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 days, 19 hours.

Congratulations to thewatchwander, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 34)

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	218	345–319	52.0	1	15	8
Simic Flash	4	4–6	40.0
Izzet Tempo	12	16–15	51.6			1
Azorius Skies	9	14–15	48.3
Blue Madness	2	0–2	0.0
Simic Madness	2	0–2	0.0
Wizards	2	1–4	20.0
Ninjas	15	29–25	53.7	0	3
Mono Blue Tempo	54	115–69	62.5	0	4	4
Mono Blue Librarians	39	83–50	62.4	0	2	4
Izzet Spells	22	13–33	28.3
Dimir Tempo	78	123–126	49.4	1	6	2
Dimir Faeries	25	34–39	46.6	0	2
Dimir Librarians	25	46–45	50.5	1	2	1
Azorius Tempo	17	27–18	60.0	0	1	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	77–80	49.0
Mono Black Aggro	6–5	54.5
Heroic	11–6	64.7
Azorius Heroic	5–1	83.3
Boros Heroic	6–5	54.5
Red Deck Wins	12–30	28.6
Goblins	1–0	100.0
Tokens	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–4	20.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–4	42.9
White Weenie	5–5	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–2	50.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Elves	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–0	100.0
Rogues	2–1	66.7
Gruul Aggro	2–1	66.7
Artifact Aggro	12–16	42.9
Affinity	9–16	36.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	8–15	34.8
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	0–1	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	3–1	75.0
Equipment Aggro	3–1	75.0
Knights	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	1–3	25.0
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	6–1	85.7
Legends Aggro	3–1	75.0
Bard Class	3–1	75.0
Combo	76–65	53.9
Storm	15–14	51.7
Dimir Tendrils	3–6	33.3
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	9–8	52.9
Necrotic Ooze Combo	6–4	60.0
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	12–5	70.6
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–3	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–3	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Anvil Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	2–3	40.0
Eggs	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–2	33.3
Soulflayer	1–3	25.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–2	33.3
Breakfast	0–3	0.0
Oops All Lands	3–3	50.0
Dredge	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	4–4	50.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	4–4	50.0
Ad Nauseam	4–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–2	33.3
Restore Balance	2–0	100.0
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Belcher	2–1	66.7
Actual Twin	5–10	33.3
Izzet Twin	3–8	27.3
Boros Twin	2–1	66.7
Control	74–60	55.2
Mono Black Control	2–2	50.0
Dimir Control	2–7	22.2
Azorius Control	11–10	52.4
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	20–20	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	7–6	53.8
Mono White Cloudpost Control	11–14	44.0
Stax	4–1	80.0
Dragon Control	1–2	33.3
Mono White Control	2–0	100.0
Life is Ez	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Control	20–16	55.6
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	12–14	46.2
Aristocrats	7–13	35.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–12	29.4
Burn	5–1	83.3
Aggro-Control	14–14	50.0
Izzet Tempo	0–1	0.0
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–4	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	3–2	60.0
Izzet Spells	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	6–7	46.2
Dimir Faeries	6–3	66.7
Dimir Librarians	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	2–1	66.7
Combo-Control	16–11	59.3
Battle of Wits	2–1	66.7
Solar Flare	5–7	41.7
Archfiend Alteration	2–3	40.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Greasefang	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–0	100.0
Midrange	61–57	51.7
The Rock	3–0	100.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	4–1	80.0
Blink	2–2	50.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	0–3	0.0
Séance	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–0	100.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	6–6	50.0
Dimir Midrange	1–2	33.3
Angels	6–17	26.1
Mono White Angels	4–15	21.1
Azorius Angels	1–2	33.3
Toughness Matters	2–2	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–2	50.0
Sultai Midrange	1–4	20.0
Fight Rigging	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–3	40.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	1–2	33.3
Hero of Precinct One	3–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	5–2	71.4
Nissa Company	1–2	33.3
Ramp	15–18	45.5
Rofellos Ramp	1–8	11.1
Cloudpost Ramp	6–2	75.0
Eldrazipost	1–2	33.3
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	2–0	100.0
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	2–2	50.0
Applejacks	2–2	50.0