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.

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 2 days, 1 hour.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41539	68176–73186–34	48.2	354	3085	1593
Blink	4620	9366–7126	56.8	122	563	339
Wave Blink	1763	3798–2608	59.3	54	243	140
Cloudpost Wave Blink	141	312–194	61.7	1	21	14
Esper Wave	81	150–121	55.4	2	10	3
Azorius Wave	809	1841–1206	60.4	37	131	66
Orzhov Wave	404	840–579	59.2	11	63	29
Abzan Wave	154	325–240	57.5	2	8	17
Bant Wave	93	198–152	56.6	0	3	8
Acid Trip	73	91–156	36.8	0	1	1
Orzhov Blink	962	2120–1399	60.2	42	200	85

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	2451–1735	58.6
Mono Black Aggro	66–36	64.7
Heroic	177–107	62.3
Mono White Heroic	97–44	68.8
Azorius Heroic	9–6	60.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	23–25	47.9
Boros Heroic	29–26	52.7
Selesnya Heroic	15–5	75.0
Red Deck Wins	396–353	52.9
Mono Red Devotion	5–5	50.0
Prisoner	4–3	57.1
Proliferate Red	7–4	63.6
Goblins	81–60	57.4
Tokens	87–40	68.5
Selesnya Tokens	24–10	70.6
Mardu Tokens	2–3	40.0
Mono White Tokens	42–15	73.7
Orzhov Tokens	8–6	57.1
Mono Green Stompy	129–52	71.3
White Weenie	214–139	60.6
Odric Keywords	4–4	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	11–14	44.0
Soldiers	52–35	59.8
Kithkin	7–2	77.8
Chroma White	7–4	63.6
Mono White Humans	16–14	53.3
Elves	106–117	47.5
Werewolves	9–9	50.0
Minotaurs	4–1	80.0
Warriors	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Little Kid	37–20	64.9
Selesnya Counters	9–10	47.4
Rogues	18–15	54.5
Zombies	148–93	61.4
Gruul Aggro	56–25	69.1
Gruul Landfall	4–2	66.7
Merfolk	20–33	37.7
Mono Red Swarm	25–15	62.5
8 Whack	7–5	58.3
Artifact Aggro	272–193	58.5
Affinity	120–82	59.4
Hush-finity	2–6	25.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	21–11	65.6
Boros Vehicles	3–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	10–6	62.5
Tempered Steel	106–83	56.1
Mono Blue Architect	20–16	55.6
Devoid Aggro	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	14–8	63.6
Illusions	4–3	57.1
Devastating Dreams	8–2	80.0
Madness	43–31	58.1
Gruul Madness	3–1	75.0
Golgari Madness	5–5	50.0
Rakdos Madness	31–22	58.5
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	59–33	64.1
Hexproof	13–9	59.1
Boros Auras	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	29–17	63.0
Hateful Auras	9–4	69.2
Slivers	11–6	64.7
Naya Zoo	9–2	81.8
Knights	29–20	59.2
AggroSlide	62–93	40.0
Cats	15–5	75.0
Mono White Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	13–4	76.5
Rakdos Aggro	29–11	72.5
Rakdos Hellbent	3–3	50.0
Boros Aggro	17–6	73.9
Humans	63–37	63.0
Gruul Humans	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Humans	14–3	82.4
Boros Humans	33–22	60.0
Orzhov Humans	9–9	50.0
Shamans	5–4	55.6
Brushwaggs	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	15–5	75.0
Legends Aggro	156–117	57.1
Boros Legends Aggro	138–112	55.2
Selesnya Legends Aggro	5–2	71.4
Bard Class	6–3	66.7
Permanent Vacation	5–2	71.4
Pirates	21–9	70.0
Rats	7–9	43.8
Combo	1377–1227	52.9
Storm	190–196	49.2
Sultai Tendrils	3–1	75.0
Dimir Tendrils	26–38	40.6
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	25–26	49.0
Hazoret Storm	7–9	43.8
Simic Storm	5–6	45.5
Citadel Storm	11–4	73.3
High Tide	44–60	42.3
Grixis Tendrils	6–2	75.0
Stormpost	1–11	8.3
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–10	9.1
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	7–1	87.5
Izzet Storm	32–28	53.3
Swath Storm	2–4	33.3
Song Storm	3–1	75.0
Channel Storm	2–1	66.7
Reanimator	182–170	51.7
Recurring Nightmare	27–36	42.9
Dragon Nightmare	17–20	45.9
Jund Nightmare	3–3	50.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	3–3	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	35–44	44.3
Double Dragon	9–15	37.5
Starlit Graves	1–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	2–5	28.6
8 Goyf	6–3	66.7
Living Death	15–18	45.5
Excruciator Combo	6–17	26.1
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	90–63	58.8
Rakdos Reanimator	27–16	62.8
Dimir Reanimator	6–3	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	25–26	49.0
Grixis Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Reanimator	11–7	61.1
Oriss Genesis	7–7	50.0
Necro Combo	8–14	36.4
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	29–44	39.7
Mono Green Stormless Storm	2–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	8–0	100.0
Warp World	38–56	40.4
Temur Glimpse	9–11	45.0
Boros Glimpse	17–32	34.7
Actual Warp World	2–4	33.3
Four Color Glimpse	5–4	55.6
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	12–12	50.0
Hypergenesis	48–17	73.8
New Perspectives	8–5	61.5
Cat Wave	2–1	66.7
Acid Wave	1–0	100.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	2–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	2–0	100.0
Mardu Life	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	60–93	39.2
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	37–47	44.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	20–34	37.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–6	25.0
Myr Incubator	4–3	57.1
Umbral Mantle	4–3	57.1
Fake-Twin	24–22	52.2
Murderous Mastery	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	10–13	43.5
Naya Fake-Twin	4–5	44.4
Combo Post	8–4	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	54–54	50.0
Anvil Colossus	24–26	48.0
Upheaval Colossus	9–19	32.1
Infinite Infinite Combos	2–2	50.0
Seismic Swans	7–4	63.6
Eggs	34–38	47.2
Saffi Combo	4–3	57.1
Turntimber Ranger	1–2	33.3
Heartless Summoning Combo	13–9	59.1
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	3–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	40–25	61.5
Retraction Helix Combo	2–1	66.7
Taking Turns	27–25	51.9
Quest for Ula's Temple	4–3	57.1
Izzet Ascension	30–25	54.5
Ominous Good	10–7	58.8
Jokulhaups Combo	14–5	73.7
Soulflayer	29–9	76.3
Reanim8 Rack	5–0	100.0
Breakfast	97–116	45.5
Cephalid Breakfast	10–23	30.3
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	6–14	30.0
Grixis Breakfast	0–8	0.0
Hermit Gond	5–3	62.5
Hermit Dredge	5–4	55.6
Oops All Spells	49–57	46.2
Neoform Hermit	14–14	50.0
Unctus	10–9	52.6
Oops All Lands	21–23	47.7
Dredge	35–30	53.8
Insidious Roots Dredge	7–7	50.0
Polymorph	11–6	64.7
Protean Hulk Combo	0–3	0.0
Dice Factory	5–14	26.3
Storm Herald	11–5	68.8
Enduring Ideal	30–13	69.8
Ad Nauseam	11–10	52.4
Ad Swanseam	1–3	25.0
Chain of Acid	13–7	65.0
GreenTwin	3–2	60.0
Tibalt's Trickery	12–4	75.0
Intruder Alarm	6–2	75.0
Calibrated Blast	1–13	7.1
Restore Balance	28–16	63.6
Gyruda	12–19	38.7
Stuffy Doll	8–3	72.7
Belcher	13–6	68.4
Endless Belch	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	12–9	57.1
Possibility Storm	8–3	72.7
Midnight Mass	27–25	51.9
Phoenix Altar	3–5	37.5
Actual Twin	13–8	61.9
Izzet Twin	11–8	57.9
Boros Twin	1–0	100.0
Nadu Combo	13–6	68.4
Amalia Combo	4–2	66.7
Primal Prayers Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	1454–1045	58.2
Mono Black Control	35–18	66.0
Esper Control	125–101	55.3
Demonic Rising	28–13	68.3
Paradox Haze Lock	6–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	20–15	57.1
Dimir Control	92–65	58.6
Watery Oath	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	213–194	52.3
Cawblade	14–19	42.4
Turbo Fog	29–17	63.0
Izzet Control	16–26	38.1
Mardu Control	15–9	62.5
Mill	31–14	68.9
Boros Control	10–3	76.9
Cloudpost Control	103–107	49.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	13–11	54.2
Blackpost	13–8	61.9
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	28–33	45.9
Dimir Cloudpost Control	4–5	44.4
Izzet Cloudpost Control	7–4	63.6
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	15–24	38.5
Mono White Cloudpost Control	9–11	45.0
Grixis Control	65–45	59.1
Cruel Control	33–18	64.7
Stax	100–43	69.9
Pollute the Planet	11–3	78.6
Birthday Stax	6–5	54.5
Chandra Nalaar	4–3	57.1
Stagnant Control	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Control	44–50	46.8
Jeskai Approach	3–4	42.9
Dragon Control	36–24	60.0
Izzet Dragons	5–9	35.7
Esper Dragons	4–4	50.0
Grixis Dragons	0–2	0.0
Galleon Control	2–1	66.7
Runeflare	13–5	72.2
Ponza	96–72	57.1
Mono White Control	36–24	60.0
Life is Ez	11–10	52.4
Dynavolt Tower	7–3	70.0
Cycling Control	49–38	56.3
Astral Slide	36–33	52.2
Five Color Control	19–9	67.9
Five Color Collected Conjuring	6–1	85.7
Shrines	1–1	50.0
Last Stand Control	4–5	44.4
Sultai Control	26–25	51.0
Sultai Ultimatum	0–3	0.0
Guildgate Control	19–13	59.4
Bant Control	22–17	56.4
Temur Reclamation	4–1	80.0
Pox	42–26	61.8
Enchantments Control	4–1	80.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	11–3	78.6
Seasons Past Control	43–16	72.9
Orzhov Control	27–8	77.1
Prison	40–26	60.6
Enchantress	35–26	57.4
Aggro-Combo	616–454	57.6
Aristocrats	193–97	66.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	39–24	61.9
Orzhov Aristocrats	45–23	66.2
Golgari Aristocrats	9–4	69.2
Abzan Aristocrats	15–3	83.3
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	15–4	78.9
Rakdos Aristocrats	58–30	65.9
Boros Bombardment	6–5	54.5
Burn	88–51	63.3
Necro Burn	8–5	61.5
Infect	108–107	50.2
Simic Infect	44–44	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	35–42	45.5
Golgari Infect	20–13	60.6
Pummeler	3–2	60.0
Hermit Humans	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	104–70	59.8
Izzet Dreadnought	7–4	63.6
Mono Blue Dreadnought	82–60	57.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	23–15	60.5
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	2–1	66.7
Hushnought	16–42	27.6
Liquimetal Fishing	17–7	70.8
Combo Goblins	47–57	45.2
Goblin Persist	26–39	40.0
Dirty Kitty	21–18	53.8
Dwarf Combo	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	464–486	48.8
Simic Flash	7–16	30.4
Simic Vat	1–3	25.0
Izzet Tempo	85–99	46.2
Azorius Skies	20–25	44.4
Blue Madness	30–24	55.6
Simic Madness	19–20	48.7
Temur Madness	2–3	40.0
Grixis Madness	4–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	3–2	60.0
Wizards	28–19	59.6
Tetsukotog	1–1	50.0
12 Pest	1–3	25.0
Ninjas	21–27	43.8
Mono Blue Gush	8–7	53.3
Mono Blue Tempo	55–83	39.9
Mono Blue Faeries	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	16–21	43.2
Izzet Spells	51–65	44.0
Dimir Tempo	59–50	54.1
Dimir Faeries	16–8	66.7
Dimir Librarians	1–2	33.3
Sultai Tempo	1–3	25.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	5–3	62.5
Azorius Tempo	31–20	60.8
Combo-Control	436–414	51.3
Curses	21–13	61.8
Burning Vengeance	6–4	60.0
Cruel Combo-Control	12–9	57.1
Battle of Wits	38–40	48.7
Approach Necro	1–1	50.0
Shared Fate	2–4	33.3
Swarm Intelligence	1–2	33.3
Sunforger	5–1	83.3
Pickles	11–9	55.0
Mindcrank	41–42	49.4
Dragoncrank	1–2	33.3
Displace Loop	9–7	56.3
Peregrine Drake	4–2	66.7
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–1	50.0
Yosei Vat	4–7	36.4
Lich's Mastery	11–4	73.3
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	25–21	54.3
Zur's Weirding	12–5	70.6
Solar Flare	21–19	52.5
Plasma Swans	22–25	46.8
Mass Land Destruction	145–163	47.1
Wildfire	70–80	46.7
Thryx-Wildfire	10–11	47.6
Borderpost Wildfire	25–45	35.7
Jokulhaups Control	75–83	47.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	23–23	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	9–21	30.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	16–16	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	5–10	33.3
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	13–6	68.4
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	5–6	45.5
Thopter-Sword	4–5	44.4
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–3	25.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	3–1	75.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	14–5	73.7
Greasefang	14–14	50.0
Esper Greasefang	4–5	44.4
Orzhov Greasefang	10–9	52.6
Coveted Falcon Combo	3–3	50.0
Midrange	2187–1434	60.4
Temur Ascendancy	36–32	52.9
The Rock	70–27	72.2
Golgari Citadel	9–5	64.3
Grenzo	11–4	73.3
Abzan Midrange	112–50	69.1
Selesnya Midrange	33–16	67.3
Selesnya Value Town	18–11	62.1
Jund	86–51	62.8
Blink	406–406	50.0
Wave Blink	118–126	48.4
Cloudpost Wave Blink	10–12	45.5
Esper Wave	2–1	66.7
Azorius Wave	50–55	47.6
Orzhov Wave	32–31	50.8
Abzan Wave	15–14	51.7
Bant Wave	4–8	33.3
Acid Trip	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Blink	144–150	49.0
Anti-Persecution	6–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	88–44	66.7
Séance	9–8	52.9
Varolz Dreadnought	18–11	62.1
Enchantments Matter	21–12	63.6
Orzhov Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Constellation	8–3	72.7
Allies	67–55	54.9
Orzhov Allies	7–2	77.8
Mardu Allies	18–24	42.9
Boros Allies	5–5	50.0
Mono White Allies	11–8	57.9
Esper Allies	6–4	60.0
BRGW Allies	1–5	16.7
Azorius Allies	1–2	33.3
Treefolk	7–8	46.7
-1/-1 Counters	4–2	66.7
Fake-Rack	34–11	75.6
Selvala Morningstar	4–3	57.1
Mardu Midrange	18–12	60.0
Leave // Chance Midrange	1–1	50.0
Yisan-Prophet	1–1	50.0
White Jund	2–3	40.0
Vampires	48–32	60.0
Mono Black Vampires	31–18	63.3
Rakdos Vampires	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Vampires	13–8	61.9
Legends Midrange	33–14	70.2
Mardu Legends	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	11–5	68.8
Selesnya Legends	9–4	69.2
Elementals	14–4	77.8
Rakdos Midrange	99–47	67.8
Naya Midrange	22–11	66.7
Card Advantage White	1–0	100.0
Big Red	38–29	56.7
Mono Black Midrange	192–121	61.3
Necro Midrange	25–36	41.0
Mono Black Devotion	77–40	65.8
Davriel Braids	5–2	71.4
Dimir Midrange	51–24	68.0
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Temur Energy	3–4	42.9
Angels	10–4	71.4
Mono White Angels	4–3	57.1
Azorius Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	4–1	80.0
Toughness Matters	32–7	82.1
Lifegain Midrange	39–27	59.1
Martyr's Grace	13–17	43.3
Adventures	2–2	50.0
Mutate	2–2	50.0
Sultai Midrange	38–30	55.9
Sultai Emerge	4–8	33.3
Sultai Energy	1–1	50.0
Fight Rigging	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Midrange	85–48	63.9
Orzhov Capenna	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	8–9	47.1
Prophet Glare	3–4	42.9
Heartless Summoning Stompy	32–35	47.8
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	12–5	70.6
Enigmatic Incarnation	10–3	76.9
Mythic Colossification	5–1	83.3
Neoform	7–4	63.6
Temur Neoform	2–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	3–3	50.0
Party	3–2	60.0
Fires of Invention	54–46	54.0
Hero of Precinct One	54–33	62.1
Abzan Hero	3–2	60.0
Mardu Hero	7–4	63.6
Esper Hero	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Hero	8–7	53.3
Five Color Hero	15–10	60.0
Naya Hero	4–0	100.0
Boros Hero	7–3	70.0
Gruul Obosh	4–2	66.7
Clerics	15–16	48.4
Simic Snow	14–13	51.9
Artifact Midrange	42–21	66.7
Coinflips	15–1	93.8
Death Cloud	28–7	80.0
Nissa Company	3–2	60.0
Illness in the Ranks	9–1	90.0
Game Objects	8–11	42.1
Laelia Cascade	3–4	42.9
Wight Midrange	15–16	48.4
Golgari Wight	2–2	50.0
Jund Wight	8–11	42.1
Ramp	373–331	53.0
Villainous Wealth	9–3	75.0
Rofellos Ramp	74–100	42.5
Wild Pair	7–0	100.0
Channel-Rofellos	17–35	32.7
Cloudpost Ramp	162–141	53.5
Eldrazipost	4–2	66.7
Locus Awakening	1–1	50.0
Golgari Post	8–6	57.1
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	8–4	66.7
Greenpost	92–91	50.3
Gruul Post	13–13	50.0
Simic Post	15–14	51.7
Temurpost	4–0	100.0
Domain	8–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	13–7	65.0
Historic Bloom	0–1	0.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	3–5	37.5
Defenders	3–1	75.0
Carth Superfriends	22–14	61.1
Jund Carth	3–2	60.0
Applejacks	5–2	71.4
Field Ramp	15–20	42.9
Superfriends	2–0	100.0
Unclassified	8–0	100.0