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 12 weeks, 5 days.

Aristocrats

Tournaments Only
Season 26▾
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
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33. 5
34. 4
35. 3
36. 2
37. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	909	1902–1460	56.6	17	101	61
Aristocrats	101	177–165	51.8	2	7	3
Mono Black Aristocrats	20	24–33	42.1	0	1	1
Orzhov Aristocrats	13	16–24	40.0
Golgari Aristocrats	3	0–6	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	5	5–8	38.5
Food	1	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	42	107–62	63.3	2	6	2
Boros Bombardment	4	2–5	28.6

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	32–29	52.5
Mono Black Aggro	4–1	80.0
Red Deck Wins	10–10	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	5–2	71.4
White Weenie	2–1	66.7
Elves	2–3	40.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–1	50.0
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	6–6	50.0
Affinity	4–0	100.0
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	2–5	28.6
Madness	0–3	0.0
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–2	0.0
Voltron	0–1	0.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	25–27	48.1
Storm	7–2	77.8
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Citadel Storm	1–1	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	3–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	1–6	14.3
Recurring Nightmare	1–6	14.3
Dragon Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–3	57.1
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	4–3	57.1
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	7–11	38.9
Oops All Spells	7–11	38.9
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	1–2	33.3
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Control	22–10	68.8
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	2–1	66.7
Azorius Control	2–1	66.7
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	3–1	75.0
Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	4–1	80.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Ponza	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	0–1	0.0
Astral Slide	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	2–1	66.7
Pox	0–2	0.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Prison	2–0	100.0
Enchantress	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	31–26	54.4
Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Burn	2–0	100.0
Infect	4–3	57.1
Simic Infect	4–3	57.1
Trickbind Dreadnought	13–14	48.1
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	11–12	47.8
Hushnought	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	8–6	57.1
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Dirty Kitty	8–5	61.5
Aggro-Control	15–17	46.9
Izzet Tempo	2–6	25.0
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	3–1	75.0
Simic Madness	3–1	75.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	1–4	20.0
Dimir Tempo	5–1	83.3
Combo-Control	10–9	52.6
Battle of Wits	2–2	50.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–6	45.5
Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	5–5	50.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–2	66.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Midrange	26–30	46.4
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Abzan Midrange	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Blink	6–9	40.0
Wave Blink	5–8	38.5
Azorius Wave	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Wave	5–3	62.5
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	0–2	0.0
Allies	2–6	25.0
Azorius Allies	2–6	25.0
Vampires	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–2	0.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–3	25.0
Martyr's Grace	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Ramp	16–17	48.5
Rofellos Ramp	9–9	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	4–4	50.0
Greenpost	2–4	33.3
Domain	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0