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 1 week.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	13676	24067–22737–3	51.4	89	955	676
Izzet Spells	1416	2639–2346	52.9	16	143	81

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	568–630	47.4
Mono Black Aggro	20–13	60.6
Heroic	44–59	42.7
Mono White Heroic	23–35	39.7
Azorius Heroic	4–5	44.4
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	12–14	46.2
Boros Heroic	5–5	50.0
Red Deck Wins	84–135	38.4
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	17–16	51.5
Tokens	15–16	48.4
Selesnya Tokens	2–5	28.6
Mardu Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	10–8	55.6
Mono Green Stompy	8–26	23.5
White Weenie	54–39	58.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	8–6	57.1
Soldiers	10–9	52.6
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	0–1	0.0
Elves	59–28	67.8
Werewolves	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	11–17	39.3
Selesnya Counters	5–4	55.6
Rogues	3–2	60.0
Zombies	25–38	39.7
Gruul Aggro	4–10	28.6
Merfolk	22–9	71.0
Mono Red Swarm	7–10	41.2
Artifact Aggro	84–68	55.3
Affinity	35–32	52.2
Hardened Scales Affinity	2–3	40.0
Salvage Titan	3–1	75.0
Tempered Steel	38–28	57.6
Mono Blue Architect	5–4	55.6
Mono Blue Aggro	2–1	66.7
Madness	8–8	50.0
Gruul Madness	2–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Madness	2–5	28.6
Voltron	21–10	67.7
Hexproof	6–1	85.7
Boros Auras	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	7–3	70.0
Hateful Auras	1–5	16.7
Slivers	6–1	85.7
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	12–13	48.0
AggroSlide	23–63	26.7
Cats	2–5	28.6
Selesnya Cats	2–5	28.6
Rakdos Aggro	3–5	37.5
Boros Aggro	3–1	75.0
Humans	11–9	55.0
Selesnya Humans	3–1	75.0
Bant Humans	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	3–2	60.0
Boros Humans	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Humans	0–4	0.0
Shamans	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–2	33.3
Legends Aggro	4–18	18.2
Boros Legends Aggro	4–14	22.2
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Pirates	1–2	33.3
Rats	0–1	0.0
Combo	447–381	54.0
Storm	113–120	48.5
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	18–24	42.9
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	4–4	50.0
Hazoret Storm	7–3	70.0
Simic Storm	3–5	37.5
Reclamation Storm	0–2	0.0
Citadel Storm	4–3	57.1
High Tide	30–42	41.7
Grixis Tendrils	5–1	83.3
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	3–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	20–24	45.5
Swath Storm	2–0	100.0
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	11–12	47.8
Reanimator	52–65	44.4
Recurring Nightmare	16–13	55.2
Dragon Nightmare	8–10	44.4
Worldgorger Dragon	9–15	37.5
Double Dragon	5–9	35.7
Grozoth	2–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	24–36	40.0
Rakdos Reanimator	1–7	12.5
Dimir Reanimator	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Reanimator	15–24	38.5
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	4–3	57.1
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	8–16	33.3
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Warp World	15–17	46.9
Temur Glimpse	1–3	25.0
Boros Glimpse	4–6	40.0
Actual Warp World	2–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	8–6	57.1
Zubera Tribal	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	3–1	75.0
Hypergenesis	19–10	65.5
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Mardu Life	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	18–10	64.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–5	44.4
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	14–5	73.7
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	2–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	3–6	33.3
Jeskai Fake-Twin	2–1	66.7
Naya Fake-Twin	0–4	0.0
Combo Post	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–8	38.5
Anvil Colossus	1–3	25.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	2–1	66.7
Eggs	12–10	54.5
Saffi Combo	0–1	0.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–1	75.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	6–2	75.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	7–5	58.3
Retraction Helix Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	9–7	56.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	4–1	80.0
Izzet Ascension	4–4	50.0
Ominous Good	5–4	55.6
Jokulhaups Combo	9–1	90.0
Soulflayer	14–7	66.7
Reanim8 Rack	4–5	44.4
Breakfast	22–16	57.9
Cephalid Breakfast	1–1	50.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–1	50.0
Hermit Gond	3–0	100.0
Hermit Dredge	2–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	7–12	36.8
Neoform Hermit	6–1	85.7
Oops All Lands	6–3	66.7
Dredge	11–7	61.1
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–2	0.0
Polymorph	5–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	5–0	100.0
Storm Herald	3–2	60.0
Enduring Ideal	7–4	63.6
Ad Nauseam	2–3	40.0
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	4–2	66.7
Intruder Alarm	4–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	10–3	76.9
Gyruda	1–2	33.3
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Belcher	3–1	75.0
Tameshi Bloom	3–1	75.0
Possibility Storm	0–2	0.0
Midnight Mass	2–6	25.0
Phoenix Altar	5–3	62.5
Actual Twin	9–15	37.5
Izzet Twin	7–13	35.0
Boros Twin	2–2	50.0
Nadu Combo	0–1	0.0
Amalia Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	466–383	54.9
Mono Black Control	7–1	87.5
Esper Control	27–35	43.5
Demonic Rising	10–7	58.8
Mono Blue Control	13–8	61.9
Dimir Control	33–21	61.1
Azorius Control	75–60	55.6
Cawblade	6–3	66.7
Turbo Fog	11–2	84.6
Izzet Control	5–17	22.7
Mardu Control	10–7	58.8
Mill	13–11	54.2
Boros Control	6–1	85.7
Cloudpost Control	17–14	54.8
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Blackpost	7–2	77.8
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	4–1	80.0
Grixis Control	18–15	54.5
Cruel Control	6–8	42.9
Stax	24–14	63.2
Pollute the Planet	1–1	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	12–7	63.2
Jeskai Approach	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	4–4	50.0
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Galleon Control	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	6–4	60.0
Ponza	26–16	61.9
Mono White Control	16–16	50.0
Life is Ez	7–3	70.0
Cycling Control	16–18	47.1
Astral Slide	15–14	51.7
Five Color Control	7–8	46.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–2	50.0
Shrines	2–1	66.7
Last Stand Control	3–2	60.0
Sultai Control	13–8	61.9
Sultai Ultimatum	2–1	66.7
Guildgate Control	28–47	37.3
Bant Control	7–4	63.6
Temur Reclamation	9–8	52.9
Pox	15–6	71.4
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	9–5	64.3
Orzhov Control	11–7	61.1
Prison	10–8	55.6
Enchantress	10–7	58.8
Aggro-Combo	170–151	53.0
Aristocrats	41–47	46.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	6–10	37.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	9–6	60.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	16–13	55.2
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–11	31.3
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	27–17	61.4
Necro Burn	2–2	50.0
Infect	29–14	67.4
Simic Infect	7–6	53.8
Blazing Shoal Infect	13–7	65.0
Golgari Infect	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	35–42	45.5
Izzet Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	31–36	46.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	7–5	58.3
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	5–9	35.7
Liquimetal Fishing	3–2	60.0
Combo Goblins	17–12	58.6
Goblin Persist	10–5	66.7
Dirty Kitty	7–7	50.0
Aggro-Control	178–148	54.6
Simic Flash	2–1	66.7
Izzet Tempo	22–30	42.3
Azorius Skies	4–4	50.0
Blue Madness	20–10	66.7
Simic Madness	15–9	62.5
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Grixis Madness	1–1	50.0
Wizards	9–5	64.3
12 Pest	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	20–10	66.7
Mono Blue Gush	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	44–26	62.9
Mono Blue Faeries	5–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	33–33	50.0
Dimir Tempo	9–12	42.9
Dimir Faeries	1–2	33.3
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–4	20.0
Azorius Tempo	2–2	50.0
Combo-Control	104–98	51.5
Curses	10–4	71.4
Cruel Combo-Control	2–8	20.0
Battle of Wits	7–3	70.0
Approach Necro	0–2	0.0
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Sunforger	2–0	100.0
Pickles	4–0	100.0
Mindcrank	4–7	36.4
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Peregrine Drake	0–1	0.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	3–4	42.9
Zur's Weirding	8–5	61.5
Solar Flare	2–7	22.2
Plasma Swans	4–4	50.0
Liliana's Contract	3–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	44–41	51.8
Wildfire	16–19	45.7
Thryx-Wildfire	4–4	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	5–9	35.7
Jokulhaups Control	28–22	56.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	8–3	72.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	3–4	42.9
Temur Jokulhaups Control	13–10	56.5
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	3–0	100.0
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	4–2	66.7
Greasefang	0–2	0.0
Esper Greasefang	0–2	0.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	0–1	0.0
Midrange	596–407	59.4
Temur Ascendancy	1–4	20.0
The Rock	19–8	70.4
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	11–8	57.9
Selesnya Midrange	11–9	55.0
Selesnya Value Town	6–5	54.5
Jund	38–10	79.2
Blink	65–51	56.0
Wave Blink	20–21	48.8
Esper Wave	5–1	83.3
Azorius Wave	7–13	35.0
Orzhov Wave	4–5	44.4
Abzan Wave	1–1	50.0
Bant Wave	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Blink	8–9	47.1
Anti-Persecution	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	23–16	59.0
Séance	2–1	66.7
Varolz Dreadnought	6–5	54.5
Enchantments Matter	7–4	63.6
Allies	25–13	65.8
Orzhov Allies	5–2	71.4
Mardu Allies	11–8	57.9
Boros Allies	3–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	3–0	100.0
Esper Allies	0–2	0.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	3–5	37.5
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	14–5	73.7
Mardu Midrange	9–9	50.0
White Jund	0–2	0.0
Vampires	26–4	86.7
Mono Black Vampires	14–2	87.5
Rakdos Vampires	9–1	90.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	5–5	50.0
Orzhov Legends	3–1	75.0
Elementals	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Midrange	25–16	61.0
Naya Midrange	3–3	50.0
Big Red	12–10	54.5
Mono Black Midrange	85–77	52.5
Necro Midrange	6–6	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	33–32	50.8
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	17–14	54.8
Temur Energy	1–1	50.0
Angels	1–3	25.0
Mono White Angels	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Angels	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	12–7	63.2
Lifegain Midrange	18–12	60.0
Martyr's Grace	6–8	42.9
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Mutate	2–1	66.7
Sultai Midrange	10–5	66.7
Sultai Emerge	1–2	33.3
Fight Rigging	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	17–16	51.5
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Prophet Glare	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	7–4	63.6
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	6–1	85.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	6–1	85.7
Neoform	2–7	22.2
Temur Neoform	0–1	0.0
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Simic Neoform	0–2	0.0
UBRG Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	2–1	66.7
Fires of Invention	13–17	43.3
Hero of Precinct One	25–11	69.4
Mardu Hero	2–3	40.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	7–3	70.0
Naya Hero	6–3	66.7
Boros Hero	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Hero	2–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	1–0	100.0
Clerics	5–2	71.4
Simic Snow	0–15	0.0
Artifact Midrange	9–8	52.9
Coinflips	3–1	75.0
Death Cloud	11–3	78.6
Game Objects	3–0	100.0
Ramp	109–148	42.4
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	29–55	34.5
Wild Pair	2–0	100.0
Channel-Rofellos	15–41	26.8
Cloudpost Ramp	41–61	40.2
Eldrazipost	1–1	50.0
Golgari Post	2–3	40.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	4–4	50.0
Greenpost	22–42	34.4
Gruul Post	5–2	71.4
Simic Post	3–4	42.9
Temurpost	0–1	0.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	4–0	100.0
Historic Bloom	3–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–3	25.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–2	33.3
Eureka!	4–4	50.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	5–1	83.3
Jund Carth	2–0	100.0
Applejacks	5–4	55.6
Field Ramp	1–2	33.3
Unclassified	1–0	100.0