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.

Top 8 finishers on each month's league leaderboard win credit with Cardhoarder.

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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, 1 day.

Mindcrank

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Combo-Control	1809	3670–3590–13	50.6	103	854
Mindcrank	186	447–359	55.5	13	101
Dragoncrank	10	23–18	56.1	2	4

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	110–135	44.9
Mono Black Aggro	0–1	0.0
Heroic	11–6	64.7
Mono White Heroic	9–6	60.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	23–26	46.9
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	3–5	37.5
Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	7–6	53.8
White Weenie	4–5	44.4
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	0–2	0.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Elves	2–8	20.0
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	12–15	44.4
Gruul Aggro	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	4–2	66.7
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	15–34	30.6
Affinity	13–29	31.0
Hush-finity	2–4	33.3
Tempered Steel	2–5	28.6
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Voltron	4–2	66.7
Hexproof	3–1	75.0
Hateful Auras	1–1	50.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	5–0	100.0
AggroSlide	10–16	38.5
Cats	2–1	66.7
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–2	33.3
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Pirates	1–1	50.0
Combo	81–31	72.3
Storm	11–3	78.6
Dimir Tendrils	2–2	50.0
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	16–5	76.2
Recurring Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	7–2	77.8
8 Goyf	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	7–3	70.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	6–2	75.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	6–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–4	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–2	60.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	1–1	50.0
Fake-Twin	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	1–0	100.0
Eggs	4–2	66.7
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	2–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	5–2	71.4
Soulflayer	3–1	75.0
Breakfast	11–6	64.7
Oops All Spells	11–6	64.7
Dredge	0–5	0.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	3–1	75.0
Ad Nauseam	2–0	100.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Control	74–35	67.9
Esper Control	5–3	62.5
Dimir Control	4–3	57.1
Azorius Control	19–9	67.9
Cawblade	3–3	50.0
Turbo Fog	8–1	88.9
Izzet Control	2–2	50.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	1–3	25.0
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Birthday Stax	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	3–3	50.0
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	3–2	60.0
Mono White Control	2–1	66.7
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	4–4	50.0
Astral Slide	4–4	50.0
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Shrines	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	4–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Prison	2–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	37–35	51.4
Aristocrats	1–5	16.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	8–12	40.0
Infect	5–1	83.3
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	6–3	66.7
Izzet Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	4–3	57.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–5	37.5
Hushnought	4–2	66.7
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	9–7	56.3
Goblin Persist	9–7	56.3
Aggro-Control	34–21	61.8
Izzet Tempo	6–10	37.5
Azorius Skies	3–0	100.0
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	7–2	77.8
Ninjas	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	8–7	53.3
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	3–1	75.0
Dimir Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	3–0	100.0
Combo-Control	36–29	55.4
Cruel Combo-Control	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–1	66.7
Mindcrank	10–10	50.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Peregrine Drake	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	7–2	77.8
Mass Land Destruction	11–15	42.3
Wildfire	5–3	62.5
Borderpost Wildfire	4–3	57.1
Jokulhaups Control	6–12	33.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	5–9	35.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	59–58	50.4
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	1–0	100.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Value Town	2–1	66.7
Jund	0–1	0.0
Blink	10–13	43.5
Graveyard Value	2–2	50.0
Séance	1–1	50.0
Allies	9–10	47.4
Mardu Allies	5–7	41.7
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	3–2	60.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	2–3	40.0
Selvala Morningstar	0–2	0.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–2	50.0
Naya Midrange	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Midrange	6–5	54.5
Mono Black Devotion	4–3	57.1
Davriel Braids	0–2	0.0
Heart of Darkness	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Angels	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Angels	2–1	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–3	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Hero	1–2	33.3
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	2–2	50.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	0–1	0.0
Ramp	16–15	51.6
Rofellos Ramp	5–2	71.4
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	8–13	38.1
Greenpost	6–12	33.3
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Domain	1–0	100.0