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.

High Tide

Tournaments Only
Season 28▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	1113	1897–1829	50.9	14	81	64
Storm	432	785–694	53.1	11	39	27
High Tide	376	729–574	55.9	11	37	27

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	161–160	50.2
Mono Black Aggro	4–3	57.1
Heroic	12–12	50.0
Mono White Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–3	0.0
Boros Heroic	10–8	55.6
Red Deck Wins	17–18	48.6
Goblins	1–1	50.0
Tokens	6–7	46.2
Mono White Tokens	4–5	44.4
Orzhov Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	7–5	58.3
White Weenie	40–45	47.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	4–1	80.0
Elves	9–18	33.3
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	4–3	57.1
Gruul Aggro	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–2	33.3
Artifact Aggro	27–35	43.5
Affinity	9–17	34.6
Tempered Steel	18–18	50.0
Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	7–2	77.8
Hexproof	4–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	2–1	66.7
Hateful Auras	1–1	50.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–1	50.0
Knights	2–1	66.7
AggroSlide	3–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	7–2	77.8
Shamans	2–0	100.0
Rats	4–3	57.1
Combo	169–135	55.6
Storm	61–58	51.3
Dragonstorm	6–2	75.0
High Tide	54–54	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–1	50.0
Izzet Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	2–4	33.3
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	4–2	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	5–12	29.4
Retraction Helix Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	9–3	75.0
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	15–12	55.6
Oops All Spells	8–1	88.9
Unctus	7–11	38.9
Dredge	34–23	59.6
Polymorph	3–1	75.0
Ad Nauseam	3–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	2–5	28.6
Restore Balance	3–0	100.0
Gyruda	2–1	66.7
Belcher	13–10	56.5
Control	99–55	64.3
Esper Control	3–2	60.0
Demonic Rising	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	4–6	40.0
Azorius Control	7–4	63.6
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	3–0	100.0
Mardu Control	4–1	80.0
Mill	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Control	18–6	75.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	17–4	81.0
Grixis Control	3–0	100.0
Stax	2–2	50.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	3–0	100.0
Ponza	6–1	85.7
Mono White Control	4–3	57.1
Life is Ez	2–2	50.0
Cycling Control	2–0	100.0
Astral Slide	2–0	100.0
Five Color Control	2–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–0	100.0
Pox	5–3	62.5
Enchantments Control	6–10	37.5
Orzhov Control	12–10	54.5
Prison	8–4	66.7
Enchantress	8–4	66.7
Aggro-Combo	57–45	55.9
Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Burn	4–6	40.0
Infect	7–3	70.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	27–21	56.3
Izzet Dreadnought	4–6	40.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	21–14	60.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–2	60.0
Hushnought	10–8	55.6
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	38–48	44.2
Simic Flash	3–3	50.0
Izzet Tempo	14–18	43.8
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	2–2	50.0
Izzet Spells	2–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	3–10	23.1
Azorius Tempo	4–1	80.0
Combo-Control	48–25	65.8
Curses	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	6–2	75.0
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Liliana's Contract	3–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	12–3	80.0
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	11–3	78.6
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Thopter-Sword	23–17	57.5
Azorius Thopter-Sword	11–8	57.9
Dimir Thopter-Sword	6–7	46.2
Esper Thopter-Sword	6–1	85.7
Resurgent Belief	2–0	100.0
Midrange	131–94	58.2
The Rock	3–3	50.0
Grenzo	2–1	66.7
Abzan Midrange	5–5	50.0
Jund	6–0	100.0
Blink	6–1	85.7
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	2–1	66.7
Graveyard Value	12–2	85.7
Séance	3–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Allies	1–2	33.3
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Vampires	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Vampires	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Midrange	16–8	66.7
Mono Black Devotion	4–4	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–7	36.4
Martyr's Grace	4–7	36.4
Sultai Midrange	4–1	80.0
Fight Rigging	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	35–48	42.2
Jeskai Midrange	4–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	3–2	60.0
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	2–1	66.7
Artifact Midrange	9–4	69.2
Coinflips	1–2	33.3
Ramp	26–12	68.4
Cloudpost Ramp	14–8	63.6
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	10–4	71.4
Gruul Post	3–2	60.0
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	5–3	62.5
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0