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
Mono Blue Aggro	255	314–440	41.6	0	17	4
Illusions	79	88–136	39.3	0	4	3

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	64–136	32.0
Mono Black Aggro	3–7	30.0
Heroic	4–20	16.7
Mono White Heroic	2–14	12.5
Azorius Heroic	0–2	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–4	33.3
Red Deck Wins	11–27	28.9
Proliferate Red	1–1	50.0
Goblins	2–5	28.6
Tokens	5–6	45.5
Selesnya Tokens	2–4	33.3
Mardu Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–5	16.7
White Weenie	7–8	46.7
Odric Keywords	2–1	66.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Chroma White	1–2	33.3
Elves	3–11	21.4
Werewolves	2–0	100.0
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–4	20.0
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	2–2	50.0
Zombies	2–7	22.2
Gruul Aggro	2–1	66.7
Merfolk	1–2	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	0–3	0.0
8 Whack	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	10–10	50.0
Affinity	4–2	66.7
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–1	0.0
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	3–6	33.3
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	1–3	25.0
Gruul Madness	0–2	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	1–1	50.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Knights	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–3	0.0
Rakdos Hellbent	0–3	0.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	2–2	50.0
Gruul Humans	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	2–0	100.0
Bard Class	2–0	100.0
Pirates	1–0	100.0
Combo	70–62	53.0
Storm	10–11	47.6
Dimir Tendrils	2–4	33.3
Dragonstorm	4–1	80.0
Hazoret Storm	0–2	0.0
Simic Storm	1–1	50.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	1–0	100.0
Stormpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	2–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	13–9	59.1
Recurring Nightmare	3–2	60.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–2	33.3
Jund Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	9–6	60.0
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–2	0.0
Warp World	0–2	0.0
Temur Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Boros Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	0–2	0.0
Hypergenesis	3–2	60.0
Hyperwave	1–1	50.0
New Perspectives	3–2	60.0
Cat Wave	2–3	40.0
Acid Wave	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	8–4	66.7
Anvil Colossus	1–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	7–2	77.8
Cruel Combo	1–0	100.0
Eggs	2–3	40.0
Saffi Combo	2–2	50.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	4–1	80.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–1	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	1–3	25.0
Cephalid Breakfast	1–1	50.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	0–1	0.0
Neoform Hermit	0–1	0.0
Dredge	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	2–0	100.0
Restore Balance	3–0	100.0
Actual Twin	0–4	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–4	0.0
Control	63–70	47.4
Mono Black Control	2–2	50.0
Esper Control	1–4	20.0
Demonic Rising	1–5	16.7
Dimir Control	3–1	75.0
Azorius Control	12–12	50.0
Adam's Ale	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	3–1	75.0
Izzet Control	2–3	40.0
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	6–4	60.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Grixis Control	2–5	28.6
Cruel Control	1–3	25.0
Stax	11–3	78.6
Pollute the Planet	2–2	50.0
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–4	20.0
Dragon Control	2–1	66.7
WUBR Dragons	0–1	0.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	2–4	33.3
Runeflare	0–2	0.0
Ponza	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	3–1	75.0
Astral Slide	2–1	66.7
Sultai Control	3–5	37.5
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Pox	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Control	2–3	40.0
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	8–14	36.4
Aristocrats	5–7	41.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	0–2	0.0
Burn	0–1	0.0
Infect	2–1	66.7
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	0–1	0.0
Dirty Kitty	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	9–28	24.3
Simic Flash	1–1	50.0
Izzet Tempo	0–11	0.0
Azorius Skies	1–2	33.3
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Clues	1–0	100.0
Wizards	0–2	0.0
Tetsukotog	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	1–2	33.3
Dimir Tempo	0–2	0.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	12–21	36.4
Curses	1–3	25.0
Cruel Combo-Control	0–3	0.0
Battle of Wits	4–3	57.1
Swarm Intelligence	0–2	0.0
Mindcrank	2–3	40.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	3–2	60.0
Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Archfiend Alteration	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Midrange	69–94	42.3
Temur Ascendancy	7–8	46.7
Prophet Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	6–2	75.0
Grenzo	3–1	75.0
Abzan Midrange	0–4	0.0
Jund	4–5	44.4
Blink	8–14	36.4
Wave Blink	3–6	33.3
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–2	0.0
Azorius Wave	2–3	40.0
Abzan Wave	1–1	50.0
Acid Trip	2–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	5–5	50.0
Séance	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Indestructible	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–1	50.0
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–1	50.0
Selvala Morningstar	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
Yisan-Prophet	0–1	0.0
White Jund	1–1	50.0
Vampires	2–7	22.2
Mono Black Vampires	0–6	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	1–2	33.3
Mardu Legends	0–1	0.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–3	25.0
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	5–6	45.5
Necro Midrange	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	3–1	75.0
Heart of Darkness	1–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	0–1	0.0
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Angels	0–1	0.0
Mono White Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–2	33.3
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–6	14.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	0–3	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–3	0.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Simic Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	2–2	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	19–15	55.9
Rofellos Ramp	3–7	30.0
Wild Pair	0–3	0.0
Channel-Rofellos	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	6–6	50.0
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Golgari Post	3–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	2–3	40.0
Devoid Cruelty	2–0	100.0
Selvala Tokens	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Field Ramp	0–1	0.0