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 12 weeks, 6 days.

Four Color Glimpse

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37314	62397–63622–18	49.5	430	2789	1688
Warp World	934	1666–1617	50.7	16	104	37
Four Color Glimpse	224	335–450	42.7	1	3	5

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	62–92	40.3
Mono Black Aggro	1–1	50.0
Heroic	5–8	38.5
Mono White Heroic	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–6	33.3
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	6–15	28.6
Goblins	2–1	66.7
Tokens	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–3	40.0
White Weenie	9–7	56.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–3	40.0
Soldiers	2–1	66.7
Elves	2–8	20.0
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–1	50.0
Gruul Aggro	2–0	100.0
Merfolk	2–5	28.6
Artifact Aggro	14–22	38.9
Affinity	8–10	44.4
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	2–8	20.0
Mono Blue Architect	3–1	75.0
Voltron	3–3	50.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Hateful Auras	2–1	66.7
Slivers	2–1	66.7
Naya Zoo	1–1	50.0
Knights	1–2	33.3
AggroSlide	1–2	33.3
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–5	16.7
Humans	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Bant Humans	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Combo	54–95	36.2
Storm	13–28	31.7
Dimir Tendrils	3–3	50.0
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	0–2	0.0
High Tide	3–9	25.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	3–5	37.5
Channel Storm	0–6	0.0
Reanimator	8–8	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	5–1	83.3
Worldgorger Dragon	2–1	66.7
Traditional Reanimator	1–6	14.3
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	0–6	0.0
Oriss Genesis	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–5	37.5
Warp World	3–3	50.0
Four Color Glimpse	3–3	50.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	2–5	28.6
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	0–2	0.0
Fake-Twin	2–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–3	0.0
Taking Turns	0–4	0.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	3–2	60.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–1	66.7
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	3–14	17.6
Oops All Spells	3–13	18.8
Dredge	1–2	33.3
Polymorph	0–3	0.0
Dice Factory	1–2	33.3
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	1–2	33.3
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–1	66.7
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Belcher	0–3	0.0
Control	58–73	44.3
Mono Black Control	3–0	100.0
Esper Control	3–9	25.0
Mono Blue Control	3–0	100.0
Dimir Control	5–4	55.6
Azorius Control	9–23	28.1
Turbo Fog	2–3	40.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	0–2	0.0
Boros Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	0–2	0.0
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	3–3	50.0
Dragon Control	2–1	66.7
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	3–2	60.0
Ponza	5–4	55.6
Mono White Control	1–4	20.0
Life is Ez	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	2–0	100.0
Astral Slide	2–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–3	25.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Pox	3–5	37.5
Seasons Past Control	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	2–2	50.0
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	22–44	33.3
Aristocrats	7–10	41.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	1–3	25.0
Infect	3–5	37.5
Simic Infect	2–5	28.6
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	7–17	29.2
Izzet Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	4–15	21.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Hushnought	0–3	0.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–1	66.7
Combo Goblins	2–2	50.0
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Dirty Kitty	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	31–31	50.0
Izzet Tempo	3–7	30.0
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	2–2	50.0
Simic Madness	2–0	100.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	2–2	50.0
Ninjas	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–8	27.3
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	6–8	42.9
Dimir Tempo	8–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	3–1	75.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	12–30	28.6
Curses	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	3–2	60.0
Mindcrank	1–1	50.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	0–2	0.0
Plasma Swans	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	6–16	27.3
Jokulhaups Control	6–16	27.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–4	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–5	28.6
Temur Jokulhaups Control	4–3	57.1
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	0–1	0.0
Midrange	85–75	53.1
The Rock	3–1	75.0
Abzan Midrange	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	9–4	69.2
Blink	4–5	44.4
Orzhov Blink	1–2	33.3
Graveyard Value	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	0–4	0.0
Allies	1–4	20.0
Azorius Allies	0–4	0.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	6–2	75.0
Mardu Midrange	2–1	66.7
Vampires	4–1	80.0
Mono Black Vampires	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–3	0.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	8–9	47.1
Mono Black Devotion	3–1	75.0
Dimir Midrange	3–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–3	50.0
Martyr's Grace	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	10–11	47.6
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–2	33.3
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Party	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	1–1	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	4–5	44.4
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	2–3	40.0
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	5–2	71.4
Artifact Midrange	2–2	50.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Ramp	11–10	52.4
Rofellos Ramp	1–0	100.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	7–7	50.0
Greenpost	2–7	22.2
Simic Post	3–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–1	50.0