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
Midrange	41628	68323–73351–34	48.2	357	3096	1596
Legends Midrange	759	1190–1291	48.0	3	50	36
Selesnya Legends	127	230–226	50.4	1	10	6

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	46–54	46.0
Mono Black Aggro	0–1	0.0
Heroic	3–3	50.0
Mono White Heroic	3–2	60.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	5–12	29.4
Goblins	1–1	50.0
Tokens	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–1	66.7
White Weenie	2–2	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Elves	3–5	37.5
Selesnya Little Kid	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Counters	1–1	50.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	2–1	66.7
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–2	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
8 Whack	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	8–4	66.7
Affinity	5–3	62.5
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	2–1	66.7
Madness	0–1	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	3–0	100.0
Hexproof	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	0–2	0.0
AggroSlide	2–14	12.5
Cats	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	3–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	50–39	56.2
Storm	5–4	55.6
Dragonstorm	1–3	25.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	4–4	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	4–3	57.1
Mono Black Reanimator	4–3	57.1
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–1	50.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Boros Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	1–5	16.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–5	37.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	6–3	66.7
Anvil Colossus	6–3	66.7
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	6–1	85.7
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	0–1	0.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	3–1	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–1	66.7
Soulflayer	3–1	75.0
Reanim8 Rack	3–1	75.0
Breakfast	3–2	60.0
Neoform Hermit	3–1	75.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	2–1	66.7
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	3–1	75.0
Ad Nauseam	1–2	33.3
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Control	30–37	44.8
Esper Control	3–6	33.3
Dimir Control	2–3	40.0
Azorius Control	2–8	20.0
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	8–7	53.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–3	25.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	1–2	33.3
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	2–1	66.7
Galleon Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Ponza	3–0	100.0
Mono White Control	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	0–2	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	0–3	0.0
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	24–22	52.2
Aristocrats	5–0	100.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	8–3	72.7
Necro Burn	3–0	100.0
Infect	4–3	57.1
Simic Infect	2–1	66.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–2	33.3
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–4	33.3
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	3–4	42.9
Liquimetal Fishing	1–2	33.3
Combo Goblins	0–5	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–5	0.0
Aggro-Control	13–9	59.1
Izzet Tempo	2–0	100.0
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–3	40.0
Dimir Tempo	2–3	40.0
Sultai Tempo	2–1	66.7
Combo-Control	12–3	80.0
Mindcrank	3–2	60.0
Dragoncrank	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–0	100.0
Wildfire	4–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	3–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	2–0	100.0
Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Esper Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Midrange	40–52	43.5
Abzan Midrange	3–5	37.5
Blink	4–9	30.8
Wave Blink	0–5	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–3	0.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	1–3	25.0
Graveyard Value	2–2	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	0–1	0.0
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Legends	3–3	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–5	50.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–7	12.5
Necro Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–3	0.0
Dimir Midrange	5–4	55.6
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	2–1	66.7
Hero of Precinct One	3–2	60.0
Esper Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	1–1	50.0
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	1–2	33.3
Artifact Midrange	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	0–3	0.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Ramp	15–10	60.0
Villainous Wealth	3–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	9–7	56.3
Greenpost	5–6	45.5
Simic Post	1–1	50.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0