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 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
Midrange	41628	68323–73351–34	48.2	357	3096	1596
The Rock	1276	1950–2431	44.5	1	72	27
Golgari Citadel	122	140–241	36.7	0	3	1

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	438–573	43.3
Mono Black Aggro	11–7	61.1
Heroic	25–34	42.4
Mono White Heroic	10–19	34.5
Azorius Heroic	2–2	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	9–6	60.0
Boros Heroic	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–4	20.0
Red Deck Wins	88–122	41.9
Mono Red Devotion	0–4	0.0
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	14–8	63.6
Tokens	12–19	38.7
Selesnya Tokens	3–8	27.3
Mardu Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono White Tokens	2–5	28.6
Orzhov Tokens	3–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	14–27	34.1
White Weenie	35–63	35.7
Odric Keywords	0–6	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	5–4	55.6
Soldiers	4–13	23.5
Kithkin	1–1	50.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Mono White Humans	2–6	25.0
Elves	17–23	42.5
Werewolves	2–1	66.7
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	13–15	46.4
Selesnya Counters	1–6	14.3
Rogues	4–4	50.0
Zombies	8–21	27.6
Gruul Aggro	10–13	43.5
Gruul Landfall	2–1	66.7
Merfolk	2–10	16.7
Mono Red Swarm	6–3	66.7
8 Whack	3–1	75.0
Artifact Aggro	63–71	47.0
Affinity	43–37	53.8
Hardened Scales Affinity	19–10	65.5
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	5–3	62.5
Tempered Steel	12–23	34.3
Mono Blue Architect	0–7	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–6	25.0
Illusions	1–2	33.3
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Madness	8–7	53.3
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	5–6	45.5
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	17–9	65.4
Hexproof	7–3	70.0
Boros Auras	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	6–1	85.7
Hateful Auras	3–3	50.0
Slivers	1–3	25.0
Naya Zoo	2–2	50.0
Knights	7–13	35.0
AggroSlide	15–22	40.5
Cats	6–3	66.7
Selesnya Cats	6–1	85.7
Rakdos Aggro	6–9	40.0
Rakdos Hellbent	0–3	0.0
Boros Aggro	4–4	50.0
Humans	21–20	51.2
Selesnya Humans	3–4	42.9
Bant Humans	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	0–2	0.0
Boros Humans	7–3	70.0
Orzhov Humans	8–9	47.1
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	12–18	40.0
Boros Legends Aggro	9–16	36.0
Bard Class	2–2	50.0
Permanent Vacation	1–3	25.0
Pirates	2–6	25.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	328–448	42.3
Storm	59–91	39.3
Sultai Tendrils	0–4	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	6–18	25.0
Dark Tide	0–4	0.0
Dragonstorm	9–11	45.0
Hazoret Storm	2–5	28.6
Simic Storm	3–4	42.9
Citadel Storm	2–2	50.0
High Tide	17–25	40.5
Grixis Tendrils	3–0	100.0
Stormpost	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	2–1	66.7
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	4–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	5–9	35.7
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	1–8	11.1
Reanimator	38–61	38.4
Recurring Nightmare	5–8	38.5
Dragon Nightmare	4–5	44.4
Four Color Powerful Magic	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	7–23	23.3
Double Dragon	1–3	25.0
Starlit Graves	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Living Death	2–5	28.6
Excruciator Combo	0–1	0.0
Grozoth	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	22–21	51.2
Rakdos Reanimator	3–4	42.9
Dimir Reanimator	5–1	83.3
Mono Black Reanimator	10–11	47.6
Orzhov Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Oriss Genesis	4–5	44.4
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–10	23.1
Dubious Challenge	0–2	0.0
Warp World	12–21	36.4
Temur Glimpse	7–5	58.3
Boros Glimpse	3–8	27.3
Actual Warp World	1–1	50.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–3	25.0
Zubera Tribal	2–1	66.7
Maniac Combo	3–3	50.0
Hypergenesis	9–9	50.0
New Perspectives	6–3	66.7
Cat Wave	1–1	50.0
Acid Wave	0–1	0.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	0–1	0.0
Monumental Ignus	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	11–19	36.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–9	35.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–5	28.6
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Umbral Mantle	2–5	28.6
Fake-Twin	3–4	42.9
Murderous Mastery	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–3	0.0
Combo Post	0–3	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	16–24	40.0
Anvil Colossus	6–13	31.6
Upheaval Colossus	4–6	40.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	3–1	75.0
Eggs	5–4	55.6
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	5–1	83.3
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	4–5	44.4
Taking Turns	4–7	36.4
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	5–12	29.4
Ominous Good	3–2	60.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–5	28.6
Soulflayer	11–9	55.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–3	0.0
Breakfast	26–55	32.1
Cephalid Breakfast	6–13	31.6
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	4–12	25.0
Grixis Breakfast	2–1	66.7
Hermit Gond	1–5	16.7
Hermit Dredge	2–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	12–28	30.0
Neoform Hermit	4–8	33.3
Oops All Lands	7–18	28.0
Dredge	12–21	36.4
Insidious Roots Dredge	3–4	42.9
Polymorph	6–2	75.0
Dice Factory	3–1	75.0
Storm Herald	2–2	50.0
Enduring Ideal	4–2	66.7
Ad Nauseam	4–2	66.7
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	3–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	4–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	2–1	66.7
Restore Balance	5–6	45.5
Gyruda	0–3	0.0
Belcher	1–3	25.0
Possibility Storm	2–1	66.7
Midnight Mass	2–1	66.7
Phoenix Altar	1–2	33.3
Actual Twin	3–2	60.0
Izzet Twin	3–2	60.0
Control	333–383	46.5
Mono Black Control	9–9	50.0
Esper Control	27–32	45.8
Demonic Rising	7–10	41.2
Paradox Haze Lock	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	5–8	38.5
Dimir Control	25–25	50.0
Azorius Control	51–74	40.8
Cawblade	2–2	50.0
Turbo Fog	6–6	50.0
Izzet Control	10–8	55.6
Mardu Control	3–3	50.0
Mill	9–1	90.0
Boros Control	6–8	42.9
Cloudpost Control	15–34	30.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–4	33.3
Blackpost	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–8	33.3
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–5	28.6
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–4	20.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Grixis Control	17–14	54.8
Cruel Control	7–6	53.8
Stax	12–13	48.0
Pollute the Planet	1–3	25.0
Birthday Stax	0–2	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Control	8–15	34.8
Jeskai Approach	0–2	0.0
Dragon Control	4–13	23.5
Izzet Dragons	3–5	37.5
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Grixis Dragons	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	0–2	0.0
Runeflare	5–5	50.0
Ponza	18–8	69.2
Mono White Control	8–10	44.4
Life is Ez	1–6	14.3
Dynavolt Tower	3–5	37.5
Cycling Control	11–11	50.0
Astral Slide	8–11	42.1
Five Color Control	8–4	66.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Shrines	2–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	2–2	50.0
Sultai Control	8–6	57.1
Sultai Ultimatum	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	8–7	53.3
Bant Control	7–5	58.3
Temur Reclamation	1–1	50.0
Pox	19–9	67.9
Enchantments Control	4–1	80.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–4	20.0
Seasons Past Control	6–8	42.9
Orzhov Control	1–9	10.0
Prison	8–10	44.4
Enchantress	4–9	30.8
Aggro-Combo	172–184	48.3
Aristocrats	53–85	38.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	10–24	29.4
Orzhov Aristocrats	8–16	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	4–7	36.4
Abzan Aristocrats	4–1	80.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Food	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	22–26	45.8
Boros Bombardment	2–4	33.3
Burn	20–12	62.5
Necro Burn	2–0	100.0
Infect	27–19	58.7
Simic Infect	8–9	47.1
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–2	71.4
Golgari Infect	5–3	62.5
Pummeler	8–4	66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	24–24	50.0
Izzet Dreadnought	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	18–19	48.6
Izzet Blitzkrieg	9–2	81.8
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	3–0	100.0
Hushnought	11–16	40.7
Liquimetal Fishing	2–2	50.0
Combo Goblins	10–17	37.0
Goblin Persist	5–14	26.3
Dirty Kitty	5–3	62.5
Dwarf Combo	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	102–162	38.6
Simic Flash	4–4	50.0
Simic Vat	3–2	60.0
Izzet Tempo	28–39	41.8
Azorius Skies	6–8	42.9
Blue Madness	4–5	44.4
Simic Madness	3–3	50.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–0	100.0
Wizards	2–5	28.6
12 Pest	1–2	33.3
Ninjas	6–9	40.0
Mono Blue Tempo	17–38	30.9
Mono Blue Faeries	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Librarians	8–4	66.7
Izzet Spells	8–19	29.6
Dimir Tempo	12–18	40.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	1–2	33.3
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–2	0.0
Azorius Tempo	2–3	40.0
Combo-Control	94–117	44.5
Curses	8–7	53.3
Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–4	20.0
Battle of Wits	18–5	78.3
Shared Fate	1–1	50.0
Sunforger	0–1	0.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	5–12	29.4
Displace Loop	2–3	40.0
Peregrine Drake	0–2	0.0
Familiars	1–1	50.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–2	0.0
Lich's Mastery	3–3	50.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	2–2	50.0
Zur's Weirding	6–6	50.0
Solar Flare	2–7	22.2
Plasma Swans	0–5	0.0
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	32–42	43.2
Wildfire	20–19	51.3
Thryx-Wildfire	4–6	40.0
Borderpost Wildfire	6–4	60.0
Jokulhaups Control	12–23	34.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–3	57.1
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	3–6	33.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–9	18.2
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	3–0	100.0
Thopter-Sword	0–2	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	2–0	100.0
Greasefang	3–10	23.1
Esper Greasefang	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	3–6	33.3
Coveted Falcon Combo	0–1	0.0
Midrange	396–454	46.6
Temur Ascendancy	13–10	56.5
The Rock	29–29	50.0
Golgari Citadel	1–2	33.3
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	26–21	55.3
Selesnya Midrange	10–5	66.7
Selesnya Value Town	2–1	66.7
Jund	10–18	35.7
Blink	27–70	27.8
Wave Blink	5–23	17.9
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–2	33.3
Esper Wave	0–2	0.0
Azorius Wave	3–10	23.1
Orzhov Wave	0–2	0.0
Abzan Wave	1–3	25.0
Bant Wave	0–3	0.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	11–24	31.4
Anti-Persecution	1–2	33.3
Graveyard Value	17–15	53.1
Séance	3–4	42.9
Varolz Dreadnought	5–4	55.6
Enchantments Matter	5–2	71.4
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	10–12	45.5
Orzhov Allies	2–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	3–5	37.5
Boros Allies	2–2	50.0
Esper Allies	1–1	50.0
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	6–1	85.7
-1/-1 Counters	4–4	50.0
Fake-Rack	11–10	52.4
Mardu Midrange	6–5	54.5
White Jund	2–1	66.7
Vampires	10–8	55.6
Mono Black Vampires	6–5	54.5
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–2	33.3
Legends Midrange	6–4	60.0
Mardu Legends	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	3–3	50.0
Elementals	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Midrange	20–20	50.0
Naya Midrange	4–2	66.7
Card Advantage White	1–0	100.0
Big Red	2–4	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	28–46	37.8
Necro Midrange	1–5	16.7
Mono Black Devotion	9–14	39.1
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Heart of Darkness	5–2	71.4
Hellion Whip	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	2–15	11.8
Dimir Vat	0–2	0.0
Angels	1–0	100.0
Mono White Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	3–1	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	5–9	35.7
Martyr's Grace	1–3	25.0
Mutate	0–2	0.0
Sultai Midrange	6–8	42.9
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	17–31	35.4
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–2	33.3
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	5–14	26.3
Ordealbreak	3–2	60.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–2	60.0
Mythic Colossification	2–0	100.0
Neoform	1–2	33.3
Sultai Neoform	1–0	100.0
Simic Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	16–19	45.7
Hero of Precinct One	18–11	62.1
Abzan Hero	0–2	0.0
Mardu Hero	2–1	66.7
Esper Hero	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Hero	6–2	75.0
Five Color Hero	4–2	66.7
Gruul Obosh	0–4	0.0
Clerics	3–3	50.0
Simic Snow	1–5	16.7
Artifact Midrange	5–5	50.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	7–8	46.7
Illness in the Ranks	2–2	50.0
Game Objects	2–1	66.7
Wight Midrange	0–1	0.0
Ramp	85–110	43.6
Villainous Wealth	2–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	6–10	37.5
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	47–48	49.5
Eldrazipost	3–1	75.0
Locus Awakening	3–0	100.0
Golgari Post	4–7	36.4
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–2	0.0
Greenpost	24–29	45.3
Gruul Post	4–3	57.1
Simic Post	2–2	50.0
Temurpost	1–0	100.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–4	20.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–6	14.3
Applejacks	3–1	75.0
Field Ramp	12–21	36.4
Superfriends	0–1	0.0
Unclassified	2–0	100.0