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 8 weeks, 3 days.

Sultai Ultimatum

Tournaments Only
Season 19▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
7. 31
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37. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	2060	3456–3848	47.3	6	69	69
Sultai Control	68	108–134	44.6			2
Sultai Ultimatum	61	101–124	44.9			2

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	15–29	34.1
Heroic	1–1	50.0
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	3–7	30.0
Goblins	0–1	0.0
Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–2	33.3
White Weenie	1–3	25.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–2	0.0
Elves	2–0	100.0
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–0	100.0
Zombies	1–2	33.3
Gruul Aggro	0–3	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
8 Whack	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	0–2	0.0
Tempered Steel	0–2	0.0
Devoid Aggro	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	2–1	66.7
Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	16–29	35.6
Storm	3–5	37.5
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–1	50.0
Izzet Storm	1–4	20.0
Swath Storm	1–3	25.0
Reanimator	3–5	37.5
Traditional Reanimator	3–5	37.5
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	2–4	33.3
Oriss Genesis	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–3	40.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Metalwork Colossus	2–3	40.0
Anvil Colossus	0–2	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–1	50.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	3–8	27.3
Oops All Spells	0–1	0.0
Neoform Hermit	2–7	22.2
Dredge	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Control	21–24	46.7
Esper Control	3–7	30.0
Dimir Control	0–2	0.0
Azorius Control	2–7	22.2
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	4–1	80.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Grixis Control	1–1	50.0
Stax	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	0–1	0.0
Ponza	1–1	50.0
Mono White Control	3–0	100.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	7–6	53.8
Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	3–0	100.0
Infect	3–3	50.0
Simic Infect	1–3	25.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–0	100.0
Hushnought	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	5–12	29.4
Izzet Tempo	0–2	0.0
Azorius Skies	0–2	0.0
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tempo	2–3	40.0
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	4–2	66.7
Curses	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	2–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–0	100.0
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	26–19	57.8
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	4–3	57.1
Jund	1–2	33.3
Blink	1–0	100.0
Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	1–2	33.3
Séance	0–1	0.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–2	60.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Devotion	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	3–3	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	3–2	60.0
Abzan Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	3–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Ramp	7–3	70.0
Cloudpost Ramp	6–2	75.0
Greenpost	5–1	83.3
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0