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 2 days, 7 hours.

Congratulations to vagstor, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 35)

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37295	62387–63602–18	49.5	430	2788	1688
Reanimator	5500	10445–9114–4	53.4	58	468	275
Living Death	266	604–426	58.6	5	26	16
Excruciator Combo	116	252–171	59.6	2	13	11

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	152–110	58.0
Mono Black Aggro	2–1	66.7
Heroic	9–6	60.0
Mono White Heroic	5–0	100.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	2–4	33.3
Red Deck Wins	40–49	44.9
Mono Red Devotion	1–2	33.3
Prisoner	1–3	25.0
Proliferate Red	1–3	25.0
Tokens	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	29–18	61.7
White Weenie	6–14	30.0
Soldiers	1–4	20.0
Mono White Humans	4–5	44.4
Elves	10–3	76.9
Werewolves	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Little Kid	9–1	90.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	3–3	50.0
Merfolk	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	3–1	75.0
Artifact Aggro	6–2	75.0
Affinity	6–2	75.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	3–3	50.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	2–2	50.0
Boros Aggro	2–1	66.7
Humans	7–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Humans	3–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	6–6	50.0
Boros Legends Aggro	5–6	45.5
Permanent Vacation	1–0	100.0
Rats	3–0	100.0
Combo	118–88	57.3
Storm	9–6	60.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	6–4	60.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	30–27	52.6
Recurring Nightmare	11–7	61.1
Dragon Nightmare	4–4	50.0
Jund Nightmare	2–0	100.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–2	33.3
Living Death	11–11	50.0
Excruciator Combo	6–6	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	8–9	47.1
Orzhov Reanimator	5–9	35.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–5	0.0
Warp World	3–0	100.0
Actual Warp World	3–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
New Perspectives	1–4	20.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	5–5	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
Umbral Mantle	4–5	44.4
Fake-Twin	2–1	66.7
Murderous Mastery	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	1–4	20.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–2	66.7
Anvil Colossus	4–2	66.7
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	2–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–2	0.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–2	0.0
Izzet Ascension	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	4–6	40.0
Cephalid Breakfast	1–0	100.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–0	100.0
Unctus	3–6	33.3
Oops All Lands	7–1	87.5
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	3–1	75.0
Gyruda	1–2	33.3
Stuffy Doll	2–0	100.0
Actual Twin	0–3	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–3	0.0
Nadu Combo	20–8	71.4
Amalia Combo	5–2	71.4
Primal Prayers Combo	2–0	100.0
Control	101–90	52.9
Mono Black Control	2–1	66.7
Esper Control	7–2	77.8
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	8–2	80.0
Azorius Control	13–15	46.4
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	3–3	50.0
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	2–1	66.7
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	25–28	47.2
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–9	18.2
Blackpost	5–2	71.4
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–3	57.1
Dimir Cloudpost Control	6–4	60.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–3	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	4–4	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Grixis Control	2–2	50.0
Cruel Control	0–2	0.0
Stax	4–3	57.1
Jeskai Control	9–5	64.3
Jeskai Approach	6–3	66.7
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	5–2	71.4
Mono White Control	2–1	66.7
Dynavolt Tower	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	0–3	0.0
Astral Slide	0–1	0.0
Five Color Control	3–4	42.9
Sultai Control	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–7	12.5
Seasons Past Control	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Control	4–2	66.7
Aggro-Combo	26–14	65.0
Aristocrats	16–7	69.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	13–2	86.7
Golgari Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Burn	3–2	60.0
Infect	0–1	0.0
Pummeler	1–2	33.3
Liquimetal Fishing	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	29–21	58.0
Simic Flash	2–5	28.6
Simic Vat	2–5	28.6
Izzet Tempo	5–4	55.6
Blue Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Tetsukotog	1–0	100.0
12 Pest	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	9–4	69.2
Azorius Tempo	6–7	46.2
Combo-Control	20–17	54.1
Battle of Wits	4–1	80.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	2–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	0–3	0.0
Yosei Vat	4–3	57.1
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	6–8	42.9
Wildfire	6–8	42.9
Midrange	134–71	65.4
Temur Ascendancy	13–3	81.3
The Rock	5–2	71.4
Abzan Midrange	3–1	75.0
Jund	5–1	83.3
Blink	18–15	54.5
Wave Blink	1–8	11.1
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	1–6	14.3
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	16–7	69.6
Graveyard Value	3–2	60.0
Allies	7–2	77.8
Mardu Allies	4–1	80.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	2–1	66.7
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	3–0	100.0
Vampires	9–4	69.2
Mono Black Vampires	6–4	60.0
Orzhov Vampires	3–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–5	50.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–4	42.9
Mono Black Devotion	1–4	20.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Temur Energy	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–7	12.5
Sultai Emerge	1–7	12.5
Orzhov Midrange	2–4	33.3
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	3–1	75.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–1	75.0
Fires of Invention	2–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	5–4	55.6
Five Color Hero	5–4	55.6
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Nissa Company	1–0	100.0
Laelia Cascade	5–4	55.6
Wight Midrange	4–3	57.1
Golgari Wight	3–0	100.0
Jund Wight	1–3	25.0
Ramp	24–15	61.5
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	12–7	63.2
Cloudpost Ramp	6–7	46.2
Eldrazipost	0–2	0.0
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	0–3	0.0
Simic Post	1–1	50.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0