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.

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

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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 2 weeks, 2 days.

Aggro-Control

Tournaments Only
Season 35▾
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	190	317–272	53.8	3	17	15
Simic Flash	4	3–4	42.9
Izzet Tempo	19	34–29	54.0	0	1	1
Azorius Skies	2	2–5	28.6
Blue Madness	2	0–9	0.0
Simic Madness	1	0–4	0.0
Wizards	7	7–9	43.8
Mono Blue Tempo	13	10–15	40.0	0	1	1
Mono Blue Librarians	4	1–5	16.7
Izzet Spells	6	6–7	46.2
Dimir Tempo	58	91–91	50.0	0	9	5
Azorius Tempo	79	164–103	61.4	3	6	8

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	55–45	55.0
Heroic	4–3	57.1
Mono White Heroic	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	3–2	60.0
Red Deck Wins	6–11	35.3
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Goblins	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	12–11	52.2
White Weenie	4–4	50.0
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Mono White Humans	3–3	50.0
Elves	3–1	75.0
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–1	66.7
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Humans	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Humans	1–1	50.0
Legends Aggro	10–11	47.6
Boros Legends Aggro	8–9	47.1
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Bard Class	1–1	50.0
Rats	1–1	50.0
Combo	80–85	48.5
Storm	6–4	60.0
High Tide	5–4	55.6
Reanimator	18–24	42.9
Living Death	10–19	34.5
Excruciator Combo	10–17	37.0
Traditional Reanimator	8–5	61.5
Orzhov Reanimator	6–5	54.5
Necrotic Ooze Combo	6–7	46.2
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Metalwork Colossus	11–8	57.9
Anvil Colossus	10–8	55.6
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–1	66.7
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	4–7	36.4
Unctus	4–7	36.4
Oops All Lands	7–1	87.5
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	3–3	50.0
Izzet Twin	2–3	40.0
Nadu Combo	7–16	30.4
Amalia Combo	2–4	33.3
Primal Prayers Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	49–38	56.3
Esper Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	2–1	66.7
Azorius Control	6–14	30.0
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	4–1	80.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	11–3	78.6
Blackpost	4–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	4–3	57.1
Cruel Control	3–3	50.0
Stax	8–5	61.5
Jeskai Control	0–2	0.0
Ponza	2–1	66.7
Mono White Control	2–1	66.7
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	5–4	55.6
Aggro-Combo	4–4	50.0
Aristocrats	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Burn	2–0	100.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	17–17	50.0
Izzet Tempo	4–2	66.7
Wizards	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Librarians	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	4–5	44.4
Azorius Tempo	4–8	33.3
Combo-Control	6–2	75.0
Battle of Wits	3–2	60.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Midrange	85–73	53.8
The Rock	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	1–0	100.0
Blink	22–23	48.9
Acid Trip	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	21–21	50.0
Graveyard Value	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	3–1	75.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	4–1	80.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	2–2	50.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	0–2	0.0
Mutate	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–2	60.0
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	4–1	80.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–5	16.7
Five Color Hero	0–4	0.0
Naya Hero	1–1	50.0
Artifact Midrange	2–1	66.7
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Laelia Cascade	10–6	62.5
Wight Midrange	12–21	36.4
Golgari Wight	6–5	54.5
Jund Wight	6–16	27.3
Ramp	19–8	70.4
Villainous Wealth	5–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	11–5	68.8
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	2–0	100.0
Simic Post	8–5	61.5
Applejacks	1–0	100.0
Unclassified	1–0	100.0