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 7 weeks, 6 days.

Combo-Control

Tournaments Only
Season 25▾
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	757	1265–1309	49.1	2	50	29
Curses	94	151–172	46.7	0	2	2
Burning Vengeance	2	1–5	16.7
Cruel Combo-Control	3	0–3	0.0
Battle of Wits	30	35–92	27.6	0	1
Pickles	2	2–3	40.0
Displace Loop	12	33–14	70.2	1	7	2
Familiars	12	33–14	70.2	1	7	2
Hedron Alignment	1	0–2	0.0	0	1
Yosei Vat	1	2–1	66.7
Lich's Mastery	10	13–23	36.1
Curious Niv-Mizzet	5	2–13	13.3
Hive Mind	16	10–34	22.7
Zur's Weirding	3	4–5	44.4
Solar Flare	39	70–60	53.8	0	3	1
Plasma Swans	14	21–26	44.7	0	1
Liliana's Contract	2	3–5	37.5
Mass Land Destruction	487	865–781	52.6	1	35	23
Wildfire	11	14–18	43.8
Borderpost Wildfire	3	1–4	20.0
Jokulhaups Control	476	851–763	52.7	1	35	23
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	40	65–71	47.8	0	3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	81	143–109	56.7	0	4	8
Temur Jokulhaups Control	193	366–317	53.6	0	13	11
Jund Jokulhaups Control	31	46–64	41.8	0	2
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	46	81–66	55.1	1	5	2
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	70	143–107	57.2	0	8	2
Resurgent Belief	31	47–57	45.2			1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	258–281	47.9
Mono Black Aggro	6–3	66.7
Heroic	9–6	60.0
Mono White Heroic	0–1	0.0
Azorius Heroic	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–3	57.1
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	2–1	66.7
Red Deck Wins	30–63	32.3
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	3–2	60.0
Tokens	11–4	73.3
Selesnya Tokens	4–2	66.7
Mono White Tokens	4–2	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	1–0	100.0
White Weenie	31–51	37.8
Quest for the Holy Relic	11–14	44.0
Soldiers	5–7	41.7
Chroma White	1–2	33.3
Elves	26–14	65.0
Werewolves	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	5–4	55.6
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	12–3	80.0
Gruul Aggro	7–1	87.5
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	15–26	36.6
Mono Red Swarm	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	47–66	41.6
Affinity	16–17	48.5
Salvage Titan	6–1	85.7
Tempered Steel	24–47	33.8
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	9–3	75.0
Golgari Madness	4–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	4–3	57.1
Voltron	11–9	55.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	3–1	75.0
Hateful Auras	8–7	53.3
Knights	5–5	50.0
AggroSlide	15–15	50.0
Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–1	50.0
Boros Aggro	3–2	60.0
Humans	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Humans	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Combo	175–232	43.0
Storm	65–81	44.5
Dimir Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Dragonstorm	4–2	66.7
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Izzet Storm	55–74	42.6
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	9–6	60.0
Worldgorger Dragon	7–5	58.3
Double Dragon	0–2	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–9	25.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	10–5	66.7
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	8–5	61.5
Maniac Combo	3–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	6–14	30.0
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–9	18.2
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–9	18.2
Myr Incubator	3–2	60.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–0	100.0
Eggs	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–9	25.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–4	20.0
Izzet Ascension	2–2	50.0
Ominous Good	0–4	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–9	18.2
Soulflayer	9–10	47.4
Reanim8 Rack	5–5	50.0
Breakfast	18–35	34.0
Oops All Spells	18–35	34.0
Dredge	3–2	60.0
Polymorph	3–5	37.5
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	4–1	80.0
Enduring Ideal	2–2	50.0
Ad Nauseam	1–1	50.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	0–2	0.0
Restore Balance	7–10	41.2
Possibility Storm	3–1	75.0
Control	199–141	58.5
Mono Black Control	4–1	80.0
Esper Control	11–17	39.3
Demonic Rising	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Control	3–6	33.3
Dimir Control	6–3	66.7
Azorius Control	39–29	57.4
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	10–4	71.4
Izzet Control	2–2	50.0
Mill	6–3	66.7
Boros Control	5–1	83.3
Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Grixis Control	7–8	46.7
Cruel Control	3–2	60.0
Stax	17–15	53.1
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–1	50.0
Ponza	18–16	52.9
Mono White Control	9–4	69.2
Life is Ez	2–1	66.7
Cycling Control	5–0	100.0
Astral Slide	5–0	100.0
Five Color Control	2–2	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–2	0.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	3–0	100.0
Bant Control	11–12	47.8
Pox	19–9	67.9
Seasons Past Control	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Control	3–0	100.0
Prison	8–4	66.7
Enchantress	3–2	60.0
Aggro-Combo	103–192	34.9
Aristocrats	13–17	43.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	8–9	47.1
Boros Bombardment	0–5	0.0
Burn	17–32	34.7
Infect	12–12	50.0
Simic Infect	8–5	61.5
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–5	0.0
Mono Black Infect	3–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	38–110	25.7
Izzet Dreadnought	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Dreadnought	32–106	23.2
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–3	0.0
Hushnought	13–6	68.4
Liquimetal Fishing	1–3	25.0
Combo Goblins	7–9	43.8
Goblin Persist	7–9	43.8
Aggro-Control	52–86	37.7
Izzet Tempo	6–6	50.0
Azorius Skies	0–2	0.0
Blue Madness	8–9	47.1
Simic Madness	6–8	42.9
Ninjas	14–34	29.2
Mono Blue Tempo	0–4	0.0
Izzet Spells	20–25	44.4
Dimir Tempo	3–4	42.9
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	84–84	50.0
Curses	11–7	61.1
Burning Vengeance	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	3–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	3–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	4–0	100.0
Hive Mind	5–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	6–3	66.7
Plasma Swans	2–2	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	44–67	39.6
Wildfire	0–3	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	44–64	40.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–6	14.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	13–12	52.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	18–31	36.7
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	4–6	40.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	6–5	54.5
Resurgent Belief	2–4	33.3
Midrange	330–253	56.6
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Prophet Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	5–8	38.5
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	12–5	70.6
Selesnya Midrange	6–4	60.0
Jund	36–25	59.0
Blink	15–32	31.9
Graveyard Value	7–3	70.0
Séance	3–1	75.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	0–5	0.0
Allies	4–3	57.1
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	0–2	0.0
Fake-Rack	15–20	42.9
Mardu Midrange	7–2	77.8
Vampires	12–4	75.0
Mono Black Vampires	10–2	83.3
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	12–2	85.7
Naya Midrange	5–0	100.0
Big Red	4–1	80.0
Mono Black Midrange	79–68	53.7
Mono Black Devotion	7–10	41.2
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	4–4	50.0
Toughness Matters	3–1	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	12–14	46.2
Martyr's Grace	10–13	43.5
Sultai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	14–10	58.3
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–2	66.7
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	20–19	51.3
Mardu Hero	8–4	66.7
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Naya Hero	6–8	42.9
Boros Hero	2–4	33.3
Simic Snow	2–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	13–0	100.0
Coinflips	9–0	100.0
Death Cloud	3–4	42.9
Illness in the Ranks	0–1	0.0
Ramp	64–40	61.5
Rofellos Ramp	2–0	100.0
Wild Pair	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	33–26	55.9
Eldrazipost	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	29–23	55.8
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	5–1	83.3
Historic Bloom	2–0	100.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	7–3	70.0
Applejacks	2–2	50.0