Tempered Steel

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	2879	5194–4664	52.7	32	247	128
Artifact Aggro	557	1090–943	53.6	2	36	30
Tempered Steel	315	691–517	57.2	1	19	20

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	145–108	57.3
Mono Black Aggro	9–1	90.0
Heroic	0–5	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–3	0.0
Boros Heroic	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	30–17	63.8
Tokens	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	3–1	75.0
Mono Green Stompy	4–0	100.0
White Weenie	16–16	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–6	40.0
Soldiers	2–1	66.7
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Elves	13–11	54.2
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–1	66.7
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	4–1	80.0
Gruul Aggro	1–2	33.3
Merfolk	5–11	31.3
Artifact Aggro	31–24	56.4
Affinity	9–8	52.9
Salvage Titan	3–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	15–15	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	4–1	80.0
Madness	6–2	75.0
Golgari Madness	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Madness	4–0	100.0
Voltron	4–2	66.7
Hateful Auras	4–2	66.7
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	8–9	47.1
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Combo	105–99	51.5
Storm	32–33	49.2
Dragonstorm	4–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	2–0	100.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	25–31	44.6
Reanimator	7–5	58.3
Worldgorger Dragon	6–4	60.0
Double Dragon	2–1	66.7
Traditional Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–7	22.2
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Warp World	3–2	60.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	3–1	75.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	7–2	77.8
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	6–2	75.0
Myr Incubator	3–1	75.0
"Twin"	0–1	0.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Eggs	1–2	33.3
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–6	33.3
Taking Turns	3–2	60.0
Izzet Ascension	3–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–1	75.0
Soulflayer	5–5	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–2	33.3
Breakfast	4–17	19.0
Oops All Spells	4–17	19.0
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	2–1	66.7
Intruder Alarm	2–3	40.0
Restore Balance	3–6	33.3
Stuffy Doll	2–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	3–1	75.0
Control	97–72	57.4
Mono Black Control	3–0	100.0
Esper Control	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Control	2–2	50.0
Dimir Control	5–2	71.4
Azorius Control	23–26	46.9
Turbo Fog	1–3	25.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	7–1	87.5
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	1–1	50.0
Stax	10–2	83.3
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	13–13	50.0
Mono White Control	1–6	14.3
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	2–1	66.7
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	5–4	55.6
Pox	9–4	69.2
Seasons Past Control	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	2–0	100.0
Prison	2–2	50.0
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	56–54	50.9
Aristocrats	7–4	63.6
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–3	62.5
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	13–5	72.2
Infect	3–4	42.9
Simic Infect	2–2	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	23–34	40.4
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	19–28	40.4
Hushnought	4–3	57.1
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	5–3	62.5
Goblin Persist	5–3	62.5
Aggro-Control	41–33	55.4
Izzet Tempo	7–0	100.0
Azorius Skies	2–0	100.0
Blue Madness	0–2	0.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	12–12	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	15–15	50.0
Dimir Tempo	1–2	33.3
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	47–24	66.2
Curses	7–2	77.8
Battle of Wits	1–1	50.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	0–3	0.0
Familiars	0–3	0.0
Lich's Mastery	3–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	4–2	66.7
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	27–16	62.8
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	26–16	61.9
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	3–3	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	11–9	55.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	4–1	80.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	5–2	71.4
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	170–113	60.1
The Rock	6–3	66.7
Abzan Midrange	0–4	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	5–2	71.4
Jund	20–13	60.6
Blink	14–6	70.0
Graveyard Value	3–0	100.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	3–1	75.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	10–5	66.7
Mardu Midrange	2–4	33.3
Vampires	5–7	41.7
Mono Black Vampires	2–7	22.2
Rakdos Midrange	4–1	80.0
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	35–31	53.0
Mono Black Devotion	5–2	71.4
Dimir Midrange	3–3	50.0
Angel Tribal	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	5–7	41.7
Martyr's Grace	4–7	36.4
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	6–1	85.7
Owling Mine	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	12–12	50.0
Mardu Hero	5–2	71.4
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Naya Hero	5–6	45.5
Boros Hero	1–2	33.3
Artifact Midrange	7–5	58.3
Coinflip Tribal	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	4–1	80.0
Ramp	30–14	68.2
Cloudpost Ramp	23–8	74.2
Greenpost	22–6	78.6
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	2–1	66.7