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.

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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 8 weeks, 3 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37603	62853–64148–18	49.5	433	2821	1694
New Perspectives	270	410–526–1	43.8	3	25	8

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	74–187	28.4
Mono Black Aggro	7–6	53.8
Heroic	6–19	24.0
Mono White Heroic	4–16	20.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Boros Heroic	1–2	33.3
Red Deck Wins	6–43	12.2
Mono Red Devotion	0–2	0.0
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Proliferate Red	0–4	0.0
Goblins	3–5	37.5
Tokens	6–1	85.7
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–1	66.7
White Weenie	16–23	41.0
Odric Keywords	3–3	50.0
Soldiers	0–9	0.0
Chroma White	4–3	57.1
Elves	2–5	28.6
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Minotaurs	0–3	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–4	0.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	2–3	40.0
Gruul Aggro	0–9	0.0
Merfolk	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	11–31	26.2
Affinity	1–1	50.0
Boros Vehicles	1–1	50.0
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	6–27	18.2
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–3	40.0
Illusions	1–3	25.0
Madness	1–2	33.3
Golgari Madness	0–2	0.0
Voltron	3–10	23.1
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	2–10	16.7
Knights	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–7	12.5
Rakdos Hellbent	1–7	12.5
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Combo	77–79–1	49.4
Storm	7–8	46.7
Dimir Tendrils	3–0	100.0
Simic Storm	1–2	33.3
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Stormpost	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	0–2	0.0
Izzet Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	10–8	55.6
Recurring Nightmare	1–4	20.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–3	0.0
Jund Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–1	50.0
8 Goyf	1–0	100.0
Living Death	4–1	80.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–2	60.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	5–11	31.3
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	3–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	13–8–1	61.9
Hyperwave	2–1–1	66.7
New Perspectives	13–13	50.0
Cat Wave	4–3	57.1
Acid Wave	0–2	0.0
Monumental Ignus	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	0–4	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	6–1	85.7
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	2–12	14.3
Cephalid Breakfast	2–12	14.3
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–12	7.7
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Control	103–90	53.4
Mono Black Control	5–3	62.5
Esper Control	6–3	66.7
Demonic Rising	7–4	63.6
Mono Blue Control	2–2	50.0
Dimir Control	6–4	60.0
Azorius Control	3–10	23.1
Adam's Ale	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	2–1	66.7
Mardu Control	1–4	20.0
Mill	3–0	100.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	9–6	60.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Blackpost	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	7–3	70.0
Stax	4–4	50.0
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Birthday Stax	2–0	100.0
Stagnant Control	4–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	4–4	50.0
Jeskai Approach	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	6–5	54.5
Esper Dragons	3–2	60.0
Grixis Dragons	1–1	50.0
Dimir Dragons	0–2	0.0
Galleon Control	2–3	40.0
Runeflare	1–2	33.3
Ponza	2–8	20.0
Mono White Control	2–2	50.0
Dynavolt Tower	3–0	100.0
Cycling Control	0–4	0.0
Astral Slide	0–2	0.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	11–7	61.1
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	0–2	0.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–5	37.5
Seasons Past Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	2–0	100.0
Prison	0–1	0.0
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	20–30	40.0
Aristocrats	15–20	42.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–8	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–7	41.7
Golgari Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	3–2	60.0
Infect	2–6	25.0
Simic Infect	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	20–22	47.6
Simic Flash	0–3	0.0
Simic Vat	0–3	0.0
Izzet Tempo	6–7	46.2
Azorius Skies	3–4	42.9
Blue Madness	2–1	66.7
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–3	0.0
12 Pest	2–3	40.0
Izzet Spells	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	29–23	55.8
Curses	4–9	30.8
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	3–0	100.0
Pickles	2–1	66.7
Mindcrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	2–1	66.7
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	4–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	10–8	55.6
Wildfire	9–7	56.3
Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	68–80	45.9
Temur Ascendancy	6–11	35.3
The Rock	3–6	33.3
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–2	50.0
Jund	5–6	45.5
Blink	5–8	38.5
Wave Blink	2–2	50.0
Azorius Wave	2–2	50.0
Acid Trip	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Blink	1–1	50.0
Anti-Persecution	1–2	33.3
Graveyard Value	4–3	57.1
Séance	2–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	3–10	23.1
Orzhov Allies	1–1	50.0
Mardu Allies	0–2	0.0
Boros Allies	1–1	50.0
Mono White Allies	1–3	25.0
Treefolk	4–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	3–2	60.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
White Jund	2–1	66.7
Vampires	3–8	27.3
Mono Black Vampires	3–8	27.3
Legends Midrange	4–1	80.0
Mardu Legends	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–1	50.0
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–7	30.0
Card Advantage White	1–1	50.0
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	0–1	0.0
Temur Energy	0–2	0.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Sultai Emerge	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Clerics	2–1	66.7
Artifact Midrange	1–1	50.0
Ramp	19–15	55.9
Villainous Wealth	0–2	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	4–3	57.1
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	7–5	58.3
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Golgari Post	3–0	100.0
Greenpost	2–1	66.7
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Devoid Cruelty	0–3	0.0
Domain	2–0	100.0
Temur Bombardment	1–1	50.0