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, 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
Madness	890	1474–1624	47.6	4	32	35
Golgari Madness	162	335–314	51.6	0	3	7

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	80–78	50.6
Mono Black Aggro	4–2	66.7
Heroic	2–5	28.6
Mono White Heroic	1–4	20.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	12–7	63.2
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	1–3	25.0
Tokens	4–4	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono White Tokens	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–1	66.7
White Weenie	8–6	57.1
Odric Keywords	1–1	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	2–3	40.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	2–0	100.0
Elves	4–5	44.4
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	2–3	40.0
Gruul Aggro	3–6	33.3
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	1–7	12.5
Mono Red Swarm	1–2	33.3
Artifact Aggro	13–11	54.2
Affinity	6–6	50.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–1	0.0
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–2	33.3
Tempered Steel	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	3–2	60.0
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	2–1	66.7
Voltron	1–5	16.7
Equipment Aggro	1–2	33.3
Hateful Auras	0–2	0.0
Knights	2–1	66.7
AggroSlide	5–2	71.4
Cats	2–1	66.7
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Humans	1–1	50.0
Legends Aggro	1–3	25.0
Boros Legends Aggro	1–2	33.3
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Combo	61–58	51.3
Storm	13–12	52.0
Dimir Tendrils	2–6	25.0
Dragonstorm	3–1	75.0
Hazoret Storm	1–2	33.3
High Tide	0–1	0.0
Grixis Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	13–11	54.2
Recurring Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–5	16.7
Double Dragon	0–3	0.0
8 Goyf	2–1	66.7
Traditional Reanimator	10–4	71.4
Rakdos Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	6–0	100.0
Orzhov Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–4	33.3
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	2–4	33.3
Boros Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Hypergenesis	1–1	50.0
New Perspectives	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	2–2	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	2–0	100.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–0	100.0
Soulflayer	3–2	60.0
Breakfast	1–3	25.0
Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	0–2	0.0
Neoform Hermit	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	1–3	25.0
Dredge	1–3	25.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Belcher	2–1	66.7
Tameshi Bloom	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	2–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	3–2	60.0
Izzet Twin	3–1	75.0
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Primal Prayers Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	60–57	51.3
Mono Black Control	1–3	25.0
Esper Control	4–1	80.0
Demonic Rising	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	2–1	66.7
Azorius Control	5–14	26.3
Cawblade	1–2	33.3
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	2–0	100.0
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	6–9	40.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Control	3–2	60.0
Cruel Control	1–2	33.3
Stax	4–1	80.0
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Birthday Stax	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	4–2	66.7
Mono White Control	2–2	50.0
Life is Ez	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	5–5	50.0
Astral Slide	5–5	50.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Shrines	0–1	0.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–3	25.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	2–2	50.0
Seasons Past Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	1–2	33.3
Prison	4–4	50.0
Enchantress	4–3	57.1
Aggro-Combo	18–20	47.4
Aristocrats	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	1–1	50.0
Infect	3–4	42.9
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Golgari Infect	0–3	0.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	4–6	40.0
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–5	28.6
Hushnought	2–2	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	2–3	40.0
Goblin Persist	1–2	33.3
Dirty Kitty	1–1	50.0
Dwarf Combo	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	23–21	52.3
Izzet Tempo	9–7	56.3
Azorius Skies	0–2	0.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Tempo	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	3–2	60.0
Dimir Tempo	2–1	66.7
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	16–19	45.7
Curses	0–3	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	4–1	80.0
Mindcrank	1–2	33.3
Dragoncrank	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	0–2	0.0
Solar Flare	1–4	20.0
Mass Land Destruction	6–2	75.0
Wildfire	3–1	75.0
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	3–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	0–3	0.0
Midrange	62–49	55.9
Temur Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Grenzo	2–1	66.7
Abzan Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Jund	5–1	83.3
Blink	5–5	50.0
Wave Blink	2–2	50.0
Azorius Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Wave	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Blink	2–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–2	33.3
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	2–1	66.7
Fake-Rack	3–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	4–1	80.0
Vampires	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	4–2	66.7
Mardu Legends	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–4	0.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–7	22.2
Necro Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Devotion	1–0	100.0
Heart of Darkness	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	2–1	66.7
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–2	33.3
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	4–2	66.7
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Midrange	3–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–2	33.3
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Party	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	4–1	80.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	2–0	100.0
Naya Hero	1–1	50.0
Clerics	0–2	0.0
Artifact Midrange	0–2	0.0
Death Cloud	2–0	100.0
Illness in the Ranks	0–1	0.0
Ramp	15–12	55.6
Rofellos Ramp	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	10–7	58.8
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	6–3	66.7
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Temurpost	2–1	66.7
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–1	0.0
Historic Bloom	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	3–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–1	50.0