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.

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 6 days, 23 hours.

The Penny Dreadful 500 is on Nov 16th with free entry and $500 in prizes!

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	1560	2426–2899	45.6	14	85	47
The Rock	74	111–131	45.9	0	3	2
Golgari Citadel	1	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	3	0–3	0.0
Abzan Midrange	6	9–13	40.9
Selesnya Midrange	3	2–5	28.6
Jund	41	69–90	43.4	0	1
Blink	11	5–26	16.1
Acid Trip	3	0–6	0.0
Orzhov Blink	3	0–9	0.0
Anti-Persecution	14	2–21	8.7
Graveyard Value	63	111–108	50.7	0	2	4
Séance	3	2–5	28.6
Varolz Dreadnought	41	94–68	58.0	0	2	4
Enchantments Matter	5	5–8	38.5
Allies	34	62–60	50.8	0	1	1
Mardu Allies	2	3–4	42.9
Esper Allies	2	4–5	44.4
Azorius Allies	21	37–32	53.6	0	1
Treefolk	5	8–8	50.0
Fake-Rack	60	81–114	41.5	0	1	1
Mardu Midrange	3	3–8	27.3
Vampires	19	24–32	42.9	0	1
Mono Black Vampires	2	1–5	16.7
Rakdos Vampires	14	17–22	43.6
Orzhov Vampires	1	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	3	1–7	12.5
Mardu Legends	1	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	118	204–211	49.2	0	2	4
Big Red	42	70–69	50.4	0	1	2
Mono Black Midrange	170	235–278	45.8	0	6	3
Mono Black Devotion	53	60–72	45.5			1
Dimir Midrange	24	23–42	35.4	0	1
Angels	5	9–10	47.4	0	3
Mono White Angels	4	9–9	50.0	0	3
Toughness Matters	18	16–39	29.1
Lifegain Midrange	36	66–54	55.0	1	3	2
Martyr's Grace	20	59–26	69.4	1	3	2
Mutate	3	1–2	33.3
Sultai Midrange	22	23–49	31.9	0	1
Orzhov Midrange	44	80–86	48.2	0	2	1
Jeskai Midrange	8	11–15	42.3
Zur the Enchanter	6	2–13	13.3
Ordealbreak	32	48–82	36.9
Enigmatic Incarnation	32	48–82	36.9
Mythic Colossification	1	4–1	80.0
Party	13	23–29	44.2			1
Fires of Invention	123	188–256	42.3	0	3	5
Hero of Precinct One	169	280–296	48.6	1	11	7
Mardu Hero	8	6–11	35.3
Five Color Hero	84	145–151	49.0	0	5	5
Jeskai Hero	25	37–48	43.5	0	1
Gruul Obosh	2	4–4	50.0	0	1
Simic Snow	239	516–419	55.2	12	42	14
Artifact Midrange	11	7–28	20.0
Coinflips	20	14–46	23.3
Death Cloud	10	8–23	25.8
Illness in the Ranks	2	0–2	0.0
Game Objects	19	9–40	18.4

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	570–676	45.7
Mono Black Aggro	18–11	62.1
Heroic	77–83	48.1
Mono White Heroic	17–20	45.9
Azorius Heroic	5–1	83.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	55–62	47.0
Red Deck Wins	87–101	46.3
Goblins	18–10	64.3
Tokens	16–12	57.1
Selesnya Tokens	3–1	75.0
Mono White Tokens	12–11	52.2
Mono Green Stompy	7–6	53.8
White Weenie	50–89	36.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	8–12	40.0
Kithkin	2–2	50.0
Elves	44–115	27.7
Selesnya Little Kid	5–4	55.6
Rogues	5–3	62.5
Zombies	12–8	60.0
Gruul Aggro	4–1	80.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	16–14	53.3
Mono Red Swarm	3–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	84–93	47.5
Affinity	32–23	58.2
Salvage Titan	15–10	60.0
Tempered Steel	21–41	33.9
Mono Blue Architect	16–15	51.6
Mono Blue Aggro	3–0	100.0
Illusions	3–0	100.0
Madness	16–10	61.5
Rakdos Madness	15–10	60.0
Voltron	4–10	28.6
Hexproof	1–8	11.1
Equipment Aggro	3–2	60.0
Slivers	8–11	42.1
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	13–19	40.6
AggroSlide	11–7	61.1
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	18–11	62.1
Humans	35–49	41.7
Selesnya Humans	2–1	66.7
Bant Humans	11–14	44.0
Jeskai Humans	15–27	35.7
Boros Humans	3–1	75.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Brushwaggs	1–1	50.0
Combo	468–628	42.7
Storm	240–365	39.7
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	7–8	46.7
Hazoret Storm	13–8	61.9
Citadel Storm	5–1	83.3
High Tide	141–190	42.6
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Stormpost	0–2	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	6–2	75.0
Izzet Storm	2–1	66.7
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	60–150	28.6
Reanimator	84–120	41.2
Recurring Nightmare	58–97	37.4
Dragon Nightmare	41–66	38.3
Worldgorger Dragon	8–15	34.8
Traditional Reanimator	15–7	68.2
Dimir Reanimator	7–4	63.6
Mono Black Reanimator	8–3	72.7
Oriss Genesis	2–4	33.3
Dubious Challenge	2–5	28.6
Warp World	20–33	37.7
Temur Glimpse	2–5	28.6
Four Color Glimpse	18–28	39.1
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	8–5	61.5
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–7	12.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–5	0.0
Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–8	38.5
Anvil Colossus	3–4	42.9
Upheaval Colossus	2–3	40.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	10–1	90.9
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–3	25.0
Taking Turns	1–1	50.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	6–5	54.5
Reanim8 Rack	2–1	66.7
Breakfast	27–26	50.9
Hermit Gond	1–3	25.0
Oops All Spells	8–16	33.3
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	2–0	100.0
Dice Factory	7–6	53.8
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–6	25.0
Ad Nauseam	5–3	62.5
GreenTwin	5–3	62.5
Intruder Alarm	2–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	11–10	52.4
Stuffy Doll	3–1	75.0
Control	421–526	44.5
Mono Black Control	21–16	56.8
Esper Control	45–82	35.4
Demonic Rising	10–8	55.6
Mono Blue Control	18–35	34.0
Dimir Control	19–18	51.4
Azorius Control	65–151	30.1
Cawblade	1–2	33.3
Turbo Fog	8–6	57.1
Izzet Control	11–12	47.8
Mill	5–5	50.0
Boros Control	2–7	22.2
Cloudpost Control	28–20	58.3
Blackpost	4–4	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	21–16	56.8
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Grixis Control	18–14	56.3
Cruel Control	2–1	66.7
Stax	11–17	39.3
Jeskai Control	11–17	39.3
Dragon Control	5–6	45.5
Izzet Dragons	5–6	45.5
Runeflare	13–7	65.0
Ponza	19–16	54.3
Mono White Control	11–32	25.6
Life is Ez	8–23	25.8
Cycling Control	6–0	100.0
Astral Slide	3–0	100.0
Five Color Control	10–3	76.9
Five Color Collected Conjuring	5–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	26–20	56.5
Pox	28–15	65.1
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	10–10	50.0
Orzhov Control	4–0	100.0
Prison	9–5	64.3
Enchantress	9–5	64.3
Aggro-Combo	155–157	49.7
Aristocrats	40–39	50.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	14–18	43.8
Golgari Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Abzan Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–5	37.5
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	38–47	44.7
Infect	31–23	57.4
Simic Infect	9–8	52.9
Blazing Shoal Infect	16–13	55.2
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	1–3	25.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	11–11	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	4–2	66.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	12–9	57.1
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	18–23	43.9
Goblin Persist	0–4	0.0
Dirty Kitty	18–19	48.6
Aggro-Control	240–320	42.9
Izzet Tempo	53–68	43.8
Azorius Skies	6–8	42.9
Blue Madness	7–9	43.8
Simic Madness	5–7	41.7
Lich Aggro-Control	4–2	66.7
Wizards	3–0	100.0
Ninjas	8–13	38.1
Mono Blue Tempo	58–103	36.0
Mono Blue Faeries	3–7	30.0
Izzet Spells	45–59	43.3
Dimir Tempo	25–23	52.1
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Sultai Tempo	3–1	75.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	9–12	42.9
Azorius Tempo	9–12	42.9
Combo-Control	72–98	42.4
Curses	2–1	66.7
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–2	50.0
Pickles	2–2	50.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	5–2	71.4
Zur's Weirding	6–6	50.0
Solar Flare	7–3	70.0
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	40–77	34.2
Wildfire	2–8	20.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–7	22.2
Jokulhaups Control	38–69	35.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	18–39	31.6
Temur Jokulhaups Control	15–20	42.9
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–6	25.0
Resurgent Belief	2–3	40.0
Midrange	438–438	50.0
The Rock	18–14	56.3
Abzan Midrange	3–3	50.0
Jund	6–14	30.0
Blink	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	2–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	16–19	45.7
Séance	2–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	10–18	35.7
Enchantments Matter	2–3	40.0
Allies	13–10	56.5
Esper Allies	2–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	5–7	41.7
Treefolk	3–4	42.9
Fake-Rack	20–8	71.4
Vampires	7–4	63.6
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	5–2	71.4
Rakdos Midrange	36–43	45.6
Big Red	13–12	52.0
Mono Black Midrange	56–38	59.6
Mono Black Devotion	13–13	50.0
Dimir Midrange	3–1	75.0
Angels	0–3	0.0
Mono White Angels	0–3	0.0
Toughness Matters	7–4	63.6
Lifegain Midrange	10–15	40.0
Martyr's Grace	7–13	35.0
Sultai Midrange	6–3	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	11–16	40.7
Jeskai Midrange	3–2	60.0
Zur the Enchanter	4–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	11–7	61.1
Enigmatic Incarnation	11–7	61.1
Party	5–4	55.6
Fires of Invention	39–36	52.0
Hero of Precinct One	43–55	43.9
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	20–28	41.7
Jeskai Hero	8–6	57.1
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	52–94	35.6
Artifact Midrange	1–1	50.0
Coinflips	3–3	50.0
Death Cloud	5–1	83.3
Game Objects	11–2	84.6
Ramp	62–55	53.0
Rofellos Ramp	2–4	33.3
Wild Pair	2–4	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	47–43	52.2
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	8–5	61.5
Greenpost	25–29	46.3
Gruul Post	13–7	65.0
Defenders	3–1	75.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	2–1	66.7
Unclassified	0–1	0.0