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-Control

Tournaments Only
Season 21▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
7. 31
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	691	1089–1117	49.4	1	22	23
Simic Flash	33	66–55	54.5	0	1
Izzet Tempo	160	260–283	47.9	0	10	5
Azorius Skies	26	39–59	39.8			1
Blue Madness	12	13–20	39.4
Simic Madness	9	10–14	41.7
Grixis Madness	1	0–3	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	24	51–35	59.3			2
Wizards	3	6–6	50.0
Ninjas	36	48–83	36.6	0	1
Mono Blue Tempo	138	254–203	55.6	1	8	7
Mono Blue Faeries	10	13–12	52.0
Izzet Spells	7	6–9	40.0
Dimir Tempo	203	286–303	48.6	0	1	6
Dimir Faeries	11	18–26	40.9
Sultai Tempo	5	5–6	45.5
Azorius Tempo	5	1–8	11.1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	177–282	38.6
Mono Black Aggro	6–13	31.6
Heroic	14–24	36.8
Mono White Heroic	9–19	32.1
Boros Heroic	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Heroic	3–2	60.0
Red Deck Wins	8–36	18.2
Mono Red Devotion	0–3	0.0
Prisoner	0–2	0.0
Goblins	9–16	36.0
Tokens	11–11	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	5–2	71.4
Mono White Tokens	5–8	38.5
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	9–7	56.3
White Weenie	14–14	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–0	100.0
Elves	9–13	40.9
Selesnya Little Kid	2–1	66.7
Zombies	11–30	26.8
Gruul Aggro	6–8	42.9
Gruul Landfall	1–2	33.3
Merfolk	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	25–39	39.1
Affinity	2–5	28.6
Salvage Titan	5–6	45.5
Tempered Steel	14–23	37.8
Mono Blue Architect	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	17–42	28.8
Gruul Madness	1–2	33.3
Golgari Madness	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Madness	12–34	26.1
Voltron	11–4	73.3
Hexproof	11–4	73.3
Slivers	3–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	3–0	100.0
Knights	6–2	75.0
AggroSlide	5–10	33.3
Rakdos Aggro	0–2	0.0
Boros Aggro	3–4	42.9
Rats	1–2	33.3
Combo	260–219	54.3
Storm	85–69	55.2
Dimir Tendrils	34–42	44.7
Dragonstorm	13–9	59.1
Simic Storm	7–9	43.8
Citadel Storm	4–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	8–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	12–6	66.7
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Song Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	50–70	41.7
Worldgorger Dragon	1–1	50.0
Double Dragon	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	48–68	41.4
Rakdos Reanimator	26–42	38.2
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	20–22	47.6
Grixis Reanimator	1–3	25.0
Oriss Genesis	2–6	25.0
Warp World	1–1	50.0
Actual Warp World	1–1	50.0
Maniac Combo	1–2	33.3
Hypergenesis	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	12–16	42.9
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	12–16	42.9
Fake-Twin	3–1	75.0
Naya Fake-Twin	3–1	75.0
Metalwork Colossus	6–3	66.7
Anvil Colossus	1–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	4–3	57.1
Eggs	4–2	66.7
Taking Turns	12–2	85.7
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	5–4	55.6
Jokulhaups Combo	3–1	75.0
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	17–11	60.7
Oops All Spells	17–11	60.7
Oops All Lands	1–1	50.0
Dredge	14–10	58.3
Polymorph	3–0	100.0
Dice Factory	0–2	0.0
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	2–2	50.0
Chain of Acid	13–7	65.0
GreenTwin	2–3	40.0
Tibalt's Trickery	4–1	80.0
Intruder Alarm	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	4–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–0	100.0
Control	178–160	52.7
Mono Black Control	4–2	66.7
Esper Control	22–14	61.1
Demonic Rising	4–5	44.4
Mono Blue Control	2–1	66.7
Dimir Control	12–13	48.0
Azorius Control	23–30	43.4
Cawblade	0–2	0.0
Turbo Fog	5–0	100.0
Izzet Control	4–8	33.3
Mill	5–5	50.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	16–26	38.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–5	28.6
Blackpost	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	10–13	43.5
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Grixis Control	15–4	78.9
Cruel Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	9–10	47.4
Jeskai Control	3–1	75.0
Dragon Control	3–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	3–0	100.0
Runeflare	5–0	100.0
Ponza	4–12	25.0
Mono White Control	5–2	71.4
Life is Ez	5–2	71.4
Cycling Control	0–1	0.0
Astral Slide	0–1	0.0
Five Color Control	4–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–2	33.3
Guildgate Control	2–0	100.0
Bant Control	0–2	0.0
Pox	10–5	66.7
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–3	25.0
Seasons Past Control	11–9	55.0
Orzhov Control	2–1	66.7
Prison	6–2	75.0
Enchantress	4–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	91–77	54.2
Aristocrats	20–28	41.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–7	36.4
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Boros Bombardment	2–7	22.2
Burn	5–9	35.7
Infect	33–19	63.5
Simic Infect	22–14	61.1
Blazing Shoal Infect	9–4	69.2
Trickbind Dreadnought	7–5	58.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	5–4	55.6
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–2	66.7
Hushnought	4–2	66.7
Liquimetal Fishing	6–3	66.7
Combo Goblins	9–8	52.9
Goblin Persist	2–4	33.3
Dirty Kitty	7–4	63.6
Aggro-Control	85–85	50.0
Simic Flash	6–4	60.0
Izzet Tempo	20–23	46.5
Azorius Skies	3–3	50.0
Blue Madness	1–2	33.3
Simic Madness	0–2	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–2	50.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	3–10	23.1
Mono Blue Tempo	21–16	56.8
Mono Blue Faeries	2–1	66.7
Izzet Spells	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tempo	23–21	52.3
Dimir Faeries	2–1	66.7
Sultai Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	70–32	68.6
Curses	2–3	40.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–1	66.7
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	6–3	66.7
Solar Flare	2–1	66.7
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	54–23	70.1
Wildfire	6–2	75.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	48–21	69.6
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	35–19	64.8
Jund Jokulhaups Control	10–2	83.3
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Midrange	206–238	46.4
The Rock	7–9	43.8
Golgari Citadel	5–2	71.4
Jund	21–35	37.5
Blink	37–31	54.4
Wave Blink	37–31	54.4
Azorius Wave	21–16	56.8
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	9–10	47.4
Bant Wave	4–4	50.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	17–16	51.5
Varolz Dreadnought	15–12	55.6
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Allies	0–2	0.0
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	5–8	38.5
Mardu Midrange	0–2	0.0
Vampires	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–8	27.3
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Big Red	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	31–64	32.6
Mono Black Devotion	24–46	34.3
Dimir Midrange	17–7	70.8
Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	8–2	80.0
Sultai Midrange	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Midrange	5–5	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	3–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	5–3	62.5
Clerics	2–1	66.7
Simic Snow	17–29	37.0
Artifact Midrange	2–3	40.0
Death Cloud	0–2	0.0
Ramp	22–24	47.8
Cloudpost Ramp	14–14	50.0
Greenpost	12–13	48.0
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Defenders	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	6–4	60.0
Jund Carth	2–3	40.0
Applejacks	1–3	25.0