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, 5 days.

Tokens

Tournaments Only
Season 24▾
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
Aggro	1430	2539–2377	51.6	12	122	73
Tokens	63	103–94	52.3	0	2	4
Selesnya Tokens	7	9–14	39.1
Mono White Tokens	34	59–46	56.2	0	2	3
Orzhov Tokens	18	35–25	58.3			1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	29–15	65.9
Heroic	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	4–6	40.0
Goblins	1–0	100.0
Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–2	33.3
White Weenie	1–1	50.0
Elves	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	2–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	8–3	72.7
Affinity	5–3	62.5
Tempered Steel	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	2–0	100.0
AggroSlide	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Bant Humans	1–0	100.0
Combo	9–17	34.6
Storm	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	1–3	25.0
Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–1	66.7
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–2	33.3
Breakfast	1–3	25.0
Oops All Spells	1–3	25.0
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	0–5	0.0
Ad Swanseam	0–5	0.0
Restore Balance	1–1	50.0
Control	19–9	67.9
Esper Control	2–1	66.7
Dimir Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Control	9–2	81.8
Cawblade	3–0	100.0
Stax	3–2	60.0
Ponza	0–1	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	2–1	66.7
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	8–5	61.5
Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	13–10	56.5
Izzet Tempo	7–2	77.8
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	2–0	100.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–2	33.3
Dimir Tempo	1–0	100.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–4	20.0
Combo-Control	8–11	42.1
Mindcrank	4–1	80.0
Plasma Swans	0–4	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	4–6	40.0
Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	3–5	37.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–4	33.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	12–21	36.4
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Blink	0–1	0.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Angels	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Angels	0–3	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–6	45.5
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	1–1	50.0
Ramp	5–6	45.5
Rofellos Ramp	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Ramp	1–4	20.0
Greenpost	1–4	20.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0