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 7 weeks, 3 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	48226	90182–80820–65	52.7	695	5453	2256
White Weenie	4264	8074–6935–2	53.8	62	497	209
Soldiers	676	1219–1136	51.8	17	97	17

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	278–281	49.7
Mono Black Aggro	9–4	69.2
Heroic	16–28	36.4
Mono White Heroic	10–16	38.5
Azorius Heroic	2–2	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–5	37.5
Boros Heroic	1–3	25.0
Red Deck Wins	48–56	46.2
Mono Red Devotion	1–2	33.3
Goblins	11–6	64.7
Tokens	8–11	42.1
Selesnya Tokens	4–5	44.4
Mono White Tokens	3–5	37.5
Mono Green Stompy	6–2	75.0
White Weenie	46–51	47.4
Odric Keywords	0–2	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–1	66.7
Soldiers	26–26	50.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	3–4	42.9
Elves	10–10	50.0
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	6–3	66.7
Selesnya Counters	2–1	66.7
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	9–11	45.0
Gruul Aggro	8–3	72.7
Merfolk	4–2	66.7
Mono Red Swarm	6–8	42.9
Artifact Aggro	25–26	49.0
Affinity	13–15	46.4
Hardened Scales Affinity	3–1	75.0
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	9–7	56.3
Mono Blue Architect	1–3	25.0
Devoid Aggro	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	6–6	50.0
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Golgari Madness	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Madness	3–2	60.0
Voltron	7–5	58.3
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	3–4	42.9
Hateful Auras	3–1	75.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Knights	2–9	18.2
AggroSlide	11–17	39.3
Cats	2–2	50.0
Mono White Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	8–5	61.5
Jeskai Humans	3–0	100.0
Boros Humans	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Humans	3–3	50.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	15–5	75.0
Boros Legends Aggro	13–4	76.5
Bard Class	2–1	66.7
Pirates	2–2	50.0
Combo	255–241	51.4
Storm	44–22	66.7
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	9–4	69.2
Dragonstorm	3–2	60.0
Hazoret Storm	8–3	72.7
Simic Storm	5–2	71.4
Reclamation Storm	4–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	3–1	75.0
High Tide	4–8	33.3
Grixis Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	3–1	75.0
Channel Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	14–14	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–3	40.0
Double Dragon	1–0	100.0
Starlit Graves	1–1	50.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
8 Goyf	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	10–7	58.8
Rakdos Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Necro Combo	1–0	100.0
Biovisionary	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	6–9	40.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	26–26	50.0
Temur Glimpse	1–2	33.3
Boros Glimpse	22–20	52.4
Maniac Combo	1–3	25.0
Hypergenesis	12–19	38.7
Hyperwave	0–1	0.0
New Perspectives	9–0	100.0
Cat Wave	2–1	66.7
Monumental Ignus	1–0	100.0
Mardu Life	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–2	60.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Umbral Mantle	2–1	66.7
Combo Post	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–3	62.5
Anvil Colossus	2–2	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	3–2	60.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	9–2	81.8
Taking Turns	2–3	40.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–2	50.0
Izzet Ascension	3–4	42.9
Ominous Good	2–1	66.7
Jokulhaups Combo	2–5	28.6
Soulflayer	4–1	80.0
Breakfast	14–19	42.4
Cephalid Breakfast	1–7	12.5
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–6	14.3
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Hermit Dredge	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	12–9	57.1
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	4–2	66.7
Dredge	9–3	75.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	4–2	66.7
Polymorph	0–2	0.0
Dice Factory	3–1	75.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	2–1	66.7
Intruder Alarm	2–3	40.0
Calibrated Blast	2–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–3	40.0
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Belcher	2–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	7–7	50.0
Phoenix Altar	13–14	48.1
Actual Twin	27–50	35.1
Izzet Twin	26–44	37.1
Boros Twin	1–6	14.3
Control	218–194	52.9
Mono Black Control	0–4	0.0
Esper Control	12–10	54.5
Demonic Rising	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Control	2–4	33.3
Dimir Control	16–10	61.5
Azorius Control	32–32	50.0
Cawblade	6–2	75.0
Turbo Fog	4–4	50.0
Izzet Control	6–6	50.0
Mardu Control	0–3	0.0
Mill	8–1	88.9
Boros Control	3–1	75.0
Cloudpost Control	14–8	63.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–5	44.4
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	6–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	14–15	48.3
Cruel Control	5–13	27.8
Stax	8–5	61.5
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	6–5	54.5
Dragon Control	5–1	83.3
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	5–6	45.5
Mono White Control	10–7	58.8
Life is Ez	3–1	75.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	8–6	57.1
Astral Slide	7–5	58.3
Five Color Control	6–2	75.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–1	66.7
Shrines	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	2–2	50.0
Guildgate Control	6–11	35.3
Bant Control	4–1	80.0
Pox	2–2	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Control	18–28	39.1
Prison	14–11	56.0
Enchantress	13–11	54.2
Aggro-Combo	79–71	52.7
Aristocrats	46–40	53.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–6	40.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–5	37.5
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	3–8	27.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	30–17	63.8
Burn	11–6	64.7
Necro Burn	2–0	100.0
Infect	7–4	63.6
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Infect	2–1	66.7
Turbo Myth	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	8–10	44.4
Mono Blue Dreadnought	7–10	41.2
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–2	60.0
Hushnought	0–2	0.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	2–2	50.0
Goblin Persist	0–2	0.0
Dirty Kitty	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	80–70	53.3
Simic Flash	3–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	10–14	41.7
Azorius Skies	5–5	50.0
Blue Madness	4–3	57.1
Simic Madness	3–2	60.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Grixis Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	7–2	77.8
Ninjas	7–2	77.8
Mono Blue Tempo	12–15	44.4
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	5–8	38.5
Izzet Spells	9–9	50.0
Dimir Tempo	6–7	46.2
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Azorius Tempo	8–4	66.7
Combo-Control	47–44	51.6
Curses	1–1	50.0
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	0–4	0.0
Battle of Wits	4–3	57.1
Approach Necro	0–1	0.0
Sunforger	2–0	100.0
Pickles	2–0	100.0
Mindcrank	5–4	55.6
Displace Loop	2–3	40.0
Peregrine Drake	0–1	0.0
Familiars	2–2	50.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–3	40.0
Zur's Weirding	2–1	66.7
Solar Flare	6–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	2–1	66.7
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	12–18	40.0
Wildfire	4–7	36.4
Thryx-Wildfire	0–3	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–3	40.0
Jokulhaups Control	8–11	42.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	3–5	37.5
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Thopter-Sword	0–2	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	4–0	100.0
Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Midrange	202–185	52.2
Temur Ascendancy	3–3	50.0
The Rock	13–4	76.5
Grenzo	1–2	33.3
Abzan Midrange	3–6	33.3
Selesnya Midrange	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–2	0.0
Jund	12–10	54.5
Blink	13–14	48.1
Wave Blink	3–3	50.0
Azorius Wave	2–2	50.0
Acid Trip	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	7–4	63.6
Séance	1–0	100.0
Dimir Graves	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	3–2	60.0
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Allies	3–6	33.3
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Boros Allies	1–3	25.0
Mono White Allies	0–2	0.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	7–1	87.5
Mardu Midrange	2–1	66.7
White Jund	1–1	50.0
Vampires	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	5–3	62.5
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	12–8	60.0
Naya Midrange	1–2	33.3
Big Red	1–6	14.3
Mono Black Midrange	19–21	47.5
Necro Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	4–7	36.4
Heart of Darkness	0–2	0.0
Hellion Whip	2–2	50.0
Dimir Midrange	6–4	60.0
Angel Tribal	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	3–3	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	7–2	77.8
Martyr's Grace	1–1	50.0
Adventures	1–1	50.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	6–3	66.7
Sultai Emerge	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	12–14	46.2
Jeskai Midrange	1–3	25.0
Prophet Glare	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–6	14.3
Mythic Colossification	1–1	50.0
Neoform	2–1	66.7
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	8–12	40.0
Hero of Precinct One	4–7	36.4
Five Color Hero	1–3	25.0
Naya Hero	2–2	50.0
Clerics	2–3	40.0
Artifact Midrange	7–6	53.8
Coinflip Tribal	3–0	100.0
Death Cloud	7–1	87.5
Ramp	60–50	54.5
Rofellos Ramp	9–11	45.0
Channel-Rofellos	4–10	28.6
Cloudpost Ramp	26–22	54.2
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	16–16	50.0
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Simic Post	4–0	100.0
Temurpost	3–0	100.0
Devoid Cruelty	0–2	0.0
Domain	0–2	0.0
Temur Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Selvala Tokens	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–2	50.0
Historic Bloom	1–1	50.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–2	0.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	2–1	66.7
Applejacks	3–1	75.0
Field Ramp	6–1	85.7