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 2 days, 20 hours.

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

Ensoul Aggro-Control

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	895	1689–1378	55.1	12	81	55
Ensoul Aggro-Control	119	253–179	58.6	2	19	7

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	71–26	73.2
Mono Black Aggro	2–0	100.0
Heroic	5–1	83.3
Mono White Heroic	2–0	100.0
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	16–2	88.9
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	3–0	100.0
Tokens	4–1	80.0
Mono White Tokens	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–3	50.0
Elves	1–2	33.3
Zombies	2–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	2–1	66.7
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
8 Whack	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	18–5	78.3
Affinity	5–4	55.6
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	4–0	100.0
Mono Blue Architect	7–1	87.5
Madness	1–1	50.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	4–1	80.0
Hexproof	2–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	2–1	66.7
Knights	2–3	40.0
AggroSlide	7–4	63.6
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Combo	43–28	60.6
Storm	3–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–0	100.0
Warp World	1–1	50.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	8–2	80.0
Umbral Mantle	2–1	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	2–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–5	16.7
Izzet Ascension	3–3	50.0
Breakfast	10–8	55.6
Oops All Spells	10–8	55.6
Dredge	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–2	33.3
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–1	50.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	2–1	66.7
Tibalt's Trickery	2–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–2	50.0
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Control	32–29	52.5
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	1–2	33.3
Azorius Control	6–7	46.2
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	3–5	37.5
Mill	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Control	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–5	16.7
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Grixis Control	2–0	100.0
Cruel Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	4–1	80.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	5–0	100.0
Cycling Control	1–2	33.3
Astral Slide	1–2	33.3
Bant Control	1–3	25.0
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	6–9	40.0
Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Burn	0–2	0.0
Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	28–33	45.9
Izzet Tempo	13–12	52.0
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	2–9	18.2
Ninjas	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Tempo	4–3	57.1
Izzet Spells	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	1–2	33.3
Ensoul Aggro-Control	4–4	50.0
Combo-Control	16–14	53.3
Mindcrank	1–4	20.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	5–1	83.3
Mass Land Destruction	9–8	52.9
Wildfire	3–2	60.0
Borderpost Wildfire	3–2	60.0
Jokulhaups Control	6–6	50.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–4	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	45–27	62.5
Graveyard Value	2–1	66.7
Allies	2–1	66.7
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	2–0	100.0
Vampires	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Devotion	0–2	0.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Angels	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Angels	1–1	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	14–16	46.7
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Party	0–2	0.0
Clerics	2–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	3–2	60.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	12–13	48.0
Rofellos Ramp	2–9	18.2
Cloudpost Ramp	9–4	69.2
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	8–4	66.7