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 8 weeks, 5 days.

Dubious Challenge

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37583	62827–64119–18	49.5	433	2818	1694
Dubious Challenge	193	221–352	38.6	1	6	2

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	51–72	41.5
Mono Black Aggro	0–1	0.0
Heroic	5–6	45.5
Mono White Heroic	3–4	42.9
Azorius Heroic	1–2	33.3
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	6–12	33.3
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	4–8	33.3
Tokens	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	0–2	0.0
White Weenie	5–5	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–0	100.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Elves	6–9	40.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–2	33.3
Merfolk	2–3	40.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	4–6	40.0
Affinity	0–2	0.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	3–1	75.0
AggroSlide	8–11	42.1
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	1–1	50.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Azorius Humans	1–0	100.0
Combo	38–64	37.3
Storm	11–16	40.7
Dimir Tendrils	2–4	33.3
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	6–7	46.2
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Stormpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	2–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–2	0.0
Reanimator	6–9	40.0
Recurring Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–2	50.0
Double Dragon	1–2	33.3
Grozoth	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–5	37.5
Dimir Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Necro Combo	2–2	50.0
Faith Necro	0–1	0.0
Deathmantle Necro	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–0	100.0
Warp World	1–3	25.0
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Boros Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Hypergenesis	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	1–2	33.3
Naya Fake-Twin	1–2	33.3
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Ominous Good	1–2	33.3
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	0–4	0.0
Breakfast	3–6	33.3
Hermit Gond	0–4	0.0
Oops All Spells	3–2	60.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	0–2	0.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	0–2	0.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	1–1	50.0
Izzet Twin	0–1	0.0
Boros Twin	1–0	100.0
Control	33–73	31.1
Mono Black Control	1–2	33.3
Esper Control	2–13	13.3
Demonic Rising	0–5	0.0
Dimir Control	1–4	20.0
Watery Oath	0–2	0.0
Azorius Control	1–13	7.1
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–3	25.0
Mill	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–3	0.0
Grixis Control	6–3	66.7
Cruel Control	3–2	60.0
Stax	2–3	40.0
Stagnant Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	5–3	62.5
Mono White Control	1–3	25.0
Life is Ez	1–3	25.0
Dynavolt Tower	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	3–5	37.5
Guildgate Control	2–3	40.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Reclamation	0–1	0.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Prison	0–1	0.0
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	11–18	37.9
Aristocrats	4–7	36.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Burn	1–1	50.0
Infect	1–2	33.3
Simic Infect	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Hushnought	0–2	0.0
Combo Goblins	2–2	50.0
Goblin Persist	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Control	9–32	22.0
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	2–4	33.3
Azorius Skies	0–4	0.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–2	33.3
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–11	15.4
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tempo	2–3	40.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Dimir Librarians	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–3	0.0
Combo-Control	23–21	52.3
Curses	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	0–2	0.0
Approach Necro	0–1	0.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	2–3	40.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Peregrine Drake	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	13–9	59.1
Wildfire	13–7	65.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	12–5	70.6
Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Esper Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Midrange	38–57	40.0
The Rock	2–0	100.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	1–2	33.3
Knights of Windgrace	1–0	100.0
Jund	1–1	50.0
Blink	0–8	0.0
Wave Blink	0–6	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–5	0.0
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	2–3	40.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	3–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–5	28.6
Big Red	2–4	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	3–9	25.0
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	3–6	33.3
Hellion Whip	0–2	0.0
Dimir Midrange	2–3	40.0
Angels	0–1	0.0
Mono White Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	1–2	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	2–2	50.0
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	2–2	50.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–5	16.7
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Temur Neoform	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–3	25.0
Mardu Hero	1–2	33.3
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	1–2	33.3
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	18–15	54.5
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	0–4	0.0
Wild Pair	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	12–8	60.0
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Golgari Post	6–0	100.0
Greenpost	6–4	60.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0
Field Ramp	3–0	100.0