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.

Ramp

Tournaments Only
Season 35▾
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	104	137–195	41.3	1	3	1
Villainous Wealth	6	10–16	38.5
Rofellos Ramp	1	0–2	0.0
Wild Pair	1	0–2	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	53	80–102	44.0	0	2
Eldrazipost	9	9–22	29.0
Golgari Post	4	3–5	37.5
Greenpost	11	16–23	41.0
Simic Post	28	51–51	50.0	0	2
Domain	2	0–3	0.0
Carth Superfriends	10	11–15	42.3	1	1
Applejacks	5	10–6	62.5

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	14–42	25.0
Mono Black Aggro	0–1	0.0
Heroic	2–6	25.0
Mono White Heroic	1–2	33.3
Boros Heroic	0–4	0.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	0–3	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	4–11	26.7
White Weenie	2–7	22.2
Soldiers	1–3	25.0
Mono White Humans	1–4	20.0
Elves	0–2	0.0
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Voltron	1–2	33.3
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Knights	0–1	0.0
Humans	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Humans	0–3	0.0
Legends Aggro	1–5	16.7
Boros Legends Aggro	1–5	16.7
Rats	1–1	50.0
Combo	33–48	40.7
Storm	3–4	42.9
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	2–2	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	6–9	40.0
Living Death	3–6	33.3
Excruciator Combo	3–4	42.9
Traditional Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–5	44.4
Hypergenesis	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–8	38.5
Anvil Colossus	0–6	0.0
Seismic Swans	0–2	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–3	25.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	2–5	28.6
Oops All Spells	1–0	100.0
Unctus	1–5	16.7
Oops All Lands	2–1	66.7
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Phoenix Altar	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	0–2	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–2	0.0
Nadu Combo	2–8	20.0
Amalia Combo	3–0	100.0
Control	32–31	50.8
Esper Control	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	3–0	100.0
Azorius Control	4–10	28.6
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	7–5	58.3
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	6–0	100.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Control	3–1	75.0
Cruel Control	3–0	100.0
Stax	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Ponza	1–1	50.0
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Control	2–0	100.0
Prison	0–1	0.0
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	1–1	50.0
Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	10–19	34.5
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	0–2	0.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tempo	3–10	23.1
Azorius Tempo	4–6	40.0
Spirits	1–0	100.0
Azorius Spirits	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	4–2	66.7
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–0	100.0
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	37–46	44.6
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	1–1	50.0
Blink	8–10	44.4
Orzhov Blink	6–10	37.5
Graveyard Value	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–5	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–1	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–1	66.7
Hero of Precinct One	2–4	33.3
Five Color Hero	2–4	33.3
Artifact Midrange	2–0	100.0
Coinflips	1–1	50.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	0–1	0.0
Laelia Cascade	4–5	44.4
Wight Midrange	6–6	50.0
Golgari Wight	2–4	33.3
Jund Wight	3–2	60.0
Ramp	6–6	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	3–4	42.9
Greenpost	2–0	100.0
Simic Post	1–4	20.0
Carth Superfriends	1–1	50.0