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.

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.

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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 5 weeks, 4 days.

Toughness Matters

Tournaments Only
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1. All
2. 33
3. 32
4. 31
5. 30
6. 29
7. 28
8. 27
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34. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	39194	64189–69195–34	48.1	309	2803	1491
Toughness Matters	521	511–910	36.0	0	3	3

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	109–207	34.5
Mono Black Aggro	2–2	50.0
Heroic	13–22	37.1
Mono White Heroic	7–10	41.2
Azorius Heroic	2–3	40.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–7	0.0
Boros Heroic	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	29–38	43.3
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	4–8	33.3
Tokens	4–8	33.3
Selesnya Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono White Tokens	2–5	28.6
Mono Green Stompy	6–12	33.3
White Weenie	9–24	27.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–7	30.0
Soldiers	3–3	50.0
Mono White Humans	1–0	100.0
Elves	4–9	30.8
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–2	50.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–8	11.1
Gruul Aggro	3–2	60.0
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	2–3	40.0
Mono Red Swarm	3–7	30.0
8 Whack	1–2	33.3
Artifact Aggro	7–20	25.9
Affinity	5–13	27.8
Hardened Scales Affinity	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	2–5	28.6
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Illusions	0–1	0.0
Madness	2–1	66.7
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	3–3	50.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Boros Auras	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	0–3	0.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Knights	2–6	25.0
AggroSlide	7–9	43.8
Cats	1–5	16.7
Selesnya Cats	1–3	25.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–4	20.0
Humans	1–4	20.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Humans	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–3	0.0
Legends Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Legends Aggro	1–1	50.0
Combo	91–127	41.7
Storm	14–33	29.8
Dimir Tendrils	4–2	66.7
Dragonstorm	0–1	0.0
Hazoret Storm	2–2	50.0
Simic Storm	2–3	40.0
Reclamation Storm	2–2	50.0
High Tide	1–19	5.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–2	33.3
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	14–13	51.9
Recurring Nightmare	2–2	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	2–2	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–2	50.0
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	10–8	55.6
Dimir Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	4–5	44.4
Oriss Genesis	0–4	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–2	50.0
Dubious Challenge	2–1	66.7
Warp World	4–3	57.1
Boros Glimpse	2–2	50.0
Maniac Combo	0–4	0.0
Hypergenesis	3–6	33.3
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	0–3	0.0
Naya "Twin"	0–3	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–4	55.6
Anvil Colossus	2–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–4	20.0
Seismic Swans	2–1	66.7
Eggs	3–6	33.3
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–1	75.0
Retraction Helix Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	4–1	80.0
Izzet Ascension	2–2	50.0
Ominous Good	5–2	71.4
Jokulhaups Combo	2–2	50.0
Soulflayer	1–3	25.0
Breakfast	4–9	30.8
Cephalid Breakfast	0–5	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–5	0.0
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Hermit Dredge	1–1	50.0
Oops All Spells	2–2	50.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	2–2	50.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	3–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	2–5	28.6
Possibility Storm	1–2	33.3
Midnight Mass	0–2	0.0
Phoenix Altar	3–0	100.0
Actual Twin	1–4	20.0
Izzet Twin	1–4	20.0
Control	84–186	31.1
Mono Black Control	2–2	50.0
Esper Control	2–9	18.2
Demonic Rising	0–4	0.0
Dimir Control	5–17	22.7
Azorius Control	7–28	20.0
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Turbo Fog	3–2	60.0
Izzet Control	1–5	16.7
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	3–1	75.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	1–7	12.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–4	20.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	4–8	33.3
Cruel Control	1–3	25.0
Stax	3–11	21.4
Pollute the Planet	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Control	3–3	50.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	4–0	100.0
Ponza	8–12	40.0
Mono White Control	0–7	0.0
Life is Ez	0–3	0.0
Cycling Control	6–8	42.9
Astral Slide	6–7	46.2
Five Color Control	5–3	62.5
Shrines	3–1	75.0
Sultai Control	5–4	55.6
Guildgate Control	7–26	21.2
Bant Control	1–3	25.0
Temur Reclamation	4–8	33.3
Pox	1–3	25.0
Seasons Past Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	1–7	12.5
Prison	2–4	33.3
Enchantress	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Combo	35–57	38.0
Aristocrats	9–19	32.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Food	4–8	33.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Burn	7–3	70.0
Necro Burn	1–1	50.0
Infect	7–2	77.8
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–1	75.0
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	0–3	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	5–12	29.4
Izzet Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	5–8	38.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	2–7	22.2
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	2–6	25.0
Goblin Persist	0–3	0.0
Dirty Kitty	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Control	35–85	29.2
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	7–22	24.1
Azorius Skies	2–5	28.6
Blue Madness	5–7	41.7
Simic Madness	5–5	50.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Grixis Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	2–7	22.2
Mono Blue Gush	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–15	16.7
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	7–12	36.8
Dimir Tempo	3–5	37.5
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	21–31	40.4
Curses	2–1	66.7
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	2–5	28.6
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	0–1	0.0
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	2–1	66.7
Zur's Weirding	0–5	0.0
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	2–1	66.7
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–14	26.3
Wildfire	2–5	28.6
Thryx-Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Jokulhaups Control	3–9	25.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Greasefang	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–0	100.0
Midrange	104–170	38.0
The Rock	1–3	25.0
Abzan Midrange	2–4	33.3
Jund	2–4	33.3
Blink	5–25	16.7
Wave Blink	2–15	11.8
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	1–11	8.3
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	1–1	50.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	3–9	25.0
Séance	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Allies	0–3	0.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	4–2	66.7
Mardu Midrange	0–3	0.0
White Jund	0–1	0.0
Vampires	3–8	27.3
Mono Black Vampires	0–4	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Vampires	0–2	0.0
Legends Midrange	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Legends	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–7	41.7
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	6–4	60.0
Mono Black Midrange	11–30	26.8
Mono Black Devotion	7–17	29.2
Davriel Braids	2–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	5–13	27.8
Dimir Vat	1–0	100.0
Temur Energy	0–3	0.0
Toughness Matters	8–8	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–5	16.7
Martyr's Grace	0–3	0.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–4	42.9
Jeskai Midrange	2–2	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–2	60.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Neoform	1–2	33.3
Sultai Neoform	0–2	0.0
Simic Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	3–5	37.5
Hero of Precinct One	4–3	57.1
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	1–2	33.3
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	5–5	50.0
Coinflip Tribal	1–3	25.0
Death Cloud	2–4	33.3
Ramp	32–47	40.5
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	6–23	20.7
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Channel-Rofellos	3–21	12.5
Cloudpost Ramp	18–16	52.9
Golgari Post	1–1	50.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–2	33.3
Greenpost	9–9	50.0
Gruul Post	2–0	100.0
Simic Post	2–1	66.7
Temurpost	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	2–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–2	33.3
Field Ramp	0–1	0.0