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.

Red Deck Wins

Tournaments Only
Season 19▾
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
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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	2623	5092–4529	52.9	32	187	126
Red Deck Wins	472	1095–733	59.9	10	65	41
Mono Red Devotion	6	9–14	39.1
Prisoner	1	1–2	33.3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	238–198	54.6
Mono Black Aggro	6–3	66.7
Heroic	11–8	57.9
Mono White Heroic	2–2	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	6–6	50.0
Red Deck Wins	53–53	50.0
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Goblins	3–1	75.0
Tokens	7–10	41.2
Selesnya Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono White Tokens	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Tokens	2–4	33.3
Mono Green Stompy	5–13	27.8
White Weenie	16–11	59.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	6–2	75.0
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Elves	20–5	80.0
Selesnya Little Kid	5–8	38.5
Selesnya Counters	3–6	33.3
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	7–2	77.8
Gruul Aggro	2–1	66.7
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	17–12	58.6
8 Whack	16–12	57.1
Artifact Aggro	17–5	77.3
Affinity	4–1	80.0
Tempered Steel	12–3	80.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	2–0	100.0
Madness	2–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Slivers	4–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	10–2	83.3
AggroSlide	33–46	41.8
Cats	5–7	41.7
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	5–6	45.5
Rakdos Aggro	1–2	33.3
Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	1–1	50.0
Pirates	0–2	0.0
Combo	189–141	57.3
Storm	28–12	70.0
Dragonstorm	10–5	66.7
Hazoret Storm	2–0	100.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	8–2	80.0
Izzet Storm	4–5	44.4
Swath Storm	4–5	44.4
Reanimator	39–28	58.2
Traditional Reanimator	39–28	58.2
Rakdos Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	34–27	55.7
Oriss Genesis	3–5	37.5
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	2–1	66.7
Hypergenesis	3–4	42.9
Jeskai Ascendancy	13–18	41.9
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	6–5	54.5
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–12	29.4
Fake-Twin	6–2	75.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	5–1	83.3
Metalwork Colossus	19–23	45.2
Anvil Colossus	11–21	34.4
Upheaval Colossus	6–2	75.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	5–3	62.5
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	3–1	75.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–1	75.0
Soulflayer	10–9	52.6
Reanim8 Rack	6–5	54.5
Breakfast	39–25	60.9
Oops All Spells	5–7	41.7
Neoform Hermit	33–18	64.7
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	3–1	75.0
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	0–3	0.0
Stuffy Doll	4–1	80.0
Control	199–105	65.5
Esper Control	29–12	70.7
Demonic Rising	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	12–5	70.6
Azorius Control	30–29	50.8
Turbo Fog	3–1	75.0
Izzet Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Control	5–1	83.3
Mill	3–1	75.0
Cloudpost Control	24–12	66.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	8–3	72.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	9–2	81.8
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	2–2	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Grixis Control	4–2	66.7
Cruel Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	5–2	71.4
Jeskai Control	3–1	75.0
Dragon Control	9–5	64.3
Izzet Dragons	9–5	64.3
Galleon Control	0–2	0.0
Runeflare	5–1	83.3
Ponza	14–6	70.0
Mono White Control	3–2	60.0
Life is Ez	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	1–1	50.0
Astral Slide	1–1	50.0
Five Color Control	3–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	7–3	70.0
Sultai Ultimatum	7–3	70.0
Guildgate Control	3–1	75.0
Bant Control	4–6	40.0
Pox	24–9	72.7
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–0	100.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	78–49	61.4
Aristocrats	20–13	60.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	13–8	61.9
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Burn	3–3	50.0
Infect	21–2	91.3
Simic Infect	6–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	9–2	81.8
Golgari Infect	3–0	100.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	7–6	53.8
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–3	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–3	25.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	23–22	51.1
Combo Goblins	1–0	100.0
Goblin Persist	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	93–39	70.5
Izzet Tempo	20–5	80.0
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Wizards	4–1	80.0
Ninjas	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	19–10	65.5
Mono Blue Faeries	2–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	5–3	62.5
Dimir Tempo	21–13	61.8
Dimir Faeries	0–2	0.0
Sultai Tempo	5–2	71.4
Combo-Control	20–10	66.7
Curses	0–1	0.0
Burning Vengeance	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	4–1	80.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	6–6	50.0
Wildfire	6–6	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Midrange	239–179	57.2
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	14–8	63.6
Grenzo	4–1	80.0
Abzan Midrange	22–18	55.0
Jund	3–6	33.3
Blink	18–18	50.0
Wave Blink	18–18	50.0
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	4–13	23.5
Orzhov Wave	1–1	50.0
Abzan Wave	4–2	66.7
Bant Wave	5–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	9–7	56.3
Séance	2–2	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Allies	2–1	66.7
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–4	42.9
Mardu Midrange	5–3	62.5
Legends Midrange	11–5	68.8
Selesnya Legends	10–4	71.4
Elementals	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	29–37	43.9
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	1–0	100.0
Big Red	3–11	21.4
Mono Black Midrange	10–6	62.5
Mono Black Devotion	6–2	75.0
Hellion Whip	2–2	50.0
Dimir Midrange	5–2	71.4
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	6–2	75.0
Orzhov Midrange	6–5	54.5
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	6–2	75.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	6–2	75.0
Neoform	1–1	50.0
Sultai Neoform	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	24–8	75.0
Hero of Precinct One	16–21	43.2
Abzan Hero	2–5	28.6
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Esper Hero	7–2	77.8
Orzhov Hero	5–12	29.4
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Gruul Obosh	4–5	44.4
Clerics	0–2	0.0
Death Cloud	4–0	100.0
Ramp	39–12	76.5
Villainous Wealth	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	33–11	75.0
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	24–7	77.4
Gruul Post	3–0	100.0
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Domain	1–0	100.0