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!

Boros Heroic

Tournaments Only
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	2623	5092–4529	52.9	32	187	126
Heroic	132	215–263	45.0	0	6	4
Boros Heroic	69	111–146	43.2	0	3	3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	27–30	47.4
Mono Black Aggro	2–0	100.0
Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono White Heroic	0–1	0.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	6–6	50.0
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	0–2	0.0
Tokens	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–0	100.0
White Weenie	2–1	66.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–0	100.0
Elves	2–1	66.7
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–3	40.0
8 Whack	2–3	40.0
Artifact Aggro	0–2	0.0
Affinity	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	0–1	0.0
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	0–1	0.0
Jund Madness	0–1	0.0
Knights	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	3–4	42.9
Cats	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Cats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	1–2	33.3
Combo	10–40	20.0
Storm	4–4	50.0
Dragonstorm	2–4	33.3
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	2–7	22.2
Traditional Reanimator	2–7	22.2
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	2–6	25.0
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–12	7.7
Anvil Colossus	1–11	8.3
Eggs	0–2	0.0
Soulflayer	0–2	0.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	2–10	16.7
Oops All Spells	1–5	16.7
Neoform Hermit	1–5	16.7
Control	24–23	51.1
Esper Control	1–6	14.3
Dimir Control	2–1	66.7
Azorius Control	2–4	33.3
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Grixis Control	3–2	60.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	6–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	6–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	0–2	0.0
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–1	50.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Combo	7–8	46.7
Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Hushnought	0–4	0.0
Combo Goblins	1–0	100.0
Goblin Persist	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	11–6	64.7
Izzet Tempo	4–2	66.7
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tempo	4–1	80.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	2–3	40.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	0–2	0.0
Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Thryx-Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Midrange	25–36	41.0
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Abzan Midrange	1–8	11.1
Blink	2–0	100.0
Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–2	33.3
Mardu Midrange	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–4	20.0
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	2–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–2	33.3
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	3–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	5–5	50.0
Abzan Hero	3–2	60.0
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	1–0	100.0
Clerics	1–2	33.3
Ramp	5–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	5–0	100.0
Greenpost	3–0	100.0
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0