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 12 weeks, 6 days.

Control

Tournaments Only
Season 35▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	571	862–971	47.0	1	41	26
Mono Black Control	1	2–3	40.0
Esper Control	27	35–39	47.3	0	1	3
Mono Blue Control	15	13–25	34.2	0	1
Dimir Control	35	48–46	51.1	0	1	2
Azorius Control	127	241–157	60.6	0	7	11
Cawblade	10	19–19	50.0
Turbo Fog	5	2–9	18.2
Izzet Control	45	80–70	53.3	0	1	5
Mardu Control	7	11–11	50.0
Mill	13	12–25	32.4
Boros Control	5	4–6	40.0
Cloudpost Control	62	80–138	36.7	0	2	1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	10	13–27	32.5	0	1
Blackpost	19	17–39	30.4	0	1
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	12	14–34	29.2
Dimir Cloudpost Control	11	16–18	47.1			1
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2	4–6	40.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	8	16–14	53.3
Grixis Control	42	74–70	51.4	1	3	2
Cruel Control	22	37–38	49.3	1	1	1
Stax	50	62–109	36.3	0	6
Jeskai Control	14	21–20	51.2	0	1
Dragon Control	2	1–4	20.0
Esper Dragons	1	0–2	0.0
Ponza	22	20–48	29.4
Mono White Control	16	29–22	56.9	0	1	1
Dynavolt Tower	1	0–1	0.0
Five Color Control	2	1–6	14.3
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1	1–3	25.0
Last Stand Control	1	0–3	0.0
Sultai Control	3	3–6	33.3
Guildgate Control	1	0–2	0.0
Bant Control	5	8–8	50.0
Enchantments Control	3	1–6	14.3
Seasons Past Control	16	24–38	38.7	0	4
Orzhov Control	38	73–75	49.3	0	9	1
Prison	13	16–25	39.0	0	3
Enchantress	8	9–19	32.1	0	2

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	171–191	47.2
Mono Black Aggro	3–4	42.9
Heroic	10–12	45.5
Mono White Heroic	5–8	38.5
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Heroic	4–3	57.1
Red Deck Wins	14–23	37.8
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Goblins	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	51–40	56.0
White Weenie	21–43	32.8
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	4–7	36.4
Mono White Humans	17–35	32.7
Elves	17–6	73.9
Werewolves	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	7–2	77.8
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	4–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	2–2	50.0
Gruul Landfall	2–2	50.0
Merfolk	3–3	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	1–5	16.7
Affinity	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–2	0.0
Devastating Dreams	3–3	50.0
Voltron	3–1	75.0
Hexproof	2–1	66.7
Knights	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	4–7	36.4
Selesnya Humans	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Humans	3–2	60.0
Legends Aggro	9–31	22.5
Boros Legends Aggro	6–28	17.6
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–1	50.0
Permanent Vacation	2–2	50.0
Pirates	1–0	100.0
Rats	3–1	75.0
Combo	202–226	47.2
Storm	8–13	38.1
Hazoret Storm	1–2	33.3
High Tide	6–10	37.5
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	59–67	46.8
Living Death	39–48	44.8
Excruciator Combo	32–40	44.4
Traditional Reanimator	20–19	51.3
Dimir Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Reanimator	15–16	48.4
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	5–20	20.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
Metalwork Colossus	11–12	47.8
Anvil Colossus	8–10	44.4
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	3–0	100.0
Eggs	4–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–2	60.0
Taking Turns	2–3	40.0
Soulflayer	2–2	50.0
Breakfast	18–24	42.9
Unctus	18–24	42.9
Oops All Lands	13–4	76.5
Dredge	1–2	33.3
Storm Herald	6–4	60.0
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	2–1	66.7
Restore Balance	2–1	66.7
Actual Twin	3–14	17.6
Izzet Twin	3–13	18.8
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Nadu Combo	28–39	41.8
Amalia Combo	12–6	66.7
Primal Prayers Combo	1–3	25.0
Control	173–173	50.0
Esper Control	8–8	50.0
Mono Blue Control	6–4	60.0
Dimir Control	7–6	53.8
Azorius Control	32–46	41.0
Cawblade	4–4	50.0
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	11–21	34.4
Mardu Control	3–1	75.0
Mill	6–3	66.7
Boros Control	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Control	20–19	51.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Blackpost	6–5	54.5
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–4	55.6
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–5	28.6
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Grixis Control	7–10	41.2
Cruel Control	4–6	40.0
Stax	17–18	48.6
Jeskai Control	4–3	57.1
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	6–5	54.5
Mono White Control	2–4	33.3
Five Color Control	3–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	2–3	40.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	10–1	90.9
Orzhov Control	20–16	55.6
Prison	3–2	60.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	16–16	50.0
Aristocrats	5–7	41.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–4	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Burn	9–6	60.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–3	0.0
Aggro-Control	54–64	45.8
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	5–6	45.5
Azorius Skies	2–0	100.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–4	20.0
Izzet Spells	1–2	33.3
Dimir Tempo	16–13	55.2
Azorius Tempo	27–34	44.3
Combo-Control	10–7	58.8
Battle of Wits	1–2	33.3
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	2–1	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	1–0	100.0
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	203–262	43.7
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Grenzo	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	4–5	44.4
Blink	42–69	37.8
Acid Trip	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Blink	35–63	35.7
Graveyard Value	5–4	55.6
Séance	2–1	66.7
Enchantments Matter	3–0	100.0
Allies	2–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	11–6	64.7
Mardu Midrange	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	4–4	50.0
Boros Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–3	25.0
Elementals	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Midrange	15–12	55.6
Mono Black Midrange	11–8	57.9
Mono Black Devotion	9–5	64.3
Dimir Midrange	8–2	80.0
Toughness Matters	6–2	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	6–5	54.5
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–2	33.3
Ordealbreak	0–4	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–4	0.0
Fires of Invention	3–4	42.9
Hero of Precinct One	5–12	29.4
Five Color Hero	4–11	26.7
Naya Hero	1–1	50.0
Artifact Midrange	2–1	66.7
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Nissa Company	1–0	100.0
Illness in the Ranks	5–3	62.5
Game Objects	4–3	57.1
Laelia Cascade	9–28	24.3
Wight Midrange	24–70	25.5
Golgari Wight	4–14	22.2
Jund Wight	15–45	25.0
Ramp	31–32	49.2
Villainous Wealth	3–4	42.9
Rofellos Ramp	1–0	100.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	14–19	42.4
Eldrazipost	3–4	42.9
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	7–2	77.8
Simic Post	4–12	25.0
Carth Superfriends	2–1	66.7
Applejacks	1–1	50.0
Unclassified	2–0	100.0