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.

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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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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 8 weeks, 3 days.

Ponza

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	5959	10977–12079–43	47.6	277	2555
Ponza	196	300–421–1	41.6	2	64

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	92–166	35.7
Mono Black Aggro	2–5	28.6
Heroic	5–13	27.8
Mono White Heroic	3–12	20.0
Boros Heroic	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	26–46	36.1
Goblins	3–8	27.3
Tokens	2–5	28.6
Selesnya Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono White Tokens	0–3	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–6	25.0
White Weenie	4–6	40.0
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Elves	7–7	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	10–14	41.7
Merfolk	1–4	20.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	8–12	40.0
Affinity	6–9	40.0
Tempered Steel	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Devoid Aggro	1–1	50.0
Madness	0–2	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–2	0.0
Voltron	4–4	50.0
Hexproof	4–3	57.1
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Knights	0–3	0.0
AggroSlide	12–27	30.8
Humans	1–1	50.0
Boros Humans	1–1	50.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	53–53	50.0
Storm	17–17	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	7–8	46.7
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	6–4	60.0
Izzet Storm	1–2	33.3
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	9–16	36.0
Recurring Nightmare	3–5	37.5
Dragon Nightmare	3–5	37.5
Worldgorger Dragon	1–1	50.0
Double Dragon	1–0	100.0
8 Goyf	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	5–9	35.7
Rakdos Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	2–8	20.0
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–1	0.0
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	3–1	75.0
New Perspectives	2–0	100.0
Cat Wave	0–1	0.0
Acid Wave	0–1	0.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Fake-Twin	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	2–0	100.0
Eggs	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–0	100.0
Taking Turns	2–3	40.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–1	50.0
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	1–2	33.3
Oops All Spells	1–1	50.0
Neoform Hermit	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	3–2	60.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	0–2	0.0
Midnight Mass	1–0	100.0
Control	55–46	54.5
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	2–3	40.0
Demonic Rising	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	3–1	75.0
Dimir Control	0–3	0.0
Azorius Control	10–10	50.0
Adam's Ale	1–0	100.0
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	3–0	100.0
Stax	0–1	0.0
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Stagnant Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	3–1	75.0
Dragon Control	3–1	75.0
Izzet Dragons	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	8–8	50.0
Mono White Control	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	4–1	80.0
Astral Slide	4–1	80.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	3–2	60.0
Guildgate Control	2–3	40.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Reclamation	0–1	0.0
Pox	1–2	33.3
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	14–38	26.9
Aristocrats	3–14	17.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–5	16.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–5	0.0
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	3–5	37.5
Infect	2–2	50.0
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–1	0.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	5–10	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	4–10	28.6
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Hushnought	0–2	0.0
Combo Goblins	1–3	25.0
Goblin Persist	1–3	25.0
Aggro-Control	3–17	15.0
Izzet Tempo	1–7	12.5
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–6	0.0
Izzet Spells	0–2	0.0
Dimir Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	12–19	38.7
Curses	1–1	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	3–1	75.0
Battle of Wits	0–2	0.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	2–3	40.0
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Peregrine Drake	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–2	33.3
Zur's Weirding	0–2	0.0
Plasma Swans	0–4	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–3	40.0
Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	59–69–1	46.1
Temur Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
The Rock	1–0	100.0
Angels and Taxes	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	3–2	60.0
Jund	4–5	44.4
Blink	8–13	38.1
Wave Blink	4–5	44.4
Esper Wave	3–3	50.0
Azorius Wave	1–1	50.0
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	2–7	22.2
Graveyard Value	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	2–3	40.0
Mardu Allies	1–1	50.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
BRGW Allies	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	1–3	25.0
Selvala Morningstar	2–1	66.7
Mardu Midrange	2–1	66.7
Vampires	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–3	0.0
Big Red	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	6–12–1	33.3
Necro Midrange	1–1–1	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	3–4	42.9
Heart of Darkness	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	1–1	50.0
Angels	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Angels	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–0	100.0
Martyr's Grace	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–5	16.7
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–2	33.3
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Neoform	2–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	2–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	2–3	40.0
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	1–1	50.0
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	2–2	50.0
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	12–13	48.0
Rofellos Ramp	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Ramp	7–6	53.8
Greenpost	6–3	66.7
Gruul Post	0–2	0.0
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0