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 1 week, 1 day.

The Penny Dreadful 500 is on Nov 16th with free entry and $500 in prizes!

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro-Combo	2673	5568–5364–4	50.9	203	1326
Trickbind Dreadnought	596	1395–1131	55.2	68	357
Mono Blue Dreadnought	489	1206–903	57.2	62	309

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	284–209	57.6
Mono Black Aggro	9–12	42.9
Heroic	14–6	70.0
Mono White Heroic	11–3	78.6
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–3	40.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	75–51	59.5
Goblins	4–3	57.1
Tokens	6–4	60.0
Selesnya Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono White Tokens	3–1	75.0
Mono Green Stompy	9–5	64.3
White Weenie	31–27	53.4
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–1	80.0
Soldiers	3–0	100.0
Elves	13–17	43.3
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	2–4	33.3
Gruul Aggro	3–1	75.0
Merfolk	8–10	44.4
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	50–20	71.4
Affinity	27–9	75.0
Tempered Steel	22–11	66.7
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Madness	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Madness	4–1	80.0
Voltron	4–3	57.1
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	2–1	66.7
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Slivers	3–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	2–0	100.0
AggroSlide	40–40	50.0
Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Combo	255–140	64.6
Storm	63–41	60.6
Dimir Tendrils	13–16	44.8
Dark Tide	2–1	66.7
Dragonstorm	9–2	81.8
Hazoret Storm	3–0	100.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	7–8	46.7
Izzet Storm	30–15	66.7
Reanimator	29–8	78.4
Recurring Nightmare	15–1	93.8
Dragon Nightmare	7–0	100.0
Jund Nightmare	2–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–1	66.7
Double Dragon	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	12–6	66.7
Rakdos Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	7–3	70.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	9–9	50.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	2–3	40.0
Temur Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	2–2	50.0
Hypergenesis	14–1	93.3
Jeskai Ascendancy	26–12	68.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–5	44.4
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	22–7	75.9
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–1	66.7
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	4–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	7–3	70.0
Soulflayer	4–3	57.1
Reanim8 Rack	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	58–44	56.9
Oops All Spells	52–43	54.7
Neoform Hermit	2–0	100.0
Unctus	4–1	80.0
Dredge	5–2	71.4
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	2–1	66.7
Ad Swanseam	1–1	50.0
GreenTwin	1–1	50.0
Intruder Alarm	0–2	0.0
Restore Balance	6–0	100.0
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Belcher	5–3	62.5
Possibility Storm	2–3	40.0
Control	142–113	55.7
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	14–16	46.7
Mono Blue Control	2–3	40.0
Dimir Control	9–8	52.9
Azorius Control	31–33	48.4
Turbo Fog	2–2	50.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Boros Control	6–1	85.7
Cloudpost Control	6–3	66.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	5–2	71.4
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	5–2	71.4
Chandra Nalaar	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	6–1	85.7
Izzet Dragons	2–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Ponza	10–4	71.4
Mono White Control	3–3	50.0
Cycling Control	7–19	26.9
Astral Slide	7–19	26.9
Five Color Control	2–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	2–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	11–5	68.8
Enchantments Control	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	8–5	61.5
Prison	2–2	50.0
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	196–162	54.7
Aristocrats	11–17	39.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	7–6	53.8
Boros Bombardment	1–5	16.7
Burn	25–18	58.1
Infect	23–12	65.7
Simic Infect	18–9	66.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Infect	3–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	109–106	50.7
Izzet Dreadnought	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	105–105	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	6–0	100.0
Hushnought	10–1	90.9
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	10–7	58.8
Goblin Persist	2–4	33.3
Dirty Kitty	8–3	72.7
Aggro-Control	54–38	58.7
Izzet Tempo	9–11	45.0
Azorius Skies	2–0	100.0
Blue Madness	2–0	100.0
Simic Madness	2–0	100.0
Wizards	3–3	50.0
Ninjas	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	9–5	64.3
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	3–3	50.0
Izzet Spells	9–9	50.0
Dimir Tempo	4–2	66.7
Ensoul Aggro-Control	7–0	100.0
Combo-Control	64–32	66.7
Curses	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	3–4	42.9
Displace Loop	5–3	62.5
Familiars	2–1	66.7
Hive Mind	1–3	25.0
Solar Flare	2–1	66.7
Plasma Swans	5–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	46–20	69.7
Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	44–18	71.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	10–4	71.4
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	12–2	85.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control	6–1	85.7
Jund Jokulhaups Control	5–5	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	8–3	72.7
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Midrange	174–198	46.8
The Rock	3–9	25.0
Abzan Midrange	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Midrange	3–1	75.0
Jund	8–4	66.7
Blink	20–38	34.5
Wave Blink	15–37	28.8
Azorius Wave	7–14	33.3
Orzhov Wave	6–18	25.0
Abzan Wave	1–3	25.0
Graveyard Value	4–0	100.0
Séance	3–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	5–1	83.3
Allies	6–6	50.0
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–1	50.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	1–1	50.0
Azorius Allies	3–2	60.0
Fake-Rack	0–2	0.0
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Vampires	3–6	33.3
Mono Black Vampires	2–5	28.6
Legends Midrange	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Legends	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–9	35.7
Naya Midrange	2–2	50.0
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	35–31	53.0
Mono Black Devotion	9–7	56.3
Heart of Darkness	0–2	0.0
Dimir Midrange	1–3	25.0
Angels	3–7	30.0
Orzhov Angels	3–7	30.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	12–21	36.4
Martyr's Grace	11–21	34.4
Orzhov Midrange	14–22	38.9
Orzhov Capenna	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–1	50.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	1–1	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	20–7	74.1
Mardu Hero	5–1	83.3
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	4–3	57.1
Naya Hero	11–1	91.7
Clerics	2–2	50.0
Simic Snow	2–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	8–12	40.0
Coinflips	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Ramp	37–11	77.1
Rofellos Ramp	3–1	75.0
Cloudpost Ramp	24–9	72.7
Greenpost	22–8	73.3
Gruul Post	2–1	66.7
Domain	1–0	100.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	4–0	100.0
Jund Carth	3–0	100.0