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.

How do I get started with Magic Online?

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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 12 weeks, 2 days.

The Season Kick Off is on Nov 30th with free entry and over 100 tix in prizes to 32nd place!

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	1215	1912–2086	47.8	12	76	49
Temur Ascendancy	1	2–2	50.0
The Rock	13	6–29	17.1
Golgari Citadel	1	2–3	40.0
Abzan Midrange	18	20–30	40.0
Selesnya Midrange	14	11–33	25.0
Selesnya Value Town	2	0–4	0.0
Jund	5	3–13	18.8
Blink	56	60–97	38.2			3
Wave Blink	2	3–3	50.0
Abzan Wave	2	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Blink	6	9–5	64.3			1
Anti-Persecution	2	0–6	0.0
Graveyard Value	34	59–65	47.6	0	1
Varolz Dreadnought	2	2–6	25.0
Enchantments Matter	8	4–13	23.5
Allies	64	104–87	54.5	1	3	3
Orzhov Allies	2	0–2	0.0
Mardu Allies	1	0–2	0.0
Boros Allies	11	28–15	65.1			1
Esper Allies	2	0–4	0.0	0	1
Azorius Allies	40	62–48	56.4	1	2	2
Treefolk	1	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	17	15–32	31.9
Mardu Midrange	23	26–51	33.8
Vampires	35	49–60	45.0	0	3
Mono Black Vampires	7	8–15	34.8
Rakdos Vampires	28	41–45	47.7	0	3
Legends Midrange	7	2–10	16.7
Orzhov Legends	1	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	1	2–3	40.0
Elementals	4	9–8	52.9
Rakdos Midrange	43	65–77	45.8	0	1	1
Naya Midrange	3	3–6	33.3
Big Red	27	37–43	46.3	0	1	1
Mono Black Midrange	90	124–137	47.5	0	5	3
Mono Black Devotion	39	49–54	47.6	0	2	2
Hellion Whip	1	1–3	25.0
Dimir Midrange	36	33–55	37.5			1
Angels	22	38–49	43.7	0	4	1
Orzhov Angels	22	38–49	43.7	0	4	1
Toughness Matters	3	4–4	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	66	119–120	49.8	0	2	1
Martyr's Grace	4	6–4	60.0
Mutate	5	2–21	8.7
Sultai Midrange	7	10–13	43.5
Orzhov Midrange	314	707–492	59.0	10	47	25
Jeskai Midrange	6	0–9	0.0
Prophet Glare	6	11–18	37.9
Heartless Summoning Stompy	17	19–26	42.2	1	2
Ordealbreak	18	37–29	56.1			1
Enigmatic Incarnation	18	37–29	56.1			1
Party	15	30–24	55.6			1
Gruul Obosh	2	4–3	57.1	0	1
Clerics	12	20–22	47.6
Artifact Midrange	71	86–133	39.3	0	3
Coinflips	5	3–9	25.0	0	1
Death Cloud	7	8–22	26.7
Game Objects	18	10–29	25.6

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	420–416	50.2
Mono Black Aggro	6–3	66.7
Heroic	24–12	66.7
Mono White Heroic	8–9	47.1
Azorius Heroic	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	8–1	88.9
Boros Heroic	6–2	75.0
Red Deck Wins	64–101	38.8
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	4–1	80.0
Goblins	18–14	56.3
Tokens	21–12	63.6
Selesnya Tokens	4–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	9–7	56.3
Orzhov Tokens	5–5	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	18–15	54.5
White Weenie	13–9	59.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	7–8	46.7
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Elves	15–12	55.6
Minotaurs	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–3	57.1
Rogues	7–4	63.6
Zombies	7–2	77.8
Gruul Aggro	15–16	48.4
Gruul Landfall	4–3	57.1
Merfolk	11–4	73.3
Mono Red Swarm	8–2	80.0
8 Whack	8–2	80.0
Artifact Aggro	65–69	48.5
Affinity	35–27	56.5
Salvage Titan	3–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	15–18	45.5
Mono Blue Architect	11–24	31.4
Madness	18–8	69.2
Gruul Madness	5–5	50.0
Golgari Madness	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Madness	8–2	80.0
Voltron	19–21	47.5
Hexproof	4–2	66.7
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	14–19	42.4
Slivers	3–6	33.3
Naya Zoo	0–2	0.0
Knights	19–24	44.2
AggroSlide	30–42	41.7
Cats	5–5	50.0
Selesnya Cats	5–5	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	4–4	50.0
Boros Aggro	3–7	30.0
Humans	4–2	66.7
Bant Humans	3–2	60.0
Shamans	8–15	34.8
Pirates	1–0	100.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	323–369	46.7
Storm	37–20	64.9
Dimir Tendrils	4–4	50.0
Dragonstorm	14–10	58.3
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Simic Storm	4–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	2–2	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	3–2	60.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	6–3	66.7
Grozoth	0–2	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	5–1	83.3
Mono Black Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Biovisionary	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	9–6	60.0
Dubious Challenge	2–0	100.0
Warp World	13–9	59.1
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	12–9	57.1
Zubera Tribal	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	4–1	80.0
Hypergenesis	39–55	41.5
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	4–10	28.6
Fake-Twin	8–10	44.4
Naya Fake-Twin	8–10	44.4
Metalwork Colossus	5–5	50.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	3–2	60.0
Seismic Swans	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	12–5	70.6
Taking Turns	18–23	43.9
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	18–33	35.3
Ominous Good	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	38–73	34.2
Oops All Spells	38–73	34.2
Oops All Lands	2–0	100.0
Dredge	6–2	75.0
Polymorph	2–1	66.7
Dice Factory	8–11	42.1
Storm Herald	3–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	11–11	50.0
Ad Nauseam	13–9	59.1
Ad Swanseam	8–6	57.1
GreenTwin	3–1	75.0
Tibalt's Trickery	12–4	75.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	3–2	60.0
Restore Balance	13–58	18.3
Gyruda	10–14	41.7
Control	268–288	48.2
Mono Black Control	4–1	80.0
Esper Control	18–28	39.1
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	11–1	91.7
Azorius Control	57–101	36.1
Cawblade	14–17	45.2
Turbo Fog	7–3	70.0
Izzet Control	15–19	44.1
Mill	10–6	62.5
Cloudpost Control	32–39	45.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	18–26	40.9
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	6–8	42.9
Grixis Control	3–4	42.9
Cruel Control	2–4	33.3
Stax	18–14	56.3
Chandra Nalaar	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–2	33.3
Dragon Control	6–1	85.7
Izzet Dragons	5–0	100.0
Runeflare	2–2	50.0
Ponza	19–21	47.5
Mono White Control	5–9	35.7
Dynavolt Tower	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	9–15	37.5
Astral Slide	9–15	37.5
Five Color Control	6–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	3–0	100.0
Shrines	3–0	100.0
Bant Control	25–13	65.8
Pox	8–4	66.7
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Control	1–1	50.0
Prison	3–2	60.0
Enchantress	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	98–78	55.7
Aristocrats	27–29	48.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	10–11	47.6
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–3	62.5
Golgari Aristocrats	7–9	43.8
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Boros Bombardment	2–1	66.7
Burn	16–14	53.3
Infect	16–7	69.6
Simic Infect	9–3	75.0
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	19–11	63.3
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	14–8	63.6
Izzet Blitzkrieg	17–15	53.1
Hushnought	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	211–259	44.9
Izzet Tempo	86–104	45.3
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	9–6	60.0
Wizards	27–47	36.5
Ninjas	7–6	53.8
Mono Blue Tempo	35–39	47.3
Mono Blue Faeries	3–3	50.0
Izzet Spells	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tempo	12–4	75.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	27–45	37.5
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	156–196	44.3
Curses	3–1	75.0
Battle of Wits	1–1	50.0
Shared Fate	1–2	33.3
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	40–52	43.5
Hedron Alignment	1–2	33.3
Lich's Mastery	2–1	66.7
Hive Mind	3–3	50.0
Plasma Swans	28–21	57.1
Liliana's Contract	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	69–113	37.9
Wildfire	4–6	40.0
Borderpost Wildfire	4–6	40.0
Jokulhaups Control	65–107	37.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	35–51	40.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	15–26	36.6
Jund Jokulhaups Control	4–6	40.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	10–20	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	334–334	50.0
The Rock	5–1	83.3
Golgari Citadel	2–1	66.7
Abzan Midrange	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Midrange	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	1–1	50.0
Blink	14–10	58.3
Orzhov Blink	2–4	33.3
Graveyard Value	8–11	42.1
Varolz Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Enchantments Matter	3–1	75.0
Allies	13–18	41.9
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Boros Allies	3–6	33.3
Azorius Allies	8–10	44.4
Fake-Rack	6–5	54.5
Mardu Midrange	15–3	83.3
Vampires	1–12	7.7
Rakdos Vampires	1–12	7.7
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	7–10	41.2
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	12–10	54.5
Mono Black Midrange	22–13	62.9
Mono Black Devotion	8–4	66.7
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	8–7	53.3
Angels	5–6	45.5
Orzhov Angels	5–6	45.5
Toughness Matters	1–2	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	22–27	44.9
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Mutate	6–1	85.7
Sultai Midrange	3–5	37.5
Orzhov Midrange	76–112	40.4
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	4–2	66.7
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–1	80.0
Ordealbreak	8–5	61.5
Enigmatic Incarnation	8–5	61.5
Party	3–7	30.0
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Clerics	5–2	71.4
Artifact Midrange	25–11	69.4
Coinflips	1–1	50.0
Death Cloud	5–2	71.4
Game Objects	3–4	42.9
Ramp	102–146	41.1
Rofellos Ramp	40–70	36.4
Wild Pair	3–3	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	39–64	37.9
Eldrazipost	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	30–52	36.6
Simic Post	4–10	28.6
Summer Bloom Ramp	4–0	100.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Defenders	4–2	66.7
Carth Superfriends	6–2	75.0
Applejacks	3–0	100.0