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 1 week.

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

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	50143	93662–83904–65	52.7	734	5741	2361
Mono Red Swarm	716	1255–1154	52.1	4	74	39
8 Whack	163	351–291	54.7	0	10	14

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	69–75	47.9
Mono Black Aggro	3–2	60.0
Heroic	5–3	62.5
Mono White Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	3–2	60.0
Red Deck Wins	14–18	43.8
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	2–1	66.7
Tokens	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono White Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–2	60.0
White Weenie	7–3	70.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–3	50.0
Elves	5–6	45.5
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–2	33.3
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	0–1	0.0
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	6–6	50.0
8 Whack	6–6	50.0
Artifact Aggro	7–6	53.8
Affinity	5–1	83.3
Tempered Steel	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	3–8	27.3
Cats	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–6	25.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Combo	81–56	59.1
Storm	11–4	73.3
Dragonstorm	3–2	60.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–1	66.7
Izzet Storm	0–1	0.0
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	5–10	33.3
Traditional Reanimator	5–10	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	5–10	33.3
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Ascendancy	7–6	53.8
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–3	40.0
Fake-Twin	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	19–4	82.6
Anvil Colossus	9–2	81.8
Upheaval Colossus	8–1	88.9
Eggs	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	7–1	87.5
Ominous Good	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–0	100.0
Soulflayer	1–1	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	13–18	41.9
Oops All Spells	3–4	42.9
Neoform Hermit	9–14	39.1
Dredge	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	1–2	33.3
Enduring Ideal	0–2	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	1–2	33.3
Control	51–33	60.7
Mono Black Control	0–1	0.0
Esper Control	2–0	100.0
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	3–3	50.0
Azorius Control	8–5	61.5
Turbo Fog	2–1	66.7
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	4–5	44.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	4–1	80.0
Stax	2–1	66.7
Chandra Nalaar	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	7–1	87.5
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	2–1	66.7
Bant Control	1–2	33.3
Pox	5–8	38.5
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	26–23	53.1
Aristocrats	7–9	43.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–6	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	2–2	50.0
Infect	4–1	80.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–1	75.0
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–1	75.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	3–0	100.0
Hushnought	3–6	33.3
Combo Goblins	2–3	40.0
Goblin Persist	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Control	25–19	56.8
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Simic Vat	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	4–4	50.0
Azorius Skies	2–0	100.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Faeries	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tempo	7–6	53.8
Sultai Tempo	1–1	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	6–2	75.0
Battle of Wits	2–1	66.7
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	83–71	53.9
The Rock	1–3	25.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	6–9	40.0
Jund	1–0	100.0
Blink	5–7	41.7
Wave Blink	5–6	45.5
Azorius Wave	3–4	42.9
Abzan Wave	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	3–3	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Legends	1–1	50.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	7–8	46.7
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	5–9	35.7
Mono Black Devotion	2–6	25.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	5–2	71.4
Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	2–1	66.7
Sultai Midrange	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–8	38.5
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Neoform	2–0	100.0
Simic Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	11–5	68.8
Hero of Precinct One	10–6	62.5
Abzan Hero	3–3	50.0
Mardu Hero	2–1	66.7
Esper Hero	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	2–2	50.0
Gruul Obosh	2–3	40.0
Ramp	10–12	45.5
Rofellos Ramp	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Ramp	5–7	41.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	4–7	36.4
Domain	0–1	0.0
Defenders	0–1	0.0