Reanimator

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.

Learn more

How do I get started with Magic Online?

Check out the guide to Magic Online.
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

View the full legal cards list
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.

To find the Penny Dreadful community join the Discord.
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.

Current League
More Info

Sign Up
How do I enter a tournament?

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.

More Info

Sign Up
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 14 weeks, 6 days.

Don't show me this again

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Combo	5304	11200–10298–18	52.1	395	2525
Reanimator	971	2141–1866–4	53.4	55	447
Recurring Nightmare	200	425–382	52.7	8	86
Dragon Nightmare	143	342–261	56.7	8	65
Jund Nightmare	7	11–14	44.0	0	1
Four Color Powerful Magic	7	13–13	50.0	0	3
Worldgorger Dragon	139	373–266	58.4	10	77
Double Dragon	23	67–46	59.3	1	11
Starlit Graves	12	29–26	52.7	1	6
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	7	13–13	50.0	0	2
8 Goyf	15	28–28	50.0	0	7
Living Death	25	64–45	58.7	3	13
Grozoth	10	27–12	69.2	2	8
Traditional Reanimator	561	1178–1090–4	51.9	31	248
Rakdos Reanimator	84	171–170	50.1	2	35
Dimir Reanimator	36	98–61	61.6	2	20
Mono Black Reanimator	283	600–558–1	51.8	15	130
Grixis Reanimator	5	9–12	42.9	1	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	723–645–1	52.9
Mono Black Aggro	13–13	50.0
Heroic	61–56	52.1
Mono White Heroic	50–43	53.8
Azorius Heroic	2–3	40.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–9	30.8
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	4–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	238–216–1	52.4
Mono Red Devotion	8–7–1	53.3
Prisoner	1–2	33.3
Proliferate Red	0–3	0.0
Goblins	27–30	47.4
Tokens	24–12	66.7
Selesnya Tokens	8–8	50.0
Mardu Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono White Tokens	10–3	76.9
Mono Green Stompy	23–8	74.2
White Weenie	44–33	57.1
Odric Keywords	13–2	86.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	5–1	83.3
Soldiers	3–7	30.0
Kithkin	1–1	50.0
Elves	41–44	48.2
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Minotaurs	1–2	33.3
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	4–1	80.0
Zombies	34–44	43.6
Gruul Aggro	6–10	37.5
Merfolk	10–7	58.8
Mono Red Swarm	6–9	40.0
8 Whack	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	54–57	48.6
Affinity	26–32	44.8
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	2–2	50.0
Tempered Steel	25–22	53.2
Devoid Aggro	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	3–3	50.0
Devastating Dreams	2–2	50.0
Madness	13–5	72.2
Gruul Madness	4–1	80.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	7–3	70.0
Voltron	14–5	73.7
Hexproof	8–3	72.7
Boros Auras	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	2–1	66.7
Slivers	2–3	40.0
Naya Zoo	5–0	100.0
Knights	9–5	64.3
AggroSlide	59–57	50.9
Cats	4–2	66.7
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Aggro	5–2	71.4
Boros Aggro	1–3	25.0
Humans	4–5	44.4
Bant Humans	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Humans	3–4	42.9
Legends Aggro	3–2	60.0
Boros Legends Aggro	3–2	60.0
Combo	350–298–1	54.0
Storm	71–52	57.7
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	27–23	54.0
Dragonstorm	12–5	70.6
Hazoret Storm	3–1	75.0
Simic Storm	4–3	57.1
Reclamation Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	3–1	75.0
High Tide	7–7	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	4–3	57.1
Izzet Storm	3–3	50.0
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	4–6	40.0
Reanimator	126–126	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	38–30	55.9
Dragon Nightmare	35–30	53.8
Jund Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	14–13	51.9
Double Dragon	1–1	50.0
Starlit Graves	0–1	0.0
8 Goyf	1–3	25.0
Living Death	2–4	33.3
Traditional Reanimator	71–75	48.6
Rakdos Reanimator	14–15	48.3
Dimir Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	44–47	48.4
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	1–1	50.0
Necro Combo	0–2	0.0
Faith Necro	0–1	0.0
Deathmantle Necro	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	12–6–1	66.7
Dubious Challenge	2–0	100.0
Warp World	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–2	33.3
Hypergenesis	13–15	46.4
Hyperwave	3–4	42.9
New Perspectives	0–2	0.0
Cat Wave	1–2	33.3
Acid Wave	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–1	50.0
Mardu Life	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	13–5	72.2
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	12–2	85.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	1–1	50.0
Naya "Twin"	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	17–8	68.0
Anvil Colossus	7–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	3–0	100.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	0–2	0.0
Eggs	7–6	53.8
Turntimber Ranger	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–3	40.0
Taking Turns	5–5	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	10–6	62.5
Ominous Good	2–2	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	8–4	66.7
Soulflayer	2–6	25.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–5	0.0
Breakfast	12–20	37.5
Cephalid Breakfast	2–1	66.7
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	2–1	66.7
Hermit Gond	1–1	50.0
Oops All Spells	7–11	38.9
Neoform Hermit	2–7	22.2
Dredge	5–5	50.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–2	33.3
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–2	50.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	3–0	100.0
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	0–1	0.0
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–0	100.0
Control	314–269–1	53.9
Mono Black Control	7–6	53.8
Esper Control	16–21	43.2
Demonic Rising	17–19	47.2
Mono Blue Control	6–6	50.0
Dimir Control	23–23	50.0
Watery Oath	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	56–48–1	53.8
Adam's Ale	1–1	50.0
Cawblade	5–3	62.5
Turbo Fog	13–3	81.3
Izzet Control	6–7	46.2
Mardu Control	3–3	50.0
Mill	3–1	75.0
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	26–33	44.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	13–12	52.0
Blackpost	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–6	45.5
Dimir Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	20–15	57.1
Cruel Control	14–8	63.6
Stax	13–6	68.4
Pollute the Planet	6–3	66.7
Birthday Stax	5–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	9–6	60.0
Jeskai Approach	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	8–8	50.0
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Esper Dragons	0–2	0.0
Grixis Dragons	1–1	50.0
Dimir Dragons	0–1	0.0
UBRG Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	2–1	66.7
Ponza	16–9	64.0
Mono White Control	7–11	38.9
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	7–11	38.9
Astral Slide	7–11	38.9
Five Color Control	5–4	55.6
Shrines	0–2	0.0
Sultai Control	2–4	33.3
Guildgate Control	18–7	72.0
Bant Control	2–1	66.7
Temur Reclamation	1–1	50.0
Pox	6–5	54.5
Enchantments Control	2–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–2	50.0
Seasons Past Control	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	3–3	50.0
Prison	2–2	50.0
Enchantress	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Combo	122–138	46.9
Aristocrats	42–42	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	11–13	45.8
Orzhov Aristocrats	10–12	45.5
Golgari Aristocrats	6–1	85.7
Abzan Aristocrats	2–5	28.6
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	5–2	71.4
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–7	41.7
Boros Bombardment	0–2	0.0
Burn	21–24	46.7
Infect	13–12	52.0
Simic Infect	5–8	38.5
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–2	66.7
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Pummeler	3–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	2–1	66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	10–33	23.3
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	8–29	21.6
Izzet Blitzkrieg	9–1	90.0
Hushnought	8–12	40.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–1	66.7
Combo Goblins	4–7	36.4
Goblin Persist	3–3	50.0
Dirty Kitty	1–4	20.0
Aggro-Control	101–86	54.0
Simic Flash	1–6	14.3
Simic Vat	1–5	16.7
Izzet Tempo	29–20	59.2
Azorius Skies	0–2	0.0
Blue Madness	15–1	93.8
Simic Madness	9–1	90.0
Temur Madness	2–0	100.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	5–1	83.3
Temur Clues	4–0	100.0
Wizards	2–4	33.3
Ninjas	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	13–27	32.5
Mono Blue Faeries	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	20–10	66.7
Dimir Tempo	4–4	50.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	3–3	50.0
Combo-Control	88–94	48.4
Curses	1–3	25.0
Burning Vengeance	0–2	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	9–12	42.9
Battle of Wits	8–2	80.0
Approach Necro	2–4	33.3
Shared Fate	3–2	60.0
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Pickles	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	5–16	23.8
Dragoncrank	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	5–6	45.5
Peregrine Drake	2–4	33.3
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–3	25.0
Yosei Vat	8–4	66.7
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	4–6	40.0
Zur's Weirding	1–4	20.0
Solar Flare	2–1	66.7
Plasma Swans	0–3	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	34–19	64.2
Wildfire	19–4	82.6
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	7–1	87.5
Jokulhaups Control	15–15	50.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	8–6	57.1
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–5	28.6
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Midrange	364–291–1	55.6
Temur Ascendancy	20–5	80.0
The Rock	6–4	60.0
Grenzo	2–2	50.0
Abzan Midrange	9–6	60.0
Selesnya Midrange	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	2–0	100.0
Jund	15–8	65.2
Blink	40–47	46.0
Wave Blink	25–32	43.9
Esper Wave	2–4	33.3
Azorius Wave	16–21	43.2
Orzhov Wave	5–4	55.6
Abzan Wave	1–2	33.3
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	2–1	66.7
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	15–12	55.6
Séance	1–2	33.3
Dimir Graves	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	3–4	42.9
Indestructible	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Constellation	2–1	66.7
Allies	14–6	70.0
Orzhov Allies	1–4	20.0
Mardu Allies	3–2	60.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	3–0	100.0
Treefolk	2–3	40.0
-1/-1 Counters	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	15–6	71.4
Selvala Morningstar	4–3	57.1
Mardu Midrange	15–8	65.2
Yisan-Prophet	1–2	33.3
Vampires	11–10–1	52.4
Mono Black Vampires	8–9–1	47.1
Rakdos Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Legends	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	1–1	50.0
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	23–19	54.8
Naya Midrange	3–0	100.0
Big Red	6–1	85.7
Mono Black Midrange	36–41	46.8
Necro Midrange	5–5	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	19–24	44.2
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Heart of Darkness	2–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	8–9	47.1
Temur Energy	1–0	100.0
Angel Tribal	6–12	33.3
Toughness Matters	2–2	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	7–7	50.0
Martyr's Grace	4–2	66.7
Mutate	2–1	66.7
Sultai Midrange	7–5	58.3
Sultai Emerge	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	10–14	41.7
Prophet Glare	4–5	44.4
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Temur Neoform	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	3–6	33.3
Hero of Precinct One	9–9	50.0
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	6–5	54.5
Gruul Obosh	1–0	100.0
Clerics	5–6	45.5
Simic Snow	12–11	52.2
Artifact Midrange	0–1	0.0
Coinflip Tribal	0–2	0.0
Death Cloud	5–3	62.5
Ramp	79–45	63.7
Villainous Wealth	1–1	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	17–4	81.0
Wild Pair	3–1	75.0
Channel-Rofellos	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	38–27	58.5
Eldrazipost	3–0	100.0
Golgari Post	3–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	3–0	100.0
Greenpost	25–22	53.2
Gruul Post	3–1	75.0
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Devoid Cruelty	3–4	42.9
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	2–2	50.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0