Battle of Wits

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.

Don't show me this again

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
Combo-Control	922	1583–1533	50.8	8	57	47
Battle of Wits	107	160–310	34.0	0	3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	27–58	31.8
Mono Black Aggro	0–5	0.0
Heroic	3–6	33.3
Mono White Heroic	2–5	28.6
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	5–15	25.0
Goblins	0–2	0.0
Tokens	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–2	60.0
White Weenie	2–2	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Elves	0–3	0.0
Werewolves	1–2	33.3
Zombies	1–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	1–4	20.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	3–10	23.1
Affinity	2–5	28.6
Tempered Steel	1–5	16.7
Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	2–1	66.7
AggroSlide	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Brushwaggs	2–1	66.7
Combo	22–62	26.2
Storm	6–21	22.2
Dimir Tendrils	4–12	25.0
Dark Tide	0–5	0.0
Hazoret Storm	1–2	33.3
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	2–3	40.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	0–5	0.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	1–19	5.0
Oops All Spells	1–19	5.0
Dredge	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	2–3	40.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Control	50–53	48.5
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	3–1	75.0
Dreadful Inspiration	1–1	50.0
Azorius Control	9–19	32.1
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	3–1	75.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	4–3	57.1
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Grixis Control	3–1	75.0
Stax	5–1	83.3
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	2–1	66.7
Mono White Control	2–0	100.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	5–3	62.5
Astral Slide	5–3	62.5
Five Color Control	1–5	16.7
Shrines	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Pox	0–4	0.0
Enchantments Control	0–2	0.0
Seasons Past Control	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Control	1–5	16.7
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	7–28	20.0
Aristocrats	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	1–8	11.1
Infect	4–3	57.1
Simic Infect	3–3	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–7	0.0
Izzet Dreadnought	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–3	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	0–2	0.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	1–2	33.3
Dirty Kitty	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	6–28	17.6
Izzet Tempo	3–14	17.6
Azorius Skies	0–3	0.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tempo	0–2	0.0
Combo-Control	9–17	34.6
Curses	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	0–4	0.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	6–9	40.0
Jokulhaups Control	6–9	40.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Midrange	32–47	40.5
The Rock	3–2	60.0
Abzan Midrange	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	0–4	0.0
Blink	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	3–0	100.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–2	33.3
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–2	0.0
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	6–3	66.7
Martyr's Grace	4–2	66.7
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–9	30.8
Orzhov Capenna	1–3	25.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–6	14.3
Mardu Hero	0–3	0.0
Five Color Hero	1–3	25.0
Artifact Midrange	3–7	30.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Ramp	7–17	29.2
Cloudpost Ramp	5–13	27.8
Greenpost	4–12	25.0
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Domain	0–1	0.0