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?

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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

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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, 6 days.

Heroic

Tournaments Only
Season 19▾
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	2623	5092–4529	52.9	32	187	126
Heroic	132	215–263	45.0	0	6	4
Mono White Heroic	40	75–76	49.7	0	2	1
Azorius Heroic	3	1–4	20.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	13	21–24	46.7	0	1
Boros Heroic	69	111–146	43.2	0	3	3
Selesnya Heroic	1	1–3	25.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	56–61	47.9
Mono Black Aggro	3–1	75.0
Heroic	3–3	50.0
Mono White Heroic	1–2	33.3
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	8–11	42.1
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	0–2	0.0
Tokens	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	1–0	100.0
White Weenie	4–2	66.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–0	100.0
Elves	7–2	77.8
Warriors	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	0–2	0.0
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	3–5	37.5
8 Whack	3–5	37.5
Artifact Aggro	2–4	33.3
Affinity	1–2	33.3
Tempered Steel	1–2	33.3
Devastating Dreams	1–1	50.0
Madness	0–2	0.0
Jund Madness	0–2	0.0
Voltron	2–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–4	20.0
AggroSlide	6–11	35.3
Cats	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Cats	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–3	40.0
Combo	25–64	28.1
Storm	6–4	60.0
Dragonstorm	4–4	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	6–12	33.3
Traditional Reanimator	6–12	33.3
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	5–11	31.3
Oriss Genesis	0–3	0.0
Hypergenesis	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–14	26.3
Anvil Colossus	4–13	23.5
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eggs	1–2	33.3
Izzet Ascension	0–2	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	1–4	20.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	3–17	15.0
Oops All Spells	1–8	11.1
Neoform Hermit	2–9	18.2
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Control	39–43	47.6
Esper Control	3–8	27.3
Dimir Control	2–2	50.0
Azorius Control	2–8	20.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	5–6	45.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–2	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Control	6–2	75.0
Cruel Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	0–3	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	7–3	70.0
Izzet Dragons	7–3	70.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	2–4	33.3
Mono White Control	1–1	50.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Five Color Control	2–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–1	50.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	3–3	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	12–15	44.4
Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Infect	0–2	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–1	0.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Hushnought	1–4	20.0
Combo Goblins	3–1	75.0
Goblin Persist	3–1	75.0
Aggro-Control	19–16	54.3
Izzet Tempo	4–6	40.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	0–2	0.0
Ninjas	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–3	40.0
Izzet Spells	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	5–1	83.3
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	1–2	33.3
Combo-Control	5–3	62.5
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–2	33.3
Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Thryx-Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Midrange	49–61	44.5
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Abzan Midrange	4–14	22.2
Blink	3–4	42.9
Wave Blink	2–4	33.3
Azorius Wave	1–4	20.0
Abzan Wave	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	1–2	33.3
Séance	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	2–2	50.0
Mardu Midrange	1–2	33.3
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–8	20.0
Big Red	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	4–6	40.0
Mono Black Devotion	3–3	50.0
Dimir Midrange	1–3	25.0
Toughness Matters	2–1	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–3	50.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	5–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	8–7	53.3
Abzan Hero	3–2	60.0
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Esper Hero	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Hero	2–2	50.0
Gruul Obosh	2–0	100.0
Clerics	1–2	33.3
Ramp	10–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	8–0	100.0
Greenpost	4–0	100.0
Gruul Post	3–0	100.0