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 1 week, 2 days.

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-Combo	14047	25888–23637–4	52.3	203	1326	678
Aristocrats	4353	8200–7241–3	53.1	64	395	229
Boros Bombardment	168	346–248	58.2	1	12	9

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	66–57	53.7
Mono Black Aggro	2–0	100.0
Heroic	2–1	66.7
Mono White Heroic	2–1	66.7
Red Deck Wins	14–17	45.2
Goblins	2–1	66.7
Tokens	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono White Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–2	50.0
White Weenie	5–4	55.6
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Elves	8–7	53.3
Selesnya Little Kid	2–0	100.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	1–2	33.3
Gruul Aggro	1–3	25.0
Merfolk	3–2	60.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	9–8	52.9
Affinity	3–2	60.0
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	3–6	33.3
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Madness	7–1	87.5
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	5–1	83.3
Voltron	1–3	25.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	0–2	0.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	1–1	50.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Combo	56–51	52.3
Storm	12–22	35.3
Dimir Tendrils	5–10	33.3
Dark Tide	0–2	0.0
Dragonstorm	1–2	33.3
Hazoret Storm	1–5	16.7
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–1	50.0
High Tide	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–3	25.0
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	10–4	71.4
Recurring Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	9–3	75.0
Rakdos Reanimator	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Reanimator	6–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–3	0.0
Warp World	2–1	66.7
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–5	37.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Eggs	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	4–1	80.0
Izzet Ascension	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	9–1	90.0
Oops All Spells	9–1	90.0
Dredge	2–1	66.7
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	0–2	0.0
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	3–0	100.0
Belcher	3–2	60.0
Endless Belch	1–0	100.0
Control	46–33	58.2
Mono Black Control	0–2	0.0
Esper Control	5–3	62.5
Demonic Rising	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Control	8–5	61.5
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	4–3	57.1
Cruel Control	1–1	50.0
Stax	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Ponza	3–1	75.0
Mono White Control	2–3	40.0
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	3–0	100.0
Astral Slide	3–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–2	33.3
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	0–2	0.0
Pox	3–3	50.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Prison	4–1	80.0
Enchantress	3–1	75.0
Aggro-Combo	48–32	60.0
Aristocrats	12–11	52.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Boros Bombardment	5–5	50.0
Burn	5–1	83.3
Infect	12–1	92.3
Simic Infect	10–1	90.9
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Turbo Myth	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	12–10	54.5
Izzet Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	10–8	55.6
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	3–5	37.5
Combo Goblins	2–2	50.0
Goblin Persist	1–0	100.0
Dirty Kitty	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Control	23–12	65.7
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	8–2	80.0
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tempo	4–3	57.1
Azorius Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	27–13	67.5
Curses	3–2	60.0
Battle of Wits	1–1	50.0
Zur's Weirding	2–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	17–10	63.0
Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	17–9	65.4
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	10–4	71.4
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	2–0	100.0
Midrange	65–39	62.5
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	4–2	66.7
Abzan Midrange	0–2	0.0
Jund	6–2	75.0
Blink	5–6	45.5
Wave Blink	2–2	50.0
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–1	0.0
Bant Wave	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	0–1	0.0
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	3–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–1	75.0
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Legends	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Midrange	2–1	66.7
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	9–6	60.0
Mono Black Devotion	2–2	50.0
Dimir Midrange	3–1	75.0
Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–2	71.4
Hero of Precinct One	8–2	80.0
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	5–0	100.0
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	2–2	50.0
Artifact Midrange	2–2	50.0
Coinflips	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Nissa Company	0–1	0.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	15–11	57.7
Cloudpost Ramp	5–10	33.3
Greenpost	5–10	33.3
Carth Superfriends	5–0	100.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0