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 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-Control	13729	24144–22812–3	51.4	89	962	679
Ensoul Aggro-Control	275	548–412	57.1	4	33	17

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	126–67	65.3
Mono Black Aggro	5–3	62.5
Heroic	10–2	83.3
Mono White Heroic	5–0	100.0
Azorius Heroic	0–2	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	31–13	70.5
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	7–0	100.0
Tokens	5–1	83.3
Mono White Tokens	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	9–5	64.3
White Weenie	2–1	66.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Elves	4–5	44.4
Zombies	2–1	66.7
Gruul Aggro	3–1	75.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	0–6	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
8 Whack	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	24–12	66.7
Affinity	7–9	43.8
Salvage Titan	3–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	6–2	75.0
Mono Blue Architect	8–1	88.9
Madness	1–2	33.3
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	5–2	71.4
Hexproof	3–1	75.0
Hateful Auras	2–1	66.7
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	5–5	50.0
AggroSlide	8–4	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Bant Humans	1–1	50.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Combo	79–71	52.7
Storm	12–13	48.0
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	2–4	33.3
Dragonstorm	2–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	3–3	50.0
Izzet Storm	3–3	50.0
Channel Storm	0–2	0.0
Reanimator	2–5	28.6
Recurring Nightmare	1–2	33.3
Dragon Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–4	42.9
Dubious Challenge	3–0	100.0
Warp World	1–3	25.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–3	25.0
Maniac Combo	0–2	0.0
Hypergenesis	8–3	72.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Umbral Mantle	2–1	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	2–1	66.7
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–5	16.7
Izzet Ascension	3–3	50.0
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	20–17	54.1
Oops All Spells	20–17	54.1
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	2–2	50.0
Enduring Ideal	3–1	75.0
Ad Nauseam	3–1	75.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	3–1	75.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–3	40.0
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Control	79–68	53.7
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	6–6	50.0
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	6–1	85.7
Azorius Control	14–30	31.8
Cawblade	2–13	13.3
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	5–5	50.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	2–3	40.0
Cloudpost Control	7–7	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–7	30.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Grixis Control	3–0	100.0
Cruel Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	6–1	85.7
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	2–2	50.0
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	3–0	100.0
Ponza	8–2	80.0
Mono White Control	1–1	50.0
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	1–2	33.3
Astral Slide	1–2	33.3
Guildgate Control	2–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–3	25.0
Pox	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Control	1–1	50.0
Prison	3–1	75.0
Enchantress	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	35–41	46.1
Aristocrats	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Burn	6–5	54.5
Infect	7–7	50.0
Simic Infect	4–3	57.1
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–2	60.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–15	16.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–13	13.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–3	57.1
Hushnought	6–7	46.2
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	4–0	100.0
Goblin Persist	4–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	65–54	54.6
Izzet Tempo	23–15	60.5
Azorius Skies	2–0	100.0
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	4–9	30.8
Ninjas	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Tempo	6–6	50.0
Izzet Spells	4–1	80.0
Dimir Tempo	3–3	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	15–15	50.0
Combo-Control	38–29	56.7
Curses	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	1–6	14.3
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	0–2	0.0
Plasma Swans	5–2	71.4
Mass Land Destruction	30–17	63.8
Wildfire	4–2	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	3–2	60.0
Jokulhaups Control	26–15	63.4
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	14–8	63.6
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	7–1	87.5
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	101–61	62.3
The Rock	2–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–0	100.0
Jund	3–1	75.0
Blink	3–5	37.5
Orzhov Blink	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	2–4	33.3
Varolz Dreadnought	0–3	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	6–3	66.7
Orzhov Allies	1–1	50.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	3–1	75.0
Fake-Rack	1–2	33.3
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	7–2	77.8
Big Red	7–2	77.8
Mono Black Midrange	4–5	44.4
Mono Black Devotion	2–3	40.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Angels	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Angels	2–1	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	16–19	45.7
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Party	0–2	0.0
Fires of Invention	2–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	7–2	77.8
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	6–1	85.7
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	2–1	66.7
Simic Snow	1–3	25.0
Artifact Midrange	3–2	60.0
Game Objects	2–2	50.0
Ramp	25–21	54.3
Rofellos Ramp	3–12	20.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	17–7	70.8
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	13–6	68.4
Gruul Post	3–1	75.0
Carth Superfriends	1–1	50.0