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, 6 days.

Ramp

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
Ramp	430	594–848	41.2	0	14	7
Villainous Wealth	7	3–25	10.7
Rofellos Ramp	2	1–7	12.5
Wild Pair	2	1–7	12.5
Cloudpost Ramp	311	492–588	45.6	0	14	7
Golgari Post	21	21–44	32.3	0	1
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	16	11–31	26.2
Greenpost	213	375–387	49.2	0	13	6
Gruul Post	16	31–28	52.5
Simic Post	3	5–6	45.5
Domain	29	29–63	31.5
Summer Bloom Ramp	1	1–3	25.0
Historic Bloom	1	1–3	25.0
Defenders	9	9–15	37.5

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	115–191	37.6
Mono Black Aggro	3–2	60.0
Heroic	0–10	0.0
Mono White Heroic	0–4	0.0
Boros Heroic	0–5	0.0
Red Deck Wins	12–39	23.5
Goblins	3–4	42.9
Tokens	9–10	47.4
Selesnya Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono White Tokens	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Tokens	3–4	42.9
Mono Green Stompy	6–9	40.0
White Weenie	6–14	30.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–9	25.0
Elves	6–12	33.3
Werewolves	0–2	0.0
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–4	50.0
Selesnya Counters	1–3	25.0
Rogues	3–1	75.0
Zombies	4–3	57.1
Gruul Aggro	0–4	0.0
Merfolk	1–2	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	9–9	50.0
8 Whack	9–7	56.3
Artifact Aggro	10–12	45.5
Affinity	4–3	57.1
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	5–7	41.7
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Voltron	3–3	50.0
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Hateful Auras	1–1	50.0
Slivers	2–2	50.0
Naya Zoo	4–0	100.0
Knights	2–1	66.7
AggroSlide	13–26	33.3
Cats	1–5	16.7
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	1–4	20.0
Rakdos Aggro	7–8	46.7
Shamans	0–2	0.0
Pirates	1–0	100.0
Combo	87–174	33.3
Storm	13–21	38.2
Dragonstorm	5–10	33.3
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	0–4	0.0
Izzet Storm	2–5	28.6
Swath Storm	2–5	28.6
Reanimator	11–37	22.9
Traditional Reanimator	11–37	22.9
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	9–36	20.0
Oriss Genesis	1–8	11.1
Hypergenesis	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–20	16.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–9	10.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–10	16.7
Fake-Twin	1–4	20.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	0–2	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	11–19	36.7
Anvil Colossus	8–14	36.4
Upheaval Colossus	3–4	42.9
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	3–3	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	6–8	42.9
Jokulhaups Combo	2–2	50.0
Soulflayer	4–8	33.3
Reanim8 Rack	4–5	44.4
Breakfast	11–30	26.8
Hermit Dredge	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	4–4	50.0
Neoform Hermit	6–24	20.0
Dredge	4–0	100.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	0–2	0.0
Enduring Ideal	3–3	50.0
Control	133–118	53.0
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	19–9	67.9
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	6–9	40.0
Azorius Control	14–18	43.8
Turbo Fog	0–3	0.0
Izzet Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Control	1–2	33.3
Mill	3–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	15–9	62.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	6–2	75.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–4	20.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	7–2	77.8
Grixis Control	7–5	58.3
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	6–4	60.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	8–4	66.7
Izzet Dragons	8–4	66.7
Galleon Control	3–1	75.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Ponza	3–10	23.1
Mono White Control	3–1	75.0
Cycling Control	2–3	40.0
Astral Slide	1–2	33.3
Five Color Control	5–2	71.4
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–1	50.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	3–7	30.0
Sultai Ultimatum	3–7	30.0
Guildgate Control	6–4	60.0
Bant Control	3–4	42.9
Pox	11–17	39.3
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	37–66	35.9
Aristocrats	19–9	67.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	10–4	71.4
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Burn	4–5	44.4
Infect	7–18	28.0
Simic Infect	3–5	37.5
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–8	33.3
Golgari Infect	0–4	0.0
Pummeler	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–8	20.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–6	25.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–4	0.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	2–18	10.0
Combo Goblins	1–2	33.3
Goblin Persist	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	35–65	35.0
Izzet Tempo	5–15	25.0
Azorius Skies	1–5	16.7
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–1	66.7
Wizards	3–3	50.0
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–11	26.7
Izzet Spells	4–1	80.0
Dimir Tempo	9–16	36.0
Dimir Faeries	0–3	0.0
Sultai Tempo	0–5	0.0
Combo-Control	12–6	66.7
Curses	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Pickles	1–1	50.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	3–5	37.5
Wildfire	3–5	37.5
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Midrange	156–209	42.7
Temur Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	6–12	33.3
Golgari Citadel	0–2	0.0
Grenzo	0–3	0.0
Abzan Midrange	13–14	48.1
Jund	1–4	20.0
Blink	8–14	36.4
Wave Blink	8–14	36.4
Esper Wave	1–2	33.3
Azorius Wave	4–8	33.3
Abzan Wave	1–1	50.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	7–11	38.9
Séance	0–3	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	3–5	37.5
Enchantments Matter	4–0	100.0
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Allies	2–5	28.6
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	1–1	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	5–8	38.5
Mardu Midrange	4–4	50.0
Vampires	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	4–12	25.0
Selesnya Legends	3–8	27.3
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	13–21	38.2
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	1–0	100.0
Big Red	3–4	42.9
Mono Black Midrange	5–7	41.7
Mono Black Devotion	3–3	50.0
Hellion Whip	1–4	20.0
Dimir Midrange	6–7	46.2
Toughness Matters	3–1	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–1	66.7
Sultai Midrange	10–5	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	5–6	45.5
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	4–3	57.1
Enigmatic Incarnation	4–3	57.1
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Neoform	0–2	0.0
Temur Neoform	0–1	0.0
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	19–22	46.3
Hero of Precinct One	13–19	40.6
Abzan Hero	2–1	66.7
Mardu Hero	1–2	33.3
Esper Hero	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Hero	5–10	33.3
Five Color Hero	2–1	66.7
Gruul Obosh	3–7	30.0
Clerics	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	2–1	66.7
Ramp	19–19	50.0
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	1–0	100.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	13–17	43.3
Golgari Post	1–2	33.3
Greenpost	10–10	50.0
Gruul Post	0–5	0.0
Domain	0–1	0.0