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 4 days, 1 hour.

Congratulations to thewatchwander, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 34)

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	36494	60991–62339–18	49.5	416	2700	1643
Warp World	930	1663–1608	50.8	16	104	37
Boros Glimpse	373	846–541	61.0	13	82	24

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	202–147	57.9
Mono Black Aggro	3–0	100.0
Heroic	1–4	20.0
Boros Heroic	1–4	20.0
Red Deck Wins	32–25	56.1
Goblins	0–1	0.0
Tokens	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	4–3	57.1
White Weenie	37–45	45.1
Soldiers	29–32	47.5
Mono White Humans	8–12	40.0
Elves	5–0	100.0
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–0	100.0
Zombies	5–1	83.3
Gruul Aggro	5–5	50.0
Merfolk	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	6–2	75.0
Artifact Aggro	29–20	59.2
Affinity	22–14	61.1
Hardened Scales Affinity	20–13	60.6
Tempered Steel	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Architect	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	3–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–0	100.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	7–4	63.6
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	5–4	55.6
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	3–0	100.0
AggroSlide	11–3	78.6
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	19–24	44.2
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	8–13	38.1
Orzhov Humans	9–10	47.4
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	9–5	64.3
Boros Legends Aggro	5–5	50.0
Bard Class	3–0	100.0
Permanent Vacation	3–0	100.0
Pirates	5–4	55.6
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	143–120	54.4
Storm	3–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	6–5	54.5
Dubious Challenge	2–0	100.0
Warp World	41–45	47.7
Temur Glimpse	6–10	37.5
Boros Glimpse	34–34	50.0
Hypergenesis	4–2	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	2–0	100.0
Anvil Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	7–1	87.5
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	2–5	28.6
Oops All Spells	2–5	28.6
Oops All Lands	4–4	50.0
Dredge	17–1	94.4
Insidious Roots Dredge	11–1	91.7
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	5–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	0–2	0.0
Intruder Alarm	6–3	66.7
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–3	25.0
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Belcher	2–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	1–1	50.0
Midnight Mass	6–3	66.7
Phoenix Altar	8–12	40.0
Actual Twin	14–30	31.8
Izzet Twin	10–29	25.6
Boros Twin	4–1	80.0
Control	126–70	64.3
Esper Control	12–6	66.7
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	9–5	64.3
Azorius Control	23–39	37.1
Cawblade	2–1	66.7
Turbo Fog	4–2	66.7
Izzet Control	6–2	75.0
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Boros Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	10–4	71.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	5–2	71.4
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	3–1	75.0
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	5–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Mono White Control	11–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	3–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	2–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	6–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	3–0	100.0
Prison	13–7	65.0
Enchantress	12–7	63.2
Aggro-Combo	40–34	54.1
Aristocrats	33–33	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	32–32	50.0
Burn	2–0	100.0
Infect	4–1	80.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	1–1	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	32–38	45.7
Simic Flash	1–1	50.0
Izzet Tempo	2–1	66.7
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Tempo	10–11	47.6
Mono Blue Librarians	6–9	40.0
Izzet Spells	6–4	60.0
Dimir Tempo	1–1	50.0
Dimir Librarians	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	5–16	23.8
Combo-Control	45–34	57.0
Battle of Wits	11–4	73.3
Sunforger	0–2	0.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–3	25.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	3–4	42.9
Mass Land Destruction	6–0	100.0
Wildfire	6–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Greasefang	18–18	50.0
Esper Greasefang	6–5	54.5
Orzhov Greasefang	12–13	48.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	3–3	50.0
Midrange	191–87	68.7
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	8–3	72.7
Grenzo	2–1	66.7
Abzan Midrange	7–1	87.5
Jund	5–2	71.4
Blink	32–17	65.3
Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	27–13	67.5
Graveyard Value	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	4–0	100.0
White Jund	0–2	0.0
Vampires	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	4–3	57.1
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	10–0	100.0
Naya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Big Red	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	7–2	77.8
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	4–4	50.0
Angels	5–2	71.4
Mono White Angels	2–1	66.7
Azorius Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	2–1	66.7
Toughness Matters	2–2	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–1	66.7
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	8–7	53.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	19–7	73.1
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	14–6	70.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–4	20.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	0–2	0.0
Artifact Midrange	10–2	83.3
Death Cloud	7–2	77.8
Nissa Company	3–2	60.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–3	25.0
Game Objects	6–4	60.0
Ramp	67–11	85.9
Villainous Wealth	2–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	3–1	75.0
Cloudpost Ramp	13–2	86.7
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	3–0	100.0
Gruul Post	3–1	75.0
Simic Post	2–1	66.7
Temurpost	4–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	5–2	71.4
Applejacks	5–2	71.4
Field Ramp	29–2	93.5