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 1 day, 12 hours.

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Congratulations to chickeninthebrain, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 32)

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	2293	3630–3949	47.9	17	155	109
Restore Balance	110	216–182	54.3	0	7	10

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	50–37	57.5
Mono Black Aggro	5–1	83.3
Heroic	1–2	33.3
Mono White Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	1–10	9.1
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Tokens	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
White Weenie	2–6	25.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–2	0.0
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Elves	5–4	55.6
Selesnya Little Kid	0–2	0.0
Zombies	2–1	66.7
Gruul Aggro	2–0	100.0
Merfolk	3–1	75.0
Artifact Aggro	15–5	75.0
Affinity	7–1	87.5
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	6–3	66.7
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	0–1	0.0
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	7–1	87.5
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	2–0	100.0
Humans	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Combo	37–30	55.2
Storm	20–14	58.8
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	2–1	66.7
Izzet Storm	17–12	58.6
Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–1	0.0
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–3	0.0
Hypergenesis	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–0	100.0
Soulflayer	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	0–4	0.0
Oops All Spells	0–4	0.0
Dredge	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	2–2	50.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Control	25–22	53.2
Mono Black Control	3–0	100.0
Esper Control	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	5–6	45.5
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Mill	1–3	25.0
Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	2–3	40.0
Ponza	3–3	50.0
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	2–1	66.7
Seasons Past Control	0–1	0.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	14–31	31.1
Aristocrats	1–4	20.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	1–2	33.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	6–21	22.2
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–19	24.0
Hushnought	4–2	66.7
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	2–1	66.7
Goblin Persist	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	14–17	45.2
Izzet Tempo	1–0	100.0
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	1–2	33.3
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	8–8	50.0
Izzet Spells	2–3	40.0
Dimir Tempo	1–2	33.3
Combo-Control	10–6	62.5
Curses	0–2	0.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	7–4	63.6
Jokulhaups Control	7–4	63.6
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Midrange	62–35	63.9
The Rock	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	3–2	60.0
Blink	3–3	50.0
Graveyard Value	2–2	50.0
Séance	0–1	0.0
Allies	2–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–4	20.0
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Vampires	6–1	85.7
Mono Black Vampires	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Vampires	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–1	66.7
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	13–9	59.1
Mono Black Devotion	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	2–1	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	2–3	40.0
Martyr's Grace	2–3	40.0
Sultai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	2–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	7–2	77.8
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Boros Hero	2–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	0–1	0.0
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	4–0	100.0
Ramp	4–4	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	3–2	60.0
Greenpost	2–2	50.0
Simic Post	1–0	100.0