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.

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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 12 weeks, 2 days.

The Season Kick Off is on Nov 30th with free entry and over 100 tix in prizes to 32nd place!

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	14088	25945–23698–4	52.3	204	1330	679
Burn	1880	2947–3335	46.9	20	194	54
Necro Burn	44	54–87	38.3	1	6

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	581–881	39.7
Mono Black Aggro	11–20	35.5
Heroic	47–93	33.6
Mono White Heroic	25–60	29.4
Azorius Heroic	2–3	40.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	14–20	41.2
Boros Heroic	4–8	33.3
Selesnya Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	82–167	32.9
Mono Red Devotion	4–3	57.1
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	21–25	45.7
Tokens	12–17	41.4
Selesnya Tokens	4–5	44.4
Mono White Tokens	5–6	45.5
Orzhov Tokens	1–4	20.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–39	13.3
White Weenie	50–80	38.5
Odric Keywords	4–3	57.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	10–9	52.6
Soldiers	6–11	35.3
Kithkin	2–1	66.7
Mono White Humans	0–3	0.0
Elves	64–57	52.9
Werewolves	1–3	25.0
Minotaurs	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	10–17	37.0
Selesnya Counters	3–3	50.0
Rogues	4–7	36.4
Zombies	16–33	32.7
Gruul Aggro	12–16	42.9
Gruul Landfall	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	21–16	56.8
Mono Red Swarm	9–11	45.0
8 Whack	2–2	50.0
Artifact Aggro	80–106	43.0
Affinity	51–47	52.0
Hush-finity	1–1	50.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	2–1	66.7
Salvage Titan	8–10	44.4
Tempered Steel	13–37	26.0
Mono Blue Architect	7–8	46.7
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	13–18	41.9
Gruul Madness	0–2	0.0
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	9–13	40.9
Jund Madness	2–1	66.7
Voltron	20–21	48.8
Hexproof	8–8	50.0
Boros Auras	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	5–6	45.5
Hateful Auras	3–7	30.0
Slivers	3–8	27.3
Knights	16–20	44.4
AggroSlide	49–43	53.3
Cats	7–9	43.8
Selesnya Cats	7–9	43.8
Rakdos Aggro	4–10	28.6
Rakdos Hellbent	0–3	0.0
Boros Aggro	3–7	30.0
Humans	3–7	30.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	2–2	50.0
Boros Humans	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Humans	0–2	0.0
Shamans	0–3	0.0
Brushwaggs	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	1–12	7.7
Boros Legends Aggro	1–11	8.3
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Permanent Vacation	0–1	0.0
Pirates	2–1	66.7
Rats	0–2	0.0
Combo	547–544	50.1
Storm	152–140	52.1
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	32–34	48.5
Dark Tide	2–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	8–8	50.0
Hazoret Storm	15–9	62.5
Simic Storm	6–3	66.7
Citadel Storm	3–1	75.0
High Tide	33–44	42.9
Grixis Tendrils	5–3	62.5
Stormpost	0–3	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	27–25	51.9
Song Storm	2–0	100.0
Channel Storm	9–8	52.9
Reanimator	76–90	45.8
Recurring Nightmare	15–15	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	8–7	53.3
Worldgorger Dragon	13–23	36.1
Double Dragon	4–2	66.7
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	4–1	80.0
Living Death	2–3	40.0
Excruciator Combo	1–1	50.0
Grozoth	2–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	38–47	44.7
Rakdos Reanimator	4–11	26.7
Dimir Reanimator	6–1	85.7
Mono Black Reanimator	17–24	41.5
Orzhov Reanimator	0–3	0.0
Oriss Genesis	2–3	40.0
Necro Combo	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	8–11	42.1
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Warp World	10–6	62.5
Temur Glimpse	2–2	50.0
Boros Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Actual Warp World	3–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	3–1	75.0
Zubera Tribal	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	3–1	75.0
Hypergenesis	13–26	33.3
Hyperwave	2–3	40.0
New Perspectives	2–3	40.0
Cat Wave	3–2	60.0
Acid Wave	2–0	100.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	2–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	26–20	56.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	16–13	55.2
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	8–6	57.1
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	1–2	33.3
Umbral Mantle	1–1	50.0
Fake-Twin	8–1	88.9
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	4–1	80.0
Combo Post	1–2	33.3
Metalwork Colossus	13–11	54.2
Anvil Colossus	4–5	44.4
Upheaval Colossus	4–0	100.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	0–4	0.0
Seismic Swans	4–5	44.4
Eye of the Storm	0–1	0.0
Eggs	8–14	36.4
Heartless Summoning Combo	7–4	63.6
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2–2	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	5–8	38.5
Taking Turns	12–2	85.7
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–3	40.0
Izzet Ascension	15–5	75.0
Ominous Good	10–1	90.9
Jokulhaups Combo	6–4	60.0
Soulflayer	11–9	55.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	38–77	33.0
Cephalid Breakfast	2–0	100.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	2–0	100.0
Hermit Gond	1–3	25.0
Hermit Dredge	0–2	0.0
Oops All Spells	26–67	28.0
Neoform Hermit	6–1	85.7
Unctus	1–2	33.3
Oops All Lands	5–6	45.5
Dredge	11–21	34.4
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–2	0.0
Polymorph	5–4	55.6
Protean Hulk Combo	2–2	50.0
Dice Factory	3–3	50.0
Storm Herald	0–4	0.0
Enduring Ideal	6–1	85.7
Ad Nauseam	7–5	58.3
Ad Swanseam	0–2	0.0
Chain of Acid	1–2	33.3
GreenTwin	4–1	80.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	3–0	100.0
Restore Balance	9–6	60.0
Gyruda	0–4	0.0
Stuffy Doll	4–2	66.7
Belcher	4–3	57.1
Tameshi Bloom	1–1	50.0
Possibility Storm	8–3	72.7
Midnight Mass	2–2	50.0
Actual Twin	2–3	40.0
Izzet Twin	2–3	40.0
Nadu Combo	1–2	33.3
Primal Prayers Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	505–473	51.6
Mono Black Control	7–5	58.3
Esper Control	39–45	46.4
Demonic Rising	7–8	46.7
Paradox Haze Lock	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	10–4	71.4
Dimir Control	28–20	58.3
Azorius Control	76–112	40.4
Adam's Ale	1–3	25.0
Cawblade	6–10	37.5
Turbo Fog	16–4	80.0
Izzet Control	6–8	42.9
Mardu Control	8–2	80.0
Mill	19–8	70.4
Boros Control	6–6	50.0
Cloudpost Control	31–37	45.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	6–3	66.7
Blackpost	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	13–15	46.4
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–3	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	8–11	42.1
Grixis Control	29–17	63.0
Cruel Control	12–6	66.7
Stax	26–19	57.8
Pollute the Planet	2–3	40.0
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	4–3	57.1
Jeskai Control	15–15	50.0
Jeskai Approach	2–1	66.7
Dragon Control	8–4	66.7
Izzet Dragons	3–1	75.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	1–1	50.0
UBRG Dragons	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	8–0	100.0
Ponza	23–23	50.0
Mono White Control	9–16	36.0
Life is Ez	4–3	57.1
Dynavolt Tower	3–3	50.0
Cycling Control	27–17	61.4
Astral Slide	24–15	61.5
Five Color Control	10–13	43.5
Five Color Collected Conjuring	3–1	75.0
Shrines	0–3	0.0
Last Stand Control	1–4	20.0
Sultai Control	6–9	40.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–3	25.0
Guildgate Control	14–11	56.0
Bant Control	14–10	58.3
Temur Reclamation	3–3	50.0
Pox	14–19	42.4
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	3–5	37.5
Orzhov Control	11–12	47.8
Prison	9–11	45.0
Enchantress	6–8	42.9
Aggro-Combo	269–316	46.0
Aristocrats	44–75	37.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	8–14	36.4
Orzhov Aristocrats	7–14	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	5–6	45.5
Abzan Aristocrats	3–4	42.9
Mardu Aristocrats	3–5	37.5
Food	7–3	70.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–20	23.1
Boros Bombardment	1–5	16.7
Burn	55–55	50.0
Necro Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	48–33	59.3
Simic Infect	14–19	42.4
Blazing Shoal Infect	16–12	57.1
Golgari Infect	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	3–0	100.0
Turbo Myth	0–2	0.0
Pummeler	1–1	50.0
Hermit Humans	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	50–75	40.0
Izzet Dreadnought	6–12	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	39–61	39.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	14–7	66.7
Hushnought	20–27	42.6
Liquimetal Fishing	6–5	54.5
Combo Goblins	24–31	43.6
Goblin Persist	16–17	48.5
Dirty Kitty	8–14	36.4
Aggro-Control	213–207	50.7
Simic Flash	1–3	25.0
Simic Vat	0–2	0.0
Izzet Tempo	52–59	46.8
Azorius Skies	6–7	46.2
Blue Madness	8–13	38.1
Simic Madness	5–8	38.5
Temur Madness	2–2	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	5–2	71.4
Temur Clues	4–1	80.0
Wizards	10–5	66.7
Ninjas	18–18	50.0
Mono Blue Gush	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	46–28	62.2
Mono Blue Faeries	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	3–4	42.9
Izzet Spells	17–27	38.6
Dimir Tempo	25–23	52.1
Dimir Faeries	2–2	50.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	5–6	45.5
Azorius Tempo	1–3	25.0
Combo-Control	205–156	56.8
Curses	12–2	85.7
Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Burning Vengeance	1–1	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	5–8	38.5
Battle of Wits	20–7	74.1
Swarm Intelligence	0–1	0.0
Pickles	3–2	60.0
Mindcrank	18–21	46.2
Dragoncrank	1–3	25.0
Displace Loop	3–3	50.0
Peregrine Drake	0–2	0.0
Familiars	3–1	75.0
Hedron Alignment	1–1	50.0
Yosei Vat	1–1	50.0
Lich's Mastery	0–2	0.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	6–9	40.0
Zur's Weirding	8–9	47.1
Solar Flare	4–5	44.4
Plasma Swans	10–11	47.6
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	107–63	62.9
Wildfire	37–22	62.7
Thryx-Wildfire	2–3	40.0
Borderpost Wildfire	29–11	72.5
Jokulhaups Control	70–41	63.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	20–11	64.5
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	15–4	78.9
Temur Jokulhaups Control	13–13	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	8–4	66.7
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	5–4	55.6
Thopter-Sword	2–1	66.7
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Greasefang	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–2	0.0
Midrange	509–632	44.6
Temur Ascendancy	2–15	11.8
The Rock	12–20	37.5
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	0–3	0.0
Abzan Midrange	16–16	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	6–5	54.5
Selesnya Value Town	1–2	33.3
Jund	27–16	62.8
Blink	51–88	36.7
Wave Blink	18–33	35.3
Cloudpost Wave Blink	2–1	66.7
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	8–16	33.3
Orzhov Wave	3–9	25.0
Abzan Wave	3–1	75.0
Bant Wave	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Blink	8–19	29.6
Anti-Persecution	2–1	66.7
Graveyard Value	21–22	48.8
Séance	3–2	60.0
Varolz Dreadnought	6–9	40.0
Indestructible	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Allies	15–20	42.9
Orzhov Allies	1–2	33.3
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	2–2	50.0
Mono White Allies	0–2	0.0
Esper Allies	3–5	37.5
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–2	33.3
Treefolk	0–3	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	11–18	37.9
Mardu Midrange	7–11	38.9
Vampires	12–11	52.2
Mono Black Vampires	9–9	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	6–17	26.1
Boros Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mardu Legends	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Legends	3–8	27.3
Elementals	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Midrange	23–33	41.1
Naya Midrange	3–6	33.3
Big Red	9–15	37.5
Mono Black Midrange	62–68	47.7
Necro Midrange	5–4	55.6
Mono Black Devotion	23–27	46.0
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Heart of Darkness	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	5–1	83.3
Dimir Midrange	23–23	50.0
Dimir Vat	0–3	0.0
Angels	4–6	40.0
Mono White Angels	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Angels	2–1	66.7
Toughness Matters	3–7	30.0
Lifegain Midrange	6–26	18.8
Martyr's Grace	1–13	7.1
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	10–8	55.6
Sultai Emerge	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	17–36	32.1
Orzhov Capenna	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Midrange	4–3	57.1
Prophet Glare	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–3	50.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–2	33.3
Ordealbreak	5–5	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	5–5	50.0
Mythic Colossification	1–1	50.0
Neoform	4–4	50.0
Temur Neoform	2–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	1–4	20.0
Simic Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	3–1	75.0
Fires of Invention	18–13	58.1
Hero of Precinct One	26–37	41.3
Abzan Hero	1–4	20.0
Mardu Hero	5–6	45.5
Esper Hero	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Hero	5–9	35.7
Five Color Hero	10–7	58.8
Naya Hero	0–2	0.0
Boros Hero	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Hero	1–2	33.3
Gruul Obosh	0–3	0.0
Clerics	7–1	87.5
Simic Snow	11–15	42.3
Artifact Midrange	8–9	47.1
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	4–3	57.1
Nissa Company	0–2	0.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–1	50.0
Wight Midrange	3–3	50.0
Jund Wight	0–2	0.0
Ramp	115–126	47.7
Villainous Wealth	2–1	66.7
Rofellos Ramp	14–33	29.8
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Channel-Rofellos	1–5	16.7
Cloudpost Ramp	62–68	47.7
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Golgari Post	0–2	0.0
Greenpost	47–57	45.2
Gruul Post	4–5	44.4
Simic Post	4–1	80.0
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Domain	2–2	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	3–2	60.0
Historic Bloom	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	2–2	50.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	5–4	55.6
Jund Carth	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	1–1	50.0
Unclassified	3–0	100.0