Lifegain Midrange

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

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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, 5 days.

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The Season Kick Off is on May 4th with free entry and over 100 tix in prizes to 32nd place!

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	1759	2819–3097	47.7	15	160	74
Lifegain Midrange	122	218–199	52.3	2	18	5
Martyr's Grace	114	213–181	54.1	2	18	5

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	46–34	57.5
Mono Black Aggro	3–2	60.0
Heroic	6–3	66.7
Mono White Heroic	4–3	57.1
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	16–13	55.2
Mono Green Stompy	1–3	25.0
White Weenie	5–2	71.4
Elves	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	4–3	57.1
Affinity	2–1	66.7
Tempered Steel	2–2	50.0
Madness	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Madness	2–1	66.7
Voltron	1–1	50.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Brushwaggs	1–1	50.0
Combo	41–49	45.6
Storm	16–14	53.3
Dimir Tendrils	8–10	44.4
Dark Tide	1–1	50.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	2–3	40.0
Reanimator	1–6	14.3
Recurring Nightmare	1–6	14.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–2	0.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Taking Turns	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	12–19	38.7
Oops All Spells	12–18	40.0
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Dredge	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–2	33.3
Calibrated Blast	2–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–0	100.0
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Control	34–37	47.9
Esper Control	1–4	20.0
Dimir Control	3–0	100.0
Azorius Control	8–11	42.1
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	5–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	2–1	66.7
Mono White Control	1–4	20.0
Cycling Control	2–6	25.0
Astral Slide	2–6	25.0
Five Color Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	2–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	2–3	40.0
Prison	0–3	0.0
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	23–23	50.0
Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	4–1	80.0
Infect	2–3	40.0
Simic Infect	2–3	40.0
Turbo Myth	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	14–12	53.8
Izzet Dreadnought	7–6	53.8
Mono Blue Dreadnought	7–6	53.8
Hushnought	0–2	0.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	0–1	0.0
Dirty Kitty	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	11–2	84.6
Izzet Tempo	5–2	71.4
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	21–22	48.8
Curses	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	3–6	33.3
Mindcrank	3–1	75.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	13–10	56.5
Jokulhaups Control	13–10	56.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	5–1	83.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control	4–2	66.7
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Midrange	34–28	54.8
Jund	1–0	100.0
Blink	2–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–2	0.0
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	0–2	0.0
Dimir Midrange	0–1	0.0
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	3–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–3	50.0
Martyr's Grace	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–10	33.3
Orzhov Capenna	0–2	0.0
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	3–2	60.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	2–1	66.7
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	8–3	72.7
Ramp	8–4	66.7
Cloudpost Ramp	3–3	50.0
Greenpost	1–3	25.0
Simic Post	2–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0