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 7 weeks, 3 days.

Dimir Control

Tournaments Only
Season 34▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
7. 31
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	909	1577–1486	51.5	12	84	43
Dimir Control	100	194–132	59.5	1	7	10

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	28–40	41.2
Mono Black Aggro	3–0	100.0
Heroic	2–3	40.0
Azorius Heroic	0–2	0.0
Boros Heroic	2–1	66.7
Red Deck Wins	8–18	30.8
Goblins	1–0	100.0
Tokens	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Tokens	0–1	0.0
Elves	1–1	50.0
Gruul Aggro	2–2	50.0
Artifact Aggro	3–1	75.0
Affinity	3–1	75.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	3–1	75.0
Voltron	2–3	40.0
Equipment Aggro	1–2	33.3
Hateful Auras	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	1–1	50.0
Knights	1–2	33.3
AggroSlide	2–5	28.6
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Humans	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Humans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Bard Class	0–1	0.0
Combo	44–27	62.0
Storm	6–7	46.2
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	5–7	41.7
Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–2	33.3
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	6–5	54.5
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	4–0	100.0
Dredge	2–0	100.0
Polymorph	4–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–1	66.7
Restore Balance	0–1	0.0
Belcher	1–3	25.0
Actual Twin	5–3	62.5
Izzet Twin	4–2	66.7
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Primal Prayers Combo	3–0	100.0
Control	49–28	63.6
Mono Black Control	5–1	83.3
Esper Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	2–2	50.0
Azorius Control	4–2	66.7
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	9–10	47.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Mono White Cloudpost Control	6–9	40.0
Grixis Control	1–0	100.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	5–1	83.3
Guildgate Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	3–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	15–10	60.0
Prison	2–1	66.7
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	11–8	57.9
Aristocrats	6–6	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–4	42.9
Burn	4–2	66.7
Hushnought	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	7–2	77.8
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	3–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	2–1	66.7
Dimir Librarians	1–1	50.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	9–5	64.3
Curses	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	3–3	50.0
Archfiend Alteration	2–1	66.7
Midrange	36–16	69.2
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	4–1	80.0
Jund	3–0	100.0
Blink	1–0	100.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	0–2	0.0
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Angels	3–2	60.0
Mono White Angels	1–2	33.3
Azorius Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	3–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–2	50.0
Sultai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	3–3	50.0
Nissa Company	3–1	75.0
Game Objects	3–0	100.0
Ramp	10–6	62.5
Rofellos Ramp	4–2	66.7
Cloudpost Ramp	1–2	33.3
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	0–1	0.0
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–1	50.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0