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.
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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.
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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
View the full legal cards list
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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.
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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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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 8 weeks, 4 days.
Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
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Aggro | 1927 | 3545–3285–2 | 51.9 | 16 | 148 | 97 |
Mono Black Aggro | 63 | 133–103 | 56.4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Heroic | 149 | 296–244 | 54.8 | 1 | 11 | 13 |
Mono White Heroic | 112 | 252–172 | 59.4 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 11 | 12–13 | 48.0 | |||
Boros Heroic | 18 | 25–39 | 39.1 | 0 | 1 | |
Selesnya Heroic | 8 | 7–20 | 25.9 | |||
Red Deck Wins | 264 | 534–458 | 53.8 | 3 | 32 | 16 |
Mono Red Devotion | 5 | 11–8 | 57.9 | |||
Prisoner | 3 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |||
Goblins | 77 | 136–113 | 54.6 | 4 | ||
Tokens | 96 | 175–164 | 51.6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Selesnya Tokens | 17 | 32–38 | 45.7 | |||
Mono White Tokens | 68 | 133–96 | 58.1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Orzhov Tokens | 6 | 5–14 | 26.3 | |||
Mono Green Stompy | 52 | 81–96 | 45.8 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
White Weenie | 130 | 216–221 | 49.4 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
Quest for the Holy Relic | 12 | 13–30 | 30.2 | 0 | 1 | |
Soldiers | 4 | 3–10 | 23.1 | |||
Chroma White | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
Elves | 78 | 122–155–1 | 44.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Werewolves | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
Minotaurs | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
Warriors | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Selesnya Little Kid | 18 | 21–33 | 38.9 | |||
Selesnya Counters | 4 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |||
Rogues | 13 | 10–30 | 25.0 | |||
Zombies | 132 | 302–210 | 59.0 | 2 | 16 | 4 |
Gruul Aggro | 91 | 167–140 | 54.4 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
Gruul Landfall | 15 | 26–20 | 56.5 | 1 | ||
Merfolk | 21 | 23–50 | 31.5 | |||
Mono Red Swarm | 9 | 17–11 | 60.7 | 1 | ||
Artifact Aggro | 258 | 534–402 | 57.1 | 4 | 35 | 18 |
Affinity | 20 | 22–36 | 37.9 | 1 | ||
Salvage Titan | 42 | 74–69 | 51.7 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Tempered Steel | 155 | 359–242 | 59.7 | 4 | 29 | 13 |
Mono Blue Architect | 34 | 78–45 | 63.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Mono Blue Aggro | 5 | 5–14 | 26.3 | |||
Illusions | 3 | 4–8 | 33.3 | |||
Madness | 263 | 503–447 | 52.9 | 4 | 19 | 15 |
Gruul Madness | 18 | 24–32 | 42.9 | 1 | 2 | |
Golgari Madness | 4 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
Rakdos Madness | 214 | 424–368 | 53.5 | 3 | 17 | 13 |
Jund Madness | 4 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |||
Voltron | 59 | 65–110–1 | 37.1 | 0 | 3 | |
Hexproof | 52 | 55–89–1 | 38.2 | 0 | 3 | |
Equipment Aggro | 4 | 5–15 | 25.0 | |||
Slivers | 12 | 2–31 | 6.1 | |||
Naya Zoo | 12 | 8–26 | 23.5 | |||
Knights | 23 | 41–34 | 54.7 | 1 | ||
AggroSlide | 36 | 62–70 | 47.0 | 0 | 3 | |
Cats | 10 | 6–18 | 25.0 | |||
Mono White Cats | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
Selesnya Cats | 8 | 4–15 | 21.1 | |||
Rakdos Aggro | 6 | 6–11 | 35.3 | |||
Boros Aggro | 19 | 37–37 | 50.0 | 1 | ||
Pirates | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
Rats | 10 | 10–17 | 37.0 | |||
Combo | 1881 | 3288–3197 | 50.7 | 23 | 106 | 73 |
Storm | 529 | 918–1025 | 47.2 | 10 | 36 | 10 |
Dimir Tendrils | 256 | 522–438 | 54.4 | 4 | 14 | 9 |
Dragonstorm | 90 | 164–192 | 46.1 | 4 | 16 | |
Simic Storm | 43 | 81–72 | 52.9 | 1 | ||
Citadel Storm | 24 | 24–52 | 31.6 | |||
Grixis Tendrils | 5 | 3–8 | 27.3 | |||
Paradoxical Outcome Storm | 20 | 16–53 | 23.2 | |||
Izzet Storm | 69 | 94–157 | 37.5 | 2 | 5 | |
Swath Storm | 4 | 5–9 | 35.7 | |||
Song Storm | 3 | 4–8 | 33.3 | |||
Reanimator | 455 | 995–718 | 58.1 | 5 | 31 | 32 |
Worldgorger Dragon | 21 | 22–41 | 34.9 | |||
Double Dragon | 5 | 5–7 | 41.7 | |||
Dimir Cycling Reanimator | 3 | 7–4 | 63.6 | |||
Traditional Reanimator | 428 | 963–666 | 59.1 | 5 | 31 | 32 |
Rakdos Reanimator | 255 | 588–422 | 58.2 | 1 | 18 | 20 |
Dimir Reanimator | 7 | 4–9 | 30.8 | |||
Mono Black Reanimator | 147 | 327–205 | 61.5 | 3 | 12 | 11 |
Grixis Reanimator | 15 | 36–20 | 64.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Oriss Genesis | 20 | 45–27 | 62.5 | 2 | ||
Dubious Challenge | 3 | 0–6 | 0.0 | |||
Warp World | 11 | 12–20 | 37.5 | |||
Actual Warp World | 11 | 12–20 | 37.5 | |||
Maniac Combo | 8 | 19–17 | 52.8 | |||
Hypergenesis | 8 | 6–19 | 24.0 | |||
Jeskai Ascendancy | 140 | 311–163 | 65.6 | 4 | 17 | 18 |
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 139 | 310–162 | 65.7 | 4 | 17 | 18 |
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
Fake-Twin | 5 | 11–13 | 45.8 | |||
Naya Fake-Twin | 5 | 11–13 | 45.8 | |||
Metalwork Colossus | 36 | 57–59 | 49.1 | 0 | 3 | |
Anvil Colossus | 4 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |||
Upheaval Colossus | 30 | 48–46 | 51.1 | 0 | 3 | |
Eggs | 12 | 20–19 | 51.3 | |||
Heartless Summoning Combo | 9 | 15–17 | 46.9 | |||
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
Taking Turns | 70 | 95–108 | 46.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Quest for Ula's Temple | 3 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |||
Izzet Ascension | 34 | 43–62 | 41.0 | 0 | 2 | |
Ominous Good | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Jokulhaups Combo | 13 | 12–21 | 36.4 | |||
Soulflayer | 10 | 10–17 | 37.0 | |||
Reanim8 Rack | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Breakfast | 106 | 204–146 | 58.3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Oops All Spells | 106 | 204–146 | 58.3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Oops All Lands | 9 | 9–16 | 36.0 | |||
Dredge | 105 | 152–171 | 47.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Polymorph | 8 | 8–15 | 34.8 | 0 | 1 | |
Dice Factory | 5 | 6–7 | 46.2 | |||
Storm Herald | 9 | 13–18 | 41.9 | 0 | 1 | |
Enduring Ideal | 18 | 29–28 | 50.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Chain of Acid | 107 | 144–152 | 48.6 | 1 | 3 | |
GreenTwin | 34 | 61–59 | 50.8 | 1 | ||
Tibalt's Trickery | 29 | 21–66 | 24.1 | |||
Intruder Alarm | 10 | 14–17 | 45.2 | |||
Calibrated Blast | 13 | 18–27 | 40.0 | |||
Restore Balance | 16 | 13–36 | 26.5 | |||
Control | 1311 | 1945–2342–1 | 45.4 | 2 | 56 | 34 |
Mono Black Control | 20 | 27–42 | 39.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Esper Control | 104 | 154–219 | 41.3 | 0 | 6 | |
Demonic Rising | 24 | 38–36 | 51.4 | 2 | ||
Mono Blue Control | 9 | 5–18 | 21.7 | |||
Dimir Control | 142 | 228–217 | 51.2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Azorius Control | 222 | 358–345 | 50.9 | 0 | 10 | 11 |
Cawblade | 32 | 38–34 | 52.8 | |||
Turbo Fog | 26 | 31–55 | 36.0 | |||
Izzet Control | 38 | 65–59 | 52.4 | 3 | ||
Mill | 20 | 37–44 | 45.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Boros Control | 7 | 7–14 | 33.3 | |||
Cloudpost Control | 132 | 242–239 | 50.3 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Azorius Cloudpost Control | 13 | 13–21 | 38.2 | |||
Blackpost | 24 | 40–51 | 44.0 | |||
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 83 | 165–145 | 53.2 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Izzet Cloudpost Control | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |||
Mono White Cloudpost Control | 9 | 20–18 | 52.6 | |||
Grixis Control | 72 | 108–126 | 46.2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Cruel Control | 8 | 4–14 | 22.2 | |||
Stax | 44 | 66–86 | 43.4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Chandra Nalaar | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
Jeskai Control | 23 | 32–43 | 42.7 | 0 | 1 | |
Dragon Control | 26 | 39–56 | 41.1 | 0 | 5 | |
Izzet Dragons | 17 | 22–39 | 36.1 | 0 | 3 | |
Runeflare | 13 | 15–37 | 28.8 | |||
Ponza | 36 | 63–72 | 46.7 | 1 | ||
Mono White Control | 39 | 56–46 | 54.9 | 2 | ||
Life is Ez | 28 | 46–33 | 58.2 | 2 | ||
Cycling Control | 16 | 21–27 | 43.8 | |||
Astral Slide | 16 | 21–27 | 43.8 | |||
Five Color Control | 22 | 17–42 | 28.8 | 0 | 2 | |
Five Color Collected Conjuring | 5 | 3–10 | 23.1 | |||
Shrines | 6 | 3–10 | 23.1 | |||
Sultai Control | 18 | 24–35 | 40.7 | 0 | 1 | |
Guildgate Control | 18 | 27–39 | 40.9 | |||
Bant Control | 13 | 10–26 | 27.8 | |||
Pox | 54 | 70–103 | 40.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Enchantments Control | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
Four Color Counter Ghazi | 5 | 10–11 | 47.6 | 0 | 1 | |
Seasons Past Control | 95 | 139–187 | 42.6 | 0 | 6 | |
Orzhov Control | 7 | 8–14 | 36.4 | 0 | 1 | |
Prison | 47 | 35–71 | 33.0 | |||
Enchantress | 26 | 17–39 | 30.4 | |||
Aggro-Combo | 679 | 1189–1111 | 51.7 | 5 | 24 | 31 |
Aristocrats | 174 | 315–275 | 53.4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Mono Black Aristocrats | 7 | 5–14 | 26.3 | |||
Orzhov Aristocrats | 43 | 93–73 | 56.0 | 4 | ||
Golgari Aristocrats | 7 | 11–11 | 50.0 | |||
Abzan Aristocrats | 12 | 7–16 | 30.4 | |||
Food | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
Rakdos Aristocrats | 17 | 26–21 | 55.3 | |||
Boros Bombardment | 40 | 91–62 | 59.5 | 0 | 2 | |
Burn | 68 | 93–120 | 43.7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Infect | 226 | 438–378 | 53.7 | 3 | 14 | 13 |
Simic Infect | 157 | 323–243 | 57.1 | 3 | 11 | 12 |
Blazing Shoal Infect | 49 | 87–88 | 49.7 | 0 | 3 | |
Golgari Infect | 7 | 6–17 | 26.1 | |||
Turbo Myth | 3 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
Trickbind Dreadnought | 32 | 48–53 | 47.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Mono Blue Dreadnought | 27 | 42–44 | 48.8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Izzet Blitzkrieg | 17 | 20–24 | 45.5 | |||
Hushnought | 29 | 36–47 | 43.4 | 2 | ||
Liquimetal Fishing | 27 | 33–48 | 40.7 | 0 | 1 | |
Combo Goblins | 84 | 176–131 | 57.3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Goblin Persist | 30 | 67–42 | 61.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Dirty Kitty | 53 | 107–87 | 55.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Aggro-Control | 691 | 1089–1117 | 49.4 | 1 | 22 | 23 |
Simic Flash | 33 | 66–55 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 | |
Izzet Tempo | 160 | 260–283 | 47.9 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
Azorius Skies | 26 | 39–59 | 39.8 | 1 | ||
Blue Madness | 12 | 13–20 | 39.4 | |||
Simic Madness | 9 | 10–14 | 41.7 | |||
Grixis Madness | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
Lich Aggro-Control | 24 | 51–35 | 59.3 | 2 | ||
Wizards | 3 | 6–6 | 50.0 | |||
Ninjas | 36 | 48–83 | 36.6 | 0 | 1 | |
Mono Blue Tempo | 138 | 254–203 | 55.6 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
Mono Blue Faeries | 10 | 13–12 | 52.0 | |||
Izzet Spells | 7 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |||
Dimir Tempo | 203 | 286–303 | 48.6 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Dimir Faeries | 11 | 18–26 | 40.9 | |||
Sultai Tempo | 5 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |||
Azorius Tempo | 5 | 1–8 | 11.1 | |||
Combo-Control | 415 | 673–644 | 51.1 | 1 | 14 | 21 |
Curses | 53 | 72–80 | 47.4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Burning Vengeance | 6 | 4–9 | 30.8 | |||
Cruel Combo-Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
Battle of Wits | 7 | 8–17 | 32.0 | |||
Swarm Intelligence | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Hedron Alignment | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
Hive Mind | 5 | 7–10 | 41.2 | |||
Zur's Weirding | 37 | 49–78 | 38.6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Solar Flare | 12 | 25–20 | 55.6 | 2 | ||
Plasma Swans | 9 | 6–12 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
Liliana's Contract | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
Mass Land Destruction | 270 | 495–390 | 55.9 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
Wildfire | 40 | 81–68 | 54.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Thryx-Wildfire | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
Borderpost Wildfire | 9 | 14–12 | 53.8 | |||
Jokulhaups Control | 230 | 414–322 | 56.3 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
Grixis Jokulhaups Control | 20 | 31–29 | 51.7 | 1 | ||
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control | 170 | 307–225 | 57.7 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
Temur Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Jund Jokulhaups Control | 39 | 76–67 | 53.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Resurgent Belief | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |||
Midrange | 1831 | 3258–3166–1 | 50.7 | 15 | 132 | 89 |
The Rock | 52 | 76–98 | 43.7 | 0 | 3 | |
Golgari Citadel | 8 | 13–16 | 44.8 | |||
Grenzo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Abzan Midrange | 6 | 9–14 | 39.1 | |||
Selesnya Midrange | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
Jund | 222 | 363–389–1 | 48.3 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Blink | 264 | 612–412 | 59.8 | 10 | 46 | 18 |
Wave Blink | 262 | 609–408 | 59.9 | 10 | 46 | 18 |
Esper Wave | 2 | 7–2 | 77.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Azorius Wave | 135 | 341–224 | 60.4 | 9 | 42 | 3 |
Orzhov Wave | 11 | 14–9 | 60.9 | |||
Abzan Wave | 66 | 142–99 | 58.9 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Bant Wave | 39 | 95–52 | 64.6 | 6 | ||
Anti-Persecution | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
Graveyard Value | 132 | 229–208 | 52.4 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Séance | 7 | 4–10 | 28.6 | |||
Varolz Dreadnought | 97 | 191–143 | 57.2 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Enchantments Matter | 3 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
Allies | 26 | 50–53 | 48.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Orzhov Allies | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
Mardu Allies | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
Boros Allies | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Mono White Allies | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
Esper Allies | 7 | 10–14 | 41.7 | 0 | 2 | |
BRGW Allies | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
Treefolk | 12 | 7–17 | 29.2 | |||
Fake-Rack | 54 | 94–120 | 43.9 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Mardu Midrange | 23 | 46–33 | 58.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
White Jund | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
Vampires | 21 | 14–50 | 21.9 | 0 | 1 | |
Mono Black Vampires | 10 | 8–23 | 25.8 | 0 | 1 | |
Rakdos Vampires | 4 | 4–9 | 30.8 | |||
Orzhov Vampires | 7 | 2–18 | 10.0 | |||
Legends Midrange | 4 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |||
Boros Legends Midrange | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
Orzhov Legends | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
Elementals | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
Rakdos Midrange | 53 | 101–98 | 50.8 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
Naya Midrange | 5 | 5–8 | 38.5 | |||
Card Advantage White | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Big Red | 23 | 40–38 | 51.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mono Black Midrange | 363 | 681–587 | 53.7 | 0 | 19 | 18 |
Mono Black Devotion | 276 | 481–439 | 52.3 | 0 | 16 | 10 |
Dimir Midrange | 89 | 128–164 | 43.8 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Angels | 6 | 4–12 | 25.0 | |||
Toughness Matters | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
Lifegain Midrange | 29 | 32–68 | 32.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Sultai Midrange | 33 | 58–49 | 54.2 | 2 | ||
Orzhov Midrange | 47 | 77–79 | 49.4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Jeskai Midrange | 3 | 0–7 | 0.0 | |||
Heartless Summoning Stompy | 13 | 13–23 | 36.1 | |||
Zur the Enchanter | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
Ordealbreak | 6 | 7–12 | 36.8 | 0 | 2 | |
Enigmatic Incarnation | 6 | 7–12 | 36.8 | 0 | 2 | |
Fires of Invention | 35 | 36–67 | 35.0 | 1 | ||
Clerics | 9 | 13–15 | 46.4 | |||
Simic Snow | 183 | 441–279 | 61.3 | 2 | 13 | 23 |
Artifact Midrange | 22 | 32–48 | 40.0 | 1 | ||
Coinflips | 3 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
Death Cloud | 9 | 15–18 | 45.5 | |||
Ramp | 227 | 288–413 | 41.1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Cloudpost Ramp | 124 | 171–238 | 41.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Eldrazipost | 7 | 3–22 | 12.0 | |||
Arcum's Not Astrolabe | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
Greenpost | 91 | 146–176 | 45.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Gruul Post | 3 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
Simic Post | 2 | 0–7 | 0.0 | |||
Defenders | 6 | 4–10 | 28.6 | |||
Carth Superfriends | 57 | 60–94 | 39.0 | 2 | ||
Jund Carth | 26 | 32–43 | 42.7 | 1 | ||
Applejacks | 15 | 22–24 | 47.8 | |||
Unclassified | 2 |