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, 5 days.

Heroic

Tournaments Only
Season 12▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	1004	1890–1790	51.4	25	168	42
Heroic	224	504–362	58.2	10	65	14
Mono White Heroic	172	390–262	59.8	8	56	12
Azorius Heroic	9	17–23	42.5
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	41	96–75	56.1	2	9	2
Boros Heroic	2	1–2	33.3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	166–103	61.7
Mono Black Aggro	5–7	41.7
Heroic	40–40	50.0
Mono White Heroic	27–31	46.6
Azorius Heroic	6–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	7–9	43.8
Red Deck Wins	44–15	74.6
Mono Red Devotion	2–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	3–0	100.0
Goblins	1–2	33.3
Tokens	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono Green Stompy	5–3	62.5
White Weenie	1–2	33.3
Elves	17–4	81.0
Werewolves	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–0	100.0
Rogues	3–7	30.0
Zombies	6–4	60.0
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	7–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	8–6	57.1
Artifact Aggro	8–2	80.0
Affinity	6–2	75.0
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	5–2	71.4
Illusions	3–2	60.0
Voltron	3–3	50.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	87–59	59.6
Storm	17–3	85.0
Simic Storm	7–2	77.8
Stormpost	10–1	90.9
Mono Blue Post Desire	10–1	90.9
Reanimator	6–1	85.7
8 Goyf	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	5–1	83.3
Dimir Reanimator	4–1	80.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	7–7	50.0
Dubious Challenge	2–1	66.7
Maniac Combo	5–8	38.5
New Perspectives	7–2	77.8
Jeskai Ascendancy	6–3	66.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–3	62.5
Fake-Twin	0–8	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–3	0.0
Combo Post	4–3	57.1
Metalwork Colossus	11–6	64.7
Upheaval Colossus	7–5	58.3
Eggs	10–3	76.9
Saffi Combo	4–6	40.0
Taking Turns	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	1–8	11.1
Hermit Gond	1–6	14.3
Hermit Dredge	0–2	0.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Control	63–69	47.7
Mono Black Control	1–2	33.3
Esper Control	7–14	33.3
Demonic Rising	9–11	45.0
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	2–1	66.7
Azorius Control	3–3	50.0
Turbo Fog	0–9	0.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	4–4	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–4	20.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	3–0	100.0
Cruel Control	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	3–4	42.9
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Galleon Control	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	3–2	60.0
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	5–2	71.4
Cycling Control	4–1	80.0
Astral Slide	3–1	75.0
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	3–5	37.5
Aggro-Combo	18–10	64.3
Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Infect	8–3	72.7
Pummeler	2–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	11–3	78.6
Izzet Tempo	3–0	100.0
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	2–0	100.0
Temur Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tempo	1–0	100.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	13–12	52.0
Burning Vengeance	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–3	0.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	11–5	68.8
Wildfire	11–5	68.8
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	112–82	57.7
The Rock	3–1	75.0
Abzan Midrange	15–14	51.7
Jund	2–0	100.0
Blink	8–19	29.6
Wave Blink	8–19	29.6
Cloudpost Wave Blink	3–3	50.0
Azorius Wave	4–14	22.2
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	1–1	50.0
Anti-Persecution	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	3–1	75.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–2	33.3
Allies	9–14	39.1
Mardu Allies	5–4	55.6
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	0–5	0.0
Treefolk	7–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	4–6	40.0
Vampires	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–3	0.0
Legends Midrange	2–3	40.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Big Red	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	0–2	0.0
Temur Energy	1–0	100.0
Angels	3–0	100.0
Mono White Angels	3–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	2–1	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	7–4	63.6
Sultai Midrange	9–1	90.0
Sultai Energy	6–1	85.7
Orzhov Midrange	1–1	50.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Neoform	4–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	1–0	100.0
Simic Neoform	1–0	100.0
Ramp	34–24	58.6
Rofellos Ramp	12–6	66.7
Wild Pair	3–2	60.0
Cloudpost Ramp	20–18	52.6
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Golgari Post	8–16	33.3
Gruul Post	3–0	100.0
Simic Post	3–1	75.0