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.

Combo-Control

Tournaments Only
Season 18▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
7. 31
8. 30
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12. 26
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26. 12
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32. 6
33. 5
34. 4
35. 3
36. 2
37. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	659	1265–1125	52.9	5	30	41
Curses	25	29–48	37.7
Burning Vengeance	5	5–9	35.7
Cruel Combo-Control	3	3–8	27.3
Battle of Wits	62	113–135	45.6
Shared Fate	12	28–19	59.6	1	1	1
Pickles	3	3–4	42.9
Mindcrank	153	333–241	58.0	2	13	13
Dragoncrank	44	121–58	67.6	2	4	3
Displace Loop	5	8–6	57.1
Hedron Alignment	7	3–11	21.4
Yosei Vat	20	31–26	54.4	0	1	1
Lich's Mastery	2	1–5	16.7
Hive Mind	14	8–28	22.2
Zur's Weirding	214	505–360	58.4	2	15	22
Solar Flare	61	108–78	58.1			4
Liliana's Contract	2	1–5	16.7
Mass Land Destruction	62	78–119	39.6
Wildfire	60	78–117	40.0
Thryx-Wildfire	19	30–38	44.1
Borderpost Wildfire	13	17–26	39.5
Jokulhaups Control	2	0–2	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2	0–2	0.0
Thopter-Sword	1	0–2	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1	0–2	0.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	274–308	47.1
Mono Black Aggro	5–3	62.5
Heroic	33–25	56.9
Mono White Heroic	26–20	56.5
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	6–4	60.0
Red Deck Wins	33–63	34.4
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	4–2	66.7
Tokens	9–6	60.0
Selesnya Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono White Tokens	4–3	57.1
Mono Green Stompy	10–15	40.0
White Weenie	18–14	56.3
Elves	25–13	65.8
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	8–8	50.0
Selesnya Counters	2–3	40.0
Rogues	2–4	33.3
Zombies	2–8	20.0
Gruul Aggro	5–4	55.6
Gruul Landfall	3–2	60.0
Merfolk	20–31	39.2
Mono Red Swarm	5–4	55.6
Artifact Aggro	50–71	41.3
Affinity	35–56	38.5
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	11–5	68.8
Mono Blue Architect	3–9	25.0
Devoid Aggro	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Madness	3–4	42.9
Golgari Madness	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Madness	1–2	33.3
Voltron	8–2	80.0
Hexproof	7–1	87.5
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–4	20.0
AggroSlide	14–11	56.0
Cats	8–4	66.7
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	7–4	63.6
Rakdos Aggro	4–8	33.3
Combo	291–180	61.8
Storm	65–32	67.0
Dimir Tendrils	35–24	59.3
Dragonstorm	3–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	1–1	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	10–1	90.9
Stormpost	1–3	25.0
Reanimator	49–48	50.5
Worldgorger Dragon	13–17	43.3
Double Dragon	1–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–5	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	36–26	58.1
Rakdos Reanimator	7–3	70.0
Dimir Reanimator	3–4	42.9
Mono Black Reanimator	25–18	58.1
Oriss Genesis	1–3	25.0
Dubious Challenge	3–1	75.0
Warp World	1–2	33.3
Actual Warp World	1–2	33.3
Maniac Combo	3–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	4–1	80.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	16–13	55.2
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	11–6	64.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	4–7	36.4
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	2–4	33.3
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Eggs	6–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	6–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2–2	50.0
Taking Turns	25–6	80.6
Izzet Ascension	20–7	74.1
Ominous Good	2–2	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	11–2	84.6
Soulflayer	3–1	75.0
Breakfast	11–3	78.6
Oops All Spells	11–3	78.6
Dredge	30–42	41.7
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	2–2	50.0
Dice Factory	6–2	75.0
Possibility Storm	1–1	50.0
Control	208–164	55.9
Mono Black Control	2–1	66.7
Esper Control	6–9	40.0
Demonic Rising	6–5	54.5
Mono Blue Control	5–2	71.4
Dimir Control	8–8	50.0
Azorius Control	30–25	54.5
Cawblade	3–1	75.0
Turbo Fog	3–0	100.0
Izzet Control	2–0	100.0
Mardu Control	3–4	42.9
Mill	26–16	61.9
Cloudpost Control	8–8	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–4	20.0
Blackpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Grixis Control	13–5	72.2
Cruel Control	6–4	60.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	7–4	63.6
Ponza	19–17	52.8
Mono White Control	8–12	40.0
Life is Ez	6–7	46.2
Dynavolt Tower	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	6–4	60.0
Astral Slide	6–4	60.0
Five Color Control	11–7	61.1
Five Color Collected Conjuring	8–2	80.0
Shrines	3–5	37.5
Guildgate Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	4–1	80.0
Pox	26–26	50.0
Enchantments Control	3–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Prison	3–3	50.0
Enchantress	3–3	50.0
Aggro-Combo	68–52	56.7
Aristocrats	24–25	49.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–7	41.7
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	5–4	55.6
Rakdos Aristocrats	7–10	41.2
Burn	14–9	60.9
Infect	16–6	72.7
Simic Infect	11–6	64.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	6–4	60.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	3–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	4–5	44.4
Goblin Persist	2–3	40.0
Dirty Kitty	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Control	80–91	46.8
Izzet Tempo	37–38	49.3
Azorius Skies	4–1	80.0
Blue Madness	4–1	80.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Temur Madness	1–1	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–2	50.0
Wizards	4–0	100.0
Ninjas	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Tempo	11–32	25.6
Mono Blue Faeries	2–2	50.0
Izzet Spells	8–7	53.3
Dimir Tempo	5–8	38.5
Combo-Control	43–43	50.0
Curses	3–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	4–2	66.7
Shared Fate	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	14–13	51.9
Dragoncrank	3–6	33.3
Yosei Vat	1–2	33.3
Zur's Weirding	10–15	40.0
Solar Flare	2–7	22.2
Mass Land Destruction	4–3	57.1
Wildfire	4–3	57.1
Thryx-Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Midrange	240–216	52.6
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	3–5	37.5
Grenzo	3–3	50.0
Abzan Midrange	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–1	50.0
Jund	5–1	83.3
Blink	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Blink	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	13–15	46.4
Séance	5–8	38.5
Varolz Dreadnought	4–1	80.0
Allies	7–2	77.8
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	3–1	75.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	11–14	44.0
Mardu Midrange	27–35	43.5
Vampires	7–4	63.6
Mono Black Vampires	5–4	55.6
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	17–26	39.5
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	7–5	58.3
Mono Black Midrange	31–31	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	14–13	51.9
Heart of Darkness	5–6	45.5
Dimir Midrange	6–7	46.2
Temur Energy	1–0	100.0
Angels	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Angels	3–1	75.0
Toughness Matters	7–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–1	80.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	4–11	26.7
Orzhov Midrange	21–16	56.8
Jeskai Midrange	4–1	80.0
Prophet Glare	0–3	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	2–2	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Neoform	9–5	64.3
Temur Neoform	2–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	1–2	33.3
Simic Neoform	3–2	60.0
Party	3–3	50.0
Clerics	2–2	50.0
Death Cloud	6–3	66.7
Illness in the Ranks	1–1	50.0
Ramp	61–71	46.2
Cloudpost Ramp	40–57	41.2
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	33–54	37.9
Gruul Post	2–1	66.7
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	13–10	56.5
Historic Bloom	7–4	63.6