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.

Current League

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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.

Allies

Tournaments Only
Season 13▾
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
Midrange	1332	2451–2356	51.0	13	106	75
Allies	140	342–219	61.0	5	23	12
Orzhov Allies	2	4–4	50.0
Mardu Allies	98	254–143	64.0	5	22	9
Boros Allies	1	0–2	0.0
Mono White Allies	12	38–19	66.7	0	1	2
Esper Allies	3	9–6	60.0
BRGW Allies	8	18–14	56.3			1
Azorius Allies	1	0–2	0.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	75–69	52.1
Mono Black Aggro	4–1	80.0
Heroic	3–6	33.3
Mono White Heroic	1–0	100.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–6	14.3
Red Deck Wins	14–23	37.8
Prisoner	2–1	66.7
Tokens	9–1	90.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	4–1	80.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–1	75.0
White Weenie	4–3	57.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Elves	1–0	100.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–0	100.0
Zombies	18–29	38.3
Gruul Aggro	2–1	66.7
Merfolk	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	3–1	75.0
Affinity	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Voltron	6–2	75.0
Hexproof	6–2	75.0
Cats	2–0	100.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Combo	34–17	66.7
Storm	12–2	85.7
Dimir Tendrils	5–0	100.0
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	2–3	40.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	1–8	11.1
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–8	11.1
Infinite Infinite Combos	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	5–2	71.4
Control	67–36	65.0
Esper Control	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Control	3–0	100.0
Dimir Control	4–1	80.0
Azorius Control	16–8	66.7
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Stax	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–1	50.0
Stagnant Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	4–4	50.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Ponza	7–6	53.8
Cycling Control	5–4	55.6
Astral Slide	5–4	55.6
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	4–3	57.1
Guildgate Control	5–2	71.4
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–1	66.7
Seasons Past Control	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	5–9	35.7
Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	1–6	14.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–5	16.7
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	20–24	45.5
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	3–2	60.0
Azorius Skies	2–7	22.2
Blue Madness	1–2	33.3
Simic Madness	1–2	33.3
Wizards	3–3	50.0
Izzet Spells	8–10	44.4
Combo-Control	24–18	57.1
Curses	4–4	50.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	4–1	80.0
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–2	0.0
Mindcrank	8–7	53.3
Curious Niv-Mizzet	3–2	60.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–0	100.0
Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Midrange	112–44	71.8
Temur Ascendancy	3–0	100.0
The Rock	5–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	7–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	5–0	100.0
Jund	5–0	100.0
Blink	29–12	70.7
Graveyard Value	6–1	85.7
Allies	12–12	50.0
Mardu Allies	9–11	45.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–2	60.0
Naya Midrange	1–6	14.3
Big Red	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	12–2	85.7
Dimir Midrange	3–1	75.0
Temur Energy	3–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Sultai Emerge	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–1	75.0
Artifact Midrange	2–0	100.0
Ramp	5–2	71.4
Summer Bloom Ramp	3–2	60.0