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

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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.

Combo-Control

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
18. 20
19. 19
20. 18
21. 17
22. 16
23. 15
24. 14
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
Combo-Control	219	277–426	39.4	0	4	2
Curses	9	9–23	28.1
Burning Vengeance	9	3–21	12.5
Cruel Combo-Control	8	6–23	20.7
Battle of Wits	36	41–84	32.8	0	1
Shared Fate	5	5–10	33.3
Sunforger	1	0–2	0.0
Pickles	7	8–13	38.1	0	1
Displace Loop	3	2–6	25.0
Hedron Alignment	6	6–13	31.6
Yosei Vat	4	9–8	52.9
Lich's Mastery	9	6–9	40.0			1
Hive Mind	10	5–18	21.7
Zur's Weirding	7	16–9	64.0
Solar Flare	2	3–2	60.0
Liliana's Contract	2	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	88	144–152	48.6	0	1	1
Wildfire	88	144–152	48.6	0	1	1
Thryx-Wildfire	20	36–36	50.0			1
Borderpost Wildfire	39	58–63	47.9	0	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	65–89	42.2
Mono Black Aggro	1–3	25.0
Heroic	3–5	37.5
Mono White Heroic	0–2	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	3–2	60.0
Red Deck Wins	10–20	33.3
Goblins	0–3	0.0
Tokens	5–6	45.5
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Tokens	2–3	40.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–8	11.1
White Weenie	6–1	85.7
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–0	100.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	3–8	27.3
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Warriors	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	3–1	75.0
Zombies	3–6	33.3
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–4	33.3
8 Whack	2–4	33.3
Artifact Aggro	4–4	50.0
Affinity	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	4–2	66.7
Devoid Aggro	0–1	0.0
Devastating Dreams	1–1	50.0
Madness	1–1	50.0
Jund Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	2–2	50.0
AggroSlide	9–7	56.3
Cats	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Cats	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–2	0.0
Combo	52–87	37.4
Storm	10–6	62.5
Dragonstorm	3–2	60.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	0–2	0.0
Izzet Storm	1–1	50.0
Swath Storm	1–1	50.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	6–18	25.0
Traditional Reanimator	6–18	25.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	5–18	21.7
Oriss Genesis	2–4	33.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–9	0.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–15	25.0
Anvil Colossus	3–11	21.4
Upheaval Colossus	1–2	33.3
Eggs	5–3	62.5
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	1–2	33.3
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–2	60.0
Soulflayer	3–3	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–2	33.3
Breakfast	3–15	16.7
Oops All Spells	0–6	0.0
Neoform Hermit	2–8	20.0
Dredge	2–1	66.7
Dice Factory	0–2	0.0
Enduring Ideal	5–2	71.4
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Control	40–76	34.5
Mono Black Control	0–1	0.0
Esper Control	4–13	23.5
Demonic Rising	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	1–6	14.3
Azorius Control	4–12	25.0
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Control	4–11	26.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–6	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–3	25.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Grixis Control	2–4	33.3
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	5–2	71.4
Izzet Dragons	4–2	66.7
Ponza	5–6	45.5
Mono White Control	0–1	0.0
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Shrines	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	2–4	33.3
Sultai Ultimatum	2–4	33.3
Guildgate Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	3–8	27.3
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	16–31	34.0
Aristocrats	4–11	26.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–5	28.6
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–4	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Burn	4–1	80.0
Infect	2–3	40.0
Simic Infect	1–2	33.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Hushnought	2–10	16.7
Combo Goblins	1–1	50.0
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	14–36	28.0
Izzet Tempo	1–11	8.3
Azorius Skies	0–4	0.0
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	2–1	66.7
Ninjas	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Tempo	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tempo	5–5	50.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	0–2	0.0
Combo-Control	5–5	50.0
Battle of Wits	1–1	50.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	3–0	100.0
Wildfire	3–0	100.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	79–90	46.7
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	6–6	50.0
Abzan Midrange	7–9	43.8
Jund	1–2	33.3
Blink	7–6	53.8
Wave Blink	7–6	53.8
Azorius Wave	6–2	75.0
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	0–6	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Allies	0–3	0.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	2–2	50.0
Legends Midrange	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Legends	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	9–6	60.0
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–7	30.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–3	0.0
Dimir Midrange	4–3	57.1
Sultai Midrange	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–7	22.2
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Prophet Glare	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	2–4	33.3
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–4	33.3
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	5–7	41.7
Hero of Precinct One	8–7	53.3
Abzan Hero	2–3	40.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Esper Hero	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	3–4	42.9
Gruul Obosh	3–0	100.0
Clerics	2–1	66.7
Death Cloud	2–1	66.7
Ramp	6–12	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	4–10	28.6
Greenpost	3–8	27.3
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Defenders	0–1	0.0