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.

Ramp

Tournaments Only
Season 25▾
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	550	809–976	45.3	2	11	15
Villainous Wealth	5	3–10	23.1
Rofellos Ramp	12	17–21	44.7
Wild Pair	12	17–21	44.7
Cloudpost Ramp	357	550–599	47.9	2	6	10
Eldrazipost	2	1–5	16.7
Greenpost	325	527–545	49.2	2	6	10
Simic Post	20	19–38	33.3
Domain	2	1–4	20.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	17	12–38	24.0
Historic Bloom	4	0–7	0.0
Defenders	3	0–8	0.0
Carth Superfriends	43	69–73	48.6			1
Applejacks	11	23–18	56.1			1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	147–225	39.5
Mono Black Aggro	3–3	50.0
Heroic	5–9	35.7
Mono White Heroic	0–1	0.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–6	25.0
Boros Heroic	1–2	33.3
Red Deck Wins	28–30	48.3
Mono Red Devotion	2–0	100.0
Goblins	1–2	33.3
Tokens	6–5	54.5
Selesnya Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono White Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–0	100.0
White Weenie	14–30	31.8
Quest for the Holy Relic	6–8	42.9
Soldiers	0–3	0.0
Chroma White	0–2	0.0
Elves	9–24	27.3
Selesnya Little Kid	7–6	53.8
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	7–6	53.8
Gruul Aggro	2–4	33.3
Merfolk	4–22	15.4
Artifact Aggro	28–46	37.8
Affinity	11–10	52.4
Salvage Titan	3–3	50.0
Tempered Steel	14–30	31.8
Mono Blue Architect	0–3	0.0
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	2–6	25.0
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Madness	1–3	25.0
Voltron	6–6	50.0
Hexproof	0–2	0.0
Equipment Aggro	1–3	25.0
Hateful Auras	5–1	83.3
Slivers	3–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	2–2	50.0
AggroSlide	9–13	40.9
Cats	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Cats	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–1	50.0
Boros Aggro	1–2	33.3
Humans	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Pirates	2–2	50.0
Combo	130–148	46.8
Storm	46–52	46.9
Dimir Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Dragonstorm	4–4	50.0
Simic Storm	3–3	50.0
Izzet Storm	35–44	44.3
Swath Storm	2–0	100.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	6–7	46.2
Worldgorger Dragon	1–5	16.7
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–8	27.3
Warp World	4–6	40.0
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	2–5	28.6
Hypergenesis	5–8	38.5
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–8	27.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–6	25.0
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	4–7	36.4
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	3–0	100.0
Ominous Good	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	6–4	60.0
Soulflayer	12–3	80.0
Reanim8 Rack	6–2	75.0
Breakfast	7–19	26.9
Oops All Spells	7–19	26.9
Dredge	3–1	75.0
Polymorph	4–1	80.0
Dice Factory	3–0	100.0
Storm Herald	0–3	0.0
Ad Nauseam	3–3	50.0
Ad Swanseam	2–2	50.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	4–4	50.0
Possibility Storm	3–4	42.9
Control	157–91	63.3
Mono Black Control	4–2	66.7
Esper Control	14–3	82.4
Demonic Rising	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Control	1–2	33.3
Dimir Control	9–3	75.0
Azorius Control	22–22	50.0
Turbo Fog	4–0	100.0
Mill	5–6	45.5
Cloudpost Control	4–0	100.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	2–5	28.6
Cruel Control	0–4	0.0
Stax	17–4	81.0
Jeskai Control	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	2–1	66.7
Dimir Dragons	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	9–20	31.0
Mono White Control	9–3	75.0
Life is Ez	5–2	71.4
Cycling Control	4–1	80.0
Astral Slide	3–1	75.0
Five Color Control	1–2	33.3
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–1	50.0
Shrines	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	18–3	85.7
Pox	20–11	64.5
Seasons Past Control	0–1	0.0
Prison	7–1	87.5
Aggro-Combo	59–147	28.6
Aristocrats	12–12	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–4	20.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–6	50.0
Boros Bombardment	1–2	33.3
Burn	17–15	53.1
Infect	3–18	14.3
Simic Infect	1–6	14.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–7	12.5
Mono Black Infect	0–2	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	17–75	18.5
Izzet Dreadnought	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	12–69	14.8
Hushnought	3–15	16.7
Liquimetal Fishing	4–4	50.0
Combo Goblins	3–8	27.3
Goblin Persist	3–8	27.3
Aggro-Control	42–80	34.4
Izzet Tempo	6–11	35.3
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	4–4	50.0
Simic Madness	1–2	33.3
Wizards	3–4	42.9
Ninjas	10–35	22.2
Mono Blue Tempo	1–5	16.7
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	15–16	48.4
Dimir Tempo	0–2	0.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	40–64	38.5
Curses	1–11	8.3
Battle of Wits	3–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	2–1	66.7
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–0	100.0
Solar Flare	3–6	33.3
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	26–46	36.1
Jokulhaups Control	26–46	36.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	3–4	42.9
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	6–15	28.6
Temur Jokulhaups Control	7–14	33.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–4	42.9
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	5–7	41.7
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	195–182	51.7
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	7–5	58.3
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	5–6	45.5
Selesnya Midrange	2–2	50.0
Jund	17–24	41.5
Blink	15–24	38.5
Graveyard Value	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	0–5	0.0
Mardu Allies	0–2	0.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	5–12	29.4
Mardu Midrange	5–4	55.6
Vampires	12–5	70.6
Mono Black Vampires	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–2	50.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	8–3	72.7
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	53–46	53.5
Mono Black Devotion	3–3	50.0
Dimir Midrange	3–1	75.0
Toughness Matters	4–7	36.4
Lifegain Midrange	7–5	58.3
Martyr's Grace	4–5	44.4
Sultai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	12–3	80.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Mythic Colossification	0–2	0.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	9–8	52.9
Mardu Hero	7–4	63.6
Naya Hero	2–4	33.3
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	11–4	73.3
Coinflips	3–4	42.9
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Ramp	39–39	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	24–26	48.0
Greenpost	24–26	48.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	3–1	75.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	4–6	40.0
Applejacks	0–2	0.0