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.

Current League

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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 8 weeks, 3 days.

Actual Twin

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Combo	5807	12225–11273–18	52.0	433	2821
Actual Twin	116	278–223	55.5	15	69
Izzet Twin	103	247–198	55.5	13	61
Boros Twin	13	31–25	55.4	2	8

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	67–56	54.5
Mono Black Aggro	1–0	100.0
Heroic	2–1	66.7
Mono White Heroic	2–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	1–1	50.0
Goblins	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	0–3	0.0
White Weenie	41–31	56.9
Soldiers	34–21	61.8
Mono White Humans	7–10	41.2
Elves	0–1	0.0
Gruul Aggro	5–2	71.4
Mono Red Swarm	1–3	25.0
Voltron	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	5–11	31.3
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	5–1	83.3
Boros Humans	2–0	100.0
Azorius Humans	3–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	1–1	50.0
Boros Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Combo	84–65	56.4
Storm	2–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	6–6	50.0
Warp World	22–10	68.8
Boros Glimpse	21–10	67.7
Hypergenesis	2–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–2	33.3
Breakfast	1–2	33.3
Unctus	0–2	0.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	3–0	100.0
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	2–2	50.0
Phoenix Altar	17–14	54.8
Actual Twin	24–24	50.0
Izzet Twin	22–20	52.4
Boros Twin	2–4	33.3
Nadu Combo	1–0	100.0
Control	41–33	55.4
Esper Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	4–2	66.7
Azorius Control	8–7	53.3
Cawblade	3–4	42.9
Izzet Control	3–2	60.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	5–4	55.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Control	1–4	20.0
Cruel Control	0–4	0.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Mono White Control	2–1	66.7
Seasons Past Control	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	3–3	50.0
Prison	9–7	56.3
Enchantress	9–7	56.3
Aggro-Combo	12–6	66.7
Aristocrats	8–6	57.1
Rakdos Aristocrats	8–6	57.1
Burn	2–0	100.0
Infect	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	29–25	53.7
Simic Flash	1–3	25.0
Wizards	2–0	100.0
Ninjas	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	8–8	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	7–8	46.7
Izzet Spells	5–5	50.0
Dimir Tempo	4–4	50.0
Dimir Librarians	1–1	50.0
Azorius Tempo	4–4	50.0
Spirits	2–1	66.7
Azorius Spirits	2–1	66.7
Combo-Control	1–2	33.3
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	0–2	0.0
Midrange	28–30	48.3
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	1–3	25.0
Blink	0–5	0.0
Orzhov Blink	0–5	0.0
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
White Jund	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–0	100.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	3–2	60.0
Angels	1–2	33.3
Mono White Angels	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–2	33.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	1–3	25.0
Hero of Precinct One	0–2	0.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	2–2	50.0
Jund Wight	1–1	50.0
Ramp	16–6	72.7
Rofellos Ramp	3–1	75.0
Cloudpost Ramp	9–3	75.0
Greenpost	6–2	75.0
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	2–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	3–2	60.0