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 12 weeks, 6 days.

Aggro-Combo

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	1023	1949–1773	52.4	7	96	47
Aristocrats	82	100–158	38.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	11	21–16	56.8
Orzhov Aristocrats	25	28–57	32.9
Golgari Aristocrats	17	20–32	38.5
Abzan Aristocrats	27	31–51	37.8
Mardu Aristocrats	1	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1	0–1	0.0
Burn	159	310–293	51.4	2	33	1
Infect	133	226–232	49.3	1	6	6
Simic Infect	8	13–14	48.1
Blazing Shoal Infect	120	207–206	50.1	1	6	6
Trickbind Dreadnought	71	120–106	53.1	0	3	3
Izzet Dreadnought	5	12–10	54.5
Mono Blue Dreadnought	56	92–78	54.1	0	3	2
Izzet Blitzkrieg	157	352–262	57.3	0	10	12
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	105	210–175	54.5	3	14	7
Liquimetal Fishing	79	137–141	49.3	0	2	4
Combo Goblins	233	490–401	55.0	1	28	14
Goblin Persist	231	489–401	54.9	1	28	14

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	411–448	47.8
Mono Black Aggro	5–2	71.4
Heroic	62–88	41.3
Mono White Heroic	61–83	42.4
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–4	0.0
Red Deck Wins	28–40	41.2
Goblins	12–9	57.1
Tokens	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	3–1	75.0
Mono Green Stompy	5–4	55.6
White Weenie	19–5	79.2
Quest for the Holy Relic	12–2	85.7
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Elves	50–64	43.9
Werewolves	3–6	33.3
Selesnya Little Kid	3–1	75.0
Rogues	5–10	33.3
Zombies	11–4	73.3
Gruul Aggro	4–13	23.5
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	17–9	65.4
Artifact Aggro	97–121	44.5
Affinity	86–110	43.9
Hush-finity	4–5	44.4
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	5–3	62.5
Mono Blue Architect	5–7	41.7
Madness	3–3	50.0
Gruul Madness	2–2	50.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	4–2	66.7
Hexproof	4–1	80.0
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Slivers	16–2	88.9
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	9–4	69.2
AggroSlide	35–44	44.3
Cats	5–3	62.5
Selesnya Cats	5–3	62.5
Rakdos Aggro	8–8	50.0
Combo	313–246	56.0
Storm	37–11	77.1
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	7–3	70.0
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	3–1	75.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	8–1	88.9
Izzet Storm	7–4	63.6
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	24–26	48.0
Worldgorger Dragon	18–25	41.9
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	5–1	83.3
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	14–27	34.1
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	26–26	50.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	37–40	48.1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	32–32	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	5–8	38.5
Fake-Twin	3–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	2–0	100.0
Combo Post	7–4	63.6
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	0–2	0.0
Eggs	28–35	44.4
Heartless Summoning Combo	4–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	5–1	83.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	4–1	80.0
Izzet Ascension	7–5	58.3
Jokulhaups Combo	4–3	57.1
Soulflayer	9–3	75.0
Oops All Lands	4–2	66.7
Dredge	1–4	20.0
Polymorph	2–1	66.7
Dice Factory	20–13	60.6
Storm Herald	4–1	80.0
Enduring Ideal	18–15	54.5
Ad Nauseam	29–19	60.4
Ad Swanseam	1–7	12.5
Control	296–213	58.2
Mono Black Control	5–3	62.5
Esper Control	26–34	43.3
Demonic Rising	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Control	4–1	80.0
Dimir Control	1–3	25.0
Azorius Control	58–57	50.4
Cawblade	20–25	44.4
Turbo Fog	5–5	50.0
Izzet Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Control	6–3	66.7
Mill	7–0	100.0
Boros Control	4–1	80.0
Cloudpost Control	22–17	56.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	16–6	72.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–9	25.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Grixis Control	17–17	50.0
Cruel Control	10–13	43.5
Stax	27–19	58.7
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	4–5	44.4
Jeskai Control	2–2	50.0
Dragon Control	4–3	57.1
Izzet Dragons	2–2	50.0
Runeflare	3–0	100.0
Ponza	15–5	75.0
Mono White Control	17–11	60.7
Life is Ez	14–9	60.9
Dynavolt Tower	5–2	71.4
Cycling Control	16–5	76.2
Astral Slide	16–5	76.2
Five Color Control	13–3	81.3
Shrines	4–0	100.0
Sultai Control	13–4	76.5
Sultai Ultimatum	8–3	72.7
Bant Control	2–1	66.7
Pox	3–2	60.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	8–5	61.5
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	210–210	50.0
Aristocrats	21–12	63.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	11–2	84.6
Golgari Aristocrats	2–5	28.6
Abzan Aristocrats	6–4	60.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	41–44	48.2
Infect	27–23	54.0
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	25–23	52.1
Trickbind Dreadnought	12–13	48.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	11–10	52.4
Izzet Blitzkrieg	40–34	54.1
Hushnought	13–25	34.2
Liquimetal Fishing	14–21	40.0
Combo Goblins	42–38	52.5
Goblin Persist	42–38	52.5
Aggro-Control	139–148	48.4
Izzet Tempo	46–66	41.1
Azorius Skies	6–5	54.5
Blue Madness	7–6	53.8
Simic Madness	6–6	50.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	17–12	58.6
Ninjas	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Tempo	28–35	44.4
Mono Blue Faeries	4–9	30.8
Izzet Spells	11–6	64.7
Dimir Tempo	3–6	33.3
Combo-Control	153–163	48.4
Curses	2–1	66.7
Battle of Wits	3–1	75.0
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	46–56	45.1
Dragoncrank	5–3	62.5
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	5–3	62.5
Hive Mind	12–13	48.0
Zur's Weirding	2–0	100.0
Solar Flare	10–17	37.0
Plasma Swans	21–31	40.4
Liliana's Contract	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	48–36	57.1
Wildfire	48–36	57.1
Thryx-Wildfire	5–4	55.6
Borderpost Wildfire	42–32	56.8
Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Midrange	323–279	53.7
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	11–6	64.7
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–3	25.0
Abzan Midrange	9–5	64.3
Selesnya Midrange	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Value Town	2–0	100.0
Jund	2–4	33.3
Blink	71–68	51.1
Orzhov Blink	0–3	0.0
Graveyard Value	17–23	42.5
Séance	4–2	66.7
Varolz Dreadnought	10–20	33.3
Enchantments Matter	4–0	100.0
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Allies	12–13	48.0
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	2–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	7–9	43.8
Treefolk	3–2	60.0
-1/-1 Counters	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–5	37.5
Mardu Midrange	2–1	66.7
Vampires	14–5	73.7
Mono Black Vampires	12–1	92.3
Rakdos Vampires	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	16–8	66.7
Boros Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	13–6	68.4
Rakdos Midrange	28–30	48.3
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	2–4	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	24–27	47.1
Mono Black Devotion	20–24	45.5
Dimir Midrange	10–10	50.0
Angels	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	4–2	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	11–13	45.8
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–7	36.4
Jeskai Midrange	6–9	40.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	4–1	80.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	4–1	80.0
Mythic Colossification	1–1	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	18–16	52.9
Abzan Hero	4–4	50.0
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Esper Hero	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Hero	2–1	66.7
Five Color Hero	3–2	60.0
Clerics	2–1	66.7
Simic Snow	4–1	80.0
Coinflips	2–1	66.7
Illness in the Ranks	3–0	100.0
Ramp	104–66	61.2
Villainous Wealth	8–8	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	16–7	69.6
Cloudpost Ramp	70–47	59.8
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	3–1	75.0
Greenpost	59–45	56.7
Simic Post	4–1	80.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–1	0.0
Historic Bloom	0–1	0.0
Defenders	0–1	0.0