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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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 8 weeks, 3 days.

Dimir Tempo

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro-Control	2228	4200–4562–3	47.9	89	965
Dimir Tempo	184	292–388	42.9	4	56
Dimir Faeries	14	27–31	46.6	0	4
Dimir Librarians	7	13–18	41.9	1	2

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	61–114	34.9
Mono Black Aggro	0–2	0.0
Heroic	6–6	50.0
Mono White Heroic	0–3	0.0
Azorius Heroic	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Heroic	2–1	66.7
Red Deck Wins	13–34	27.7
Goblins	1–2	33.3
Tokens	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	5–2	71.4
White Weenie	4–20	16.7
Soldiers	1–3	25.0
Mono White Humans	1–10	9.1
Elves	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Zombies	0–3	0.0
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	3–0	100.0
8 Whack	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	8–13	38.1
Affinity	4–8	33.3
Hardened Scales Affinity	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Architect	2–2	50.0
Voltron	1–1	50.0
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Knights	0–2	0.0
AggroSlide	3–15	16.7
Cats	3–1	75.0
Mono White Cats	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	2–3	40.0
Boros Legends Aggro	2–3	40.0
Combo	64–70	47.8
Storm	13–9	59.1
Dimir Tendrils	1–2	33.3
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Citadel Storm	3–1	75.0
High Tide	7–2	77.8
Izzet Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	7–8	46.7
Recurring Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Dragon Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Worldgorger Dragon	1–1	50.0
Living Death	2–4	33.3
Excruciator Combo	2–4	33.3
Traditional Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necro Combo	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–3	50.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	0–2	0.0
Boros Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–3	40.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–9	25.0
Anvil Colossus	3–9	25.0
Seismic Swans	0–3	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	6–2	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	2–1	66.7
Reanim8 Rack	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	6–9	40.0
Oops All Spells	5–3	62.5
Neoform Hermit	1–2	33.3
Unctus	0–2	0.0
Oops All Lands	1–1	50.0
Dredge	1–5	16.7
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–1	50.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–1	50.0
Phoenix Altar	0–2	0.0
Actual Twin	4–4	50.0
Izzet Twin	4–4	50.0
Nadu Combo	1–3	25.0
Control	51–46	52.6
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	4–7	36.4
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	5–7	41.7
Turbo Fog	5–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Grixis Control	4–2	66.7
Cruel Control	3–2	60.0
Stax	3–6	33.3
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	3–1	75.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Esper Dragons	2–0	100.0
Galleon Control	0–2	0.0
Runeflare	1–1	50.0
Ponza	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	0–3	0.0
Astral Slide	0–3	0.0
Guildgate Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Pox	2–1	66.7
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–1	75.0
Seasons Past Control	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	7–3	70.0
Prison	1–2	33.3
Enchantress	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Combo	25–36	41.0
Aristocrats	3–13	18.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–6	14.3
Burn	7–7	50.0
Necro Burn	0–1	0.0
Infect	3–3	50.0
Simic Infect	2–0	100.0
Golgari Infect	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	7–7	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–4	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	4–2	66.7
Combo Goblins	1–2	33.3
Goblin Persist	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	13–24	35.1
Izzet Tempo	2–7	22.2
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–7	30.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	0–2	0.0
Dimir Tempo	5–5	50.0
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	10–14	41.7
Mindcrank	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	2–0	100.0
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–10	16.7
Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	2–9	18.2
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–5	16.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Midrange	57–71	44.5
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	1–2	33.3
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	2–2	50.0
Blink	11–19	36.7
Wave Blink	5–7	41.7
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	4–6	40.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	5–12	29.4
Graveyard Value	4–1	80.0
Varolz Dreadnought	3–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	5–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–2	33.3
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	6–3	66.7
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–5	28.6
Mono Black Devotion	2–1	66.7
Dimir Midrange	4–1	80.0
Angels	1–5	16.7
Mono White Angels	0–3	0.0
Azorius Angels	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Angels	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–3	0.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–4	33.3
Ordealbreak	0–3	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–3	0.0
Fires of Invention	2–2	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–5	16.7
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	0–3	0.0
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	0–2	0.0
Artifact Midrange	1–1	50.0
Game Objects	1–1	50.0
Laelia Cascade	2–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	3–5	37.5
Golgari Wight	2–1	66.7
Jund Wight	1–3	25.0
Ramp	11–13	45.8
Rofellos Ramp	0–6	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	8–7	53.3
Greenpost	4–5	44.4
Gruul Post	2–2	50.0
Simic Post	2–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0