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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Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that time.
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Minimum 60 cards. Any number of basic lands. Max four of any other legal card. Sideboard of up to fifteen cards.

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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.

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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.

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We have six free-to-enter weekly tournaments with prizes from Cardhoarder.

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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 8 weeks.

Midrange

Tournaments Only
Season 31▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
7. 31
8. 30
9. 29
10. 28
11. 27
12. 26
13. 25
14. 24
15. 23
16. 22
17. 21
18. 20
19. 19
20. 18
21. 17
22. 16
23. 15
24. 14
25. 13
26. 12
27. 11
28. 10
29. 9
30. 8
31. 7
32. 6
33. 5
34. 4
35. 3
36. 2
37. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	1463	2542–2308–1	52.4	31	223	79
Temur Ascendancy	10	9–16	36.0
The Rock	38	53–62	46.1	0	4
Golgari Citadel	2	3–4	42.9
Grenzo	6	4–10	28.6
Abzan Midrange	105	150–195	43.5	0	12	3
Selesnya Midrange	25	38–39	49.4	0	3	1
Selesnya Value Town	11	24–20	54.5	0	3	1
Jund	5	4–7	36.4
Blink	486	1160–659	63.8	22	120	55
Orzhov Blink	414	1009–569	63.9	22	113	45
Anti-Persecution	9	14–15	48.3	0	1	1
Graveyard Value	25	22–50	30.6			1
Séance	1	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	13	17–24	41.5	0	1
Allies	16	23–31	42.6	0	3
Orzhov Allies	2	2–1	66.7
Boros Allies	1	1–4	20.0
Mono White Allies	3	8–7	53.3	0	2
Esper Allies	5	5–8	38.5	0	1
-1/-1 Counters	2	3–5	37.5
Fake-Rack	5	6–7	46.2
Mardu Midrange	4	4–8	33.3
Vampires	18	13–40	24.5
Mono Black Vampires	16	13–37	26.0
Rakdos Vampires	2	0–3	0.0
Legends Midrange	48	60–81	42.6
Boros Legends Midrange	1	4–1	80.0
Mardu Legends	4	5–10	33.3
Orzhov Legends	18	24–29	45.3
Selesnya Legends	10	11–16	40.7
Elementals	10	16–21	43.2	0	1
Rakdos Midrange	17	14–28	33.3	1	1
Naya Midrange	14	19–22	46.3	0	3
Big Red	39	65–56	53.7	0	5	1
Mono Black Midrange	134	236–181–1	56.6	7	34	6
Necro Midrange	131	232–173–1	57.3	7	34	6
Dimir Midrange	23	35–39	47.3	0	1
Angels	3	3–6	33.3	0	1
Orzhov Angels	3	3–6	33.3	0	1
Toughness Matters	19	26–34	43.3
Lifegain Midrange	3	4–7	36.4	0	1
Adventures	3	8–6	57.1
Sultai Midrange	12	13–22	37.1
Orzhov Midrange	46	64–88	42.1	0	3	1
Jeskai Midrange	7	6–11	35.3	0	1
Heartless Summoning Stompy	28	46–38	54.8	0	3	1
Zur the Enchanter	2	4–3	57.1
Ordealbreak	9	4–11	26.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	8	4–10	28.6
Mythic Colossification	2	0–2	0.0
Party	2	1–6	14.3
Fires of Invention	83	140–127	52.4	1	6	2
Hero of Precinct One	3	6–6	50.0
Naya Hero	1	4–1	80.0
Boros Hero	2	2–5	28.6
Clerics	15	38–28	57.6	0	10
Artifact Midrange	82	114–142	44.5	0	4	6
Death Cloud	37	51–70	42.1	0	1	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	619–542	53.3
Mono Black Aggro	9–7	56.3
Heroic	26–42	38.2
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–2	33.3
Boros Heroic	25–40	38.5
Red Deck Wins	49–36	57.6
Goblins	25–19	56.8
Tokens	6–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	5–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	16–13	55.2
White Weenie	63–49	56.3
Soldiers	36–26	58.1
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	10–4	71.4
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Zombies	7–4	63.6
Gruul Aggro	17–14	54.8
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	34–24	58.6
Affinity	12–10	54.5
Tempered Steel	5–1	83.3
Mono Blue Architect	10–10	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	1–2	33.3
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	26–21	55.3
Equipment Aggro	25–21	54.3
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Knights	19–18	51.4
AggroSlide	25–11	69.4
Cats	10–13	43.5
Selesnya Cats	10–13	43.5
Rakdos Aggro	6–3	66.7
Boros Aggro	0–2	0.0
Humans	35–28	55.6
Selesnya Humans	7–1	87.5
Boros Humans	24–25	49.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	24–20	54.5
Legends Aggro	178–194	47.8
Boros Legends Aggro	173–190	47.7
Selesnya Legends Aggro	4–4	50.0
Pirates	12–7	63.2
Rats	6–3	66.7
Combo	379–351	51.9
Storm	22–29	43.1
Dragonstorm	2–1	66.7
Citadel Storm	20–28	41.7
Reanimator	7–6	53.8
Traditional Reanimator	7–6	53.8
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Grixis Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Necro Combo	18–27	40.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	9–12	42.9
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	8–7	53.3
Maniac Combo	1–2	33.3
Hypergenesis	16–13	55.2
New Perspectives	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	29–32	47.5
Anvil Colossus	14–23	37.8
Seismic Swans	9–4	69.2
Eggs	2–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	3–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	63–38	62.4
Taking Turns	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	5–4	55.6
Soulflayer	7–4	63.6
Oops All Lands	16–33	32.7
Dredge	3–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	2–1	66.7
Storm Herald	1–2	33.3
Enduring Ideal	4–3	57.1
Tibalt's Trickery	10–2	83.3
Intruder Alarm	2–2	50.0
Calibrated Blast	8–8	50.0
Restore Balance	32–19	62.7
Gyruda	14–16	46.7
Belcher	8–7	53.3
Possibility Storm	4–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	54–71	43.2
Control	350–288–1	54.9
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	75–69	52.1
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	47–43	52.2
Azorius Control	26–36	41.9
Turbo Fog	3–1	75.0
Izzet Control	2–0	100.0
Mardu Control	4–1	80.0
Mill	10–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Grixis Control	27–4	87.1
Cruel Control	14–2	87.5
Stax	10–14	41.7
Chandra Nalaar	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	2–1	66.7
Dragon Control	22–17	56.4
Ponza	31–19–1	62.0
Mono White Control	5–4	55.6
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	3–1	75.0
Astral Slide	3–1	75.0
Five Color Control	5–6	45.5
Five Color Collected Conjuring	4–2	66.7
Last Stand Control	1–2	33.3
Sultai Control	0–2	0.0
Bant Control	10–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	26–36	41.9
Orzhov Control	3–2	60.0
Prison	29–29	50.0
Enchantress	28–29	49.1
Aggro-Combo	74–45	62.2
Aristocrats	29–17	63.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–5	44.4
Golgari Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	12–8	60.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	8–3	72.7
Burn	38–26	59.4
Necro Burn	28–22	56.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	6–1	85.7
Aggro-Control	144–134	51.8
Izzet Tempo	5–4	55.6
Wizards	2–1	66.7
Ninjas	8–17	32.0
Mono Blue Tempo	10–10	50.0
Izzet Spells	35–32	52.2
Dimir Tempo	19–12	61.3
Dimir Faeries	16–11	59.3
Sultai Tempo	2–1	66.7
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Spirits	4–0	100.0
Azorius Spirits	4–0	100.0
Combo-Control	94–91	50.8
Curses	9–10	47.4
Battle of Wits	10–8	55.6
Approach Necro	2–3	40.0
Hedron Alignment	2–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	18–19	48.6
Plasma Swans	5–6	45.5
Mass Land Destruction	16–16	50.0
Wildfire	16–16	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	13–14	48.1
Resurgent Belief	22–19	53.7
Midrange	835–835	50.0
Temur Ascendancy	5–2	71.4
The Rock	23–20	53.5
Golgari Citadel	1–1	50.0
Grenzo	4–1	80.0
Abzan Midrange	92–43	68.1
Selesnya Midrange	10–9	52.6
Selesnya Value Town	7–5	58.3
Jund	5–0	100.0
Blink	238–386	38.1
Orzhov Blink	201–334	37.6
Anti-Persecution	4–3	57.1
Graveyard Value	21–7	75.0
Enchantments Matter	6–6	50.0
Allies	8–7	53.3
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	2–1	66.7
Esper Allies	2–2	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	4–2	66.7
Mardu Midrange	3–3	50.0
Vampires	10–3	76.9
Mono Black Vampires	9–3	75.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	29–16	64.4
Boros Legends Midrange	1–2	33.3
Mardu Legends	5–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	5–6	45.5
Selesnya Legends	8–1	88.9
Elementals	8–5	61.5
Rakdos Midrange	10–6	62.5
Naya Midrange	11–4	73.3
Big Red	21–22	48.8
Mono Black Midrange	67–88	43.2
Necro Midrange	63–86	42.3
Dimir Midrange	11–13	45.8
Angels	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Angels	4–1	80.0
Toughness Matters	14–7	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	2–0	100.0
Adventures	2–1	66.7
Sultai Midrange	9–4	69.2
Orzhov Midrange	36–10	78.3
Jeskai Midrange	5–2	71.4
Heartless Summoning Stompy	12–12	50.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–2	33.3
Ordealbreak	4–1	80.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–1	75.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Party	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	29–53	35.4
Hero of Precinct One	0–2	0.0
Naya Hero	0–2	0.0
Clerics	12–20	37.5
Artifact Midrange	49–42	53.8
Death Cloud	24–15	61.5
Ramp	40–22	64.5
Domain	2–1	66.7
Carth Superfriends	2–2	50.0
Applejacks	1–1	50.0
Unclassified	7–0	100.0