Plasma Swans

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.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	10581	18415–18179–13	50.3	98	811	497
Plasma Swans	461	816–707	53.6	5	45	27

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	224–153	59.4
Mono Black Aggro	2–2	50.0
Heroic	24–21	53.3
Mono White Heroic	21–17	55.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–2	33.3
Boros Heroic	2–2	50.0
Red Deck Wins	29–26	52.7
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	2–0	100.0
Goblins	7–6	53.8
Tokens	7–3	70.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	5–3	62.5
Mono Green Stompy	10–3	76.9
White Weenie	18–11	62.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	6–2	75.0
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	25–8	75.8
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Zombies	9–9	50.0
Gruul Aggro	12–5	70.6
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	5–1	83.3
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	33–26	55.9
Affinity	25–20	55.6
Hush-finity	2–2	50.0
Tempered Steel	7–5	58.3
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Madness	1–5	16.7
Gruul Madness	1–4	20.0
Jund Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	3–2	60.0
Hexproof	2–1	66.7
Hateful Auras	1–1	50.0
Slivers	3–1	75.0
Knights	1–6	14.3
AggroSlide	22–11	66.7
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–4	33.3
Boros Aggro	2–0	100.0
Shamans	2–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	149–129	53.6
Storm	24–21	53.3
Dimir Tendrils	2–4	33.3
Hazoret Storm	1–1	50.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	4–3	57.1
High Tide	5–5	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	5–2	71.4
Channel Storm	0–2	0.0
Reanimator	13–9	59.1
Recurring Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Dragon Nightmare	2–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	6–3	66.7
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	4–4	50.0
Rakdos Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Necro Combo	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	6–7	46.2
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Warp World	5–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	8–7	53.3
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	10–13	43.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–8	38.5
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	5–5	50.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	3–2	60.0
Jeskai "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	2–2	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–1	83.3
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eggs	9–7	56.3
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	5–7	41.7
Izzet Ascension	4–6	40.0
Ominous Good	0–3	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	5–2	71.4
Breakfast	11–11	50.0
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	10–10	50.0
Neoform Hermit	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	2–1	66.7
Dredge	3–1	75.0
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Dice Factory	6–7	46.2
Storm Herald	5–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	0–8	0.0
Ad Nauseam	5–6	45.5
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	4–2	66.7
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	0–2	0.0
Control	107–108	49.8
Mono Black Control	1–3	25.0
Esper Control	8–10	44.4
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	0–4	0.0
Azorius Control	20–23	46.5
Cawblade	5–5	50.0
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	2–4	33.3
Mardu Control	3–2	60.0
Mill	3–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	10–3	76.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–0	100.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–2	71.4
Grixis Control	7–8	46.7
Cruel Control	3–5	37.5
Stax	11–6	64.7
Pollute the Planet	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	4–5	44.4
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	12–2	85.7
Mono White Control	4–4	50.0
Life is Ez	2–4	33.3
Dynavolt Tower	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	5–12	29.4
Astral Slide	4–11	26.7
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Shrines	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	2–6	25.0
Sultai Ultimatum	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	2–1	66.7
Bant Control	1–2	33.3
Temur Reclamation	0–1	0.0
Pox	3–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	1–2	33.3
Prison	0–1	0.0
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	63–62	50.4
Aristocrats	14–13	51.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–5	37.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–3	62.5
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	11–10	52.4
Infect	10–7	58.8
Simic Infect	3–3	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	6–3	66.7
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	5–13	27.8
Izzet Dreadnought	5–1	83.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–12	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	6–5	54.5
Hushnought	5–3	62.5
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	9–9	50.0
Goblin Persist	6–7	46.2
Dirty Kitty	3–2	60.0
Aggro-Control	43–61	41.3
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	13–17	43.3
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	1–3	25.0
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	8–5	61.5
Ninjas	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Tempo	6–9	40.0
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	4–4	50.0
Dimir Tempo	4–7	36.4
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–5	28.6
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	44–54	44.9
Curses	2–1	66.7
Battle of Wits	3–4	42.9
Mindcrank	3–18	14.3
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	3–0	100.0
Hive Mind	4–2	66.7
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	0–2	0.0
Plasma Swans	5–5	50.0
Liliana's Contract	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	20–21	48.8
Wildfire	9–4	69.2
Thryx-Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	6–3	66.7
Jokulhaups Control	11–17	39.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	6–8	42.9
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–4	33.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	146–115	55.9
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	5–0	100.0
Grenzo	2–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Midrange	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	2–0	100.0
Jund	5–1	83.3
Blink	24–20	54.5
Wave Blink	4–7	36.4
Esper Wave	2–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Wave	0–5	0.0
Abzan Wave	1–0	100.0
Bant Wave	1–1	50.0
Acid Trip	0–1	0.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	9–8	52.9
Séance	2–2	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	4–5	44.4
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Allies	7–2	77.8
Esper Allies	3–1	75.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	2–0	100.0
Treefolk	5–1	83.3
Fake-Rack	2–1	66.7
Vampires	5–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–19	20.8
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Midrange	10–11	47.6
Necro Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	6–7	46.2
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	5–4	55.6
Angel Tribal	1–3	25.0
Toughness Matters	1–2	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	3–1	75.0
Martyr's Grace	2–0	100.0
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	6–11	35.3
Owling Mine	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	5–1	83.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–0	100.0
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	5–5	50.0
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	1–2	33.3
Clerics	1–1	50.0
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	3–2	60.0
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Ramp	40–25	61.5
Villainous Wealth	1–2	33.3
Rofellos Ramp	8–4	66.7
Cloudpost Ramp	26–18	59.1
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	18–15	54.5
Simic Post	2–1	66.7
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0