Restore Balance

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

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.

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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 5 days, 18 hours.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	34843	58030–59657–18	49.3	393	2513	1572
Restore Balance	430	705–727	49.2	0	39	18

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	157–154	50.5
Mono Black Aggro	7–2	77.8
Heroic	8–7	53.3
Mono White Heroic	2–1	66.7
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–5	28.6
Boros Heroic	3–1	75.0
Red Deck Wins	10–33	23.3
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	2–3	40.0
Tokens	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	4–6	40.0
White Weenie	12–21	36.4
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–5	0.0
Soldiers	1–2	33.3
Elves	17–9	65.4
Selesnya Little Kid	3–2	60.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	4–2	66.7
Gruul Aggro	4–1	80.0
Merfolk	3–4	42.9
Artifact Aggro	33–24	57.9
Affinity	11–9	55.0
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	14–10	58.3
Mono Blue Architect	7–4	63.6
Mono Blue Aggro	0–3	0.0
Illusions	0–2	0.0
Madness	3–3	50.0
Gruul Madness	0–2	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	4–4	50.0
Hexproof	1–2	33.3
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Hateful Auras	3–1	75.0
Knights	9–2	81.8
AggroSlide	13–5	72.2
Cats	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Cats	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	5–1	83.3
Boros Aggro	2–1	66.7
Humans	3–6	33.3
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	0–2	0.0
Shamans	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–3	25.0
Legends Aggro	4–6	40.0
Boros Legends Aggro	4–6	40.0
Combo	110–128	46.2
Storm	29–40	42.0
Dimir Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Dragonstorm	8–5	61.5
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	1–1	50.0
High Tide	1–10	9.1
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	18–12	60.0
Channel Storm	0–8	0.0
Reanimator	11–10	52.4
Recurring Nightmare	3–0	100.0
Dragon Nightmare	3–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–1	50.0
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	7–8	46.7
Rakdos Reanimator	2–4	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	5–4	55.6
Necro Combo	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–4	42.9
Warp World	3–2	60.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	12–6	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	1–3	25.0
"Twin"	4–1	80.0
Naya "Twin"	4–1	80.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–4	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–2	0.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–2	33.3
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–2	33.3
Taking Turns	2–2	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	3–10	23.1
Jokulhaups Combo	2–0	100.0
Soulflayer	3–0	100.0
Breakfast	3–16	15.8
Oops All Spells	3–15	16.7
Oops All Lands	2–0	100.0
Dredge	4–4	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	1–2	33.3
Ad Nauseam	3–0	100.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	0–3	0.0
Restore Balance	5–5	50.0
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Endless Belch	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	1–1	50.0
Phoenix Altar	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	2–1	66.7
Izzet Twin	2–1	66.7
Control	100–127	44.1
Mono Black Control	4–1	80.0
Esper Control	9–11	45.0
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	2–3	40.0
Dimir Control	2–9	18.2
Azorius Control	15–32	31.9
Turbo Fog	1–2	33.3
Izzet Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	3–4	42.9
Boros Control	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Control	4–3	57.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	3–4	42.9
Cruel Control	1–1	50.0
Stax	5–5	50.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	1–2	33.3
Ponza	11–5	68.8
Mono White Control	3–9	25.0
Life is Ez	0–4	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	6–3	66.7
Astral Slide	6–3	66.7
Five Color Control	0–2	0.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	2–1	66.7
Bant Control	3–1	75.0
Pox	4–3	57.1
Enchantments Control	0–2	0.0
Seasons Past Control	6–4	60.0
Orzhov Control	9–8	52.9
Prison	3–9	25.0
Enchantress	2–9	18.2
Aggro-Combo	40–63	38.8
Aristocrats	9–9	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Boros Bombardment	0–3	0.0
Burn	5–7	41.7
Necro Burn	2–1	66.7
Infect	5–6	45.5
Simic Infect	1–4	20.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	11–30	26.8
Izzet Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–26	18.8
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Hushnought	5–5	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	2–4	33.3
Goblin Persist	2–3	40.0
Dirty Kitty	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	52–75	40.9
Izzet Tempo	9–18	33.3
Azorius Skies	2–1	66.7
Blue Madness	1–2	33.3
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–0	100.0
Wizards	6–3	66.7
Ninjas	11–14	44.0
Mono Blue Tempo	8–13	38.1
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	3–10	23.1
Dimir Tempo	3–6	33.3
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	3–2	60.0
Azorius Tempo	1–2	33.3
Combo-Control	41–43	48.8
Curses	2–4	33.3
Battle of Wits	3–2	60.0
Mindcrank	2–6	25.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–1	66.7
Solar Flare	2–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	2–4	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	25–22	53.2
Wildfire	3–4	42.9
Borderpost Wildfire	2–3	40.0
Jokulhaups Control	22–18	55.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	7–9	43.8
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	7–3	70.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Midrange	171–117	59.4
The Rock	2–3	40.0
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	6–3	66.7
Selesnya Midrange	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	9–7	56.3
Blink	7–12	36.8
Wave Blink	0–3	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	7–5	58.3
Séance	0–2	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	4–0	100.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	2–6	25.0
Mardu Midrange	4–0	100.0
White Jund	1–0	100.0
Vampires	6–1	85.7
Mono Black Vampires	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Vampires	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	10–2	83.3
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	6–2	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	20–17	54.1
Necro Midrange	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	3–3	50.0
Dimir Midrange	4–1	80.0
Angel Tribal	3–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	4–2	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	3–5	37.5
Martyr's Grace	2–5	28.6
Mutate	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–4	33.3
Fight Rigging	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	19–16	54.3
Orzhov Capenna	1–1	50.0
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–1	75.0
Mythic Colossification	1–2	33.3
Party	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	3–1	75.0
Hero of Precinct One	9–6	60.0
Mardu Hero	0–3	0.0
Five Color Hero	2–2	50.0
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Boros Hero	2–0	100.0
Simic Snow	3–1	75.0
Artifact Midrange	5–6	45.5
Coinflip Tribal	1–1	50.0
Death Cloud	5–1	83.3
Ramp	34–20	63.0
Rofellos Ramp	13–5	72.2
Cloudpost Ramp	16–12	57.1
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	12–10	54.5
Gruul Post	3–1	75.0
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0