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 8 weeks, 3 days.

Goblin Persist

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro-Combo	2710	5622–5448–4	50.8	204	1345
Combo Goblins	182	399–384	51.0	10	87
Goblin Persist	131	285–277	50.7	5	58

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	75–89	45.7
Mono Black Aggro	2–0	100.0
Heroic	4–11	26.7
Mono White Heroic	3–11	21.4
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	17–10	63.0
Goblins	1–3	25.0
Mono Green Stompy	4–0	100.0
White Weenie	3–2	60.0
Elves	6–11	35.3
Zombies	4–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	3–2	60.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
8 Whack	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	16–27	37.2
Affinity	11–22	33.3
Hush-finity	1–2	33.3
Tempered Steel	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Voltron	0–1	0.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	10–21	32.3
Rakdos Aggro	2–0	100.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Combo	43–47	47.8
Storm	5–7	41.7
Dimir Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	2–5	28.6
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–2	33.3
Traditional Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–3	50.0
Hypergenesis	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	5–10	33.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–4	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–6	14.3
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Eggs	6–6	50.0
Izzet Ascension	4–0	100.0
Ominous Good	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	2–2	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	3–8	27.3
Oops All Spells	3–8	27.3
Dredge	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	3–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	0–2	0.0
Ad Swanseam	0–1	0.0
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Control	38–31	55.1
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	11–7	61.1
Cawblade	4–3	57.1
Turbo Fog	1–2	33.3
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	2–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	3–4	42.9
Cruel Control	0–3	0.0
Stax	2–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–4	0.0
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	3–1	75.0
Cycling Control	2–3	40.0
Astral Slide	2–3	40.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	32–36	47.1
Aristocrats	4–4	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Burn	5–6	45.5
Infect	11–4	73.3
Simic Infect	6–1	85.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–3	62.5
Trickbind Dreadnought	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	4–2	66.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–3	57.1
Hushnought	1–13	7.1
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	3–3	50.0
Goblin Persist	3–3	50.0
Aggro-Control	20–15	57.1
Izzet Tempo	5–1	83.3
Wizards	3–2	60.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	2–4	33.3
Dimir Tempo	2–1	66.7
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–2	0.0
Combo-Control	21–28	42.9
Battle of Wits	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	7–9	43.8
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	1–1	50.0
Plasma Swans	2–2	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	10–15	40.0
Wildfire	4–4	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–4	33.3
Jokulhaups Control	6–11	35.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	5–8	38.5
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Midrange	41–22	65.1
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	3–0	100.0
Blink	7–8	46.7
Wave Blink	1–5	16.7
Azorius Wave	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Wave	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	3–0	100.0
Séance	2–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–1	50.0
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	2–2	50.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	6–3	66.7
Big Red	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Devotion	3–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Angels	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	1–1	50.0
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	15–9	62.5
Rofellos Ramp	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	15–7	68.2
Greenpost	11–5	68.8
Gruul Post	4–2	66.7