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 8 weeks.

Midrange

Tournaments Only
Season 36▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
7. 31
8. 30
9. 29
10. 28
11. 27
12. 26
13. 25
14. 24
15. 23
16. 22
17. 21
18. 20
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20. 18
21. 17
22. 16
23. 15
24. 14
25. 13
26. 12
27. 11
28. 10
29. 9
30. 8
31. 7
32. 6
33. 5
34. 4
35. 3
36. 2
37. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	433	613–720	46.0	3	38	13
The Rock	53	83–69	54.6	1	4	2
Golgari Citadel	1	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	16	26–24	52.0	0	1	2
Jund	6	10–11	47.6	0	1
Blink	25	29–35	45.3			1
Orzhov Blink	5	5–5	50.0
Graveyard Value	16	10–32	23.8
Enchantments Matter	7	16–11	59.3	1	3
Allies	2	4–4	50.0
Esper Allies	1	4–1	80.0
Fake-Rack	5	9–12	42.9
Mardu Midrange	4	3–8	27.3
Vampires	3	7–2	77.8
Mono Black Vampires	2	6–1	85.7
Legends Midrange	8	9–14	39.1	0	1
Boros Legends Midrange	4	6–7	46.2	0	1
Orzhov Legends	3	0–5	0.0
Elementals	1	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	36	44–55	44.4	0	3	1
Naya Midrange	4	7–9	43.8
Big Red	8	11–16	40.7
Mono Black Midrange	23	29–51	36.3	0	7
Verdant Succession	1	1–2	33.3
Dimir Midrange	14	7–18	28.0
Angels	18	34–34	50.0	0	3	1
Mono White Angels	6	6–12	33.3
Orzhov Angels	9	22–14	61.1	0	3	1
Toughness Matters	7	11–17	39.3
Lifegain Midrange	7	5–15	25.0	0	3
Sultai Midrange	4	1–6	14.3
Orzhov Midrange	9	19–13	59.4	0	2
Jeskai Midrange	2	4–2	66.7
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1	1–3	25.0
Ordealbreak	2	1–5	16.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	2	1–5	16.7
Fires of Invention	1	0–2	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	23	32–35	47.8	0	2	2
Mardu Hero	2	0–2	0.0
Esper Hero	1	1–3	25.0
Five Color Hero	20	31–30	50.8	0	2	2
Gruul Obosh	3	6–6	50.0
Artifact Midrange	78	140–127	52.4	1	8	4
Boros Engineers	22	51–33	60.7	1	6	1
Coinflips	1	0–2	0.0
Death Cloud	7	9–15	37.5
Game Objects	6	11–15	42.3
Laelia Cascade	6	6–12	33.3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	158–203	43.8
Mono Black Aggro	1–3	25.0
Heroic	27–47	36.5
Mono White Heroic	6–9	40.0
Azorius Heroic	5–4	55.6
Selesnya Heroic	16–34	32.0
Red Deck Wins	15–22	40.5
Mono Red Devotion	3–0	100.0
Tokens	1–6	14.3
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	0–1	0.0
White Weenie	30–47	39.0
Mono White Humans	30–45	40.0
Elves	1–0	100.0
Werewolves	6–4	60.0
Selesnya Little Kid	16–14	53.3
Selesnya Counters	2–0	100.0
Rogues	2–3	40.0
Gruul Aggro	5–4	55.6
Merfolk	9–3	75.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	8–6	57.1
Affinity	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Architect	6–2	75.0
Voltron	1–2	33.3
Hateful Auras	1–2	33.3
Slivers	2–0	100.0
AggroSlide	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	4–8	33.3
Humans	14–18	43.8
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	5–1	83.3
Orzhov Humans	3–6	33.3
Azorius Humans	6–10	37.5
Mono Red Eldrazi	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	11–9	55.0
Boros Legends Aggro	9–6	60.0
Bard Class	1–0	100.0
Permanent Vacation	0–1	0.0
Pirates	1–3	25.0
Rats	3–0	100.0
Combo	91–114	44.4
Storm	29–60	32.6
Dragonstorm	1–2	33.3
High Tide	25–58	30.1
Reanimator	5–3	62.5
Traditional Reanimator	5–3	62.5
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	1–6	14.3
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–9	10.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–9	10.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Anvil Colossus	1–0	100.0
Saffi Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	7–2	77.8
Taking Turns	3–1	75.0
Oops All Lands	0–3	0.0
Dredge	8–4	66.7
Polymorph	5–2	71.4
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	3–6	33.3
Gyruda	2–0	100.0
Primal Prayers Combo	5–6	45.5
Control	110–150	42.3
Mono Black Control	3–1	75.0
Esper Control	8–4	66.7
Dimir Control	4–4	50.0
Azorius Control	21–28	42.9
Izzet Control	22–21	51.2
Mill	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	6–3	66.7
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Ponza	2–1	66.7
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–10	16.7
Cycling Control	2–0	100.0
Astral Slide	2–0	100.0
Five Color Control	3–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	3–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	18–60	23.1
Prison	10–17	37.0
Enchantress	10–17	37.0
Aggro-Combo	48–40	54.5
Aristocrats	38–34	52.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–12	20.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	25–8	75.8
Rakdos Aristocrats	10–13	43.5
Burn	5–5	50.0
Infect	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	37–61	37.8
Simic Flash	1–1	50.0
Izzet Tempo	7–13	35.0
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Wizards	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	3–2	60.0
Dimir Tempo	10–19	34.5
Azorius Tempo	4–2	66.7
Spirits	8–22	26.7
Azorius Spirits	2–9	18.2
Mono Blue Spirits	6–13	31.6
Combo-Control	8–6	57.1
Curses	2–3	40.0
Battle of Wits	4–2	66.7
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Midrange	135–135	50.0
The Rock	12–18	40.0
Abzan Midrange	3–2	60.0
Jund	1–1	50.0
Blink	4–8	33.3
Orzhov Blink	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	6–2	75.0
Enchantments Matter	2–1	66.7
Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	2–1	66.7
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	2–1	66.7
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	16–14	53.3
Naya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Big Red	2–4	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	7–8	46.7
Verdant Succession	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	3–1	75.0
Angels	9–9	50.0
Mono White Angels	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Angels	4–6	40.0
Toughness Matters	2–1	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–3	57.1
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	5–9	35.7
Esper Hero	1–1	50.0
Five Color Hero	4–8	33.3
Gruul Obosh	0–3	0.0
Artifact Midrange	23–29	44.2
Boros Engineers	2–6	25.0
Death Cloud	5–0	100.0
Game Objects	6–2	75.0
Laelia Cascade	4–1	80.0
Ramp	26–11	70.3
Cloudpost Ramp	2–2	50.0
Simic Post	2–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	6–1	85.7