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!

-1/-1 Counters

Tournaments Only
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1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
7. 31
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41628	68323–73351–34	48.2	357	3096	1596
-1/-1 Counters	165	197–354	35.8	0	5

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	60–108	35.7
Mono Black Aggro	3–6	33.3
Heroic	3–7	30.0
Mono White Heroic	1–3	25.0
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–2	33.3
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	9–31	22.5
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	4–6	40.0
Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mardu Tokens	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	0–3	0.0
White Weenie	7–9	43.8
Odric Keywords	2–1	66.7
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	1–2	33.3
Elves	1–1	50.0
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	3–7	30.0
Gruul Aggro	2–6	25.0
Merfolk	2–3	40.0
Artifact Aggro	7–8	46.7
Affinity	2–2	50.0
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	3–5	37.5
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	1–2	33.3
Golgari Madness	1–2	33.3
Voltron	3–3	50.0
Hexproof	0–2	0.0
Boros Auras	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–1	50.0
Knights	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	1–1	50.0
Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Hellbent	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	20–48	29.4
Storm	3–6	33.3
Dimir Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Hazoret Storm	1–1	50.0
Simic Storm	0–2	0.0
Reanimator	3–11	21.4
Recurring Nightmare	0–3	0.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Jund Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–2	0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	2–6	25.0
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–2	0.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	0–1	0.0
New Perspectives	2–3	40.0
Cat Wave	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Umbral Mantle	1–1	50.0
Fake-Twin	1–3	25.0
Murderous Mastery	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–4	20.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–2	0.0
Eggs	1–1	50.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	2–5	28.6
Cephalid Breakfast	2–4	33.3
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	2–3	40.0
Grixis Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Neoform Hermit	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	0–1	0.0
Dredge	0–1	0.0
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Control	33–77	30.0
Mono Black Control	3–1	75.0
Esper Control	1–6	14.3
Demonic Rising	2–5	28.6
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	1–2	33.3
Azorius Control	3–11	21.4
Adam's Ale	0–1	0.0
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	0–2	0.0
Izzet Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	3–2	60.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	1–6	14.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–3	0.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Control	1–4	20.0
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	6–5	54.5
Pollute the Planet	3–2	60.0
Birthday Stax	1–2	33.3
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–11	8.3
Jeskai Approach	0–2	0.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	0–2	0.0
Runeflare	2–2	50.0
Ponza	3–1	75.0
Mono White Control	0–1	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	0–4	0.0
Cycling Control	1–2	33.3
Astral Slide	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	2–2	50.0
Bant Control	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Combo	10–14	41.7
Aristocrats	7–10	41.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–5	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	0–1	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	10–8	55.6
Izzet Tempo	6–2	75.0
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	0–3	0.0
12 Pest	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	8–16	33.3
Curses	0–3	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	0–3	0.0
Mindcrank	2–0	100.0
Dragoncrank	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	1–3	25.0
Peregrine Drake	1–2	33.3
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	2–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–1	50.0
Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Midrange	43–63	40.6
Temur Ascendancy	4–11	26.7
Prophet Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	4–4	50.0
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	3–2	60.0
Jund	7–7	50.0
Blink	2–4	33.3
Wave Blink	0–2	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–2	0.0
Graveyard Value	1–1	50.0
Dimir Graves	1–0	100.0
Indestructible	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Constellation	0–1	0.0
Allies	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
Leave // Chance Midrange	1–0	100.0
Yisan-Prophet	0–1	0.0
White Jund	1–1	50.0
Vampires	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–3	25.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–3	40.0
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	3–7	30.0
Sultai Emerge	2–5	28.6
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Illness in the Ranks	0–1	0.0
Ramp	13–20	39.4
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	2–5	28.6
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	1–6	14.3
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Locus Awakening	0–2	0.0
Greenpost	0–4	0.0
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Domain	1–2	33.3
Temur Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Selvala Tokens	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–0	100.0