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.

Current League

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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 3 weeks, 5 days.

Excruciator Combo

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37050	61949–63214–18	49.5	423	2747	1672
Reanimator	5443	10329–9020–4	53.4	57	462	270
Living Death	233	549–363	60.2	5	23	14
Excruciator Combo	84	197–110	64.2	2	10	9

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	44–26	62.9
Heroic	2–4	33.3
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–3	25.0
Red Deck Wins	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	18–12	60.0
White Weenie	1–5	16.7
Soldiers	1–4	20.0
Mono White Humans	0–1	0.0
Elves	6–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	5–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Humans	3–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	6–5	54.5
Boros Legends Aggro	5–5	50.0
Rats	3–0	100.0
Combo	58–30	65.9
Storm	6–4	60.0
High Tide	4–4	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	12–11	52.2
Living Death	5–5	50.0
Excruciator Combo	5–5	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	7–6	53.8
Orzhov Reanimator	5–6	45.5
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–2	0.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–1	80.0
Anvil Colossus	4–1	80.0
Eggs	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–2	0.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	2–3	40.0
Unctus	2–3	40.0
Oops All Lands	5–1	83.3
Restore Balance	2–1	66.7
Nadu Combo	15–4	78.9
Amalia Combo	1–0	100.0
Primal Prayers Combo	2–0	100.0
Control	27–22	55.1
Esper Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	6–7	46.2
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	0–1	0.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	2–2	50.0
Cruel Control	0–2	0.0
Stax	2–1	66.7
Ponza	2–1	66.7
Mono White Control	2–1	66.7
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Control	4–1	80.0
Aggro-Combo	5–4	55.6
Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Burn	0–1	0.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	16–6	72.7
Izzet Tempo	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	8–1	88.9
Azorius Tempo	4–3	57.1
Combo-Control	0–1	0.0
Midrange	44–18	71.0
The Rock	2–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	1–1	50.0
Blink	12–4	75.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	11–4	73.3
Graveyard Value	1–1	50.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–3	50.0
Big Red	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Devotion	1–3	25.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	3–3	50.0
Five Color Hero	3–3	50.0
Nissa Company	1–0	100.0
Laelia Cascade	4–3	57.1
Ramp	3–3	50.0
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	0–2	0.0
Eldrazipost	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	0–1	0.0