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.

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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.

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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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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.

Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Combo	5807	12225–11273–18	52.0	433	2821
Jeskai Ascendancy	271	643–491	56.7	33	143
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	111	298–189	61.2	19	72

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	69–61	53.1
Mono Black Aggro	2–2	50.0
Heroic	2–4	33.3
Mono White Heroic	2–3	40.0
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	16–10	61.5
Goblins	1–0	100.0
Tokens	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	4–2	66.7
White Weenie	5–10	33.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–2	0.0
Elves	3–2	60.0
Zombies	12–5	70.6
Gruul Aggro	2–1	66.7
Merfolk	6–1	85.7
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
8 Whack	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	5–10	33.3
Affinity	5–9	35.7
Tempered Steel	0–1	0.0
Voltron	2–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	6–11	35.3
Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–1	50.0
Combo	46–30	60.5
Storm	6–5	54.5
Dimir Tendrils	4–3	57.1
High Tide	0–2	0.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	3–1	75.0
Recurring Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Dragon Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Traditional Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–0	100.0
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Actual Warp World	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–4	42.9
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
Fake-Twin	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	3–1	75.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Anvil Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eggs	4–3	57.1
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	3–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	17–10	63.0
Oops All Spells	16–10	61.5
Neoform Hermit	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–1	50.0
Ad Swanseam	0–1	0.0
Control	44–9	83.0
Esper Control	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	13–2	86.7
Cawblade	5–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	3–0	100.0
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	5–3	62.5
Astral Slide	5–3	62.5
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	4–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	5–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	33–37	47.1
Aristocrats	9–3	75.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	7–1	87.5
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	2–3	40.0
Infect	1–2	33.3
Simic Infect	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	7–24	22.6
Izzet Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	7–22	24.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	5–4	55.6
Combo Goblins	8–1	88.9
Goblin Persist	6–1	85.7
Dirty Kitty	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	11–11	50.0
Izzet Tempo	1–1	50.0
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	3–8	27.3
Dimir Tempo	1–1	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	21–8	72.4
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	2–3	40.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Peregrine Drake	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	2–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	4–3	57.1
Mass Land Destruction	11–2	84.6
Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	9–2	81.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Midrange	70–32	68.6
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	2–0	100.0
Blink	19–12	61.3
Wave Blink	11–10	52.4
Azorius Wave	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Wave	9–10	47.4
Graveyard Value	4–1	80.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	2–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	7–2	77.8
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	5–3	62.5
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	7–2	77.8
Martyr's Grace	7–2	77.8
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Capenna	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	4–3	57.1
Mardu Hero	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Hero	1–1	50.0
Naya Hero	1–1	50.0
Artifact Midrange	6–2	75.0
Ramp	4–1	80.0
Rofellos Ramp	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	0–1	0.0