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.

Current League

More Info

Sign Up
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.

More Info

Sign Up
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 1 week, 1 day.

The Penny Dreadful 500 is on Nov 16th with free entry and $500 in prizes!

Double Dragon

Tournaments Only
All Time▾
1. All
2. 35
3. 34
4. 33
5. 32
6. 31
7. 30
8. 29
9. 28
10. 27
11. 26
12. 25
13. 24
14. 23
15. 22
16. 21
17. 20
18. 19
19. 18
20. 17
21. 16
22. 15
23. 14
24. 13
25. 12
26. 11
27. 10
28. 9
29. 8
30. 7
31. 6
32. 5
33. 4
34. 3
35. 2
36. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37227	62255–63468–18	49.5	428	2776	1685
Reanimator	5478	10401–9078–4	53.4	57	466	274
Worldgorger Dragon	987	2047–1542	57.0	10	77	75
Double Dragon	200	433–354	55.0	1	11	11

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	115–76	60.2
Mono Black Aggro	0–1	0.0
Heroic	10–7	58.8
Mono White Heroic	5–4	55.6
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–2	66.7
Red Deck Wins	20–11	64.5
Goblins	3–2	60.0
Tokens	2–6	25.0
Mono White Tokens	1–6	14.3
Mono Green Stompy	8–0	100.0
White Weenie	6–6	50.0
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Elves	10–3	76.9
Selesnya Little Kid	5–1	83.3
Selesnya Counters	4–1	80.0
Zombies	13–9	59.1
Gruul Aggro	1–3	25.0
Merfolk	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	9–6	60.0
Affinity	0–2	0.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	8–4	66.7
Madness	3–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	3–0	100.0
Voltron	5–1	83.3
Hexproof	2–1	66.7
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	2–0	100.0
Knights	5–4	55.6
AggroSlide	9–10	47.4
Cats	1–3	25.0
Mono White Cats	1–1	50.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	81–83	49.4
Storm	17–32	34.7
Dimir Tendrils	0–2	0.0
Dragonstorm	3–1	75.0
High Tide	10–27	27.0
Izzet Storm	3–2	60.0
Reanimator	8–8	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	4–5	44.4
Double Dragon	3–3	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–2	60.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	2–1	66.7
Hypergenesis	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–5	16.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–4	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	7–1	87.5
Jeskai Fake-Twin	4–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	3–1	75.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–3	62.5
Eggs	2–3	40.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	2–6	25.0
Izzet Ascension	3–3	50.0
Ominous Good	3–5	37.5
Jokulhaups Combo	6–2	75.0
Soulflayer	3–2	60.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	10–3	76.9
Hermit Gond	2–1	66.7
Hermit Dredge	1–0	100.0
Neoform Hermit	7–2	77.8
Polymorph	0–3	0.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	1–3	25.0
Possibility Storm	1–1	50.0
Control	65–46	58.6
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	3–6	33.3
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	1–4	20.0
Azorius Control	7–1	87.5
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	1–2	33.3
Mill	6–1	85.7
Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	5–3	62.5
Cruel Control	3–0	100.0
Stax	8–5	61.5
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Ponza	7–4	63.6
Mono White Control	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	7–7	50.0
Guildgate Control	4–3	57.1
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Temur Reclamation	1–2	33.3
Pox	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	14–14	50.0
Aristocrats	8–2	80.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	4–1	80.0
Burn	2–4	33.3
Infect	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–6	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–6	33.3
Hushnought	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	31–42	42.5
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	10–8	55.6
Azorius Skies	0–2	0.0
Blue Madness	4–1	80.0
Simic Madness	4–1	80.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	3–7	30.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–14	26.3
Izzet Spells	9–5	64.3
Dimir Tempo	0–2	0.0
Combo-Control	26–22	54.2
Curses	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	3–2	60.0
Sunforger	1–1	50.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	3–2	60.0
Solar Flare	3–2	60.0
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	12–12	50.0
Wildfire	11–12	47.8
Thryx-Wildfire	5–9	35.7
Borderpost Wildfire	6–3	66.7
Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	77–54	58.8
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	3–1	75.0
Golgari Citadel	2–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	7–5	58.3
Blink	15–9	62.5
Wave Blink	12–8	60.0
Azorius Wave	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Wave	6–5	54.5
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	4–3	57.1
Séance	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–1	75.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–1	0.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	6–2	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	8–10	44.4
Mono Black Devotion	3–7	30.0
Dimir Midrange	3–8	27.3
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–1	50.0
Martyr's Grace	1–1	50.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Midrange	3–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	0–3	0.0
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	0–2	0.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Ramp	24–17	58.5
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	20–11	64.5
Golgari Post	3–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–2	50.0
Greenpost	13–9	59.1
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Domain	0–2	0.0
Eureka!	4–2	66.7