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 8 weeks, 4 days.

Aggro-Control

Tournaments Only
Season 32▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
7. 31
8. 30
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10. 28
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33. 5
34. 4
35. 3
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37. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	340	520–507	50.6	5	30	17
Simic Flash	14	13–17	43.3	1	1
Izzet Tempo	7	5–8	38.5
Blue Madness	4	7–4	63.6
Grixis Madness	2	6–3	66.7
Wizards	30	35–44	44.3	0	2
Ninjas	25	10–44	18.5	0	1
Mono Blue Tempo	80	171–103	62.4	3	14	5
Mono Blue Librarians	50	126–61	67.4	3	13	2
Izzet Spells	70	115–108	51.6	1	8	6
Dimir Tempo	30	32–43	42.7			2
Dimir Faeries	2	1–2	33.3
Dimir Librarians	2	5–5	50.0
Azorius Tempo	59	108–91	54.3	0	2	3
Spirits	13	17–28	37.8	0	1	1
Azorius Spirits	9	12–16	42.9	0	1	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	105–118	47.1
Mono Black Aggro	1–3	25.0
Heroic	3–0	100.0
Mono White Heroic	1–0	100.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	4–3	57.1
Mono Red Devotion	2–0	100.0
Goblins	7–1	87.5
Tokens	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Tokens	3–1	75.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	0–2	0.0
White Weenie	27–38	41.5
Soldiers	20–28	41.7
Mono White Humans	4–9	30.8
Elves	8–0	100.0
Zombies	1–5	16.7
Gruul Aggro	5–11	31.3
Merfolk	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Swarm	2–9	18.2
Artifact Aggro	9–12	42.9
Affinity	1–4	20.0
Tempered Steel	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Architect	5–6	45.5
Madness	6–1	85.7
Golgari Madness	6–1	85.7
Voltron	6–5	54.5
Equipment Aggro	6–3	66.7
Hateful Auras	0–2	0.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	2–0	100.0
AggroSlide	3–10	23.1
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	4–5	44.4
Jeskai Humans	1–1	50.0
Boros Humans	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Humans	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	7–8	46.7
Boros Legends Aggro	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Bard Class	1–4	20.0
Combo	124–140	47.0
Storm	2–1	66.7
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–8	33.3
Warp World	22–16	57.9
Boros Glimpse	17–12	58.6
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	8–4	66.7
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	5–2	71.4
Taking Turns	2–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–5	16.7
Soulflayer	10–5	66.7
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	4–3	57.1
Storm Herald	2–4	33.3
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	2–5	28.6
Intruder Alarm	3–2	60.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	3–2	60.0
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	6–5	54.5
Phoenix Altar	12–16	42.9
Actual Twin	29–60	32.6
Izzet Twin	24–52	31.6
Boros Twin	5–8	38.5
Control	98–81	54.7
Esper Control	5–2	71.4
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	12–5	70.6
Azorius Control	18–20	47.4
Cawblade	5–5	50.0
Izzet Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	18–17	51.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	7–5	58.3
Blackpost	2–0	100.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	5–6	45.5
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	1–4	20.0
Cruel Control	1–4	20.0
Jeskai Control	2–2	50.0
Dragon Control	0–2	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–2	0.0
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Pox	4–1	80.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	9–8	52.9
Prison	18–12	60.0
Enchantress	18–12	60.0
Aggro-Combo	16–11	59.3
Aristocrats	12–10	54.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	10–10	50.0
Infect	4–1	80.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	33–33	50.0
Simic Flash	2–0	100.0
Wizards	4–5	44.4
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	10–11	47.6
Mono Blue Librarians	5–5	50.0
Izzet Spells	7–7	50.0
Dimir Tempo	3–1	75.0
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Dimir Librarians	2–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	3–7	30.0
Spirits	2–1	66.7
Azorius Spirits	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	28–14	66.7
Curses	0–2	0.0
Battle of Wits	12–4	75.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	3–4	42.9
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	5–1	83.3
Mass Land Destruction	3–2	60.0
Wildfire	3–2	60.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	82–66	55.4
The Rock	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	1–1	50.0
Jund	8–6	57.1
Blink	5–8	38.5
Orzhov Blink	1–5	16.7
Graveyard Value	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	3–1	75.0
White Jund	3–4	42.9
Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	4–4	50.0
Boros Legends Midrange	2–1	66.7
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–1	80.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	5–2	71.4
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	2–1	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	2–1	66.7
Sultai Midrange	0–5	0.0
Fight Rigging	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–4	42.9
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	5–2	71.4
Fires of Invention	7–10	41.2
Hero of Precinct One	5–4	55.6
Mardu Hero	2–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	2–3	40.0
Naya Hero	1–1	50.0
Clerics	1–2	33.3
Artifact Midrange	5–0	100.0
Coinflips	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	5–0	100.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	34–44	43.6
Rofellos Ramp	11–15	42.3
Cloudpost Ramp	15–24	38.5
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	8–10	44.4
Gruul Post	3–3	50.0
Simic Post	3–4	42.9
Temurpost	0–4	0.0
Carth Superfriends	2–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–2	33.3