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 12 weeks, 6 days.

Game Objects

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41572	68241–73245–34	48.2	356	3091	1593
Game Objects	197	221–375	37.1	0	5	2

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	42–80	34.4
Mono Black Aggro	0–1	0.0
Heroic	4–8	33.3
Mono White Heroic	0–1	0.0
Azorius Heroic	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–4	33.3
Boros Heroic	0–3	0.0
Red Deck Wins	4–26	13.3
Goblins	1–5	16.7
Tokens	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	8–5	61.5
White Weenie	4–5	44.4
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	1–3	25.0
Elves	2–4	33.3
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Gruul Aggro	0–2	0.0
Merfolk	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	6–9	40.0
Affinity	5–6	45.5
Hardened Scales Affinity	2–3	40.0
Tempered Steel	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	3–2	60.0
Hexproof	1–2	33.3
Hateful Auras	2–0	100.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	0–1	0.0
Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Humans	2–4	33.3
Bant Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Humans	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Legends Aggro	2–1	66.7
Permanent Vacation	0–1	0.0
Combo	40–70	36.4
Storm	3–12	20.0
Dragonstorm	0–1	0.0
Hazoret Storm	0–3	0.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	1–3	25.0
Izzet Storm	0–2	0.0
Channel Storm	0–2	0.0
Reanimator	2–6	25.0
Recurring Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–3	25.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	0–2	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–3	25.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	5–6	45.5
Boros Glimpse	4–6	40.0
Hypergenesis	2–6	25.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–0	100.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Anvil Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	2–3	40.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	3–3	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	1–2	33.3
Oops All Spells	0–2	0.0
Dredge	2–6	25.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–2	0.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	0–1	0.0
Ad Swanseam	0–1	0.0
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	0–1	0.0
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Belcher	2–2	50.0
Endless Belch	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	0–5	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–5	0.0
Nadu Combo	1–1	50.0
Control	35–63	35.7
Mono Black Control	0–2	0.0
Esper Control	3–4	42.9
Dimir Control	2–7	22.2
Azorius Control	7–20	25.9
Cawblade	0–2	0.0
Turbo Fog	2–1	66.7
Mill	0–1	0.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Control	0–2	0.0
Ponza	6–4	60.0
Mono White Control	0–2	0.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	1–1	50.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	0–2	0.0
Last Stand Control	0–2	0.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Ultimatum	0–1	0.0
Pox	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Control	2–3	40.0
Prison	3–2	60.0
Enchantress	3–2	60.0
Aggro-Combo	10–24	29.4
Aristocrats	2–8	20.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–4	20.0
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Infect	1–5	16.7
Simic Infect	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	5–2	71.4
Combo Goblins	0–6	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–6	0.0
Aggro-Control	17–17	50.0
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	3–3	50.0
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	0–3	0.0
Dimir Tempo	2–3	40.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–2	50.0
Azorius Tempo	4–2	66.7
Combo-Control	15–31	32.6
Curses	0–2	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	1–4	20.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	0–2	0.0
Plasma Swans	1–2	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	5–17	22.7
Wildfire	3–6	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	2–11	15.4
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–5	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Greasefang	3–2	60.0
Esper Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	3–1	75.0
Midrange	50–69	42.0
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	1–2	33.3
Abzan Midrange	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	1–2	33.3
Blink	11–8	57.9
Orzhov Blink	5–7	41.7
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	1–1	50.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
Vampires	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Vampires	1–2	33.3
Legends Midrange	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Legends	0–3	0.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–4	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	0–2	0.0
Angels	1–4	20.0
Mono White Angels	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–5	28.6
Ordealbreak	1–2	33.3
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–2	33.3
Fires of Invention	0–3	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	4–8	33.3
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	2–5	28.6
Five Color Hero	1–2	33.3
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	0–2	0.0
Artifact Midrange	2–0	100.0
Coinflips	0–1	0.0
Nissa Company	0–1	0.0
Game Objects	3–3	50.0
Laelia Cascade	0–1	0.0
Wight Midrange	3–0	100.0
Jund Wight	2–0	100.0
Ramp	12–21	36.4
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	6–12	33.3
Greenpost	5–9	35.7
Gruul Post	1–2	33.3
Temurpost	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	0–3	0.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0
Field Ramp	1–5	16.7