Goblin Persist

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, 7 hours.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	1023	1949–1773	52.4	7	96	47
Combo Goblins	233	490–401	55.0	1	28	14
Goblin Persist	231	489–401	54.9	1	28	14

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	108–121	47.2
Mono Black Aggro	3–1	75.0
Heroic	9–25	26.5
Mono White Heroic	9–25	26.5
Red Deck Wins	10–9	52.6
Goblins	2–5	28.6
Mono Green Stompy	0–1	0.0
White Weenie	3–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–0	100.0
Elves	15–18	45.5
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Rogues	1–2	33.3
Zombies	5–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	0–2	0.0
Merfolk	5–1	83.3
Artifact Aggro	31–37	45.6
Affinity	28–34	45.2
Hush-finity	1–3	25.0
Tempered Steel	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Architect	2–3	40.0
Madness	2–0	100.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	3–0	100.0
Hexproof	3–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	3–1	75.0
AggroSlide	9–14	39.1
Cats	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Cats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Combo	87–59	59.6
Storm	11–3	78.6
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	3–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	3–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–2	33.3
Reanimator	3–6	33.3
Worldgorger Dragon	2–5	28.6
Traditional Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–8	33.3
Hypergenesis	8–7	53.3
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–14	22.2
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–11	21.4
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
"Twin"	2–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	3–1	75.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eggs	11–9	55.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	4–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	3–1	75.0
Soulflayer	5–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	2–0	100.0
Dredge	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	4–3	57.1
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	6–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	6–6	50.0
Ad Swanseam	0–2	0.0
Control	67–47	58.8
Mono Black Control	2–1	66.7
Esper Control	9–6	60.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	13–18	41.9
Cawblade	6–5	54.5
Turbo Fog	1–2	33.3
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	3–0	100.0
Boros Control	3–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	4–4	50.0
Cruel Control	4–3	57.1
Stax	7–5	58.3
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	4–1	80.0
Mono White Control	2–1	66.7
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	2–1	66.7
Five Color Control	4–1	80.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	3–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	3–0	100.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	38–42	47.5
Aristocrats	6–2	75.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Burn	9–6	60.0
Infect	3–9	25.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–9	25.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	8–4	66.7
Hushnought	1–9	10.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–2	0.0
Combo Goblins	8–8	50.0
Goblin Persist	8–8	50.0
Aggro-Control	39–32	54.9
Izzet Tempo	13–13	50.0
Azorius Skies	2–0	100.0
Wizards	9–3	75.0
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	6–8	42.9
Mono Blue Faeries	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	3–2	60.0
Dimir Tempo	2–1	66.7
Combo-Control	44–35	55.7
Curses	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	12–11	52.2
Dragoncrank	1–1	50.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	5–3	62.5
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	1–2	33.3
Plasma Swans	7–5	58.3
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	13–13	50.0
Wildfire	13–13	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	12–12	50.0
Midrange	82–50	62.1
The Rock	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	0–1	0.0
Blink	20–12	62.5
Graveyard Value	4–5	44.4
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–4	33.3
Allies	2–2	50.0
Esper Allies	1–2	33.3
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	2–1	66.7
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Vampires	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	5–2	71.4
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	4–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	8–6	57.1
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	4–0	100.0
Mono Black Devotion	3–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	2–2	50.0
Angel Tribal	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–1	66.7
Sultai Midrange	3–2	60.0
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–3	40.0
Hero of Precinct One	7–4	63.6
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	1–1	50.0
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	1–1	50.0
Ramp	24–15	61.5
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	4–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	19–13	59.4
Greenpost	18–12	60.0
Simic Post	1–1	50.0