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 8 weeks, 3 days.

Merfolk

Tournaments Only
Season 23▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
7. 31
8. 30
9. 29
10. 28
11. 27
12. 26
13. 25
14. 24
15. 23
16. 22
17. 21
18. 20
19. 19
20. 18
21. 17
22. 16
23. 15
24. 14
25. 13
26. 12
27. 11
28. 10
29. 9
30. 8
31. 7
32. 6
33. 5
34. 4
35. 3
36. 2
37. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	2032	3830–3391	53.0	22	197	110
Merfolk	46	78–80	49.4	0	1	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	9–18	33.3
Mono Black Aggro	2–0	100.0
Heroic	1–5	16.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–5	16.7
Red Deck Wins	0–2	0.0
White Weenie	1–1	50.0
Elves	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	1–0	100.0
Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	0–1	0.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Humans	1–1	50.0
Azorius Humans	0–1	0.0
Combo	21–22	48.8
Storm	13–8	61.9
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	10–3	76.9
Channel Storm	3–4	42.9
Reanimator	2–6	25.0
Recurring Nightmare	1–4	20.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–3	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Zubera Tribal	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	2–1	66.7
Reanim8 Rack	2–1	66.7
Breakfast	0–3	0.0
Oops All Spells	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Control	21–12	63.6
Esper Control	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Azorius Control	4–3	57.1
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	1–1	50.0
Stax	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Mono White Control	0–1	0.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Five Color Control	3–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	4–5	44.4
Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	0–2	0.0
Infect	2–1	66.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–1	66.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	5–7	41.7
Izzet Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	0–4	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–0	100.0
Combo-Control	2–0	100.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	14–16	46.7
Jund	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	2–1	66.7
Hero of Precinct One	4–2	66.7
Five Color Hero	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Hero	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	2–8	20.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	1–0	100.0
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0