Recurring Nightmare

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, 15 hours.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	1863	3061–3244	48.5	15	124	72
Reanimator	605	1267–1004	55.8	9	76	31
Recurring Nightmare	259	593–396	60.0	7	42	18
Dragon Nightmare	232	549–344	61.5	7	41	18

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	195–148	56.9
Mono Black Aggro	5–4	55.6
Heroic	1–2	33.3
Mono White Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	48–44	52.2
Mono Red Devotion	1–1	50.0
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Goblins	24–15	61.5
Tokens	11–7	61.1
Selesnya Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono White Tokens	7–5	58.3
Mono Green Stompy	2–1	66.7
White Weenie	13–1	92.9
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–1	80.0
Soldiers	2–0	100.0
Elves	18–8	69.2
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–0	100.0
Zombies	11–17	39.3
Gruul Aggro	5–3	62.5
Merfolk	3–3	50.0
Artifact Aggro	8–4	66.7
Affinity	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	7–4	63.6
Voltron	1–2	33.3
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	4–4	50.0
AggroSlide	28–29	49.1
Cats	5–0	100.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Hellbent	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Humans	2–0	100.0
Combo	125–112	52.7
Storm	30–30	50.0
Sultai Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Dimir Tendrils	17–19	47.2
Simic Storm	2–6	25.0
Citadel Storm	3–1	75.0
Grixis Tendrils	2–2	50.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	50–53	48.5
Recurring Nightmare	22–22	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	20–22	47.6
Traditional Reanimator	28–31	47.5
Rakdos Reanimator	10–15	40.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	13–16	44.8
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–2	0.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	4–2	66.7
Runeflare	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	2–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	7–5	58.3
Upheaval Colossus	3–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	0–2	0.0
Eggs	5–1	83.3
Turntimber Ranger	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	6–1	85.7
Ominous Good	3–2	60.0
Jokulhaups Combo	7–6	53.8
Soulflayer	2–1	66.7
Polymorph	3–1	75.0
Control	81–36	69.2
Esper Control	3–2	60.0
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	6–7	46.2
Azorius Control	15–4	78.9
Turbo Fog	4–2	66.7
Izzet Control	2–1	66.7
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	10–3	76.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	8–2	80.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	3–4	42.9
Cruel Control	2–3	40.0
Ponza	13–8	61.9
Mono White Control	5–1	83.3
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	3–0	100.0
Astral Slide	3–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	4–1	80.0
Bant Control	3–2	60.0
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	13–9	59.1
Aristocrats	11–6	64.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	6–3	66.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Abzan Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Food	2–0	100.0
Burn	2–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Combo Goblins	0–1	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	24–13	64.9
Simic Flash	4–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	2–2	50.0
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	4–0	100.0
Simic Madness	3–0	100.0
Ninjas	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	3–1	75.0
Izzet Spells	6–2	75.0
Dimir Tempo	2–5	28.6
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	20–14	58.8
Cruel Combo-Control	2–4	33.3
Battle of Wits	3–2	60.0
Yosei Vat	3–2	60.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–2	50.0
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	6–2	75.0
Wildfire	6–2	75.0
Thryx-Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	96–48	66.7
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	7–2	77.8
Selesnya Value Town	3–1	75.0
Jund	5–2	71.4
Blink	9–7	56.3
Wave Blink	9–7	56.3
Esper Wave	3–5	37.5
Azorius Wave	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Wave	3–1	75.0
Graveyard Value	5–5	50.0
Séance	2–3	40.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	3–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	5–1	83.3
Mardu Midrange	3–0	100.0
Vampires	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–2	50.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	9–3	75.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	16–8	66.7
Mono Black Devotion	12–6	66.7
Davriel Braids	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	2–2	50.0
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–1	50.0
Mutate	4–3	57.1
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	2–1	66.7
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	4–4	50.0
Ramp	39–16	70.9
Rofellos Ramp	10–3	76.9
Wild Pair	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	14–8	63.6
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	5–0	100.0
Greenpost	5–2	71.4
Simic Post	2–2	50.0
Reclamation at Wake	5–3	62.5
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	2–1	66.7