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

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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
Aggro	50320	94009–84190–65	52.8	736	5770	2366
Voltron	1395	1893–2559–2	42.5	5	101	31
Hateful Auras	252	452–402	52.9	1	18	14

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	109–83	56.8
Mono Black Aggro	2–1	66.7
Heroic	4–5	44.4
Mono White Heroic	1–4	20.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	16–9	64.0
Goblins	4–1	80.0
Tokens	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–3	40.0
White Weenie	9–5	64.3
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	2–3	40.0
Mono White Humans	2–1	66.7
Elves	3–5	37.5
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Zombies	5–2	71.4
Gruul Aggro	2–1	66.7
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	3–4	42.9
Mono Red Swarm	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	20–14	58.8
Affinity	12–7	63.2
Hardened Scales Affinity	3–3	50.0
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–2	33.3
Madness	5–0	100.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	7–8	46.7
Hexproof	1–2	33.3
Boros Auras	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	2–1	66.7
Hateful Auras	4–4	50.0
Knights	6–3	66.7
AggroSlide	7–7	50.0
Cats	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Humans	2–6	25.0
Selesnya Humans	0–2	0.0
Boros Humans	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	1–1	50.0
Legends Aggro	0–3	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Bard Class	0–2	0.0
Pirates	3–3	50.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	64–75	46.0
Storm	12–15	44.4
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	1–2	33.3
Hazoret Storm	2–0	100.0
Simic Storm	2–2	50.0
Reclamation Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	3–1	75.0
High Tide	1–3	25.0
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	1–6	14.3
Reanimator	7–7	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–2	0.0
Double Dragon	0–2	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	6–5	54.5
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	6–3	66.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–2	50.0
Warp World	6–7	46.2
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Boros Glimpse	4–5	44.4
Four Color Glimpse	1–2	33.3
Hypergenesis	5–6	45.5
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–4	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	1–0	100.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	0–4	0.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	2–10	16.7
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	2–8	20.0
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Dredge	6–2	75.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	2–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–2	33.3
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	2–3	40.0
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Belcher	0–2	0.0
Actual Twin	0–2	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–1	0.0
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	71–79	47.3
Esper Control	8–8	50.0
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	0–2	0.0
Dimir Control	8–6	57.1
Azorius Control	12–22	35.3
Cawblade	3–1	75.0
Turbo Fog	2–5	28.6
Izzet Control	0–2	0.0
Mill	0–2	0.0
Boros Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–6	25.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–4	20.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	3–1	75.0
Cruel Control	1–1	50.0
Stax	7–1	87.5
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	8–6	57.1
Mono White Control	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	2–6	25.0
Astral Slide	2–6	25.0
Five Color Control	1–2	33.3
Last Stand Control	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	4–3	57.1
Bant Control	2–1	66.7
Temur Reclamation	0–1	0.0
Pox	4–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Prison	3–1	75.0
Enchantress	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	37–20	64.9
Aristocrats	9–8	52.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	0–4	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	7–3	70.0
Infect	4–0	100.0
Simic Infect	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	8–5	61.5
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–3	66.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–0	100.0
Hushnought	1–2	33.3
Combo Goblins	4–2	66.7
Goblin Persist	4–2	66.7
Aggro-Control	27–18	60.0
Izzet Tempo	9–4	69.2
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–5	44.4
Izzet Spells	5–1	83.3
Dimir Tempo	2–1	66.7
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Azorius Tempo	2–1	66.7
Combo-Control	24–29	45.3
Curses	3–2	60.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Pickles	3–0	100.0
Mindcrank	5–7	41.7
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	0–3	0.0
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–9	35.7
Wildfire	4–1	80.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–8	11.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–5	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Resurgent Belief	3–0	100.0
Greasefang	0–4	0.0
Esper Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–3	0.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	0–2	0.0
Midrange	101–75	57.4
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	3–3	50.0
Abzan Midrange	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	5–3	62.5
Blink	4–9	30.8
Orzhov Blink	3–7	30.0
Graveyard Value	4–1	80.0
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	3–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	2–0	100.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	6–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	2–3	40.0
Vampires	6–2	75.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Vampires	3–1	75.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–2	50.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	17–12	58.6
Mono Black Devotion	13–6	68.4
Dimir Midrange	3–2	60.0
Angels	1–2	33.3
Mono White Angels	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	3–1	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–5	28.6
Martyr's Grace	1–2	33.3
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–3	25.0
Fight Rigging	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	7–7	50.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Neoform	2–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	1–1	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	2–2	50.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Boros Hero	1–1	50.0
Simic Snow	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	3–0	100.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	0–2	0.0
Ramp	19–23	45.2
Rofellos Ramp	3–2	60.0
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	2–16	11.1
Greenpost	2–13	13.3
Simic Post	0–2	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–1	50.0
Historic Bloom	0–1	0.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	2–3	40.0
Field Ramp	6–1	85.7