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.

Browse Decklists from tournaments, leagues and elsewhere

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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.
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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How do I enter a tournament?

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 4 days, 18 hours.

Congratulations to vagstor, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 35)

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	50185	93755–83999–65	52.7	734	5748	2361
Artifact Aggro	6303	11741–10383	53.1	99	681	289
Affinity	3156	5775–5269	52.3	50	337	136
Hush-finity	46	93–76	55.0	1	4	1
Hardened Scales Affinity	282	510–460	52.6	4	32	11
Boros Vehicles	93	126–186	40.4	0	1	2
Salvage Titan	324	361–626	36.6	0	11	6
Tempered Steel	2086	4337–3269	57.0	46	304	111
Mono Blue Architect	465	859–724	54.3	3	24	27

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	2752–2825	49.3
Mono Black Aggro	96–83	53.6
Heroic	181–239	43.1
Mono White Heroic	110–163	40.3
Azorius Heroic	9–7	56.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	37–44	45.7
Boros Heroic	19–22	46.3
Selesnya Heroic	4–1	80.0
Red Deck Wins	428–523	45.0
Mono Red Devotion	6–16	27.3
Prisoner	2–1	66.7
Proliferate Red	10–12	45.5
Goblins	73–70	51.0
Tokens	60–92	39.5
Selesnya Tokens	23–44	34.3
Mardu Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono White Tokens	22–26	45.8
Orzhov Tokens	2–4	33.3
Mono Green Stompy	91–75	54.8
White Weenie	214–267	44.5
Odric Keywords	4–19	17.4
Quest for the Holy Relic	28–32	46.7
Soldiers	32–30	51.6
Kithkin	5–4	55.6
Chroma White	17–15	53.1
Mono White Humans	6–4	60.0
Elves	161–198	44.8
Werewolves	11–3	78.6
Minotaurs	2–3	40.0
Warriors	1–7	12.5
Selesnya Little Kid	44–30	59.5
Selesnya Counters	12–8	60.0
Rogues	20–10	66.7
Zombies	61–64	48.8
Gruul Aggro	63–42	60.0
Gruul Landfall	13–1	92.9
Merfolk	82–68	54.7
Mono Red Swarm	28–21	57.1
8 Whack	6–7	46.2
Artifact Aggro	597–597	50.0
Affinity	292–295	49.7
Hush-finity	8–3	72.7
Hardened Scales Affinity	23–28	45.1
Boros Vehicles	5–7	41.7
Salvage Titan	26–9	74.3
Tempered Steel	230–252	47.7
Mono Blue Architect	38–28	57.6
Devoid Aggro	4–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	10–10	50.0
Illusions	5–3	62.5
Devastating Dreams	3–2	60.0
Madness	47–37	56.0
Gruul Madness	4–6	40.0
Golgari Madness	11–13	45.8
Rakdos Madness	27–16	62.8
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	98–74	57.0
Hexproof	38–21	64.4
Boros Auras	0–2	0.0
Equipment Aggro	42–27	60.9
Hateful Auras	14–20	41.2
Slivers	13–10	56.5
Naya Zoo	10–6	62.5
Knights	30–40	42.9
AggroSlide	113–105	51.8
Cats	23–26	46.9
Mono White Cats	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Cats	19–21	47.5
Rakdos Aggro	44–28	61.1
Rakdos Hellbent	14–5	73.7
Boros Aggro	19–8	70.4
Humans	36–25	59.0
Gruul Humans	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Humans	5–3	62.5
Bant Humans	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	4–3	57.1
Boros Humans	8–5	61.5
Orzhov Humans	11–10	52.4
Shamans	11–5	68.8
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	24–25	49.0
Boros Legends Aggro	14–15	48.3
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–5	16.7
Bard Class	6–4	60.0
Permanent Vacation	3–3	50.0
Pirates	3–9	25.0
Rats	6–5	54.5
Combo	2048–1769	53.7
Storm	434–349	55.4
Sultai Tendrils	4–2	66.7
Dimir Tendrils	108–80	57.4
Dragonstorm	39–26	60.0
Hazoret Storm	24–35	40.7
Simic Storm	12–8	60.0
Citadel Storm	18–10	64.3
High Tide	77–74	51.0
Grixis Tendrils	12–6	66.7
Stormpost	6–2	75.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	4–1	80.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	12–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	66–67	49.6
Swath Storm	4–3	57.1
Song Storm	2–2	50.0
Channel Storm	15–21	41.7
Reanimator	249–252	49.7
Recurring Nightmare	32–31	50.8
Dragon Nightmare	18–18	50.0
Jund Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–1	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	51–66	43.6
Double Dragon	6–9	40.0
Starlit Graves	4–2	66.7
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	3–2	60.0
8 Goyf	1–2	33.3
Living Death	2–6	25.0
Grozoth	2–2	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	153–141	52.0
Rakdos Reanimator	34–31	52.3
Dimir Reanimator	11–7	61.1
Mono Black Reanimator	85–88	49.1
Grixis Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Oriss Genesis	18–14	56.3
Biovisionary	7–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	66–83	44.3
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	6–4	60.0
Warp World	66–61	52.0
Temur Glimpse	12–11	52.2
Boros Glimpse	20–29	40.8
Actual Warp World	6–4	60.0
Four Color Glimpse	22–14	61.1
Zubera Tribal	2–1	66.7
Maniac Combo	8–12	40.0
Hypergenesis	54–65	45.4
Hyperwave	0–3	0.0
New Perspectives	31–11	73.8
Cat Wave	2–1	66.7
Acid Wave	1–0	100.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	2–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	1–1	50.0
Mardu Life	4–1	80.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	106–85	55.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	74–55	57.4
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	24–17	58.5
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	6–5	54.5
Myr Incubator	10–5	66.7
Umbral Mantle	4–9	30.8
Fake-Twin	5–11	31.3
Murderous Mastery	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–2	33.3
Naya Fake-Twin	2–4	33.3
Combo Post	6–11	35.3
Metalwork Colossus	55–31	64.0
Anvil Colossus	5–8	38.5
Upheaval Colossus	8–7	53.3
Infinite Infinite Combos	2–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	4–4	50.0
Cruel Combo	2–0	100.0
Eye of the Storm	3–0	100.0
Eggs	55–42	56.7
Turntimber Ranger	3–1	75.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	12–14	46.2
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	3–1	75.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	23–14	62.2
Retraction Helix Combo	3–1	75.0
Taking Turns	53–29	64.6
Quest for Ula's Temple	8–1	88.9
Izzet Ascension	69–43	61.6
Ominous Good	13–5	72.2
Jokulhaups Combo	22–8	73.3
Soulflayer	33–20	62.3
Reanim8 Rack	4–5	44.4
Breakfast	120–286	29.6
Cephalid Breakfast	53–81	39.6
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	29–43	40.3
Grixis Breakfast	21–31	40.4
Hermit Gond	1–4	20.0
Hermit Dredge	0–2	0.0
Oops All Spells	58–168	25.7
Neoform Hermit	4–20	16.7
Unctus	0–6	0.0
Oops All Lands	19–15	55.9
Dredge	95–74	56.2
Insidious Roots Dredge	12–4	75.0
Polymorph	15–7	68.2
Protean Hulk Combo	8–3	72.7
Dice Factory	28–11	71.8
Storm Herald	18–7	72.0
Enduring Ideal	28–16	63.6
Ad Nauseam	43–21	67.2
Ad Swanseam	6–4	60.0
Chain of Acid	2–4	33.3
GreenTwin	4–5	44.4
Tibalt's Trickery	5–2	71.4
Intruder Alarm	6–6	50.0
Calibrated Blast	10–5	66.7
Restore Balance	25–36	41.0
Gyruda	9–7	56.3
Stuffy Doll	5–4	55.6
Belcher	10–17	37.0
Endless Belch	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	3–4	42.9
Possibility Storm	10–6	62.5
Midnight Mass	8–8	50.0
Phoenix Altar	2–2	50.0
Actual Twin	14–11	56.0
Izzet Twin	12–9	57.1
Boros Twin	1–2	33.3
Control	1983–1488	57.1
Mono Black Control	25–27	48.1
Esper Control	124–107	53.7
Demonic Rising	52–37	58.4
Paradox Haze Lock	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Control	37–23	61.7
Dimir Control	123–83	59.7
Dreadful Inspiration	2–1	66.7
Azorius Control	290–346	45.6
Cawblade	32–42	43.2
Turbo Fog	38–28	57.6
Izzet Control	30–19	61.2
Mardu Control	31–13	70.5
Mill	88–13	87.1
Boros Control	9–11	45.0
Cloudpost Control	120–105	53.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	21–19	52.5
Blackpost	13–4	76.5
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	47–27	63.5
Dimir Cloudpost Control	8–2	80.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	4–3	57.1
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	4–2	66.7
Mono White Cloudpost Control	6–35	14.6
Grixis Control	105–59	64.0
Cruel Control	34–20	63.0
Stax	104–55	65.4
Pollute the Planet	4–5	44.4
Birthday Stax	6–4	60.0
Chandra Nalaar	6–6	50.0
Stagnant Control	5–3	62.5
Jeskai Control	36–39	48.0
Jeskai Approach	2–5	28.6
Dragon Control	31–13	70.5
Izzet Dragons	14–4	77.8
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Grixis Dragons	6–1	85.7
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	4–4	50.0
Runeflare	54–5	91.5
Ponza	104–74	58.4
Mono White Control	51–80	38.9
Life is Ez	22–43	33.8
Dynavolt Tower	17–5	77.3
Cycling Control	65–52	55.6
Astral Slide	58–51	53.2
Five Color Control	64–21	75.3
Five Color Collected Conjuring	17–5	77.3
Shrines	19–2	90.5
Last Stand Control	9–5	64.3
Sultai Control	80–57	58.4
Sultai Ultimatum	8–2	80.0
Guildgate Control	18–9	66.7
Bant Control	22–21	51.2
Temur Reclamation	1–3	25.0
Pox	87–50	63.5
Enchantments Control	9–16	36.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	36–13	73.5
Seasons Past Control	32–14	69.6
Orzhov Control	29–33	46.8
Prison	28–28	50.0
Enchantress	23–19	54.8
Aggro-Combo	764–811	48.5
Aristocrats	237–223	51.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	73–51	58.9
Orzhov Aristocrats	34–45	43.0
Golgari Aristocrats	26–18	59.1
Abzan Aristocrats	11–9	55.0
Mardu Aristocrats	3–7	30.0
Food	5–6	45.5
Rakdos Aristocrats	59–71	45.4
Boros Bombardment	8–9	47.1
Burn	106–80	57.0
Necro Burn	3–1	75.0
Infect	85–114	42.7
Simic Infect	27–59	31.4
Blazing Shoal Infect	27–33	45.0
Golgari Infect	4–8	33.3
Mono Black Infect	2–1	66.7
Pummeler	10–6	62.5
Hermit Humans	4–10	28.6
Trickbind Dreadnought	114–177	39.2
Izzet Dreadnought	9–18	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	82–140	36.9
Izzet Blitzkrieg	31–41	43.1
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	6–4	60.0
Hushnought	57–44	56.4
Liquimetal Fishing	12–13	48.0
Combo Goblins	87–87	50.0
Goblin Persist	72–71	50.3
Dirty Kitty	13–16	44.8
Dwarf Combo	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	758–651	53.8
Simic Flash	18–4	81.8
Simic Vat	6–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	211–173	54.9
Azorius Skies	33–22	60.0
Blue Madness	39–28	58.2
Simic Madness	27–17	61.4
Temur Madness	4–5	44.4
Grixis Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	12–11	52.2
Wizards	35–25	58.3
Tetsukotog	4–1	80.0
12 Pest	2–3	40.0
Ninjas	42–44	48.8
Mono Blue Gush	5–11	31.3
Mono Blue Tempo	122–123	49.8
Mono Blue Faeries	8–3	72.7
Mono Blue Librarians	15–25	37.5
Izzet Spells	68–84	44.7
Dimir Tempo	79–52	60.3
Dimir Faeries	11–6	64.7
Dimir Librarians	1–4	20.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	12–24	33.3
Azorius Tempo	9–6	60.0
Combo-Control	731–546	57.2
Curses	83–32	72.2
Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Burning Vengeance	2–2	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	9–14	39.1
Battle of Wits	66–36	64.7
Shared Fate	3–5	37.5
Swarm Intelligence	0–1	0.0
Sunforger	4–4	50.0
Pickles	11–6	64.7
Mindcrank	94–69	57.7
Dragoncrank	8–10	44.4
Displace Loop	4–6	40.0
Peregrine Drake	2–1	66.7
Familiars	2–4	33.3
Hedron Alignment	7–1	87.5
Yosei Vat	3–3	50.0
Lich's Mastery	28–3	90.3
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	28–12	70.0
Zur's Weirding	39–25	60.9
Solar Flare	28–17	62.2
Plasma Swans	27–33	45.0
Liliana's Contract	3–1	75.0
Mass Land Destruction	244–223	52.2
Wildfire	89–81	52.4
Thryx-Wildfire	11–9	55.0
Borderpost Wildfire	30–32	48.4
Jokulhaups Control	155–142	52.2
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	46–40	53.5
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	28–30	48.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	27–27	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	16–14	53.3
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	18–7	72.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	12–13	48.0
Thopter-Sword	7–16	30.4
Azorius Thopter-Sword	2–5	28.6
Dimir Thopter-Sword	4–7	36.4
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–3	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–3	25.0
Resurgent Belief	9–4	69.2
Greasefang	11–17	39.3
Esper Greasefang	4–5	44.4
Orzhov Greasefang	5–12	29.4
Coveted Falcon Combo	0–4	0.0
Midrange	2158–1873	53.5
Temur Ascendancy	26–34	43.3
Prophet Ascendancy	4–0	100.0
The Rock	71–63	53.0
Golgari Citadel	6–3	66.7
Angels and Taxes	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	7–8	46.7
Abzan Midrange	78–62	55.7
Knights of Windgrace	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	18–15	54.5
Selesnya Value Town	3–6	33.3
Jund	113–85	57.1
Blink	193–272	41.5
Wave Blink	49–111	30.6
Cloudpost Wave Blink	4–4	50.0
Esper Wave	0–6	0.0
Azorius Wave	23–63	26.7
Orzhov Wave	5–22	18.5
Abzan Wave	13–9	59.1
Bant Wave	2–6	25.0
Acid Trip	14–1	93.3
Orzhov Blink	25–54	31.6
Anti-Persecution	9–2	81.8
Graveyard Value	80–66	54.8
Séance	12–17	41.4
Dimir Graves	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	15–27	35.7
Enchantments Matter	19–19	50.0
Orzhov Enchantress	2–2	50.0
Constellation	1–4	20.0
Allies	68–70	49.3
Orzhov Allies	6–7	46.2
Mardu Allies	16–18	47.1
Boros Allies	10–13	43.5
Mono White Allies	0–6	0.0
Esper Allies	13–3	81.3
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	7–4	63.6
Treefolk	14–17	45.2
-1/-1 Counters	8–7	53.3
Fake-Rack	64–33	66.0
Selvala Morningstar	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	67–56	54.5
Leave // Chance Midrange	0–1	0.0
Yisan-Prophet	2–1	66.7
White Jund	15–11	57.7
Vampires	45–63	41.7
Mono Black Vampires	24–47	33.8
Rakdos Vampires	12–11	52.2
Orzhov Vampires	2–3	40.0
Legends Midrange	41–27	60.3
Boros Legends Midrange	2–2	50.0
Mardu Legends	15–4	78.9
Orzhov Legends	12–9	57.1
Selesnya Legends	4–8	33.3
Elementals	9–7	56.3
Rakdos Midrange	124–97	56.1
Naya Midrange	11–4	73.3
Card Advantage White	11–3	78.6
Big Red	47–27	63.5
Mono Black Midrange	204–200	50.5
Necro Midrange	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Devotion	83–78	51.6
Davriel Braids	2–3	40.0
Heart of Darkness	12–16	42.9
Hellion Whip	2–1	66.7
Dimir Midrange	53–50	51.5
Dimir Vat	1–1	50.0
Temur Energy	2–1	66.7
Angels	15–15	50.0
Mono White Angels	0–4	0.0
Azorius Angels	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Angels	14–8	63.6
Toughness Matters	21–9	70.0
Lifegain Midrange	45–61	42.5
Martyr's Grace	24–24	50.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Mutate	6–2	75.0
Sultai Midrange	30–40	42.9
Sultai Emerge	6–14	30.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–7	12.5
Orzhov Midrange	120–106	53.1
Orzhov Capenna	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Midrange	12–10	54.5
Prophet Glare	3–4	42.9
Heartless Summoning Stompy	29–21	58.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–2	33.3
Ordealbreak	13–4	76.5
Enigmatic Incarnation	9–4	69.2
Mythic Colossification	1–3	25.0
Neoform	10–10	50.0
Temur Neoform	1–1	50.0
Sultai Neoform	4–5	44.4
Simic Neoform	3–1	75.0
Party	12–4	75.0
Fires of Invention	41–23	64.1
Hero of Precinct One	80–67	54.4
Abzan Hero	2–1	66.7
Mardu Hero	18–12	60.0
Esper Hero	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Hero	7–3	70.0
Five Color Hero	16–22	42.1
Naya Hero	14–13	51.9
Boros Hero	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Hero	2–1	66.7
Gruul Obosh	3–1	75.0
Clerics	15–18	45.5
Simic Snow	29–40	42.0
Artifact Midrange	44–33	57.1
Coinflips	9–3	75.0
Death Cloud	22–13	62.9
Nissa Company	1–1	50.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–3	25.0
Game Objects	9–6	60.0
Laelia Cascade	1–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	1–2	33.3
Golgari Wight	0–1	0.0
Jund Wight	1–0	100.0
Ramp	545–420	56.5
Villainous Wealth	13–1	92.9
Rofellos Ramp	82–129	38.9
Wild Pair	5–5	50.0
Channel-Rofellos	33–54	37.9
Cloudpost Ramp	289–190	60.3
Eldrazipost	5–0	100.0
Locus Awakening	3–3	50.0
Golgari Post	3–7	30.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	10–13	43.5
Greenpost	216–135	61.5
Gruul Post	14–8	63.6
Simic Post	16–16	50.0
Temurpost	1–0	100.0
Domain	4–5	44.4
Selvala Tokens	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	24–6	80.0
Historic Bloom	7–3	70.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–3	25.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	4–1	80.0
Defenders	4–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	14–10	58.3
Jund Carth	4–3	57.1
Applejacks	10–7	58.8
Field Ramp	14–16	46.7
Unclassified	2–0	100.0