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 8 weeks, 3 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro	12054	24557–23504–65	51.1	748	5832
Artifact Aggro	1312	2706–2486	52.1	99	683
Affinity	659	1446–1281	53.0	50	338
Hush-finity	10	33–19	63.5	1	4
Hardened Scales Affinity	55	101–108	48.3	4	32

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	499–453	52.4
Mono Black Aggro	6–4	60.0
Heroic	55–58	48.7
Mono White Heroic	49–52	48.5
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–2	66.7
Boros Heroic	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	80–88	47.6
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Proliferate Red	2–0	100.0
Goblins	5–5	50.0
Tokens	5–6	45.5
Selesnya Tokens	1–4	20.0
Mono White Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono Green Stompy	16–7	69.6
White Weenie	45–40	52.9
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–0	100.0
Soldiers	8–10	44.4
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Mono White Humans	0–2	0.0
Elves	38–37	50.7
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–2	66.7
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	4–6	40.0
Gruul Aggro	0–2	0.0
Merfolk	24–20	54.5
Mono Red Swarm	4–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	109–108	50.2
Affinity	91–91	50.0
Hush-finity	4–2	66.7
Hardened Scales Affinity	9–10	47.4
Salvage Titan	3–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	11–15	42.3
Mono Blue Architect	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Aggro	1–2	33.3
Illusions	1–1	50.0
Madness	2–1	66.7
Golgari Madness	2–1	66.7
Voltron	12–9	57.1
Hexproof	7–5	58.3
Equipment Aggro	2–1	66.7
Hateful Auras	2–3	40.0
Naya Zoo	5–0	100.0
Knights	2–3	40.0
AggroSlide	53–35	60.2
Cats	7–2	77.8
Selesnya Cats	7–2	77.8
Rakdos Aggro	6–3	66.7
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	4–5	44.4
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Humans	2–2	50.0
Azorius Humans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	4–2	66.7
Boros Legends Aggro	1–2	33.3
Bard Class	3–0	100.0
Pirates	0–3	0.0
Rats	3–3	50.0
Combo	220–206	51.6
Storm	33–32	50.8
Dimir Tendrils	13–17	43.3
Dragonstorm	3–3	50.0
Hazoret Storm	1–1	50.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	5–5	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	5–4	55.6
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	32–26	55.2
Recurring Nightmare	3–1	75.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	10–11	47.6
Starlit Graves	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Living Death	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	16–13	55.2
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	14–11	56.0
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	7–13	35.0
Warp World	11–10	52.4
Temur Glimpse	2–3	40.0
Boros Glimpse	8–7	53.3
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	6–9	40.0
Hyperwave	0–1	0.0
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Monumental Ignus	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	31–19	62.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	21–14	60.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	9–5	64.3
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	1–2	33.3
Fake-Twin	2–2	50.0
Murderous Mastery	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	2–0	100.0
Eggs	20–17	54.1
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	2–2	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	7–5	58.3
Soulflayer	6–1	85.7
Reanim8 Rack	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	11–28	28.2
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	11–24	31.4
Neoform Hermit	0–1	0.0
Unctus	0–2	0.0
Oops All Lands	1–1	50.0
Dredge	15–7	68.2
Insidious Roots Dredge	4–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	3–1	75.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	5–3	62.5
Ad Nauseam	9–6	60.0
Ad Swanseam	4–3	57.1
GreenTwin	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	0–2	0.0
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Belcher	1–7	12.5
Tameshi Bloom	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Control	177–159	52.7
Mono Black Control	1–3	25.0
Esper Control	15–11	57.7
Demonic Rising	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Control	0–2	0.0
Dimir Control	13–6	68.4
Dreadful Inspiration	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	43–51	45.7
Cawblade	11–17	39.3
Turbo Fog	2–2	50.0
Izzet Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	2–0	100.0
Boros Control	2–3	40.0
Cloudpost Control	12–10	54.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–0	100.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–3	0.0
Grixis Control	7–4	63.6
Cruel Control	5–3	62.5
Stax	5–6	45.5
Birthday Stax	0–3	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Control	5–5	50.0
Jeskai Approach	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	4–3	57.1
Izzet Dragons	1–2	33.3
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Ponza	9–6	60.0
Mono White Control	3–5	37.5
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	6–13	31.6
Astral Slide	6–13	31.6
Five Color Control	4–1	80.0
Shrines	2–1	66.7
Sultai Control	2–1	66.7
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Pox	5–3	62.5
Enchantments Control	2–3	40.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	11–6	64.7
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	5–6	45.5
Prison	2–3	40.0
Enchantress	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	109–109	50.0
Aristocrats	19–20	48.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	13–12	52.0
Burn	20–16	55.6
Necro Burn	1–1	50.0
Infect	10–15	40.0
Simic Infect	5–4	55.6
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–7	36.4
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	15–33	31.3
Izzet Dreadnought	4–6	40.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	9–27	25.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	9–7	56.3
Hushnought	10–7	58.8
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	22–11	66.7
Goblin Persist	22–11	66.7
Aggro-Control	92–67	57.9
Simic Flash	6–1	85.7
Simic Vat	4–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	25–14	64.1
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Wizards	8–3	72.7
Tetsukotog	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	20–19	51.3
Mono Blue Librarians	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	14–17	45.2
Dimir Tempo	8–4	66.7
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Dimir Librarians	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	91–66	58.0
Curses	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	2–3	40.0
Mindcrank	29–13	69.0
Dragoncrank	2–3	40.0
Hedron Alignment	4–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	10–2	83.3
Solar Flare	3–2	60.0
Plasma Swans	13–9	59.1
Mass Land Destruction	20–27	42.6
Wildfire	8–11	42.1
Borderpost Wildfire	6–7	46.2
Jokulhaups Control	12–16	42.9
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	6–9	40.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	4–3	57.1
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Thopter-Sword	3–1	75.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Greasefang	1–5	16.7
Esper Greasefang	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–2	0.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	0–3	0.0
Midrange	214–190	53.0
Temur Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	0–11	0.0
Angels and Taxes	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	5–8	38.5
Jund	4–5	44.4
Blink	24–39	38.1
Wave Blink	1–7	12.5
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	0–5	0.0
Orzhov Wave	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Blink	6–11	35.3
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	2–3	40.0
Séance	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	15–5	75.0
Mardu Allies	3–0	100.0
Boros Allies	0–2	0.0
Esper Allies	10–1	90.9
Treefolk	1–1	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	7–1	87.5
Mardu Midrange	13–8	61.9
Yisan-Prophet	0–1	0.0
Vampires	1–5	16.7
Mono Black Vampires	0–3	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Legends	1–1	50.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	24–12	66.7
Big Red	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	25–21	54.3
Mono Black Devotion	14–6	70.0
Heart of Darkness	3–6	33.3
Dimir Midrange	5–1	83.3
Angels	7–8	46.7
Mono White Angels	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Angels	7–6	53.8
Toughness Matters	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	5–4	55.6
Martyr's Grace	3–3	50.0
Sultai Midrange	1–5	16.7
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	18–14	56.3
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	7–3	70.0
Neoform	2–1	66.7
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	1–2	33.3
Hero of Precinct One	7–5	58.3
Mardu Hero	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	2–1	66.7
Naya Hero	2–4	33.3
Clerics	3–3	50.0
Artifact Midrange	9–8	52.9
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Nissa Company	0–1	0.0
Ramp	44–31	58.7
Rofellos Ramp	6–2	75.0
Cloudpost Ramp	31–17	64.6
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	24–15	61.5
Gruul Post	2–0	100.0
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	1–1	50.0
Field Ramp	4–6	40.0