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

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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, 2 days.

The Season Kick Off is on Nov 30th with free entry and over 100 tix in prizes to 32nd place!

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro-Combo	2682	5580–5386–4	50.9	204	1330
Aristocrats	763	1647–1503–3	52.3	64	396
Rakdos Aristocrats	236	490–465	51.3	21	129

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	130–148	46.8
Mono Black Aggro	2–0	100.0
Heroic	6–8	42.9
Mono White Heroic	1–5	16.7
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	4–3	57.1
Red Deck Wins	36–40	47.4
Goblins	1–1	50.0
Tokens	3–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	11–4	73.3
White Weenie	19–33	36.5
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–2	0.0
Soldiers	11–20	35.5
Mono White Humans	4–2	66.7
Elves	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–1	66.7
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	3–3	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	17–21	44.7
Affinity	12–13	48.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	2–7	22.2
Tempered Steel	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–3	0.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	2–3	40.0
Hexproof	1–2	33.3
Hateful Auras	1–1	50.0
Knights	1–2	33.3
AggroSlide	10–11	47.6
Cats	3–1	75.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	2–1	66.7
Humans	4–11	26.7
Boros Humans	4–8	33.3
Orzhov Humans	0–3	0.0
Legends Aggro	3–2	60.0
Boros Legends Aggro	3–0	100.0
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Permanent Vacation	1–1	50.0
Pirates	0–1	0.0
Combo	85–86	49.7
Storm	12–10	54.5
Dimir Tendrils	3–4	42.9
Dragonstorm	2–2	50.0
Hazoret Storm	2–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–2	33.3
High Tide	2–1	66.7
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	7–7	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–3	25.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Excruciator Combo	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	5–3	62.5
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	5–1	83.3
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	7–5	58.3
Warp World	17–13	56.7
Temur Glimpse	3–3	50.0
Boros Glimpse	14–10	58.3
Hypergenesis	5–6	45.5
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–3	50.0
Taking Turns	3–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–3	0.0
Ominous Good	2–1	66.7
Soulflayer	0–3	0.0
Breakfast	9–7	56.3
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	7–6	53.8
Unctus	1–1	50.0
Dredge	2–3	40.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	1–2	33.3
Polymorph	0–3	0.0
Enduring Ideal	0–2	0.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	0–1	0.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	1–1	50.0
Midnight Mass	2–4	33.3
Phoenix Altar	2–3	40.0
Actual Twin	6–8	42.9
Izzet Twin	6–6	50.0
Boros Twin	0–2	0.0
Control	80–53	60.2
Mono Black Control	2–4	33.3
Esper Control	5–4	55.6
Dimir Control	5–2	71.4
Azorius Control	18–16	52.9
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Boros Control	3–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	13–6	68.4
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	9–6	60.0
Grixis Control	2–1	66.7
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	3–1	75.0
Dragon Control	0–2	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	1–1	50.0
Ponza	5–0	100.0
Mono White Control	3–1	75.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	9–7	56.3
Prison	8–4	66.7
Enchantress	5–2	71.4
Aggro-Combo	45–40	52.9
Aristocrats	26–25	51.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	22–22	50.0
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	7–2	77.8
Infect	1–2	33.3
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	0–2	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	7–8	46.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–7	46.2
Combo Goblins	3–3	50.0
Goblin Persist	2–2	50.0
Dirty Kitty	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	30–20	60.0
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	5–5	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	7–7	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	5–7	41.7
Izzet Spells	4–1	80.0
Dimir Tempo	6–1	85.7
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Dimir Librarians	3–1	75.0
Azorius Tempo	2–5	28.6
Combo-Control	17–18	48.6
Battle of Wits	1–4	20.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	0–1	0.0
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	2–0	100.0
Solar Flare	3–3	50.0
Plasma Swans	2–1	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	2–4	33.3
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Greasefang	6–3	66.7
Esper Greasefang	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Greasefang	4–1	80.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	0–2	0.0
Midrange	79–87	47.6
The Rock	8–4	66.7
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	5–0	100.0
Blink	8–24	25.0
Wave Blink	3–5	37.5
Azorius Wave	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Wave	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Blink	5–18	21.7
Graveyard Value	2–2	50.0
Allies	1–3	25.0
Azorius Allies	1–3	25.0
-1/-1 Counters	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–3	25.0
Vampires	4–1	80.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	2–1	66.7
Boros Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–5	16.7
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Big Red	4–6	40.0
Mono Black Midrange	11–7	61.1
Mono Black Devotion	5–2	71.4
Dimir Midrange	0–1	0.0
Angels	6–9	40.0
Mono White Angels	2–6	25.0
Azorius Angels	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Angels	2–1	66.7
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–3	57.1
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–5	16.7
Fires of Invention	2–2	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	2–2	50.0
Five Color Hero	1–2	33.3
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	3–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Nissa Company	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Laelia Cascade	1–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	1–2	33.3
Jund Wight	1–2	33.3
Ramp	24–13	64.9
Rofellos Ramp	4–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	5–10	33.3
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	2–9	18.2
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	2–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–2	33.3
Field Ramp	7–1	87.5