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Congratulations to chickeninthebrain, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 32)

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro-Combo	2528	5300–5072–4	51.1	190	1240
Infect	356	631–747	45.8	16	141
Simic Infect	140	260–287	47.5	7	58
Blazing Shoal Infect	76	142–155	47.8	2	29
Golgari Infect	53	141–98	59.0	7	33
Mono Black Infect	11	17–28	37.8	0	4

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	177–198	47.2
Mono Black Aggro	1–11	8.3
Heroic	23–22	51.1
Mono White Heroic	16–16	50.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–6	14.3
Boros Heroic	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	26–68	27.7
Mono Red Devotion	0–2	0.0
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	2–5	28.6
Tokens	4–2	66.7
Mardu Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	3–1	75.0
Mono Green Stompy	4–4	50.0
White Weenie	7–10	41.2
Soldiers	1–3	25.0
Elves	19–3	86.4
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–1	75.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	6–9	40.0
Gruul Aggro	3–4	42.9
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–2	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	2–3	40.0
8 Whack	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	30–17	63.8
Affinity	15–10	60.0
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	14–7	66.7
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	3–2	60.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	2–2	50.0
Voltron	3–6	33.3
Hexproof	0–2	0.0
Equipment Aggro	3–3	50.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	17–16	51.5
Cats	2–1	66.7
Mono White Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–1	50.0
Legends Aggro	17–7	70.8
Boros Legends Aggro	17–7	70.8
Combo	118–108	52.2
Storm	24–16	60.0
Dimir Tendrils	7–5	58.3
Dragonstorm	4–3	57.1
Hazoret Storm	1–2	33.3
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	5–3	62.5
Izzet Storm	5–1	83.3
Channel Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	12–13	48.0
Recurring Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	11–11	50.0
Rakdos Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	6–6	50.0
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–2	50.0
Warp World	1–1	50.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	2–4	33.3
Hyperwave	2–0	100.0
New Perspectives	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	7–2	77.8
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–1	83.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	0–1	0.0
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–1	66.7
Upheaval Colossus	2–1	66.7
Eggs	3–1	75.0
Saffi Combo	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	5–3	62.5
Taking Turns	4–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	2–2	50.0
Soulflayer	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	33–42	44.0
Oops All Spells	31–42	42.5
Neoform Hermit	2–0	100.0
Dredge	2–2	50.0
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	0–2	0.0
Chain of Acid	2–1	66.7
Restore Balance	0–1	0.0
Gyruda	0–3	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	3–2	60.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Phoenix Altar	1–2	33.3
Actual Twin	0–1	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	98–111	46.9
Mono Black Control	0–1	0.0
Esper Control	10–8	55.6
Demonic Rising	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	6–5	54.5
Watery Oath	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	17–30	36.2
Cawblade	1–4	20.0
Turbo Fog	7–1	87.5
Izzet Control	4–3	57.1
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Boros Control	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Control	21–6	77.8
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	6–4	60.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	10–0	100.0
Grixis Control	0–4	0.0
Cruel Control	0–2	0.0
Stax	3–2	60.0
Birthday Stax	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	4–2	66.7
Jeskai Approach	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	2–4	33.3
Izzet Dragons	2–2	50.0
Ponza	2–2	50.0
Mono White Control	2–5	28.6
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	5–15	25.0
Astral Slide	5–15	25.0
Five Color Control	3–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Pox	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–1	66.7
Seasons Past Control	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Control	2–3	40.0
Prison	1–3	25.0
Enchantress	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Combo	50–93	35.0
Aristocrats	3–8	27.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	5–17	22.7
Infect	20–20	50.0
Simic Infect	8–10	44.4
Blazing Shoal Infect	6–4	60.0
Golgari Infect	6–6	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	12–24	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	12–23	34.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–4	33.3
Hushnought	4–4	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	4–14	22.2
Goblin Persist	4–11	26.7
Dirty Kitty	0–3	0.0
Aggro-Control	29–40	42.0
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	6–8	42.9
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–2	33.3
Ninjas	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Tempo	9–6	60.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	0–7	0.0
Dimir Tempo	3–3	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	3–2	60.0
Combo-Control	32–43	42.7
Curses	0–1	0.0
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	1–2	33.3
Approach Necro	0–1	0.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	1–5	16.7
Dragoncrank	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	2–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	0–3	0.0
Solar Flare	6–8	42.9
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	18–17	51.4
Wildfire	3–2	60.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	15–15	50.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	10–5	66.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Midrange	105–141	42.7
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Prophet Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	6–4	60.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Angels and Taxes	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	4–4	50.0
Jund	1–6	14.3
Blink	25–29	46.3
Wave Blink	17–21	44.7
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	11–14	44.0
Orzhov Wave	0–7	0.0
Abzan Wave	4–0	100.0
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	2–2	50.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	3–5	37.5
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	6–1	85.7
Mardu Allies	3–0	100.0
Esper Allies	2–1	66.7
Treefolk	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	4–1	80.0
Mardu Midrange	2–2	50.0
Vampires	0–4	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–4	0.0
Legends Midrange	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Legends	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–12	20.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–13	13.3
Mono Black Devotion	1–7	12.5
Dimir Midrange	1–2	33.3
Angel Tribal	3–1	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–2	60.0
Martyr's Grace	2–2	50.0
Sultai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	7–15	31.8
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Owling Mine	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	4–5	44.4
Hero of Precinct One	10–8	55.6
Esper Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	7–2	77.8
Five Color Hero	2–3	40.0
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Gruul Obosh	1–1	50.0
Clerics	1–1	50.0
Simic Snow	4–5	44.4
Artifact Midrange	2–3	40.0
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Ramp	22–13	62.9
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	3–4	42.9
Channel-Rofellos	2–2	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	17–5	77.3
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	12–1	92.3
Gruul Post	4–1	80.0
Simic Post	0–2	0.0
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Domain	1–0	100.0