Artifact 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

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, 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
Artifact Midrange	235	480–398	54.7	4	58	19

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	95–63	60.1
Mono Black Aggro	8–3	72.7
Heroic	11–5	68.8
Mono White Heroic	6–4	60.0
Azorius Heroic	3–1	75.0
Boros Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	30–22	57.7
Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono White Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono Green Stompy	1–5	16.7
White Weenie	7–4	63.6
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Elves	7–4	63.6
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	1–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	4–2	66.7
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	14–11	56.0
Affinity	10–11	47.6
Hush-finity	1–1	50.0
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Architect	2–0	100.0
Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Knights	2–0	100.0
AggroSlide	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–1	50.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Combo	87–89	49.4
Storm	24–21	53.3
Dimir Tendrils	7–14	33.3
Dark Tide	3–1	75.0
Dragonstorm	2–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	4–1	80.0
Simic Storm	2–1	66.7
Grixis Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	4–3	57.1
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	6–1	85.7
Recurring Nightmare	6–1	85.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–0	100.0
Warp World	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	1–2	33.3
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–9	25.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–8	27.3
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–1	66.7
Anvil Colossus	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	6–1	85.7
Soulflayer	2–2	50.0
Breakfast	23–49	31.9
Oops All Spells	23–49	31.9
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	2–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	1–1	50.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Control	83–53	61.0
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	6–5	54.5
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	2–0	100.0
Azorius Control	30–16	65.2
Cawblade	1–3	25.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	1–4	20.0
Blackpost	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	4–0	100.0
Ponza	1–0	100.0
Mono White Control	4–5	44.4
Cycling Control	14–10	58.3
Astral Slide	14–10	58.3
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Pox	6–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Control	2–5	28.6
Prison	3–3	50.0
Enchantress	3–3	50.0
Aggro-Combo	57–48	54.3
Aristocrats	10–3	76.9
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	3–0	100.0
Boros Bombardment	2–1	66.7
Burn	8–5	61.5
Infect	7–8	46.7
Simic Infect	5–5	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–2	33.3
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	27–23	54.0
Izzet Dreadnought	13–15	46.4
Mono Blue Dreadnought	13–8	61.9
Hushnought	3–7	30.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	1–2	33.3
Dirty Kitty	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	24–13	64.9
Izzet Tempo	12–7	63.2
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–1	83.3
Mono Blue Librarians	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	0–3	0.0
Dimir Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	35–48	42.2
Curses	2–5	28.6
Battle of Wits	7–3	70.0
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	5–5	50.0
Plasma Swans	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	20–30	40.0
Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	20–29	40.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–8	33.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	3–8	27.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	5–6	45.5
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Archfiend Alteration	0–1	0.0
Midrange	85–72	54.1
The Rock	3–2	60.0
Abzan Midrange	6–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	3–1	75.0
Blink	1–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	2–4	33.3
Varolz Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Allies	0–3	0.0
Azorius Allies	0–2	0.0
Fake-Rack	3–1	75.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–2	60.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–1	66.7
Dimir Midrange	5–0	100.0
Angel Tribal	4–1	80.0
Toughness Matters	2–2	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–8	27.3
Martyr's Grace	3–7	30.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	13–17	43.3
Orzhov Capenna	3–5	37.5
Jeskai Midrange	1–2	33.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	10–10	50.0
Mardu Hero	4–5	44.4
Five Color Hero	4–5	44.4
Boros Hero	2–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	12–12	50.0
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Ramp	14–12	53.8
Cloudpost Ramp	9–10	47.4
Golgari Post	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	8–8	50.0
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0