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

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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, 6 days.

Combo-Control

Tournaments Only
Season 33▾
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
15. 23
16. 22
17. 21
18. 20
19. 19
20. 18
21. 17
22. 16
23. 15
24. 14
25. 13
26. 12
27. 11
28. 10
29. 9
30. 8
31. 7
32. 6
33. 5
34. 4
35. 3
36. 2
37. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	291	541–503	51.8	4	28	15
Curses	1	0–3	0.0
Burning Vengeance	2	0–2	0.0
Battle of Wits	37	61–100	37.9	0	5	1
Shared Fate	1	0–1	0.0
Sunforger	14	24–37	39.3
Displace Loop	1	0–1	0.0
Familiars	1	0–1	0.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1	2–2	50.0
Solar Flare	6	12–15	44.4	0	1	1
Plasma Swans	1	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	23	34–40	45.9	0	1	1
Wildfire	23	34–40	45.9	0	1	1
Borderpost Wildfire	7	9–12	42.9	0	1
Resurgent Belief	10	12–20	37.5
Greasefang	169	342–249	57.9	2	17	10
Esper Greasefang	41	90–62	59.2	1	3	3
Orzhov Greasefang	120	244–176	58.1	1	14	7
Coveted Falcon Combo	22	51–28	64.6	2	4	2

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	120–139	46.3
Heroic	4–4	50.0
Mono White Heroic	0–1	0.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	3–3	50.0
Red Deck Wins	17–27	38.6
Goblins	0–1	0.0
Tokens	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	4–5	44.4
White Weenie	14–16	46.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	6–5	54.5
Mono White Humans	7–9	43.8
Elves	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Counters	2–1	66.7
Zombies	2–2	50.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	26–20	56.5
Affinity	23–18	56.1
Hardened Scales Affinity	22–18	55.0
Tempered Steel	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Illusions	1–1	50.0
Voltron	8–5	61.5
Hexproof	0–3	0.0
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	6–2	75.0
Knights	3–1	75.0
AggroSlide	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	14–28	33.3
Boros Humans	6–14	30.0
Orzhov Humans	8–14	36.4
Legends Aggro	5–6	45.5
Boros Legends Aggro	1–5	16.7
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Bard Class	2–1	66.7
Permanent Vacation	4–6	40.0
Pirates	5–8	38.5
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	90–81	52.6
Storm	4–2	66.7
Citadel Storm	2–1	66.7
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–1	66.7
Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–1	75.0
Dubious Challenge	2–1	66.7
Warp World	32–40	44.4
Temur Glimpse	4–6	40.0
Boros Glimpse	27–34	44.3
Hypergenesis	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	2–5	28.6
Oops All Spells	2–5	28.6
Oops All Lands	12–5	70.6
Dredge	15–13	53.6
Insidious Roots Dredge	14–11	56.0
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–2	50.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–2	33.3
Restore Balance	3–5	37.5
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Control	67–55	54.9
Esper Control	8–7	53.3
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	21–29	42.0
Turbo Fog	4–3	57.1
Izzet Control	3–0	100.0
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	4–2	66.7
Boros Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	6–1	85.7
Cruel Control	5–1	83.3
Stax	2–3	40.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	0–2	0.0
Runeflare	4–0	100.0
Mono White Control	2–2	50.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	4–1	80.0
Prison	4–1	80.0
Aggro-Combo	26–38	40.6
Aristocrats	21–38	35.6
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	19–36	34.5
Burn	2–0	100.0
Hushnought	2–0	100.0
Dwarf Combo	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	21–32	39.6
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	4–7	36.4
Mono Blue Tempo	5–13	27.8
Mono Blue Librarians	5–10	33.3
Izzet Spells	4–1	80.0
Dimir Tempo	3–2	60.0
Azorius Tempo	4–8	33.3
Combo-Control	31–31	50.0
Battle of Wits	6–4	60.0
Sunforger	3–0	100.0
Solar Flare	1–2	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	0–3	0.0
Wildfire	0–3	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	3–1	75.0
Greasefang	17–18	48.6
Esper Greasefang	5–4	55.6
Orzhov Greasefang	11–13	45.8
Coveted Falcon Combo	1–2	33.3
Midrange	153–107	58.8
The Rock	15–7	68.2
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	16–10	61.5
Selesnya Midrange	5–5	50.0
Jund	3–0	100.0
Blink	25–23	52.1
Orzhov Blink	25–21	54.3
Graveyard Value	2–2	50.0
Enchantments Matter	4–0	100.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	4–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Vampires	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	6–3	66.7
Boros Legends Midrange	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Legends	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	1–1	50.0
Naya Midrange	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–1	75.0
Dimir Midrange	4–4	50.0
Angels	5–3	62.5
Mono White Angels	4–2	66.7
Azorius Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	1–1	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–5	44.4
Heartless Summoning Stompy	16–17	48.5
Fires of Invention	2–3	40.0
Hero of Precinct One	3–3	50.0
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Naya Hero	1–2	33.3
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	1–2	33.3
Artifact Midrange	6–4	60.0
Death Cloud	6–1	85.7
Nissa Company	0–1	0.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–1	50.0
Game Objects	2–4	33.3
Ramp	33–20	62.3
Cloudpost Ramp	2–0	100.0
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Temurpost	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	5–3	62.5
Applejacks	0–1	0.0
Field Ramp	23–14	62.2
Superfriends	2–1	66.7