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

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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 12 weeks, 5 days.

Aggro-Control

Tournaments Only
Season 26▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
7. 31
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37. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	402	681–588	53.7	3	18	28
Simic Flash	1	0–2	0.0
Izzet Tempo	125	228–172	57.0	1	6	12
Azorius Skies	7	10–14	41.7
Blue Madness	25	37–38	49.3
Simic Madness	17	23–22	51.1
Lich Aggro-Control	1	0–2	0.0
Wizards	10	14–18	43.8			1
Ninjas	10	19–19	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	104	200–156	56.2	2	8	9
Mono Blue Faeries	2	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	65	121–98	55.3	2	7	7
Izzet Spells	54	89–61	59.3			4
Dimir Tempo	48	59–79	42.8	0	2	2
Dimir Librarians	1	0–2	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	2	3–3	50.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	74–104	41.6
Mono Black Aggro	1–7	12.5
Heroic	2–4	33.3
Mono White Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	2–2	50.0
Red Deck Wins	16–29	35.6
Goblins	1–1	50.0
Tokens	3–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	7–9	43.8
White Weenie	2–3	40.0
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	6–7	46.2
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	6–6	50.0
Gruul Aggro	3–1	75.0
Merfolk	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	9–15	37.5
Affinity	3–1	75.0
Salvage Titan	0–2	0.0
Tempered Steel	5–11	31.3
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Devoid Aggro	1–1	50.0
Madness	3–1	75.0
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	3–0	100.0
Hexproof	3–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	0–3	0.0
AggroSlide	3–5	37.5
Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–3	50.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	1–5	16.7
Combo	140–72	66.0
Storm	27–8	77.1
Dragonstorm	7–7	50.0
Citadel Storm	4–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	4–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	7–1	87.5
Swath Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	17–12	58.6
Recurring Nightmare	17–11	60.7
Dragon Nightmare	8–4	66.7
Jund Nightmare	1–2	33.3
Traditional Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–4	20.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–2	66.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–2	60.0
Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	4–1	80.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	5–5	50.0
Ominous Good	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	30–21	58.8
Oops All Spells	30–21	58.8
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	4–4	50.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	8–4	66.7
Ad Nauseam	4–2	66.7
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	3–2	60.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	2–1	66.7
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	5–3	62.5
Stuffy Doll	1–1	50.0
Control	106–71	59.9
Mono Black Control	7–0	100.0
Esper Control	4–3	57.1
Dimir Control	12–10	54.5
Azorius Control	10–14	41.7
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	3–1	75.0
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	5–0	100.0
Boros Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	7–2	77.8
Cruel Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	13–5	72.2
Dragon Control	6–2	75.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	3–1	75.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Ponza	1–0	100.0
Mono White Control	1–11	8.3
Cycling Control	2–3	40.0
Astral Slide	2–3	40.0
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	3–1	75.0
Bant Control	4–3	57.1
Pox	11–6	64.7
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	4–2	66.7
Prison	4–4	50.0
Enchantress	3–4	42.9
Aggro-Combo	103–105	49.5
Aristocrats	17–15	53.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–2	71.4
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–7	30.0
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	3–4	42.9
Infect	23–15	60.5
Simic Infect	21–13	61.8
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–2	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	36–40	47.4
Izzet Dreadnought	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	29–33	46.8
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–1	66.7
Hushnought	1–2	33.3
Liquimetal Fishing	3–2	60.0
Combo Goblins	18–26	40.9
Goblin Persist	1–2	33.3
Dirty Kitty	17–24	41.5
Aggro-Control	34–34	50.0
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	13–8	61.9
Azorius Skies	1–3	25.0
Blue Madness	0–2	0.0
Simic Madness	0–2	0.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Tempo	8–7	53.3
Mono Blue Librarians	4–2	66.7
Izzet Spells	4–4	50.0
Dimir Tempo	3–4	42.9
Combo-Control	43–35	55.1
Curses	4–1	80.0
Battle of Wits	11–8	57.9
Sunforger	1–1	50.0
Displace Loop	0–2	0.0
Hive Mind	1–4	20.0
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	3–1	75.0
Mass Land Destruction	20–18	52.6
Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	18–16	52.9
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	8–8	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	5–5	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	2–0	100.0
Midrange	116–106	52.3
The Rock	4–2	66.7
Golgari Citadel	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	7–7	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	1–2	33.3
Blink	25–39	39.1
Wave Blink	25–39	39.1
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	7–1	87.5
Orzhov Wave	13–32	28.9
Abzan Wave	1–3	25.0
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	5–3	62.5
Varolz Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	4–6	40.0
Azorius Allies	3–5	37.5
Fake-Rack	2–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Vampires	4–3	57.1
Mono Black Vampires	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Midrange	9–2	81.8
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	3–1	75.0
Dimir Midrange	1–3	25.0
Toughness Matters	1–1	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–16	11.1
Martyr's Grace	1–16	5.9
Sultai Midrange	4–5	44.4
Orzhov Midrange	10–2	83.3
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Clerics	2–4	33.3
Artifact Midrange	6–0	100.0
Death Cloud	2–1	66.7
Ramp	65–61	51.6
Rofellos Ramp	33–31	51.6
Cloudpost Ramp	17–18	48.6
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	8–18	30.8
Simic Post	2–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–2	33.3
Carth Superfriends	6–6	50.0
Jund Carth	3–1	75.0