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 1 week, 2 days.

The Penny Dreadful 500 is on Nov 16th with free entry and $500 in prizes!

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro	11903	24241–23187–65	51.1	734	5741
Artifact Aggro	1309	2704–2480	52.2	99	681
Tempered Steel	544	1095–979	52.8	46	304

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	376–319	54.1
Mono Black Aggro	34–26	56.7
Heroic	14–16	46.7
Mono White Heroic	9–12	42.9
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–3	50.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	74–67	52.5
Mono Red Devotion	2–2	50.0
Goblins	3–3	50.0
Tokens	8–4	66.7
Selesnya Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	5–3	62.5
Mono Green Stompy	8–5	61.5
White Weenie	18–35	34.0
Odric Keywords	2–8	20.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–2	50.0
Soldiers	2–3	40.0
Chroma White	4–1	80.0
Elves	15–12	55.6
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Zombies	4–5	44.4
Gruul Aggro	7–2	77.8
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	128–117	52.2
Affinity	15–11	57.7
Salvage Titan	6–1	85.7
Tempered Steel	104–104	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–1	66.7
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	7–4	63.6
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	6–3	66.7
Voltron	22–3	88.0
Hexproof	3–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	19–3	86.4
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	2–5	28.6
AggroSlide	5–11	31.3
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Hellbent	2–0	100.0
Humans	5–1	83.3
Gruul Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	5–0	100.0
Boros Legends Aggro	5–0	100.0
Combo	155–182	46.0
Storm	33–25	56.9
Dimir Tendrils	8–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	4–8	33.3
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	6–8	42.9
Izzet Storm	7–6	53.8
Channel Storm	5–2	71.4
Reanimator	22–25	46.8
Recurring Nightmare	2–7	22.2
Dragon Nightmare	2–3	40.0
Jund Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–3	0.0
Double Dragon	0–2	0.0
Starlit Graves	1–1	50.0
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	18–14	56.3
Rakdos Reanimator	10–6	62.5
Mono Black Reanimator	6–8	42.9
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	11–16	40.7
Dubious Challenge	0–2	0.0
Warp World	1–1	50.0
Boros Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	6–2	75.0
New Perspectives	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–7	30.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–7	22.2
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–0	100.0
Eggs	6–1	85.7
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–2	0.0
Taking Turns	0–4	0.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	1–2	33.3
Soulflayer	3–3	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–2	33.3
Breakfast	38–77	33.0
Cephalid Breakfast	32–51	38.6
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	14–19	42.4
Grixis Breakfast	15–27	35.7
Oops All Spells	5–19	20.8
Neoform Hermit	1–5	16.7
Unctus	0–2	0.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	5–5	50.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	0–1	0.0
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	2–2	50.0
Gyruda	2–2	50.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–0	100.0
Control	176–140	55.7
Mono Black Control	0–1	0.0
Esper Control	11–14	44.0
Demonic Rising	14–4	77.8
Paradox Haze Lock	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	5–0	100.0
Dimir Control	7–4	63.6
Azorius Control	16–22	42.1
Cawblade	2–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	4–5	44.4
Izzet Control	2–0	100.0
Mardu Control	4–4	50.0
Mill	3–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–4	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	7–4	63.6
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	9–4	69.2
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	3–4	42.9
Dragon Control	5–2	71.4
Izzet Dragons	2–1	66.7
Galleon Control	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	3–1	75.0
Ponza	2–1	66.7
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	5–0	100.0
Cycling Control	5–6	45.5
Astral Slide	5–6	45.5
Five Color Control	5–4	55.6
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	35–36	49.3
Guildgate Control	0–2	0.0
Pox	2–2	50.0
Enchantments Control	1–3	25.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	13–3	81.3
Seasons Past Control	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	4–3	57.1
Prison	1–2	33.3
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	63–73	46.3
Aristocrats	30–17	63.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	18–7	72.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	9–4	69.2
Infect	7–14	33.3
Simic Infect	2–7	22.2
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–5	37.5
Golgari Infect	1–1	50.0
Hermit Humans	0–7	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	11–22	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	11–22	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	1–0	100.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	5–7	41.7
Goblin Persist	3–4	42.9
Dirty Kitty	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Control	52–52	50.0
Simic Flash	2–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	21–15	58.3
Azorius Skies	5–0	100.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Gush	2–6	25.0
Mono Blue Tempo	8–10	44.4
Mono Blue Librarians	2–2	50.0
Izzet Spells	4–11	26.7
Dimir Tempo	2–1	66.7
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–4	0.0
Combo-Control	68–34	66.7
Curses	26–6	81.3
Mindcrank	5–2	71.4
Displace Loop	0–3	0.0
Familiars	0–3	0.0
Lich's Mastery	7–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	3–2	60.0
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	23–17	57.5
Wildfire	6–8	42.9
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	17–9	65.4
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–4	33.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	6–2	75.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Midrange	176–149	54.2
Temur Ascendancy	3–0	100.0
The Rock	6–2	75.0
Grenzo	0–4	0.0
Abzan Midrange	7–6	53.8
Jund	11–2	84.6
Blink	11–30	26.8
Wave Blink	7–27	20.6
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Esper Wave	0–2	0.0
Azorius Wave	5–19	20.8
Orzhov Wave	1–5	16.7
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Acid Trip	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Blink	1–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	4–0	100.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	3–5	37.5
Allies	11–13	45.8
Orzhov Allies	1–1	50.0
Mardu Allies	4–8	33.3
Boros Allies	3–2	60.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	3–2	60.0
-1/-1 Counters	2–1	66.7
Fake-Rack	1–2	33.3
Mardu Midrange	3–3	50.0
White Jund	1–3	25.0
Vampires	7–10	41.2
Mono Black Vampires	7–10	41.2
Legends Midrange	14–5	73.7
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mardu Legends	7–2	77.8
Orzhov Legends	6–3	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	12–13	48.0
Naya Midrange	4–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	5–2	71.4
Big Red	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Midrange	19–13	59.4
Mono Black Devotion	9–7	56.3
Heart of Darkness	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	0–4	0.0
Angels	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	4–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	9–6	60.0
Martyr's Grace	8–6	57.1
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	7–4	63.6
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	1–1	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	5–7	41.7
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Esper Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Naya Hero	2–3	40.0
Jeskai Hero	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	5–7	41.7
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Ramp	29–30	49.2
Rofellos Ramp	19–28	40.4
Channel-Rofellos	19–27	41.3
Cloudpost Ramp	5–2	71.4
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	4–2	66.7
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–0	100.0