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.

Burn

Tournaments Only
Season 20▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
7. 31
8. 30
9. 29
10. 28
11. 27
12. 26
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37. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	1023	1949–1773	52.4	7	96	47
Burn	159	310–293	51.4	2	33	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	69–73	48.6
Heroic	12–21	36.4
Mono White Heroic	11–21	34.4
Red Deck Wins	4–5	44.4
Goblins	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	0–1	0.0
White Weenie	2–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–0	100.0
Elves	10–9	52.6
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Rogues	0–2	0.0
Zombies	0–1	0.0
Gruul Aggro	2–2	50.0
Merfolk	2–2	50.0
Artifact Aggro	15–18	45.5
Affinity	13–17	43.3
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	16–9	64.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–0	100.0
Combo	44–47	48.4
Storm	4–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	3–4	42.9
Worldgorger Dragon	2–4	33.3
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–7	22.2
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	2–4	33.3
Jeskai Ascendancy	6–6	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	6–6	50.0
Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Eggs	4–12	25.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	1–1	50.0
Oops All Lands	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	3–3	50.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	3–1	75.0
Ad Nauseam	4–3	57.1
Ad Swanseam	0–2	0.0
Control	49–32	60.5
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	5–6	45.5
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	10–10	50.0
Cawblade	2–7	22.2
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	3–2	60.0
Cruel Control	2–1	66.7
Stax	3–3	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–3	40.0
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	2–0	100.0
Mono White Control	3–2	60.0
Life is Ez	3–1	75.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–2	50.0
Cycling Control	4–0	100.0
Astral Slide	4–0	100.0
Five Color Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Pox	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	44–41	51.8
Aristocrats	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Burn	13–13	50.0
Infect	6–2	75.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	6–2	75.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	8–4	66.7
Hushnought	3–8	27.3
Liquimetal Fishing	3–1	75.0
Combo Goblins	6–9	40.0
Goblin Persist	6–9	40.0
Aggro-Control	22–16	57.9
Izzet Tempo	5–9	35.7
Azorius Skies	2–1	66.7
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Tempo	6–4	60.0
Mono Blue Faeries	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	35–28	55.6
Curses	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Mindcrank	11–10	52.4
Dragoncrank	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–4	33.3
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	6–8	42.9
Mass Land Destruction	13–4	76.5
Wildfire	13–4	76.5
Borderpost Wildfire	13–4	76.5
Midrange	39–47	45.3
The Rock	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Blink	4–15	21.1
Orzhov Blink	0–2	0.0
Graveyard Value	3–6	33.3
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–5	16.7
Allies	5–4	55.6
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	3–3	50.0
Fake-Rack	0–1	0.0
Vampires	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	2–2	50.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Midrange	2–5	28.6
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	5–4	55.6
Mono Black Devotion	4–3	57.1
Dimir Midrange	4–3	57.1
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	2–0	100.0
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	2–0	100.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Ramp	8–9	47.1
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	3–2	60.0
Cloudpost Ramp	3–7	30.0
Greenpost	3–7	30.0