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, 6 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	50228	93825–84046–65	52.7	734	5755	2361
Tokens	1856	2807–3288–1	46.1	8	127	54
Selesnya Tokens	696	997–1275–1	43.9	3	57	13
Mardu Tokens	48	92–74	55.4	0	5	3
Mono White Tokens	599	1051–1008	51.0	5	46	26
Orzhov Tokens	124	216–217	49.9	0	5	4

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	756–862–1	46.7
Mono Black Aggro	20–23	46.5
Heroic	48–53–1	47.5
Mono White Heroic	22–32–1	40.7
Azorius Heroic	6–5	54.5
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	12–9	57.1
Boros Heroic	6–6	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	163–202	44.7
Mono Red Devotion	6–9	40.0
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	2–1	66.7
Goblins	27–28	49.1
Tokens	50–50	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	16–17	48.5
Mardu Tokens	3–3	50.0
Mono White Tokens	17–19	47.2
Orzhov Tokens	1–4	20.0
Mono Green Stompy	30–28	51.7
White Weenie	50–99	33.6
Odric Keywords	3–8	27.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	10–14	41.7
Soldiers	11–8	57.9
Kithkin	3–2	60.0
Chroma White	1–2	33.3
Elves	32–36	47.1
Werewolves	2–0	100.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	16–17	48.5
Selesnya Counters	3–1	75.0
Rogues	4–6	40.0
Zombies	27–56	32.5
Gruul Aggro	19–15	55.9
Gruul Landfall	2–0	100.0
Merfolk	17–21	44.7
Mono Red Swarm	13–16	44.8
8 Whack	3–3	50.0
Artifact Aggro	92–60	60.5
Affinity	35–33	51.5
Hardened Scales Affinity	2–1	66.7
Boros Vehicles	9–2	81.8
Salvage Titan	13–3	81.3
Tempered Steel	19–18	51.4
Mono Blue Architect	8–3	72.7
Devoid Aggro	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Aggro	6–5	54.5
Illusions	2–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	4–5	44.4
Madness	20–15	57.1
Gruul Madness	4–5	44.4
Golgari Madness	4–4	50.0
Rakdos Madness	6–5	54.5
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	30–23	56.6
Hexproof	14–8	63.6
Boros Auras	2–3	40.0
Equipment Aggro	8–4	66.7
Hateful Auras	0–3	0.0
Slivers	3–3	50.0
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	9–14	39.1
AggroSlide	21–39	35.0
Cats	5–12	29.4
Mono White Cats	0–3	0.0
Selesnya Cats	4–8	33.3
Rakdos Aggro	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Hellbent	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	3–5	37.5
Humans	6–5	54.5
Gruul Humans	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	1–1	50.0
Bant Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	1–2	33.3
Boros Humans	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Humans	1–1	50.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	3–8	27.3
Boros Legends Aggro	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Bard Class	0–3	0.0
Permanent Vacation	0–1	0.0
Rats	0–1	0.0
Combo	382–487	44.0
Storm	89–102	46.6
Sultai Tendrils	0–2	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	26–32	44.8
Dark Tide	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	9–9	50.0
Hazoret Storm	4–3	57.1
Simic Storm	3–5	37.5
Reclamation Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	2–3	40.0
High Tide	17–23	42.5
Grixis Tendrils	4–3	57.1
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	9–12	42.9
Swath Storm	1–1	50.0
Channel Storm	1–5	16.7
Reanimator	85–97	46.7
Recurring Nightmare	16–26	38.1
Dragon Nightmare	6–19	24.0
Jund Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–1	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	11–14	44.0
Double Dragon	6–2	75.0
Starlit Graves	1–2	33.3
8 Goyf	3–3	50.0
Living Death	0–2	0.0
Excruciator Combo	0–1	0.0
Grozoth	2–4	33.3
Traditional Reanimator	50–44	53.2
Rakdos Reanimator	6–6	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	9–3	75.0
Mono Black Reanimator	18–18	50.0
Grixis Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	1–3	25.0
Necro Combo	1–5	16.7
Deathmantle Necro	0–3	0.0
Biovisionary	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	7–11	38.9
Dubious Challenge	2–0	100.0
Warp World	5–7	41.7
Temur Glimpse	2–2	50.0
Boros Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Actual Warp World	2–1	66.7
Four Color Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	7–6	53.8
Hypergenesis	11–19	36.7
Hyperwave	1–4	20.0
New Perspectives	1–6	14.3
Cat Wave	2–3	40.0
Acid Wave	0–1	0.0
Monumental Ignus	1–0	100.0
Mardu Life	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	12–14	46.2
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	6–7	46.2
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	4–3	57.1
Myr Incubator	3–2	60.0
Umbral Mantle	0–2	0.0
Fake-Twin	3–13	18.8
Murderous Mastery	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–3	25.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–3	0.0
Combo Post	1–2	33.3
Metalwork Colossus	13–13	50.0
Anvil Colossus	4–5	44.4
Upheaval Colossus	2–3	40.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	0–2	0.0
Seismic Swans	2–4	33.3
Cruel Combo	1–4	20.0
Eggs	3–5	37.5
Turntimber Ranger	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–3	25.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2–1	66.7
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–6	25.0
Retraction Helix Combo	0–2	0.0
Taking Turns	7–13	35.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–1	75.0
Izzet Ascension	9–9	50.0
Ominous Good	10–4	71.4
Jokulhaups Combo	6–2	75.0
Soulflayer	4–4	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–2	33.3
Breakfast	15–51	22.7
Cephalid Breakfast	1–5	16.7
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–5	16.7
Hermit Gond	0–2	0.0
Hermit Dredge	0–3	0.0
Oops All Spells	11–30	26.8
Neoform Hermit	1–10	9.1
Oops All Lands	2–2	50.0
Dredge	11–11	50.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	1–1	50.0
Polymorph	7–5	58.3
Protean Hulk Combo	1–2	33.3
Dice Factory	1–5	16.7
Storm Herald	3–1	75.0
Enduring Ideal	0–4	0.0
Ad Nauseam	2–7	22.2
Ad Swanseam	0–5	0.0
Chain of Acid	1–4	20.0
GreenTwin	1–1	50.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–1	66.7
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	0–2	0.0
Restore Balance	4–1	80.0
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Stuffy Doll	3–4	42.9
Belcher	1–1	50.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	0–2	0.0
Phoenix Altar	1–1	50.0
Actual Twin	1–2	33.3
Izzet Twin	1–2	33.3
Control	500–566	46.9
Mono Black Control	13–11	54.2
Esper Control	25–33	43.1
Demonic Rising	20–15	57.1
Paradox Haze Lock	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Control	13–6	68.4
Dimir Control	39–49	44.3
Watery Oath	2–0	100.0
Azorius Control	62–87	41.6
Cawblade	7–1	87.5
Turbo Fog	12–7	63.2
Izzet Control	17–16	51.5
Mardu Control	9–6	60.0
Mill	24–7	77.4
Boros Control	3–2	60.0
Cloudpost Control	16–45	26.2
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–13	23.5
Blackpost	4–5	44.4
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–16	15.8
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Izzet Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–1	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–6	25.0
Grixis Control	26–36	41.9
Cruel Control	17–20	45.9
Stax	25–26	49.0
Necro Stax	1–1	50.0
Pollute the Planet	10–9	52.6
Birthday Stax	5–3	62.5
Chandra Nalaar	2–1	66.7
Stagnant Control	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	13–16	44.8
Jeskai Approach	2–2	50.0
Dragon Control	11–8	57.9
Izzet Dragons	5–2	71.4
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	1–2	33.3
Galleon Control	1–4	20.0
Runeflare	6–7	46.2
Ponza	27–22	55.1
Mono White Control	12–8	60.0
Life is Ez	5–4	55.6
Dynavolt Tower	9–7	56.3
Cycling Control	21–21	50.0
Astral Slide	20–18	52.6
Five Color Control	9–13	40.9
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–1	66.7
Shrines	3–3	50.0
Last Stand Control	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	12–12	50.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	19–34	35.8
Bant Control	7–13	35.0
Temur Reclamation	2–6	25.0
Pox	13–8	61.9
Enchantments Control	2–2	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	6–6	50.0
Seasons Past Control	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Control	6–10	37.5
Prison	4–13	23.5
Enchantress	3–10	23.1
Aggro-Combo	135–181	42.7
Aristocrats	54–80	40.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	15–19	44.1
Orzhov Aristocrats	13–14	48.1
Golgari Aristocrats	9–8	52.9
Abzan Aristocrats	4–7	36.4
Mardu Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	1–12	7.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	7–14	33.3
Boros Bombardment	3–1	75.0
Burn	17–12	58.6
Necro Burn	2–0	100.0
Infect	17–24	41.5
Simic Infect	3–6	33.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	6–15	28.6
Golgari Infect	3–0	100.0
Turbo Myth	3–0	100.0
Pummeler	5–2	71.4
Hermit Humans	0–2	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	16–31	34.0
Izzet Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	10–28	26.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	6–6	50.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–2	33.3
Hushnought	4–12	25.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	5–7	41.7
Goblin Persist	3–5	37.5
Dirty Kitty	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Control	180–208	46.4
Simic Flash	3–7	30.0
Simic Vat	0–2	0.0
Izzet Tempo	56–56	50.0
Azorius Skies	5–15	25.0
Blue Madness	11–11	50.0
Simic Madness	6–9	40.0
Temur Madness	2–0	100.0
Grixis Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	4–5	44.4
Temur Clues	0–3	0.0
Wizards	8–4	66.7
Tetsukotog	1–3	25.0
12 Pest	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	10–8	55.6
Mono Blue Gush	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	22–31	41.5
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–2	33.3
Izzet Spells	16–15	51.6
Dimir Tempo	17–18	48.6
Dimir Faeries	5–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	1–1	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–5	16.7
Azorius Tempo	5–4	55.6
Combo-Control	127–188	40.3
Curses	10–6	62.5
Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	5–1	83.3
Cruel Combo-Control	8–30	21.1
Battle of Wits	15–8	65.2
Approach Necro	5–3	62.5
Shared Fate	3–4	42.9
Swarm Intelligence	4–7	36.4
Sunforger	5–0	100.0
Pickles	0–3	0.0
Mindcrank	11–18	37.9
Displace Loop	4–6	40.0
Peregrine Drake	4–6	40.0
Hedron Alignment	0–2	0.0
Yosei Vat	2–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–3	25.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	3–4	42.9
Hive Mind	0–4	0.0
Zur's Weirding	2–1	66.7
Solar Flare	0–3	0.0
Plasma Swans	3–8	27.3
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	31–65	32.3
Wildfire	19–33	36.5
Thryx-Wildfire	3–8	27.3
Borderpost Wildfire	6–10	37.5
Jokulhaups Control	12–32	27.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	3–11	21.4
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–9	10.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–7	30.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Thopter-Sword	2–1	66.7
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Archfiend Alteration	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–2	33.3
Greasefang	0–2	0.0
Esper Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Midrange	587–647	47.6
Temur Ascendancy	25–38	39.7
Prophet Ascendancy	2–3	40.0
The Rock	19–12	61.3
Golgari Citadel	2–0	100.0
Grenzo	3–5	37.5
Abzan Midrange	19–21	47.5
Selesnya Midrange	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Value Town	2–2	50.0
Jund	35–34	50.7
Blink	40–87	31.5
Wave Blink	12–34	26.1
Cloudpost Wave Blink	2–1	66.7
Esper Wave	0–4	0.0
Azorius Wave	3–15	16.7
Orzhov Wave	1–5	16.7
Abzan Wave	2–5	28.6
Bant Wave	2–1	66.7
Acid Trip	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Blink	4–5	44.4
Anti-Persecution	2–2	50.0
Graveyard Value	46–24	65.7
Séance	8–5	61.5
Varolz Dreadnought	5–6	45.5
Indestructible	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	5–4	55.6
Orzhov Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Constellation	2–2	50.0
Allies	11–25	30.6
Orzhov Allies	4–3	57.1
Mardu Allies	2–7	22.2
Boros Allies	1–2	33.3
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–3	25.0
BRGW Allies	0–4	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	7–5	58.3
-1/-1 Counters	2–3	40.0
Fake-Rack	11–5	68.8
Selvala Morningstar	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	10–7	58.8
Leave // Chance Midrange	4–1	80.0
Yisan-Prophet	0–2	0.0
White Jund	1–3	25.0
Vampires	26–19	57.8
Mono Black Vampires	15–18	45.5
Rakdos Vampires	5–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	3–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	8–14	36.4
Boros Legends Midrange	1–2	33.3
Mardu Legends	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Legends	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	0–3	0.0
Elementals	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Midrange	17–32	34.7
Naya Midrange	6–1	85.7
Card Advantage White	1–0	100.0
Big Red	12–9	57.1
Mono Black Midrange	75–90	45.5
Necro Midrange	8–19	29.6
Mono Black Devotion	38–42	47.5
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	2–8	20.0
Dimir Midrange	14–14	50.0
Dimir Vat	1–2	33.3
Angels	4–8	33.3
Mono White Angels	3–5	37.5
Azorius Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	0–3	0.0
Toughness Matters	8–5	61.5
Lifegain Midrange	9–18	33.3
Martyr's Grace	2–1	66.7
Adventures	2–0	100.0
Mutate	5–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	16–17	48.5
Sultai Emerge	4–4	50.0
Fight Rigging	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	25–21	54.3
Jeskai Midrange	5–2	71.4
Prophet Glare	2–5	28.6
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–11	8.3
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	2–2	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–2	50.0
Mythic Colossification	2–1	66.7
Neoform	4–3	57.1
Temur Neoform	2–1	66.7
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Simic Neoform	1–1	50.0
Party	2–1	66.7
Fires of Invention	4–11	26.7
Hero of Precinct One	9–10	47.4
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Esper Hero	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Hero	3–2	60.0
Five Color Hero	1–2	33.3
Naya Hero	1–2	33.3
Gruul Obosh	0–2	0.0
Clerics	4–2	66.7
Simic Snow	6–11	35.3
Artifact Midrange	5–3	62.5
Coinflips	2–1	66.7
Death Cloud	7–5	58.3
Game Objects	1–1	50.0
Laelia Cascade	0–1	0.0
Ramp	138–149	48.1
Rofellos Ramp	23–47	32.9
Wild Pair	2–4	33.3
Channel-Rofellos	2–8	20.0
Cloudpost Ramp	58–53	52.3
Eldrazipost	1–1	50.0
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	6–2	75.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–7	12.5
Greenpost	36–31	53.7
Gruul Post	3–3	50.0
Simic Post	2–3	40.0
Temurpost	1–0	100.0
Devoid Cruelty	1–0	100.0
Domain	1–4	20.0
Temur Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	7–5	58.3
Historic Bloom	2–2	50.0
Reclamation at Wake	2–3	40.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	3–0	100.0
Eureka!	4–1	80.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	4–3	57.1
Jund Carth	2–1	66.7
Applejacks	4–5	44.4
Orcish Aids	0–1	0.0
Field Ramp	5–2	71.4
Unclassified	2–0	100.0