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 3 days, 2 hours.

Congratulations to vagstor, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 35)

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro-Control	142	272–308	46.9	1	45
Izzet Tempo	31	57–72	44.2	0	10
Azorius Skies	2	6–4	60.0	0	1
Blue Madness	1	0–2	0.0
Simic Madness	1	0–2	0.0
Wizards	2	4–5	44.4	0	1
Ninjas	4	4–9	30.8	0	1
Mono Blue Tempo	46	92–95	49.2	0	17
Izzet Spells	1	1–2	33.3
Dimir Tempo	33	67–71	48.6	1	8
Sultai Tempo	11	25–20	55.6	0	4

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	62–91	40.5
Heroic	3–1	75.0
Mono White Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	14–31	31.1
Goblins	1–1	50.0
Tokens	6–3	66.7
Mono White Tokens	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	0–1	0.0
White Weenie	1–0	100.0
Elves	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Little Kid	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Counters	0–2	0.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	0–2	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	4–3	57.1
8 Whack	2–3	40.0
Artifact Aggro	3–7	30.0
Affinity	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	1–5	16.7
Slivers	2–2	50.0
Knights	3–0	100.0
AggroSlide	13–31	29.5
Cats	5–1	83.3
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	53–62	46.1
Storm	5–4	55.6
Dragonstorm	2–4	33.3
Izzet Storm	3–0	100.0
Swath Storm	3–0	100.0
Reanimator	5–6	45.5
Traditional Reanimator	5–6	45.5
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	4–5	44.4
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–4	33.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	14–18	43.8
Anvil Colossus	11–18	37.9
Upheaval Colossus	3–0	100.0
Eggs	2–1	66.7
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	3–1	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–0	100.0
Soulflayer	4–9	30.8
Reanim8 Rack	2–8	20.0
Breakfast	9–17	34.6
Oops All Spells	2–2	50.0
Neoform Hermit	7–15	31.8
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Control	48–34	58.5
Esper Control	4–6	40.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	8–6	57.1
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	7–8	46.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–2	33.3
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–4	42.9
Grixis Control	2–0	100.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	1–1	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	1–2	33.3
Runeflare	3–2	60.0
Sultai Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	4–1	80.0
Pox	5–4	55.6
Four Color Counter Ghazi	5–1	83.3
Orzhov Control	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	24–31	43.6
Aristocrats	2–8	20.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–6	25.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	0–1	0.0
Infect	2–1	66.7
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Golgari Infect	1–1	50.0
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	7–3	70.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	2–0	100.0
Hushnought	11–16	40.7
Combo Goblins	0–1	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	17–17	50.0
Izzet Tempo	2–6	25.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	6–6	50.0
Izzet Spells	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	1–2	33.3
Sultai Tempo	4–1	80.0
Combo-Control	2–2	50.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	0–1	0.0
Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Midrange	62–67	48.1
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	7–4	63.6
Jund	1–0	100.0
Blink	4–5	44.4
Wave Blink	4–5	44.4
Azorius Wave	2–5	28.6
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	1–1	50.0
Allies	1–1	50.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–1	75.0
Mardu Midrange	3–5	37.5
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	0–5	0.0
Selesnya Legends	0–5	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	21–25	45.7
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Devotion	2–1	66.7
Hellion Whip	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–3	25.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–3	25.0
Fires of Invention	4–3	57.1
Hero of Precinct One	2–5	28.6
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	0–3	0.0
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Ramp	4–4	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	4–4	50.0
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	2–3	40.0
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0