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.

Browse Decklists from tournaments, leagues and elsewhere

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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.

To find the Penny Dreadful community join the Discord.
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 2 days, 20 hours.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	36498	60997–62350–18	49.5	416	2700	1643
Taking Turns	778	1038–1396	42.6	0	16	28

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	220–355	38.3
Mono Black Aggro	5–9	35.7
Heroic	19–31	38.0
Mono White Heroic	14–19	42.4
Azorius Heroic	3–1	75.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–9	0.0
Boros Heroic	2–2	50.0
Red Deck Wins	26–72	26.5
Mono Red Devotion	0–2	0.0
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	7–9	43.8
Tokens	13–7	65.0
Selesnya Tokens	3–1	75.0
Mono White Tokens	6–3	66.7
Orzhov Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–19	24.0
White Weenie	25–25	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–2	60.0
Soldiers	3–2	60.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Elves	14–13	51.9
Selesnya Little Kid	5–3	62.5
Selesnya Counters	2–1	66.7
Rogues	1–2	33.3
Zombies	10–22	31.3
Gruul Aggro	6–7	46.2
Gruul Landfall	1–2	33.3
Merfolk	2–11	15.4
Mono Red Swarm	2–2	50.0
Artifact Aggro	29–53	35.4
Affinity	14–29	32.6
Salvage Titan	1–4	20.0
Tempered Steel	10–14	41.7
Mono Blue Architect	1–4	20.0
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Illusions	0–1	0.0
Madness	5–12	29.4
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Golgari Madness	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Madness	2–9	18.2
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	8–5	61.5
Hexproof	4–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–4	20.0
Hateful Auras	1–1	50.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	10–11	47.6
AggroSlide	11–16	40.7
Cats	2–7	22.2
Selesnya Cats	2–7	22.2
Rakdos Aggro	1–3	25.0
Boros Aggro	4–4	50.0
Shamans	1–3	25.0
Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Bard Class	1–0	100.0
Combo	201–275	42.2
Storm	40–82	32.8
Dimir Tendrils	7–19	26.9
Dark Tide	0–3	0.0
Dragonstorm	6–7	46.2
Hazoret Storm	4–2	66.7
Simic Storm	0–2	0.0
Citadel Storm	6–2	75.0
High Tide	7–32	17.9
Grixis Tendrils	0–2	0.0
Stormpost	0–4	0.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	0–2	0.0
Izzet Storm	5–5	50.0
Channel Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	28–47	37.3
Recurring Nightmare	2–4	33.3
Dragon Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	12–17	41.4
Double Dragon	6–2	75.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Grozoth	2–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	10–23	30.3
Rakdos Reanimator	2–5	28.6
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	5–15	25.0
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	1–2	33.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–6	40.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	7–2	77.8
Temur Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Actual Warp World	3–1	75.0
Four Color Glimpse	4–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	4–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	5–7	41.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	5–16	23.8
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–10	9.1
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	4–5	44.4
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	2–1	66.7
"Twin"	1–4	20.0
Jeskai "Twin"	1–3	25.0
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–7	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–2	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	3–1	75.0
Saffi Combo	0–1	0.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–2	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–2	33.3
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	14–14	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	5–5	50.0
Ominous Good	2–4	33.3
Jokulhaups Combo	6–6	50.0
Soulflayer	5–1	83.3
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	10–28	26.3
Hermit Gond	3–1	75.0
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	5–21	19.2
Neoform Hermit	1–3	25.0
Oops All Lands	3–2	60.0
Dredge	12–6	66.7
Polymorph	5–5	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	4–1	80.0
Ad Nauseam	0–1	0.0
Chain of Acid	1–1	50.0
GreenTwin	3–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	2–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–2	50.0
Gyruda	2–2	50.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Belcher	3–3	50.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	0–4	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–4	0.0
Control	208–155	57.3
Mono Black Control	6–4	60.0
Esper Control	10–8	55.6
Demonic Rising	4–0	100.0
Paradox Haze Lock	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	1–3	25.0
Dimir Control	10–11	47.6
Azorius Control	41–24	63.1
Cawblade	1–3	25.0
Turbo Fog	3–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–7	12.5
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	4–7	36.4
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	12–12	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Blackpost	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–4	33.3
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Grixis Control	13–6	68.4
Cruel Control	5–1	83.3
Stax	12–12	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	4–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–6	14.3
Ponza	21–17	55.3
Mono White Control	6–4	60.0
Life is Ez	3–3	50.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	10–5	66.7
Astral Slide	10–3	76.9
Five Color Control	7–4	63.6
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Shrines	2–1	66.7
Last Stand Control	1–2	33.3
Sultai Control	8–4	66.7
Guildgate Control	8–1	88.9
Bant Control	1–2	33.3
Pox	7–7	50.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Control	4–4	50.0
Prison	7–0	100.0
Enchantress	6–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	32–96	25.0
Aristocrats	16–23	41.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–6	45.5
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Food	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–7	12.5
Boros Bombardment	1–4	20.0
Burn	2–11	15.4
Infect	5–19	20.8
Simic Infect	0–10	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–6	25.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–19	13.6
Izzet Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–16	5.9
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–6	14.3
Hushnought	0–7	0.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–2	50.0
Combo Goblins	3–7	30.0
Goblin Persist	2–5	28.6
Dirty Kitty	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	50–129	27.9
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	9–44	17.0
Azorius Skies	4–3	57.1
Blue Madness	5–8	38.5
Simic Madness	2–7	22.2
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	0–3	0.0
Ninjas	3–13	18.8
Mono Blue Tempo	10–34	22.7
Mono Blue Faeries	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–3	0.0
Izzet Spells	7–9	43.8
Dimir Tempo	2–9	18.2
Dimir Librarians	2–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	5–1	83.3
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	71–84	45.8
Curses	5–4	55.6
Battle of Wits	10–3	76.9
Shared Fate	2–2	50.0
Sunforger	0–1	0.0
Pickles	2–0	100.0
Mindcrank	2–18	10.0
Dragoncrank	0–3	0.0
Displace Loop	0–2	0.0
Peregrine Drake	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	2–2	50.0
Zur's Weirding	3–10	23.1
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	7–5	58.3
Liliana's Contract	2–1	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	31–30	50.8
Wildfire	13–18	41.9
Thryx-Wildfire	7–5	58.3
Borderpost Wildfire	5–9	35.7
Jokulhaups Control	18–12	60.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	6–4	60.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	3–3	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Archfiend Alteration	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	208–246	45.8
Temur Ascendancy	1–5	16.7
The Rock	7–4	63.6
Golgari Citadel	1–1	50.0
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Midrange	3–5	37.5
Selesnya Value Town	1–1	50.0
Jund	8–13	38.1
Blink	23–27	46.0
Wave Blink	9–17	34.6
Azorius Wave	4–8	33.3
Orzhov Wave	3–3	50.0
Abzan Wave	2–2	50.0
Bant Wave	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Blink	2–1	66.7
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	13–12	52.0
Séance	4–5	44.4
Varolz Dreadnought	4–1	80.0
Allies	6–7	46.2
Orzhov Allies	2–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	0–6	0.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	3–1	75.0
Fake-Rack	7–8	46.7
Mardu Midrange	5–10	33.3
Vampires	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Legends	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Midrange	13–20	39.4
Naya Midrange	3–6	33.3
Card Advantage White	1–1	50.0
Big Red	3–4	42.9
Mono Black Midrange	23–31	42.6
Mono Black Devotion	10–15	40.0
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Heart of Darkness	0–2	0.0
Dimir Midrange	4–11	26.7
Angels	2–1	66.7
Azorius Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	1–4	20.0
Lifegain Midrange	6–2	75.0
Martyr's Grace	4–0	100.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	4–8	33.3
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Sultai Energy	0–1	0.0
Fight Rigging	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	13–15	46.4
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	3–2	60.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	5–1	83.3
Ordealbreak	2–1	66.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Neoform	1–1	50.0
Sultai Neoform	1–0	100.0
Simic Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	2–3	40.0
Mardu Hero	2–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	0–2	0.0
Clerics	1–3	25.0
Simic Snow	4–5	44.4
Artifact Midrange	4–8	33.3
Coinflip Tribal	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Illness in the Ranks	0–1	0.0
Ramp	48–56	46.2
Rofellos Ramp	3–13	18.8
Wild Pair	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	26–32	44.8
Golgari Post	1–2	33.3
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	3–2	60.0
Greenpost	17–24	41.5
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Domain	0–2	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	3–1	75.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Defenders	2–2	50.0
Carth Superfriends	1–1	50.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0
Field Ramp	0–1	0.0