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.

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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.

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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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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.

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We have six free-to-enter weekly tournaments with prizes from Cardhoarder.

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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!

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37368	62479–63744–18	49.5	431	2796	1688
Seismic Swans	198	323–360	47.3	2	10	2

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	78–88	47.0
Mono Black Aggro	3–4	42.9
Heroic	6–5	54.5
Mono White Heroic	1–4	20.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–1	80.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	20–17	54.1
Goblins	1–3	25.0
Tokens	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–3	50.0
White Weenie	7–16	30.4
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–3	50.0
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Mono White Humans	0–2	0.0
Elves	5–4	55.6
Selesnya Little Kid	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	3–1	75.0
Gruul Aggro	4–1	80.0
Merfolk	2–2	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	4–4	50.0
Affinity	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Madness	1–1	50.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	3–3	50.0
Equipment Aggro	1–2	33.3
Hateful Auras	1–1	50.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	1–6	14.3
Rakdos Aggro	3–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	1–1	50.0
Gruul Humans	1–1	50.0
Legends Aggro	1–7	12.5
Boros Legends Aggro	0–5	0.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Bard Class	0–2	0.0
Permanent Vacation	0–1	0.0
Combo	62–77	44.6
Storm	10–23	30.3
Sultai Tendrils	1–2	33.3
Dimir Tendrils	0–5	0.0
Dragonstorm	0–4	0.0
Hazoret Storm	3–0	100.0
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	0–2	0.0
High Tide	1–6	14.3
Grixis Tendrils	0–2	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	8–9	47.1
Recurring Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Dragon Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Worldgorger Dragon	3–1	75.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–7	30.0
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–4	20.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	1–2	33.3
Boros Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–6	14.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–4	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–5	16.7
Anvil Colossus	0–2	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	2–2	50.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–1	66.7
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–1	75.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	1–2	33.3
Ominous Good	2–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	1–2	33.3
Breakfast	2–3	40.0
Hermit Dredge	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	1–2	33.3
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	2–1	66.7
Dredge	4–1	80.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	2–1	66.7
Enduring Ideal	1–3	25.0
Ad Nauseam	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	1–0	100.0
Phoenix Altar	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	2–4	33.3
Izzet Twin	2–4	33.3
Primal Prayers Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	44–67	39.6
Mono Black Control	2–2	50.0
Esper Control	2–8	20.0
Demonic Rising	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	4–5	44.4
Azorius Control	5–9	35.7
Izzet Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	3–9	25.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–4	20.0
Grixis Control	0–3	0.0
Stax	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Control	3–6	33.3
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	1–1	50.0
Ponza	2–5	28.6
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	1–1	50.0
Astral Slide	1–1	50.0
Temur Reclamation	0–1	0.0
Pox	4–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	4–6	40.0
Prison	0–2	0.0
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	16–11	59.3
Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Burn	5–4	55.6
Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–2	60.0
Izzet Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	14–21	40.0
Simic Flash	0–2	0.0
Izzet Tempo	8–6	57.1
Tetsukotog	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	1–2	33.3
Dimir Tempo	3–2	60.0
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–2	0.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	13–18	41.9
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–4	20.0
Battle of Wits	0–2	0.0
Mindcrank	1–0	100.0
Dragoncrank	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	2–1	66.7
Peregrine Drake	2–1	66.7
Hedron Alignment	2–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–4	0.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–4	33.3
Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Midrange	77–65	54.2
Temur Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
The Rock	1–3	25.0
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	5–6	45.5
Blink	4–7	36.4
Wave Blink	1–4	20.0
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Wave	1–1	50.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	2–3	40.0
Graveyard Value	3–3	50.0
Séance	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	2–1	66.7
Vampires	6–1	85.7
Mono Black Vampires	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Legends	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–2	66.7
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	6–2	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–5	37.5
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–3	0.0
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	2–7	22.2
Dimir Midrange	1–2	33.3
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Angels	2–1	66.7
Azorius Angels	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	1–2	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	2–1	66.7
Martyr's Grace	1–0	100.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	2–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–3	25.0
Mardu Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	1–1	50.0
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–3	0.0
Nissa Company	1–1	50.0
Game Objects	1–1	50.0
Laelia Cascade	1–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	1–1	50.0
Golgari Wight	1–0	100.0
Jund Wight	0–1	0.0
Ramp	19–13	59.4
Rofellos Ramp	5–1	83.3
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	9–5	64.3
Eldrazipost	3–0	100.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	3–3	50.0
Gruul Post	0–2	0.0
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Selvala Tokens	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–1	50.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0