Izzet Ascension

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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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	5317	11225–10318–18	52.1	396	2530
Izzet Ascension	97	190–203	48.3	1	45

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	60–58	50.8
Mono Black Aggro	0–1	0.0
Heroic	4–1	80.0
Mono White Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	19–25	43.2
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	3–2	60.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–3	50.0
White Weenie	2–1	66.7
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Elves	6–1	85.7
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Zombies	0–2	0.0
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	3–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–2	0.0
8 Whack	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	7–8	46.7
Affinity	5–7	41.7
Tempered Steel	2–1	66.7
Madness	0–2	0.0
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–3	25.0
AggroSlide	3–6	33.3
Cats	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	2–0	100.0
Combo	28–35	44.4
Storm	3–4	42.9
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	1–2	33.3
Reanimator	6–10	37.5
Recurring Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	5–8	38.5
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	5–6	45.5
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–0	100.0
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–0	100.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Eggs	0–1	0.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	2–1	66.7
Reanim8 Rack	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	6–8	42.9
Oops All Spells	6–8	42.9
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Chain of Acid	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	1–1	50.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Control	24–16	60.0
Esper Control	0–2	0.0
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	7–5	58.3
Cawblade	3–2	60.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Mono White Control	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	2–1	66.7
Guildgate Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	2–2	50.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	12–20	37.5
Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	1–1	50.0
Infect	2–2	50.0
Simic Infect	1–2	33.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	4–7	36.4
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–7	30.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	1–4	20.0
Combo Goblins	1–4	20.0
Goblin Persist	0–4	0.0
Dirty Kitty	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	15–16	48.4
Izzet Tempo	6–3	66.7
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	2–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	2–6	25.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	18–14	56.3
Mindcrank	2–5	28.6
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	14–9	60.9
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	13–9	59.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	9–4	69.2
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Midrange	29–38	43.3
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	0–1	0.0
Blink	4–6	40.0
Wave Blink	4–5	44.4
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Wave	1–1	50.0
Abzan Wave	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	0–1	0.0
Séance	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–6	33.3
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–5	28.6
Necro Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–1	0.0
Angel Tribal	2–4	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	1–1	50.0
Martyr's Grace	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–3	57.1
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	2–3	40.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	1–2	33.3
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	3–1	75.0
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Ramp	4–6	40.0
Rofellos Ramp	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	1–6	14.3
Greenpost	0–5	0.0
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0