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 1 week, 5 days.

The Penny Dreadful 500 is on Nov 16th with free entry and $500 in prizes!

Orzhov Blink

Tournaments Only
Season 31▾
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Midrange	356	776–666–1	53.8	31	223
Blink	182	449–328	57.8	22	120
Orzhov Blink	170	430–301	58.8	22	113

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	149–84	63.9
Mono Black Aggro	1–2	33.3
Heroic	7–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	7–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	8–4	66.7
Goblins	3–1	75.0
Tokens	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–0	100.0
White Weenie	14–7	66.7
Soldiers	7–5	58.3
Gruul Aggro	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	3–0	100.0
Affinity	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Voltron	9–2	81.8
Equipment Aggro	9–2	81.8
Knights	3–0	100.0
AggroSlide	8–4	66.7
Cats	5–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	5–0	100.0
Humans	12–8	60.0
Boros Humans	10–7	58.8
Mono Red Eldrazi	8–2	80.0
Legends Aggro	63–53	54.3
Boros Legends Aggro	63–53	54.3
Rats	0–1	0.0
Combo	40–43	48.2
Storm	1–1	50.0
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
Necro Combo	5–6	45.5
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	1–0	100.0
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	6–3	66.7
Anvil Colossus	5–3	62.5
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	9–3	75.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	4–9	30.8
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	0–3	0.0
Restore Balance	4–2	66.7
Gyruda	1–3	25.0
Midnight Mass	6–10	37.5
Control	40–14	74.1
Esper Control	6–4	60.0
Dimir Control	4–2	66.7
Azorius Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	7–2	77.8
Cruel Control	7–2	77.8
Chandra Nalaar	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	5–1	83.3
Ponza	7–2	77.8
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	2–0	100.0
Prison	4–1	80.0
Enchantress	4–1	80.0
Aggro-Combo	6–6	50.0
Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Food	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Burn	3–5	37.5
Necro Burn	2–4	33.3
Aggro-Control	26–23	53.1
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–1	80.0
Izzet Spells	3–5	37.5
Dimir Tempo	2–2	50.0
Dimir Faeries	1–2	33.3
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	8–8	50.0
Battle of Wits	1–1	50.0
Approach Necro	1–1	50.0
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	3–4	42.9
Wildfire	3–4	42.9
Borderpost Wildfire	3–4	42.9
Resurgent Belief	2–0	100.0
Midrange	157–122	56.3
The Rock	3–2	60.0
Abzan Midrange	19–2	90.5
Selesnya Midrange	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	2–2	50.0
Blink	73–70	51.0
Orzhov Blink	66–66	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Vampires	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–2	66.7
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	4–1	80.0
Mono Black Midrange	15–27	35.7
Necro Midrange	15–27	35.7
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	10–3	76.9
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	2–5	28.6
Clerics	6–7	46.2
Artifact Midrange	5–1	83.3
Ramp	3–1	75.0
Carth Superfriends	2–0	100.0
Unclassified	1–0	100.0