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1)yes.but i prefer runing my body as shield

2)yes

3)of course

4)2

5)yes

-Monsters- 18

1 Elemental Hero Prisma

1 Rescue Cat

1 X-Saber Airbellum

3 Test Tiger

1 Gladiator Beast Darius

2 Gladiator Beast Equeste

1 Gladiator Beast Hoplomus

2 Gladiator Beast Laquari

2 Gladiator Beast Samnite

1 Gladiator Beast Murmillo

1 Gladiator Beast Bestiari

1 Gladiator Beast Secutor

1 Gladiator Beast Retiari

-Spells- 13

2 Gladiator Proving Ground

2 Gladiator Beast's Respite

3 Book of Moon

1 Smashing Ground

1 Heavy Storm

1 Mystical Space Typhoon

1 Giant Trunade

2 My Body As A Shield

-Traps- 11

1 Solemn Judgment

3 Gladiator Beast War Chariot

2 Bottomless Trap Hole

1 Mirror Force

2 Waboku

1 Torrential Tribute

1Call of the Haunted

some may run synchro but i hate it.

1 cold wave is necessary

2 you should run prisma

3 you should not main deck reitari

4 no respites

5 yes, two samnites

here is a great deck i found on youtube, i just changed it up a bit;

Gladiator beast September 2009 ban list.

Deck: 40

Monsters: 18

3 test tiger

2 gb laquari

2 gb samnite

2 gb equeste

2 gb darius

1 gb murmillo

1 gb secutor

1 gb beastiari

1 gb hoplomus

1 rescue cat

1 e-hero prisma

1 sangan

Spells: 12

3 fissure

2 book of moon

2 gb proving ground

1 ancient forest

1 lightning vortex

1 MST

1 heavy storm

1 giant trunade

1 cold wave

Traps: 9

3 waboku

2 bottomless trap hole

2 gb war chariot

1 call of the haunted

1 mirror force

Extra deck:

2 gb gyzarus

2 gb herikilnos

Etc…

hope i helped!!