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 5 days, 8 hours.

Aggro-Control

Tournaments Only
Season 33▾
1. All
2. 34
3. 33
4. 32
5. 31
6. 30
7. 29
8. 28
9. 27
10. 26
11. 25
12. 24
13. 23
14. 22
15. 21
16. 20
17. 19
18. 18
19. 17
20. 16
21. 15
22. 14
23. 13
24. 12
25. 11
26. 10
27. 9
28. 8
29. 7
30. 6
31. 5
32. 4
33. 3
34. 2
35. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	321	619–519	54.4	3	33	21
Simic Flash	16	21–36	36.8			1
Izzet Tempo	55	91–89	50.6	0	8
Blue Madness	6	8–15	34.8
Wizards	3	0–4	0.0
Ninjas	4	0–4	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	127	288–183	61.1	2	9	13
Mono Blue Librarians	103	235–138	63.0	1	8	11
Izzet Spells	16	27–26	50.9
Dimir Tempo	26	33–52	38.8			1
Dimir Faeries	2	1–6	14.3
Dimir Librarians	4	1–11	8.3
Azorius Tempo	57	135–84	61.6	1	16	6

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	135–146	48.0
Heroic	9–13	40.9
Mono White Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	7–13	35.0
Red Deck Wins	29–33	46.8
Goblins	4–2	66.7
Tokens	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–3	50.0
White Weenie	18–12	60.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–1	66.7
Soldiers	8–4	66.7
Mono White Humans	6–6	50.0
Elves	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Little Kid	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Zombies	2–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	15–16	48.4
Affinity	14–13	51.9
Hardened Scales Affinity	13–12	52.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–2	33.3
Voltron	5–2	71.4
Equipment Aggro	3–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	2–2	50.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	2–5	28.6
Rakdos Aggro	2–2	50.0
Humans	18–23	43.9
Boros Humans	10–8	55.6
Orzhov Humans	8–15	34.8
Legends Aggro	8–13	38.1
Boros Legends Aggro	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–2	33.3
Bard Class	4–7	36.4
Permanent Vacation	5–2	71.4
Pirates	5–13	27.8
Rats	0–1	0.0
Combo	106–83	56.1
Storm	7–3	70.0
Citadel Storm	4–2	66.7
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–1	66.7
Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–5	28.6
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	32–32	50.0
Temur Glimpse	10–9	52.6
Boros Glimpse	21–20	51.2
Hypergenesis	1–0	100.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–1	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	6–4	60.0
Oops All Spells	6–4	60.0
Oops All Lands	7–4	63.6
Dredge	19–16	54.3
Insidious Roots Dredge	15–14	51.7
Storm Herald	4–1	80.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	4–0	100.0
Restore Balance	4–8	33.3
Gyruda	2–1	66.7
Possibility Storm	3–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	0–3	0.0
Control	94–72	56.6
Esper Control	7–12	36.8
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	5–1	83.3
Azorius Control	33–21	61.1
Turbo Fog	6–5	54.5
Izzet Control	5–4	55.6
Mill	2–1	66.7
Boros Control	2–4	33.3
Grixis Control	7–1	87.5
Cruel Control	5–0	100.0
Stax	5–4	55.6
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	3–0	100.0
Mono White Control	2–5	28.6
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	1–1	50.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	3–6	33.3
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Prison	7–4	63.6
Enchantress	3–1	75.0
Aggro-Combo	30–34	46.9
Aristocrats	24–29	45.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	24–29	45.3
Burn	5–3	62.5
Combo Goblins	1–0	100.0
Goblin Persist	1–0	100.0
Dwarf Combo	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Control	28–28	50.0
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	8–4	66.7
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–12	25.0
Mono Blue Librarians	3–9	25.0
Izzet Spells	2–1	66.7
Dimir Tempo	4–1	80.0
Dimir Librarians	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	7–8	46.7
Combo-Control	32–21	60.4
Battle of Wits	8–1	88.9
Sunforger	3–1	75.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–1	66.7
Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Greasefang	17–15	53.1
Esper Greasefang	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Greasefang	12–10	54.5
Coveted Falcon Combo	0–2	0.0
Midrange	146–111	56.8
The Rock	11–14	44.0
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	5–8	38.5
Selesnya Midrange	4–4	50.0
Jund	1–0	100.0
Blink	26–28	48.1
Orzhov Blink	21–23	47.7
Graveyard Value	3–1	75.0
Allies	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	9–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	10–5	66.7
Boros Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Legends	7–4	63.6
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–2	60.0
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	2–1	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	1–1	50.0
Adventures	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	9–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–6	40.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	18–15	54.5
Ordealbreak	3–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	1–3	25.0
Hero of Precinct One	2–1	66.7
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	2–2	50.0
Artifact Midrange	1–3	25.0
Death Cloud	2–2	50.0
Nissa Company	1–2	33.3
Illness in the Ranks	3–1	75.0
Game Objects	3–6	33.3
Ramp	48–24	66.7
Cloudpost Ramp	1–0	100.0
Temurpost	1–0	100.0
Selvala Tokens	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	9–3	75.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0
Field Ramp	26–17	60.5