Soulflayer

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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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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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.

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We have six free-to-enter weekly tournaments with prizes from Cardhoarder.

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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.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	34832	58011–59646–18	49.3	393	2512	1572
Soulflayer	561	920–1000	47.9	4	34	11
Reanim8 Rack	95	190–180	51.4	3	20	2

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	210–207	50.4
Mono Black Aggro	5–5	50.0
Heroic	12–14	46.2
Mono White Heroic	8–7	53.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–7	12.5
Boros Heroic	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	37–32	53.6
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	6–5	54.5
Tokens	4–4	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono White Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono Green Stompy	10–4	71.4
White Weenie	8–19	29.6
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–3	25.0
Soldiers	1–4	20.0
Elves	12–24	33.3
Selesnya Little Kid	5–3	62.5
Selesnya Counters	1–1	50.0
Rogues	2–3	40.0
Zombies	11–7	61.1
Gruul Aggro	5–4	55.6
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	5–9	35.7
Mono Red Swarm	2–3	40.0
8 Whack	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	20–31	39.2
Affinity	10–19	34.5
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	9–9	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–2	0.0
Madness	7–4	63.6
Gruul Madness	2–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Madness	2–1	66.7
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	12–3	80.0
Hexproof	4–1	80.0
Equipment Aggro	4–2	66.7
Hateful Auras	4–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	6–3	66.7
AggroSlide	23–17	57.5
Cats	4–1	80.0
Mono White Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	4–2	66.7
Boros Aggro	2–3	40.0
Humans	2–5	28.6
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Legends Aggro	2–1	66.7
Combo	173–207	45.5
Storm	35–58	37.6
Dimir Tendrils	5–9	35.7
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	4–7	36.4
Hazoret Storm	2–0	100.0
Simic Storm	2–1	66.7
Citadel Storm	1–1	50.0
High Tide	7–20	25.9
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	0–3	0.0
Izzet Storm	8–15	34.8
Swath Storm	1–1	50.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	18–20	47.4
Recurring Nightmare	1–3	25.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	3–8	27.3
Double Dragon	2–3	40.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	14–8	63.6
Rakdos Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	8–7	53.3
Oriss Genesis	1–3	25.0
Necro Combo	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–5	44.4
Dubious Challenge	4–0	100.0
Warp World	3–2	60.0
Hypergenesis	7–7	50.0
New Perspectives	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	8–11	42.1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–4	55.6
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–5	37.5
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	1–3	25.0
Naya "Twin"	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–9	30.8
Anvil Colossus	2–8	20.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	2–1	66.7
Eggs	5–1	83.3
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	1–5	16.7
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	6–2	75.0
Ominous Good	3–6	33.3
Jokulhaups Combo	7–2	77.8
Soulflayer	5–5	50.0
Breakfast	10–34	22.7
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	7–21	25.0
Neoform Hermit	2–11	15.4
Oops All Lands	1–1	50.0
Dredge	2–2	50.0
Polymorph	4–2	66.7
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	5–3	62.5
Ad Nauseam	3–0	100.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	1–1	50.0
Intruder Alarm	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	2–0	100.0
Restore Balance	0–3	0.0
Gyruda	0–3	0.0
Stuffy Doll	2–1	66.7
Belcher	0–3	0.0
Possibility Storm	0–2	0.0
Midnight Mass	3–1	75.0
Phoenix Altar	0–2	0.0
Actual Twin	5–3	62.5
Izzet Twin	4–3	57.1
Boros Twin	1–0	100.0
Control	151–147	50.7
Mono Black Control	2–2	50.0
Esper Control	8–19	29.6
Demonic Rising	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Control	3–4	42.9
Dimir Control	9–6	60.0
Azorius Control	16–31	34.0
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	4–0	100.0
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	7–7	50.0
Cloudpost Control	10–14	41.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–4	0.0
Blackpost	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–4	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	7–8	46.7
Cruel Control	1–4	20.0
Stax	9–7	56.3
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	2–1	66.7
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	0–1	0.0
Ponza	22–6	78.6
Mono White Control	6–5	54.5
Life is Ez	1–3	25.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	6–3	66.7
Astral Slide	3–3	50.0
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–5	28.6
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	2–4	33.3
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Reclamation	2–0	100.0
Pox	13–4	76.5
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Control	5–3	62.5
Prison	3–6	33.3
Enchantress	3–6	33.3
Aggro-Combo	61–83	42.4
Aristocrats	17–17	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–8	38.5
Burn	9–10	47.4
Infect	4–15	21.1
Simic Infect	0–10	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–4	50.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	12–17	41.4
Izzet Dreadnought	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	10–13	43.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–2	33.3
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	6–10	37.5
Liquimetal Fishing	6–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	5–11	31.3
Goblin Persist	5–10	33.3
Dirty Kitty	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	67–68	49.6
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	16–14	53.3
Azorius Skies	2–2	50.0
Blue Madness	4–2	66.7
Simic Madness	2–2	50.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–2	33.3
Ninjas	6–6	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	9–13	40.9
Mono Blue Librarians	1–3	25.0
Izzet Spells	5–13	27.8
Dimir Tempo	11–5	68.8
Dimir Faeries	2–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	2–1	66.7
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	1–4	20.0
Combo-Control	43–49	46.7
Curses	3–1	75.0
Battle of Wits	1–5	16.7
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Pickles	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	3–7	30.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–1	50.0
Zur's Weirding	0–2	0.0
Solar Flare	4–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	2–5	28.6
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	25–21	54.3
Wildfire	8–7	53.3
Thryx-Wildfire	1–3	25.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	17–14	54.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	6–5	54.5
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control	5–4	55.6
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–1	50.0
Midrange	179–192	48.2
Temur Ascendancy	3–0	100.0
The Rock	6–11	35.3
Golgari Citadel	0–3	0.0
Abzan Midrange	8–7	53.3
Selesnya Midrange	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	20–10	66.7
Blink	8–23	25.8
Wave Blink	5–14	26.3
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	2–11	15.4
Orzhov Wave	1–2	33.3
Bant Wave	2–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	3–7	30.0
Séance	1–4	20.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	3–2	60.0
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	2–1	66.7
Fake-Rack	5–2	71.4
Mardu Midrange	6–3	66.7
Vampires	10–5	66.7
Mono Black Vampires	8–3	72.7
Rakdos Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	2–5	28.6
Selesnya Legends	1–3	25.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	21–19	52.5
Big Red	4–1	80.0
Mono Black Midrange	5–21	19.2
Mono Black Devotion	2–7	22.2
Hellion Whip	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	7–5	58.3
Toughness Matters	3–1	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–6	40.0
Martyr's Grace	2–4	33.3
Sultai Midrange	7–2	77.8
Fight Rigging	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	9–13	40.9
Owling Mine	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Midrange	3–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–2	33.3
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	0–3	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–3	0.0
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	4–5	44.4
Hero of Precinct One	6–11	35.3
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	0–2	0.0
Esper Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	2–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	1–3	25.0
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Boros Hero	1–1	50.0
Gruul Obosh	1–1	50.0
Clerics	0–2	0.0
Simic Snow	0–2	0.0
Artifact Midrange	4–5	44.4
Coinflip Tribal	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	1–2	33.3
Ramp	36–47	43.4
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	4–5	44.4
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	23–33	41.1
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	14–25	35.9
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–1	0.0
Historic Bloom	0–1	0.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	1–2	33.3
Carth Superfriends	0–2	0.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0