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 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
Combo	37368	62479–63744–18	49.5	431	2796	1688
Storm	8110	13189–14164–4	48.2	95	479	394
Simic Storm	336	490–619	44.2	0	11	9
Reclamation Storm	52	69–115	37.5	0	5

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	89–169	34.5
Mono Black Aggro	2–6	25.0
Heroic	6–11	35.3
Mono White Heroic	3–11	21.4
Azorius Heroic	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	8–37	17.8
Mono Red Devotion	1–2	33.3
Goblins	3–5	37.5
Tokens	5–3	62.5
Mono White Tokens	2–3	40.0
Mono Green Stompy	5–6	45.5
White Weenie	6–15	28.6
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–3	25.0
Soldiers	2–7	22.2
Elves	6–10	37.5
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Counters	3–1	75.0
Zombies	6–5	54.5
Gruul Aggro	2–4	33.3
Merfolk	3–1	75.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–9	18.2
Artifact Aggro	8–12	40.0
Affinity	4–6	40.0
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	4–3	57.1
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	3–2	60.0
Voltron	6–8	42.9
Hexproof	3–1	75.0
Boros Auras	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	0–3	0.0
Hateful Auras	2–2	50.0
Slivers	2–1	66.7
Knights	3–12	20.0
AggroSlide	2–8	20.0
Cats	1–2	33.3
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Humans	0–2	0.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Brushwaggs	0–1	0.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	74–113	39.6
Storm	23–29	44.2
Dimir Tendrils	6–11	35.3
Dark Tide	1–3	25.0
Dragonstorm	3–0	100.0
Simic Storm	8–8	50.0
Reclamation Storm	3–3	50.0
Citadel Storm	1–2	33.3
Stormpost	0–4	0.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	0–3	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–1	50.0
Izzet Storm	3–3	50.0
Swath Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	13–25	34.2
Recurring Nightmare	8–2	80.0
Dragon Nightmare	6–1	85.7
8 Goyf	0–2	0.0
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	4–21	16.0
Rakdos Reanimator	2–11	15.4
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–9	10.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–8	20.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–5	16.7
Hypergenesis	1–3	25.0
New Perspectives	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–2	33.3
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	5–3	62.5
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–1	50.0
Retraction Helix Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	3–2	60.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	4–0	100.0
Soulflayer	1–3	25.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	2–20	9.1
Cephalid Breakfast	0–4	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–4	0.0
Hermit Dredge	0–3	0.0
Oops All Spells	1–13	7.1
Neoform Hermit	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	2–0	100.0
Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Chain of Acid	2–2	50.0
GreenTwin	2–0	100.0
Control	104–63	62.3
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	7–4	63.6
Demonic Rising	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	11–10	52.4
Azorius Control	16–13	55.2
Cawblade	2–1	66.7
Turbo Fog	5–0	100.0
Izzet Control	2–3	40.0
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	3–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	4–2	66.7
Cruel Control	3–1	75.0
Stax	1–1	50.0
Stagnant Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	0–2	0.0
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	3–5	37.5
Mono White Control	4–4	50.0
Life is Ez	1–4	20.0
Dynavolt Tower	3–0	100.0
Cycling Control	3–2	60.0
Astral Slide	3–2	60.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	14–4	77.8
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Reclamation	2–0	100.0
Pox	5–3	62.5
Seasons Past Control	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	4–0	100.0
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	24–48	33.3
Aristocrats	6–18	25.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Food	2–9	18.2
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	3–6	33.3
Infect	2–11	15.4
Simic Infect	1–6	14.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–3	0.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	5–7	41.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–7	30.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	2–1	66.7
Liquimetal Fishing	2–1	66.7
Combo Goblins	1–2	33.3
Goblin Persist	0–2	0.0
Dirty Kitty	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	27–57	32.1
Izzet Tempo	6–16	27.3
Blue Madness	1–5	16.7
Simic Madness	0–5	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	4–5	44.4
Mono Blue Gush	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–14	17.6
Mono Blue Faeries	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	5–3	62.5
Dimir Tempo	1–4	20.0
Combo-Control	23–18	56.1
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	3–1	75.0
Pickles	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	0–2	0.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	17–9	65.4
Wildfire	4–3	57.1
Thryx-Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	13–6	68.4
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	7–0	100.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Midrange	123–124	49.8
The Rock	4–3	57.1
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	9–11	45.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–5	28.6
Selesnya Value Town	1–4	20.0
Jund	13–6	68.4
Blink	6–5	54.5
Wave Blink	5–3	62.5
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Wave	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	11–4	73.3
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	4–2	66.7
Enchantments Matter	3–1	75.0
Allies	2–7	22.2
Mardu Allies	1–6	14.3
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	2–6	25.0
Mardu Midrange	4–0	100.0
Vampires	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–9	30.8
Naya Midrange	2–2	50.0
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	19–19	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	6–12	33.3
Dimir Midrange	1–2	33.3
Temur Energy	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	3–2	60.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–5	28.6
Martyr's Grace	1–1	50.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–6	33.3
Orzhov Capenna	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Neoform	2–3	40.0
Temur Neoform	0–2	0.0
Sultai Neoform	1–0	100.0
UBRG Neoform	1–1	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	3–4	42.9
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	0–2	0.0
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	1–3	25.0
Artifact Midrange	1–2	33.3
Death Cloud	3–2	60.0
Ramp	26–27	49.1
Rofellos Ramp	2–7	22.2
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–4	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	15–14	51.7
Golgari Post	5–3	62.5
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	7–6	53.8
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–1	66.7
Reclamation at Wake	1–1	50.0
Carth Superfriends	1–1	50.0
Applejacks	1–1	50.0