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?

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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 12 weeks, 5 days.

Aggro

Tournaments Only
Season 17▾
1. All
2. 36
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	3022	5813–4844	54.5	39	244	141
Mono Black Aggro	24	29–31	48.3
Heroic	313	644–501	56.2	1	27	23
Mono White Heroic	206	467–330	58.6	1	22	18
Azorius Heroic	26	46–52	46.9			1
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	58	114–76	60.0	0	3	4
Boros Heroic	7	5–11	31.3
Selesnya Heroic	1	1–2	33.3
Red Deck Wins	461	1061–710	59.9	8	49	25
Mono Red Devotion	9	14–18	43.8	0	2
Goblins	136	184–238	43.6	0	1	7
Tokens	93	128–151	45.9	0	3	5
Selesnya Tokens	6	5–13	27.8
Mono White Tokens	70	120–116	50.8	0	2	5
Orzhov Tokens	2	0–2	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	100	196–165	54.3	0	3	3
White Weenie	263	491–383	56.2	1	22	14
Quest for the Holy Relic	40	49–53	48.0	0	1	1
Soldiers	49	65–88	42.5	0	4
Chroma White	1	0–1	0.0
Elves	221	375–389	49.1	3	4	6
Werewolves	4	2–4	33.3
Minotaurs	1	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Little Kid	71	110–129	46.0	1	1	1
Selesnya Counters	49	88–90	49.4	1	1	1
Rogues	10	16–22	42.1	0	2
Zombies	371	794–574	58.0	6	48	21
Gruul Aggro	63	95–117	44.8			1
Merfolk	10	7–14	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	55	70–88	44.3	0	2
Artifact Aggro	140	214–221	49.2	0	4	5
Affinity	11	4–18	18.2
Salvage Titan	14	8–33	19.5
Tempered Steel	108	199–159	55.6	0	4	5
Mono Blue Architect	4	0–8	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1
Madness	23	18–42	30.0
Gruul Madness	2	0–6	0.0
Golgari Madness	9	8–18	30.8
Rakdos Madness	7	8–13	38.1
Jund Madness	1	0–1	0.0
Voltron	51	81–108	42.9	1	4
Hexproof	19	40–40	50.0	1	3
Boros Auras	1	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	9	13–15	46.4
Hateful Auras	12	17–28	37.8	0	1
Slivers	4	2–9	18.2
Naya Zoo	7	3–6	33.3
Knights	190	434–288	60.1	0	10	16
AggroSlide	297	702–453	60.8	18	61	12
Cats	27	43–35	55.1	0	1	1
Mono White Cats	19	25–22	53.2	0	1	1
Selesnya Cats	3	6–5	54.5
Rakdos Aggro	7	5–10	33.3
Boros Aggro	12	21–26	44.7	0	2
Humans	7	9–10	47.4
Selesnya Humans	2	4–4	50.0
Pirates	4	4–4	50.0
Rats	2	1–2	33.3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	1366–1366	50.0
Mono Black Aggro	15–6	71.4
Heroic	141–141	50.0
Mono White Heroic	97–97	50.0
Azorius Heroic	14–5	73.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	16–31	34.0
Boros Heroic	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	215–252	46.0
Mono Red Devotion	6–2	75.0
Goblins	55–39	58.5
Tokens	31–26	54.4
Selesnya Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono White Tokens	24–23	51.1
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	53–41	56.4
White Weenie	113–132	46.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	13–12	52.0
Soldiers	22–22	50.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Elves	93–99	48.4
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	27–24	52.9
Selesnya Counters	16–18	47.1
Rogues	7–3	70.0
Zombies	180–196	47.9
Gruul Aggro	33–15	68.8
Merfolk	6–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	26–8	76.5
Artifact Aggro	59–48	55.1
Affinity	7–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	10–1	90.9
Tempered Steel	39–47	45.3
Mono Blue Architect	3–0	100.0
Madness	7–2	77.8
Gruul Madness	2–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	30–19	61.2
Hexproof	11–11	50.0
Boros Auras	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	2–2	50.0
Hateful Auras	10–5	66.7
Slivers	3–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	3–1	75.0
Knights	74–101	42.3
AggroSlide	146–184	44.2
Cats	7–10	41.2
Mono White Cats	4–8	33.3
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Aggro	5–5	50.0
Humans	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Humans	3–0	100.0
Pirates	1–0	100.0
Combo	1165–971	54.5
Storm	364–320	53.2
Dragonstorm	19–9	67.9
Hazoret Storm	3–0	100.0
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	16–3	84.2
High Tide	322–308	51.1
Reanimator	131–155	45.8
Worldgorger Dragon	97–135	41.8
Double Dragon	67–105	39.0
Traditional Reanimator	20–14	58.8
Rakdos Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Dimir Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	5–6	45.5
Grixis Reanimator	6–4	60.0
Oriss Genesis	7–10	41.2
Dubious Challenge	29–32	47.5
Warp World	7–2	77.8
Actual Warp World	7–2	77.8
New Perspectives	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	29–10	74.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	27–9	75.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Myr Incubator	2–1	66.7
Fake-Twin	29–39	42.6
Jeskai Fake-Twin	5–13	27.8
Naya Fake-Twin	18–21	46.2
Combo Post	7–2	77.8
Metalwork Colossus	24–21	53.3
Seismic Swans	6–13	31.6
Eggs	44–22	66.7
Saffi Combo	6–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	20–11	64.5
Retraction Helix Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	95–40	70.4
Quest for Ula's Temple	4–1	80.0
Izzet Ascension	18–7	72.0
Ominous Good	96–50	65.8
Jokulhaups Combo	43–39	52.4
Soulflayer	29–32	47.5
Breakfast	86–107	44.6
Hermit Gond	19–33	36.5
Hermit Dredge	31–22	58.5
Neoform Hermit	22–41	34.9
Oops All Lands	10–7	58.8
Polymorph	13–5	72.2
Protean Hulk Combo	5–4	55.6
Storm Herald	2–1	66.7
Stuffy Doll	20–29	40.8
Control	1017–677	60.0
Mono Black Control	32–25	56.1
Esper Control	72–70	50.7
Demonic Rising	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Control	8–1	88.9
Dimir Control	47–38	55.3
Azorius Control	75–60	55.6
Adam's Ale	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	11–22	33.3
Izzet Control	4–3	57.1
Mardu Control	23–17	57.5
Mill	29–11	72.5
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	23–15	60.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	14–7	66.7
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Grixis Control	77–70	52.4
Cruel Control	29–29	50.0
Stax	101–39	72.1
Chandra Nalaar	9–6	60.0
Jeskai Control	34–19	64.2
Jeskai Approach	2–2	50.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	3–0	100.0
Runeflare	54–22	71.1
Ponza	137–87	61.2
Mono White Control	11–14	44.0
Life is Ez	5–10	33.3
Dynavolt Tower	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	24–12	66.7
Astral Slide	9–3	75.0
Five Color Control	21–19	52.5
Shrines	5–1	83.3
Sultai Control	98–58	62.8
Guildgate Control	53–34	60.9
Bant Control	15–6	71.4
Temur Reclamation	17–8	68.0
Enchantments Control	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Control	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	234–188	55.5
Aristocrats	71–82	46.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	8–9	47.1
Orzhov Aristocrats	24–22	52.2
Golgari Aristocrats	4–1	80.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Food	5–6	45.5
Rakdos Aristocrats	25–39	39.1
Burn	92–57	61.7
Infect	22–8	73.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	19–8	70.4
Mono Black Infect	3–0	100.0
Pummeler	6–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	7–10	41.2
Trickbind Dreadnought	23–28	45.1
Izzet Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	20–24	45.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–2	0.0
Combo Goblins	7–0	100.0
Goblin Persist	7–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	404–334	54.7
Simic Flash	3–1	75.0
Simic Vat	1–1	50.0
Izzet Tempo	62–70	47.0
Azorius Skies	15–29	34.1
Blue Madness	36–26	58.1
Simic Madness	30–22	57.7
Temur Madness	1–1	50.0
Grixis Madness	5–3	62.5
Lich Aggro-Control	3–2	60.0
Wizards	6–12	33.3
Ninjas	20–6	76.9
Mono Blue Tempo	128–101	55.9
Izzet Spells	88–70	55.7
Dimir Tempo	27–6	81.8
Combo-Control	327–292	52.8
Curses	17–5	77.3
Burning Vengeance	3–1	75.0
Cruel Combo-Control	11–6	64.7
Battle of Wits	15–8	65.2
Shared Fate	2–0	100.0
Sunforger	6–0	100.0
Pickles	10–10	50.0
Lich's Mastery	3–1	75.0
Zur's Weirding	31–17	64.6
Solar Flare	37–24	60.7
Plasma Swans	17–30	36.2
Liliana's Contract	3–1	75.0
Mass Land Destruction	164–181	47.5
Wildfire	164–181	47.5
Thryx-Wildfire	58–53	52.3
Borderpost Wildfire	96–124	43.6
Midrange	1002–780	56.2
Temur Ascendancy	9–6	60.0
The Rock	30–6	83.3
Golgari Citadel	23–5	82.1
Grenzo	6–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	6–17	26.1
Selesnya Value Town	6–11	35.3
Jund	91–54	62.8
Blink	123–147	45.6
Wave Blink	88–117	42.9
Esper Wave	0–2	0.0
Azorius Wave	42–62	40.4
Orzhov Wave	41–39	51.3
Bant Wave	4–13	23.5
Anti-Persecution	2–4	33.3
Graveyard Value	40–20	66.7
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	19–15	55.9
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Allies	3–3	50.0
Esper Allies	3–2	60.0
Treefolk	16–16	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	48–12	80.0
Mardu Midrange	12–18	40.0
Vampires	11–8	57.9
Mono Black Vampires	4–3	57.1
Rakdos Vampires	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Legends	1–2	33.3
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	72–80	47.4
Naya Midrange	5–4	55.6
Card Advantage White	1–0	100.0
Big Red	42–58	42.0
Mono Black Midrange	116–109	51.6
Mono Black Devotion	68–74	47.9
Davriel Braids	4–4	50.0
Dimir Midrange	84–45	65.1
Dimir Vat	2–0	100.0
Angels	5–2	71.4
Orzhov Angels	5–2	71.4
Toughness Matters	27–14	65.9
Lifegain Midrange	6–5	54.5
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Mutate	9–1	90.0
Sultai Midrange	12–10	54.5
Sultai Emerge	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Midrange	26–7	78.8
Jeskai Midrange	26–28	48.1
Heartless Summoning Stompy	12–11	52.2
Zur the Enchanter	4–1	80.0
Ordealbreak	16–6	72.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	16–6	72.7
Mythic Colossification	5–13	27.8
Neoform	17–22	43.6
Temur Neoform	11–6	64.7
Sultai Neoform	5–15	25.0
Coinflips	5–0	100.0
Death Cloud	13–5	72.2
Ramp	296–236	55.6
Villainous Wealth	1–1	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	1–2	33.3
Wild Pair	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	228–191	54.4
Locus Awakening	2–0	100.0
Golgari Post	23–12	65.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	26–10	72.2
Greenpost	141–146	49.1
Simic Post	20–7	74.1
Domain	5–2	71.4
Reclamation at Wake	1–0	100.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	41–29	58.6
Applejacks	3–0	100.0
Unclassified	2–0	100.0