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.

Aristocrats

Tournaments Only
Season 6▾
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
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24. 14
25. 13
26. 12
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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
Aggro-Combo	277	588–488	54.6	9	60	10
Aristocrats	197	444–335	57.0	8	39	8
Mono Black Aristocrats	49	126–88	58.9	6	20
Orzhov Aristocrats	54	126–87	59.2	1	3	5
Golgari Aristocrats	41	90–64	58.4	0	3	2
Abzan Aristocrats	37	75–61	55.1	1	10	1
Mardu Aristocrats	13	26–25	51.0	0	3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	142–129	52.4
Mono Black Aggro	0–1	0.0
Heroic	36–39	48.0
Mono White Heroic	26–35	42.6
Azorius Heroic	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	7–3	70.0
Red Deck Wins	44–39	53.0
Mono Red Devotion	4–3	57.1
Goblins	2–4	33.3
Tokens	8–5	61.5
Selesnya Tokens	6–5	54.5
Mono Green Stompy	4–0	100.0
White Weenie	11–5	68.8
Odric Keywords	7–0	100.0
Soldiers	3–3	50.0
Elves	1–0	100.0
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Minotaurs	1–3	25.0
Warriors	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–5	28.6
Rogues	3–0	100.0
Zombies	5–9	35.7
Gruul Aggro	7–6	53.8
Merfolk	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–4	33.3
Artifact Aggro	2–1	66.7
Affinity	1–0	100.0
Boros Vehicles	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–1	66.7
Voltron	0–1	0.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Slivers	3–1	75.0
Combo	76–73	51.0
Storm	2–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	29–19	60.4
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Grozoth	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	28–16	63.6
Dimir Reanimator	12–8	60.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–3	40.0
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Actual Warp World	0–1	0.0
Zubera Tribal	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	19–24	44.2
Hyperwave	9–12	42.9
New Perspectives	8–8	50.0
Cat Wave	10–16	38.5
Acid Wave	2–2	50.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Control	88–42	67.7
Mono Black Control	5–1	83.3
Esper Control	1–0	100.0
Demonic Rising	12–11	52.2
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	0–3	0.0
Azorius Control	15–7	68.2
Adam's Ale	5–1	83.3
Turbo Fog	4–0	100.0
Izzet Control	6–0	100.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	6–7	46.2
Cruel Control	6–7	46.2
Stax	1–0	100.0
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	8–5	61.5
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
WUBR Dragons	1–1	50.0
Grixis Dragons	5–2	71.4
Galleon Control	8–3	72.7
Runeflare	3–0	100.0
Ponza	5–2	71.4
Mono White Control	2–1	66.7
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	2–1	66.7
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	38–36	51.4
Aristocrats	24–24	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	8–8	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–9	30.8
Golgari Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Abzan Aristocrats	6–5	54.5
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	9–9	50.0
Infect	1–2	33.3
Turbo Myth	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	15–14	51.7
Izzet Tempo	3–9	25.0
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	2–0	100.0
Temur Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	4–0	100.0
Temur Clues	2–4	33.3
Combo-Control	13–4	76.5
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	1–1	50.0
Swarm Intelligence	8–1	88.9
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–1	66.7
Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Midrange	64–26	71.1
Temur Ascendancy	7–8	46.7
The Rock	2–2	50.0
Abzan Midrange	2–0	100.0
Jund	2–0	100.0
Blink	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	9–3	75.0
Séance	2–0	100.0
Dimir Graves	0–1	0.0
Indestructible	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	6–0	100.0
Orzhov Enchantress	5–0	100.0
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Allies	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	2–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–1	50.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–1	50.0
Hellion Whip	4–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–1	50.0
Prophet Glare	1–3	25.0
Clerics	3–1	75.0
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Ramp	8–11	42.1
Villainous Wealth	2–0	100.0
Devoid Cruelty	4–10	28.6