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.

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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.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37603	62853–64148–18	49.5	433	2821	1694
Reanimator	5522	10467–9135–4	53.4	58	469	275
Recurring Nightmare	1010	1923–1640	54.0	8	86	51
Dragon Nightmare	563	1170–882	57.0	8	65	34
Jund Nightmare	46	77–96	44.5	0	1	1
Four Color Powerful Magic	39	88–72	55.0	0	3

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	485–425	53.3
Mono Black Aggro	18–12	60.0
Heroic	29–32	47.5
Mono White Heroic	10–13	43.5
Azorius Heroic	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	9–18	33.3
Boros Heroic	5–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	109–135	44.7
Mono Red Devotion	2–3	40.0
Prisoner	3–4	42.9
Proliferate Red	0–2	0.0
Goblins	28–18	60.9
Tokens	26–16	61.9
Selesnya Tokens	6–4	60.0
Mono White Tokens	11–8	57.9
Orzhov Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	14–10	58.3
White Weenie	28–11	71.8
Odric Keywords	3–4	42.9
Quest for the Holy Relic	5–1	83.3
Soldiers	2–0	100.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Elves	40–39	50.6
Werewolves	3–1	75.0
Minotaurs	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	7–5	58.3
Rogues	3–5	37.5
Zombies	23–17	57.5
Gruul Aggro	7–4	63.6
Merfolk	10–5	66.7
Mono Red Swarm	1–2	33.3
Artifact Aggro	31–32	49.2
Affinity	7–13	35.0
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	15–13	53.6
Mono Blue Architect	4–4	50.0
Devoid Aggro	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–3	40.0
Illusions	2–1	66.7
Madness	8–4	66.7
Gruul Madness	2–1	66.7
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	4–1	80.0
Voltron	10–7	58.8
Hexproof	4–4	50.0
Boros Auras	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	2–1	66.7
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Slivers	7–2	77.8
Naya Zoo	6–0	100.0
Knights	10–6	62.5
AggroSlide	34–32	51.5
Cats	5–1	83.3
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–4	20.0
Rakdos Hellbent	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–6	14.3
Humans	11–11	50.0
Selesnya Humans	2–0	100.0
Bant Humans	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Humans	4–5	44.4
Azorius Humans	2–3	40.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	315–363	46.5
Storm	83–112	42.6
Sultai Tendrils	3–1	75.0
Dimir Tendrils	19–28	40.4
Dragonstorm	6–4	60.0
Hazoret Storm	3–2	60.0
Simic Storm	2–8	20.0
Citadel Storm	3–2	60.0
High Tide	23–29	44.2
Grixis Tendrils	5–4	55.6
Izzet Storm	5–5	50.0
Swath Storm	1–1	50.0
Channel Storm	8–28	22.2
Reanimator	100–109	47.8
Recurring Nightmare	60–60	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	35–39	47.3
Jund Nightmare	3–4	42.9
Four Color Powerful Magic	5–2	71.4
Worldgorger Dragon	0–5	0.0
Living Death	7–11	38.9
Traditional Reanimator	33–33	50.0
Rakdos Reanimator	10–15	40.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	14–17	45.2
Oriss Genesis	3–0	100.0
Biovisionary	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–5	16.7
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Warp World	1–6	14.3
Actual Warp World	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–5	16.7
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	7–3	70.0
New Perspectives	4–1	80.0
Monumental Ignus	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	10–15	40.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	6–7	46.2
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	5–7	41.7
Fake-Twin	4–1	80.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	1–3	25.0
Metalwork Colossus	7–5	58.3
Upheaval Colossus	3–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–2	33.3
Eggs	5–2	71.4
Turntimber Ranger	0–3	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–3	40.0
Taking Turns	4–2	66.7
Izzet Ascension	8–4	66.7
Ominous Good	3–2	60.0
Jokulhaups Combo	7–6	53.8
Soulflayer	3–1	75.0
Breakfast	12–37	24.5
Cephalid Breakfast	2–1	66.7
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	2–1	66.7
Oops All Spells	7–35	16.7
Unctus	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	3–2	60.0
Dredge	2–2	50.0
Polymorph	3–2	60.0
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	1–2	33.3
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	4–2	66.7
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	1–1	50.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–1	66.7
Calibrated Blast	0–2	0.0
Restore Balance	0–3	0.0
Gyruda	3–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	6–2	75.0
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Control	335–229	59.4
Mono Black Control	5–5	50.0
Esper Control	23–18	56.1
Demonic Rising	1–1	50.0
Paradox Haze Lock	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	6–7	46.2
Dimir Control	15–12	55.6
Azorius Control	53–39	57.6
Adam's Ale	0–1	0.0
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Turbo Fog	10–2	83.3
Izzet Control	5–3	62.5
Mardu Control	3–0	100.0
Mill	5–0	100.0
Boros Control	4–2	66.7
Cloudpost Control	50–49	50.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	14–15	48.3
Blackpost	8–6	57.1
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	11–13	45.8
Dimir Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	3–4	42.9
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	3–6	33.3
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Grixis Control	10–4	71.4
Cruel Control	2–3	40.0
Stax	6–6	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–4	33.3
Jeskai Control	15–15	50.0
Jeskai Approach	4–4	50.0
Runeflare	5–5	50.0
Ponza	22–12	64.7
Mono White Control	13–7	65.0
Life is Ez	6–5	54.5
Cycling Control	10–8	55.6
Astral Slide	9–6	60.0
Five Color Control	7–4	63.6
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	8–1	88.9
Bant Control	7–2	77.8
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Pox	10–4	71.4
Enchantments Control	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	5–3	62.5
Seasons Past Control	7–4	63.6
Orzhov Control	10–4	71.4
Prison	2–4	33.3
Enchantress	2–4	33.3
Aggro-Combo	114–137	45.4
Aristocrats	51–36	58.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	11–11	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	20–15	57.1
Golgari Aristocrats	4–1	80.0
Abzan Aristocrats	3–6	33.3
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	15–15	50.0
Infect	12–23	34.3
Simic Infect	4–17	19.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–5	28.6
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	10–8	55.6
Hermit Humans	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	12–34	26.1
Izzet Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–30	16.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–1	75.0
Hushnought	0–3	0.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	3–15	16.7
Goblin Persist	2–3	40.0
Dirty Kitty	1–11	8.3
Aggro-Control	100–90	52.6
Simic Flash	5–4	55.6
Simic Vat	1–4	20.0
Izzet Tempo	22–28	44.0
Azorius Skies	4–2	66.7
Blue Madness	6–2	75.0
Simic Madness	3–2	60.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Tetsukotog	1–2	33.3
12 Pest	4–4	50.0
Ninjas	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Tempo	19–16	54.3
Mono Blue Librarians	6–3	66.7
Izzet Spells	13–16	44.8
Dimir Tempo	11–7	61.1
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–1	66.7
Azorius Tempo	3–2	60.0
Combo-Control	82–119	40.8
Curses	4–5	44.4
Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Burning Vengeance	1–1	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–4	33.3
Battle of Wits	12–9	57.1
Shared Fate	3–0	100.0
Pickles	0–2	0.0
Mindcrank	3–4	42.9
Displace Loop	4–5	44.4
Peregrine Drake	0–1	0.0
Hedron Alignment	1–3	25.0
Yosei Vat	3–4	42.9
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	4–4	50.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	1–2	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	33–68	32.7
Wildfire	18–19	48.6
Thryx-Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	3–1	75.0
Jokulhaups Control	15–49	23.4
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	7–16	30.4
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–7	12.5
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–13	7.1
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–7	12.5
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	4–2	66.7
Archfiend Alteration	0–2	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–2	33.3
Midrange	381–211	64.4
Temur Ascendancy	12–10	54.5
The Rock	8–5	61.5
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	13–3	81.3
Selesnya Midrange	7–2	77.8
Selesnya Value Town	3–1	75.0
Jund	15–5	75.0
Blink	36–27	57.1
Wave Blink	33–26	55.9
Cloudpost Wave Blink	6–4	60.0
Esper Wave	3–5	37.5
Azorius Wave	8–7	53.3
Orzhov Wave	13–8	61.9
Abzan Wave	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Blink	2–1	66.7
Anti-Persecution	4–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	14–11	56.0
Séance	2–3	40.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–8	11.1
Enchantments Matter	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	9–12	42.9
Orzhov Allies	0–2	0.0
Mardu Allies	1–3	25.0
Boros Allies	3–3	50.0
Esper Allies	2–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–2	33.3
Treefolk	3–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	3–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	10–5	66.7
Mardu Midrange	5–0	100.0
Vampires	15–14	51.7
Mono Black Vampires	11–10	52.4
Rakdos Vampires	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	3–0	100.0
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	33–10	76.7
Naya Midrange	3–0	100.0
Big Red	7–5	58.3
Mono Black Midrange	27–10	73.0
Mono Black Devotion	18–6	75.0
Davriel Braids	1–1	50.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	9–3	75.0
Temur Energy	1–0	100.0
Angels	2–1	66.7
Mono White Angels	2–1	66.7
Toughness Matters	2–2	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	12–5	70.6
Martyr's Grace	8–4	66.7
Mutate	4–3	57.1
Sultai Midrange	12–4	75.0
Sultai Emerge	8–3	72.7
Orzhov Midrange	11–8	57.9
Orzhov Capenna	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	2–1	66.7
Ordealbreak	2–7	22.2
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–7	22.2
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	2–2	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	15–15	50.0
Mardu Hero	1–6	14.3
Five Color Hero	6–7	46.2
Jeskai Hero	4–1	80.0
Gruul Obosh	1–1	50.0
Clerics	2–1	66.7
Simic Snow	21–10	67.7
Artifact Midrange	4–7	36.4
Coinflips	1–2	33.3
Death Cloud	4–5	44.4
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	2–0	100.0
Ramp	111–66	62.7
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	25–22	53.2
Wild Pair	2–2	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	51–33	60.7
Eldrazipost	9–2	81.8
Locus Awakening	3–0	100.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	5–0	100.0
Greenpost	22–17	56.4
Gruul Post	2–3	40.0
Simic Post	3–3	50.0
Domain	2–0	100.0
Temur Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	5–3	62.5
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	2–1	66.7
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–1	50.0