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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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!

Orzhov Legends

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41628	68323–73351–34	48.2	357	3096	1596
Legends Midrange	759	1190–1291	48.0	3	50	36
Orzhov Legends	230	396–365	52.0	1	17	17

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	95–95	50.0
Mono Black Aggro	4–3	57.1
Heroic	5–6	45.5
Mono White Heroic	2–3	40.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–2	33.3
Red Deck Wins	20–24	45.5
Goblins	4–5	44.4
Tokens	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–3	25.0
White Weenie	11–9	55.0
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	1–2	33.3
Kithkin	2–0	100.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Mono White Humans	0–4	0.0
Elves	3–6	33.3
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Zombies	3–2	60.0
Gruul Aggro	3–3	50.0
Merfolk	1–2	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	9–12	42.9
Affinity	1–2	33.3
Tempered Steel	8–9	47.1
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Madness	2–1	66.7
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	5–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	4–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Knights	3–4	42.9
AggroSlide	0–2	0.0
Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Hellbent	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	2–1	66.7
Humans	1–3	25.0
Boros Humans	1–3	25.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–1	50.0
Legends Aggro	6–3	66.7
Boros Legends Aggro	6–2	75.0
Pirates	1–1	50.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	64–58	52.5
Storm	9–10	47.4
Dragonstorm	0–2	0.0
Hazoret Storm	2–3	40.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	6–3	66.7
Reanimator	7–6	53.8
Worldgorger Dragon	1–0	100.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Excruciator Combo	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	6–5	54.5
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Oriss Genesis	0–2	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	6–1	85.7
Warp World	4–2	66.7
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Boros Glimpse	2–2	50.0
Hypergenesis	1–3	25.0
New Perspectives	1–1	50.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–1	83.3
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	2–1	66.7
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–2	33.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	9–8	52.9
Cephalid Breakfast	7–5	58.3
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	3–0	100.0
Grixis Breakfast	2–5	28.6
Oops All Spells	2–2	50.0
Neoform Hermit	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	2–3	40.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Belcher	1–4	20.0
Tameshi Bloom	2–5	28.6
Possibility Storm	2–1	66.7
Phoenix Altar	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	0–1	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	67–67	50.0
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	2–13	13.3
Demonic Rising	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Control	3–0	100.0
Dimir Control	7–7	50.0
Azorius Control	7–4	63.6
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	8–6	57.1
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	3–5	37.5
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Stax	9–2	81.8
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	2–3	40.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	0–2	0.0
Runeflare	1–3	25.0
Ponza	3–2	60.0
Mono White Control	3–0	100.0
Life is Ez	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	0–1	0.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	4–9	30.8
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–2	0.0
Seasons Past Control	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Control	1–2	33.3
Prison	2–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	30–21	58.8
Aristocrats	12–9	57.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Boros Bombardment	2–1	66.7
Burn	4–2	66.7
Necro Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	3–5	37.5
Simic Infect	1–2	33.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Golgari Infect	1–2	33.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–0	100.0
Hushnought	3–0	100.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	2–0	100.0
Dirty Kitty	2–0	100.0
Dwarf Combo	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	22–27	44.9
Simic Flash	2–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	7–2	77.8
Azorius Skies	3–2	60.0
Blue Madness	3–3	50.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Temur Madness	0–2	0.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–7	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–4	0.0
Izzet Spells	1–3	25.0
Dimir Tempo	2–1	66.7
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	2–2	50.0
Combo-Control	16–16	50.0
Curses	1–3	25.0
Battle of Wits	5–1	83.3
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Peregrine Drake	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	3–2	60.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	3–4	42.9
Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–1	50.0
Greasefang	2–0	100.0
Esper Greasefang	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–0	100.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	0–1	0.0
Midrange	90–70	56.3
Temur Ascendancy	3–2	60.0
The Rock	3–3	50.0
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	6–2	75.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	5–1	83.3
Blink	5–11	31.3
Wave Blink	1–5	16.7
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–2	0.0
Azorius Wave	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Wave	0–2	0.0
Acid Trip	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	2–4	33.3
Graveyard Value	2–3	40.0
Enchantments Matter	2–1	66.7
Treefolk	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	0–2	0.0
White Jund	1–0	100.0
Vampires	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–3	25.0
Legends Midrange	9–10	47.4
Boros Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mardu Legends	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	7–7	50.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–2	60.0
Naya Midrange	3–1	75.0
Stoic Midrange	1–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	2–0	100.0
Big Red	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	4–2	66.7
Necro Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	1–1	50.0
Angels	2–1	66.7
Mono White Angels	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Martyr's Grace	1–0	100.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–1	80.0
Fires of Invention	5–3	62.5
Hero of Precinct One	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	2–0	100.0
Clerics	0–2	0.0
Simic Snow	0–2	0.0
Artifact Midrange	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	2–2	50.0
Game Objects	3–0	100.0
Ramp	12–11	52.2
Cloudpost Ramp	2–7	22.2
Greenpost	1–5	16.7
Gruul Post	1–2	33.3
Carth Superfriends	3–2	60.0
Field Ramp	2–1	66.7