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.

Ramp

Tournaments Only
Season 21▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
7. 31
8. 30
9. 29
10. 28
11. 27
12. 26
13. 25
14. 24
15. 23
16. 22
17. 21
18. 20
19. 19
20. 18
21. 17
22. 16
23. 15
24. 14
25. 13
26. 12
27. 11
28. 10
29. 9
30. 8
31. 7
32. 6
33. 5
34. 4
35. 3
36. 2
37. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Ramp	227	288–413	41.1	0	2	4
Cloudpost Ramp	124	171–238	41.8	0	2	2
Eldrazipost	7	3–22	12.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2	0–2	0.0
Greenpost	91	146–176	45.3	0	2	2
Gruul Post	3	0–3	0.0
Simic Post	2	0–7	0.0
Defenders	6	4–10	28.6
Carth Superfriends	57	60–94	39.0			2
Jund Carth	26	32–43	42.7			1
Applejacks	15	22–24	47.8

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	44–107	29.1
Mono Black Aggro	1–4	20.0
Heroic	0–15	0.0
Mono White Heroic	0–13	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	6–17	26.1
Mono Red Devotion	1–1	50.0
Goblins	4–6	40.0
Tokens	2–5	28.6
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–6	14.3
White Weenie	5–2	71.4
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Elves	2–3	40.0
Zombies	3–8	27.3
Gruul Aggro	1–3	25.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	1–18	5.3
Salvage Titan	0–6	0.0
Tempered Steel	1–9	10.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–0	100.0
Madness	8–11	42.1
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	6–7	46.2
Jund Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	3–2	60.0
Hexproof	3–2	60.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	0–2	0.0
Cats	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Cats	1–2	33.3
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	52–84	38.2
Storm	23–23	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	7–12	36.8
Dragonstorm	5–3	62.5
Simic Storm	0–4	0.0
Citadel Storm	2–1	66.7
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	5–3	62.5
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	8–26	23.5
Worldgorger Dragon	0–1	0.0
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	8–25	24.2
Rakdos Reanimator	4–17	19.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–7	12.5
Grixis Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–6	0.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–6	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–2	33.3
Upheaval Colossus	1–2	33.3
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	1–2	33.3
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	1–10	9.1
Oops All Spells	1–10	9.1
Oops All Lands	0–1	0.0
Dredge	3–2	60.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	3–4	42.9
GreenTwin	2–1	66.7
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	2–2	50.0
Control	65–53	55.1
Esper Control	5–5	50.0
Demonic Rising	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	8–7	53.3
Azorius Control	7–6	53.8
Cawblade	2–1	66.7
Izzet Control	1–5	16.7
Mill	2–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	10–10	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Blackpost	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–7	41.7
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	8–2	80.0
Stax	2–1	66.7
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	0–1	0.0
Ponza	1–3	25.0
Mono White Control	2–1	66.7
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	1–1	50.0
Astral Slide	1–1	50.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	3–1	75.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	6–5	54.5
Prison	2–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	21–32	39.6
Aristocrats	11–12	47.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Boros Bombardment	0–6	0.0
Burn	2–2	50.0
Infect	4–14	22.2
Simic Infect	3–9	25.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–2	33.3
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	1–2	33.3
Dirty Kitty	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	24–22	52.2
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	7–5	58.3
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Ninjas	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	7–4	63.6
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	5–23	17.9
Curses	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	4–20	16.7
Wildfire	1–3	25.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	3–17	15.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–13	13.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Midrange	68–83	45.0
The Rock	2–2	50.0
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	12–7	63.2
Blink	6–16	27.3
Wave Blink	6–16	27.3
Azorius Wave	1–7	12.5
Abzan Wave	3–3	50.0
Bant Wave	2–6	25.0
Graveyard Value	5–5	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	3–5	37.5
Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	4–1	80.0
Mardu Midrange	0–2	0.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–3	25.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–4	20.0
Mono Black Midrange	10–19	34.5
Mono Black Devotion	3–14	17.6
Dimir Midrange	4–8	33.3
Angels	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	3–0	100.0
Clerics	2–0	100.0
Simic Snow	3–9	25.0
Death Cloud	2–0	100.0
Ramp	9–9	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	6–6	50.0
Greenpost	6–6	50.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0