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 12 weeks, 5 days.

Ponza

Tournaments Only
Season 18▾
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
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26. 12
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30. 8
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33. 5
34. 4
35. 3
36. 2
37. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	2648	4026–4951	44.8	6	78	89
Ponza	293	440–537	45.0	0	3	9

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	84–143	37.0
Mono Black Aggro	3–2	60.0
Heroic	11–18	37.9
Mono White Heroic	5–13	27.8
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–3	50.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	12–17	41.4
Goblins	2–3	40.0
Tokens	6–3	66.7
Selesnya Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	4–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–7	30.0
White Weenie	1–10	9.1
Kithkin	0–2	0.0
Elves	3–11	21.4
Selesnya Little Kid	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	2–1	66.7
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	8–10	44.4
Mono Red Swarm	0–3	0.0
Artifact Aggro	14–24	36.8
Affinity	10–16	38.5
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Madness	2–2	50.0
Golgari Madness	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	5–6	45.5
Hexproof	5–6	45.5
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	0–2	0.0
AggroSlide	1–7	12.5
Cats	3–7	30.0
Selesnya Cats	3–7	30.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–2	0.0
Combo	88–101	46.6
Storm	19–16	54.3
Dimir Tendrils	12–14	46.2
Grixis Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Stormpost	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	11–23	32.4
Worldgorger Dragon	4–11	26.7
Traditional Reanimator	7–12	36.8
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	5–12	29.4
Oriss Genesis	3–3	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	4–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–12	25.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–7	30.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–4	20.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	3–0	100.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	3–1	75.0
Eggs	2–2	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	4–10	28.6
Izzet Ascension	4–0	100.0
Ominous Good	2–1	66.7
Jokulhaups Combo	2–3	40.0
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	2–2	50.0
Oops All Spells	2–2	50.0
Dredge	11–16	40.7
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	2–3	40.0
Control	77–82	48.4
Mono Black Control	0–2	0.0
Esper Control	5–6	45.5
Demonic Rising	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	1–2	33.3
Azorius Control	9–13	40.9
Cawblade	1–2	33.3
Turbo Fog	3–2	60.0
Mardu Control	2–3	40.0
Mill	7–11	38.9
Boros Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Blackpost	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	4–3	57.1
Cruel Control	3–2	60.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	7–2	77.8
Ponza	8–8	50.0
Mono White Control	5–4	55.6
Life is Ez	5–1	83.3
Cycling Control	4–0	100.0
Astral Slide	3–0	100.0
Five Color Control	2–4	33.3
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–1	50.0
Shrines	1–3	25.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	2–1	66.7
Pox	7–9	43.8
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–2	33.3
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	31–35	47.0
Aristocrats	12–18	40.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–6	25.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Food	1–3	25.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Burn	6–2	75.0
Infect	6–5	54.5
Simic Infect	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–5	28.6
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–5	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–2	60.0
Combo Goblins	1–3	25.0
Goblin Persist	1–3	25.0
Aggro-Control	26–46	36.1
Izzet Tempo	12–17	41.4
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	2–2	50.0
Temur Madness	2–1	66.7
Lich Aggro-Control	0–2	0.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–15	16.7
Izzet Spells	2–2	50.0
Dimir Tempo	3–4	42.9
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	17–19	47.2
Curses	1–1	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–4	20.0
Mindcrank	5–4	55.6
Dragoncrank	2–3	40.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	5–9	35.7
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–0	100.0
Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	82–89	48.0
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	5–2	71.4
Blink	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	4–3	57.1
Séance	1–1	50.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–5	37.5
Mardu Midrange	14–6	70.0
Vampires	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–10	28.6
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	1–5	16.7
Mono Black Midrange	6–22	21.4
Mono Black Devotion	2–7	22.2
Heart of Darkness	2–7	22.2
Dimir Midrange	1–1	50.0
Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–1	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	4–5	44.4
Orzhov Midrange	3–15	16.7
Jeskai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Prophet Glare	4–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Neoform	5–4	55.6
Sultai Neoform	2–1	66.7
Simic Neoform	2–3	40.0
Party	2–0	100.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Ramp	35–22	61.4
Cloudpost Ramp	22–17	56.4
Greenpost	20–14	58.8
Gruul Post	2–1	66.7
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	9–3	75.0
Historic Bloom	5–3	62.5
Defenders	1–1	50.0