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, 6 days.

Sultai Emerge

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41572	68241–73245–34	48.2	356	3091	1593
Sultai Midrange	822	1343–1507	47.1	6	39	26
Sultai Emerge	211	448–356	55.7	2	17	13

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	100–113	46.9
Mono Black Aggro	2–3	40.0
Heroic	5–6	45.5
Mono White Heroic	2–1	66.7
Azorius Heroic	1–2	33.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–2	33.3
Red Deck Wins	22–51	30.1
Mono Red Devotion	3–4	42.9
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Proliferate Red	2–2	50.0
Goblins	8–1	88.9
Tokens	4–4	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	3–3	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–2	60.0
White Weenie	14–12	53.8
Odric Keywords	0–5	0.0
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	3–2	60.0
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Minotaurs	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–1	66.7
Rogues	2–2	50.0
Zombies	4–6	40.0
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	0–2	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	14–6	70.0
Affinity	7–3	70.0
Salvage Titan	4–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	0–2	0.0
Madness	2–3	40.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	4–4	50.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Boros Auras	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	2–1	66.7
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Gruul Humans	0–1	0.0
Combo	46–55	45.5
Storm	7–12	36.8
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	2–4	33.3
Dragonstorm	0–1	0.0
Hazoret Storm	3–4	42.9
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	13–15	46.4
Recurring Nightmare	3–8	27.3
Dragon Nightmare	2–4	33.3
Jund Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–3	25.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–1	0.0
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Living Death	7–1	87.5
Traditional Reanimator	3–5	37.5
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–1	0.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	0–2	0.0
Hyperwave	0–2	0.0
New Perspectives	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	5–7	41.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	2–1	66.7
Fake-Twin	3–3	50.0
Murderous Mastery	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–2	33.3
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Ominous Good	1–2	33.3
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Neoform Hermit	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	1–1	50.0
Control	107–44	70.9
Mono Black Control	5–0	100.0
Esper Control	12–1	92.3
Demonic Rising	18–7	72.0
Mono Blue Control	3–1	75.0
Dimir Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	8–5	61.5
Adam's Ale	2–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Control	4–0	100.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	7–5	58.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Blackpost	3–2	60.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	4–7	36.4
Cruel Control	3–4	42.9
Jeskai Control	14–3	82.4
Jeskai Approach	2–2	50.0
Galleon Control	2–0	100.0
Ponza	8–2	80.0
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	4–3	57.1
Astral Slide	3–0	100.0
Five Color Control	0–2	0.0
Bant Control	5–4	55.6
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	21–16	56.8
Aristocrats	12–8	60.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–6	45.5
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	1–2	33.3
Infect	3–2	60.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Pummeler	4–4	50.0
Aggro-Control	29–10	74.4
Simic Flash	1–2	33.3
Simic Vat	1–2	33.3
Izzet Tempo	6–1	85.7
Azorius Skies	0–2	0.0
Blue Madness	3–1	75.0
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	5–0	100.0
Tetsukotog	5–0	100.0
12 Pest	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	2–1	66.7
Combo-Control	24–8	75.0
Curses	0–2	0.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	3–1	75.0
Battle of Wits	1–3	25.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Pickles	3–0	100.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	7–2	77.8
Wildfire	7–2	77.8
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	97–86	53.0
Temur Ascendancy	10–6	62.5
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	3–3	50.0
Jund	6–7	46.2
Blink	8–4	66.7
Wave Blink	2–2	50.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	2–1	66.7
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	6–4	60.0
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	3–8	27.3
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Allies	1–5	16.7
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	0–2	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	5–2	71.4
Mardu Midrange	3–0	100.0
Leave // Chance Midrange	1–0	100.0
Yisan-Prophet	1–2	33.3
White Jund	5–3	62.5
Vampires	6–8	42.9
Mono Black Vampires	2–5	28.6
Rakdos Vampires	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Midrange	2–2	50.0
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–2	60.0
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	1–4	20.0
Dimir Vat	0–2	0.0
Angels	1–0	100.0
Mono White Angels	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	9–9	50.0
Sultai Emerge	8–8	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–2	33.3
Fires of Invention	0–1	0.0
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Ramp	24–24	50.0
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	4–6	40.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	4–3	57.1
Eldrazipost	1–1	50.0
Locus Awakening	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	2–0	100.0
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Domain	3–1	75.0
Temur Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Selvala Tokens	1–3	25.0