Prison

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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Leagues last for roughly a month. You may enter any number of times but only one deck at a time.

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Legality is determined a week after the release of a Standard-legal set on Magic Online.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	33743	54466–59345–43	47.9	260	2382	1263
Prison	667	1034–1132	47.7	3	43	29
Enchantress	536	876–916	48.9	2	32	26

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	272–194	58.4
Mono Black Aggro	7–4	63.6
Heroic	14–5	73.7
Mono White Heroic	5–1	83.3
Azorius Heroic	3–1	75.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Boros Heroic	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	35–33	51.5
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Goblins	6–1	85.7
Tokens	13–3	81.3
Selesnya Tokens	5–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	4–2	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	7–4	63.6
White Weenie	39–34	53.4
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–2	33.3
Soldiers	11–14	44.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Chroma White	2–0	100.0
Elves	25–16	61.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	4–1	80.0
Zombies	10–6	62.5
Gruul Aggro	6–5	54.5
Merfolk	7–4	63.6
Mono Red Swarm	3–2	60.0
Artifact Aggro	26–24	52.0
Affinity	14–9	60.9
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	8–11	42.1
Mono Blue Architect	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	8–8	50.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	4–3	57.1
Rakdos Madness	2–5	28.6
Voltron	8–7	53.3
Hexproof	6–1	85.7
Equipment Aggro	2–4	33.3
Hateful Auras	0–2	0.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	6–1	85.7
AggroSlide	7–10	41.2
Cats	1–2	33.3
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–2	60.0
Boros Aggro	3–0	100.0
Humans	6–5	54.5
Jeskai Humans	1–2	33.3
Boros Humans	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–2	33.3
Legends Aggro	20–10	66.7
Boros Legends Aggro	15–8	65.2
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Bard Class	2–2	50.0
Combo	228–237	49.0
Storm	36–64	36.0
Dimir Tendrils	5–10	33.3
Dark Tide	0–2	0.0
Dragonstorm	1–3	25.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Simic Storm	1–1	50.0
Citadel Storm	3–4	42.9
High Tide	8–28	22.2
Grixis Tendrils	1–2	33.3
Izzet Storm	12–8	60.0
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	0–5	0.0
Reanimator	19–15	55.9
Recurring Nightmare	4–2	66.7
Dragon Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	3–3	50.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	10–9	52.6
Rakdos Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	5–7	41.7
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	5–9	35.7
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	12–15	44.4
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	6–4	60.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–5	37.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Umbral Mantle	1–1	50.0
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–5	37.5
Blazing Shoal Combo	12–7	63.2
Taking Turns	0–5	0.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	5–2	71.4
Soulflayer	6–3	66.7
Reanim8 Rack	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	6–21	22.2
Oops All Spells	5–20	20.0
Neoform Hermit	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	0–1	0.0
Dredge	23–12	65.7
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	3–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–7	12.5
Ad Nauseam	4–4	50.0
Chain of Acid	0–1	0.0
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–1	66.7
Intruder Alarm	3–3	50.0
Restore Balance	9–3	75.0
Gyruda	3–1	75.0
Belcher	7–3	70.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–6	0.0
Midnight Mass	8–3	72.7
Phoenix Altar	6–7	46.2
Actual Twin	21–18	53.8
Izzet Twin	17–18	48.6
Boros Twin	4–0	100.0
Control	139–210	39.8
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	14–11	56.0
Demonic Rising	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Control	1–2	33.3
Dimir Control	11–18	37.9
Azorius Control	25–46	35.2
Cawblade	4–7	36.4
Turbo Fog	1–2	33.3
Izzet Control	2–1	66.7
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	3–1	75.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	9–14	39.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	6–5	54.5
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–5	16.7
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	1–4	20.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	5–7	41.7
Jeskai Control	2–1	66.7
Dragon Control	6–2	75.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	4–11	26.7
Mono White Control	7–12	36.8
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	5–8	38.5
Astral Slide	5–8	38.5
Five Color Control	6–7	46.2
Five Color Collected Conjuring	3–3	50.0
Shrines	1–2	33.3
Sultai Control	1–3	25.0
Guildgate Control	1–2	33.3
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Pox	3–10	23.1
Enchantments Control	2–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	1–5	16.7
Orzhov Control	10–20	33.3
Prison	16–16	50.0
Enchantress	16–15	51.6
Aggro-Combo	65–90	41.9
Aristocrats	15–24	38.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Food	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	9–11	45.0
Boros Bombardment	1–4	20.0
Burn	9–7	56.3
Infect	15–20	42.9
Simic Infect	9–12	42.9
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–3	25.0
Golgari Infect	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Infect	2–1	66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	13–20	39.4
Izzet Dreadnought	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	7–15	31.8
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–3	50.0
Hushnought	6–4	60.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–4	33.3
Combo Goblins	1–6	14.3
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Dirty Kitty	1–5	16.7
Aggro-Control	61–86	41.5
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	12–14	46.2
Azorius Skies	0–3	0.0
Blue Madness	4–2	66.7
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–1	66.7
Wizards	2–2	50.0
Ninjas	7–7	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	12–20	37.5
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	6–9	40.0
Izzet Spells	7–8	46.7
Dimir Tempo	7–8	46.7
Dimir Faeries	2–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–3	25.0
Azorius Tempo	4–8	33.3
Combo-Control	45–80	36.0
Curses	1–4	20.0
Battle of Wits	4–15	21.1
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–2	0.0
Mindcrank	2–9	18.2
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	1–1	50.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hedron Alignment	2–1	66.7
Yosei Vat	1–2	33.3
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–4	33.3
Zur's Weirding	1–3	25.0
Solar Flare	3–4	42.9
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Liliana's Contract	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	15–28	34.9
Wildfire	4–2	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	11–26	29.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–11	15.4
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–6	14.3
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Thopter-Sword	5–4	55.6
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–2	33.3
Dimir Thopter-Sword	3–1	75.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Resurgent Belief	2–2	50.0
Midrange	179–168	51.6
The Rock	8–8	50.0
Golgari Citadel	1–2	33.3
Grenzo	3–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	9–6	60.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	6–2	75.0
Blink	15–18	45.5
Wave Blink	10–10	50.0
Azorius Wave	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Wave	2–6	25.0
Abzan Wave	4–1	80.0
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	5–7	41.7
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–4	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–1	50.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	8–7	53.3
Mardu Midrange	1–4	20.0
White Jund	1–0	100.0
Vampires	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	4–6	40.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Legends	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Legends	1–1	50.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–9	25.0
Naya Midrange	3–2	60.0
Big Red	7–1	87.5
Mono Black Midrange	14–15	48.3
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	2–2	50.0
Dimir Midrange	2–1	66.7
Temur Energy	1–0	100.0
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	3–2	60.0
Lifegain Midrange	7–3	70.0
Martyr's Grace	6–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	3–3	50.0
Fight Rigging	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	22–23	48.9
Jeskai Midrange	2–3	40.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–2	0.0
Fires of Invention	9–14	39.1
Hero of Precinct One	6–6	50.0
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	1–1	50.0
Five Color Hero	3–1	75.0
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	2–3	40.0
Simic Snow	2–3	40.0
Artifact Midrange	10–5	66.7
Coinflip Tribal	2–2	50.0
Death Cloud	5–1	83.3
Ramp	45–67	40.2
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	7–11	38.9
Wild Pair	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	25–43	36.8
Eldrazipost	4–1	80.0
Golgari Post	0–2	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	15–24	38.5
Gruul Post	4–9	30.8
Simic Post	0–4	0.0
Temurpost	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Defenders	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	1–5	16.7
Jund Carth	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	3–1	75.0