Artifact Midrange

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?

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

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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.

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.

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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.

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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 14 weeks, 5 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	6034	11537–12233–34	48.5	294	2701
Artifact Midrange	122	226–271	45.5	4	72

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	41–53	43.6
Mono Black Aggro	1–3	25.0
Heroic	4–2	66.7
Mono White Heroic	3–1	75.0
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	16–16	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–4	33.3
White Weenie	3–7	30.0
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Elves	2–0	100.0
Zombies	0–2	0.0
Gruul Aggro	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	10–9	52.6
Affinity	8–8	50.0
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	0–1	0.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Knights	2–1	66.7
AggroSlide	0–2	0.0
Boros Aggro	0–2	0.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Combo	39–71	35.5
Storm	10–21	32.3
Dimir Tendrils	4–12	25.0
Dark Tide	1–1	50.0
Hazoret Storm	3–0	100.0
High Tide	1–5	16.7
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–3	25.0
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Recurring Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Necro Combo	1–0	100.0
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	0–4	0.0
Hyperwave	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–6	25.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–6	25.0
Umbral Mantle	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	15–34	30.6
Oops All Spells	15–34	30.6
Dredge	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Phoenix Altar	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	1–0	100.0
Izzet Twin	1–0	100.0
Control	39–33	54.2
Esper Control	2–1	66.7
Demonic Rising	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Control	14–3	82.4
Cawblade	2–1	66.7
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	2–3	40.0
Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	1–0	100.0
Stagnant Control	0–1	0.0
Ponza	0–1	0.0
Mono White Control	2–1	66.7
Cycling Control	8–9	47.1
Astral Slide	8–9	47.1
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	3–10	23.1
Aggro-Combo	33–30	52.4
Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	4–4	50.0
Infect	3–2	60.0
Simic Infect	2–1	66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	24–19	55.8
Izzet Dreadnought	12–11	52.2
Mono Blue Dreadnought	12–8	60.0
Hushnought	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	0–1	0.0
Dirty Kitty	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	19–12	61.3
Izzet Tempo	9–1	90.0
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	2–1	66.7
Dimir Tempo	1–1	50.0
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Combo-Control	14–20	41.2
Curses	1–2	33.3
Approach Necro	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	2–2	50.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	1–2	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	9–12	42.9
Jokulhaups Control	9–12	42.9
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	3–6	33.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Midrange	39–52	42.9
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Abzan Midrange	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	2–2	50.0
Blink	0–1	0.0
Allies	0–3	0.0
Mardu Allies	0–2	0.0
Azorius Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–3	25.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–1	50.0
Angel Tribal	4–1	80.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–3	40.0
Martyr's Grace	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Midrange	7–15	31.8
Orzhov Capenna	2–3	40.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Fires of Invention	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	6–7	46.2
Mardu Hero	3–4	42.9
Five Color Hero	2–2	50.0
Naya Hero	1–1	50.0
Simic Snow	0–2	0.0
Artifact Midrange	6–6	50.0
Ramp	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	1–0	100.0