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.

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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 5 weeks.

Heroic

Tournaments Only
Season 36▾
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	508	965–789	55.0	15	84	28
Heroic	96	241–138	63.6	6	24	8
Mono White Heroic	16	37–28	56.9	0	6
Azorius Heroic	14	29–25	53.7	1	4	1
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1	0–4	0.0
Selesnya Heroic	63	174–76	69.6	5	14	7

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	66–30	68.8
Mono Black Aggro	1–0	100.0
Heroic	9–9	50.0
Mono White Heroic	4–3	57.1
Azorius Heroic	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	3–4	42.9
Red Deck Wins	10–1	90.9
Mono Red Devotion	3–0	100.0
Goblins	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–0	100.0
White Weenie	11–8	57.9
Mono White Humans	11–7	61.1
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–1	80.0
Zombies	1–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	4–1	80.0
Merfolk	1–4	20.0
Artifact Aggro	2–1	66.7
Affinity	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	5–1	83.3
Humans	6–3	66.7
Boros Humans	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Humans	1–0	100.0
Azorius Humans	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	7–1	87.5
Boros Legends Aggro	4–1	80.0
Bard Class	1–0	100.0
Combo	43–20	68.3
Storm	16–10	61.5
Dragonstorm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	14–10	58.3
Hypergenesis	3–3	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–0	100.0
Anvil Colossus	2–0	100.0
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	2–1	66.7
Dredge	4–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	4–1	80.0
Primal Prayers Combo	4–3	57.1
Control	34–39	46.6
Esper Control	3–3	50.0
Dimir Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	7–8	46.7
Izzet Control	8–8	50.0
Grixis Control	2–0	100.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	0–2	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–2	50.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	6–14	30.0
Prison	4–2	66.7
Enchantress	4–2	66.7
Aggro-Combo	17–12	58.6
Aristocrats	15–12	55.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	5–2	71.4
Golgari Aristocrats	4–5	44.4
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Burn	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	18–7	72.0
Izzet Tempo	3–2	60.0
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	3–4	42.9
Azorius Tempo	1–1	50.0
Spirits	9–0	100.0
Azorius Spirits	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Spirits	6–0	100.0
Combo-Control	5–4	55.6
Battle of Wits	5–4	55.6
Midrange	47–25	65.3
The Rock	3–1	75.0
Abzan Midrange	2–2	50.0
Blink	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Blink	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	4–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	2–2	50.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	4–1	80.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	6–3	66.7
Big Red	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–2	50.0
Dimir Midrange	0–1	0.0
Angels	4–0	100.0
Mono White Angels	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–1	66.7
Hero of Precinct One	1–1	50.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	12–4	75.0
Boros Engineers	1–2	33.3
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Ramp	11–1	91.7
Cloudpost Ramp	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	4–0	100.0