What is Lanista Gladiator Manager?

Lanista is a free online gladiator manager game. You play as a Roman lanista who recruits gladiators, trains them in real time, forges equipment, and battles other players in tactical PvP arena combat to climb the rankings.

Is this gladiator game free to play?

Yes. Lanista is a free online gladiator game you can play in your browser with no download. An optional VIP membership adds extra perks, but the full gladiator management game is free.

How do I play the online gladiator game?

Recruit fighters from a rotating pool, schedule real-time training to grow their skills, forge and equip gear, then challenge other players in auto-simulated tactical arena battles. Build your ludus, construct a vivarium to capture and breed exotic beasts like lions, bears, and crocodiles that fight alongside your gladiators, and rise up the global leaderboard.

What are beasts and breeding in Lanista?

Beasts are powerful creatures from across the Roman Empire that fight alongside your gladiators. Capture Atlas Bears, Barbary Lions, Anatolian Leopards, Eurasian Wolves, Nile Crocodiles, and Barbary Macaques through beast hunts. Build a vivarium to house your beasts, then breed them to create stronger offspring with enhanced stats and rare traits.

Felix Stormborn vs Gaius of Thrace — Arena Result

Arena Result

Felix Stormborn

Gaius of Thrace

Gaius of Thrace wins

“Gaius of Thrace weathers the storm and overcomes Felix Stormborn.”

Play-by-Play

⚔ Sand and sun. Felix Stormborn (Provocator) faces Gaius of Thrace (Provocator) as the horns sound. (aggressive vs aggressive)

R1: Gaius of Thrace hammers Felix Stormborn with shield rim and blade — a shallow wound, little more than a scratch.

R1: Felix Stormborn grinds Gaius of Thrace down with a short, brutal thrust — a shallow wound, little more than a scratch.

R2: Gaius of Thrace hammers Felix Stormborn with shield rim and blade though Felix Stormborn rolls with the blow and shrugs it off.

R2: Devastation! Felix Stormborn lands a CRITICAL blow that buckles Gaius of Thrace!

R3: Silence, then a roar — Gaius of Thrace lands a brutal CRITICAL hit on Felix Stormborn!

R3: Felix Stormborn bulls forward behind the shield and stabs Gaius of Thrace though Gaius of Thrace rolls with the blow and shrugs it off.

R4: Gaius of Thrace plants their feet and punches the gladius into Felix Stormborn though Felix Stormborn rolls with the blow and shrugs it off.

R4: Felix Stormborn plants their feet and punches the gladius into Gaius of Thrace though Gaius of Thrace rolls with the blow and shrugs it off.

R5: Silence, then a roar — Gaius of Thrace lands a brutal CRITICAL hit on Felix Stormborn!

R5: Felix Stormborn shield-bashes Gaius of Thrace and drives the gladius home yet Gaius of Thrace weathers it and stands firm.

R6: Gaius of Thrace shield-bashes Felix Stormborn and drives the gladius home yet Felix Stormborn weathers it and stands firm.

R6: Felix Stormborn grinds Gaius of Thrace down with a short, brutal thrust but the strike barely bites through Gaius of Thrace's guard.

R7: Gaius of Thrace hammers Felix Stormborn with shield rim and blade but Felix Stormborn turns it aside for only a glancing graze.

R7: Felix Stormborn plants their feet and punches the gladius into Gaius of Thrace but the strike barely bites through Gaius of Thrace's guard.

R8: Gaius of Thrace finds the perfect opening — a CRITICAL strike that tears into Felix Stormborn!

R8: Felix Stormborn hammers Gaius of Thrace with shield rim and blade but the strike barely bites through Gaius of Thrace's guard.

R9: Gaius of Thrace hammers Felix Stormborn with shield rim and blade — a shallow wound, little more than a scratch.

R9: Felix Stormborn hammers Gaius of Thrace with shield rim and blade yet Gaius of Thrace weathers it and stands firm.

R10: Gaius of Thrace grinds Felix Stormborn down with a short, brutal thrust but Felix Stormborn turns it aside for only a glancing graze.

R10: Felix Stormborn shield-bashes Gaius of Thrace and drives the gladius home — a shallow wound, little more than a scratch.

R11: Gaius of Thrace grinds Felix Stormborn down with a short, brutal thrust yet Felix Stormborn weathers it and stands firm.

R11: Felix Stormborn hammers Gaius of Thrace with shield rim and blade though Gaius of Thrace rolls with the blow and shrugs it off.

R12: Gaius of Thrace bulls forward behind the shield and stabs Felix Stormborn yet Felix Stormborn weathers it and stands firm.

R12: Felix Stormborn shield-bashes Gaius of Thrace and drives the gladius home but Gaius of Thrace turns it aside for only a glancing graze.

R13: A masterful CRITICAL strike from Gaius of Thrace carves clean through Felix Stormborn's defense!

R13: Felix Stormborn bulls forward behind the shield and stabs Gaius of Thrace — a shallow wound, little more than a scratch.

R14: Gaius of Thrace plants their feet and punches the gladius into Felix Stormborn — a shallow wound, little more than a scratch.

R14: Felix Stormborn plants their feet and punches the gladius into Gaius of Thrace but Gaius of Thrace turns it aside for only a glancing graze.

R15: Gaius of Thrace hammers Felix Stormborn with shield rim and blade but the strike barely bites through Felix Stormborn's guard.

R15: Felix Stormborn plants their feet and punches the gladius into Gaius of Thrace but Gaius of Thrace turns it aside for only a glancing graze.

R16: Gaius of Thrace grinds Felix Stormborn down with a short, brutal thrust but the strike barely bites through Felix Stormborn's guard.

R16: Felix Stormborn shield-bashes Gaius of Thrace and drives the gladius home yet Gaius of Thrace weathers it and stands firm.

R17: Gaius of Thrace bulls forward behind the shield and stabs Felix Stormborn — a shallow wound, little more than a scratch.

R17: Felix Stormborn grinds Gaius of Thrace down with a short, brutal thrust but the strike barely bites through Gaius of Thrace's guard.

R18: Gaius of Thrace grinds Felix Stormborn down with a short, brutal thrust but the strike barely bites through Felix Stormborn's guard.

R18: Felix Stormborn shield-bashes Gaius of Thrace and drives the gladius home yet Gaius of Thrace weathers it and stands firm.

R19: Gaius of Thrace hammers Felix Stormborn with shield rim and blade though Felix Stormborn rolls with the blow and shrugs it off.

R19: Felix Stormborn plants their feet and punches the gladius into Gaius of Thrace but the strike barely bites through Gaius of Thrace's guard.

R20: Gaius of Thrace bulls forward behind the shield and stabs Felix Stormborn yet Felix Stormborn weathers it and stands firm.

R20: The crowd senses the kill as Felix Stormborn staggers, near collapse.

R20: Felix Stormborn hammers Gaius of Thrace with shield rim and blade — a shallow wound, little more than a scratch.

R21: Gaius of Thrace bulls forward behind the shield and stabs Felix Stormborn but the strike barely bites through Felix Stormborn's guard.

R21: Felix Stormborn shield-bashes Gaius of Thrace and drives the gladius home though Gaius of Thrace rolls with the blow and shrugs it off.

R22: Gaius of Thrace plants their feet and punches the gladius into Felix Stormborn but the strike barely bites through Felix Stormborn's guard.

R22: Felix Stormborn hammers Gaius of Thrace with shield rim and blade though Gaius of Thrace rolls with the blow and shrugs it off.

R23: Gaius of Thrace shield-bashes Felix Stormborn and drives the gladius home — a shallow wound, little more than a scratch.

R23: Felix Stormborn shield-bashes Gaius of Thrace and drives the gladius home but the strike barely bites through Gaius of Thrace's guard.

R24: Gaius of Thrace hammers Felix Stormborn with shield rim and blade but the strike barely bites through Felix Stormborn's guard.

R24: Felix Stormborn grinds Gaius of Thrace down with a short, brutal thrust but Gaius of Thrace turns it aside for only a glancing graze.

R25: Gaius of Thrace bulls forward behind the shield and stabs Felix Stormborn but the strike barely bites through Felix Stormborn's guard.

R25: Felix Stormborn hammers Gaius of Thrace with shield rim and blade but Gaius of Thrace turns it aside for only a glancing graze.

R26: Gaius of Thrace grinds Felix Stormborn down with a short, brutal thrust but the strike barely bites through Felix Stormborn's guard.

R26: Felix Stormborn shield-bashes Gaius of Thrace and drives the gladius home yet Gaius of Thrace weathers it and stands firm.

R27: Gaius of Thrace plants their feet and punches the gladius into Felix Stormborn though Felix Stormborn rolls with the blow and shrugs it off.

R27: Silence, then a roar — Felix Stormborn lands a brutal CRITICAL hit on Gaius of Thrace!

R28: Gaius of Thrace hammers Felix Stormborn with shield rim and blade though Felix Stormborn rolls with the blow and shrugs it off.

🏆 The mob chants Gaius of Thrace's name as Felix Stormborn is dragged from the arena!

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