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.

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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 2 days, 1 hour.

Congratulations to vagstor, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 35)

Toughness Matters

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41539	68176–73186–34	48.2	354	3085	1593
Toughness Matters	548	556–970	36.4	0	3	3

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	120–214	35.9
Mono Black Aggro	2–2	50.0
Heroic	14–22	38.9
Mono White Heroic	7–10	41.2
Azorius Heroic	2–3	40.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–7	0.0
Boros Heroic	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	32–40	44.4
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	4–8	33.3
Tokens	5–8	38.5
Selesnya Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono White Tokens	2–5	28.6
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	7–13	35.0
White Weenie	9–25	26.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–7	30.0
Soldiers	3–3	50.0
Mono White Humans	1–0	100.0
Elves	4–9	30.8
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–2	50.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–8	11.1
Gruul Aggro	3–2	60.0
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	2–3	40.0
Mono Red Swarm	3–7	30.0
8 Whack	1–2	33.3
Artifact Aggro	9–21	30.0
Affinity	6–14	30.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	1–1	50.0
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Illusions	0–1	0.0
Madness	2–1	66.7
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	5–3	62.5
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Boros Auras	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–3	25.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Knights	2–6	25.0
AggroSlide	7–10	41.2
Cats	1–5	16.7
Selesnya Cats	1–3	25.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–4	20.0
Humans	1–4	20.0
Selesnya Humans	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Humans	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–3	0.0
Legends Aggro	3–1	75.0
Boros Legends Aggro	2–1	66.7
Permanent Vacation	0–1	0.0
Combo	102–140	42.1
Storm	15–34	30.6
Dimir Tendrils	4–3	57.1
Dragonstorm	0–1	0.0
Hazoret Storm	2–2	50.0
Simic Storm	2–3	40.0
Reclamation Storm	2–2	50.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	1–19	5.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–2	33.3
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	14–14	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	2–2	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	2–2	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–2	50.0
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	10–8	55.6
Dimir Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	4–5	44.4
Oriss Genesis	0–4	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–2	66.7
Dubious Challenge	2–1	66.7
Warp World	4–3	57.1
Boros Glimpse	2–2	50.0
Actual Warp World	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	0–4	0.0
Hypergenesis	3–9	25.0
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	0–3	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–3	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–4	55.6
Anvil Colossus	2–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–4	20.0
Seismic Swans	2–1	66.7
Eggs	3–6	33.3
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–1	75.0
Retraction Helix Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	4–1	80.0
Izzet Ascension	2–2	50.0
Ominous Good	5–2	71.4
Jokulhaups Combo	2–2	50.0
Soulflayer	1–3	25.0
Breakfast	4–9	30.8
Cephalid Breakfast	0–5	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–5	0.0
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Hermit Dredge	1–1	50.0
Oops All Spells	2–2	50.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	3–2	60.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	3–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–1	66.7
Ad Nauseam	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	3–5	37.5
Possibility Storm	1–2	33.3
Midnight Mass	0–2	0.0
Phoenix Altar	3–0	100.0
Actual Twin	3–6	33.3
Izzet Twin	3–6	33.3
Nadu Combo	1–5	16.7
Primal Prayers Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	89–202	30.6
Mono Black Control	2–4	33.3
Esper Control	2–9	18.2
Demonic Rising	0–4	0.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	5–20	20.0
Azorius Control	8–30	21.1
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Turbo Fog	3–2	60.0
Izzet Control	1–6	14.3
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	3–1	75.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	1–10	9.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–5	16.7
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Control	4–9	30.8
Cruel Control	1–3	25.0
Stax	3–11	21.4
Pollute the Planet	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Control	3–4	42.9
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	4–1	80.0
Ponza	8–13	38.1
Mono White Control	0–8	0.0
Life is Ez	0–3	0.0
Cycling Control	6–8	42.9
Astral Slide	6–7	46.2
Five Color Control	5–3	62.5
Shrines	3–1	75.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	5–4	55.6
Guildgate Control	7–26	21.2
Bant Control	1–4	20.0
Temur Reclamation	4–8	33.3
Pox	2–4	33.3
Seasons Past Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	3–3	50.0
Prison	3–5	37.5
Enchantress	3–4	42.9
Aggro-Combo	35–58	37.6
Aristocrats	9–20	31.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Food	4–8	33.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Burn	7–3	70.0
Necro Burn	1–1	50.0
Infect	7–2	77.8
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–1	75.0
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	0–3	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	5–12	29.4
Izzet Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	5–8	38.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	2–7	22.2
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	2–6	25.0
Goblin Persist	0–3	0.0
Dirty Kitty	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Control	39–88	30.7
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	7–22	24.1
Azorius Skies	2–5	28.6
Blue Madness	5–7	41.7
Simic Madness	5–5	50.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Grixis Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	2–8	20.0
Mono Blue Gush	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–17	19.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	7–12	36.8
Dimir Tempo	6–5	54.5
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Dimir Librarians	1–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	23–32	41.8
Curses	2–1	66.7
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	2–5	28.6
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	0–1	0.0
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	2–1	66.7
Zur's Weirding	0–5	0.0
Solar Flare	1–1	50.0
Plasma Swans	2–1	66.7
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	6–14	30.0
Wildfire	3–5	37.5
Thryx-Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	3–1	75.0
Jokulhaups Control	3–9	25.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–0	100.0
Greasefang	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–0	100.0
Midrange	115–188	38.0
The Rock	1–3	25.0
Abzan Midrange	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	3–4	42.9
Blink	7–32	17.9
Wave Blink	2–15	11.8
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	1–11	8.3
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Blink	1–7	12.5
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	3–9	25.0
Séance	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Allies	0–4	0.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	0–2	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	4–2	66.7
Mardu Midrange	1–3	25.0
White Jund	0–1	0.0
Vampires	3–8	27.3
Mono Black Vampires	0–4	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Vampires	0–2	0.0
Legends Midrange	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Legends	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–7	41.7
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	6–4	60.0
Mono Black Midrange	12–31	27.9
Mono Black Devotion	8–17	32.0
Davriel Braids	2–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	5–14	26.3
Dimir Vat	1–0	100.0
Temur Energy	0–3	0.0
Angels	0–1	0.0
Mono White Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	8–8	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–5	16.7
Martyr's Grace	0–3	0.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–8	27.3
Jeskai Midrange	2–2	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–2	66.7
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–0	100.0
Neoform	1–2	33.3
Sultai Neoform	0–2	0.0
Simic Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	3–5	37.5
Hero of Precinct One	4–3	57.1
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	1–2	33.3
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	5–5	50.0
Coinflips	1–3	25.0
Death Cloud	2–4	33.3
Illness in the Ranks	0–1	0.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Laelia Cascade	1–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	1–1	50.0
Golgari Wight	0–1	0.0
Jund Wight	1–0	100.0
Ramp	33–48	40.7
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	6–23	20.7
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Channel-Rofellos	3–21	12.5
Cloudpost Ramp	18–16	52.9
Golgari Post	1–1	50.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–2	33.3
Greenpost	9–9	50.0
Gruul Post	2–0	100.0
Simic Post	2–1	66.7
Temurpost	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	2–1	66.7
Applejacks	1–2	33.3
Field Ramp	0–1	0.0