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 12 weeks, 6 days.

Burn

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
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-Combo	948	1714–1665	50.7	6	45	45
Burn	158	238–285	45.5	2	8	4

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	49–77	38.9
Mono Black Aggro	1–0	100.0
Heroic	4–8	33.3
Mono White Heroic	2–6	25.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–1	66.7
Red Deck Wins	3–13	18.8
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	2–2	50.0
Tokens	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–5	16.7
White Weenie	2–2	50.0
Elves	4–8	33.3
Selesnya Little Kid	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Counters	2–0	100.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	4–4	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	17–19	47.2
Affinity	13–13	50.0
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Voltron	1–2	33.3
Hexproof	1–2	33.3
AggroSlide	3–6	33.3
Cats	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Cats	2–4	33.3
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	60–57	51.3
Storm	14–17	45.2
Dimir Tendrils	10–12	45.5
Dragonstorm	0–1	0.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Stormpost	0–2	0.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	14–18	43.8
Worldgorger Dragon	4–8	33.3
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	9–10	47.4
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	8–10	44.4
Oriss Genesis	1–2	33.3
Warp World	3–0	100.0
Actual Warp World	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–2	66.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	1–2	33.3
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–1	66.7
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	3–0	100.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–1	75.0
Soulflayer	2–0	100.0
Dredge	2–11	15.4
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	5–0	100.0
Control	31–40	43.7
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	2–1	66.7
Demonic Rising	2–2	50.0
Dimir Control	2–2	50.0
Azorius Control	5–5	50.0
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	0–2	0.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	1–0	100.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	0–2	0.0
Runeflare	3–0	100.0
Ponza	2–6	25.0
Mono White Control	0–2	0.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	3–2	60.0
Astral Slide	3–2	60.0
Five Color Control	2–3	40.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–1	66.7
Shrines	0–2	0.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Pox	0–7	0.0
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	8–12	40.0
Aristocrats	3–7	30.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Infect	5–2	71.4
Simic Infect	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	0–2	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Control	32–17	65.3
Izzet Tempo	5–5	50.0
Azorius Skies	0–2	0.0
Blue Madness	2–0	100.0
Simic Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–2	50.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	13–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	2–4	33.3
Dimir Tempo	5–3	62.5
Combo-Control	9–14	39.1
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Mindcrank	1–5	16.7
Dragoncrank	0–3	0.0
Hedron Alignment	1–1	50.0
Yosei Vat	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	3–5	37.5
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Midrange	34–55	38.2
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Jund	0–1	0.0
Blink	1–1	50.0
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	2–1	66.7
Séance	2–1	66.7
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	0–2	0.0
Fake-Rack	1–5	16.7
Mardu Midrange	4–7	36.4
Vampires	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–9	0.0
Big Red	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	3–5	37.5
Mono Black Devotion	2–2	50.0
Heart of Darkness	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	4–4	50.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–3	40.0
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–5	28.6
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Neoform	2–2	50.0
Sultai Neoform	1–2	33.3
Simic Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	1–1	50.0
Clerics	2–0	100.0
Ramp	15–13	53.6
Cloudpost Ramp	11–11	50.0
Greenpost	11–11	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–2	50.0
Historic Bloom	0–1	0.0