Quest for the Holy Relic

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 1 week.

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The Penny Dreadful 500 is on Apr 20th with free entry and $500 in prizes!

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro	11172	22776–21755–65	51.1	686	5331
White Weenie	934	1906–1854–2	50.7	59	476
Quest for the Holy Relic	54	85–110	43.6	3	22

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	31–39	44.3
Mono Black Aggro	1–1	50.0
Heroic	3–2	60.0
Mono White Heroic	3–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	10–14	41.7
Goblins	0–1	0.0
Tokens	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
White Weenie	4–4	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Elves	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–2	33.3
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
8 Whack	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	2–5	28.6
Affinity	0–3	0.0
Tempered Steel	2–2	50.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	4–7	36.4
Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Combo	13–24	35.1
Storm	3–5	37.5
Dragonstorm	2–2	50.0
High Tide	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–2	0.0
Reanimator	1–5	16.7
Recurring Nightmare	0–3	0.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–3	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Necro Combo	2–1	66.7
Faith Necro	1–0	100.0
Deathmantle Necro	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–3	0.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Eggs	1–2	33.3
Ominous Good	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	2–2	50.0
Oops All Spells	2–1	66.7
Neoform Hermit	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Control	11–15	42.3
Esper Control	1–3	25.0
Dimir Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	2–4	33.3
Cawblade	0–2	0.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	1–1	50.0
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	0–1	0.0
Astral Slide	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Reclamation	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Prison	0–1	0.0
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	4–4	50.0
Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–4	20.0
Aggro-Control	6–8	42.9
Izzet Tempo	2–0	100.0
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	1–2	33.3
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Temur Madness	1–1	50.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–3	40.0
Izzet Spells	0–2	0.0
Combo-Control	8–5	61.5
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	6–2	75.0
Wildfire	3–1	75.0
Thryx-Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Midrange	11–13	45.8
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Angels and Taxes	0–1	0.0
Blink	1–1	50.0
Wave Blink	1–1	50.0
Azorius Wave	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	1–0	100.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Allies	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–4	0.0
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–2	33.3
Necro Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–2	33.3
Death Cloud	2–0	100.0
Ramp	1–2	33.3
Rofellos Ramp	0–1	0.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	1–0	100.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0