Aristocrats

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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How do I get started with Magic Online?

Check out the guide to Magic Online.
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

View the full legal cards list
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 6 days, 10 hours.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	165	252–294	46.2	3	15	5
Aristocrats	86	146–136	51.8	3	12	4
Mono Black Aristocrats	3	2–5	28.6
Orzhov Aristocrats	1	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	4	2–6	25.0
Food	2	4–6	40.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	71	137–110	55.5	3	12	4
Boros Bombardment	1	1–2	33.3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	31–44	41.3
Heroic	1–0	100.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Goblins	1–1	50.0
Tokens	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	2–0	100.0
White Weenie	10–19	34.5
Soldiers	6–16	27.3
Elves	1–1	50.0
Zombies	2–1	66.7
Gruul Aggro	3–4	42.9
Merfolk	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	4–6	40.0
Affinity	3–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–4	20.0
Madness	1–1	50.0
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Combo	37–27	57.8
Storm	1–2	33.3
Dragonstorm	1–2	33.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–0	100.0
Warp World	5–6	45.5
Hypergenesis	3–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Anvil Colossus	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	4–4	50.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	1–2	33.3
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Phoenix Altar	5–3	62.5
Actual Twin	10–8	55.6
Izzet Twin	9–5	64.3
Boros Twin	1–3	25.0
Control	31–19	62.0
Esper Control	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	3–1	75.0
Azorius Control	7–5	58.3
Cawblade	1–3	25.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	5–5	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–4	33.3
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	2–1	66.7
Prison	4–3	57.1
Enchantress	4–3	57.1
Aggro-Combo	6–5	54.5
Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Infect	3–2	60.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Control	6–10	37.5
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	2–2	50.0
Azorius Tempo	3–5	37.5
Combo-Control	6–1	85.7
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	3–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	22–25	46.8
The Rock	3–2	60.0
Jund	2–2	50.0
Blink	0–2	0.0
Graveyard Value	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
White Jund	2–1	66.7
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	3–0	100.0
Boros Legends Midrange	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–0	100.0
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	0–3	0.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	1–1	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–2	0.0
Fires of Invention	2–5	28.6
Hero of Precinct One	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	2–1	66.7
Ramp	7–5	58.3
Rofellos Ramp	3–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	4–4	50.0
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	0–2	0.0
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Temurpost	3–0	100.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0