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, 2 days.

The Season Kick Off is on Nov 30th with free entry and over 100 tix in prizes to 32nd place!

Orzhov Tokens

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	50320	94009–84190–65	52.8	736	5770	2366
Tokens	1856	2807–3288–1	46.1	8	127	54
Orzhov Tokens	124	216–217	49.9	0	5	4

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	47–52	47.5
Mono Black Aggro	0–4	0.0
Heroic	6–6	50.0
Mono White Heroic	2–1	66.7
Azorius Heroic	2–2	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–1	66.7
Boros Heroic	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	12–11	52.2
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Tokens	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–2	50.0
White Weenie	2–4	33.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Elves	1–1	50.0
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–3	25.0
Zombies	1–3	25.0
Merfolk	2–1	66.7
Artifact Aggro	4–2	66.7
Affinity	3–1	75.0
Tempered Steel	1–1	50.0
Madness	1–4	20.0
Gruul Madness	0–2	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Jund Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	0–1	0.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Knights	1–3	25.0
AggroSlide	6–1	85.7
Legends Aggro	0–4	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Bard Class	0–2	0.0
Rats	0–1	0.0
Combo	33–38	46.5
Storm	8–5	61.5
Dimir Tendrils	2–0	100.0
High Tide	1–3	25.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	2–2	50.0
Swath Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	6–1	85.7
Recurring Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Necro Combo	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–1	0.0
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	1–2	33.3
Mardu Life	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	0–2	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–4	42.9
Anvil Colossus	2–2	50.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	2–1	66.7
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	2–8	20.0
Oops All Spells	2–4	33.3
Neoform Hermit	0–4	0.0
Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	3–1	75.0
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	0–1	0.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	1–1	50.0
Izzet Twin	1–1	50.0
Control	44–32	57.9
Esper Control	4–1	80.0
Demonic Rising	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	1–2	33.3
Azorius Control	11–7	61.1
Cawblade	2–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Mill	3–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	4–11	26.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Blackpost	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–5	16.7
Grixis Control	3–2	60.0
Cruel Control	3–1	75.0
Dragon Control	2–1	66.7
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	1–2	33.3
Ponza	2–1	66.7
Mono White Control	3–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	3–0	100.0
Astral Slide	3–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Shrines	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	10–11	47.6
Aristocrats	4–7	36.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Burn	4–1	80.0
Infect	1–0	100.0
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–3	0.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	21–11	65.6
Izzet Tempo	7–2	77.8
Azorius Skies	1–2	33.3
Wizards	2–0	100.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Librarians	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	3–2	60.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	9–11	45.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–2	33.3
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	0–2	0.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–3	62.5
Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	4–2	66.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Midrange	44–49	47.3
The Rock	0–3	0.0
Abzan Midrange	0–2	0.0
Jund	0–2	0.0
Blink	6–8	42.9
Wave Blink	2–4	33.3
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Blink	3–1	75.0
Graveyard Value	4–2	66.7
Séance	2–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Allies	1–1	50.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Leave // Chance Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–2	33.3
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	7–4	63.6
Mono Black Devotion	2–1	66.7
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	0–2	0.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Angels	1–5	16.7
Mono White Angels	0–5	0.0
Azorius Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–5	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Simic Neoform	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	3–2	60.0
Hero of Precinct One	0–2	0.0
Abzan Hero	0–1	0.0
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Gruul Obosh	0–2	0.0
Clerics	2–0	100.0
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	1–1	50.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Ramp	8–13	38.1
Rofellos Ramp	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	5–9	35.7
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	3–6	33.3
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0