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 2 days, 20 hours.

Congratulations to thewatchwander, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 34)

Red Deck Wins

Tournaments Only
Season 24▾
1. All
2. 34
3. 33
4. 32
5. 31
6. 30
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	1430	2539–2377	51.6	12	122	73
Red Deck Wins	261	607–410	59.7	5	46	21
Mono Red Devotion	1	1–3	25.0
Proliferate Red	4	3–8	27.3	0	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	115–97	54.2
Mono Black Aggro	1–0	100.0
Heroic	6–4	60.0
Mono White Heroic	3–2	60.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–2	50.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	29–29	50.0
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	5–5	50.0
Tokens	6–4	60.0
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	5–2	71.4
Orzhov Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–2	50.0
White Weenie	3–1	75.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–1	66.7
Elves	6–1	85.7
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	2–2	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	3–2	60.0
8 Whack	2–2	50.0
Artifact Aggro	21–20	51.2
Affinity	12–7	63.2
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Architect	5–9	35.7
Madness	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	2–4	33.3
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–4	20.0
Slivers	3–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	4–3	57.1
AggroSlide	10–11	47.6
Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	0–2	0.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	5–4	55.6
Combo	99–71	58.2
Storm	14–3	82.4
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	5–2	71.4
Hazoret Storm	1–1	50.0
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	1–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–1	50.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	2–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	2–7	22.2
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	5–1	83.3
"Twin"	2–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–0	100.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	9–2	81.8
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	12–13	48.0
Breakfast	12–26	31.6
Oops All Spells	12–26	31.6
Dredge	3–0	100.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	4–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–5	16.7
Ad Nauseam	2–2	50.0
Ad Swanseam	1–2	33.3
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–2	33.3
Restore Balance	9–5	64.3
Control	97–51	65.5
Mono Black Control	2–1	66.7
Esper Control	3–3	50.0
Dimir Control	3–1	75.0
Azorius Control	24–16	60.0
Cawblade	10–6	62.5
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	2–4	33.3
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	18–7	72.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	13–2	86.7
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–5	28.6
Grixis Control	3–0	100.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	7–3	70.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	10–4	71.4
Mono White Control	3–3	50.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	5–3	62.5
Astral Slide	5–3	62.5
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	12–1	92.3
Pox	0–2	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Prison	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	26–13	66.7
Aristocrats	5–7	41.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	2–1	66.7
Infect	5–0	100.0
Simic Infect	2–0	100.0
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	7–2	77.8
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–1	75.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	7–3	70.0
Aggro-Control	74–65	53.2
Izzet Tempo	30–20	60.0
Azorius Skies	2–0	100.0
Blue Madness	3–2	60.0
Simic Madness	3–1	75.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	12–8	60.0
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	16–15	51.6
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	5–2	71.4
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–16	11.1
Combo-Control	60–33	64.5
Shared Fate	2–0	100.0
Mindcrank	18–11	62.1
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	4–8	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	32–14	69.6
Jokulhaups Control	32–14	69.6
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	16–12	57.1
Temur Jokulhaups Control	9–1	90.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	7–1	87.5
Midrange	101–64	61.2
Abzan Midrange	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Blink	7–1	87.5
Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Abzan Wave	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	5–3	62.5
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Allies	4–2	66.7
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	2–2	50.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	5–1	83.3
Vampires	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–1	83.3
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	6–4	60.0
Mono Black Devotion	3–1	75.0
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	1–1	50.0
Angels	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Angels	0–3	0.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	9–1	90.0
Martyr's Grace	1–0	100.0
Mutate	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	16–34	32.0
Ordealbreak	2–2	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–2	50.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Clerics	3–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	8–1	88.9
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	2–0	100.0
Ramp	35–16	68.6
Rofellos Ramp	18–5	78.3
Cloudpost Ramp	10–9	52.6
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	6–6	50.0
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	2–0	100.0