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.

Blink

Tournaments Only
Season 19▾
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	2994	5228–5421	49.1	7	125	109
Blink	238	476–379	55.7	3	11	16
Wave Blink	223	458–349	56.8	3	11	16
Esper Wave	20	24–27	47.1	0	1
Azorius Wave	114	251–175	58.9	3	9	10
Orzhov Wave	9	15–12	55.6
Abzan Wave	36	76–64	54.3			4
Bant Wave	19	37–35	51.4			1
Acid Trip	5	3–15	16.7

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	111–77	59.0
Mono Black Aggro	3–0	100.0
Heroic	4–3	57.1
Mono White Heroic	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Boros Heroic	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	18–18	50.0
Goblins	5–2	71.4
Tokens	6–2	75.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Tokens	4–2	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	4–3	57.1
White Weenie	13–3	81.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–2	50.0
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Elves	1–5	16.7
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Counters	1–2	33.3
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	3–4	42.9
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Swarm	7–5	58.3
8 Whack	7–5	58.3
Artifact Aggro	7–2	77.8
Affinity	4–1	80.0
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	2–1	66.7
Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	3–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	3–0	100.0
Slivers	3–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	2–1	66.7
AggroSlide	8–15	34.8
Cats	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Cats	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Aggro	6–2	75.0
Combo	84–83	50.3
Storm	7–7	50.0
Dragonstorm	2–4	33.3
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	0–2	0.0
Swath Storm	0–2	0.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	6–7	46.2
Traditional Reanimator	6–7	46.2
Mono Black Reanimator	6–7	46.2
Oriss Genesis	1–2	33.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–10	28.6
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–4	20.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–6	25.0
Fake-Twin	2–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	15–18	45.5
Anvil Colossus	11–12	47.8
Upheaval Colossus	1–5	16.7
Eggs	1–2	33.3
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	6–1	85.7
Ominous Good	0–2	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–2	0.0
Soulflayer	8–2	80.0
Reanim8 Rack	3–0	100.0
Breakfast	14–21	40.0
Oops All Spells	3–7	30.0
Neoform Hermit	10–12	45.5
Dredge	2–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	3–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–5	28.6
Stuffy Doll	6–1	85.7
Control	64–63	50.4
Esper Control	5–15	25.0
Dimir Control	4–5	44.4
Azorius Control	13–11	54.2
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	2–2	50.0
Cloudpost Control	6–4	60.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	2–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	3–1	75.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	2–2	50.0
Dragon Control	3–6	33.3
Izzet Dragons	3–6	33.3
Runeflare	2–1	66.7
Ponza	3–5	37.5
Mono White Control	0–1	0.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Ultimatum	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	2–1	66.7
Pox	11–4	73.3
Aggro-Combo	39–31	55.7
Aristocrats	13–9	59.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	6–6	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–2	71.4
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	8–1	88.9
Infect	4–6	40.0
Simic Infect	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–5	37.5
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	6–2	75.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	1–5	16.7
Combo Goblins	2–3	40.0
Goblin Persist	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Control	28–26	51.9
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	4–9	30.8
Azorius Skies	0–2	0.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	2–0	100.0
Ninjas	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	3–2	60.0
Izzet Spells	3–1	75.0
Dimir Tempo	11–7	61.1
Sultai Tempo	1–2	33.3
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	6–7	46.2
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–1	50.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	3–3	50.0
Wildfire	3–3	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Midrange	130–84	60.7
The Rock	11–0	100.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	9–17	34.6
Jund	3–4	42.9
Blink	8–8	50.0
Wave Blink	7–8	46.7
Azorius Wave	3–2	60.0
Abzan Wave	1–2	33.3
Bant Wave	1–2	33.3
Graveyard Value	3–4	42.9
Varolz Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	5–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	5–2	71.4
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	6–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	5–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	19–4	82.6
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–4	33.3
Mono Black Devotion	1–2	33.3
Dimir Midrange	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	2–1	66.7
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–5	16.7
Orzhov Midrange	4–5	44.4
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	14–11	56.0
Hero of Precinct One	13–10	56.5
Abzan Hero	2–2	50.0
Mardu Hero	2–0	100.0
Esper Hero	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Hero	4–4	50.0
Boros Hero	2–1	66.7
Gruul Obosh	4–2	66.7
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Ramp	14–8	63.6
Cloudpost Ramp	10–8	55.6
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	5–7	41.7
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Domain	2–0	100.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0