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
Midrange	41628	68323–73351–34	48.2	357	3096	1596
Blink	4631	9390–7147	56.8	123	569	339
Wave Blink	1763	3798–2608	59.3	54	243	140
Cloudpost Wave Blink	141	312–194	61.7	1	21	14
Esper Wave	81	150–121	55.4	2	10	3
Azorius Wave	809	1841–1206	60.4	37	131	66
Orzhov Wave	404	840–579	59.2	11	63	29
Abzan Wave	154	325–240	57.5	2	8	17
Bant Wave	93	198–152	56.6	0	3	8

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	1018–597	63.0
Mono Black Aggro	39–18	68.4
Heroic	78–28	73.6
Mono White Heroic	45–16	73.8
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	17–7	70.8
Boros Heroic	7–2	77.8
Selesnya Heroic	7–3	70.0
Red Deck Wins	208–170	55.0
Mono Red Devotion	5–3	62.5
Prisoner	3–3	50.0
Proliferate Red	5–2	71.4
Goblins	34–30	53.1
Tokens	34–12	73.9
Selesnya Tokens	10–3	76.9
Mono White Tokens	16–4	80.0
Orzhov Tokens	4–2	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	49–14	77.8
White Weenie	79–34	69.9
Odric Keywords	2–2	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	6–3	66.7
Soldiers	4–3	57.1
Kithkin	3–1	75.0
Chroma White	4–0	100.0
Elves	47–46	50.5
Werewolves	6–2	75.0
Minotaurs	2–0	100.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	15–8	65.2
Selesnya Counters	6–2	75.0
Rogues	11–11	50.0
Zombies	48–27	64.0
Gruul Aggro	25–14	64.1
Gruul Landfall	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	8–2	80.0
Mono Red Swarm	20–7	74.1
8 Whack	6–5	54.5
Artifact Aggro	111–49	69.4
Affinity	30–7	81.1
Boros Vehicles	3–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	4–4	50.0
Tempered Steel	68–31	68.7
Mono Blue Architect	4–5	44.4
Mono Blue Aggro	6–3	66.7
Illusions	3–2	60.0
Madness	24–19	55.8
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Madness	18–14	56.3
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	23–6	79.3
Hexproof	6–3	66.7
Equipment Aggro	9–2	81.8
Slivers	8–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	3–0	100.0
Knights	14–8	63.6
AggroSlide	35–52	40.2
Cats	6–1	85.7
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Aggro	14–3	82.4
Boros Aggro	10–4	71.4
Humans	10–3	76.9
Selesnya Humans	9–2	81.8
Boros Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	3–1	75.0
Legends Aggro	29–16	64.4
Boros Legends Aggro	23–14	62.2
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–2	33.3
Pirates	1–0	100.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	637–494	56.3
Storm	94–107	46.8
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	17–28	37.8
Dragonstorm	17–16	51.5
Hazoret Storm	3–0	100.0
Simic Storm	3–5	37.5
Citadel Storm	4–0	100.0
High Tide	32–39	45.1
Grixis Tendrils	4–0	100.0
Stormpost	1–9	10.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–9	10.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	4–7	36.4
Swath Storm	0–4	0.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	115–96	54.5
Recurring Nightmare	26–33	44.1
Dragon Nightmare	16–19	45.7
Jund Nightmare	3–3	50.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	3–3	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	16–19	45.7
Double Dragon	8–12	40.0
Starlit Graves	1–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Living Death	8–1	88.9
Traditional Reanimator	59–41	59.0
Rakdos Reanimator	24–15	61.5
Dimir Reanimator	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Reanimator	19–21	47.5
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Reanimator	9–1	90.0
Oriss Genesis	4–5	44.4
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–9	30.8
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	6–0	100.0
Warp World	0–3	0.0
Boros Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Actual Warp World	0–2	0.0
Maniac Combo	8–2	80.0
Hypergenesis	19–3	86.4
New Perspectives	2–2	50.0
Cat Wave	0–1	0.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	35–51	40.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	20–26	43.5
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	13–16	44.8
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–6	25.0
Myr Incubator	3–2	60.0
Umbral Mantle	1–2	33.3
Fake-Twin	12–6	66.7
Murderous Mastery	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	4–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	4–4	50.0
Combo Post	7–2	77.8
Metalwork Colossus	28–31	47.5
Anvil Colossus	12–12	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	9–16	36.0
Seismic Swans	4–1	80.0
Eggs	15–14	51.7
Saffi Combo	4–3	57.1
Turntimber Ranger	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	6–2	75.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	6–8	42.9
Taking Turns	17–9	65.4
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–1	66.7
Izzet Ascension	16–8	66.7
Ominous Good	6–4	60.0
Jokulhaups Combo	10–4	71.4
Soulflayer	14–5	73.7
Reanim8 Rack	3–0	100.0
Breakfast	67–59	53.2
Cephalid Breakfast	8–7	53.3
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	4–7	36.4
Hermit Gond	5–2	71.4
Hermit Dredge	4–2	66.7
Oops All Spells	33–31	51.6
Neoform Hermit	14–13	51.9
Oops All Lands	4–0	100.0
Dredge	14–3	82.4
Polymorph	3–1	75.0
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	7–2	77.8
Enduring Ideal	17–9	65.4
Ad Nauseam	3–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	11–7	61.1
GreenTwin	2–1	66.7
Tibalt's Trickery	2–1	66.7
Intruder Alarm	3–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	0–3	0.0
Restore Balance	3–0	100.0
Gyruda	7–10	41.2
Stuffy Doll	7–1	87.5
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Endless Belch	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	11–8	57.9
Possibility Storm	4–0	100.0
Control	563–421	57.2
Mono Black Control	13–7	65.0
Esper Control	55–44	55.6
Demonic Rising	13–3	81.3
Mono Blue Control	3–1	75.0
Dimir Control	26–28	48.1
Azorius Control	64–52	55.2
Cawblade	1–2	33.3
Turbo Fog	6–7	46.2
Izzet Control	8–9	47.1
Mardu Control	7–2	77.8
Mill	13–6	68.4
Boros Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	68–77	46.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–8	20.0
Blackpost	10–4	71.4
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	20–26	43.5
Dimir Cloudpost Control	3–4	42.9
Izzet Cloudpost Control	5–4	55.6
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	14–20	41.2
Mono White Cloudpost Control	4–2	66.7
Grixis Control	19–17	52.8
Cruel Control	6–7	46.2
Stax	33–12	73.3
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–1	50.0
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	17–23	42.5
Jeskai Approach	3–4	42.9
Dragon Control	15–12	55.6
Izzet Dragons	3–7	30.0
Esper Dragons	3–4	42.9
Galleon Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	6–2	75.0
Ponza	38–35	52.1
Mono White Control	15–4	78.9
Life is Ez	5–2	71.4
Dynavolt Tower	5–0	100.0
Cycling Control	13–8	61.9
Astral Slide	6–4	60.0
Five Color Control	14–5	73.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	3–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	4–3	57.1
Sultai Control	10–9	52.6
Sultai Ultimatum	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	8–4	66.7
Bant Control	2–5	28.6
Temur Reclamation	4–1	80.0
Pox	34–20	63.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	5–3	62.5
Seasons Past Control	17–6	73.9
Orzhov Control	10–5	66.7
Prison	10–10	50.0
Enchantress	9–10	47.4
Aggro-Combo	294–164	64.2
Aristocrats	62–33	65.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	19–8	70.4
Orzhov Aristocrats	21–12	63.6
Golgari Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	11–5	68.8
Boros Bombardment	2–2	50.0
Burn	33–18	64.7
Infect	64–51	55.7
Simic Infect	31–27	53.4
Blazing Shoal Infect	11–10	52.4
Golgari Infect	17–10	63.0
Pummeler	2–2	50.0
Hermit Humans	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	72–26	73.5
Izzet Dreadnought	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	60–23	72.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	9–2	81.8
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	2–0	100.0
Hushnought	9–9	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	6–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	29–22	56.9
Goblin Persist	10–6	62.5
Dirty Kitty	19–16	54.3
Aggro-Control	183–181	50.3
Simic Flash	4–13	23.5
Simic Vat	1–3	25.0
Izzet Tempo	42–34	55.3
Azorius Skies	7–11	38.9
Blue Madness	11–7	61.1
Simic Madness	9–6	60.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	3–0	100.0
Wizards	9–5	64.3
Tetsukotog	1–1	50.0
12 Pest	1–3	25.0
Ninjas	9–4	69.2
Mono Blue Gush	8–7	53.3
Mono Blue Tempo	32–37	46.4
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	11–7	61.1
Izzet Spells	21–20	51.2
Dimir Tempo	25–26	49.0
Dimir Faeries	4–4	50.0
Sultai Tempo	0–3	0.0
Azorius Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	129–146	46.9
Curses	3–2	60.0
Burning Vengeance	3–1	75.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	18–26	40.9
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Swarm Intelligence	0–1	0.0
Sunforger	2–1	66.7
Pickles	4–4	50.0
Displace Loop	4–4	50.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–1	50.0
Yosei Vat	4–5	44.4
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	8–11	42.1
Zur's Weirding	7–3	70.0
Solar Flare	14–11	56.0
Plasma Swans	7–4	63.6
Mass Land Destruction	48–68	41.4
Wildfire	29–37	43.9
Thryx-Wildfire	8–6	57.1
Borderpost Wildfire	6–17	26.1
Jokulhaups Control	19–31	38.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	9–10	47.4
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	4–13	23.5
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	4–3	57.1
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Midrange	792–445	64.0
Temur Ascendancy	11–7	61.1
The Rock	23–5	82.1
Golgari Citadel	2–0	100.0
Grenzo	2–1	66.7
Abzan Midrange	39–27	59.1
Selesnya Midrange	7–1	87.5
Selesnya Value Town	3–1	75.0
Jund	29–22	56.9
Blink	126–118	51.6
Wave Blink	113–113	50.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	10–9	52.6
Esper Wave	2–1	66.7
Azorius Wave	50–50	50.0
Orzhov Wave	30–29	50.8
Abzan Wave	13–13	50.0
Bant Wave	3–6	33.3
Acid Trip	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	1–2	33.3
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	40–17	70.2
Séance	4–1	80.0
Varolz Dreadnought	14–8	63.6
Enchantments Matter	6–1	85.7
Allies	31–15	67.4
Orzhov Allies	7–1	87.5
Mardu Allies	10–2	83.3
Boros Allies	3–5	37.5
Mono White Allies	6–4	60.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	6–7	46.2
-1/-1 Counters	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	15–4	78.9
Mardu Midrange	8–4	66.7
Leave // Chance Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	19–12	61.3
Mono Black Vampires	12–8	60.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Vampires	7–2	77.8
Legends Midrange	16–2	88.9
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	5–1	83.3
Selesnya Legends	5–0	100.0
Elementals	4–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	41–12	77.4
Naya Midrange	3–2	60.0
Card Advantage White	1–0	100.0
Big Red	13–6	68.4
Mono Black Midrange	76–31	71.0
Mono Black Devotion	41–17	70.7
Davriel Braids	0–2	0.0
Dimir Midrange	27–7	79.4
Temur Energy	1–1	50.0
Angels	2–1	66.7
Mono White Angels	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	15–2	88.2
Lifegain Midrange	15–11	57.7
Martyr's Grace	6–11	35.3
Adventures	0–1	0.0
Mutate	2–2	50.0
Sultai Midrange	18–14	56.3
Sultai Emerge	2–2	50.0
Sultai Energy	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	27–15	64.3
Jeskai Midrange	2–2	50.0
Prophet Glare	1–3	25.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	6–1	85.7
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	3–1	75.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	3–1	75.0
Mythic Colossification	2–0	100.0
Neoform	6–4	60.0
Temur Neoform	2–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	2–3	40.0
Fires of Invention	32–24	57.1
Hero of Precinct One	25–18	58.1
Abzan Hero	2–2	50.0
Mardu Hero	2–0	100.0
Esper Hero	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Hero	5–4	55.6
Five Color Hero	10–7	58.8
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Boros Hero	2–1	66.7
Gruul Obosh	4–0	100.0
Clerics	3–5	37.5
Simic Snow	13–12	52.0
Artifact Midrange	4–2	66.7
Coinflips	4–0	100.0
Death Cloud	9–2	81.8
Illness in the Ranks	3–0	100.0
Ramp	178–160	52.7
Villainous Wealth	2–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	46–71	39.3
Channel-Rofellos	16–32	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	91–71	56.2
Eldrazipost	3–2	60.0
Locus Awakening	1–1	50.0
Golgari Post	7–5	58.3
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	7–1	87.5
Greenpost	48–38	55.8
Gruul Post	4–9	30.8
Simic Post	7–8	46.7
Domain	6–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	3–2	60.0
Defenders	2–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	13–7	65.0
Jund Carth	3–0	100.0
Applejacks	2–1	66.7
Unclassified	4–0	100.0