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For one thing, life advantage doesnt translate well into other aspects of the game, such as having more cards in hand than your opponent or having better creatures on the battlefield

Barrow-Blade - This card is a lot cooler than people are giving it credit for

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You dont need to do much work to fill your deck with historic permanents

So you want to build a Black Commander deck

In other words, Gladiator is hardly a necessary framework for you to get something out of what I say about these cards and their power levels