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, 5 days.

Heroic

Tournaments Only
Season 6▾
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	1107	2305–1876	55.1	22	195	46
Heroic	262	692–408	62.9	9	58	22
Mono White Heroic	205	579–306	65.4	8	49	20
Azorius Heroic	14	22–30	42.3	0	3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	39	90–63	58.8	1	6	2
Boros Heroic	2	0–4	0.0
Selesnya Heroic	1	0–1	0.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	232–143	61.9
Mono Black Aggro	1–0	100.0
Heroic	46–46	50.0
Mono White Heroic	32–38	45.7
Azorius Heroic	5–3	62.5
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	8–5	61.5
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	80–46	63.5
Mono Red Devotion	6–8	42.9
Goblins	4–2	66.7
Tokens	8–3	72.7
Selesnya Tokens	8–3	72.7
Mono Green Stompy	6–0	100.0
White Weenie	12–15	44.4
Odric Keywords	5–8	38.5
Soldiers	6–6	50.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	1–1	50.0
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Warriors	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–2	66.7
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	6–6	50.0
Gruul Aggro	9–7	56.3
Merfolk	8–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	4–5	44.4
Artifact Aggro	3–1	75.0
Affinity	2–1	66.7
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	9–1	90.0
Madness	3–1	75.0
Gruul Madness	3–1	75.0
Voltron	7–1	87.5
Hexproof	2–1	66.7
Equipment Aggro	5–0	100.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	108–84	56.3
Storm	4–1	80.0
Dimir Tendrils	3–1	75.0
Reanimator	47–31	60.3
Starlit Graves	1–1	50.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	4–1	80.0
Traditional Reanimator	42–29	59.2
Dimir Reanimator	18–19	48.6
Biovisionary	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–1	66.7
Warp World	2–1	66.7
Actual Warp World	2–1	66.7
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	23–26	46.9
Hyperwave	14–20	41.2
New Perspectives	7–2	77.8
Cat Wave	10–18	35.7
Acid Wave	5–6	45.5
Splendid Reclamation Combo	2–0	100.0
Mardu Life	0–1	0.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Control	124–70	63.9
Mono Black Control	7–5	58.3
Esper Control	0–1	0.0
Demonic Rising	10–11	47.6
Paradox Haze Lock	5–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	2–1	66.7
Dimir Control	5–0	100.0
Azorius Control	25–19	56.8
Adam's Ale	2–5	28.6
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	8–3	72.7
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	18–5	78.3
Cruel Control	16–5	76.2
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	14–7	66.7
Esper Dragons	2–1	66.7
WUBR Dragons	4–1	80.0
Grixis Dragons	6–4	60.0
Galleon Control	11–8	57.9
Runeflare	5–1	83.3
Ponza	5–0	100.0
Mono White Control	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	3–1	75.0
Astral Slide	3–1	75.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	62–44	58.5
Aristocrats	39–36	52.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	13–12	52.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	9–13	40.9
Golgari Aristocrats	8–7	53.3
Abzan Aristocrats	8–2	80.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	11–6	64.7
Infect	2–1	66.7
Turbo Myth	5–1	83.3
Aggro-Control	30–10	75.0
Izzet Tempo	9–3	75.0
Azorius Skies	5–1	83.3
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	6–1	85.7
Temur Clues	5–3	62.5
Izzet Spells	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	1–2	33.3
Combo-Control	16–7	69.6
Curses	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–2	50.0
Swarm Intelligence	2–3	40.0
Pickles	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	6–2	75.0
Wildfire	6–2	75.0
Midrange	88–38	69.8
Temur Ascendancy	16–2	88.9
Prophet Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	2–0	100.0
Jund	5–4	55.6
Blink	2–3	40.0
Wave Blink	0–2	0.0
Acid Trip	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	10–3	76.9
Séance	0–1	0.0
Dimir Graves	4–2	66.7
Indestructible	4–4	50.0
Enchantments Matter	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Enchantress	2–3	40.0
Constellation	2–1	66.7
Allies	2–2	50.0
Mardu Allies	1–1	50.0
Esper Allies	1–1	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	2–1	66.7
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Elementals	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	2–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	2–3	40.0
Sultai Midrange	3–0	100.0
Sultai Emerge	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	3–1	75.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Clerics	2–1	66.7
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Ramp	32–12	72.7
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Devoid Cruelty	22–9	71.0
Applejacks	2–2	50.0
Orcish Aids	2–2	50.0