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.

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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.

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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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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 12 weeks, 5 days.

Esper Control

Tournaments Only
Season 19▾
1. All
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	2060	3456–3848	47.3	6	69	69
Esper Control	235	438–428	50.6	4	11	13

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	78–113	40.8
Mono Black Aggro	1–0	100.0
Heroic	8–3	72.7
Mono White Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	6–1	85.7
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	12–29	29.3
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	3–3	50.0
Tokens	3–5	37.5
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono Green Stompy	1–7	12.5
White Weenie	8–12	40.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–6	40.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Elves	6–7	46.2
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–5	16.7
Selesnya Counters	1–3	25.0
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Zombies	0–5	0.0
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–2	0.0
8 Whack	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	5–10	33.3
Affinity	2–2	50.0
Tempered Steel	2–6	25.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–2	33.3
AggroSlide	10–11	47.6
Cats	6–3	66.7
Selesnya Cats	6–3	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	1–3	25.0
Shamans	2–1	66.7
Combo	94–70	57.3
Storm	9–7	56.3
Dragonstorm	3–2	60.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–2	33.3
Izzet Storm	2–1	66.7
Swath Storm	2–1	66.7
Song Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	24–10	70.6
Traditional Reanimator	24–10	70.6
Rakdos Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	21–9	70.0
Oriss Genesis	0–3	0.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	7–3	70.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–0	100.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–3	57.1
Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	12–23	34.3
Anvil Colossus	10–14	41.7
Upheaval Colossus	2–6	25.0
Eggs	1–3	25.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	3–1	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–0	100.0
Soulflayer	6–1	85.7
Reanim8 Rack	6–1	85.7
Breakfast	19–14	57.6
Oops All Spells	4–2	66.7
Neoform Hermit	14–12	53.8
Dredge	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	2–2	50.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Control	84–58	59.2
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	5–5	50.0
Dimir Control	12–2	85.7
Azorius Control	5–8	38.5
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	0–2	0.0
Mill	2–4	33.3
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	9–12	42.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–6	14.3
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–2	33.3
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	0–5	0.0
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	4–0	100.0
Dragon Control	6–1	85.7
Izzet Dragons	6–1	85.7
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Ponza	6–2	75.0
Mono White Control	2–2	50.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	4–3	57.1
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–1	50.0
Last Stand Control	2–1	66.7
Sultai Control	7–3	70.0
Sultai Ultimatum	7–3	70.0
Guildgate Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	3–2	60.0
Pox	8–3	72.7
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	32–29	52.5
Aristocrats	10–13	43.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	5–6	45.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Burn	6–3	66.7
Infect	2–2	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–1	66.7
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–2	60.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	7–6	53.8
Combo Goblins	2–1	66.7
Goblin Persist	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	25–32	43.9
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	6–7	46.2
Azorius Skies	0–3	0.0
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Tempo	4–6	40.0
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	1–2	33.3
Dimir Tempo	5–5	50.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	13–4	76.5
Battle of Wits	4–2	66.7
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	3–1	75.0
Wildfire	3–1	75.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	103–103	50.0
The Rock	6–3	66.7
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	4–13	23.5
Jund	1–3	25.0
Blink	15–5	75.0
Wave Blink	14–5	73.7
Esper Wave	2–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	5–4	55.6
Abzan Wave	1–0	100.0
Bant Wave	4–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	8–5	61.5
Séance	2–2	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Fake-Rack	0–6	0.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	3–1	75.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	14–11	56.0
Big Red	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	7–3	70.0
Mono Black Devotion	2–1	66.7
Dimir Midrange	3–6	33.3
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	2–3	40.0
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–6	45.5
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Prophet Glare	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–0	100.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	2–10	16.7
Hero of Precinct One	9–11	45.0
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Esper Hero	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Hero	2–6	25.0
Five Color Hero	2–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	1–2	33.3
Clerics	2–3	40.0
Death Cloud	2–4	33.3
Ramp	9–19	32.1
Cloudpost Ramp	5–16	23.8
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	5–11	31.3
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0