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Penny Dreadful. The ultra-budget, thousands-of-cards Magic Online brewer's paradise with powerful cards, six free weekly tournaments, free 24/7 league, prizes, quarterly rotations, and a super friendly community.

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Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that time.
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Minimum 60 cards. Any number of basic lands. Max four of any other legal card. Sideboard of up to fifteen cards.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro	11172	22776–21755–65	51.1	686	5331
Red Deck Wins	2883	6390–5468–29	53.9	203	1487
Mono Red Devotion	82	191–150–5	56.0	4	37
Prisoner	12	21–22	48.8	0	5
Proliferate Red	37	76–65	53.9	3	15

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	2068–1943–8	51.6
Mono Black Aggro	61–40–1	60.4
Heroic	135–185–1	42.2
Mono White Heroic	85–151–1	36.0
Azorius Heroic	9–7	56.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	28–19	59.6
Boros Heroic	5–4	55.6
Selesnya Heroic	4–2	66.7
Red Deck Wins	704–704–6	50.0
Mono Red Devotion	35–36	49.3
Prisoner	2–2	50.0
Proliferate Red	13–14	48.1
Goblins	68–53	56.2
Tokens	74–59	55.6
Selesnya Tokens	37–24	60.7
Mardu Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono White Tokens	24–28	46.2
Mono Green Stompy	50–57	46.7
White Weenie	145–121	54.5
Odric Keywords	15–3	83.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	14–10	58.3
Soldiers	13–13	50.0
Kithkin	1–1	50.0
Elves	89–54	62.2
Werewolves	5–1	83.3
Minotaurs	1–1	50.0
Warriors	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	19–22	46.3
Selesnya Counters	1–2	33.3
Rogues	19–6	76.0
Zombies	74–134	35.6
Gruul Aggro	27–16	62.8
Merfolk	40–14	74.1
Mono Red Swarm	30–20	60.0
8 Whack	9–5	64.3
Artifact Aggro	164–152	51.9
Affinity	80–71	53.0
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	5–1	83.3
Tempered Steel	67–73	47.9
Mono Blue Architect	7–5	58.3
Devoid Aggro	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	9–3	75.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	7–14	33.3
Madness	15–10	60.0
Gruul Madness	2–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Madness	10–8	55.6
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	32–35	47.8
Hexproof	7–18	28.0
Equipment Aggro	14–9	60.9
Hateful Auras	4–3	57.1
Slivers	10–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	2–8	20.0
Knights	35–30	53.8
AggroSlide	159–138	53.5
Cats	13–11	54.2
Mono White Cats	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Cats	10–9	52.6
Rakdos Aggro	5–3	62.5
Boros Aggro	8–3	72.7
Humans	16–10	61.5
Gruul Humans	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	4–1	80.0
Bant Humans	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	5–8	38.5
Boros Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	4–2	66.7
Brushwaggs	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–1	50.0
Legends Aggro	22–24	47.8
Boros Legends Aggro	22–22	50.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Combo	866–844–2	50.6
Storm	198–154	56.3
Sultai Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	65–42	60.7
Dragonstorm	20–13	60.6
Hazoret Storm	16–3	84.2
Simic Storm	6–2	75.0
Reclamation Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	8–4	66.7
High Tide	28–48	36.8
Grixis Tendrils	4–0	100.0
Stormpost	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–1	50.0
Izzet Storm	20–21	48.8
Swath Storm	1–1	50.0
Channel Storm	17–18	48.6
Reanimator	216–238–1	47.6
Recurring Nightmare	51–50	50.5
Dragon Nightmare	40–40	50.0
Jund Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	6–1	85.7
Worldgorger Dragon	26–29	47.3
Double Dragon	5–5	50.0
Starlit Graves	2–3	40.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
8 Goyf	3–1	75.0
Living Death	12–13	48.0
Grozoth	1–5	16.7
Traditional Reanimator	121–136–1	47.1
Rakdos Reanimator	19–24	44.2
Dimir Reanimator	13–13	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	52–69	43.0
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	6–2	75.0
Necro Combo	11–4–1	73.3
Faith Necro	7–2–1	77.8
Deathmantle Necro	1–2	33.3
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	9–22	29.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	4–1	80.0
Dubious Challenge	7–3	70.0
Warp World	4–2	66.7
Maniac Combo	12–3	80.0
Hypergenesis	20–50	28.6
Hyperwave	7–7	50.0
New Perspectives	20–3	87.0
Cat Wave	2–6	25.0
Acid Wave	1–3	25.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	3–3	50.0
Mardu Life	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	27–49	35.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	9–24	27.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	10–16	38.5
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
Myr Incubator	3–3	50.0
Umbral Mantle	10–6	62.5
"Twin"	20–5	80.0
Murderous Mastery	1–0	100.0
Jeskai "Twin"	7–5	58.3
Naya "Twin"	6–0	100.0
Combo Post	4–7	36.4
Metalwork Colossus	22–13	62.9
Anvil Colossus	7–6	53.8
Upheaval Colossus	8–3	72.7
Infinite Infinite Combos	3–3	50.0
Seismic Swans	3–3	50.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	10–23	30.3
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Combo	4–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	5–8	38.5
Taking Turns	12–7	63.2
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–1	66.7
Izzet Ascension	25–19	56.8
Ominous Good	10–4	71.4
Jokulhaups Combo	10–3	76.9
Soulflayer	11–9	55.0
Reanim8 Rack	6–4	60.0
Breakfast	70–131	34.8
Cephalid Breakfast	16–21	43.2
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	14–15	48.3
Grixis Breakfast	2–5	28.6
Hermit Gond	1–4	20.0
Hermit Dredge	3–1	75.0
Oops All Spells	28–94	23.0
Neoform Hermit	19–10	65.5
Unctus	1–1	50.0
Oops All Lands	2–0	100.0
Dredge	14–19	42.4
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	4–0	100.0
Dice Factory	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–2	33.3
Enduring Ideal	7–5	58.3
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	3–2	60.0
GreenTwin	4–1	80.0
Tibalt's Trickery	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	8–6	57.1
Gyruda	3–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	3–1	75.0
Belcher	2–2	50.0
Endless Belch	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	3–5	37.5
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Phoenix Altar	0–1	0.0
Control	1061–756–10	58.4
Mono Black Control	19–18–1	51.4
Esper Control	84–37	69.4
Demonic Rising	51–45–4	53.1
Mono Blue Control	11–14	44.0
Dimir Control	75–43–2	63.6
Watery Oath	4–1	80.0
Azorius Control	159–125	56.0
Adam's Ale	5–8	38.5
Cawblade	11–11	50.0
Turbo Fog	24–23	51.1
Izzet Control	25–18	58.1
Mardu Control	6–7–1	46.2
Mill	17–5	77.3
Boros Control	5–4	55.6
Cloudpost Control	73–56–1	56.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	20–17–1	54.1
Blackpost	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	24–8	75.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	11–10	52.4
Izzet Cloudpost Control	5–2	71.4
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–6	14.3
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–4	33.3
Grixis Control	43–31–1	58.1
Cruel Control	21–11–1	65.6
Stax	27–24	52.9
Necro Stax	1–0	100.0
Pollute the Planet	6–9	40.0
Birthday Stax	0–4	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	11–6	64.7
Stagnant Control	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Control	50–53	48.5
Jeskai Approach	4–6	40.0
Dragon Control	27–22	55.1
Izzet Dragons	11–7	61.1
Esper Dragons	2–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	2–0	100.0
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
UBRG Dragons	2–6	25.0
Galleon Control	4–3	57.1
Ponza	44–26	62.9
Mono White Control	13–25	34.2
Life is Ez	2–1	66.7
Dynavolt Tower	8–1	88.9
Cycling Control	55–25	68.8
Astral Slide	48–24	66.7
Five Color Control	19–12	61.3
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	23–8	74.2
Sultai Ultimatum	4–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	40–51	44.0
Bant Control	12–6	66.7
Temur Reclamation	11–5	68.8
Pox	25–9	73.5
Enchantments Control	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	33–12	73.3
Seasons Past Control	5–2	71.4
Orzhov Control	17–24	41.5
Prison	11–11	50.0
Enchantress	7–11	38.9
Aggro-Combo	395–352–1	52.9
Aristocrats	120–140–1	46.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	31–53	36.9
Orzhov Aristocrats	27–35	43.5
Golgari Aristocrats	14–12–1	53.8
Abzan Aristocrats	11–6	64.7
Mardu Aristocrats	2–5	28.6
Food	13–8	61.9
Rakdos Aristocrats	15–15	50.0
Boros Bombardment	2–4	33.3
Burn	59–37	61.5
Infect	68–26	72.3
Simic Infect	26–12	68.4
Blazing Shoal Infect	9–1	90.0
Golgari Infect	7–10	41.2
Mono Black Infect	3–0	100.0
Turbo Myth	4–0	100.0
Pummeler	7–5	58.3
Hermit Humans	4–1	80.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	63–81	43.8
Izzet Dreadnought	7–4	63.6
Mono Blue Dreadnought	51–75	40.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	12–4	75.0
Hushnought	30–25	54.5
Liquimetal Fishing	3–1	75.0
Combo Goblins	21–25	45.7
Goblin Persist	10–17	37.0
Dirty Kitty	11–8	57.9
Aggro-Control	366–239	60.5
Simic Flash	12–16	42.9
Simic Vat	5–10	33.3
Izzet Tempo	97–54	64.2
Azorius Skies	14–4	77.8
Blue Madness	12–14	46.2
Simic Madness	3–7	30.0
Temur Madness	8–5	61.5
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	6–6	50.0
Temur Clues	7–1	87.5
Wizards	12–8	60.0
Tetsukotog	4–2	66.7
12 Pest	5–5	50.0
Ninjas	16–7	69.6
Mono Blue Gush	6–3	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	67–44	60.4
Mono Blue Librarians	1–3	25.0
Izzet Spells	39–31	55.7
Dimir Tempo	30–12	71.4
Dimir Faeries	3–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–16	11.1
Azorius Tempo	8–4	66.7
Combo-Control	360–226	61.4
Curses	10–11	47.6
Burning Vengeance	4–1	80.0
Cruel Combo-Control	45–39	53.6
Battle of Wits	25–6	80.6
Approach Necro	7–7	50.0
Shared Fate	1–2	33.3
Swarm Intelligence	5–1	83.3
Sunforger	0–2	0.0
Pickles	7–0	100.0
Mindcrank	26–23	53.1
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	18–9	66.7
Peregrine Drake	7–4	63.6
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	9–2	81.8
Yosei Vat	8–6	57.1
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	9–1	90.0
Hive Mind	13–11	54.2
Zur's Weirding	18–10	64.3
Solar Flare	7–13	35.0
Plasma Swans	9–12	42.9
Mass Land Destruction	121–68	64.0
Wildfire	50–29	63.3
Thryx-Wildfire	7–3	70.0
Borderpost Wildfire	11–6	64.7
Jokulhaups Control	71–39	64.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	31–16	66.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	12–8	60.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	15–5	75.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	4–3	57.1
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	5–4	55.6
Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	973–918–8	51.5
Temur Ascendancy	28–25	52.8
Prophet Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
The Rock	16–18	47.1
Golgari Citadel	0–2	0.0
Angels and Taxes	8–9–1	47.1
Grenzo	13–11–2	54.2
Abzan Midrange	41–35	53.9
Selesnya Midrange	8–11–1	42.1
Selesnya Value Town	6–4	60.0
Jund	41–35	53.9
Blink	102–138	42.5
Wave Blink	49–96	33.8
Esper Wave	5–5	50.0
Azorius Wave	26–67	28.0
Orzhov Wave	14–17	45.2
Abzan Wave	1–3	25.0
Bant Wave	0–2	0.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	11–8	57.9
Anti-Persecution	1–2	33.3
Graveyard Value	35–22–1	61.4
Séance	2–2	50.0
Dimir Graves	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	7–12	36.8
Enchantments Matter	5–4	55.6
Orzhov Enchantress	2–0	100.0
Constellation	1–1	50.0
Allies	54–40–1	57.4
Orzhov Allies	12–4–1	75.0
Mardu Allies	13–11	54.2
Boros Allies	2–3	40.0
Mono White Allies	5–8	38.5
Esper Allies	5–3	62.5
BRGW Allies	4–3	57.1
Azorius Allies	3–4	42.9
Treefolk	5–6	45.5
-1/-1 Counters	5–2	71.4
Fake-Rack	11–6	64.7
Selvala Morningstar	4–5	44.4
Mardu Midrange	22–8	73.3
Yisan-Prophet	4–4	50.0
White Jund	2–1	66.7
Vampires	35–34	50.7
Mono Black Vampires	24–26	48.0
Rakdos Vampires	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	3–2	60.0
Legends Midrange	22–12	64.7
Boros Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mardu Legends	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Legends	7–5	58.3
Selesnya Legends	8–3	72.7
Elementals	9–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	59–60	49.6
Naya Midrange	3–5	37.5
Card Advantage White	0–2	0.0
Big Red	14–13	51.9
Mono Black Midrange	122–121–1	50.2
Necro Midrange	13–16	44.8
Mono Black Devotion	58–47	55.2
Davriel Braids	3–1	75.0
Heart of Darkness	3–6	33.3
Hellion Whip	1–7	12.5
Dimir Midrange	29–12	70.7
Temur Energy	4–1	80.0
Angel Tribal	6–19	24.0
Toughness Matters	3–6	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	15–20–1	42.9
Martyr's Grace	10–16–1	38.5
Mutate	2–1	66.7
Sultai Midrange	27–8	77.1
Sultai Emerge	10–0	100.0
Sultai Energy	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	53–49	52.0
Orzhov Capenna	3–2	60.0
Owling Mine	5–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–2	33.3
Prophet Glare	4–4	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–2	0.0
Zur the Enchanter	0–2	0.0
Ordealbreak	3–1	75.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–1	75.0
Mythic Colossification	3–5	37.5
Neoform	0–2	0.0
Temur Neoform	0–2	0.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	8–9	47.1
Hero of Precinct One	33–41	44.6
Abzan Hero	3–5	37.5
Mardu Hero	1–2	33.3
Esper Hero	5–2	71.4
Orzhov Hero	6–8	42.9
Five Color Hero	12–11	52.2
Naya Hero	1–6	14.3
Gruul Obosh	1–2	33.3
Clerics	8–8	50.0
Simic Snow	12–25	32.4
Artifact Midrange	16–16	50.0
Coinflip Tribal	3–0	100.0
Death Cloud	5–2	71.4
Ramp	299–190	61.1
Villainous Wealth	3–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	141–101	58.3
Wild Pair	5–2	71.4
Channel-Rofellos	103–85	54.8
Cloudpost Ramp	86–60	58.9
Eldrazipost	9–1	90.0
Locus Awakening	3–0	100.0
Golgari Post	7–1	87.5
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	46–49	48.4
Gruul Post	7–6	53.8
Simic Post	3–1	75.0
Devoid Cruelty	13–6	68.4
Domain	3–6	33.3
Summer Bloom Ramp	4–0	100.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	2–0	100.0
Applejacks	2–0	100.0
Unclassified	2–0	100.0