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 8 weeks, 3 days.

Plasma Swans

Tournaments Only
Season 20▾
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	814	1579–1347	54.0	5	62	53
Plasma Swans	174	354–256	58.0	2	20	17

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	113–66	63.1
Mono Black Aggro	2–1	66.7
Heroic	20–12	62.5
Mono White Heroic	19–12	61.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	4–3	57.1
Goblins	4–2	66.7
Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono White Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono Green Stompy	3–1	75.0
White Weenie	6–3	66.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–2	66.7
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	19–5	79.2
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Zombies	2–1	66.7
Gruul Aggro	7–1	87.5
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	3–1	75.0
Artifact Aggro	24–20	54.5
Affinity	21–17	55.3
Hush-finity	2–2	50.0
Tempered Steel	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Madness	1–4	20.0
Gruul Madness	1–4	20.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Slivers	2–1	66.7
Knights	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	12–4	75.0
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–3	25.0
Combo	61–53	53.5
Storm	1–5	16.7
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	0–2	0.0
Reanimator	6–3	66.7
Worldgorger Dragon	5–2	71.4
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	5–3	62.5
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	4–1	80.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	9–10	47.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	5–7	41.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	4–3	57.1
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eggs	7–6	53.8
Taking Turns	3–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	4–2	66.7
Oops All Lands	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	6–7	46.2
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	0–7	0.0
Ad Nauseam	5–6	45.5
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Control	45–33	57.7
Mono Black Control	0–2	0.0
Esper Control	4–4	50.0
Dimir Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	6–8	42.9
Cawblade	3–4	42.9
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Mardu Control	3–2	60.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	7–1	87.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	2–2	50.0
Cruel Control	2–2	50.0
Stax	8–1	88.9
Pollute the Planet	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	0–1	0.0
Ponza	4–1	80.0
Mono White Control	2–4	33.3
Life is Ez	2–4	33.3
Dynavolt Tower	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	3–1	75.0
Astral Slide	2–1	66.7
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Shrines	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	1–1	50.0
Sultai Ultimatum	0–1	0.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	31–21	59.6
Aristocrats	4–0	100.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Burn	8–6	57.1
Infect	3–1	75.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–1	75.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	6–3	66.7
Hushnought	3–1	75.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	5–7	41.7
Goblin Persist	5–7	41.7
Aggro-Control	16–24	40.0
Izzet Tempo	6–8	42.9
Wizards	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Tempo	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	0–2	0.0
Dimir Tempo	2–5	28.6
Combo-Control	16–19	45.7
Battle of Wits	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	2–8	20.0
Lich's Mastery	3–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–1	50.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	5–5	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	3–3	50.0
Wildfire	3–3	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	3–3	50.0
Midrange	57–29	66.3
The Rock	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	2–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	4–3	57.1
Jund	3–0	100.0
Blink	13–6	68.4
Graveyard Value	3–5	37.5
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–4	33.3
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Allies	3–1	75.0
Esper Allies	2–1	66.7
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Vampires	4–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–4	42.9
Mono Black Midrange	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Devotion	2–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	4–2	66.7
Angels	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Angels	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	4–3	57.1
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Ramp	15–11	57.7
Villainous Wealth	1–2	33.3
Rofellos Ramp	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	12–8	60.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	10–7	58.8
Simic Post	0–1	0.0