Aristocrats

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 14 weeks, 6 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	1023	1949–1773	52.4	7	96	47
Aristocrats	82	100–158	38.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	11	21–16	56.8
Orzhov Aristocrats	25	28–57	32.9
Golgari Aristocrats	17	20–32	38.5
Abzan Aristocrats	27	31–51	37.8
Mardu Aristocrats	1	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1	0–1	0.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	21–33	38.9
Heroic	4–6	40.0
Mono White Heroic	4–5	44.4
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	2–2	50.0
Goblins	1–0	100.0
Elves	1–4	20.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	3–1	75.0
Gruul Aggro	0–2	0.0
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	5–11	31.3
Affinity	5–10	33.3
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Madness	0–2	0.0
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	0–1	0.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
AggroSlide	0–1	0.0
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–1	50.0
Combo	13–23	36.1
Storm	1–2	33.3
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	3–5	37.5
Worldgorger Dragon	2–5	28.6
Traditional Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	2–3	40.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Eggs	1–3	25.0
Taking Turns	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Dredge	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	3–1	75.0
Control	20–17	54.1
Esper Control	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	5–4	55.6
Cawblade	2–1	66.7
Izzet Control	0–2	0.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	1–1	50.0
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	3–4	42.9
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Ponza	0–1	0.0
Mono White Control	2–0	100.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–0	100.0
Astral Slide	2–0	100.0
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	12–21	36.4
Burn	1–4	20.0
Infect	3–4	42.9
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–4	33.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–2	66.7
Hushnought	1–2	33.3
Liquimetal Fishing	0–3	0.0
Combo Goblins	2–6	25.0
Goblin Persist	2–6	25.0
Aggro-Control	7–15	31.8
Izzet Tempo	1–9	10.0
Azorius Skies	2–2	50.0
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	3–10	23.1
Mindcrank	2–3	40.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	0–2	0.0
Plasma Swans	0–4	0.0
Midrange	21–29	42.0
The Rock	2–0	100.0
Blink	4–8	33.3
Graveyard Value	0–2	0.0
Séance	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–1	50.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Devotion	2–3	40.0
Dimir Midrange	0–2	0.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	2–2	50.0
Abzan Hero	2–0	100.0
Ramp	3–10	23.1
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	2–8	20.0
Greenpost	2–8	20.0
Domain	1–0	100.0