Martyr's Grace

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.

Current League
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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
Midrange	6034	11537–12233–34	48.5	294	2701
Lifegain Midrange	147	326–291–1	52.8	14	80
Martyr's Grace	96	246–180–1	57.7	13	63

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	79–42–1	65.3
Mono Black Aggro	3–1	75.0
Heroic	4–2	66.7
Mono White Heroic	2–2	50.0
Azorius Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	16–10–1	61.5
Goblins	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–2	75.0
White Weenie	14–3	82.4
Elves	6–1	85.7
Zombies	4–1	80.0
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	9–11	45.0
Affinity	3–3	50.0
Tempered Steel	6–8	42.9
Voltron	2–1	66.7
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	9–8	52.9
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Combo	37–45	45.1
Storm	11–6	64.7
Dimir Tendrils	2–1	66.7
High Tide	5–3	62.5
Izzet Storm	3–2	60.0
Channel Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	2–4	33.3
Recurring Nightmare	1–2	33.3
Traditional Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–3	0.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–7	22.2
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–7	22.2
Izzet Ascension	1–1	50.0
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	10–18	35.7
Oops All Spells	10–18	35.7
Dredge	6–3	66.7
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–0	100.0
Belcher	0–3	0.0
Control	34–32	51.5
Esper Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	2–6	25.0
Dimir Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	10–5	66.7
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Ponza	0–1	0.0
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–5	28.6
Astral Slide	2–5	28.6
Five Color Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	3–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Control	5–5	50.0
Prison	0–3	0.0
Aggro-Combo	37–18	67.3
Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	6–1	85.7
Infect	2–2	50.0
Simic Infect	2–2	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	22–13	62.9
Izzet Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	21–11	65.6
Hushnought	3–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	1–2	33.3
Dirty Kitty	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	11–4	73.3
Izzet Tempo	5–1	83.3
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	3–1	75.0
Combo-Control	9–11	45.0
Displace Loop	0–4	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	8–5	61.5
Jokulhaups Control	8–5	61.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Midrange	35–28	55.6
The Rock	0–1	0.0
Jund	1–0	100.0
Blink	6–3	66.7
Wave Blink	6–3	66.7
Azorius Wave	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Wave	6–1	85.7
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Allies	2–1	66.7
Azorius Allies	2–1	66.7
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–2	0.0
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–2	60.0
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	7–7	50.0
Martyr's Grace	7–7	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	7–5	58.3
Orzhov Capenna	0–2	0.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	0–1	0.0
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	3–2	60.0
Ramp	4–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	1–0	100.0