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
Combo-Control	11118	19332–19095–13	50.3	103	853	522
Mass Land Destruction	4297	7738–7086–6	52.2	33	301	208
Wildfire	1693	2874–3046–6	48.5	6	93	58
Borderpost Wildfire	626	1143–1047–5	52.2	2	41	27

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	259–252–2	50.7
Mono Black Aggro	5–4	55.6
Heroic	38–49–2	43.7
Mono White Heroic	30–43–2	41.1
Azorius Heroic	3–2	60.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–2	50.0
Boros Heroic	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	20–36	35.7
Goblins	14–6	70.0
Tokens	10–6	62.5
Selesnya Tokens	4–3	57.1
Mono White Tokens	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–9	40.0
White Weenie	10–16	38.5
Odric Keywords	2–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–2	0.0
Soldiers	3–2	60.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	1–1	50.0
Elves	24–21	53.3
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Counters	1–2	33.3
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	17–8	68.0
Gruul Aggro	2–3	40.0
Merfolk	2–6	25.0
Mono Red Swarm	5–4	55.6
Artifact Aggro	32–30	51.6
Affinity	22–21	51.2
Hush-finity	2–1	66.7
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	5–7	41.7
Mono Blue Architect	3–2	60.0
Devastating Dreams	0–2	0.0
Madness	2–3	40.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	2–2	50.0
Voltron	7–4	63.6
Hexproof	4–2	66.7
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Hateful Auras	1–1	50.0
Slivers	4–3	57.1
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	5–5	50.0
AggroSlide	34–23	59.6
Cats	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Cats	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Humans	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	1–4	20.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–4	0.0
Pirates	0–1	0.0
Combo	181–197	47.9
Storm	43–40	51.8
Sultai Tendrils	0–2	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	2–4	33.3
Dragonstorm	3–3	50.0
Hazoret Storm	3–1	75.0
Simic Storm	1–1	50.0
Citadel Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	19–24	44.2
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–1	66.7
Izzet Storm	2–2	50.0
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	14–28	33.3
Recurring Nightmare	1–3	25.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–2	33.3
Worldgorger Dragon	4–14	22.2
Double Dragon	3–6	33.3
Starlit Graves	1–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	5–8	38.5
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–7	30.0
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	2–2	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–7	22.2
Dubious Challenge	5–12	29.4
Warp World	1–2	33.3
Boros Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	6–1	85.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–12	25.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–9	30.8
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Myr Incubator	2–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	1–1	50.0
Fake-Twin	4–5	44.4
Jeskai Fake-Twin	0–2	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	4–3	57.1
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–5	44.4
Anvil Colossus	3–2	60.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–3	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	10–9	52.6
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–7	12.5
Taking Turns	9–5	64.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	4–1	80.0
Ominous Good	3–4	42.9
Jokulhaups Combo	3–2	60.0
Soulflayer	2–2	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	9–26	25.7
Hermit Gond	5–8	38.5
Hermit Dredge	0–6	0.0
Oops All Spells	1–6	14.3
Neoform Hermit	2–4	33.3
Oops All Lands	2–2	50.0
Dredge	3–2	60.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	4–2	66.7
Storm Herald	3–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–4	20.0
Ad Nauseam	5–5	50.0
Ad Swanseam	1–1	50.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	3–2	60.0
Gyruda	1–2	33.3
Stuffy Doll	3–2	60.0
Midnight Mass	2–1	66.7
Actual Twin	0–2	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–2	0.0
Control	191–141–2	57.5
Mono Black Control	9–2	81.8
Esper Control	19–17	52.8
Demonic Rising	2–2	50.0
Paradox Haze Lock	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	4–1	80.0
Turbo Xerox	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	5–12–2	29.4
Dreadful Inspiration	0–1–1	0.0
Azorius Control	33–24	57.9
Cawblade	12–7	63.2
Turbo Fog	5–0	100.0
Izzet Control	4–2	66.7
Mardu Control	3–2	60.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Boros Control	4–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	12–10	54.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	5–6	45.5
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–4	42.9
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	2–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	10–6	62.5
Cruel Control	3–5	37.5
Stax	11–10	52.4
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	4–2	66.7
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	5–1	83.3
Ponza	18–10	64.3
Mono White Control	9–2	81.8
Life is Ez	7–1	87.5
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	5–4	55.6
Astral Slide	5–3	62.5
Five Color Control	2–3	40.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	10–9	52.6
Sultai Ultimatum	3–3	50.0
Guildgate Control	4–2	66.7
Bant Control	1–5	16.7
Temur Reclamation	3–0	100.0
Pox	3–3	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–2	0.0
Seasons Past Control	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Prison	0–2	0.0
Enchantress	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Combo	58–89	39.5
Aristocrats	13–19	40.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Food	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–5	37.5
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	11–29	27.5
Infect	3–9	25.0
Simic Infect	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–7	30.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–5	28.6
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–4	42.9
Hushnought	8–7	53.3
Liquimetal Fishing	3–1	75.0
Combo Goblins	13–15	46.4
Goblin Persist	13–14	48.1
Dirty Kitty	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	65–77–1	45.8
Izzet Tempo	16–23	41.0
Azorius Skies	2–5	28.6
Blue Madness	3–1	75.0
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Grixis Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Wizards	7–4	63.6
Ninjas	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	11–26	29.7
Mono Blue Faeries	1–3	25.0
Izzet Spells	9–5	64.3
Dimir Tempo	6–2	75.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–3	40.0
Combo-Control	79–76	51.0
Curses	1–5	16.7
Oketra's Monument	1–1	50.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	2–1	66.7
Mindcrank	13–11	54.2
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Peregrine Drake	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	4–0	100.0
Hive Mind	5–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	2–5	28.6
Solar Flare	4–2	66.7
Plasma Swans	3–8	27.3
Mass Land Destruction	38–38	50.0
Wildfire	37–33	52.9
Thryx-Wildfire	6–2	75.0
Borderpost Wildfire	31–31	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–5	16.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Resurgent Belief	0–2	0.0
Greasefang	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–0	100.0
Midrange	260–176	59.6
Temur Ascendancy	4–2	66.7
The Rock	4–6	40.0
Golgari Citadel	2–2	50.0
Grenzo	1–2	33.3
Abzan Midrange	12–7	63.2
Selesnya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Jund	7–2	77.8
Blink	45–25	64.3
Wave Blink	17–6	73.9
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–1	50.0
Azorius Wave	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Wave	8–1	88.9
Abzan Wave	2–0	100.0
Bant Wave	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	7–8	46.7
Graveyard Value	4–18	18.2
Séance	0–5	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–8	20.0
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Allies	6–6	50.0
Orzhov Allies	4–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	1–2	33.3
Esper Allies	1–1	50.0
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	2–5	28.6
Fake-Rack	3–3	50.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	7–3	70.0
Mono Black Vampires	6–2	75.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Legends	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Legends	0–3	0.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	26–12	68.4
Naya Midrange	3–0	100.0
Big Red	6–2	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	23–24	48.9
Necro Midrange	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	17–14	54.8
Dimir Midrange	17–7	70.8
Angels	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Angels	1–2	33.3
Toughness Matters	1–3	25.0
Lifegain Midrange	6–4	60.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–3	25.0
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–12	20.0
Jeskai Midrange	4–2	66.7
Prophet Glare	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	6–1	85.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	6–1	85.7
Mythic Colossification	2–1	66.7
Neoform	5–1	83.3
Temur Neoform	2–1	66.7
Sultai Neoform	2–0	100.0
Simic Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	5–1	83.3
Hero of Precinct One	8–4	66.7
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	3–1	75.0
Clerics	2–1	66.7
Simic Snow	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	3–2	60.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	7–2	77.8
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	50–39	56.2
Villainous Wealth	2–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	6–10	37.5
Cloudpost Ramp	36–20	64.3
Golgari Post	7–2	77.8
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–2	0.0
Greenpost	25–11	69.4
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	2–3	40.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	1–1	50.0
Field Ramp	1–0	100.0