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, 3 hours.

Congratulations to vagstor, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 35)

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	36229	57960–63819–43	47.6	269	2503	1329
Enchantments Control	143	214–225	48.7	5	15	5

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	61–55	52.6
Mono Black Aggro	1–4	20.0
Heroic	3–4	42.9
Mono White Heroic	2–1	66.7
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–2	33.3
Red Deck Wins	7–9	43.8
Tokens	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–3	50.0
White Weenie	11–9	55.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Elves	10–2	83.3
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–1	50.0
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	16–9	64.0
Affinity	11–6	64.7
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Boros Vehicles	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	4–2	66.7
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Knights	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	0–3	0.0
Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–2	0.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Humans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	44–41	51.8
Storm	17–12	58.6
Dimir Tendrils	2–2	50.0
Dragonstorm	2–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	12–9	57.1
Reanimator	2–5	28.6
Recurring Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–2	0.0
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Biovisionary	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	2–1	66.7
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–3	40.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Fake-Twin	0–2	0.0
Cruel Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	2–0	100.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	3–5	37.5
Hermit Dredge	1–2	33.3
Oops All Spells	2–3	40.0
Dredge	6–2	75.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	0–2	0.0
Restore Balance	2–0	100.0
Belcher	2–2	50.0
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Control	24–35	40.7
Esper Control	0–2	0.0
Demonic Rising	0–2	0.0
Paradox Haze Lock	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	1–2	33.3
Azorius Control	1–5	16.7
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	3–4	42.9
Cruel Control	3–1	75.0
Stax	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	1–3	25.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	2–0	100.0
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Life is Ez	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	2–0	100.0
Astral Slide	2–0	100.0
Five Color Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	0–2	0.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	4–2	66.7
Prison	0–2	0.0
Enchantress	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Combo	9–17	34.6
Aristocrats	3–7	30.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–0	100.0
Burn	0–1	0.0
Infect	1–1	50.0
Simic Infect	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–4	33.3
Izzet Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Hushnought	1–0	100.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	0–2	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Dirty Kitty	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	16–16	50.0
Izzet Tempo	6–8	42.9
Azorius Skies	2–0	100.0
Blue Madness	0–2	0.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	1–2	33.3
Azorius Tempo	1–2	33.3
Combo-Control	14–11	56.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	3–4	42.9
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	4–5	44.4
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	3–5	37.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Thopter-Sword	4–0	100.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	3–0	100.0
Midrange	41–40	50.6
The Rock	1–4	20.0
Golgari Citadel	1–2	33.3
Abzan Midrange	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Jund	1–2	33.3
Blink	1–4	20.0
Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	2–1	66.7
Séance	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	0–2	0.0
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
White Jund	0–1	0.0
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–7	22.2
Mono Black Devotion	2–5	28.6
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–4	50.0
Martyr's Grace	3–4	42.9
Adventures	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–2	71.4
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	0–2	0.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Laelia Cascade	0–1	0.0
Wight Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund Wight	0–1	0.0
Ramp	5–10	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	2–4	33.3
Greenpost	2–2	50.0
Gruul Post	0–2	0.0
Domain	1–1	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	0–2	0.0