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 2 days, 20 hours.

Congratulations to thewatchwander, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 34)

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Ramp	520	871–910	48.9	2	16	21
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

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	94–159	37.2
Mono Black Aggro	2–3	40.0
Heroic	2–3	40.0
Mono White Heroic	1–3	25.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	17–34	33.3
Mono Red Devotion	0–2	0.0
Goblins	5–12	29.4
Tokens	10–13	43.5
Selesnya Tokens	2–4	33.3
Mono White Tokens	3–9	25.0
Orzhov Tokens	3–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–0	100.0
White Weenie	9–8	52.9
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–2	66.7
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Elves	3–27	10.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Zombies	6–16	27.3
Gruul Aggro	3–1	75.0
Merfolk	1–3	25.0
Artifact Aggro	8–6	57.1
Affinity	7–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	1–6	14.3
Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	4–0	100.0
Hexproof	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Knights	7–4	63.6
AggroSlide	7–22	24.1
Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Hellbent	1–0	100.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Combo	86–83	50.9
Storm	24–21	53.3
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	17–16	51.5
Simic Storm	3–2	60.0
Citadel Storm	0–2	0.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	25–30	45.5
Recurring Nightmare	8–14	36.4
Dragon Nightmare	5–11	31.3
Traditional Reanimator	17–16	51.5
Rakdos Reanimator	8–3	72.7
Dimir Reanimator	3–4	42.9
Mono Black Reanimator	5–8	38.5
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–2	50.0
Dubious Challenge	1–3	25.0
Hypergenesis	4–3	57.1
New Perspectives	1–1	50.0
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	0–3	0.0
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Combo Post	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–5	44.4
Upheaval Colossus	2–1	66.7
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	1–2	33.3
Izzet Ascension	6–1	85.7
Ominous Good	3–1	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–3	50.0
Soulflayer	1–1	50.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–1	50.0
Control	68–55	55.3
Mono Black Control	2–1	66.7
Esper Control	2–1	66.7
Demonic Rising	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	9–4	69.2
Azorius Control	10–12	45.5
Turbo Fog	1–3	25.0
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	5–3	62.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	6–2	75.0
Cruel Control	5–1	83.3
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	0–1	0.0
Ponza	7–14	33.3
Mono White Control	0–3	0.0
Cycling Control	3–0	100.0
Astral Slide	3–0	100.0
Sultai Control	4–1	80.0
Guildgate Control	2–3	40.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	6–1	85.7
Aggro-Combo	11–9	55.0
Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	4–0	100.0
Turbo Myth	0–1	0.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	0–2	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Control	23–25	47.9
Simic Flash	5–3	62.5
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	2–2	50.0
Azorius Skies	2–0	100.0
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–4	20.0
Izzet Spells	9–7	56.3
Dimir Tempo	1–4	20.0
Combo-Control	18–21	46.2
Cruel Combo-Control	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–1	50.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	6–3	66.7
Plasma Swans	1–3	25.0
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–11	31.3
Wildfire	5–11	31.3
Thryx-Wildfire	4–9	30.8
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Midrange	78–82	48.8
Temur Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	6–3	66.7
Blink	3–9	25.0
Wave Blink	3–9	25.0
Esper Wave	3–1	75.0
Azorius Wave	0–7	0.0
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	3–9	25.0
Séance	0–2	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–5	28.6
Allies	2–1	66.7
Boros Allies	2–1	66.7
Treefolk	2–1	66.7
Fake-Rack	3–1	75.0
Mardu Midrange	1–3	25.0
Leave // Chance Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–3	40.0
Legends Midrange	4–0	100.0
Elementals	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Midrange	7–4	63.6
Card Advantage White	1–0	100.0
Big Red	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	12–15	44.4
Mono Black Devotion	4–5	44.4
Davriel Braids	2–5	28.6
Dimir Midrange	3–2	60.0
Toughness Matters	2–1	66.7
Mutate	2–2	50.0
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–1	66.7
Zur the Enchanter	2–2	50.0
Mythic Colossification	0–3	0.0
Neoform	2–1	66.7
Temur Neoform	2–1	66.7
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	7–4	63.6
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Ramp	24–26	48.0
Rofellos Ramp	1–3	25.0
Cloudpost Ramp	15–15	50.0
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–4	0.0
Greenpost	5–2	71.4
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	2–1	66.7
Reclamation at Wake	4–5	44.4
Applejacks	1–0	100.0