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 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
Combo	37368	62479–63744–18	49.5	431	2796	1688
Gyruda	200	351–330	51.5	3	19	10

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	71–70	50.4
Mono Black Aggro	1–3	25.0
Heroic	3–4	42.9
Mono White Heroic	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	5–10	33.3
Goblins	2–5	28.6
Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–4	42.9
White Weenie	2–5	28.6
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Mono White Humans	0–1	0.0
Elves	5–8	38.5
Selesnya Little Kid	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	1–2	33.3
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
8 Whack	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	7–9	43.8
Affinity	3–5	37.5
Hardened Scales Affinity	1–2	33.3
Tempered Steel	4–3	57.1
Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	3–1	75.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	0–1	0.0
Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	4–1	80.0
Humans	5–5	50.0
Selesnya Humans	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Humans	1–2	33.3
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–1	50.0
Legends Aggro	12–7	63.2
Boros Legends Aggro	11–6	64.7
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Pirates	1–0	100.0
Rats	3–0	100.0
Combo	58–63	47.9
Storm	12–20	37.5
Dimir Tendrils	0–2	0.0
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Citadel Storm	3–2	60.0
High Tide	6–10	37.5
Grixis Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Izzet Storm	0–3	0.0
Reanimator	3–6	33.3
Recurring Nightmare	0–3	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–1	66.7
Warp World	2–2	50.0
Boros Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–2	71.4
Anvil Colossus	1–2	33.3
Upheaval Colossus	2–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	4–1	80.0
Taking Turns	2–2	50.0
Izzet Ascension	2–1	66.7
Soulflayer	4–0	100.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	1–10	9.1
Oops All Spells	1–9	10.0
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	0–3	0.0
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–1	50.0
Belcher	1–2	33.3
Tameshi Bloom	4–3	57.1
Midnight Mass	2–1	66.7
Control	51–55	48.1
Mono Black Control	2–2	50.0
Esper Control	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	1–2	33.3
Azorius Control	6–13	31.6
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Control	6–9	40.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–5	16.7
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	2–0	100.0
Stax	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	1–1	50.0
Mono White Control	1–4	20.0
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–2	33.3
Pox	2–1	66.7
Seasons Past Control	9–6	60.0
Orzhov Control	2–3	40.0
Prison	2–3	40.0
Enchantress	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	21–18	53.8
Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Burn	4–0	100.0
Necro Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	8–4	66.7
Simic Infect	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–3	0.0
Golgari Infect	6–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–2	60.0
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	1–4	20.0
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Dirty Kitty	0–3	0.0
Aggro-Control	17–24	41.5
Izzet Tempo	4–10	28.6
Wizards	2–3	40.0
Ninjas	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Librarians	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	2–1	66.7
Dimir Tempo	2–1	66.7
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	19–26	42.2
Curses	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	4–3	57.1
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–1	66.7
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	3–5	37.5
Mass Land Destruction	7–7	50.0
Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Jokulhaups Control	5–6	45.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Thopter-Sword	1–3	25.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Midrange	88–62	58.7
The Rock	3–0	100.0
Grenzo	2–1	66.7
Abzan Midrange	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	1–2	33.3
Blink	18–12	60.0
Wave Blink	10–7	58.8
Cloudpost Wave Blink	3–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Wave	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Blink	6–3	66.7
Anti-Persecution	2–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	3–3	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–2	33.3
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	3–2	60.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–5	37.5
Naya Midrange	1–2	33.3
Big Red	6–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–3	40.0
Necro Midrange	0–3	0.0
Dimir Midrange	2–2	50.0
Angels	1–0	100.0
Mono White Angels	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	3–1	75.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	9–4	69.2
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–3	25.0
Zur the Enchanter	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–0	100.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	2–3	40.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–3	25.0
Five Color Hero	1–2	33.3
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	3–0	100.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–4	0.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	23–12	65.7
Rofellos Ramp	6–5	54.5
Cloudpost Ramp	9–5	64.3
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	2–3	40.0
Simic Post	4–2	66.7
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	3–1	75.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0
Field Ramp	1–0	100.0
Unclassified	3–0	100.0