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 8 weeks, 3 days.

Anvil Colossus

Tournaments Only
Season 19▾
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	2339	4193–4003	51.2	23	123	132
Metalwork Colossus	309	672–528	56.0	7	24	22
Anvil Colossus	208	504–342	59.6	7	23	19

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	108–80	57.4
Mono Black Aggro	5–1	83.3
Heroic	13–4	76.5
Mono White Heroic	2–2	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	11–1	91.7
Red Deck Wins	21–11	65.6
Goblins	1–4	20.0
Tokens	5–4	55.6
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	4–4	50.0
White Weenie	6–6	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–1	75.0
Elves	4–6	40.0
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	3–0	100.0
Zombies	2–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–9	18.2
8 Whack	2–9	18.2
Artifact Aggro	6–4	60.0
Affinity	2–3	40.0
Tempered Steel	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	2–0	100.0
AggroSlide	16–15	51.6
Cats	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Cats	2–4	33.3
Rakdos Aggro	3–3	50.0
Combo	57–70	44.9
Storm	6–3	66.7
Dragonstorm	4–1	80.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	2–15	11.8
Traditional Reanimator	2–15	11.8
Mono Black Reanimator	2–15	11.8
Oriss Genesis	3–1	75.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	5–9	35.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–5	16.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–3	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	6–9	40.0
Anvil Colossus	5–5	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–3	25.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	1–3	25.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	3–2	60.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	7–1	87.5
Reanim8 Rack	4–1	80.0
Breakfast	9–15	37.5
Oops All Spells	1–5	16.7
Neoform Hermit	7–9	43.8
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–2	50.0
Stuffy Doll	2–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Control	103–47	68.7
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	14–10	58.3
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	7–3	70.0
Azorius Control	19–3	86.4
Turbo Fog	0–3	0.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	1–3	25.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	7–4	63.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Grixis Control	6–1	85.7
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	7–1	87.5
Izzet Dragons	7–1	87.5
Runeflare	1–3	25.0
Ponza	8–2	80.0
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	3–0	100.0
Bant Control	6–3	66.7
Pox	10–5	66.7
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	24–26	48.0
Aristocrats	9–9	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Abzan Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	3–8	27.3
Simic Infect	1–2	33.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–6	14.3
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	5–4	55.6
Combo Goblins	1–2	33.3
Goblin Persist	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	48–30	61.5
Izzet Tempo	17–8	68.0
Azorius Skies	2–1	66.7
Blue Madness	2–0	100.0
Simic Madness	2–0	100.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–6	40.0
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tempo	12–8	60.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	1–2	33.3
Spirits	1–0	100.0
Azorius Spirits	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	11–3	78.6
Curses	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	4–1	80.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–2	50.0
Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Midrange	139–78	64.1
The Rock	11–5	68.8
Golgari Citadel	2–2	50.0
Abzan Midrange	14–4	77.8
Jund	2–1	66.7
Blink	12–11	52.2
Wave Blink	11–11	50.0
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	7–3	70.0
Abzan Wave	0–6	0.0
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	7–3	70.0
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	4–1	80.0
Allies	2–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	6–4	60.0
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–6	33.3
Selesnya Legends	2–6	25.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	16–9	64.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	5–1	83.3
Mono Black Devotion	3–1	75.0
Hellion Whip	2–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	4–1	80.0
Toughness Matters	0–2	0.0
Sultai Midrange	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Midrange	4–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	15–10	60.0
Hero of Precinct One	12–11	52.2
Abzan Hero	5–2	71.4
Mardu Hero	1–2	33.3
Esper Hero	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Hero	1–5	16.7
Five Color Hero	2–0	100.0
Boros Hero	2–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	3–1	75.0
Clerics	2–1	66.7
Death Cloud	2–1	66.7
Ramp	14–8	63.6
Cloudpost Ramp	9–8	52.9
Golgari Post	1–2	33.3
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	4–5	44.4
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Domain	1–0	100.0