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.

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.

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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 1 week.

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

Red Deck Wins

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	50144	93665–83906–65	52.7	734	5741	2361
Red Deck Wins	9372	20828–14683–29	58.7	213	1591	642
Mono Red Devotion	295	617–484–5	56.0	4	37	16
Prisoner	52	114–94	54.8	0	5	2
Proliferate Red	114	276–187	59.6	3	15	9

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	5099–4400–8	53.7
Mono Black Aggro	161–113–1	58.8
Heroic	333–378–1	46.8
Mono White Heroic	167–266–1	38.6
Azorius Heroic	31–17	64.6
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	74–58	56.1
Boros Heroic	29–28	50.9
Selesnya Heroic	18–5	78.3
Red Deck Wins	1284–1284–6	50.0
Mono Red Devotion	67–57	54.0
Prisoner	9–5	64.3
Proliferate Red	23–31	42.6
Goblins	175–143	55.0
Tokens	202–163	55.3
Selesnya Tokens	85–61	58.2
Mardu Tokens	6–3	66.7
Mono White Tokens	53–67	44.2
Orzhov Tokens	11–12	47.8
Mono Green Stompy	141–179	44.1
White Weenie	410–352	53.8
Odric Keywords	28–12	70.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	45–42	51.7
Soldiers	62–55	53.0
Kithkin	12–5	70.6
Chroma White	8–8	50.0
Mono White Humans	9–10	47.4
Elves	294–142	67.4
Werewolves	26–10	72.2
Minotaurs	8–3	72.7
Warriors	8–2	80.0
Selesnya Little Kid	81–74	52.3
Selesnya Counters	9–10	47.4
Rogues	43–15	74.1
Zombies	176–247	41.6
Gruul Aggro	86–69	55.5
Gruul Landfall	3–1	75.0
Merfolk	125–40	75.8
Mono Red Swarm	69–53	56.6
8 Whack	18–14	56.3
Artifact Aggro	523–428	55.0
Affinity	268–203	56.9
Hush-finity	2–1	66.7
Hardened Scales Affinity	21–28	42.9
Boros Vehicles	12–4	75.0
Salvage Titan	33–13	71.7
Tempered Steel	160–172	48.2
Mono Blue Architect	29–23	55.8
Devoid Aggro	8–1	88.9
Mono Blue Aggro	27–11	71.1
Illusions	4–3	57.1
Devastating Dreams	13–20	39.4
Madness	59–52	53.2
Gruul Madness	12–13	48.0
Golgari Madness	7–12	36.8
Rakdos Madness	27–23	54.0
Jund Madness	5–3	62.5
Voltron	118–95	55.4
Hexproof	36–41	46.8
Boros Auras	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	49–27	64.5
Hateful Auras	9–16	36.0
Slivers	33–3	91.7
Naya Zoo	15–10	60.0
Knights	85–63	57.4
AggroSlide	251–214	54.0
Cats	26–36	41.9
Mono White Cats	5–5	50.0
Selesnya Cats	19–31	38.0
Rakdos Aggro	29–17	63.0
Rakdos Hellbent	3–3	50.0
Boros Aggro	30–12	71.4
Humans	55–51	51.9
Gruul Humans	5–1	83.3
Selesnya Humans	15–4	78.9
Bant Humans	4–2	66.7
Jeskai Humans	8–11	42.1
Boros Humans	5–28	15.2
Orzhov Humans	8–4	66.7
Shamans	10–6	62.5
Brushwaggs	6–2	75.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	2–1	66.7
Legends Aggro	46–50	47.9
Boros Legends Aggro	37–37	50.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–2	33.3
Bard Class	3–7	30.0
Permanent Vacation	8–4	66.7
Pirates	12–11	52.2
Rats	11–4	73.3
Combo	3207–2321–2	58.0
Storm	784–404	66.0
Sultai Tendrils	17–6	73.9
Dimir Tendrils	210–102	67.3
Dark Tide	5–1	83.3
Dragonstorm	59–39	60.2
Hazoret Storm	61–19	76.3
Simic Storm	37–8	82.2
Reclamation Storm	4–1	80.0
Citadel Storm	47–15	75.8
High Tide	132–109	54.8
Grixis Tendrils	19–5	79.2
Stormpost	9–7	56.3
Mono Blue Post Desire	6–6	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	16–2	88.9
Izzet Storm	83–56	59.7
Swath Storm	8–6	57.1
Channel Storm	26–22	54.2
Reanimator	571–535–1	51.6
Recurring Nightmare	135–109	55.3
Dragon Nightmare	90–74	54.9
Jund Nightmare	5–5	50.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	13–4	76.5
Worldgorger Dragon	66–74	47.1
Double Dragon	11–20	35.5
Starlit Graves	3–5	37.5
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	2–5	28.6
8 Goyf	6–1	85.7
Living Death	49–40	55.1
Excruciator Combo	3–3	50.0
Grozoth	5–9	35.7
Traditional Reanimator	303–292–1	50.9
Rakdos Reanimator	51–51	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	35–22	61.4
Mono Black Reanimator	143–160	47.2
Grixis Reanimator	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Oriss Genesis	23–17	57.5
Necro Combo	15–6–1	71.4
Faith Necro	7–2–1	77.8
Deathmantle Necro	5–3	62.5
Biovisionary	7–1	87.5
Necrotic Ooze Combo	61–71	46.2
Mono Green Stormless Storm	6–1	85.7
Dubious Challenge	12–6	66.7
Warp World	58–53	52.3
Temur Glimpse	7–12	36.8
Boros Glimpse	25–32	43.9
Actual Warp World	9–2	81.8
Four Color Glimpse	15–6	71.4
Zubera Tribal	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	20–15	57.1
Hypergenesis	80–141	36.2
Hyperwave	11–18	37.9
New Perspectives	43–6	87.8
Cat Wave	8–16	33.3
Acid Wave	1–6	14.3
Splendid Reclamation Combo	5–1	83.3
Monumental Ignus	11–3	78.6
Mardu Life	8–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	111–115	49.1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	57–62	47.9
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	22–29	43.1
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–13	27.8
Myr Incubator	12–11	52.2
Umbral Mantle	40–24	62.5
Fake-Twin	59–23	72.0
Murderous Mastery	6–1	85.7
Jeskai Fake-Twin	9–13	40.9
Naya Fake-Twin	17–3	85.0
Combo Post	10–15	40.0
Metalwork Colossus	77–52	59.7
Anvil Colossus	12–25	32.4
Upheaval Colossus	30–9	76.9
Infinite Infinite Combos	7–3	70.0
Seismic Swans	17–20	45.9
Cruel Combo	1–3	25.0
Eye of the Storm	3–0	100.0
Eggs	40–36	52.6
Saffi Combo	9–1	90.0
Turntimber Ranger	9–2	81.8
Heartless Summoning Combo	30–6	83.3
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	10–5	66.7
Blazing Shoal Combo	25–20	55.6
Retraction Helix Combo	13–0	100.0
Taking Turns	73–26	73.7
Quest for Ula's Temple	7–7	50.0
Izzet Ascension	80–51	61.1
Ominous Good	41–8	83.7
Jokulhaups Combo	26–15	63.4
Soulflayer	35–41	46.1
Reanim8 Rack	10–11	47.6
Breakfast	205–286	41.8
Cephalid Breakfast	45–41	52.3
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	40–32	55.6
Grixis Breakfast	3–8	27.3
Hermit Gond	7–7	50.0
Hermit Dredge	15–3	83.3
Oops All Spells	82–209	28.2
Neoform Hermit	43–20	68.3
Unctus	5–3	62.5
Oops All Lands	23–19	54.8
Dredge	80–73	52.3
Insidious Roots Dredge	17–8	68.0
Polymorph	27–9	75.0
Protean Hulk Combo	10–2	83.3
Dice Factory	16–1	94.1
Storm Herald	12–5	70.6
Enduring Ideal	28–23	54.9
Ad Nauseam	20–11	64.5
Ad Swanseam	2–3	40.0
Chain of Acid	5–3	62.5
GreenTwin	13–4	76.5
Tibalt's Trickery	4–5	44.4
Intruder Alarm	3–2	60.0
Calibrated Blast	11–2	84.6
Restore Balance	41–14	74.5
Gyruda	10–5	66.7
Stuffy Doll	13–7	65.0
Belcher	14–15	48.3
Endless Belch	2–2	50.0
Tameshi Bloom	12–9	57.1
Possibility Storm	2–4	33.3
Midnight Mass	2–5	28.6
Phoenix Altar	1–2	33.3
Actual Twin	8–7	53.3
Izzet Twin	7–7	50.0
Nadu Combo	2–8	20.0
Amalia Combo	1–0	100.0
Primal Prayers Combo	2–1	66.7
Control	3812–2171–10	63.7
Mono Black Control	89–54–1	62.2
Esper Control	266–138	65.8
Demonic Rising	112–91–4	55.2
Paradox Haze Lock	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Control	65–42	60.7
Turbo Xerox	2–1	66.7
Dimir Control	286–122–2	70.1
Dreadful Inspiration	1–0	100.0
Watery Oath	5–1	83.3
Azorius Control	543–392	58.1
Adam's Ale	10–12	45.5
Cawblade	27–23	54.0
Turbo Fog	72–34	67.9
Izzet Control	73–51	58.9
Mardu Control	48–22–1	68.6
Mill	95–10	90.5
Boros Control	21–6	77.8
Cloudpost Control	301–160–1	65.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	51–35–1	59.3
Blackpost	21–18	53.8
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	99–26	79.2
Dimir Cloudpost Control	22–13	62.9
Izzet Cloudpost Control	13–6	68.4
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	13–16	44.8
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	8–10	44.4
Mono White Cloudpost Control	42–28	60.0
Grixis Control	172–91–1	65.4
Cruel Control	81–37–1	68.6
Stax	140–99	58.6
Necro Stax	2–2	50.0
Pollute the Planet	16–25	39.0
Birthday Stax	5–12	29.4
Chandra Nalaar	18–13	58.1
Stagnant Control	9–4	69.2
Jeskai Control	154–139	52.6
Jeskai Approach	24–16	60.0
Dragon Control	57–37	60.6
Izzet Dragons	19–14	57.6
Esper Dragons	3–3	50.0
WUBR Dragons	1–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	6–1	85.7
Dimir Dragons	2–0	100.0
UBRG Dragons	4–6	40.0
Galleon Control	19–12	61.3
Runeflare	58–12	82.9
Ponza	189–96	66.3
Mono White Control	62–74	45.6
Life is Ez	28–16	63.6
Dynavolt Tower	38–10	79.2
Cycling Control	173–82	67.8
Astral Slide	148–77	65.8
Five Color Control	72–27	72.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	12–2	85.7
Shrines	11–1	91.7
Last Stand Control	10–7	58.8
Sultai Control	76–27	73.8
Sultai Ultimatum	8–3	72.7
Guildgate Control	108–97	52.7
Bant Control	56–19	74.7
Temur Reclamation	21–15	58.3
Pox	114–43	72.6
Enchantments Control	9–7	56.3
Four Color Counter Ghazi	66–19	77.6
Seasons Past Control	37–11	77.1
Orzhov Control	57–57	50.0
Prison	40–39	50.6
Enchantress	31–32	49.2
Aggro-Combo	1283–951–1	57.4
Aristocrats	433–404–1	51.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	93–109	46.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	82–100	45.1
Golgari Aristocrats	55–35–1	61.1
Abzan Aristocrats	31–14	68.9
Mardu Aristocrats	9–10	47.4
Food	47–22	68.1
Rakdos Aristocrats	79–87	47.6
Boros Bombardment	17–14	54.8
Burn	167–82	67.1
Necro Burn	4–1	80.0
Infect	234–74	76.0
Simic Infect	93–25	78.8
Blazing Shoal Infect	61–13	82.4
Golgari Infect	18–20	47.4
Mono Black Infect	6–1	85.7
Turbo Myth	7–2	77.8
Pummeler	36–17	67.9
Hermit Humans	10–1	90.9
Trickbind Dreadnought	179–209	46.1
Izzet Dreadnought	27–17	61.4
Mono Blue Dreadnought	131–181	42.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	37–19	66.1
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	65–63	50.8
Liquimetal Fishing	20–6	76.9
Combo Goblins	79–55	59.0
Goblin Persist	38–37	50.7
Dirty Kitty	40–18	69.0
Dwarf Combo	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	1292–721	64.2
Simic Flash	44–27	62.0
Simic Vat	13–16	44.8
Izzet Tempo	326–191	63.1
Azorius Skies	61–18	77.2
Blue Madness	63–63	50.0
Simic Madness	32–32	50.0
Temur Madness	16–21	43.2
Grixis Madness	5–7	41.7
Lich Aggro-Control	22–12	64.7
Temur Clues	7–1	87.5
Wizards	39–19	67.2
Tetsukotog	7–7	50.0
12 Pest	18–12	60.0
Ninjas	70–34	67.3
Mono Blue Gush	17–10	63.0
Mono Blue Tempo	205–113	64.5
Mono Blue Faeries	13–1	92.9
Mono Blue Librarians	21–20	51.2
Izzet Spells	135–84	61.6
Dimir Tempo	132–49	72.9
Dimir Faeries	13–5	72.2
Dimir Librarians	7–1	87.5
Sultai Tempo	5–2	71.4
Ensoul Aggro-Control	13–31	29.5
Azorius Tempo	28–21	57.1
Combo-Control	1224–646	65.5
Curses	56–41	57.7
Oketra's Monument	4–0	100.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	3–0	100.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	15–4	78.9
Cruel Combo-Control	83–66	55.7
Battle of Wits	146–33	81.6
Approach Necro	7–10	41.2
Shared Fate	11–4	73.3
Swarm Intelligence	15–1	93.8
Sunforger	4–5	44.4
Pickles	14–6	70.0
Mindcrank	87–59	59.6
Dragoncrank	2–4	33.3
Displace Loop	45–21	68.2
Peregrine Drake	16–8	66.7
Familiars	3–1	75.0
Hedron Alignment	16–4	80.0
Yosei Vat	16–12	57.1
Lich's Mastery	11–4	73.3
Curious Niv-Mizzet	15–2	88.2
Hive Mind	31–26	54.4
Zur's Weirding	37–25	59.7
Solar Flare	49–28	63.6
Plasma Swans	26–29	47.3
Liliana's Contract	4–1	80.0
Mass Land Destruction	430–217	66.5
Wildfire	190–94	66.9
Thryx-Wildfire	33–17	66.0
Borderpost Wildfire	36–20	64.3
Jokulhaups Control	240–123	66.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	78–42	65.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	40–32	55.6
Temur Jokulhaups Control	51–17	75.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	21–9	70.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	23–8	74.2
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	11–11	50.0
Thopter-Sword	10–6	62.5
Azorius Thopter-Sword	4–3	57.1
Dimir Thopter-Sword	4–3	57.1
Esper Thopter-Sword	2–0	100.0
Archfiend Alteration	5–7	41.7
Resurgent Belief	13–8	61.9
Greasefang	17–9	65.4
Esper Greasefang	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Greasefang	13–9	59.1
Coveted Falcon Combo	1–1	50.0
Midrange	3815–2873–8	57.0
Temur Ascendancy	119–110	52.0
Prophet Ascendancy	6–0	100.0
The Rock	122–87	58.4
Golgari Citadel	4–6	40.0
Angels and Taxes	8–9–1	47.1
Grenzo	29–16–2	64.4
Abzan Midrange	137–136	50.2
Knights of Windgrace	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	33–28–1	54.1
Selesnya Value Town	15–12	55.6
Jund	177–125	58.6
Blink	353–396	47.1
Wave Blink	170–208	45.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	19–28	40.4
Esper Wave	7–7	50.0
Azorius Wave	77–112	40.7
Orzhov Wave	41–44	48.2
Abzan Wave	12–9	57.1
Bant Wave	7–3	70.0
Acid Trip	6–5	54.5
Orzhov Blink	36–66	35.3
Anti-Persecution	7–7	50.0
Graveyard Value	170–100–1	63.0
Séance	17–23	42.5
Dimir Graves	2–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	23–33	41.1
Indestructible	3–5	37.5
Enchantments Matter	42–17	71.2
Orzhov Enchantress	18–1	94.7
Constellation	7–7	50.0
Allies	127–85–1	59.9
Orzhov Allies	27–7–1	79.4
Mardu Allies	34–24	58.6
Boros Allies	6–13	31.6
Mono White Allies	7–14	33.3
Esper Allies	11–4	73.3
BRGW Allies	8–4	66.7
Azorius Allies	7–7	50.0
Treefolk	29–28	50.9
-1/-1 Counters	31–9	77.5
Fake-Rack	94–32	74.6
Selvala Morningstar	7–5	58.3
Mardu Midrange	67–30	69.1
Leave // Chance Midrange	2–0	100.0
Yisan-Prophet	14–10	58.3
White Jund	8–7	53.3
Vampires	123–102	54.7
Mono Black Vampires	65–78	45.5
Rakdos Vampires	28–14	66.7
Orzhov Vampires	19–7	73.1
Legends Midrange	78–45	63.4
Boros Legends Midrange	4–8	33.3
Mardu Legends	9–3	75.0
Orzhov Legends	24–20	54.5
Selesnya Legends	12–5	70.6
Elementals	37–7	84.1
Rakdos Midrange	164–133	55.2
Naya Midrange	24–18	57.1
Card Advantage White	3–3	50.0
Big Red	51–46	52.6
Mono Black Midrange	341–306–1	52.7
Necro Midrange	16–24	40.0
Mono Black Devotion	148–113	56.7
Davriel Braids	6–3	66.7
Heart of Darkness	10–10	50.0
Verdant Succession	1–1	50.0
Hellion Whip	14–15	48.3
Dimir Midrange	98–47	67.6
Dimir Vat	5–5	50.0
Temur Energy	7–11	38.9
Angels	20–54	27.0
Mono White Angels	8–23	25.8
Azorius Angels	3–5	37.5
Orzhov Angels	8–20	28.6
Toughness Matters	40–32	55.6
Lifegain Midrange	62–86–1	41.9
Martyr's Grace	29–59–1	33.0
Adventures	4–3	57.1
Mutate	19–6	76.0
Sultai Midrange	106–51	67.5
Sultai Emerge	51–22	69.9
Sultai Energy	6–3	66.7
Fight Rigging	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Midrange	178–141	55.8
Orzhov Capenna	4–7	36.4
Jeskai Midrange	16–13	55.2
Prophet Glare	10–7	58.8
Heartless Summoning Stompy	30–23	56.6
Zur the Enchanter	1–8	11.1
Ordealbreak	22–8	73.3
Enigmatic Incarnation	20–8	71.4
Mythic Colossification	6–13	31.6
Neoform	16–9	64.0
Temur Neoform	7–4	63.6
Sultai Neoform	8–4	66.7
UBRG Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	8–2	80.0
Fires of Invention	64–28	69.6
Hero of Precinct One	96–92	51.1
Abzan Hero	4–6	40.0
Mardu Hero	4–11	26.7
Esper Hero	13–2	86.7
Orzhov Hero	13–17	43.3
Five Color Hero	38–32	54.3
Naya Hero	5–10	33.3
Boros Hero	3–4	42.9
Jeskai Hero	2–1	66.7
Gruul Obosh	4–7	36.4
Clerics	24–21	53.3
Simic Snow	22–42	34.4
Artifact Midrange	63–46	57.8
Coinflips	11–2	84.6
Death Cloud	46–17	73.0
Nissa Company	5–6	45.5
Illness in the Ranks	13–4	76.5
Game Objects	26–4	86.7
Laelia Cascade	4–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	3–10	23.1
Golgari Wight	3–2	60.0
Jund Wight	0–3	0.0
Ramp	1088–600	64.5
Villainous Wealth	18–4	81.8
Rofellos Ramp	328–233	58.5
Wild Pair	16–3	84.2
Channel-Rofellos	142–134	51.4
Cloudpost Ramp	421–225	65.2
Eldrazipost	26–5	83.9
Locus Awakening	17–1	94.4
Golgari Post	20–6	76.9
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	21–10	67.7
Greenpost	231–157	59.5
Gruul Post	24–22	52.2
Simic Post	31–12	72.1
Devoid Cruelty	19–9	67.9
Domain	17–14	54.8
Temur Bombardment	3–0	100.0
Selvala Tokens	2–3	40.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	22–10	68.8
Historic Bloom	5–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	3–2	60.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	4–1	80.0
Eureka!	6–0	100.0
Defenders	3–2	60.0
Carth Superfriends	36–17	67.9
Jund Carth	6–3	66.7
Applejacks	15–7	68.2
Orcish Aids	1–0	100.0
Field Ramp	21–5	80.8
Superfriends	1–0	100.0
Unclassified	8–0	100.0