Control

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.

Learn more

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.

Current League
More Info

Sign Up
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.

More Info

Sign Up
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, 5 days.

Don't show me this again

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	1760	2788–2986	48.3	19	133	74
Mono Black Control	16	12–32	27.3	0	1
Esper Control	101	167–202	45.3	0	3	3
Mono Blue Control	14	10–22	31.3
Dimir Control	62	82–118	41.0	0	3	4
Dreadful Inspiration	4	9–8	52.9	0	2	1
Azorius Control	554	986–782	55.8	5	34	41
Cawblade	21	36–29	55.4	0	1	2
Turbo Fog	4	3–11	21.4
Izzet Control	23	21–36	36.8	0	1
Mill	21	13–42	23.6
Boros Control	13	20–20	50.0			1
Cloudpost Control	78	117–159	42.4	0	2	1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	11	21–17	55.3	0	1
Blackpost	13	28–25	52.8
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	43	56–94	37.3	0	1	1
Izzet Cloudpost Control	5	7–9	43.8
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	3	1–9	10.0
Grixis Control	41	66–76	46.5
Cruel Control	7	6–10	37.5
Stax	82	112–165	40.4	0	4	1
Chandra Nalaar	1	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Control	11	12–14	46.2			1
Jeskai Approach	1	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	9	7–21	25.0	0	1
Izzet Dragons	4	5–10	33.3	0	1
Grixis Dragons	1	1–2	33.3
Ponza	90	103–178	36.7	0	2	2
Mono White Control	123	197–167	54.1	1	10	8
Life is Ez	29	32–26	55.2			2
Cycling Control	199	378–368	50.7	13	60	3
Astral Slide	199	378–368	50.7	13	60	3
Five Color Control	44	57–71	44.5	0	1	1
Five Color Collected Conjuring	3	2–8	20.0
Shrines	2	3–6	33.3
Guildgate Control	5	5–17	22.7
Bant Control	11	10–16	38.5
Temur Reclamation	1	2–2	50.0
Pox	59	55–119	31.6
Enchantments Control	11	20–12	62.5
Seasons Past Control	45	73–97	42.9			1
Orzhov Control	74	157–126	55.5	0	10	5
Prison	61	99–97	50.5	0	1	2
Enchantress	43	80–67	54.4			1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	492–578	46.0
Mono Black Aggro	34–41	45.3
Heroic	56–52	51.9
Mono White Heroic	34–47	42.0
Azorius Heroic	15–1	93.8
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	6–4	60.0
Red Deck Wins	66–157	29.6
Goblins	8–4	66.7
Tokens	13–11	54.2
Selesnya Tokens	6–2	75.0
Mono White Tokens	6–7	46.2
Mono Green Stompy	28–27	50.9
White Weenie	36–42	46.2
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	1–1	50.0
Elves	30–35	46.2
Werewolves	15–3	83.3
Warriors	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Little Kid	3–3	50.0
Rogues	8–10	44.4
Zombies	4–1	80.0
Gruul Aggro	15–24	38.5
Gruul Landfall	2–1	66.7
Merfolk	12–10	54.5
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	74–55	57.4
Affinity	50–40	55.6
Hush-finity	6–3	66.7
Salvage Titan	1–2	33.3
Tempered Steel	21–12	63.6
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–2	33.3
Illusions	1–2	33.3
Madness	10–7	58.8
Rakdos Madness	10–7	58.8
Voltron	6–10	37.5
Hexproof	5–9	35.7
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Slivers	11–11	50.0
Naya Zoo	1–2	33.3
Knights	9–16	36.0
AggroSlide	9–21	30.0
Cats	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Cats	3–3	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	16–13	55.2
Boros Aggro	9–4	69.2
Shamans	2–1	66.7
Brushwaggs	4–4	50.0
Combo	542–625	46.4
Storm	160–197	44.8
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	82–111	42.5
Dark Tide	13–21	38.2
Dragonstorm	6–8	42.9
Hazoret Storm	10–5	66.7
Simic Storm	12–21	36.4
Citadel Storm	7–2	77.8
High Tide	2–3	40.0
Grixis Tendrils	5–1	83.3
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	6–2	75.0
Izzet Storm	19–31	38.0
Song Storm	2–3	40.0
Reanimator	33–34	49.3
Recurring Nightmare	30–34	46.9
Dragon Nightmare	7–2	77.8
Traditional Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Biovisionary	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–2	33.3
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	5–6	45.5
Hypergenesis	26–14	65.0
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	7–8	46.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	14–28	33.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–6	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	11–22	33.3
Umbral Mantle	2–0	100.0
"Twin"	4–1	80.0
Jeskai "Twin"	2–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	2–1	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	3–13	18.8
Anvil Colossus	2–11	15.4
Upheaval Colossus	0–2	0.0
Seismic Swans	7–4	63.6
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	9–9	50.0
Taking Turns	13–16	44.8
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–2	33.3
Izzet Ascension	3–4	42.9
Ominous Good	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	10–10	50.0
Breakfast	169–202	45.6
Oops All Spells	169–202	45.6
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	4–3	57.1
Polymorph	4–3	57.1
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	2–1	66.7
Enduring Ideal	2–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	22–25	46.8
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	8–5	61.5
Intruder Alarm	4–2	66.7
Calibrated Blast	0–2	0.0
Restore Balance	7–6	53.8
Gyruda	4–3	57.1
Belcher	4–18	18.2
Control	458–458	50.0
Mono Black Control	8–1	88.9
Esper Control	35–39	47.3
Mono Blue Control	2–2	50.0
Dimir Control	15–16	48.4
Dreadful Inspiration	1–4	20.0
Azorius Control	128–149	46.2
Cawblade	5–3	62.5
Izzet Control	4–2	66.7
Mill	8–2	80.0
Boros Control	6–5	54.5
Cloudpost Control	22–22	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–4	42.9
Blackpost	4–5	44.4
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	13–9	59.1
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Control	9–16	36.0
Cruel Control	1–2	33.3
Stax	24–21	53.3
Jeskai Control	2–1	66.7
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	28–21	57.1
Mono White Control	28–37	43.1
Life is Ez	4–6	40.0
Cycling Control	52–53	49.5
Astral Slide	52–53	49.5
Five Color Control	10–9	52.6
Shrines	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	2–1	66.7
Temur Reclamation	0–1	0.0
Pox	22–11	66.7
Enchantments Control	0–2	0.0
Seasons Past Control	13–9	59.1
Orzhov Control	19–19	50.0
Prison	18–18	50.0
Enchantress	13–15	46.4
Aggro-Combo	326–299	52.2
Aristocrats	31–35	47.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	6–10	37.5
Golgari Aristocrats	4–4	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Food	5–1	83.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Boros Bombardment	5–10	33.3
Burn	53–41	56.4
Infect	81–55	59.6
Simic Infect	68–45	60.2
Blazing Shoal Infect	6–6	50.0
Turbo Myth	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	110–129	46.0
Izzet Dreadnought	36–43	45.6
Mono Blue Dreadnought	68–73	48.2
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–3	40.0
Hushnought	26–22	54.2
Liquimetal Fishing	6–1	85.7
Combo Goblins	16–11	59.3
Dirty Kitty	16–11	59.3
Aggro-Control	127–163	43.8
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	51–76	40.2
Azorius Skies	1–4	20.0
Blue Madness	3–7	30.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–1	66.7
Wizards	8–2	80.0
Ninjas	14–25	35.9
Mono Blue Tempo	24–26	48.0
Mono Blue Librarians	6–1	85.7
Izzet Spells	5–8	38.5
Dimir Tempo	2–4	33.3
Ensoul Aggro-Control	5–4	55.6
Combo-Control	229–299	43.4
Curses	16–10	61.5
Battle of Wits	53–50	51.5
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	20–40	33.3
Displace Loop	1–2	33.3
Familiars	1–2	33.3
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–1	66.7
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	8–8	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	107–181	37.2
Wildfire	0–7	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	107–174	38.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	27–37	42.2
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	10–16	38.5
Temur Jokulhaups Control	17–38	30.9
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	13–13	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	18–35	34.0
Archfiend Alteration	5–5	50.0
Resurgent Belief	6–2	75.0
Midrange	547–448	55.0
The Rock	18–19	48.6
Grenzo	3–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	20–15	57.1
Selesnya Midrange	7–1	87.5
Jund	22–22	50.0
Blink	14–7	66.7
Anti-Persecution	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	8–8	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	4–2	66.7
Allies	9–3	75.0
Orzhov Allies	3–0	100.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	5–2	71.4
Fake-Rack	21–13	61.8
Mardu Midrange	1–4	20.0
Vampires	6–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	6–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	9–1	90.0
Selesnya Legends	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	13–7	65.0
Naya Midrange	6–2	75.0
Big Red	25–11	69.4
Mono Black Midrange	17–7	70.8
Mono Black Devotion	9–2	81.8
Hellion Whip	3–1	75.0
Dimir Midrange	5–6	45.5
Angel Tribal	3–1	75.0
Toughness Matters	9–11	45.0
Lifegain Midrange	37–34	52.1
Martyr's Grace	35–34	50.7
Sultai Midrange	7–1	87.5
Fight Rigging	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	109–89	55.1
Orzhov Capenna	12–17	41.4
Owling Mine	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–14	12.5
Heartless Summoning Stompy	9–6	60.0
Ordealbreak	4–1	80.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	4–1	80.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	55–50	52.4
Mardu Hero	25–24	51.0
Esper Hero	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	20–20	50.0
Naya Hero	3–2	60.0
Artifact Midrange	53–83	39.0
Coinflip Tribal	10–3	76.9
Death Cloud	6–7	46.2
Ramp	67–116	36.6
Cloudpost Ramp	43–93	31.6
Golgari Post	3–2	60.0
Greenpost	34–83	29.1
Gruul Post	2–2	50.0
Simic Post	4–6	40.0
Domain	0–2	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	5–3	62.5
Defenders	4–1	80.0
Carth Superfriends	3–1	75.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0