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 8 weeks, 3 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37595	62849–64131–18	49.5	433	2820	1694
Polymorph	332	375–596	38.6	1	7	7

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	74–125	37.2
Mono Black Aggro	5–1	83.3
Heroic	3–10	23.1
Mono White Heroic	3–4	42.9
Azorius Heroic	0–2	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	10–27	27.0
Goblins	0–3	0.0
Tokens	5–8	38.5
Selesnya Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono White Tokens	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Tokens	1–3	25.0
Mono Green Stompy	5–6	45.5
White Weenie	9–7	56.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	2–0	100.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	0–3	0.0
Elves	7–5	58.3
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	0–2	0.0
Zombies	4–3	57.1
Gruul Aggro	3–6	33.3
Merfolk	0–8	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	7–15	31.8
Affinity	2–7	22.2
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	4–7	36.4
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Madness	1–1	50.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	1–6	14.3
Hexproof	1–4	20.0
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Knights	1–6	14.3
AggroSlide	6–3	66.7
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Humans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	83–117	41.5
Storm	19–30	38.8
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	3–2	60.0
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	0–2	0.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	4–5	44.4
High Tide	2–5	28.6
Grixis Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–1	66.7
Izzet Storm	5–8	38.5
Swath Storm	1–1	50.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–3	0.0
Reanimator	10–11	47.6
Recurring Nightmare	2–3	40.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–2	33.3
Worldgorger Dragon	3–2	60.0
Double Dragon	3–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	5–5	50.0
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–4	42.9
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	3–1	75.0
Boros Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	3–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	2–6	25.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–5	28.6
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–5	37.5
Upheaval Colossus	0–2	0.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	0–2	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Saffi Combo	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	5–5	50.0
Izzet Ascension	1–3	25.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–2	0.0
Soulflayer	4–5	44.4
Reanim8 Rack	3–1	75.0
Breakfast	5–9	35.7
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	2–3	40.0
Neoform Hermit	0–4	0.0
Unctus	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	3–0	100.0
Dredge	3–4	42.9
Polymorph	3–3	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	3–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	2–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–1	50.0
Belcher	0–3	0.0
Endless Belch	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	1–1	50.0
Midnight Mass	0–2	0.0
Actual Twin	3–2	60.0
Izzet Twin	3–2	60.0
Control	54–107	33.5
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	0–10	0.0
Demonic Rising	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	4–10	28.6
Azorius Control	4–22	15.4
Cawblade	0–3	0.0
Turbo Fog	3–1	75.0
Izzet Control	4–6	40.0
Mill	2–2	50.0
Boros Control	3–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	5–9	35.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–4	20.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	4–4	50.0
Grixis Control	1–5	16.7
Cruel Control	1–3	25.0
Stax	4–3	57.1
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	0–2	0.0
Ponza	8–10	44.4
Cycling Control	3–3	50.0
Astral Slide	3–3	50.0
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–2	0.0
Guildgate Control	2–0	100.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	3–6	33.3
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	2–5	28.6
Prison	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	24–43	35.8
Aristocrats	8–15	34.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	4–7	36.4
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	4–5	44.4
Infect	5–4	55.6
Simic Infect	1–3	25.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–9	25.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–7	22.2
Hushnought	2–3	40.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	2–5	28.6
Goblin Persist	2–4	33.3
Dirty Kitty	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	23–33	41.1
Izzet Tempo	6–10	37.5
Azorius Skies	1–3	25.0
Blue Madness	1–2	33.3
Simic Madness	0–2	0.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	0–5	0.0
Dimir Tempo	5–4	55.6
Dimir Librarians	3–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	3–1	75.0
Combo-Control	17–38	30.9
Curses	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	3–6	33.3
Pickles	0–2	0.0
Mindcrank	0–6	0.0
Hive Mind	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	2–5	28.6
Plasma Swans	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	8–11	42.1
Wildfire	1–5	16.7
Thryx-Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	7–6	53.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Thopter-Sword	1–2	33.3
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Archfiend Alteration	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	81–100	44.8
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	2–6	25.0
Abzan Midrange	5–6	45.5
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–1	50.0
Jund	5–4	55.6
Blink	6–11	35.3
Wave Blink	1–3	25.0
Azorius Wave	0–2	0.0
Abzan Wave	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	0–3	0.0
Graveyard Value	0–5	0.0
Séance	0–2	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Allies	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	3–2	60.0
Mardu Midrange	0–3	0.0
Vampires	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–4	42.9
Big Red	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	9–8	52.9
Mono Black Devotion	1–3	25.0
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	2–1	66.7
Angels	2–1	66.7
Mono White Angels	1–1	50.0
Azorius Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–2	50.0
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	3–3	50.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–7	41.7
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–1	66.7
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Neoform	0–2	0.0
Sultai Neoform	0–2	0.0
Fires of Invention	3–1	75.0
Hero of Precinct One	6–3	66.7
Mardu Hero	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	1–1	50.0
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	3–4	42.9
Boros Engineers	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Nissa Company	2–1	66.7
Game Objects	0–1	0.0
Laelia Cascade	0–1	0.0
Ramp	19–33	36.5
Rofellos Ramp	6–9	40.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	5–17	22.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–2	33.3
Greenpost	1–13	7.1
Gruul Post	2–0	100.0
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Domain	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	1–3	25.0
Carth Superfriends	1–1	50.0
Field Ramp	1–1	50.0