Penny Dreadful Season 40 Kick Off (won by finaldefiance)

Penny Dreadful tournament of 6 Dec 2025 with 45 decklists, won by finaldefiance with Izzet Tempo.

Date

6 Dec 2025

Players

45

Format

Penny Dreadful

Organizer

Penny Dreadful

Source

Penny Dreadful

Decklists

#	Player	Deck	Record
1	finaldefiance Izzet Tempo	Izzet Tempo	8-1
2	josha6337 Battlecrier Twin	Battlecrier Twin	6-3
3	endbot Battlecrier Twin	Battlecrier Twin	6-2
3	c001357 Mono White Humans	Mono White Humans	5-3
5	rakura Flare Deck Wins	Flare Deck Wins	5-2
5	tomsoniq Combo-Control	Combo-Control	5-2
5	violetteavi Heartless Summoning Combo	Heartless Summoning Combo	5-2
5	magnus24112 Fires of Invention	Fires of Invention	4-3
9	itsahri Equipment Aggro	Equipment Aggro	4-2
10	tygrak Nadu Combo	Nadu Combo	4-2
11	TheWatchWander Bant Nadu	Bant Nadu	4-2
12	toodlesdc Flare Deck Wins	Flare Deck Wins	4-2
13	Brainlesss96 Hardened Scales Affinity	Hardened Scales Affinity	4-2
14	jaycearveduin LifeScam	LifeScam	4-2
15	sacritor Orzhov Blink	Orzhov Blink	4-2
16	Syns Oops All Lands	Oops All Lands	3-3
17	bapis Nadu Combo	Nadu Combo	3-2
18	catculator Seismic Swans	Seismic Swans	3-3
19	pyrohorse Mono Blue Control	Mono Blue Control	3-3
20	zephion Burn	Burn	3-3
21	poposin_hyde Heartless Summoning Combo	Heartless Summoning Combo	3-3
22	baliskos Nadu Combo	Nadu Combo	3-3
23	pr3y Fires of Invention	Fires of Invention	3-3
24	nopatheticcards Valakut Ramp	Valakut Ramp	3-3
25	cityside_burninator Taking Turns	Taking Turns	2-3
26	awesomedoom82 Goblins	Goblins	2-4
27	Bob49 Enduring Ideal	Enduring Ideal	2-3
28	Ailith Izzet Tempo	Izzet Tempo	2-4
29	Honorbound84 Dimir Thopter-Sword	Dimir Thopter-Sword	2-2
30	mdog Sultai Nadu	Sultai Nadu	2-4
31	AllanonCEW Mono Black Control	Mono Black Control	2-4
32	aureusjckl Equipment Aggro	Equipment Aggro	2-2
33	coaxmetal Fires of Invention	Fires of Invention	2-3
34	carmandor Flare Deck Wins	Flare Deck Wins	2-4
35	hockeyguru7892 Blink	Blink	1-4
36	bibbsribbs Azorius Tempo	Azorius Tempo	1-2
37	Restokiki Actual Twin	Actual Twin	1-3
38	itskylestyle Living End	Living End	1-5
39	caffeinatedpolygons Burn	Burn	1-3
40	coupoutous Bant Nadu	Bant Nadu	1-3
41	miniondevelopment Nadu Combo	Nadu Combo	0-1
42	dl23 Orzhov Reanimator	Orzhov Reanimator	0-1
43	maliciousdragon Oops All Lands	Oops All Lands	0-1
44	duskknightofea Pirates	Pirates	0-5
45	Cdnewlon Nadu Combo	Nadu Combo	0-1

New cards seeing play

Not played in Penny Dreadful in the 120 days before this event.

• Boros Garrison 2 decks
• Gargoyle Castle 2 decks
• Mirrorpool 2 decks
• Restless Reef 2 decks
• Thraben Inspector 2 decks
• Air Nomad Legacy 1 deck
• Archdruid's Charm 1 deck
• Bagel and Schmear 1 deck
• Blade of the Oni 1 deck
• Court of Locthwain 1 deck
• Daring Buccaneer 1 deck
• Deadeye Tracker 1 deck
• Dire Fleet Captain 1 deck
• Dire Fleet Daredevil 1 deck
• Fathom Fleet Captain 1 deck
• Gainsay 1 deck
• Geistflame 1 deck
• Goblin Diplomats 1 deck
• Goblin Motivator 1 deck
• Invasion Reinforcements 1 deck
• Jackdaw Savior 1 deck
• Just the Wind 1 deck
• Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator 1 deck
• Key to the City 1 deck
• Kodama of the West Tree 1 deck
• Momo, Friendly Flier 1 deck
• Monstrous Carabid 1 deck
• Origin of Metalbending 1 deck
• Palantír of Orthanc 1 deck
• Ruin Raider 1 deck
• Stain the Mind 1 deck
• The Fire Nation Drill 1 deck
• Verdant Mastery 1 deck
• Warden of the Inner Sky 1 deck
• Warren Instigator 1 deck
• Wispmare 1 deck
• Zuko, Conflicted 1 deck

Metagame of this event

Compared with the overall Penny Dreadful metagame of the 30 days up to Dec. 6, 2025 (820 decks):

Archetypes by share of 45 decks

Archetype	Decks	This event	Overall	Top 8
Nadu Combo 1.8% overall	5	11.1%	1.8%	0
Fires of Invention 1.0% overall	3	6.7%	1.0%	1
Flare Deck Wins 1.0% overall	3	6.7%	1.0%	1
Bant Nadu 0.4% overall	2	4.4%	0.4%	0
Battlecrier Twin 0.5% overall	2	4.4%	0.5%	2
Burn 0.6% overall	2	4.4%	0.6%	0
Equipment Aggro 3.2% overall	2	4.4%	3.2%	0
Heartless Summoning Combo 0.9% overall	2	4.4%	0.9%	1
Izzet Tempo 2.6% overall	2	4.4%	2.6%	1
Oops All Lands 0.9% overall	2	4.4%	0.9%	0
Actual Twin 1.1% overall	1	2.2%	1.1%	0
Azorius Tempo 3.3% overall	1	2.2%	3.3%	0
Blink 0.5% overall	1	2.2%	0.5%	0
Combo-Control 0.1% overall	1	2.2%	0.1%	1
Dimir Thopter-Sword 0.2% overall	1	2.2%	0.2%	0
Enduring Ideal 0.2% overall	1	2.2%	0.2%	0
Goblins 0.5% overall	1	2.2%	0.5%	0
Hardened Scales Affinity 0.5% overall	1	2.2%	0.5%	0
LifeScam 0.4% overall	1	2.2%	0.4%	0
Living End 0.2% overall	1	2.2%	0.2%	0
Mono Black Control 1.0% overall	1	2.2%	1.0%	0
Mono Blue Control 2.9% overall	1	2.2%	2.9%	0
Mono White Humans 0.9% overall	1	2.2%	0.9%	1
Orzhov Blink 0.1% overall	1	2.2%	0.1%	0
Orzhov Reanimator 0.2% overall	1	2.2%	0.2%	0
Pirates 0.1% overall	1	2.2%	0.1%	0
Seismic Swans 1.2% overall	1	2.2%	1.2%	0
Sultai Nadu 0.1% overall	1	2.2%	0.1%	0
Taking Turns 0.4% overall	1	2.2%	0.4%	0
Valakut Ramp 1.7% overall	1	2.2%	1.7%	0

Overall

share of the archetype in the overall metagame of the format, with the filters above