Jeskai Ascendancy

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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How do I get started with Magic Online?

Check out the guide to Magic Online.
Which cards are legal?

Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that time.
The best way to search legal cards is with Scryfall.

You can view the full legal cards list.
How do I find or brew a decklist?

Minimum 60 cards. Any number of basic lands. Max four of any other legal card. Sideboard of up to fifteen cards.

The best way to build decks is to use a search engine that supports Penny Dreadful legality (f:pd) like Scryfall.

Browse Decklists from tournaments, leagues and elsewhere

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How do I get a game and find other Penny Dreadful players?

To get a match in Magic Online go to Constructed, Specialty, Freeform Tournament Practice on Magic Online and create a Freeform game with "Penny Dreadful" in the comments.

To find the Penny Dreadful community join the Discord.
How do I enter the league?

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

You play five matches per run. You can join the league at any time.

To find a game sign up and then create a game in Constructed, Specialty, Freeform Tournament Practice with "Penny Dreadful League" as the comment.

Top 8 finishers on each month's league leaderboard win credit with Cardhoarder.

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How do I enter a tournament?

We have six free-to-enter weekly tournaments with prizes from Cardhoarder.

They are hosted on Gatherling along with a lot of other player-run Magic Online events.

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What happens if a card goes above 2¢? How does rotation work? When is the next rotation? How long are cards legal for?

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.

Any version of a card on the legal cards list is legal.

The next rotation is in 14 weeks, 6 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	2293	3630–3949	47.9	17	155	109
Jeskai Ascendancy	95	174–151	53.5	0	7	7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	12	14–22	38.9
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	83	160–129	55.4	0	7	7

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	33–28	54.1
Mono Black Aggro	1–0	100.0
Heroic	2–2	50.0
Boros Heroic	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	9–5	64.3
White Weenie	4–4	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–2	33.3
Elves	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Zombies	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	3–2	60.0
Artifact Aggro	6–9	40.0
Affinity	4–1	80.0
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	2–7	22.2
Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	1–2	33.3
Combo	29–31	48.3
Storm	6–8	42.9
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	5–8	38.5
Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–2	33.3
Double Dragon	1–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–4	0.0
Hypergenesis	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–4	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	4–4	50.0
Taking Turns	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	3–0	100.0
Breakfast	3–5	37.5
Oops All Spells	3–5	37.5
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	0–2	0.0
Ad Nauseam	2–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	2–1	66.7
Restore Balance	0–1	0.0
Control	25–15	62.5
Esper Control	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	4–3	57.1
Azorius Control	3–3	50.0
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	3–4	42.9
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	2–0	100.0
Mono White Control	0–1	0.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	3–2	60.0
Prison	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	14–33	29.8
Aristocrats	5–1	83.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Boros Bombardment	2–0	100.0
Burn	2–3	40.0
Infect	0–2	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–2	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	4–24	14.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–24	11.1
Hushnought	2–1	66.7
Combo Goblins	1–2	33.3
Goblin Persist	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	14–8	63.6
Izzet Tempo	3–2	60.0
Blue Madness	2–0	100.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	3–3	50.0
Izzet Spells	3–3	50.0
Dimir Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	9–2	81.8
Curses	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	4–1	80.0
Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	4–0	100.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	42–31	57.5
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	7–2	77.8
Blink	4–1	80.0
Graveyard Value	2–0	100.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	2–3	40.0
Allies	1–1	50.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Vampires	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	6–9	40.0
Mono Black Devotion	3–4	42.9
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–3	57.1
Martyr's Grace	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Midrange	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	4–4	50.0
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Naya Hero	3–3	50.0
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Ramp	8–3	72.7
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	0–1	0.0
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	2–2	50.0
Greenpost	2–2	50.0