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 1 week.

The Penny Dreadful 500 is on Nov 16th with free entry and $500 in prizes!

Cloudpost Control

Tournaments Only
Season 21▾
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	1311	1945–2342–1	45.4	2	56	34
Cloudpost Control	132	242–239	50.3	2	8	2
Azorius Cloudpost Control	13	13–21	38.2
Blackpost	24	40–51	44.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	83	165–145	53.2	2	8	2
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2	4–2	66.7
Mono White Cloudpost Control	9	20–18	52.6

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	52–55	48.6
Mono Black Aggro	1–1	50.0
Heroic	6–5	54.5
Mono White Heroic	5–4	55.6
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	8–13	38.1
Goblins	1–5	16.7
Tokens	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–2	33.3
White Weenie	5–1	83.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	2–0	100.0
Elves	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Zombies	3–4	42.9
Gruul Aggro	1–3	25.0
Gruul Landfall	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	11–10	52.4
Affinity	3–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–2	33.3
Tempered Steel	6–7	46.2
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Madness	3–4	42.9
Rakdos Madness	3–4	42.9
Voltron	3–0	100.0
Hexproof	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	0–2	0.0
AggroSlide	0–2	0.0
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Combo	38–49	43.7
Storm	9–15	37.5
Dimir Tendrils	2–9	18.2
Dragonstorm	4–4	50.0
Izzet Storm	3–2	60.0
Reanimator	10–17	37.0
Traditional Reanimator	10–17	37.0
Rakdos Reanimator	9–13	40.9
Mono Black Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Grixis Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Oriss Genesis	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–6	25.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–6	25.0
Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	2–5	28.6
Oops All Spells	2–5	28.6
Dredge	2–2	50.0
Chain of Acid	2–0	100.0
GreenTwin	1–1	50.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–1	50.0
Intruder Alarm	2–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Control	36–32	52.9
Esper Control	5–4	55.6
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	0–2	0.0
Azorius Control	6–6	50.0
Cawblade	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Boros Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	4–4	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–4	33.3
Grixis Control	1–2	33.3
Stax	6–1	85.7
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Ponza	0–1	0.0
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	0–2	0.0
Astral Slide	0–2	0.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	3–5	37.5
Prison	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	17–16	51.5
Aristocrats	7–2	77.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	4–1	80.0
Infect	1–9	10.0
Simic Infect	0–5	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–3	0.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	3–3	50.0
Goblin Persist	0–2	0.0
Dirty Kitty	3–1	75.0
Aggro-Control	26–16	61.9
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	9–5	64.3
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	6–3	66.7
Izzet Spells	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tempo	7–5	58.3
Combo-Control	3–16	15.8
Curses	2–2	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–14	6.7
Wildfire	0–3	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–11	8.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–8	11.1
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Midrange	60–45	57.1
The Rock	1–0	100.0
Jund	10–4	71.4
Blink	10–10	50.0
Wave Blink	10–10	50.0
Azorius Wave	7–3	70.0
Abzan Wave	1–5	16.7
Bant Wave	2–2	50.0
Graveyard Value	3–8	27.3
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–6	14.3
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	16–11	59.3
Mono Black Devotion	13–2	86.7
Dimir Midrange	5–1	83.3
Lifegain Midrange	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	1–0	100.0
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	3–6	33.3
Artifact Midrange	0–1	0.0
Ramp	10–10	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	6–7	46.2
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	4–6	40.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	3–2	60.0
Jund Carth	3–2	60.0