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?

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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, 2 days.

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

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	50320	94009–84190–65	52.8	736	5770	2366
White Weenie	4480	8551–7282–2	54.0	73	553	219
Quest for the Holy Relic	563	958–858	52.8	3	22	33

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	215–238	47.5
Mono Black Aggro	10–5	66.7
Heroic	18–17	51.4
Mono White Heroic	14–7	66.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–6	25.0
Boros Heroic	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	42–45	48.3
Goblins	4–6	40.0
Tokens	14–10	58.3
Selesnya Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mardu Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–6	50.0
White Weenie	26–35	42.6
Quest for the Holy Relic	13–13	50.0
Soldiers	1–2	33.3
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Mono White Humans	1–1	50.0
Elves	4–14	22.2
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–5	28.6
Selesnya Counters	2–2	50.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	9–6	60.0
Gruul Aggro	5–5	50.0
Gruul Landfall	0–2	0.0
Merfolk	2–2	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	3–3	50.0
8 Whack	3–3	50.0
Artifact Aggro	32–28	53.3
Affinity	13–13	50.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	1–2	33.3
Salvage Titan	5–2	71.4
Tempered Steel	10–9	52.6
Mono Blue Architect	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Illusions	0–1	0.0
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	2–3	40.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	1–2	33.3
Voltron	3–2	60.0
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–1	50.0
Slivers	3–2	60.0
Naya Zoo	1–1	50.0
Knights	4–5	44.4
AggroSlide	10–22	31.3
Cats	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Cats	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–5	28.6
Humans	3–1	75.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	161–154	51.1
Storm	44–40	52.4
Dimir Tendrils	10–10	50.0
Dragonstorm	8–5	61.5
Hazoret Storm	2–1	66.7
Simic Storm	3–1	75.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	4–6	40.0
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Stormpost	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	12–9	57.1
Swath Storm	1–3	25.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–5	0.0
Reanimator	23–22	51.1
Recurring Nightmare	1–5	16.7
Dragon Nightmare	1–5	16.7
Worldgorger Dragon	4–2	66.7
Traditional Reanimator	17–15	53.1
Rakdos Reanimator	3–2	60.0
Dimir Reanimator	4–1	80.0
Mono Black Reanimator	8–9	47.1
Oriss Genesis	1–1	50.0
Necro Combo	2–1	66.7
Faith Necro	1–0	100.0
Deathmantle Necro	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–12	25.0
Dubious Challenge	0–2	0.0
Warp World	3–3	50.0
Temur Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	3–2	60.0
Hypergenesis	3–6	33.3
Jeskai Ascendancy	7–8	46.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–5	37.5
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–2	60.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Myr Incubator	3–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Fake-Twin	2–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–5	44.4
Anvil Colossus	2–3	40.0
Seismic Swans	3–3	50.0
Eggs	3–3	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	4–1	80.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–1	75.0
Taking Turns	2–3	40.0
Izzet Ascension	1–4	20.0
Ominous Good	1–3	25.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–0	100.0
Soulflayer	3–1	75.0
Breakfast	10–12	45.5
Oops All Spells	7–7	50.0
Neoform Hermit	3–4	42.9
Oops All Lands	3–1	75.0
Dredge	7–3	70.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	3–0	100.0
Storm Herald	3–1	75.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	1–2	33.3
Ad Swanseam	1–1	50.0
Chain of Acid	0–1	0.0
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	6–0	100.0
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Stuffy Doll	0–2	0.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	0–3	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–2	0.0
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	161–107	60.1
Mono Black Control	0–2	0.0
Esper Control	17–15	53.1
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	5–2	71.4
Dimir Control	10–4	71.4
Azorius Control	19–21	47.5
Cawblade	1–2	33.3
Turbo Fog	6–1	85.7
Izzet Control	1–4	20.0
Mardu Control	4–0	100.0
Mill	13–3	81.3
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	12–9	57.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–3	57.1
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–6	45.5
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	5–1	83.3
Cruel Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	4–3	57.1
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	4–2	66.7
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Ponza	22–7	75.9
Mono White Control	3–8	27.3
Life is Ez	2–4	33.3
Cycling Control	4–3	57.1
Astral Slide	2–3	40.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	3–2	60.0
Sultai Ultimatum	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	3–1	75.0
Bant Control	5–5	50.0
Temur Reclamation	1–1	50.0
Pox	8–4	66.7
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	1–5	16.7
Prison	2–1	66.7
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	59–68	46.5
Aristocrats	14–15	48.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–6	40.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	9–10	47.4
Infect	12–7	63.2
Simic Infect	2–1	66.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	7–5	58.3
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	10–17	37.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	9–15	37.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–2	33.3
Hushnought	4–3	57.1
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	7–14	33.3
Goblin Persist	6–12	33.3
Dirty Kitty	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	83–55	60.1
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	17–16	51.5
Azorius Skies	7–2	77.8
Blue Madness	7–3	70.0
Simic Madness	3–2	60.0
Temur Madness	4–1	80.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	2–3	40.0
Ninjas	11–7	61.1
Mono Blue Tempo	15–9	62.5
Mono Blue Faeries	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Librarians	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	6–8	42.9
Dimir Tempo	8–4	66.7
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	44–46	48.9
Curses	2–2	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	3–4	42.9
Shared Fate	0–2	0.0
Mindcrank	4–2	66.7
Hedron Alignment	2–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	2–2	50.0
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	1–3	25.0
Plasma Swans	2–6	25.0
Mass Land Destruction	23–20	53.5
Wildfire	7–6	53.8
Thryx-Wildfire	2–5	28.6
Borderpost Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	16–14	53.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–4	33.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	5–3	62.5
Temur Jokulhaups Control	5–3	62.5
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–0	100.0
Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Esper Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Midrange	187–152	55.2
Temur Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
The Rock	4–5	44.4
Golgari Citadel	2–0	100.0
Angels and Taxes	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	2–1	66.7
Abzan Midrange	7–7	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	2–2	50.0
Jund	4–2	66.7
Blink	14–11	56.0
Wave Blink	3–6	33.3
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Wave	1–2	33.3
Graveyard Value	8–13	38.1
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	3–4	42.9
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Allies	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Allies	1–1	50.0
Mardu Allies	1–2	33.3
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	3–1	75.0
Fake-Rack	11–7	61.1
Mardu Midrange	2–4	33.3
Vampires	3–5	37.5
Mono Black Vampires	1–4	20.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Legends	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	11–16	40.7
Naya Midrange	1–2	33.3
Big Red	7–3	70.0
Mono Black Midrange	15–15	50.0
Necro Midrange	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Devotion	8–4	66.7
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	3–3	50.0
Angels	2–0	100.0
Mono White Angels	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	7–3	70.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–3	57.1
Martyr's Grace	2–0	100.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	7–6	53.8
Orzhov Midrange	7–9	43.8
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–2	66.7
Ordealbreak	2–1	66.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	3–6	33.3
Hero of Precinct One	8–3	72.7
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	4–0	100.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	1–1	50.0
Five Color Hero	1–1	50.0
Gruul Obosh	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	1–2	33.3
Artifact Midrange	3–1	75.0
Coinflips	2–1	66.7
Death Cloud	8–1	88.9
Ramp	47–38	55.3
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	2–12	14.3
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	34–17	66.7
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–2	33.3
Greenpost	26–11	70.3
Simic Post	2–1	66.7
Domain	3–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–1	50.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	0–2	0.0
Carth Superfriends	1–3	25.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0
Field Ramp	1–0	100.0
Unclassified	1–0	100.0