warriors and realms with their bravery, thus they can become so much more in the gameplay and the story that Splinterlands writes. Maybe someone who's reading this will find a good idea in thinking of it.

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The bottom line, the Soulbound summoners enabling the use of one additional Gladiator card in battle is quite magnificent. This is an organic development of the game, a new use case, and more fun and strategizing in the game. This is how Splinterlands continues to grow and become stronger and stronger.

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