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, 2 days.

The Season Kick Off is on Nov 30th with free entry and over 100 tix in prizes to 32nd place!

Grixis Tendrils

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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
Grixis Tendrils	207	248–412	37.6	0	9	6

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	49–89	35.5
Heroic	2–7	22.2
Mono White Heroic	2–5	28.6
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	5–19	20.8
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	2–2	50.0
Tokens	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono White Tokens	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–4	33.3
White Weenie	6–15	28.6
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	1–2	33.3
Elves	3–2	60.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–0	100.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	0–3	0.0
Gruul Aggro	2–3	40.0
Merfolk	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	6–12	33.3
Affinity	3–5	37.5
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	2–1	66.7
Tempered Steel	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–5	0.0
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	2–2	50.0
Golgari Madness	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	4–3	57.1
Hexproof	3–1	75.0
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	2–7	22.2
Rakdos Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	1–4	20.0
Gruul Humans	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Combo	56–74	43.1
Storm	14–20	41.2
Dimir Tendrils	4–8	33.3
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	1–4	20.0
High Tide	0–1	0.0
Grixis Tendrils	5–5	50.0
Izzet Storm	0–2	0.0
Reanimator	9–15	37.5
Recurring Nightmare	4–5	44.4
Dragon Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Worldgorger Dragon	2–1	66.7
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	2–9	18.2
Rakdos Reanimator	1–3	25.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	0–5	0.0
Oriss Genesis	1–1	50.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	5–0	100.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Mardu Life	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–4	0.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	2–0	100.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–3	25.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	1–1	50.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	2–16	11.1
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	2–15	11.8
Dredge	1–2	33.3
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Control	42–55	43.3
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	0–4	0.0
Demonic Rising	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	5–2	71.4
Azorius Control	1–9	10.0
Turbo Fog	1–2	33.3
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	2–2	50.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	1–4	20.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	5–3	62.5
Cruel Control	5–1	83.3
Stax	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Control	2–1	66.7
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Ponza	2–3	40.0
Mono White Control	3–1	75.0
Life is Ez	2–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	4–3	57.1
Astral Slide	4–3	57.1
Guildgate Control	2–1	66.7
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Pox	0–7	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Control	0–2	0.0
Prison	2–1	66.7
Enchantress	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	8–34	19.0
Aristocrats	1–9	10.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–6	0.0
Burn	3–5	37.5
Infect	0–9	0.0
Simic Infect	0–6	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	0–2	0.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–2	0.0
Combo Goblins	2–3	40.0
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Dirty Kitty	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	10–31	24.4
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	5–10	33.3
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	3–1	75.0
Simic Madness	2–1	66.7
Ninjas	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–5	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	1–5	16.7
Dimir Tempo	0–5	0.0
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	12–32	27.3
Curses	0–1	0.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	5–5	50.0
Battle of Wits	1–2	33.3
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	1–8	11.1
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	0–5	0.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	3–7	30.0
Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	3–5	37.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Midrange	57–71	44.5
The Rock	0–3	0.0
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Midrange	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Value Town	3–1	75.0
Jund	2–3	40.0
Blink	2–6	25.0
Wave Blink	0–4	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Wave	0–2	0.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	3–5	37.5
Séance	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	0–2	0.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	0–2	0.0
Mardu Midrange	0–4	0.0
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
Vampires	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–4	55.6
Naya Midrange	3–0	100.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	6–13	31.6
Mono Black Devotion	0–4	0.0
Heart of Darkness	1–1	50.0
Verdant Succession	1–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	0–3	0.0
Dimir Midrange	4–2	66.7
Angels	1–1	50.0
Mono White Angels	1–1	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–6	25.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–2	33.3
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	2–0	100.0
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	0–2	0.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Ramp	14–26	35.0
Rofellos Ramp	0–5	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	5–8	38.5
Greenpost	3–6	33.3
Selvala Tokens	2–3	40.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–5	0.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–0	100.0