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.
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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.

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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.

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Enduring Ideal

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37595	62849–64131–18	49.5	433	2820	1694
Enduring Ideal	376	584–719	44.8	1	19	12

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	116–145	44.4
Mono Black Aggro	0–1	0.0
Heroic	7–15	31.8
Mono White Heroic	4–6	40.0
Azorius Heroic	1–3	25.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–3	0.0
Boros Heroic	1–3	25.0
Red Deck Wins	23–28	45.1
Goblins	9–3	75.0
Tokens	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–3	50.0
White Weenie	6–2	75.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	5–15	25.0
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Counters	0–2	0.0
Rogues	0–2	0.0
Zombies	6–4	60.0
Gruul Aggro	3–4	42.9
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–3	25.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–0	100.0
8 Whack	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	16–28	36.4
Affinity	12–16	42.9
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	1–9	10.0
Mono Blue Architect	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Madness	0–6	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–5	0.0
Voltron	5–4	55.6
Hexproof	3–1	75.0
Equipment Aggro	2–2	50.0
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Slivers	1–2	33.3
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	3–4	42.9
AggroSlide	8–10	44.4
Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–2	50.0
Boros Aggro	2–0	100.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Azorius Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	2–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	1–1	50.0
Boros Legends Aggro	1–1	50.0
Pirates	2–0	100.0
Rats	0–1	0.0
Combo	107–117	47.8
Storm	16–18	47.1
Dimir Tendrils	1–5	16.7
Dragonstorm	2–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	1–2	33.3
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–1	50.0
High Tide	4–4	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	4–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–2	33.3
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	1–2	33.3
Reanimator	5–10	33.3
Worldgorger Dragon	0–5	0.0
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	5–5	50.0
Rakdos Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	0–4	0.0
Necro Combo	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–2	50.0
Warp World	4–3	57.1
Boros Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	6–3	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–5	37.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–4	42.9
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–4	42.9
Anvil Colossus	2–2	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	3–1	75.0
Eggs	6–2	75.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–4	20.0
Izzet Ascension	3–4	42.9
Ominous Good	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–2	0.0
Soulflayer	3–5	37.5
Reanim8 Rack	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	4–17	19.0
Oops All Spells	2–13	13.3
Neoform Hermit	2–4	33.3
Oops All Lands	3–4	42.9
Dredge	2–2	50.0
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	0–2	0.0
Storm Herald	5–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	5–5	50.0
Ad Nauseam	9–2	81.8
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	2–1	66.7
GreenTwin	2–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	3–2	60.0
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Stuffy Doll	0–2	0.0
Belcher	3–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–1	0.0
Phoenix Altar	1–2	33.3
Actual Twin	2–3	40.0
Izzet Twin	2–3	40.0
Control	101–110	47.9
Mono Black Control	6–1	85.7
Esper Control	1–10	9.1
Mono Blue Control	1–4	20.0
Dimir Control	3–11	21.4
Azorius Control	13–10	56.5
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	0–1	0.0
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	15–18	45.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–4	33.3
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	4–3	57.1
Mono White Cloudpost Control	5–5	50.0
Grixis Control	7–5	58.3
Cruel Control	3–3	50.0
Stax	5–5	50.0
Jeskai Control	0–2	0.0
Dragon Control	1–2	33.3
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	0–2	0.0
Ponza	6–4	60.0
Mono White Control	2–3	40.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	1–2	33.3
Astral Slide	1–2	33.3
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	2–1	66.7
Sultai Ultimatum	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	3–2	60.0
Bant Control	4–0	100.0
Pox	8–9	47.1
Enchantments Control	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–2	0.0
Seasons Past Control	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Control	8–4	66.7
Prison	7–2	77.8
Enchantress	6–2	75.0
Aggro-Combo	39–65	37.5
Aristocrats	11–14	44.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–7	12.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–2	75.0
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	1–6	14.3
Infect	7–10	41.2
Simic Infect	0–6	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	7–4	63.6
Trickbind Dreadnought	6–18	25.0
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	4–14	22.2
Izzet Blitzkrieg	7–5	58.3
Hushnought	6–4	60.0
Combo Goblins	1–8	11.1
Goblin Persist	0–6	0.0
Dirty Kitty	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	50–58	46.3
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	9–10	47.4
Azorius Skies	2–2	50.0
Blue Madness	2–2	50.0
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–1	66.7
Wizards	2–6	25.0
Ninjas	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	8–15	34.8
Mono Blue Faeries	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–3	0.0
Izzet Spells	4–7	36.4
Dimir Tempo	10–6	62.5
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Dimir Librarians	1–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–3	25.0
Azorius Tempo	1–3	25.0
Spirits	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Spirits	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	39–47	45.3
Curses	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	3–4	42.9
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	5–14	26.3
Dragoncrank	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–4	20.0
Solar Flare	2–2	50.0
Plasma Swans	8–0	100.0
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	12–17	41.4
Wildfire	8–6	57.1
Thryx-Wildfire	2–3	40.0
Borderpost Wildfire	4–1	80.0
Jokulhaups Control	4–11	26.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–8	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	2–1	66.7
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Greasefang	1–0	100.0
Midrange	106–137	43.6
The Rock	2–4	33.3
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	4–6	40.0
Jund	1–5	16.7
Blink	13–30	30.2
Wave Blink	9–17	34.6
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–2	0.0
Esper Wave	1–1	50.0
Azorius Wave	5–5	50.0
Orzhov Wave	2–4	33.3
Abzan Wave	0–3	0.0
Bant Wave	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Blink	0–2	0.0
Graveyard Value	7–8	46.7
Varolz Dreadnought	3–3	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	6–1	85.7
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	2–0	100.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	3–4	42.9
Vampires	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	3–4	42.9
Mardu Legends	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	1–3	25.0
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	7–7	50.0
Big Red	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	9–3	75.0
Mono Black Devotion	4–1	80.0
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	2–1	66.7
Angels	2–0	100.0
Mono White Angels	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–2	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	5–6	45.5
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–8	27.3
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Party	2–1	66.7
Fires of Invention	1–10	9.1
Hero of Precinct One	5–7	41.7
Abzan Hero	1–2	33.3
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	4–2	66.7
Jeskai Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–1	50.0
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	6–3	66.7
Coinflips	1–1	50.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Nissa Company	1–3	25.0
Game Objects	1–1	50.0
Wight Midrange	0–1	0.0
Golgari Wight	0–1	0.0
Ramp	26–40	39.4
Villainous Wealth	0–4	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	3–17	15.0
Cloudpost Ramp	11–14	44.0
Golgari Post	1–1	50.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	7–8	46.7
Gruul Post	0–2	0.0
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Domain	2–0	100.0
Defenders	1–1	50.0
Carth Superfriends	2–0	100.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0