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 1 week.

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

Cawblade

Tournaments Only
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	1514	2243–2730	45.1	5	70	50
Azorius Control	314	554–557	49.9	3	27	12
Cawblade	135	287–228	55.7	3	21	9

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	94–48	66.2
Mono Black Aggro	1–0	100.0
Heroic	24–3	88.9
Mono White Heroic	22–3	88.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	7–5	58.3
Goblins	2–0	100.0
Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono White Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–0	100.0
White Weenie	1–2	33.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Elves	8–7	53.3
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Zombies	3–1	75.0
Gruul Aggro	2–0	100.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	23–15	60.5
Affinity	22–15	59.5
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Madness	2–2	50.0
Gruul Madness	1–2	33.3
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	14–7	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	34–46	42.5
Storm	3–2	60.0
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	6–9	40.0
Worldgorger Dragon	5–7	41.7
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–9	30.8
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–10	16.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–7	22.2
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Eggs	9–6	60.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–2	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Storm Herald	3–1	75.0
Enduring Ideal	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	1–4	20.0
Ad Swanseam	1–2	33.3
Control	30–27	52.6
Esper Control	5–1	83.3
Dimir Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	5–4	55.6
Cawblade	3–3	50.0
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	3–3	50.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	4–5	44.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–5	16.7
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	3–1	75.0
Cruel Control	3–1	75.0
Stax	3–2	60.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	0–3	0.0
Mono White Control	2–3	40.0
Life is Ez	1–2	33.3
Guildgate Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	25–20	55.6
Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	7–2	77.8
Infect	3–2	60.0
Simic Infect	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–3	50.0
Hushnought	4–2	66.7
Liquimetal Fishing	1–2	33.3
Combo Goblins	5–6	45.5
Goblin Persist	5–6	45.5
Aggro-Control	25–10	71.4
Izzet Tempo	12–5	70.6
Mono Blue Tempo	10–2	83.3
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tempo	2–3	40.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	13–27	32.5
Battle of Wits	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	2–4	33.3
Lich's Mastery	1–3	25.0
Hive Mind	0–2	0.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	4–3	57.1
Mass Land Destruction	6–12	33.3
Wildfire	6–12	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	6–12	33.3
Midrange	51–29	63.8
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	3–0	100.0
Jund	2–0	100.0
Blink	8–7	53.3
Graveyard Value	2–1	66.7
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Allies	3–2	60.0
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	2–2	50.0
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
Vampires	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–4	50.0
Big Red	4–1	80.0
Mono Black Midrange	4–4	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	4–4	50.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–2	33.3
Abzan Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–1	50.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Ramp	15–21	41.7
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	5–8	38.5
Cloudpost Ramp	8–13	38.1
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	5–11	31.3
Simic Post	2–0	100.0