Mindcrank

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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.

Prices are checked every hour for a week. Anything 2¢ or less for half or more of all checks is legal for the season.

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

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	813	1577–1344	54.0	5	62	53
Mindcrank	219	497–359	58.1	3	24	17
Dragoncrank	19	26–28	48.1			1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	95–114	45.5
Mono Black Aggro	1–1	50.0
Heroic	14–13	51.9
Mono White Heroic	14–12	53.8
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	5–4	55.6
Goblins	1–5	16.7
Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	0–1	0.0
White Weenie	2–4	33.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–2	0.0
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Elves	12–9	57.1
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	2–1	66.7
Zombies	4–1	80.0
Gruul Aggro	0–2	0.0
Merfolk	3–2	60.0
Artifact Aggro	30–46	39.5
Affinity	29–40	42.0
Hush-finity	4–5	44.4
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	0–1	0.0
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	3–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	2–0	100.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	8–16	33.3
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–3	25.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	109–47	69.9
Storm	15–5	75.0
Hazoret Storm	5–2	71.4
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	3–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–2	33.3
Reanimator	9–4	69.2
Worldgorger Dragon	9–3	75.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	8–2	80.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	5–4	55.6
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	9–6	60.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	8–6	57.1
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	2–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eggs	18–6	75.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	3–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–3	0.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Ominous Good	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	4–1	80.0
Soulflayer	4–2	66.7
Oops All Lands	2–1	66.7
Dredge	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	11–5	68.8
Ad Nauseam	8–2	80.0
Ad Swanseam	0–1	0.0
Control	65–34	65.7
Esper Control	4–3	57.1
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	23–3	88.5
Cawblade	4–2	66.7
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Control	4–2	66.7
Cruel Control	2–2	50.0
Stax	5–6	45.5
Chandra Nalaar	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	0–4	0.0
Mono White Control	7–4	63.6
Life is Ez	5–4	55.6
Cycling Control	3–2	60.0
Astral Slide	3–1	75.0
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	4–1	80.0
Sultai Ultimatum	4–1	80.0
Pox	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–0	100.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	56–46	54.9
Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Burn	10–11	47.6
Infect	8–4	66.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	7–4	63.6
Trickbind Dreadnought	6–1	85.7
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	5–1	83.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	9–11	45.0
Hushnought	4–5	44.4
Liquimetal Fishing	5–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	11–12	47.8
Goblin Persist	11–12	47.8
Aggro-Control	39–30	56.5
Izzet Tempo	9–11	45.0
Azorius Skies	1–2	33.3
Wizards	7–3	70.0
Ninjas	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	7–6	53.8
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tempo	8–3	72.7
Combo-Control	36–25	59.0
Curses	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	8–8	50.0
Dragoncrank	2–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	0–2	0.0
Hive Mind	2–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	3–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	8–2	80.0
Mass Land Destruction	10–12	45.5
Wildfire	10–12	45.5
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	9–12	42.9
Midrange	62–52	54.4
The Rock	5–1	83.3
Golgari Citadel	3–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	1–1	50.0
Blink	10–13	43.5
Graveyard Value	3–4	42.9
Séance	2–1	66.7
Varolz Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Allies	3–3	50.0
Esper Allies	3–3	50.0
Treefolk	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–0	100.0
Vampires	0–4	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–3	0.0
Legends Midrange	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Legends	2–3	40.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–5	44.4
Big Red	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	5–1	83.3
Mono Black Devotion	4–1	80.0
Dimir Midrange	0–3	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–0	100.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–2	33.3
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	4–1	80.0
Ordealbreak	3–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	0–2	0.0
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–2	33.3
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Ramp	35–11	76.1
Villainous Wealth	6–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	6–2	75.0
Cloudpost Ramp	20–9	69.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	17–8	68.0
Simic Post	2–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–0	100.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0