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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 6 days, 1 hour.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Midrange	6023	11508–12208–34	48.5	294	2697
Blink	617	1615–1139	58.6	79	360
Wave Blink	356	994–627	61.3	53	222
Esper Wave	22	58–46	55.8	2	10
Azorius Wave	219	629–389	61.8	37	131
Orzhov Wave	85	229–142	61.7	11	63
Abzan Wave	13	36–23	61.0	2	8
Bant Wave	7	18–13	58.1	0	3
Acid Trip	3	6–7	46.2	0	1
Cloudpost Wave Blink	32	65–67	49.2	1	21

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	560–325	63.3
Mono Black Aggro	12–8	60.0
Heroic	48–18	72.7
Mono White Heroic	35–10	77.8
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	6–4	60.0
Boros Heroic	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Heroic	1–2	33.3
Red Deck Wins	138–102	57.5
Mono Red Devotion	0–2	0.0
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	3–3	50.0
Goblins	17–8	68.0
Tokens	11–2	84.6
Selesnya Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mardu Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	8–1	88.9
Mono Green Stompy	25–5	83.3
White Weenie	38–20	65.5
Odric Keywords	3–2	60.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	2–2	50.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Elves	26–12	68.4
Werewolves	3–0	100.0
Warriors	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	6–1	85.7
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	5–6	45.5
Zombies	67–33	67.0
Gruul Aggro	14–2	87.5
Merfolk	3–2	60.0
Mono Red Swarm	7–4	63.6
8 Whack	1–2	33.3
Artifact Aggro	63–30	67.7
Affinity	28–18	60.9
Hush-finity	1–3	25.0
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	3–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	30–10	75.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–2	33.3
Devoid Aggro	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	5–2	71.4
Illusions	2–2	50.0
Devastating Dreams	2–0	100.0
Madness	9–5	64.3
Rakdos Madness	9–5	64.3
Voltron	7–4	63.6
Hexproof	4–1	80.0
Boros Auras	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	2–2	50.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	4–3	57.1
AggroSlide	19–36	34.5
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	4–1	80.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Humans	1–1	50.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	13–16	44.8
Boros Legends Aggro	13–16	44.8
Combo	198–210	48.5
Storm	20–35	36.4
Dimir Tendrils	4–13	23.5
Dragonstorm	6–12	33.3
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	3–6	33.3
Grixis Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–4	20.0
Reanimator	47–40	54.0
Recurring Nightmare	11–10	52.4
Dragon Nightmare	8–8	50.0
Jund Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Worldgorger Dragon	10–8	55.6
Double Dragon	1–3	25.0
8 Goyf	3–1	75.0
Living Death	4–1	80.0
Traditional Reanimator	19–20	48.7
Rakdos Reanimator	6–5	54.5
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	8–8	50.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–5	37.5
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	7–1	87.5
New Perspectives	2–0	100.0
Cat Wave	0–1	0.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	2–0	100.0
Mardu Life	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	20–35	36.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	7–13	35.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	12–19	38.7
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Umbral Mantle	0–2	0.0
"Twin"	4–9	30.8
Murderous Mastery	0–1	0.0
Jeskai "Twin"	2–5	28.6
Naya "Twin"	0–3	0.0
Combo Post	4–1	80.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–11	21.4
Anvil Colossus	2–6	25.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–4	20.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	2–1	66.7
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	7–8	46.7
Saffi Combo	3–2	60.0
Turntimber Ranger	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–4	42.9
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	4–6	40.0
Izzet Ascension	6–4	60.0
Ominous Good	4–1	80.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–0	100.0
Soulflayer	5–1	83.3
Reanim8 Rack	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	21–20	51.2
Cephalid Breakfast	0–2	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Grixis Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Gond	2–2	50.0
Hermit Dredge	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	14–12	53.8
Neoform Hermit	4–4	50.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	2–1	66.7
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	0–2	0.0
Enduring Ideal	5–3	62.5
Ad Nauseam	3–2	60.0
Chain of Acid	2–1	66.7
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	0–3	0.0
Stuffy Doll	2–1	66.7
Tameshi Bloom	3–2	60.0
Possibility Storm	2–0	100.0
Control	223–163	57.8
Mono Black Control	11–3	78.6
Esper Control	11–13	45.8
Demonic Rising	6–0	100.0
Paradox Haze Lock	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	21–4	84.0
Watery Oath	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	36–23	61.0
Cawblade	4–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	7–4	63.6
Izzet Control	3–3	50.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	18–29	38.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Blackpost	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–9	35.7
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	8–10	44.4
Grixis Control	6–9	40.0
Cruel Control	2–4	33.3
Stax	15–6	71.4
Pollute the Planet	5–2	71.4
Birthday Stax	1–1	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Stagnant Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	11–18	37.9
Jeskai Approach	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	9–6	60.0
Izzet Dragons	2–2	50.0
Esper Dragons	2–1	66.7
Ponza	6–6	50.0
Mono White Control	8–2	80.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	9–9	50.0
Astral Slide	6–9	40.0
Five Color Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	3–3	50.0
Guildgate Control	3–5	37.5
Bant Control	4–1	80.0
Temur Reclamation	2–0	100.0
Pox	8–7	53.3
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–1	75.0
Seasons Past Control	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	5–8	38.5
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	132–90	59.5
Aristocrats	23–10	69.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	8–2	80.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–3	66.7
Boros Bombardment	2–2	50.0
Burn	16–10	61.5
Infect	29–25	53.7
Simic Infect	13–8	61.9
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–8	38.5
Golgari Infect	8–7	53.3
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	42–20	67.7
Izzet Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	38–20	65.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–3	25.0
Hushnought	3–9	25.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	12–11	52.2
Goblin Persist	8–7	53.3
Dirty Kitty	4–4	50.0
Aggro-Control	59–53	52.7
Simic Flash	1–4	20.0
Simic Vat	1–2	33.3
Izzet Tempo	15–9	62.5
Azorius Skies	3–2	60.0
Blue Madness	3–2	60.0
Simic Madness	3–2	60.0
Wizards	6–3	66.7
12 Pest	0–2	0.0
Ninjas	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	14–10	58.3
Mono Blue Librarians	6–3	66.7
Izzet Spells	5–13	27.8
Dimir Tempo	7–6	53.8
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	63–57	52.5
Curses	2–2	50.0
Burning Vengeance	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	3–5	37.5
Battle of Wits	5–1	83.3
Swarm Intelligence	0–1	0.0
Pickles	2–1	66.7
Mindcrank	13–10	56.5
Displace Loop	3–3	50.0
Peregrine Drake	1–1	50.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	2–3	40.0
Hive Mind	1–3	25.0
Zur's Weirding	2–0	100.0
Solar Flare	6–7	46.2
Plasma Swans	6–1	85.7
Mass Land Destruction	13–19	40.6
Wildfire	10–9	52.6
Thryx-Wildfire	3–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–5	28.6
Jokulhaups Control	3–10	23.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–5	16.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Midrange	335–202	62.4
Temur Ascendancy	7–7	50.0
The Rock	9–3	75.0
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	4–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	13–4	76.5
Selesnya Midrange	5–3	62.5
Selesnya Value Town	4–3	57.1
Jund	10–3	76.9
Blink	81–81	50.0
Wave Blink	50–49	50.5
Esper Wave	1–1	50.0
Azorius Wave	25–23	52.1
Orzhov Wave	21–21	50.0
Abzan Wave	2–1	66.7
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	4–5	44.4
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	15–4	78.9
Varolz Dreadnought	6–1	85.7
Enchantments Matter	7–0	100.0
Constellation	6–0	100.0
Allies	21–22	48.8
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	9–11	45.0
Boros Allies	2–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	3–3	50.0
Esper Allies	4–4	50.0
BRGW Allies	0–2	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	3–1	75.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	4–2	66.7
Selvala Morningstar	4–3	57.1
Mardu Midrange	3–2	60.0
White Jund	1–0	100.0
Vampires	7–2	77.8
Mono Black Vampires	6–2	75.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	3–0	100.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	16–6	72.7
Naya Midrange	1–3	25.0
Big Red	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	31–7	81.6
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	16–3	84.2
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	6–1	85.7
Angel Tribal	3–1	75.0
Toughness Matters	3–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	7–7	50.0
Martyr's Grace	3–6	33.3
Sultai Midrange	3–7	30.0
Sultai Emerge	1–1	50.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	13–9	59.1
Owling Mine	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	0–1	0.0
Mythic Colossification	2–0	100.0
Neoform	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	4–5	44.4
Hero of Precinct One	8–3	72.7
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	5–2	71.4
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	2–0	100.0
Simic Snow	6–5	54.5
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	4–2	66.7
Ramp	45–39	53.6
Rofellos Ramp	17–14	54.8
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Channel-Rofellos	4–7	36.4
Cloudpost Ramp	17–20	45.9
Eldrazipost	2–2	50.0
Golgari Post	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	13–13	50.0
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–1	50.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	1–1	50.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0