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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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 1 week.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	11114	19323–19088–13	50.3	103	853	522
Mindcrank	981	2076–1459	58.7	13	101	90
Dragoncrank	65	149–92	61.8	2	4	4

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	412–448	47.9
Mono Black Aggro	5–6	45.5
Heroic	38–26	59.4
Mono White Heroic	25–18	58.1
Azorius Heroic	3–1	75.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	8–6	57.1
Boros Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	59–87	40.4
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	13–13	50.0
Tokens	18–11	62.1
Selesnya Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mardu Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono White Tokens	7–4	63.6
Orzhov Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	15–18	45.5
White Weenie	25–26	49.0
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–4	33.3
Soldiers	4–5	44.4
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Elves	26–27	49.1
Werewolves	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	5–5	50.0
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	3–4	42.9
Zombies	22–29	43.1
Gruul Aggro	5–9	35.7
Gruul Landfall	2–2	50.0
Merfolk	18–12	60.0
Mono Red Swarm	3–3	50.0
Artifact Aggro	69–94	42.3
Affinity	51–73	41.1
Hush-finity	5–7	41.7
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	4–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	9–10	47.4
Mono Blue Architect	4–5	44.4
Devoid Aggro	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	3–2	60.0
Illusions	0–1	0.0
Devastating Dreams	1–2	33.3
Madness	9–9	50.0
Gruul Madness	0–5	0.0
Golgari Madness	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Madness	6–0	100.0
Jund Madness	0–2	0.0
Voltron	17–8	68.0
Hexproof	10–3	76.9
Hateful Auras	7–5	58.3
Slivers	5–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–2	33.3
Knights	9–5	64.3
AggroSlide	23–32	41.8
Cats	4–1	80.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–6	33.3
Boros Aggro	4–0	100.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	1–2	33.3
Brushwaggs	0–3	0.0
Pirates	1–1	50.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	388–177	68.7
Storm	66–26	71.7
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	20–9	69.0
Dark Tide	3–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	3–1	75.0
Hazoret Storm	7–7	50.0
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	8–1	88.9
Stormpost	1–1	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	3–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	4–4	50.0
Song Storm	3–0	100.0
Reanimator	46–27	63.0
Recurring Nightmare	4–3	57.1
Worldgorger Dragon	17–6	73.9
Starlit Graves	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–2	0.0
8 Goyf	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	23–14	62.2
Dimir Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	17–11	60.7
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	11–5	68.8
Dubious Challenge	3–2	60.0
Warp World	2–3	40.0
Actual Warp World	0–2	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	12–8	60.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	21–12	63.6
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	14–8	63.6
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	6–3	66.7
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Umbral Mantle	1–1	50.0
Fake-Twin	7–1	87.5
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	5–1	83.3
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–2	50.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	20–6	76.9
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–2	60.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	5–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–3	0.0
Taking Turns	18–2	90.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	15–9	62.5
Ominous Good	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	7–1	87.5
Soulflayer	7–3	70.0
Breakfast	38–17	69.1
Oops All Spells	38–17	69.1
Oops All Lands	3–1	75.0
Dredge	10–19	34.5
Polymorph	6–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	13–2	86.7
Storm Herald	4–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	14–5	73.7
Ad Nauseam	13–4	76.5
Ad Swanseam	1–1	50.0
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	6–2	75.0
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Belcher	3–2	60.0
Endless Belch	1–0	100.0
Control	376–161	70.0
Mono Black Control	1–3	25.0
Esper Control	17–12	58.6
Demonic Rising	7–2	77.8
Mono Blue Control	11–1	91.7
Dimir Control	15–10	60.0
Azorius Control	92–32	74.2
Cawblade	7–4	63.6
Turbo Fog	15–3	83.3
Izzet Control	4–2	66.7
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	22–4	84.6
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	20–9	69.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	8–2	80.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	6–4	60.0
Grixis Control	15–5	75.0
Cruel Control	5–3	62.5
Stax	17–15	53.1
Pollute the Planet	5–2	71.4
Birthday Stax	1–1	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Control	15–7	68.2
Dragon Control	6–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	2–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	6–0	100.0
Ponza	25–17	59.5
Mono White Control	8–5	61.5
Life is Ez	6–5	54.5
Dynavolt Tower	3–2	60.0
Cycling Control	15–7	68.2
Astral Slide	15–6	71.4
Five Color Control	15–4	78.9
Five Color Collected Conjuring	3–0	100.0
Shrines	4–2	66.7
Last Stand Control	3–1	75.0
Sultai Control	6–4	60.0
Sultai Ultimatum	4–1	80.0
Guildgate Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	9–1	90.0
Pox	5–7	41.7
Four Color Counter Ghazi	4–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Prison	9–2	81.8
Enchantress	7–2	77.8
Aggro-Combo	151–125	54.7
Aristocrats	25–26	49.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	7–9	43.8
Orzhov Aristocrats	8–6	57.1
Golgari Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Abzan Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Burn	21–18	53.8
Infect	28–16	63.6
Simic Infect	13–11	54.2
Blazing Shoal Infect	10–4	71.4
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	19–8	70.4
Izzet Dreadnought	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	11–5	68.8
Izzet Blitzkrieg	17–15	53.1
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	13–15	46.4
Liquimetal Fishing	7–1	87.5
Combo Goblins	18–24	42.9
Goblin Persist	17–22	43.6
Dirty Kitty	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	133–110	54.7
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	36–48	42.9
Azorius Skies	10–5	66.7
Blue Madness	4–5	44.4
Simic Madness	2–2	50.0
Temur Madness	1–2	33.3
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	22–5	81.5
Ninjas	4–5	44.4
Mono Blue Tempo	19–26	42.2
Mono Blue Faeries	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Librarians	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	7–4	63.6
Dimir Tempo	15–5	75.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	6–1	85.7
Combo-Control	163–115	58.6
Curses	9–2	81.8
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	5–1	83.3
Battle of Wits	10–2	83.3
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Pickles	5–0	100.0
Mindcrank	37–37	50.0
Dragoncrank	3–3	50.0
Displace Loop	2–0	100.0
Peregrine Drake	2–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–2	33.3
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	6–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	5–6	45.5
Solar Flare	4–1	80.0
Plasma Swans	18–3	85.7
Mass Land Destruction	55–60	47.8
Wildfire	16–21	43.2
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	11–13	45.8
Jokulhaups Control	39–39	50.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	19–21	47.5
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	9–4	69.2
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	5–2	71.4
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–4	33.3
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	326–261	55.5
Temur Ascendancy	4–6	40.0
The Rock	12–5	70.6
Golgari Citadel	4–0	100.0
Grenzo	3–1	75.0
Abzan Midrange	8–7	53.3
Selesnya Midrange	5–3	62.5
Selesnya Value Town	4–2	66.7
Jund	6–5	54.5
Blink	42–41	50.6
Orzhov Blink	1–2	33.3
Graveyard Value	16–11	59.3
Séance	4–4	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Enchantments Matter	3–1	75.0
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Allies	12–16	42.9
Mardu Allies	5–7	41.7
Boros Allies	0–3	0.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	3–3	50.0
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	3–1	75.0
-1/-1 Counters	0–2	0.0
Fake-Rack	8–6	57.1
Selvala Morningstar	0–2	0.0
Mardu Midrange	8–8	50.0
Vampires	8–13	38.1
Mono Black Vampires	5–8	38.5
Rakdos Vampires	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Legends	2–3	40.0
Elementals	4–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	10–22	31.3
Naya Midrange	6–2	75.0
Big Red	6–6	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	25–17	59.5
Mono Black Devotion	12–9	57.1
Davriel Braids	1–2	33.3
Heart of Darkness	2–1	66.7
Dimir Midrange	10–6	62.5
Dimir Vat	1–1	50.0
Angels	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Angels	3–2	60.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	12–6	66.7
Martyr's Grace	2–2	50.0
Adventures	2–0	100.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	23–25	47.9
Jeskai Midrange	5–2	71.4
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	4–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	4–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Neoform	4–1	80.0
Sultai Neoform	1–0	100.0
Simic Neoform	1–1	50.0
Party	3–1	75.0
Fires of Invention	7–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	8–9	47.1
Mardu Hero	3–3	50.0
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	3–3	50.0
Five Color Hero	2–1	66.7
Clerics	2–4	33.3
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	9–7	56.3
Coinflips	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Game Objects	4–1	80.0
Ramp	127–62	67.2
Villainous Wealth	7–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	28–11	71.8
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	66–45	59.5
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	48–39	55.2
Gruul Post	8–2	80.0
Simic Post	6–2	75.0
Domain	2–1	66.7
Summer Bloom Ramp	10–1	90.9
Historic Bloom	2–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	2–1	66.7