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, 2 days.

The Season Kick Off is on Nov 30th with free entry and over 100 tix in prizes to 32nd place!

Reanimator

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

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	778	1357–1214	52.8	14	87	45
Reanimator	199	423–294	59.0	3	22	17
Living Death	135	289–197	59.5	2	14	13
Excruciator Combo	117	254–173	59.5	2	14	11
Traditional Reanimator	64	134–97	58.0	1	8	4
Dimir Reanimator	6	10–8	55.6
Orzhov Reanimator	46	113–73	60.8	1	8	4

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	91–57	61.5
Mono Black Aggro	1–1	50.0
Heroic	2–5	28.6
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–3	25.0
Red Deck Wins	4–5	44.4
Tokens	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	31–19	62.0
White Weenie	10–16	38.5
Soldiers	2–5	28.6
Mono White Humans	8–11	42.1
Elves	9–0	100.0
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–1	75.0
Artifact Aggro	4–0	100.0
Affinity	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	2–0	100.0
Voltron	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	2–1	66.7
Humans	6–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Humans	3–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	7–8	46.7
Boros Legends Aggro	5–8	38.5
Permanent Vacation	1–0	100.0
Rats	3–0	100.0
Combo	105–79	57.1
Storm	10–5	66.7
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	7–4	63.6
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	25–25	50.0
Living Death	16–13	55.2
Excruciator Combo	15–13	53.6
Traditional Reanimator	9–12	42.9
Orzhov Reanimator	7–12	36.8
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–7	12.5
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Metalwork Colossus	6–2	75.0
Anvil Colossus	5–2	71.4
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–2	0.0
Taking Turns	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	3–12	20.0
Unctus	3–12	20.0
Oops All Lands	7–2	77.8
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	4–1	80.0
Actual Twin	3–4	42.9
Izzet Twin	3–4	42.9
Nadu Combo	27–14	65.9
Amalia Combo	5–2	71.4
Primal Prayers Combo	2–0	100.0
Control	67–59	53.2
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	3–3	50.0
Azorius Control	10–19	34.5
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	4–4	50.0
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	3–2	60.0
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	11–9	55.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–4	33.3
Blackpost	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	5–6	45.5
Cruel Control	2–2	50.0
Stax	5–4	55.6
Ponza	4–1	80.0
Mono White Control	2–1	66.7
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Control	6–3	66.7
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	14–5	73.7
Aristocrats	6–3	66.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Burn	5–1	83.3
Liquimetal Fishing	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	31–31	50.0
Izzet Tempo	5–7	41.7
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	10–7	58.8
Azorius Tempo	10–17	37.0
Combo-Control	1–2	33.3
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Midrange	105–55	65.6
The Rock	3–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	2–1	66.7
Blink	24–12	66.7
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	23–12	65.7
Graveyard Value	2–2	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	2–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–6	40.0
Big Red	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–5	28.6
Mono Black Devotion	1–4	20.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–3	40.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–2	33.3
Ordealbreak	3–1	75.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–1	75.0
Fires of Invention	4–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	6–6	50.0
Five Color Hero	6–5	54.5
Jeskai Hero	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Nissa Company	2–0	100.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Laelia Cascade	8–7	53.3
Wight Midrange	17–6	73.9
Golgari Wight	4–0	100.0
Jund Wight	7–6	53.8
Ramp	9–6	60.0
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	3–3	50.0
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	3–2	60.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0