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	50320	94009–84190–65	52.8	736	5770	2366
White Weenie	4480	8551–7282–2	54.0	73	553	219
Mono White Humans	259	540–396	57.7	7	37	16

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	116–95	55.0
Mono Black Aggro	5–1	83.3
Heroic	5–9	35.7
Mono White Heroic	3–7	30.0
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	15–10	60.0
Goblins	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–5	54.5
White Weenie	26–29	47.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	5–7	41.7
Mono White Humans	20–20	50.0
Elves	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–4	50.0
Selesnya Counters	1–1	50.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	6–3	66.7
Merfolk	3–1	75.0
Mono Red Swarm	3–1	75.0
Artifact Aggro	6–6	50.0
Affinity	6–5	54.5
Hardened Scales Affinity	4–5	44.4
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Devastating Dreams	2–0	100.0
Madness	0–3	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–2	0.0
Jund Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	2–3	40.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–2	33.3
Knights	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	4–4	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	10–7	58.8
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Humans	6–4	60.0
Legends Aggro	8–2	80.0
Boros Legends Aggro	5–2	71.4
Bard Class	1–0	100.0
Permanent Vacation	4–4	50.0
Pirates	1–0	100.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	106–81	56.7
Storm	10–1	90.9
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	6–1	85.7
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	12–9	57.1
Living Death	5–4	55.6
Excruciator Combo	5–4	55.6
Traditional Reanimator	7–5	58.3
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Reanimator	4–5	44.4
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–4	42.9
Warp World	17–11	60.7
Temur Glimpse	2–0	100.0
Boros Glimpse	12–8	60.0
Hypergenesis	4–3	57.1
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Anvil Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	2–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	6–4	60.0
Oops All Spells	2–2	50.0
Unctus	4–2	66.7
Oops All Lands	0–2	0.0
Dredge	5–2	71.4
Insidious Roots Dredge	5–2	71.4
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	1–3	25.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–1	66.7
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	0–2	0.0
Phoenix Altar	5–3	62.5
Actual Twin	15–18	45.5
Izzet Twin	12–14	46.2
Boros Twin	3–4	42.9
Nadu Combo	5–6	45.5
Amalia Combo	1–2	33.3
Primal Prayers Combo	2–0	100.0
Control	84–80	51.2
Esper Control	4–8	33.3
Dimir Control	7–4	63.6
Azorius Control	15–19	44.1
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	4–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Control	11–11	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	7–7	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–3	57.1
Grixis Control	10–3	76.9
Cruel Control	3–1	75.0
Stax	6–1	85.7
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Ponza	1–1	50.0
Mono White Control	2–5	28.6
Dynavolt Tower	5–0	100.0
Five Color Control	2–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	5–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–10	9.1
Prison	3–12	20.0
Enchantress	3–9	25.0
Aggro-Combo	19–14	57.6
Aristocrats	13–13	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	9–12	42.9
Burn	3–0	100.0
Infect	1–0	100.0
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Dwarf Combo	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	38–17	69.1
Izzet Tempo	5–3	62.5
Wizards	2–0	100.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–7	36.4
Mono Blue Librarians	3–5	37.5
Izzet Spells	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	12–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	13–6	68.4
Combo-Control	19–14	57.6
Battle of Wits	4–3	57.1
Hive Mind	5–3	62.5
Solar Flare	3–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–1	50.0
Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Greasefang	5–6	45.5
Esper Greasefang	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Greasefang	3–4	42.9
Coveted Falcon Combo	0–1	0.0
Midrange	123–77	61.5
The Rock	6–2	75.0
Grenzo	0–2	0.0
Abzan Midrange	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Jund	5–6	45.5
Blink	16–21	43.2
Orzhov Blink	14–20	41.2
Graveyard Value	1–2	33.3
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
White Jund	1–0	100.0
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	8–1	88.9
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mardu Legends	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Legends	4–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	6–4	60.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	2–0	100.0
Angels	4–1	80.0
Mono White Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–1	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–2	50.0
Sultai Midrange	2–2	50.0
Fight Rigging	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	6–2	75.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–3	40.0
Fires of Invention	3–6	33.3
Hero of Precinct One	4–0	100.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	2–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	2–1	66.7
Death Cloud	4–2	66.7
Illness in the Ranks	2–3	40.0
Game Objects	3–1	75.0
Laelia Cascade	4–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	17–9	65.4
Golgari Wight	1–0	100.0
Jund Wight	9–3	75.0
Ramp	30–15	66.7
Rofellos Ramp	3–2	60.0
Cloudpost Ramp	14–8	63.6
Eldrazipost	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	7–1	87.5
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	3–6	33.3
Temurpost	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	3–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–3	25.0
Field Ramp	6–1	85.7
Unclassified	2–2	50.0