Restore Balance

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
Combo	1260	1983–2142	48.1	12	93	41
Restore Balance	114	239–164	59.3	0	13	6

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	51–29	63.8
Mono Black Aggro	1–0	100.0
Heroic	2–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	5–9	35.7
Goblins	2–1	66.7
Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono White Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–1	66.7
White Weenie	0–2	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Elves	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	2–0	100.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	2–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	2–0	100.0
Merfolk	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	11–7	61.1
Affinity	3–3	50.0
Tempered Steel	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Architect	4–2	66.7
Madness	0–1	0.0
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	3–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	3–0	100.0
Knights	5–1	83.3
AggroSlide	6–3	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	2–0	100.0
Shamans	2–0	100.0
Combo	30–32	48.4
Storm	3–1	75.0
Dragonstorm	3–1	75.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–0	100.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	6–3	66.7
Umbral Mantle	1–3	25.0
"Twin"	4–1	80.0
Naya "Twin"	4–1	80.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–2	33.3
Taking Turns	1–2	33.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	2–7	22.2
Breakfast	2–7	22.2
Oops All Spells	2–7	22.2
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–1	50.0
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Control	31–27	53.4
Esper Control	1–2	33.3
Dimir Control	0–2	0.0
Azorius Control	6–12	33.3
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	1–1	50.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	2–1	66.7
Ponza	7–2	77.8
Cycling Control	5–1	83.3
Astral Slide	5–1	83.3
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	3–1	75.0
Pox	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	14–9	60.9
Aristocrats	7–3	70.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	1–2	33.3
Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–4	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	21–26	44.7
Izzet Tempo	6–11	35.3
Lich Aggro-Control	2–0	100.0
Wizards	4–1	80.0
Ninjas	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–5	28.6
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	0–2	0.0
Dimir Tempo	2–2	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–2	50.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	18–19	48.6
Mindcrank	2–3	40.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	2–4	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	13–9	59.1
Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	11–9	55.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	5–8	38.5
Temur Jokulhaups Control	4–0	100.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Midrange	58–13	81.7
Abzan Midrange	3–0	100.0
Jund	1–0	100.0
Blink	4–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	3–0	100.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–0	100.0
Big Red	5–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	2–0	100.0
Angel Tribal	3–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mutate	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	14–5	73.7
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	4–1	80.0
Ramp	16–9	64.0
Rofellos Ramp	10–3	76.9
Cloudpost Ramp	4–6	40.0
Greenpost	4–6	40.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0