Esper Allies

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?

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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, 1 day.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	38361	62714–67732–34	48.1	294	2696	1463
Allies	1130	1993–1925–2	50.9	15	139	40
Esper Allies	92	161–181	47.1	2	20	2

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	47–55	46.1
Mono Black Aggro	1–1	50.0
Heroic	5–5	50.0
Mono White Heroic	5–5	50.0
Red Deck Wins	4–11	26.7
Mono Red Devotion	0–2	0.0
Goblins	0–3	0.0
Tokens	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–0	100.0
White Weenie	2–3	40.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	6–6	50.0
Werewolves	0–2	0.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Zombies	1–1	50.0
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	3–13	18.8
Affinity	3–11	21.4
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	2–0	100.0
Madness	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Madness	3–0	100.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Boros Auras	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	0–2	0.0
AggroSlide	5–1	83.3
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–0	100.0
Combo	17–32	34.7
Storm	4–2	66.7
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	3–7	30.0
Recurring Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–1	66.7
Living Death	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	0–3	0.0
Rakdos Reanimator	0–3	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–4	0.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–6	25.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–5	28.6
"Twin"	0–1	0.0
Jeskai "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Eggs	1–3	25.0
Turntimber Ranger	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	0–1	0.0
Dredge	2–1	66.7
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	0–1	0.0
Ad Swanseam	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	0–1	0.0
Control	32–29	52.5
Mono Black Control	1–2	33.3
Esper Control	4–7	36.4
Dimir Control	3–1	75.0
Azorius Control	5–5	50.0
Adam's Ale	0–1	0.0
Cawblade	2–2	50.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	2–2	50.0
Stax	2–0	100.0
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	4–1	80.0
Mono White Control	1–1	50.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–1	66.7
Cycling Control	0–2	0.0
Astral Slide	0–2	0.0
Sultai Control	2–1	66.7
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	13–14	48.1
Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	5–3	62.5
Infect	1–2	33.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Hushnought	0–2	0.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	2–1	66.7
Goblin Persist	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	10–11	47.6
Izzet Tempo	4–5	44.4
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Tetsukotog	1–1	50.0
12 Pest	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–2	50.0
Izzet Spells	2–0	100.0
Combo-Control	9–15	37.5
Curses	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–1	66.7
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	3–3	50.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	1–3	25.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–3	25.0
Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Midrange	29–19	60.4
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Blink	4–4	50.0
Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	4–1	80.0
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Boros Allies	1–1	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	4–3	57.1
Mono Black Devotion	3–3	50.0
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	0–2	0.0
Ramp	4–6	40.0
Rofellos Ramp	0–4	0.0
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	1–1	50.0