---
target_card: Maarika, Brutal Gladiator
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{R}{G}"
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Warrior"
algorithm: "4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings"
canonical_url: https://avascry.com/similar/maarika-brutal-gladiator
json_api: https://avascry.com/similar/maarika-brutal-gladiator.json
---

# Cards Similar & Synergistic to Maarika, Brutal Gladiator

- **Target Card:** [Maarika, Brutal Gladiator](https://avascry.com/printing/maarika-brutal-gladiator-slx) (Legendary Creature — Human Warrior) `{2}{B}{R}{G}`
- **Algorithm:** 4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings
- **JSON API:** https://avascry.com/similar/maarika-brutal-gladiator.json

## Top 31 Synergistic Matches

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3. [**Carnage Gladiator**](https://avascry.com/printing/carnage-gladiator-dgm) `{2}{B}{R}` — *Creature — Skeleton Warrior*
4. [**Ruinous Minotaur**](https://avascry.com/printing/ruinous-minotaur-zen) `{1}{R}{R}` — *Creature — Minotaur Warrior*
5. [**Popular Egotist**](https://avascry.com/printing/popular-egotist-dsk) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Human Rogue*
6. [**Greater Harvester**](https://avascry.com/printing/greater-harvester-dst) `{2}{B}{B}{B}` — *Creature — Horror*
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19. [**Dauntless Bodyguard**](https://avascry.com/printing/dauntless-bodyguard-plst) `{W}` — *Creature — Human Knight*
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22. [**Brash Taunter**](https://avascry.com/printing/brash-taunter-prm) `{4}{R}` — *Creature — Goblin*
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24. [**Burdened Stoneback**](https://avascry.com/printing/burdened-stoneback-ecl) `{1}{W}` — *Creature — Giant Warrior*
25. [**Unrooted Ancestor**](https://avascry.com/printing/unrooted-ancestor-tdm) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Spirit Cleric*
26. [**Estwald Shieldbasher**](https://avascry.com/printing/estwald-shieldbasher-dbl) `{3}{W}` — *Creature — Human Soldier*
27. [**Barrage Tyrant**](https://avascry.com/printing/barrage-tyrant-bfz) `{4}{R}` — *Creature — Eldrazi*
28. [**Nahiri's Machinations**](https://avascry.com/printing/nahiris-machinations-soi) `{1}{W}` — *Enchantment*
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