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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How do I enter a tournament?

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 5 days, 2 hours.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	13685	24087–22749–3	51.4	89	957	677
Mono Blue Tempo	2307	4535–3532	56.2	26	218	146
Mono Blue Librarians	296	641–396	61.8	8	35	26

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	125–92	57.6
Mono Black Aggro	1–0	100.0
Heroic	5–3	62.5
Mono White Heroic	1–1	50.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	2–2	50.0
Red Deck Wins	20–21	48.8
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	3–1	75.0
Tokens	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–3	66.7
White Weenie	16–13	55.2
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	8–6	57.1
Mono White Humans	4–2	66.7
Elves	9–5	64.3
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	3–4	42.9
Gruul Aggro	3–1	75.0
Artifact Aggro	25–15	62.5
Affinity	16–6	72.7
Hardened Scales Affinity	10–5	66.7
Tempered Steel	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Architect	6–4	60.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	3–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	3–0	100.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Knights	2–1	66.7
AggroSlide	2–7	22.2
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	10–3	76.9
Boros Humans	5–0	100.0
Orzhov Humans	5–3	62.5
Shamans	1–3	25.0
Legends Aggro	6–2	75.0
Boros Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Bard Class	3–2	60.0
Permanent Vacation	2–1	66.7
Pirates	1–6	14.3
Combo	149–62	70.6
Storm	15–3	83.3
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	2–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	4–2	66.7
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	3–0	100.0
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	11–8	57.9
Recurring Nightmare	3–6	33.3
Dragon Nightmare	2–0	100.0
Jund Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Excruciator Combo	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	8–1	88.9
Mono Black Reanimator	7–1	87.5
Necrotic Ooze Combo	7–5	58.3
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	17–8	68.0
Temur Glimpse	5–2	71.4
Boros Glimpse	9–6	60.0
Four Color Glimpse	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	6–2	75.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–2	66.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	3–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	3–1	75.0
Soulflayer	3–1	75.0
Breakfast	16–6	72.7
Oops All Spells	16–6	72.7
Oops All Lands	4–1	80.0
Dredge	11–4	73.3
Insidious Roots Dredge	7–4	63.6
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	3–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	3–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–2	33.3
Restore Balance	5–3	62.5
Gyruda	2–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	2–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	3–2	60.0
Phoenix Altar	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	12–11	52.2
Izzet Twin	10–11	47.6
Boros Twin	2–0	100.0
Control	89–74	54.6
Esper Control	5–3	62.5
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	14–9	60.9
Azorius Control	17–13	56.7
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	2–2	50.0
Izzet Control	2–4	33.3
Mill	1–1	50.0
Boros Control	0–3	0.0
Cloudpost Control	8–5	61.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	4–3	57.1
Grixis Control	2–0	100.0
Cruel Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	6–2	75.0
Jeskai Control	2–1	66.7
Dragon Control	0–2	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Ponza	0–1	0.0
Mono White Control	3–2	60.0
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	1–3	25.0
Astral Slide	1–3	25.0
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	3–3	50.0
Seasons Past Control	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Control	5–5	50.0
Prison	12–7	63.2
Enchantress	11–6	64.7
Aggro-Combo	39–36	52.0
Aristocrats	16–12	57.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	14–12	53.8
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	4–3	57.1
Infect	4–2	66.7
Simic Infect	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–2	33.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	9–11	45.0
Izzet Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	7–6	53.8
Hushnought	0–1	0.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	6–6	50.0
Goblin Persist	1–2	33.3
Dirty Kitty	5–4	55.6
Aggro-Control	22–16	57.9
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	4–2	66.7
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	8–8	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	8–8	50.0
Izzet Spells	2–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	3–0	100.0
Dimir Librarians	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	3–3	50.0
Combo-Control	37–15	71.2
Curses	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	6–2	75.0
Mindcrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	0–2	0.0
Solar Flare	4–2	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	14–5	73.7
Wildfire	3–1	75.0
Jokulhaups Control	11–4	73.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	3–0	100.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Greasefang	7–3	70.0
Esper Greasefang	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Greasefang	4–2	66.7
Midrange	141–72	66.2
The Rock	4–8	33.3
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	6–8	42.9
Selesnya Midrange	3–2	60.0
Jund	7–0	100.0
Blink	21–16	56.8
Wave Blink	7–11	38.9
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Wave	4–10	28.6
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	11–4	73.3
Graveyard Value	4–1	80.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	3–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	5–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	6–0	100.0
Boros Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	4–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–2	60.0
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–3	25.0
Dimir Midrange	5–1	83.3
Angels	6–2	75.0
Mono White Angels	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Angels	4–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–1	66.7
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Adventures	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	5–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	6–9	40.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	9–3	75.0
Fires of Invention	5–2	71.4
Hero of Precinct One	5–2	71.4
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	3–1	75.0
Clerics	6–2	75.0
Artifact Midrange	7–1	87.5
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Nissa Company	0–2	0.0
Illness in the Ranks	2–0	100.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund Wight	0–1	0.0
Ramp	39–29	57.4
Rofellos Ramp	8–7	53.3
Cloudpost Ramp	9–9	50.0
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	5–6	45.5
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	1–1	50.0
Temurpost	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	5–1	83.3
Applejacks	1–2	33.3
Field Ramp	11–5	68.8