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.

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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.

Cats

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	50676	94689–84767–65	52.8	747	5830	2388
Cats	396	693–665	51.0	1	23	21
Mono White Cats	62	87–90	49.2	0	3	3
Selesnya Cats	312	567–531	51.6	1	20	17

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	172–161	51.7
Mono Black Aggro	5–3	62.5
Heroic	11–19	36.7
Mono White Heroic	6–13	31.6
Azorius Heroic	1–2	33.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–1	66.7
Boros Heroic	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	36–26	58.1
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	5–2	71.4
Tokens	12–5	70.6
Selesnya Tokens	5–1	83.3
Mono White Tokens	5–4	55.6
Mono Green Stompy	6–2	75.0
White Weenie	15–9	62.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–3	40.0
Soldiers	2–2	50.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Elves	7–11	38.9
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Counters	2–0	100.0
Rogues	3–1	75.0
Zombies	3–10	23.1
Gruul Aggro	3–2	60.0
Gruul Landfall	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	4–8	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	2–3	40.0
8 Whack	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	26–23	53.1
Affinity	12–18	40.0
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	6–3	66.7
Mono Blue Architect	3–1	75.0
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Madness	3–3	50.0
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Golgari Madness	1–2	33.3
Jund Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	4–2	66.7
Hexproof	4–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Knights	3–3	50.0
AggroSlide	6–13	31.6
Cats	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Cats	3–3	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–2	60.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Humans	1–1	50.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Brushwaggs	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	3–7	30.0
Boros Legends Aggro	2–7	22.2
Bard Class	1–0	100.0
Combo	119–138	46.3
Storm	23–25	47.9
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	4–12	25.0
Dragonstorm	3–2	60.0
Simic Storm	2–1	66.7
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	0–2	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	6–5	54.5
Swath Storm	1–2	33.3
Reanimator	16–28	36.4
Recurring Nightmare	1–5	16.7
Dragon Nightmare	1–5	16.7
Worldgorger Dragon	4–3	57.1
Double Dragon	3–1	75.0
Traditional Reanimator	11–20	35.5
Rakdos Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	9–15	37.5
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	1–4	20.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–2	0.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	6–5	54.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–3	57.1
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	8–4	66.7
Anvil Colossus	6–3	66.7
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Eggs	2–4	33.3
Turntimber Ranger	0–1	0.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–1	66.7
Taking Turns	7–2	77.8
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	7–6	53.8
Ominous Good	0–3	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–2	60.0
Soulflayer	1–4	20.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	6–20	23.1
Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Dredge	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	5–12	29.4
Neoform Hermit	0–7	0.0
Oops All Lands	2–0	100.0
Dredge	9–6	60.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	0–1	0.0
Chain of Acid	1–1	50.0
Tibalt's Trickery	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–2	50.0
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	3–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	1–2	33.3
Actual Twin	0–1	0.0
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	138–102	57.5
Mono Black Control	0–1	0.0
Esper Control	12–12	50.0
Demonic Rising	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Control	3–1	75.0
Dimir Control	12–4	75.0
Azorius Control	10–14	41.7
Cawblade	0–2	0.0
Turbo Fog	4–2	66.7
Izzet Control	3–1	75.0
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	11–1	91.7
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	6–6	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	6–7	46.2
Cruel Control	4–4	50.0
Stax	8–3	72.7
Pollute the Planet	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	1–2	33.3
Ponza	14–10	58.3
Mono White Control	3–3	50.0
Life is Ez	3–1	75.0
Cycling Control	5–4	55.6
Astral Slide	4–4	50.0
Five Color Control	12–1	92.3
Five Color Collected Conjuring	4–0	100.0
Shrines	4–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	3–0	100.0
Sultai Control	3–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	3–3	50.0
Bant Control	2–5	28.6
Temur Reclamation	1–1	50.0
Pox	9–3	75.0
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–2	0.0
Seasons Past Control	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Control	2–1	66.7
Prison	2–1	66.7
Enchantress	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	54–49	52.4
Aristocrats	17–12	58.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	8–4	66.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Burn	9–7	56.3
Infect	13–8	61.9
Simic Infect	4–3	57.1
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–3	62.5
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	4–8	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–8	27.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–4	33.3
Hushnought	4–6	40.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	2–3	40.0
Goblin Persist	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Control	48–40	54.5
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	13–7	65.0
Azorius Skies	3–1	75.0
Blue Madness	3–4	42.9
Simic Madness	1–3	25.0
Temur Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–2	0.0
Wizards	1–2	33.3
Ninjas	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Tempo	8–8	50.0
Izzet Spells	5–2	71.4
Dimir Tempo	4–7	36.4
Dimir Faeries	2–1	66.7
Sultai Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	16–28	36.4
Curses	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–5	28.6
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Pickles	2–0	100.0
Mindcrank	1–4	20.0
Dragoncrank	1–1	50.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	1–1	50.0
Zur's Weirding	1–3	25.0
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	7–12	36.8
Wildfire	4–8	33.3
Thryx-Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–4	20.0
Jokulhaups Control	3–4	42.9
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Midrange	114–115	49.8
Temur Ascendancy	3–0	100.0
The Rock	3–6	33.3
Golgari Citadel	2–0	100.0
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	10–2	83.3
Selesnya Midrange	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	4–3	57.1
Blink	5–15	25.0
Wave Blink	1–6	14.3
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Esper Wave	0–2	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Blink	2–7	22.2
Graveyard Value	4–4	50.0
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	2–5	28.6
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
BRGW Allies	0–2	0.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–4	42.9
Mardu Midrange	8–6	57.1
Vampires	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	0–3	0.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	7–8	46.7
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–4	20.0
Mono Black Midrange	8–15	34.8
Necro Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Devotion	2–8	20.0
Dimir Midrange	5–3	62.5
Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	5–1	83.3
Lifegain Midrange	1–3	25.0
Martyr's Grace	1–1	50.0
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	3–3	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	1–2	33.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	2–2	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–2	50.0
Neoform	0–2	0.0
Simic Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	2–2	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	2–4	33.3
Abzan Hero	0–1	0.0
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	0–2	0.0
Artifact Midrange	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	32–32	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	3–6	33.3
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Channel-Rofellos	2–3	40.0
Cloudpost Ramp	20–17	54.1
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	14–12	53.8
Gruul Post	2–3	40.0
Simic Post	1–1	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	5–5	50.0
Historic Bloom	1–3	25.0
Eureka!	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0
Jund Carth	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0