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, 2 days.

The Season Kick Off is on Nov 30th with free entry and over 100 tix in prizes to 32nd place!

Elves

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
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26. 12
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30. 8
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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
Elves	188	312–306	50.5	1	7	8

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	62–70	47.0
Mono Black Aggro	3–1	75.0
Heroic	2–7	22.2
Mono White Heroic	0–3	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	1–2	33.3
Red Deck Wins	5–20	20.0
Goblins	5–1	83.3
Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono White Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	7–3	70.0
White Weenie	5–3	62.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–2	0.0
Elves	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Counters	2–2	50.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	3–2	60.0
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	6–5	54.5
8 Whack	6–5	54.5
Artifact Aggro	5–1	83.3
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	1–2	33.3
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Slivers	0–2	0.0
Knights	3–1	75.0
AggroSlide	3–7	30.0
Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–3	40.0
Combo	56–60	48.3
Storm	7–9	43.8
Dragonstorm	3–6	33.3
Izzet Storm	4–1	80.0
Swath Storm	4–0	100.0
Reanimator	11–13	45.8
Traditional Reanimator	11–13	45.8
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	11–12	47.8
Oriss Genesis	2–3	40.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–2	60.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Fake-Twin	2–1	66.7
Naya Fake-Twin	2–1	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	7–4	63.6
Anvil Colossus	6–4	60.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Eggs	3–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	2–3	40.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–3	25.0
Soulflayer	6–4	60.0
Reanim8 Rack	3–3	50.0
Breakfast	3–13	18.8
Hermit Dredge	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	1–1	50.0
Neoform Hermit	1–12	7.7
Dredge	2–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–2	50.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Control	55–50	52.4
Esper Control	7–6	53.8
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Control	7–13	35.0
Turbo Fog	1–2	33.3
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	9–5	64.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–2	71.4
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–1	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	3–3	50.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	1–5	16.7
Izzet Dragons	1–5	16.7
Runeflare	2–1	66.7
Ponza	5–0	100.0
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	0–2	0.0
Sultai Ultimatum	0–2	0.0
Guildgate Control	2–3	40.0
Bant Control	5–0	100.0
Pox	6–5	54.5
Aggro-Combo	26–23	53.1
Aristocrats	7–4	63.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Burn	3–5	37.5
Infect	2–3	40.0
Simic Infect	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–2	33.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	8–9	47.1
Combo Goblins	3–0	100.0
Goblin Persist	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	23–30	43.4
Izzet Tempo	2–14	12.5
Azorius Skies	2–1	66.7
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Faeries	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	1–2	33.3
Dimir Tempo	7–5	58.3
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Sultai Tempo	3–1	75.0
Combo-Control	8–3	72.7
Curses	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	4–0	100.0
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–1	50.0
Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	70–64	52.2
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	3–3	50.0
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	7–3	70.0
Blink	5–1	83.3
Wave Blink	5–1	83.3
Esper Wave	2–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	2–1	66.7
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	5–3	62.5
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–3	25.0
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	2–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	2–1	66.7
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Legends	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	8–10	44.4
Big Red	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Midrange	0–4	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	1–1	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	6–2	75.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Neoform	2–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	7–13	35.0
Hero of Precinct One	8–7	53.3
Abzan Hero	3–2	60.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	1–4	20.0
Five Color Hero	2–0	100.0
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Gruul Obosh	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–3	0.0
Ramp	12–6	66.7
Cloudpost Ramp	10–6	62.5
Greenpost	6–4	60.0
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Domain	1–0	100.0