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-Combo	14088	25945–23698–4	52.3	204	1330	679
Infect	2148	3495–3869	47.5	16	141	70
Golgari Infect	161	340–287	54.2	7	33	5

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	90–61	59.6
Mono Black Aggro	0–1	0.0
Heroic	5–2	71.4
Mono White Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	3–1	75.0
Red Deck Wins	20–19	51.3
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Goblins	1–0	100.0
Tokens	0–3	0.0
Mono White Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–1	50.0
White Weenie	4–5	44.4
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Mono White Humans	0–1	0.0
Elves	5–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Zombies	0–3	0.0
Gruul Aggro	0–2	0.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
8 Whack	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	8–4	66.7
Affinity	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	6–4	60.0
Madness	3–2	60.0
Golgari Madness	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	0–2	0.0
Voltron	2–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	7–3	70.0
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	1–1	50.0
Boros Humans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	25–12	67.6
Boros Legends Aggro	22–12	64.7
Combo	49–49	50.0
Storm	14–10	58.3
Dimir Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	1–2	33.3
Hazoret Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	11–6	64.7
Izzet Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	8–3	72.7
Recurring Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Grozoth	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	7–1	87.5
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–3	40.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Fake-Twin	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Eggs	3–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	8–7	53.3
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	1–2	33.3
Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	0–1	0.0
Neoform Hermit	1–0	100.0
Dredge	2–3	40.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	0–1	0.0
Gyruda	0–6	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	3–4	42.9
Possibility Storm	2–1	66.7
Actual Twin	0–1	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–1	0.0
Primal Prayers Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	72–43	62.6
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	4–4	50.0
Mono Blue Control	4–0	100.0
Dimir Control	2–3	40.0
Azorius Control	9–6	60.0
Izzet Control	3–1	75.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	23–9	71.9
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	13–3	81.3
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	1–2	33.3
Cruel Control	0–2	0.0
Stax	4–1	80.0
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	7–1	87.5
Mono White Control	1–3	25.0
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	0–3	0.0
Seasons Past Control	2–5	28.6
Orzhov Control	3–2	60.0
Prison	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	17–19	47.2
Aristocrats	3–4	42.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Burn	0–3	0.0
Infect	11–10	52.4
Golgari Infect	10–10	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–1	66.7
Hushnought	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	1–0	100.0
Goblin Persist	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	12–17	41.4
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	3–2	60.0
Blue Madness	1–2	33.3
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–2	66.7
Izzet Spells	1–3	25.0
Dimir Tempo	2–4	33.3
Dimir Faeries	0–2	0.0
Combo-Control	15–16	48.4
Cruel Combo-Control	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	1–2	33.3
Pickles	2–0	100.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Peregrine Drake	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	3–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	5–9	35.7
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–1	66.7
Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Midrange	61–77	44.2
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	3–5	37.5
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–3	40.0
Jund	3–3	50.0
Blink	13–20	39.4
Wave Blink	10–17	37.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	3–3	50.0
Azorius Wave	7–10	41.2
Orzhov Wave	0–3	0.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	1–5	16.7
Varolz Dreadnought	0–3	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–2	33.3
Allies	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–3	25.0
Legends Midrange	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Legends	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–2	33.3
Big Red	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	5–6	45.5
Mono Black Devotion	3–2	60.0
Hellion Whip	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	0–1	0.0
Angels	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	6–6	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	8–2	80.0
Orzhov Hero	5–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	3–2	60.0
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	2–1	66.7
Death Cloud	0–5	0.0
Wight Midrange	0–1	0.0
Ramp	24–5	82.8
Cloudpost Ramp	14–3	82.4
Greenpost	6–0	100.0
Gruul Post	4–0	100.0
Simic Post	4–3	57.1
Carth Superfriends	6–1	85.7