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!

Tameshi Bloom

Tournaments Only
Season 30▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
7. 31
8. 30
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10. 28
11. 27
12. 26
13. 25
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37. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	875	1430–1422	50.1	13	66	35
Tameshi Bloom	118	243–150	61.8	6	18	8

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	42–46	47.7
Mono Black Aggro	1–1	50.0
Heroic	1–3	25.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–2	33.3
Red Deck Wins	9–11	45.0
Goblins	1–3	25.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–0	100.0
White Weenie	0–3	0.0
Elves	1–3	25.0
Gruul Aggro	5–1	83.3
Artifact Aggro	4–2	66.7
Affinity	3–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	1–2	33.3
Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–2	33.3
AggroSlide	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–1	75.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	9–14	39.1
Boros Legends Aggro	8–14	36.4
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	33–21	61.1
Storm	11–6	64.7
Dragonstorm	2–1	66.7
Hazoret Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	7–5	58.3
Reanimator	4–3	57.1
Worldgorger Dragon	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–0	100.0
Anvil Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Dredge	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	3–4	42.9
Tameshi Bloom	5–5	50.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Control	58–21	73.4
Esper Control	4–6	40.0
Dimir Control	4–1	80.0
Azorius Control	6–2	75.0
Izzet Control	3–0	100.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	12–6	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–4	20.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	5–1	83.3
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Grixis Control	1–0	100.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	6–2	75.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	3–2	60.0
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	6–1	85.7
Prison	6–0	100.0
Enchantress	6–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	7–6	53.8
Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	1–1	50.0
Infect	5–4	55.6
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Golgari Infect	4–3	57.1
Aggro-Control	11–11	50.0
Simic Flash	3–1	75.0
Izzet Tempo	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–2	33.3
Izzet Spells	1–3	25.0
Dimir Tempo	3–4	42.9
Dimir Faeries	3–2	60.0
Combo-Control	17–7	70.8
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	6–1	85.7
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–0	100.0
Solar Flare	6–5	54.5
Mass Land Destruction	1–0	100.0
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	60–35	63.2
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	4–2	66.7
Blink	9–11	45.0
Wave Blink	8–11	42.1
Cloudpost Wave Blink	2–3	40.0
Azorius Wave	6–3	66.7
Orzhov Wave	0–5	0.0
Graveyard Value	7–3	70.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	6–2	75.0
Orzhov Legends	5–2	71.4
Rakdos Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	4–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–2	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–1	66.7
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	6–3	66.7
Hero of Precinct One	8–2	80.0
Orzhov Hero	1–1	50.0
Five Color Hero	4–0	100.0
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	3–1	75.0
Ramp	15–3	83.3
Cloudpost Ramp	12–1	92.3
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	2–0	100.0
Gruul Post	2–1	66.7
Simic Post	6–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	3–0	100.0