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.

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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.

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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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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.

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

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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 1 week.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	36176	57871–63727–43	47.6	269	2496	1327
Stax	1552	2341–2931–1	44.4	4	91	31
Necro Stax	9	24–20	54.5	0	1	1
Pollute the Planet	175	395–289–1	57.7	4	31	8
Birthday Stax	116	144–163	46.9	0	8	3

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	492–776	38.8
Mono Black Aggro	15–16	48.4
Heroic	31–54	36.5
Mono White Heroic	11–26	29.7
Azorius Heroic	2–6	25.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	9–13	40.9
Boros Heroic	6–8	42.9
Selesnya Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	99–140	41.4
Mono Red Devotion	2–1	66.7
Proliferate Red	3–0	100.0
Goblins	24–28	46.2
Tokens	27–25	51.9
Selesnya Tokens	14–16	46.7
Mardu Tokens	0–5	0.0
Mono White Tokens	5–3	62.5
Mono Green Stompy	27–26	50.9
White Weenie	42–58	42.0
Odric Keywords	4–3	57.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–4	42.9
Soldiers	5–9	35.7
Kithkin	5–1	83.3
Chroma White	1–5	16.7
Mono White Humans	0–5	0.0
Elves	19–53	26.4
Werewolves	3–0	100.0
Warriors	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	5–8	38.5
Selesnya Counters	1–2	33.3
Rogues	3–5	37.5
Zombies	30–70	30.0
Gruul Aggro	11–19	36.7
Gruul Landfall	0–2	0.0
Merfolk	3–11	21.4
Mono Red Swarm	5–9	35.7
8 Whack	1–2	33.3
Artifact Aggro	55–104	34.6
Affinity	29–39	42.6
Hush-finity	1–2	33.3
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–3	0.0
Boros Vehicles	2–4	33.3
Salvage Titan	4–5	44.4
Tempered Steel	18–44	29.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–7	12.5
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	3–11	21.4
Illusions	1–2	33.3
Madness	12–12	50.0
Gruul Madness	4–3	57.1
Golgari Madness	1–4	20.0
Rakdos Madness	5–4	55.6
Jund Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	11–15	42.3
Hexproof	8–3	72.7
Equipment Aggro	2–5	28.6
Hateful Auras	1–7	12.5
Slivers	2–1	66.7
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	7–15	31.8
AggroSlide	11–29	27.5
Cats	3–8	27.3
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	3–6	33.3
Rakdos Aggro	5–14	26.3
Rakdos Hellbent	0–4	0.0
Boros Aggro	1–2	33.3
Humans	2–6	25.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Humans	1–1	50.0
Shamans	0–3	0.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	10–16	38.5
Boros Legends Aggro	10–13	43.5
Bard Class	0–3	0.0
Permanent Vacation	1–0	100.0
Pirates	3–5	37.5
Rats	2–3	40.0
Combo	361–472	43.3
Storm	81–86	48.5
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	3–6	33.3
Dragonstorm	7–12	36.8
Hazoret Storm	1–5	16.7
Simic Storm	1–1	50.0
Citadel Storm	9–3	75.0
High Tide	37–39	48.7
Grixis Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–2	50.0
Izzet Storm	9–9	50.0
Channel Storm	2–5	28.6
Reanimator	54–71	43.2
Recurring Nightmare	6–6	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	5–2	71.4
Worldgorger Dragon	15–29	34.1
Double Dragon	5–8	38.5
Starlit Graves	4–1	80.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–1	50.0
8 Goyf	1–4	20.0
Living Death	2–4	33.3
Excruciator Combo	2–4	33.3
Grozoth	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	24–25	49.0
Rakdos Reanimator	5–7	41.7
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	12–10	54.5
Grixis Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	2–4	33.3
Necro Combo	4–1	80.0
Faith Necro	1–1	50.0
Deathmantle Necro	3–0	100.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	6–24	20.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–5	16.7
Dubious Challenge	3–2	60.0
Warp World	10–11	47.6
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Boros Glimpse	0–5	0.0
Actual Warp World	5–2	71.4
Four Color Glimpse	3–3	50.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	7–10	41.2
New Perspectives	4–4	50.0
Cat Wave	0–1	0.0
Monumental Ignus	2–5	28.6
Mardu Life	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	7–25	21.9
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–14	12.5
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	5–10	33.3
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	3–1	75.0
Fake-Twin	6–10	37.5
Jeskai Fake-Twin	2–3	40.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–2	33.3
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–9	35.7
Anvil Colossus	0–4	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–2	33.3
Infinite Infinite Combos	3–5	37.5
Seismic Swans	2–1	66.7
Eggs	8–13	38.1
Turntimber Ranger	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	4–3	57.1
Blazing Shoal Combo	5–7	41.7
Taking Turns	13–12	52.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	1–7	12.5
Ominous Good	5–3	62.5
Jokulhaups Combo	1–4	20.0
Soulflayer	7–11	38.9
Reanim8 Rack	3–2	60.0
Breakfast	30–54	35.7
Cephalid Breakfast	5–5	50.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	3–4	42.9
Grixis Breakfast	1–0	100.0
Hermit Dredge	2–2	50.0
Oops All Spells	16–36	30.8
Neoform Hermit	5–7	41.7
Unctus	2–3	40.0
Oops All Lands	1–4	20.0
Dredge	5–3	62.5
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	3–4	42.9
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	5–1	83.3
Storm Herald	5–3	62.5
Enduring Ideal	5–5	50.0
Ad Nauseam	6–6	50.0
Ad Swanseam	2–3	40.0
Chain of Acid	2–1	66.7
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	4–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	3–3	50.0
Calibrated Blast	0–3	0.0
Restore Balance	7–5	58.3
Gyruda	1–2	33.3
Stuffy Doll	2–3	40.0
Belcher	5–1	83.3
Endless Belch	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	2–6	25.0
Possibility Storm	1–4	20.0
Midnight Mass	1–0	100.0
Phoenix Altar	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	0–3	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–3	0.0
Nadu Combo	1–3	25.0
Amalia Combo	0–1	0.0
Primal Prayers Combo	1–0	100.0
Control	540–422	56.1
Mono Black Control	24–10	70.6
Esper Control	23–34	40.4
Demonic Rising	6–0	100.0
Paradox Haze Lock	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	9–10	47.4
Dimir Control	55–29	65.5
Dreadful Inspiration	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	64–62	50.8
Adam's Ale	1–1	50.0
Cawblade	3–4	42.9
Turbo Fog	14–11	56.0
Izzet Control	10–3	76.9
Mardu Control	5–6	45.5
Mill	14–3	82.4
Boros Control	3–1	75.0
Cloudpost Control	24–37	39.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	7–2	77.8
Blackpost	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	10–21	32.3
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–3	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–5	28.6
Grixis Control	23–12	65.7
Cruel Control	12–3	80.0
Stax	55–55	50.0
Necro Stax	1–0	100.0
Pollute the Planet	17–16	51.5
Birthday Stax	2–5	28.6
Chandra Nalaar	2–1	66.7
Stagnant Control	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	21–17	55.3
Dragon Control	12–7	63.2
Izzet Dragons	7–3	70.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	3–1	75.0
Runeflare	11–4	73.3
Ponza	26–33	44.1
Mono White Control	11–9	55.0
Life is Ez	6–5	54.5
Dynavolt Tower	13–8	61.9
Cycling Control	14–10	58.3
Astral Slide	12–9	57.1
Five Color Control	7–6	53.8
Five Color Collected Conjuring	4–1	80.0
Shrines	2–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	0–3	0.0
Sultai Control	22–12	64.7
Sultai Ultimatum	0–4	0.0
Guildgate Control	5–3	62.5
Bant Control	2–4	33.3
Temur Reclamation	1–1	50.0
Pox	16–7	69.6
Enchantments Control	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	9–7	56.3
Orzhov Control	16–11	59.3
Prison	8–5	61.5
Enchantress	7–5	58.3
Aggro-Combo	128–177	42.0
Aristocrats	26–60	30.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–14	22.2
Orzhov Aristocrats	7–14	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	5–9	35.7
Abzan Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–16	15.8
Boros Bombardment	2–3	40.0
Burn	19–26	42.2
Necro Burn	1–1	50.0
Infect	27–19	58.7
Simic Infect	13–9	59.1
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–5	44.4
Golgari Infect	1–4	20.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	25–38	39.7
Izzet Dreadnought	5–7	41.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	15–29	34.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–10	28.6
Hushnought	3–7	30.0
Liquimetal Fishing	6–3	66.7
Combo Goblins	14–13	51.9
Goblin Persist	7–9	43.8
Dirty Kitty	7–4	63.6
Aggro-Control	129–225	36.4
Simic Flash	1–1	50.0
Izzet Tempo	35–74	32.1
Azorius Skies	5–9	35.7
Blue Madness	14–13	51.9
Simic Madness	8–11	42.1
Temur Madness	1–2	33.3
Grixis Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–1	66.7
Temur Clues	2–1	66.7
Wizards	0–12	0.0
Ninjas	4–10	28.6
Mono Blue Gush	7–8	46.7
Mono Blue Tempo	13–37	26.0
Mono Blue Faeries	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	2–6	25.0
Izzet Spells	14–24	36.8
Dimir Tempo	17–10	63.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Dimir Librarians	1–1	50.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–6	14.3
Azorius Tempo	3–7	30.0
Combo-Control	148–162–1	47.7
Curses	6–9	40.0
Burning Vengeance	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	7–3	70.0
Battle of Wits	14–11	56.0
Approach Necro	2–5–1	28.6
Shared Fate	4–2	66.7
Swarm Intelligence	5–2	71.4
Sunforger	0–1	0.0
Pickles	1–2	33.3
Mindcrank	15–17	46.9
Dragoncrank	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	4–11	26.7
Peregrine Drake	4–10	28.6
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–3	25.0
Lich's Mastery	3–2	60.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	6–4	60.0
Zur's Weirding	3–2	60.0
Solar Flare	7–6	53.8
Plasma Swans	6–11	35.3
Liliana's Contract	3–1	75.0
Mass Land Destruction	46–60	43.4
Wildfire	22–23	48.9
Thryx-Wildfire	3–3	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	10–11	47.6
Jokulhaups Control	24–37	39.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	6–10	37.5
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	5–12	29.4
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–8	27.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–3	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Thopter-Sword	1–2	33.3
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Archfiend Alteration	4–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	1–1	50.0
Greasefang	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Greasefang	1–2	33.3
Midrange	441–527	45.6
Temur Ascendancy	8–27	22.9
The Rock	13–12	52.0
Golgari Citadel	2–3	40.0
Grenzo	5–3	62.5
Abzan Midrange	24–32	42.9
Selesnya Midrange	5–4	55.6
Selesnya Value Town	1–4	20.0
Jund	20–20	50.0
Blink	42–100	29.6
Wave Blink	12–33	26.7
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	7–15	31.8
Orzhov Wave	4–12	25.0
Abzan Wave	0–5	0.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Acid Trip	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	5–17	22.7
Graveyard Value	23–17	57.5
Séance	3–3	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	7–3	70.0
Indestructible	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	5–7	41.7
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Constellation	1–3	25.0
Allies	10–6	62.5
Orzhov Allies	4–2	66.7
Mardu Allies	2–1	66.7
Boros Allies	2–0	100.0
Esper Allies	0–2	0.0
Azorius Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	0–3	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	5–6	45.5
Fake-Rack	9–4	69.2
Selvala Morningstar	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	3–3	50.0
White Jund	1–1	50.0
Vampires	20–11	64.5
Mono Black Vampires	13–6	68.4
Rakdos Vampires	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	5–16	23.8
Mardu Legends	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Legends	2–9	18.2
Selesnya Legends	1–2	33.3
Elementals	5–5	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	14–15	48.3
Naya Midrange	2–3	40.0
Card Advantage White	0–3	0.0
Big Red	8–6	57.1
Mono Black Midrange	45–43	51.1
Necro Midrange	8–17	32.0
Mono Black Devotion	14–10	58.3
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	10–7	58.8
Temur Energy	2–0	100.0
Angels	1–4	20.0
Mono White Angels	0–3	0.0
Azorius Angels	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	11–3	78.6
Lifegain Midrange	12–23	34.3
Martyr's Grace	0–12	0.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	8–7	53.3
Orzhov Midrange	14–20	41.2
Orzhov Capenna	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Midrange	2–4	33.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	7–4	63.6
Ordealbreak	0–3	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–3	0.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Neoform	1–1	50.0
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	11–9	55.0
Hero of Precinct One	7–20	25.9
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	1–4	20.0
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	3–9	25.0
Naya Hero	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	2–2	50.0
Simic Snow	5–2	71.4
Artifact Midrange	7–9	43.8
Coinflips	2–1	66.7
Death Cloud	4–6	40.0
Nissa Company	0–1	0.0
Illness in the Ranks	3–2	60.0
Game Objects	1–3	25.0
Laelia Cascade	0–1	0.0
Wight Midrange	0–7	0.0
Golgari Wight	0–1	0.0
Jund Wight	0–4	0.0
Ramp	101–169	37.4
Villainous Wealth	3–1	75.0
Rofellos Ramp	37–66	35.9
Wild Pair	7–1	87.5
Channel-Rofellos	11–32	25.6
Cloudpost Ramp	35–72	32.7
Golgari Post	1–3	25.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–3	25.0
Greenpost	27–54	33.3
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	4–6	40.0
Temurpost	0–1	0.0
Domain	6–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–4	20.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	5–6	45.5
Defenders	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	5–3	62.5
Jund Carth	1–1	50.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0
Field Ramp	0–2	0.0
Unclassified	1–1	50.0