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 12 weeks, 2 days.

The Season Kick Off is on Nov 30th with free entry and over 100 tix in prizes to 32nd place!

Midrange

Tournaments Only
Season 13▾
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2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	1332	2451–2356	51.0	13	106	75
Temur Ascendancy	32	63–65	49.2	0	1
Prophet Ascendancy	1	1–1	50.0
The Rock	23	28–43	39.4	0	1
Abzan Midrange	31	55–59	48.2	0	4
Selesnya Midrange	75	155–128	54.8	0	8	7
Selesnya Value Town	64	137–106	56.4	0	7	6
Jund	40	34–65	34.3	0	1
Blink	334	796–514	60.8	7	33	37
Orzhov Blink	1	0–2	0.0
Anti-Persecution	6	7–12	36.8
Graveyard Value	69	107–113	48.6			3
Séance	1	0–5	0.0
Enchantments Matter	12	3–20	13.0
Orzhov Enchantress	2	1–4	20.0
Constellation	1	0–1	0.0
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
Treefolk	8	11–16	40.7
Fake-Rack	11	13–27	32.5
Mardu Midrange	6	14–9	60.9	0	1
Yisan-Prophet	2	1–6	14.3
Vampires	39	70–78	47.3	0	4	1
Mono Black Vampires	26	50–49	50.5	0	2	1
Rakdos Vampires	2	1–4	20.0	0	1
Orzhov Vampires	11	19–25	43.2	0	1
Legends Midrange	7	11–21	34.4
Elementals	6	3–13	18.8
Rakdos Midrange	45	64–92	41.0	0	3
Naya Midrange	47	105–87	54.7	0	5	3
Big Red	23	31–55	36.0
Mono Black Midrange	95	174–189	47.9	0	6	6
Davriel Braids	11	23–14	62.2	0	1	1
Hellion Whip	3	5–4	55.6
Dimir Midrange	34	41–74	35.7	0	2
Dimir Vat	5	8–7	53.3
Temur Energy	10	17–19	47.2
Angels	2	4–4	50.0
Mono White Angels	2	4–4	50.0
Toughness Matters	8	7–11	38.9
Lifegain Midrange	9	7–17	29.2
Sultai Midrange	21	55–30	64.7			5
Sultai Emerge	18	51–20	71.8			5
Orzhov Midrange	9	7–17	29.2	0	1
Heartless Summoning Stompy	13	18–27	40.0
Ordealbreak	6	17–8	68.0	0	1
Mythic Colossification	1	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	1	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	8	11–13	45.8	0	2
Coinflips	1	0–3	0.0
Death Cloud	11	10–27	27.0
Illness in the Ranks	2	1–2	33.3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	552–595	48.1
Mono Black Aggro	16–6	72.7
Heroic	18–26	40.9
Mono White Heroic	4–1	80.0
Azorius Heroic	7–6	53.8
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	7–19	26.9
Red Deck Wins	116–171	40.4
Mono Red Devotion	1–4	20.0
Prisoner	4–4	50.0
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	8–5	61.5
Tokens	39–14	73.6
Selesnya Tokens	2–4	33.3
Mono White Tokens	28–6	82.4
Orzhov Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	41–34	54.7
White Weenie	74–63	54.0
Odric Keywords	0–2	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–3	57.1
Soldiers	14–14	50.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	2–1	66.7
Elves	1–1	50.0
Werewolves	4–5	44.4
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Warriors	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Little Kid	14–5	73.7
Rogues	1–4	20.0
Zombies	95–150	38.8
Gruul Aggro	12–8	60.0
Merfolk	13–23	36.1
Mono Red Swarm	4–3	57.1
Artifact Aggro	24–25	49.0
Affinity	8–15	34.8
Salvage Titan	5–1	83.3
Mono Blue Aggro	2–1	66.7
Devastating Dreams	12–9	57.1
Madness	11–2	84.6
Golgari Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	8–0	100.0
Voltron	17–9	65.4
Hexproof	16–9	64.0
Slivers	0–4	0.0
Naya Zoo	4–1	80.0
Cats	5–10	33.3
Mono White Cats	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Cats	3–6	33.3
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	9–6	60.0
Selesnya Humans	7–5	58.3
Brushwaggs	4–5	44.4
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	246–240	50.6
Storm	62–58	51.7
Sultai Tendrils	3–3	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	18–13	58.1
Dragonstorm	2–0	100.0
Simic Storm	5–3	62.5
Grixis Tendrils	11–17	39.3
Reanimator	22–15	59.5
Grozoth	5–4	55.6
Traditional Reanimator	17–11	60.7
Mono Black Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Biovisionary	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–3	57.1
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	2–2	50.0
Maniac Combo	11–21	34.4
Jeskai Ascendancy	23–46	33.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	7–14	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	16–32	33.3
Myr Incubator	3–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	5–13	27.8
Fake-Twin	19–33	36.5
Jeskai Fake-Twin	19–33	36.5
Infinite Infinite Combos	2–1	66.7
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	3–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	18–10	64.3
Blazing Shoal Combo	8–7	53.3
Taking Turns	23–14	62.2
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–1	75.0
Oops All Lands	4–1	80.0
Polymorph	3–2	60.0
Control	573–419	57.8
Mono Black Control	10–3	76.9
Esper Control	24–11	68.6
Demonic Rising	11–9	55.0
Paradox Haze Lock	8–2	80.0
Mono Blue Control	27–14	65.9
Dimir Control	23–3	88.5
Watery Oath	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	85–94	47.5
Turbo Fog	10–7	58.8
Izzet Control	4–6	40.0
Mardu Control	4–4	50.0
Mill	8–1	88.9
Grixis Control	33–18	64.7
Cruel Control	24–15	61.5
Stax	4–2	66.7
Chandra Nalaar	2–7	22.2
Stagnant Control	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Control	55–52	51.4
Dragon Control	3–1	75.0
Izzet Dragons	2–1	66.7
Galleon Control	4–1	80.0
Runeflare	2–2	50.0
Ponza	61–37	62.2
Mono White Control	10–6	62.5
Cycling Control	65–61	51.6
Astral Slide	62–61	50.4
Five Color Control	8–3	72.7
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	31–12	72.1
Guildgate Control	23–23	50.0
Bant Control	11–9	55.0
Enchantments Control	5–1	83.3
Four Color Counter Ghazi	7–8	46.7
Seasons Past Control	9–3	75.0
Prison	5–3	62.5
Enchantress	5–3	62.5
Aggro-Combo	118–101	53.9
Aristocrats	81–59	57.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	32–33	49.2
Orzhov Aristocrats	35–14	71.4
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	10–11	47.6
Burn	10–7	58.8
Infect	17–30	36.2
Blazing Shoal Infect	15–25	37.5
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Infect	1–4	20.0
Pummeler	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	136–158	46.3
Simic Flash	4–2	66.7
Izzet Tempo	20–16	55.6
Azorius Skies	18–41	30.5
Blue Madness	19–26	42.2
Simic Madness	12–23	34.3
Temur Madness	5–2	71.4
Grixis Madness	2–0	100.0
Wizards	16–16	50.0
Ninjas	0–3	0.0
Izzet Spells	49–53	48.0
Combo-Control	135–175	43.5
Curses	20–20	50.0
Burning Vengeance	5–9	35.7
Cruel Combo-Control	18–16	52.9
Battle of Wits	9–6	60.0
Shared Fate	2–4	33.3
Pickles	12–21	36.4
Mindcrank	34–60	36.2
Hedron Alignment	1–1	50.0
Lich's Mastery	2–1	66.7
Curious Niv-Mizzet	8–8	50.0
Plasma Swans	4–12	25.0
Mass Land Destruction	11–14	44.0
Wildfire	11–14	44.0
Borderpost Wildfire	4–2	66.7
Midrange	637–637	50.0
Temur Ascendancy	19–16	54.3
The Rock	13–4	76.5
Abzan Midrange	11–15	42.3
Selesnya Midrange	33–37	47.1
Selesnya Value Town	28–31	47.5
Jund	25–6	80.6
Blink	145–215	40.3
Orzhov Blink	2–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	2–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	38–29	56.7
Enchantments Matter	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	44–112	28.2
Orzhov Allies	1–2	33.3
Mardu Allies	28–80	25.9
Boros Allies	2–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	5–15	25.0
Esper Allies	1–2	33.3
BRGW Allies	2–9	18.2
Treefolk	4–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	8–2	80.0
Mardu Midrange	1–5	16.7
Yisan-Prophet	2–1	66.7
Vampires	18–21	46.2
Mono Black Vampires	11–14	44.0
Orzhov Vampires	7–7	50.0
Legends Midrange	5–5	50.0
Elementals	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Midrange	21–16	56.8
Naya Midrange	18–22	45.0
Big Red	15–7	68.2
Mono Black Midrange	51–32	61.4
Davriel Braids	5–2	71.4
Hellion Whip	3–1	75.0
Dimir Midrange	27–12	69.2
Dimir Vat	1–2	33.3
Temur Energy	7–8	46.7
Angels	2–2	50.0
Mono White Angels	2–2	50.0
Toughness Matters	4–3	57.1
Lifegain Midrange	6–4	60.0
Sultai Midrange	12–14	46.2
Sultai Emerge	10–14	41.7
Orzhov Midrange	8–1	88.9
Heartless Summoning Stompy	8–5	61.5
Ordealbreak	1–4	20.0
Artifact Midrange	4–2	66.7
Death Cloud	8–1	88.9
Illness in the Ranks	2–0	100.0
Ramp	54–31	63.5
Rofellos Ramp	1–0	100.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Domain	4–3	57.1
Summer Bloom Ramp	23–22	51.1
Applejacks	1–1	50.0