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 12 weeks, 5 days.

The Season Kick Off is on Nov 30th with free entry and over 100 tix in prizes to 32nd place!

Cloudpost Ramp

Tournaments Only
Season 24▾
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
Ramp	427	748–742	50.2	3	22	21
Cloudpost Ramp	186	327–323	50.3	3	15	8
Eldrazipost	8	1–14	6.7
Golgari Post	2	1–7	12.5
Greenpost	153	282–252	52.8	3	14	6
Gruul Post	1	0–3	0.0
Simic Post	11	30–19	61.2			2

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	67–73	47.9
Heroic	3–2	60.0
Mono White Heroic	1–2	33.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	9–10	47.4
Goblins	3–3	50.0
Tokens	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	4–1	80.0
White Weenie	1–6	14.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–5	0.0
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Elves	3–4	42.9
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–1	50.0
Gruul Aggro	3–3	50.0
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	0–4	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
8 Whack	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	10–14	41.7
Affinity	2–4	33.3
Tempered Steel	5–3	62.5
Mono Blue Architect	3–7	30.0
Voltron	5–2	71.4
Hateful Auras	5–2	71.4
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	5–5	50.0
AggroSlide	10–6	62.5
Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–1	50.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Shamans	0–4	0.0
Combo	57–47	54.8
Storm	3–2	60.0
Dragonstorm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	6–2	75.0
Warp World	2–2	50.0
Four Color Glimpse	2–2	50.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	5–7	41.7
Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–3	25.0
Taking Turns	1–3	25.0
Izzet Ascension	4–3	57.1
Breakfast	10–13	43.5
Oops All Spells	10–13	43.5
Dredge	2–0	100.0
Dice Factory	2–1	66.7
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	4–0	100.0
Ad Swanseam	3–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	6–4	60.0
Gyruda	2–2	50.0
Control	48–36	57.1
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	6–4	60.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	12–13	48.0
Cawblade	7–2	77.8
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	2–2	50.0
Cloudpost Control	7–6	53.8
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–5	44.4
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	2–2	50.0
Runeflare	0–1	0.0
Ponza	2–2	50.0
Mono White Control	3–0	100.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	2–1	66.7
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	4–1	80.0
Pox	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	18–18	50.0
Aristocrats	7–6	53.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	2–1	66.7
Infect	2–2	50.0
Simic Infect	1–2	33.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–4	33.3
Hushnought	1–0	100.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	32–51	38.6
Izzet Tempo	17–21	44.7
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	4–9	30.8
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	6–7	46.2
Ensoul Aggro-Control	4–9	30.8
Combo-Control	23–34	40.4
Mindcrank	9–11	45.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	2–5	28.6
Mass Land Destruction	11–17	39.3
Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	9–17	34.6
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	3–9	25.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–4	42.9
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Midrange	64–39	62.1
Selesnya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Blink	2–1	66.7
Anti-Persecution	2–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	4–3	57.1
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–4	20.0
Azorius Allies	0–3	0.0
Fake-Rack	3–0	100.0
Vampires	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–3	40.0
Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–1	75.0
Naya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Angels	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Angels	4–1	80.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–1	80.0
Mutate	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	16–8	66.7
Prophet Glare	2–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	0–3	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–3	0.0
Clerics	0–2	0.0
Artifact Midrange	5–1	83.3
Ramp	18–25	41.9
Rofellos Ramp	3–11	21.4
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	14–14	50.0
Greenpost	13–13	50.0
Simic Post	1–1	50.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0