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

More Info

Sign Up
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.

More Info

Sign Up
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.

Ramp

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
Ramp	520	871–910	48.9	2	16	21
Rofellos Ramp	110	238–193	55.2	2	7	5
Wild Pair	16	40–28	58.8	0	1	2
Cloudpost Ramp	252	402–460	46.6	0	4	9
Eldrazipost	12	2–17	10.5
Locus Awakening	6	4–9	30.8
Golgari Post	16	23–25	47.9
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	59	135–94	59.0	0	1	5
Greenpost	54	82–122	40.2	0	3	1
Gruul Post	11	16–18	47.1			1
Simic Post	32	41–57	41.8
Domain	3	3–10	23.1
Reclamation at Wake	66	114–88	56.4			4
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	28	43–38	53.1	0	2	2
Applejacks	4	3–12	20.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	220–300	42.3
Mono Black Aggro	4–5	44.4
Heroic	4–6	40.0
Mono White Heroic	3–5	37.5
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	38–67	36.2
Mono Red Devotion	0–2	0.0
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Goblins	15–27	35.7
Tokens	22–26	45.8
Selesnya Tokens	7–5	58.3
Mono White Tokens	7–17	29.2
Orzhov Tokens	4–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	4–1	80.0
White Weenie	19–16	54.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	8–5	61.5
Soldiers	5–1	83.3
Kithkin	1–1	50.0
Elves	17–35	32.7
Selesnya Little Kid	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Zombies	14–27	34.1
Gruul Aggro	9–3	75.0
Merfolk	5–3	62.5
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	16–14	53.3
Affinity	9–1	90.0
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	6–12	33.3
Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	4–1	80.0
Hexproof	2–1	66.7
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Knights	7–11	38.9
AggroSlide	31–47	39.7
Cats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Hellbent	1–0	100.0
Humans	2–2	50.0
Combo	161–187	46.3
Storm	50–44	53.2
Sultai Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	32–31	50.8
Simic Storm	5–6	45.5
Citadel Storm	3–4	42.9
Grixis Tendrils	4–1	80.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	42–76	35.6
Recurring Nightmare	16–39	29.1
Dragon Nightmare	11–36	23.4
Traditional Reanimator	26–37	41.3
Rakdos Reanimator	11–10	52.4
Dimir Reanimator	4–5	44.4
Mono Black Reanimator	8–18	30.8
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–4	33.3
Dubious Challenge	3–3	50.0
Hypergenesis	7–9	43.8
New Perspectives	1–1	50.0
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Fake-Twin	1–7	12.5
Jeskai Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Combo Post	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	6–8	42.9
Upheaval Colossus	2–2	50.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	5–1	83.3
Turntimber Ranger	0–4	0.0
Taking Turns	3–6	33.3
Izzet Ascension	10–3	76.9
Ominous Good	3–3	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	5–5	50.0
Soulflayer	3–2	60.0
Oops All Lands	3–2	60.0
Polymorph	4–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–1	50.0
Control	141–108	56.6
Mono Black Control	5–1	83.3
Esper Control	4–3	57.1
Demonic Rising	6–4	60.0
Mono Blue Control	1–2	33.3
Dimir Control	21–8	72.4
Azorius Control	24–26	48.0
Turbo Fog	4–5	44.4
Izzet Control	2–2	50.0
Mardu Control	1–2	33.3
Mill	3–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	8–9	47.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–4	20.0
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–4	50.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	2–0	100.0
Grixis Control	16–6	72.7
Cruel Control	12–4	75.0
Jeskai Control	2–1	66.7
Runeflare	1–1	50.0
Ponza	18–21	46.2
Mono White Control	3–7	30.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	4–0	100.0
Astral Slide	4–0	100.0
Sultai Control	5–1	83.3
Guildgate Control	3–5	37.5
Bant Control	2–1	66.7
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	7–1	87.5
Aggro-Combo	24–19	55.8
Aristocrats	13–15	46.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	5–8	38.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Abzan Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Food	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	4–1	80.0
Burn	5–0	100.0
Turbo Myth	0–1	0.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–1	75.0
Combo Goblins	2–2	50.0
Goblin Persist	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Control	52–43	54.7
Simic Flash	8–8	50.0
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	7–4	63.6
Azorius Skies	3–1	75.0
Blue Madness	0–2	0.0
Simic Madness	0–2	0.0
Ninjas	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Tempo	5–5	50.0
Izzet Spells	16–12	57.1
Dimir Tempo	4–6	40.0
Combo-Control	43–40	51.8
Curses	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	4–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	5–3	62.5
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	3–3	50.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	8–9	47.1
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	1–3	25.0
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	13–17	43.3
Wildfire	13–17	43.3
Thryx-Wildfire	9–14	39.1
Borderpost Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Midrange	174–157	52.6
Temur Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
The Rock	5–1	83.3
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	5–1	83.3
Selesnya Value Town	2–1	66.7
Jund	11–8	57.9
Blink	9–14	39.1
Wave Blink	9–14	39.1
Esper Wave	5–5	50.0
Azorius Wave	1–7	12.5
Orzhov Wave	3–2	60.0
Graveyard Value	21–15	58.3
Séance	6–6	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	9–5	64.3
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	3–1	75.0
Boros Allies	3–1	75.0
Treefolk	4–3	57.1
-1/-1 Counters	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	6–1	85.7
Mardu Midrange	1–4	20.0
Leave // Chance Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	5–7	41.7
Mono Black Vampires	4–7	36.4
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	4–2	66.7
Elementals	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Midrange	17–10	63.0
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Card Advantage White	2–0	100.0
Big Red	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Midrange	23–29	44.2
Mono Black Devotion	7–15	31.8
Davriel Braids	6–7	46.2
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	5–6	45.5
Toughness Matters	3–2	60.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mutate	6–6	50.0
Sultai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–2	60.0
Zur the Enchanter	5–6	45.5
Mythic Colossification	3–3	50.0
Neoform	4–3	57.1
Temur Neoform	4–3	57.1
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	8–9	47.1
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Ramp	56–56	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	11–15	42.3
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	26–24	52.0
Locus Awakening	1–1	50.0
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–7	22.2
Greenpost	7–5	58.3
Gruul Post	1–2	33.3
Simic Post	3–1	75.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	7–12	36.8
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	3–0	100.0