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 12 weeks, 6 days.

Rakdos Midrange

Tournaments Only
Season 16▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	1536	2419–2740	46.9	5	47	61
Rakdos Midrange	131	237–220	51.9	0	8	6

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	68–63	51.9
Mono Black Aggro	2–1	66.7
Heroic	4–1	80.0
Mono White Heroic	3–1	75.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	11–17	39.3
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	1–5	16.7
Tokens	7–2	77.8
Selesnya Tokens	4–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Tokens	2–0	100.0
White Weenie	9–4	69.2
Quest for the Holy Relic	7–1	87.5
Kithkin	0–2	0.0
Elves	5–1	83.3
Zombies	12–10	54.5
Merfolk	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	5–2	71.4
Affinity	2–1	66.7
Tempered Steel	3–1	75.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Knights	2–4	33.3
AggroSlide	7–15	31.8
Cats	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Combo	54–47	53.5
Storm	11–6	64.7
Dimir Tendrils	5–6	45.5
Simic Storm	3–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	3–0	100.0
Reanimator	14–24	36.8
Recurring Nightmare	3–9	25.0
Dragon Nightmare	2–9	18.2
Traditional Reanimator	11–15	42.3
Rakdos Reanimator	2–9	18.2
Mono Black Reanimator	9–5	64.3
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	5–2	71.4
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–6	25.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	4–0	100.0
Taking Turns	2–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	3–1	75.0
Ominous Good	2–2	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–1	75.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Control	30–20	60.0
Mono Black Control	0–1	0.0
Esper Control	1–1	50.0
Demonic Rising	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	1–2	33.3
Azorius Control	8–3	72.7
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Grixis Control	3–3	50.0
Cruel Control	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Control	3–0	100.0
Ponza	1–6	14.3
Mono White Control	5–0	100.0
Life is Ez	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	1–1	50.0
Astral Slide	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	5–10	33.3
Aristocrats	4–8	33.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–6	25.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Burn	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Control	8–3	72.7
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	1–2	33.3
Dimir Tempo	2–0	100.0
Combo-Control	14–11	56.0
Battle of Wits	3–2	60.0
Swarm Intelligence	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	6–4	60.0
Plasma Swans	2–0	100.0
Liliana's Contract	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–2	50.0
Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Midrange	48–49	49.5
The Rock	1–2	33.3
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–1	50.0
Jund	1–4	20.0
Blink	0–4	0.0
Wave Blink	0–4	0.0
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Wave	0–2	0.0
Graveyard Value	5–10	33.3
Séance	3–3	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–4	20.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	5–2	71.4
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Vampires	1–2	33.3
Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Legends	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–2	50.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	5–4	55.6
Mono Black Devotion	1–0	100.0
Davriel Braids	2–2	50.0
Dimir Midrange	5–4	55.6
Orzhov Midrange	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–1	75.0
Zur the Enchanter	3–2	60.0
Neoform	3–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	3–0	100.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	2–2	50.0
Ramp	10–17	37.0
Rofellos Ramp	4–6	40.0
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	4–7	36.4
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–3	40.0
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–2	0.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–0	100.0