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 8 weeks.

Achievements

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Player Earned by 646 players. ▾

Play a league or tournament match.

League Player Earned 5123 times by 601 players. ▾

Play in the league.

	Person	Entries
	chandogg	181
	carmandor	169
	khrolar	156
	2for1for2	152
	datrobino	131

Completionist Earned by 269 players. ▾

Play the whole season without retiring an unfinished league run.

Tournament Player Earned 1057 times by 203 players. ▾

Play in an official Penny Dreadful tournament on gatherling.com

	Person	Tournaments
	chandogg	50
	jaycearveduin	47
	thewatchwander	42
	garcia_edu	33
	pirula42	31

Deck Builder Earned 415 times by 143 players. ▾

Have someone else register an exact copy of a deck you registered first.

	Person	Decks
	2for1for2	22
	thewatchwander	18
	datrobino	17
	carmandor	12
	swiftwarkite2	11
	glendaloc	11
	khrolar	11

Variety Player Earned by 126 players. ▾

Finish five-match league runs with three or more different archetypes in a single season.

Perfect League Run Earned 278 times by 104 players. ▾

Complete a 5–0 run in the league.

	Person	Runs
	2for1for2	27
	datrobino	22
	carmandor	13
	cdnewlon	10
	swiftwarkite2	9
	khrolar	9

Perfect Run Crusher Earned 140 times by 93 players. ▾

Beat a player that's 4–0 in the league.

	Person	Crushes
	2for1for2	8
	datrobino	7
	chandogg	4
	khrolar	4
	carmandor	3
	_counterspell	3
	the_sable	3
	fyzick	3
	c001357	3

Tournament Winner Earned 73 times by 47 players. ▾

Win a tournament.

	Person	Victories
	thewatchwander	7
	swiftwarkite2	4
	_mojo	3
	j_meka	2
	jaycearveduin	2
	coaxmetal	2
	lovetapsmtg	2
	thejacob	2
	murpady	2
	lagernaut	2
	2for1for2	2
	davidbrito	2

Burning Vengeance Earned 42 times by 28 players. ▾

Beat a player in the knockout rounds of a tournament after losing to them in the Swiss.

	Person	defeats avenged
	thewatchwander	5
	jaycearveduin	3
	xigotdeadx	3
	birdsandbees	3
	j_meka	2
	sacritor	2
	tygrak	2
	darthstone	2

Specialist Earned by 26 players. ▾

Reach the elimination rounds of a tournament playing the same archetype three or more times in a single season.

Generalist Earned by 25 players. ▾

Reach the elimination rounds of a tournament playing three or more different archetypes in a single season.

Flawless League Run Earned 29 times by 22 players. ▾

Complete a 5–0 run in the league without losing a game.

	Person	Runs
	datrobino	4
	cdnewlon	2
	2for1for2	2
	thewatchwander	2
	alicimo	2

Ancient Grudge Earned 20 times by 10 players. ▾

Beat a player in the knockout rounds of a tournament after losing to them in the knockout rounds of an earlier tournament in the same season.

	Person	grudges repaid
	thewatchwander	6
	thejacob	3
	jaycearveduin	2
	birdsandbees	2
	chandogg	2

Penny Dreadful 500 Top 8 Earned by 8 players. ▾

Top 8 the Penny Dreadful 500.

	Person	Top 8s
	emerald000	1
	coaxmetal	1
	honorbound84	1
	swiftwarkite2	1
	thejacob	1
	thewatchwander	1
	thijmen	1
	allanoncew	1

Pioneer Earned by 3 players. ▾

Have one of your decks recognised as the first of a new archetype.

	Person	Archetypes
	birdsandbees	1
	thijmen	1
	chickeninthebrain	1

Penny Dreadful 500 Winner Earned by 1 player. ▾

Win the Penny Dreadful 500.

	Person	Victories
	thewatchwander	1

Tournament Organizer Earned by 13 players (all-time). ▾

Run a tournament for the Penny Dreadful community.

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