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 2 days, 20 hours.

Congratulations to thewatchwander, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 34)

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Ramp	9727	16318–17657–2	48.0	66	571	353
Cloudpost Ramp	4459	7827–8235	48.7	23	193	155
Eldrazipost	144	164–282	36.8	0	4	1

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	28–66	29.8
Mono Black Aggro	0–4	0.0
Heroic	6–3	66.7
Mono White Heroic	0–1	0.0
Azorius Heroic	3–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	5–25	16.7
Mono Red Devotion	0–2	0.0
Prisoner	0–4	0.0
Goblins	0–4	0.0
Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono White Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	0–1	0.0
White Weenie	2–2	50.0
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	1–5	16.7
Selesnya Little Kid	0–2	0.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	0–3	0.0
Gruul Aggro	1–3	25.0
Merfolk	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	0–5	0.0
Affinity	0–2	0.0
Tempered Steel	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	1–1	50.0
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	0–2	0.0
Humans	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Legends Aggro	1–1	50.0
Bard Class	1–0	100.0
Combo	21–57	26.9
Storm	2–16	11.1
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	1–8	11.1
Dragonstorm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	1–3	25.0
High Tide	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	9–12	42.9
Recurring Nightmare	2–9	18.2
Dragon Nightmare	1–2	33.3
Jund Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–2	33.3
Worldgorger Dragon	1–2	33.3
Living Death	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	5–1	83.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–3	25.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Boros Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	1–5	16.7
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	0–2	0.0
Cruel Combo	1–0	100.0
Eggs	0–1	0.0
Turntimber Ranger	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	0–1	0.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–1	0.0
Phoenix Altar	1–1	50.0
Actual Twin	0–2	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–2	0.0
Control	42–56	42.9
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	4–3	57.1
Demonic Rising	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	2–3	40.0
Azorius Control	2–6	25.0
Turbo Fog	0–2	0.0
Izzet Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	11–15	42.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–6	25.0
Blackpost	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–5	28.6
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	2–1	66.7
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	6–3	66.7
Jeskai Approach	2–1	66.7
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	3–1	75.0
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	2–2	50.0
Astral Slide	0–1	0.0
Five Color Control	0–2	0.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	2–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Control	1–2	33.3
Prison	1–4	20.0
Enchantress	1–4	20.0
Aggro-Combo	8–13	38.1
Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	2–3	40.0
Simic Infect	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	1–5	16.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	0–1	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	9–10	47.4
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Simic Vat	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	3–2	60.0
Blue Madness	0–2	0.0
Simic Madness	0–2	0.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
12 Pest	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tempo	1–1	50.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Dimir Librarians	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	8–15	34.8
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	0–1	0.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	0–2	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	0–2	0.0
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	3–6	33.3
Wildfire	3–4	42.9
Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Midrange	35–50	41.2
Temur Ascendancy	7–3	70.0
The Rock	1–3	25.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	0–3	0.0
Jund	4–3	57.1
Blink	2–3	40.0
Wave Blink	2–3	40.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–1	50.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
White Jund	1–1	50.0
Vampires	1–5	16.7
Mono Black Vampires	0–5	0.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Naya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Big Red	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	0–1	0.0
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Angels	0–1	0.0
Azorius Angels	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Sultai Emerge	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–4	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	2–3	40.0
Hero of Precinct One	0–1	0.0
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–2	0.0
Ramp	13–15	46.4
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	1–8	11.1
Cloudpost Ramp	11–5	68.8
Eldrazipost	1–1	50.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	3–1	75.0
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	1–1	50.0
Temurpost	2–1	66.7
Applejacks	0–1	0.0