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
Aggro-Control	13729	24144–22812–3	51.4	89	962	679
Dimir Tempo	1400	2133–2308	48.0	4	55	51
Dimir Faeries	148	212–250	45.9	0	4	2

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	39–82	32.2
Mono Black Aggro	2–4	33.3
Heroic	4–6	40.0
Mono White Heroic	0–2	0.0
Azorius Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	5–13	27.8
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Goblins	2–2	50.0
Tokens	0–5	0.0
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–3	25.0
White Weenie	1–3	25.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Elves	1–6	14.3
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–1	50.0
Gruul Aggro	1–2	33.3
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	6–11	35.3
Affinity	3–6	33.3
Hardened Scales Affinity	2–4	33.3
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	0–3	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–3	0.0
Voltron	2–4	33.3
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	0–2	0.0
Hateful Auras	1–1	50.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	0–4	0.0
Cats	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Cats	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	1–1	50.0
Boros Humans	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	5–6	45.5
Boros Legends Aggro	2–6	25.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	46–32	59.0
Storm	11–6	64.7
Dragonstorm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	1–1	50.0
High Tide	5–1	83.3
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–1	50.0
Channel Storm	1–2	33.3
Reanimator	6–5	54.5
Recurring Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	5–4	55.6
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Necro Combo	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	2–0	100.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	1–1	50.0
Soulflayer	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	4–2	66.7
Oops All Spells	2–2	50.0
Neoform Hermit	2–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	3–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	2–3	40.0
Midnight Mass	1–2	33.3
Actual Twin	1–0	100.0
Izzet Twin	1–0	100.0
Control	42–37	53.2
Mono Black Control	0–1	0.0
Esper Control	3–7	30.0
Demonic Rising	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	0–3	0.0
Azorius Control	4–7	36.4
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	3–0	100.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	4–6	40.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	3–0	100.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	0–2	0.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	2–2	50.0
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Last Stand Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	2–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	6–3	66.7
Orzhov Control	4–0	100.0
Prison	0–2	0.0
Enchantress	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Combo	9–13	40.9
Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Burn	2–2	50.0
Necro Burn	1–2	33.3
Infect	3–2	60.0
Simic Infect	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Golgari Infect	2–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Hushnought	0–2	0.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	0–1	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	12–18	40.0
Izzet Tempo	0–5	0.0
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–2	60.0
Izzet Spells	2–1	66.7
Dimir Tempo	4–7	36.4
Dimir Faeries	4–4	50.0
Dimir Librarians	0–1	0.0
Sultai Tempo	0–2	0.0
Combo-Control	9–4	69.2
Curses	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	2–0	100.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–2	50.0
Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	48–56	46.2
The Rock	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	4–2	66.7
Jund	2–2	50.0
Blink	8–16	33.3
Wave Blink	4–4	50.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Wave	0–2	0.0
Bant Wave	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Blink	3–9	25.0
Graveyard Value	1–5	16.7
Varolz Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	0–2	0.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–1	75.0
Mardu Legends	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–5	16.7
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–3	0.0
Dimir Midrange	2–3	40.0
Angels	0–1	0.0
Mono White Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	1–2	33.3
Fight Rigging	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–3	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	7–4	63.6
Hero of Precinct One	5–1	83.3
Abzan Hero	2–1	66.7
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Ramp	7–8	46.7
Rofellos Ramp	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	4–5	44.4
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	3–4	42.9
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0