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.

Abzan Wave

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41572	68241–73245–34	48.2	356	3091	1593
Blink	4629	9390–7145	56.8	123	569	339
Wave Blink	1763	3798–2608	59.3	54	243	140
Abzan Wave	154	325–240	57.5	2	8	17

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	60–59	50.4
Mono Black Aggro	3–2	60.0
Heroic	3–4	42.9
Mono White Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–3	25.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	9–12	42.9
Goblins	0–3	0.0
Tokens	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	4–1	80.0
White Weenie	4–4	50.0
Elves	4–2	66.7
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Rogues	0–2	0.0
Zombies	3–1	75.0
Gruul Aggro	3–3	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
8 Whack	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	9–13	40.9
Affinity	4–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	3–9	25.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Illusions	0–1	0.0
Madness	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	2–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–2	33.3
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Combo	66–53	55.5
Storm	8–8	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	3–5	37.5
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–3	25.0
Swath Storm	0–2	0.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	9–8	52.9
Recurring Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Jund Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	6–6	50.0
Rakdos Reanimator	6–4	60.0
Mono Black Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Actual Warp World	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–11	21.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–4	42.9
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–4	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	9–5	64.3
Anvil Colossus	6–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–4	33.3
Eggs	1–1	50.0
Saffi Combo	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	2–2	50.0
Izzet Ascension	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	10–10	50.0
Oops All Spells	9–8	52.9
Neoform Hermit	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	3–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	5–1	83.3
GreenTwin	2–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	2–0	100.0
Control	56–29	65.9
Esper Control	4–3	57.1
Demonic Rising	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	4–4	50.0
Azorius Control	9–10	47.4
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–2	33.3
Mill	1–0	100.0
Boros Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	7–1	87.5
Blackpost	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	1–1	50.0
Stax	5–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	2–1	66.7
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	4–0	100.0
Mono White Control	2–0	100.0
Life is Ez	2–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	2–2	50.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Prison	1–4	20.0
Enchantress	1–4	20.0
Aggro-Combo	30–20	60.0
Aristocrats	6–1	85.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Burn	1–3	25.0
Infect	3–10	23.1
Simic Infect	3–9	25.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	10–2	83.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	8–2	80.0
Hushnought	2–3	40.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	6–1	85.7
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Dirty Kitty	6–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	20–19	51.3
Izzet Tempo	5–4	55.6
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	2–1	66.7
Simic Madness	2–1	66.7
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	4–5	44.4
Izzet Spells	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tempo	2–3	40.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	14–11	56.0
Curses	0–2	0.0
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	10–7	58.8
Wildfire	1–3	25.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	9–4	69.2
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–2	66.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Midrange	72–42	63.2
The Rock	3–1	75.0
Abzan Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	4–3	57.1
Blink	14–15	48.3
Wave Blink	13–13	50.0
Azorius Wave	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Wave	2–3	40.0
Abzan Wave	7–7	50.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	5–1	83.3
Séance	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	3–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Allies	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Vampires	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–1	50.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–1	80.0
Big Red	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	7–6	53.8
Mono Black Devotion	4–3	57.1
Dimir Midrange	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Sultai Energy	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–2	66.7
Fires of Invention	9–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	2–3	40.0
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	1–4	20.0
Artifact Midrange	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Ramp	7–7	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	5–6	45.5
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	1–3	25.0
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	1–1	50.0