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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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.

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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 weeks, 2 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41406	67983–72961–34	48.2	351	3066	1590
Ordealbreak	222	289–415	41.1	0	8	2
Enigmatic Incarnation	194	253–364	41.0	0	6	2

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	54–84	39.1
Mono Black Aggro	2–0	100.0
Heroic	5–5	50.0
Mono White Heroic	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–4	33.3
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	7–22	24.1
Goblins	4–1	80.0
Tokens	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–3	40.0
White Weenie	4–4	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–2	33.3
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	6–8	42.9
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	0–1	0.0
Gruul Aggro	0–2	0.0
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Swarm	0–3	0.0
8 Whack	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	4–13	23.5
Affinity	2–6	25.0
Tempered Steel	1–5	16.7
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	3–0	100.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	2–1	66.7
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	1–1	50.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	2–7	22.2
Cats	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Cats	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–1	50.0
Boros Aggro	0–3	0.0
Humans	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Permanent Vacation	0–1	0.0
Combo	66–84	44.0
Storm	13–24	35.1
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	0–3	0.0
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Hazoret Storm	1–1	50.0
High Tide	6–14	30.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	0–1	0.0
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	2–4	33.3
Reanimator	12–14	46.2
Recurring Nightmare	7–2	77.8
Dragon Nightmare	2–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–3	25.0
Double Dragon	1–1	50.0
Living Death	1–3	25.0
Excruciator Combo	1–3	25.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–6	33.3
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–4	20.0
Oriss Genesis	1–2	33.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–2	0.0
Warp World	2–1	66.7
Boros Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–5	16.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Myr Incubator	0–2	0.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Anvil Colossus	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	4–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–3	0.0
Taking Turns	1–2	33.3
Izzet Ascension	3–3	50.0
Soulflayer	3–0	100.0
Breakfast	2–6	25.0
Oops All Spells	0–3	0.0
Neoform Hermit	0–3	0.0
Dredge	3–1	75.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	0–2	0.0
Storm Herald	0–2	0.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	4–3	57.1
Ad Swanseam	3–1	75.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	0–2	0.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–0	100.0
Amalia Combo	2–1	66.7
Control	47–71	39.8
Mono Black Control	0–1	0.0
Esper Control	3–8	27.3
Mono Blue Control	2–1	66.7
Dimir Control	2–2	50.0
Azorius Control	8–15	34.8
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Turbo Fog	2–1	66.7
Izzet Control	0–3	0.0
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	5–4	55.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	3–2	60.0
Cruel Control	2–2	50.0
Stax	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–2	33.3
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	0–2	0.0
Ponza	2–6	25.0
Mono White Control	0–1	0.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	5–3	62.5
Astral Slide	4–1	80.0
Five Color Control	0–4	0.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	1–3	25.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	1–3	25.0
Bant Control	0–2	0.0
Pox	5–2	71.4
Seasons Past Control	1–3	25.0
Aggro-Combo	14–18	43.8
Aristocrats	5–0	100.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Burn	4–3	57.1
Infect	1–4	20.0
Simic Infect	0–2	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Hushnought	0–5	0.0
Aggro-Control	23–41	35.9
Izzet Tempo	8–9	47.1
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	1–2	33.3
Simic Madness	1–2	33.3
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–10	33.3
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	1–6	14.3
Dimir Tempo	4–4	50.0
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Tempo	0–4	0.0
Combo-Control	15–23	39.5
Curses	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	5–0	100.0
Mindcrank	0–4	0.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	0–3	0.0
Solar Flare	3–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–11	15.4
Wildfire	1–8	11.1
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–6	14.3
Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–1	50.0
Midrange	56–80	41.2
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	2–3	40.0
Abzan Midrange	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	2–1	66.7
Blink	5–12	29.4
Wave Blink	1–3	25.0
Azorius Wave	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Blink	1–4	20.0
Graveyard Value	0–3	0.0
Séance	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	0–2	0.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	1–2	33.3
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	0–2	0.0
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
Vampires	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Vampires	1–2	33.3
Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–5	37.5
Big Red	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	9–5	64.3
Mono Black Devotion	4–2	66.7
Dimir Midrange	2–3	40.0
Toughness Matters	0–2	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–2	50.0
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–5	28.6
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	2–2	50.0
Fires of Invention	0–3	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	2–2	50.0
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Gruul Obosh	1–0	100.0
Clerics	1–2	33.3
Simic Snow	2–5	28.6
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	2–1	66.7
Wight Midrange	2–3	40.0
Jund Wight	2–3	40.0
Ramp	13–14	48.1
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Ramp	7–8	46.7
Greenpost	5–5	50.0
Gruul Post	0–2	0.0
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–1	0.0
Historic Bloom	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	1–0	100.0
Field Ramp	0–1	0.0
Unclassified	1–0	100.0