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 8 weeks, 3 days.

Zombies

Tournaments Only
Season 16▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
7. 31
8. 30
9. 29
10. 28
11. 27
12. 26
13. 25
14. 24
15. 23
16. 22
17. 21
18. 20
19. 19
20. 18
21. 17
22. 16
23. 15
24. 14
25. 13
26. 12
27. 11
28. 10
29. 9
30. 8
31. 7
32. 6
33. 5
34. 4
35. 3
36. 2
37. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	680	1461–1321	52.5	35	237
Zombies	67	138–125	52.5	1	21

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	50–68	42.4
Mono Black Aggro	0–3	0.0
Red Deck Wins	17–19	47.2
Mono Red Devotion	1–1	50.0
Goblins	4–7	36.4
Tokens	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–0	100.0
White Weenie	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Elves	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	4–4	50.0
Merfolk	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	1–1	50.0
Voltron	1–2	33.3
Hateful Auras	1–2	33.3
Knights	0–4	0.0
AggroSlide	11–21	34.4
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	34–19	64.2
Storm	11–4	73.3
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	8–2	80.0
Simic Storm	1–2	33.3
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	15–12	55.6
Recurring Nightmare	9–7	56.3
Dragon Nightmare	8–6	57.1
Traditional Reanimator	6–5	54.5
Rakdos Reanimator	3–4	42.9
Mono Black Reanimator	3–1	75.0
Hypergenesis	2–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–2	60.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–1	66.7
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Control	18–22	45.0
Demonic Rising	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	3–3	50.0
Turbo Fog	1–2	33.3
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Ponza	6–3	66.7
Mono White Control	2–6	25.0
Cycling Control	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	1–3	25.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Reclamation	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Combo	0–1	0.0
Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	6–4	60.0
Izzet Tempo	0–2	0.0
Blue Madness	2–0	100.0
Simic Madness	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	1–2	33.3
Combo-Control	10–5	66.7
Shared Fate	1–1	50.0
Yosei Vat	3–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–3	40.0
Wildfire	2–3	40.0
Thryx-Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Midrange	15–5	75.0
Blink	2–1	66.7
Wave Blink	2–1	66.7
Esper Wave	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Wave	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	2–1	66.7
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Devotion	3–1	75.0
Dimir Midrange	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	2–0	100.0
Ramp	5–1	83.3
Rofellos Ramp	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Ramp	1–0	100.0