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 1 week.

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

Izzet Ascension

Tournaments Only
Season 19▾
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	2339	4193–4003	51.2	23	123	132
Izzet Ascension	87	146–161	47.6	0	1	5

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	29–38	43.3
Mono Black Aggro	2–0	100.0
Heroic	2–0	100.0
Mono White Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	1–3	25.0
Goblins	1–0	100.0
Tokens	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–2	50.0
White Weenie	5–2	71.4
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–1	66.7
Soldiers	2–0	100.0
Elves	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Swarm	1–7	12.5
8 Whack	1–7	12.5
Artifact Aggro	0–6	0.0
Tempered Steel	0–5	0.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	2–4	33.3
Cats	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Cats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	3–0	100.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Combo	24–31	43.6
Storm	6–3	66.7
Dragonstorm	4–1	80.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	1–1	50.0
Swath Storm	1–1	50.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	1–7	12.5
Traditional Reanimator	1–7	12.5
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–6	14.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–5	28.6
Anvil Colossus	2–3	40.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	3–3	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	1–1	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	7–3	70.0
Oops All Spells	3–2	60.0
Neoform Hermit	2–1	66.7
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Control	22–22	50.0
Esper Control	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	2–14	12.5
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	0–1	0.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	4–2	66.7
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	3–0	100.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	11–13	45.8
Aristocrats	4–6	40.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	0–2	0.0
Infect	1–1	50.0
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–0	100.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	1–2	33.3
Combo Goblins	1–1	50.0
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	12–12	50.0
Izzet Tempo	1–3	25.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	4–5	44.4
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	2–1	66.7
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	0–1	0.0
Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Midrange	38–38	50.0
The Rock	5–2	71.4
Abzan Midrange	3–4	42.9
Jund	1–2	33.3
Blink	1–6	14.3
Wave Blink	1–4	20.0
Azorius Wave	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	1–2	33.3
Varolz Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Fake-Rack	0–1	0.0
Vampires	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Legends	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–2	60.0
Card Advantage White	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	4–1	80.0
Mono Black Devotion	1–1	50.0
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	4–0	100.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	3–3	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	2–2	50.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	1–1	50.0
Gruul Obosh	1–1	50.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Ramp	8–6	57.1
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	6–2	75.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	4–2	66.7
Domain	0–1	0.0