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
Midrange	41628	68323–73351–34	48.2	357	3096	1596
Selesnya Midrange	410	641–729–2	46.8	0	21	12
Selesnya Value Town	160	298–260	53.4	0	12	9

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	69–77	47.3
Mono Black Aggro	0–2	0.0
Heroic	4–5	44.4
Mono White Heroic	4–1	80.0
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	0–3	0.0
Red Deck Wins	12–15	44.4
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Goblins	3–1	75.0
Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono White Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–4	20.0
White Weenie	10–3	76.9
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–2	50.0
Soldiers	2–0	100.0
Elves	0–5	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–2	50.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	8–9	47.1
Gruul Aggro	0–3	0.0
Merfolk	1–3	25.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–3	25.0
Artifact Aggro	6–3	66.7
Affinity	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–2	33.3
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Voltron	0–4	0.0
Hexproof	0–3	0.0
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	4–1	80.0
AggroSlide	6–4	60.0
Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Hellbent	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	3–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	1–3	25.0
Boros Legends Aggro	1–3	25.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	49–48	50.5
Storm	17–15	53.1
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	3–3	50.0
Hazoret Storm	1–1	50.0
Simic Storm	4–1	80.0
Citadel Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	2–3	40.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–3	25.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	8–9	47.1
Recurring Nightmare	1–3	25.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–3	25.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–3	0.0
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	6–3	66.7
Rakdos Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Necro Combo	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–2	60.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–4	20.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–1	66.7
Anvil Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–1	50.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	1–1	50.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	1–2	33.3
Hermit Gond	1–1	50.0
Neoform Hermit	0–1	0.0
Dredge	0–2	0.0
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	1–2	33.3
Control	77–34	69.4
Esper Control	3–4	42.9
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	7–4	63.6
Azorius Control	12–3	80.0
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	3–1	75.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	0–3	0.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	4–1	80.0
Cruel Control	2–1	66.7
Stax	4–1	80.0
Jeskai Control	10–2	83.3
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	0–1	0.0
Ponza	2–3	40.0
Mono White Control	0–1	0.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	6–2	75.0
Astral Slide	6–2	75.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	5–3	62.5
Guildgate Control	1–2	33.3
Bant Control	5–0	100.0
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Pox	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	9–11	45.0
Aristocrats	3–5	37.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Burn	2–1	66.7
Infect	2–3	40.0
Simic Infect	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	1–1	50.0
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	19–15	55.9
Izzet Tempo	6–2	75.0
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	4–1	80.0
Simic Madness	2–1	66.7
Temur Madness	2–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–2	50.0
Izzet Spells	5–6	45.5
Azorius Tempo	0–3	0.0
Combo-Control	7–14	33.3
Curses	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	2–4	33.3
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Plasma Swans	0–2	0.0
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–3	25.0
Wildfire	1–3	25.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Midrange	59–55	51.8
The Rock	1–2	33.3
Golgari Citadel	1–1	50.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Value Town	1–1	50.0
Jund	2–0	100.0
Blink	11–18	37.9
Wave Blink	1–3	25.0
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Wave	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Blink	3–3	50.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	8–1	88.9
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	0–6	0.0
Mardu Allies	0–3	0.0
Mono White Allies	0–2	0.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	2–1	66.7
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
Vampires	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–3	50.0
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–1	75.0
Necro Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	3–2	60.0
Dimir Vat	1–0	100.0
Temur Energy	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–2	33.3
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–2	33.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	0–1	0.0
Abzan Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–1	50.0
Death Cloud	2–0	100.0
Ramp	9–6	60.0
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	6–2	75.0
Greenpost	4–2	66.7
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–2	0.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	1–0	100.0