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.

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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.

The next rotation is in 12 weeks, 6 days.

Combo

Tournaments Only
Season 21▾
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3. 35
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	1881	3288–3197	50.7	23	106	73
Storm	529	918–1025	47.2	10	36	10
Dimir Tendrils	256	522–438	54.4	4	14	9
Dragonstorm	90	164–192	46.1	4	16
Simic Storm	43	81–72	52.9			1
Citadel Storm	24	24–52	31.6
Grixis Tendrils	5	3–8	27.3
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	20	16–53	23.2
Izzet Storm	69	94–157	37.5	2	5
Swath Storm	4	5–9	35.7
Song Storm	3	4–8	33.3
Reanimator	455	995–718	58.1	5	31	32
Worldgorger Dragon	21	22–41	34.9
Double Dragon	5	5–7	41.7
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	3	7–4	63.6
Traditional Reanimator	428	963–666	59.1	5	31	32
Rakdos Reanimator	255	588–422	58.2	1	18	20
Dimir Reanimator	7	4–9	30.8
Mono Black Reanimator	147	327–205	61.5	3	12	11
Grixis Reanimator	15	36–20	64.3	1	1	1
Oriss Genesis	20	45–27	62.5			2
Dubious Challenge	3	0–6	0.0
Warp World	11	12–20	37.5
Actual Warp World	11	12–20	37.5
Maniac Combo	8	19–17	52.8
Hypergenesis	8	6–19	24.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	140	311–163	65.6	4	17	18
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	139	310–162	65.7	4	17	18
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1	1–1	50.0
Fake-Twin	5	11–13	45.8
Naya Fake-Twin	5	11–13	45.8
Metalwork Colossus	36	57–59	49.1	0	3
Anvil Colossus	4	7–8	46.7
Upheaval Colossus	30	48–46	51.1	0	3
Eggs	12	20–19	51.3
Heartless Summoning Combo	9	15–17	46.9
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1	1–4	20.0
Taking Turns	70	95–108	46.8	0	3	3
Quest for Ula's Temple	3	2–8	20.0
Izzet Ascension	34	43–62	41.0	0	2
Ominous Good	1	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	13	12–21	36.4
Soulflayer	10	10–17	37.0
Reanim8 Rack	1	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	106	204–146	58.3	3	6	5
Oops All Spells	106	204–146	58.3	3	6	5
Oops All Lands	9	9–16	36.0
Dredge	105	152–171	47.1	0	2	1
Polymorph	8	8–15	34.8	0	1
Dice Factory	5	6–7	46.2
Storm Herald	9	13–18	41.9	0	1
Enduring Ideal	18	29–28	50.9	0	1	1
Chain of Acid	107	144–152	48.6	1	3
GreenTwin	34	61–59	50.8			1
Tibalt's Trickery	29	21–66	24.1
Intruder Alarm	10	14–17	45.2
Calibrated Blast	13	18–27	40.0
Restore Balance	15	11–33	25.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	702–719	49.4
Mono Black Aggro	16–22	42.1
Heroic	47–61	43.5
Mono White Heroic	32–55	36.8
Boros Heroic	13–5	72.2
Selesnya Heroic	2–1	66.7
Red Deck Wins	113–116	49.3
Mono Red Devotion	2–2	50.0
Prisoner	2–0	100.0
Goblins	20–20	50.0
Tokens	45–27	62.5
Selesnya Tokens	8–3	72.7
Mono White Tokens	30–23	56.6
Orzhov Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	25–18	58.1
White Weenie	43–57	43.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	11–2	84.6
Soldiers	2–2	50.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Elves	35–31	53.0
Werewolves	2–0	100.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	6–5	54.5
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	6–2	75.0
Zombies	43–66	39.4
Gruul Aggro	32–25	56.1
Gruul Landfall	5–1	83.3
Merfolk	10–8	55.6
Mono Red Swarm	2–6	25.0
Artifact Aggro	75–105	41.7
Affinity	6–3	66.7
Salvage Titan	13–10	56.5
Tempered Steel	49–75	39.5
Mono Blue Architect	6–17	26.1
Mono Blue Aggro	3–2	60.0
Illusions	3–2	60.0
Madness	104–98	51.5
Gruul Madness	4–4	50.0
Golgari Madness	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Madness	90–89	50.3
Jund Madness	1–2	33.3
Voltron	26–13	66.7
Hexproof	24–12	66.7
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Slivers	9–1	90.0
Naya Zoo	4–0	100.0
Knights	10–12	45.5
AggroSlide	7–7	50.0
Cats	2–1	66.7
Mono White Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Aggro	8–4	66.7
Pirates	0–1	0.0
Rats	4–1	80.0
Combo	693–693	50.0
Storm	252–187	57.4
Dimir Tendrils	101–106	48.8
Dragonstorm	51–34	60.0
Simic Storm	20–17	54.1
Citadel Storm	15–7	68.2
Grixis Tendrils	3–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	15–5	75.0
Izzet Storm	39–16	70.9
Swath Storm	3–2	60.0
Reanimator	125–224	35.8
Worldgorger Dragon	10–7	58.8
Double Dragon	2–1	66.7
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–3	25.0
Traditional Reanimator	113–214	34.6
Rakdos Reanimator	71–123	36.6
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	34–81	29.6
Grixis Reanimator	5–9	35.7
Oriss Genesis	8–13	38.1
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	4–0	100.0
Actual Warp World	4–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	3–4	42.9
Hypergenesis	4–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	40–53	43.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	40–53	43.0
Fake-Twin	2–4	33.3
Naya Fake-Twin	2–4	33.3
Metalwork Colossus	9–10	47.4
Anvil Colossus	1–1	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	7–9	43.8
Eggs	1–2	33.3
Heartless Summoning Combo	4–3	57.1
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	19–20	48.7
Izzet Ascension	15–8	65.2
Jokulhaups Combo	5–0	100.0
Soulflayer	6–4	60.0
Breakfast	24–49	32.9
Oops All Spells	24–49	32.9
Oops All Lands	6–3	66.7
Dredge	41–35	53.9
Polymorph	1–2	33.3
Dice Factory	2–1	66.7
Storm Herald	5–3	62.5
Enduring Ideal	5–11	31.3
Chain of Acid	34–28	54.8
GreenTwin	15–3	83.3
Tibalt's Trickery	16–6	72.7
Intruder Alarm	4–2	66.7
Calibrated Blast	4–7	36.4
Restore Balance	11–5	68.8
Control	516–385	57.3
Mono Black Control	11–6	64.7
Esper Control	48–29	62.3
Demonic Rising	9–9	50.0
Mono Blue Control	3–1	75.0
Dimir Control	44–58	43.1
Azorius Control	91–73	55.5
Cawblade	6–10	37.5
Turbo Fog	15–6	71.4
Izzet Control	9–13	40.9
Mill	11–9	55.0
Boros Control	4–1	80.0
Cloudpost Control	49–38	56.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–1	80.0
Blackpost	9–10	47.4
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	33–23	58.9
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Grixis Control	28–24	53.8
Cruel Control	4–1	80.0
Stax	17–7	70.8
Chandra Nalaar	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	13–5	72.2
Dragon Control	10–5	66.7
Izzet Dragons	7–1	87.5
Runeflare	11–4	73.3
Ponza	23–5	82.1
Mono White Control	1–17	5.6
Life is Ez	0–16	0.0
Cycling Control	2–3	40.0
Astral Slide	2–3	40.0
Five Color Control	9–5	64.3
Five Color Collected Conjuring	3–2	60.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	4–7	36.4
Guildgate Control	12–2	85.7
Bant Control	7–0	100.0
Pox	20–20	50.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	40–27	59.7
Orzhov Control	4–1	80.0
Prison	12–8	60.0
Enchantress	6–8	42.9
Aggro-Combo	249–264	48.5
Aristocrats	75–58	56.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	25–18	58.1
Golgari Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–6	50.0
Boros Bombardment	20–14	58.8
Burn	27–15	64.3
Infect	72–108	40.0
Simic Infect	45–74	37.8
Blazing Shoal Infect	16–29	35.6
Golgari Infect	5–1	83.3
Turbo Myth	2–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	8–11	42.1
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–9	40.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	5–8	38.5
Hushnought	10–8	55.6
Liquimetal Fishing	15–7	68.2
Combo Goblins	30–42	41.7
Goblin Persist	11–15	42.3
Dirty Kitty	19–27	41.3
Aggro-Control	219–260	45.7
Simic Flash	13–17	43.3
Izzet Tempo	57–65	46.7
Azorius Skies	16–6	72.7
Blue Madness	3–2	60.0
Simic Madness	3–2	60.0
Lich Aggro-Control	7–9	43.8
Wizards	0–2	0.0
Ninjas	10–10	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	34–67	33.7
Mono Blue Faeries	3–5	37.5
Izzet Spells	1–2	33.3
Dimir Tempo	67–70	48.9
Dimir Faeries	3–6	33.3
Sultai Tempo	1–2	33.3
Azorius Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	128–149	46.2
Curses	16–16	50.0
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	1–2	33.3
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–1	66.7
Zur's Weirding	13–18	41.9
Solar Flare	3–8	27.3
Plasma Swans	2–3	40.0
Mass Land Destruction	85–97	46.7
Wildfire	15–16	48.4
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	3–1	75.0
Jokulhaups Control	70–81	46.4
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	7–7	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	44–55	44.4
Jund Jokulhaups Control	19–19	50.0
Resurgent Belief	2–0	100.0
Midrange	697–675	50.8
The Rock	24–17	58.5
Golgari Citadel	4–2	66.7
Abzan Midrange	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Jund	81–69	54.0
Blink	99–123	44.6
Wave Blink	96–122	44.0
Esper Wave	0–2	0.0
Azorius Wave	61–61	50.0
Orzhov Wave	1–4	20.0
Abzan Wave	18–31	36.7
Bant Wave	9–23	28.1
Anti-Persecution	2–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	52–58	47.3
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	37–52	41.6
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	17–11	60.7
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	1–1	50.0
Mono White Allies	2–0	100.0
Esper Allies	4–1	80.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	4–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	20–34	37.0
Mardu Midrange	11–8	57.9
White Jund	1–0	100.0
Vampires	8–5	61.5
Mono Black Vampires	4–3	57.1
Rakdos Vampires	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	2–1	66.7
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–1	50.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	19–21	47.5
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	9–8	52.9
Mono Black Midrange	125–129	49.2
Mono Black Devotion	97–99	49.5
Dimir Midrange	36–24	60.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	14–8	63.6
Sultai Midrange	8–12	40.0
Orzhov Midrange	19–16	54.3
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	7–6	53.8
Ordealbreak	3–2	60.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–2	60.0
Fires of Invention	14–10	58.3
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	67–85	44.1
Artifact Midrange	7–8	46.7
Death Cloud	1–2	33.3
Ramp	84–52	61.8
Cloudpost Ramp	44–27	62.0
Eldrazipost	7–0	100.0
Greenpost	31–24	56.4
Gruul Post	2–0	100.0
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Defenders	1–1	50.0
Carth Superfriends	25–13	65.8
Jund Carth	11–5	68.8
Applejacks	4–6	40.0