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, 2 days.

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

Trickbind Dreadnought

Tournaments Only
Season 27▾
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	647	1119–1078	50.9	7	56	33
Trickbind Dreadnought	285	568–425	57.2	7	30	22
Izzet Dreadnought	2	7–3	70.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	234	509–334	60.4	7	30	20

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	136–97	58.4
Mono Black Aggro	0–1	0.0
Heroic	10–4	71.4
Mono White Heroic	5–1	83.3
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–2	33.3
Boros Heroic	4–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	36–26	58.1
Goblins	6–4	60.0
Tokens	3–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–0	100.0
White Weenie	9–6	60.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	4–1	80.0
Elves	15–26	36.6
Selesnya Little Kid	0–2	0.0
Zombies	1–2	33.3
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	7–1	87.5
Mono Red Swarm	3–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	30–14	68.2
Affinity	21–8	72.4
Salvage Titan	2–1	66.7
Tempered Steel	7–5	58.3
Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	0–2	0.0
Knights	1–2	33.3
AggroSlide	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	2–3	40.0
Combo	145–86	62.8
Storm	22–11	66.7
Sultai Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	15–7	68.2
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–3	25.0
Reanimator	36–17	67.9
Recurring Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Dragon Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Worldgorger Dragon	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	34–15	69.4
Rakdos Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	28–15	65.1
Necrotic Ooze Combo	17–13	56.7
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	3–4	42.9
Temur Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Four Color Glimpse	2–3	40.0
Hypergenesis	10–9	52.6
Jeskai Ascendancy	8–11	42.1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	7–9	43.8
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–2	66.7
Eggs	5–1	83.3
Taking Turns	2–1	66.7
Izzet Ascension	7–2	77.8
Jokulhaups Combo	3–0	100.0
Breakfast	2–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	2–0	100.0
Dredge	1–2	33.3
Polymorph	0–2	0.0
Ad Nauseam	3–0	100.0
GreenTwin	3–6	33.3
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	3–0	100.0
Belcher	7–3	70.0
Endless Belch	1–2	33.3
Control	75–78	49.0
Esper Control	9–8	52.9
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	2–3	40.0
Azorius Control	20–39	33.9
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	5–1	83.3
Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Grixis Control	3–0	100.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	2–1	66.7
Mono White Control	2–7	22.2
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	2–3	40.0
Astral Slide	1–3	25.0
Five Color Control	7–3	70.0
Last Stand Control	7–3	70.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	6–3	66.7
Orzhov Control	3–4	42.9
Aggro-Combo	57–48	54.3
Aristocrats	8–10	44.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Boros Bombardment	5–4	55.6
Burn	2–4	33.3
Infect	10–2	83.3
Simic Infect	7–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–2	60.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	23–23	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	18–18	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–3	40.0
Hushnought	8–4	66.7
Combo Goblins	4–2	66.7
Goblin Persist	1–0	100.0
Dirty Kitty	3–2	60.0
Aggro-Control	18–16	52.9
Izzet Tempo	2–6	25.0
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Wizards	4–1	80.0
Ninjas	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	3–3	50.0
Dimir Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	3–1	75.0
Combo-Control	32–17	65.3
Curses	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	3–0	100.0
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	2–1	66.7
Displace Loop	1–1	50.0
Familiars	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	23–14	62.2
Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	22–13	62.9
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	9–5	64.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	8–5	61.5
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	76–66	53.5
Temur Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
The Rock	0–2	0.0
Abzan Midrange	4–6	40.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	3–0	100.0
Blink	5–6	45.5
Orzhov Blink	1–3	25.0
Graveyard Value	0–1	0.0
Séance	0–1	0.0
Allies	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Allies	1–1	50.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	0–1	0.0
Vampires	0–3	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–3	0.0
Legends Midrange	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Legends	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	8–6	57.1
Mono Black Devotion	3–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	2–1	66.7
Angels	1–5	16.7
Orzhov Angels	1–5	16.7
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–8	20.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	16–9	64.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	14–8	63.6
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	5–7	41.7
Artifact Midrange	2–0	100.0
Coinflips	3–0	100.0
Game Objects	1–2	33.3
Ramp	29–17	63.0
Cloudpost Ramp	24–14	63.2
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	20–12	62.5
Simic Post	3–2	60.0
Carth Superfriends	2–1	66.7