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?

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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

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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 8 weeks, 3 days.

Pickles

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	11151	19375–19156–13	50.3	103	854	523
Pickles	177	337–285	54.2	1	11	10

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	56–83	40.3
Mono Black Aggro	0–2	0.0
Heroic	4–7	36.4
Mono White Heroic	3–4	42.9
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	6–14	30.0
Mono Red Devotion	1–2	33.3
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	2–2	50.0
Tokens	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–1	75.0
White Weenie	9–8	52.9
Odric Keywords	3–1	75.0
Soldiers	0–2	0.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Elves	2–3	40.0
Werewolves	0–3	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–2	33.3
Zombies	6–5	54.5
Gruul Aggro	3–5	37.5
Merfolk	1–2	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
8 Whack	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	6–11	35.3
Affinity	0–1	0.0
Boros Vehicles	0–2	0.0
Salvage Titan	4–1	80.0
Tempered Steel	1–6	14.3
Devoid Aggro	0–1	0.0
Devastating Dreams	1–1	50.0
Voltron	1–6	14.3
Hexproof	0–2	0.0
Boros Auras	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Hateful Auras	0–3	0.0
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	3–0	100.0
Cats	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	1–3	25.0
Boros Legends Aggro	1–2	33.3
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Combo	53–45	54.1
Storm	20–11	64.5
Dimir Tendrils	4–3	57.1
Dragonstorm	2–1	66.7
Hazoret Storm	2–1	66.7
Simic Storm	1–1	50.0
High Tide	7–2	77.8
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	6–3	66.7
Recurring Nightmare	2–0	100.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Jund Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–1	50.0
Double Dragon	1–0	100.0
Starlit Graves	1–0	100.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–0	100.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–3	25.0
Hypergenesis	1–2	33.3
New Perspectives	1–2	33.3
Cat Wave	2–0	100.0
Acid Wave	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–6	25.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	1–1	50.0
Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Eggs	0–1	0.0
Saffi Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	0–2	0.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Ominous Good	1–2	33.3
Jokulhaups Combo	2–1	66.7
Soulflayer	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	2–3	40.0
Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	2–0	100.0
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Control	88–27	76.5
Mono Black Control	3–2	60.0
Esper Control	3–2	60.0
Demonic Rising	4–4	50.0
Paradox Haze Lock	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Control	14–4	77.8
Adam's Ale	1–0	100.0
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	2–1	66.7
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	7–1	87.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	4–0	100.0
Grixis Control	6–0	100.0
Cruel Control	3–0	100.0
Stax	2–1	66.7
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	7–2	77.8
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Ponza	1–5	16.7
Cycling Control	4–0	100.0
Astral Slide	4–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	3–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	5–1	83.3
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Prison	2–0	100.0
Enchantress	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	13–16	44.8
Aristocrats	8–4	66.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Burn	2–3	40.0
Infect	1–4	20.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–1	0.0
Golgari Infect	0–2	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	1–3	25.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	1–0	100.0
Dirty Kitty	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	19–22	46.3
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	4–3	57.1
Azorius Skies	2–1	66.7
Blue Madness	3–0	100.0
Simic Madness	2–0	100.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–1	66.7
Wizards	2–0	100.0
Tetsukotog	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–5	16.7
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	0–4	0.0
Dimir Tempo	0–3	0.0
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Spirits	1–0	100.0
Azorius Spirits	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	18–14	56.3
Curses	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	3–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Pickles	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	0–5	0.0
Hedron Alignment	2–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	2–1	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	5–3	62.5
Wildfire	3–2	60.0
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Midrange	73–65	52.9
Temur Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
Prophet Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	0–1	0.0
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	6–4	60.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	7–3	70.0
Blink	9–11	45.0
Wave Blink	4–4	50.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–2	33.3
Azorius Wave	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	4–6	40.0
Séance	0–2	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Enchantress	0–2	0.0
Allies	3–2	60.0
Mardu Allies	1–1	50.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Yisan-Prophet	0–1	0.0
White Jund	1–1	50.0
Vampires	3–5	37.5
Mono Black Vampires	2–4	33.3
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–3	40.0
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	2–0	100.0
Big Red	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	6–5	54.5
Mono Black Devotion	1–2	33.3
Davriel Braids	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	1–1	50.0
Angels	1–0	100.0
Mono White Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–4	20.0
Sultai Emerge	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Hero	0–2	0.0
Ramp	17–13	56.7
Rofellos Ramp	4–4	50.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–3	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	7–2	77.8
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	6–2	75.0
Domain	1–1	50.0
Eureka!	0–2	0.0
Defenders	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0