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 6 days, 23 hours.

The Penny Dreadful 500 is on Nov 16th with free entry and $500 in prizes!

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37235	62270–63485–18	49.5	428	2776	1687
Midnight Mass	200	368–257	58.9	5	18	22

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	78–58	57.4
Mono Black Aggro	3–1	75.0
Heroic	1–3	25.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	0–3	0.0
Red Deck Wins	5–2	71.4
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	2–1	66.7
Tokens	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–0	100.0
White Weenie	13–7	65.0
Soldiers	7–7	50.0
Mono White Humans	2–0	100.0
Elves	5–1	83.3
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Zombies	0–1	0.0
Gruul Aggro	7–5	58.3
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	8–8	50.0
Affinity	7–1	87.5
Hardened Scales Affinity	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–6	0.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	4–2	66.7
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	4–1	80.0
Knights	2–1	66.7
AggroSlide	2–2	50.0
Cats	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Cats	2–1	66.7
Humans	4–2	66.7
Boros Humans	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Humans	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–4	20.0
Legends Aggro	9–16	36.0
Boros Legends Aggro	8–15	34.8
Bard Class	1–0	100.0
Pirates	1–1	50.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	81–64	55.9
Storm	8–6	57.1
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Citadel Storm	7–5	58.3
Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necro Combo	2–5	28.6
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Warp World	3–6	33.3
Boros Glimpse	3–6	33.3
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	6–2	75.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–5	37.5
Anvil Colossus	3–5	37.5
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	9–4	69.2
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	2–0	100.0
Soulflayer	1–3	25.0
Oops All Lands	3–1	75.0
Dredge	0–1	0.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	3–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	1–1	50.0
Gyruda	1–2	33.3
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	14–14	50.0
Phoenix Altar	3–1	75.0
Actual Twin	5–5	50.0
Izzet Twin	4–5	44.4
Boros Twin	1–0	100.0
Control	64–39	62.1
Esper Control	7–7	50.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	6–0	100.0
Azorius Control	7–6	53.8
Cawblade	2–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	5–2	71.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	5–1	83.3
Cruel Control	2–1	66.7
Stax	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	2–2	50.0
Runeflare	3–0	100.0
Ponza	4–3	57.1
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	11–5	68.8
Orzhov Control	1–1	50.0
Prison	3–8	27.3
Enchantress	3–7	30.0
Aggro-Combo	12–4	75.0
Aristocrats	9–2	81.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–2	75.0
Burn	2–2	50.0
Necro Burn	1–2	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	23–14	62.2
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	4–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	2–3	40.0
Izzet Spells	6–2	75.0
Dimir Tempo	5–2	71.4
Dimir Faeries	2–1	66.7
Dimir Librarians	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	12–9	57.1
Curses	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	5–2	71.4
Hive Mind	2–1	66.7
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	2–0	100.0
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–2	33.3
Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Resurgent Belief	1–2	33.3
Midrange	91–65	58.3
The Rock	1–2	33.3
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Midrange	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Value Town	2–1	66.7
Jund	2–0	100.0
Blink	25–27	48.1
Orzhov Blink	25–24	51.0
Graveyard Value	2–0	100.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–2	60.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mardu Legends	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–2	60.0
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	6–5	54.5
Necro Midrange	5–5	50.0
Dimir Midrange	0–1	0.0
Angels	1–0	100.0
Mono White Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–4	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–2	33.3
Fires of Invention	10–2	83.3
Hero of Precinct One	4–2	66.7
Five Color Hero	3–1	75.0
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	2–5	28.6
Death Cloud	4–1	80.0
Illness in the Ranks	0–1	0.0
Ramp	6–4	60.0
Cloudpost Ramp	4–0	100.0
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Temurpost	1–0	100.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0
Field Ramp	1–1	50.0
Unclassified	1–0	100.0