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 12 weeks, 6 days.

Séance

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41572	68241–73245–34	48.2	356	3091	1593
Graveyard Value	1802	2783–3155–1	46.9	4	48	67
Séance	258	523–436	54.5	1	3	20

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	139–96	59.1
Mono Black Aggro	4–3	57.1
Heroic	11–6	64.7
Mono White Heroic	9–4	69.2
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–2	50.0
Red Deck Wins	23–17	57.5
Mono Red Devotion	1–1	50.0
Goblins	3–4	42.9
Tokens	5–8	38.5
Selesnya Tokens	3–6	33.3
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	10–4	71.4
White Weenie	7–9	43.8
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Elves	5–4	55.6
Minotaurs	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Counters	2–0	100.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	5–3	62.5
Gruul Aggro	3–0	100.0
Merfolk	6–3	66.7
Artifact Aggro	17–12	58.6
Affinity	14–8	63.6
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	0–2	0.0
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	3–2	60.0
Hexproof	2–2	50.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–2	33.3
AggroSlide	15–11	57.7
Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	6–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Humans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	1–1	50.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	78–88	47.0
Storm	10–21	32.3
Dimir Tendrils	6–8	42.9
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Hazoret Storm	1–1	50.0
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	1–3	25.0
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	0–2	0.0
Reanimator	12–19	38.7
Recurring Nightmare	3–2	60.0
Dragon Nightmare	3–2	60.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–7	12.5
Double Dragon	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	8–10	44.4
Rakdos Reanimator	1–3	25.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	7–6	53.8
Oriss Genesis	2–1	66.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–2	0.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	6–8	42.9
Hyperwave	1–0	100.0
New Perspectives	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–6	14.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–5	16.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–1	80.0
Anvil Colossus	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	0–2	0.0
Eggs	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	5–4	55.6
Izzet Ascension	7–6	53.8
Jokulhaups Combo	6–0	100.0
Soulflayer	4–1	80.0
Breakfast	2–4	33.3
Oops All Spells	2–2	50.0
Neoform Hermit	0–2	0.0
Oops All Lands	1–1	50.0
Dredge	3–0	100.0
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	0–2	0.0
Restore Balance	2–0	100.0
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Control	86–56	60.6
Mono Black Control	1–2	33.3
Esper Control	7–2	77.8
Demonic Rising	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	6–3	66.7
Azorius Control	14–7	66.7
Cawblade	2–1	66.7
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	2–3	40.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	10–6	62.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Blackpost	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–3	62.5
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Grixis Control	4–5	44.4
Cruel Control	4–5	44.4
Stax	3–3	50.0
Pollute the Planet	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	3–0	100.0
Ponza	4–3	57.1
Mono White Control	7–5	58.3
Life is Ez	2–3	40.0
Cycling Control	4–0	100.0
Astral Slide	4–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	3–1	75.0
Sultai Ultimatum	2–1	66.7
Guildgate Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	3–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	0–2	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Control	2–2	50.0
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	22–33	40.0
Aristocrats	7–7	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	0–3	0.0
Burn	2–3	40.0
Infect	5–4	55.6
Simic Infect	2–4	33.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	4–8	33.3
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–7	22.2
Hushnought	1–2	33.3
Liquimetal Fishing	0–2	0.0
Combo Goblins	3–7	30.0
Goblin Persist	3–6	33.3
Dirty Kitty	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	21–28	42.9
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	3–8	27.3
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	2–3	40.0
Simic Madness	1–3	25.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
12 Pest	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	7–6	53.8
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	1–2	33.3
Dimir Tempo	3–4	42.9
Combo-Control	36–31	53.7
Curses	1–5	16.7
Cruel Combo-Control	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	3–0	100.0
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Pickles	2–0	100.0
Mindcrank	4–4	50.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	3–4	42.9
Zur's Weirding	2–3	40.0
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	2–2	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	12–9	57.1
Wildfire	6–4	60.0
Borderpost Wildfire	5–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	6–5	54.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Archfiend Alteration	0–1	0.0
Midrange	112–80	58.3
Temur Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	4–3	57.1
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–1	50.0
Jund	2–2	50.0
Blink	8–9	47.1
Wave Blink	1–4	20.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	1–0	100.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	0–1	0.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	3–5	37.5
Séance	2–2	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–3	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Allies	1–1	50.0
Azorius Allies	2–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	3–3	50.0
Mardu Midrange	8–5	61.5
Vampires	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	2–2	50.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	10–7	58.8
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	11–11	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	7–6	53.8
Heart of Darkness	2–3	40.0
Dimir Midrange	3–2	60.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–3	40.0
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–4	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–2	33.3
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–2	0.0
Neoform	1–1	50.0
Sultai Neoform	1–1	50.0
Party	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	1–2	33.3
Hero of Precinct One	4–1	80.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Naya Hero	3–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	1–0	100.0
Clerics	4–0	100.0
Simic Snow	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Coinflips	1–1	50.0
Death Cloud	5–0	100.0
Ramp	29–24	54.7
Rofellos Ramp	4–7	36.4
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	14–11	56.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	6–10	37.5
Gruul Post	2–0	100.0
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	3–1	75.0
Historic Bloom	3–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0
Orcish Aids	1–0	100.0