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

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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.

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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 4 weeks, 1 day.

Control

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

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	546	973–856	53.2	11	95	28
Mono Black Control	6	3–11	21.4
Esper Control	28	43–47	47.8
Dimir Control	14	18–19	48.6			1
Azorius Control	85	154–122	55.8	1	8	10
Turbo Fog	1	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	112	206–164	55.7	6	28	4
Mardu Control	2	4–3	57.1
Mill	4	5–10	33.3
Boros Control	1	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	15	11–34	24.4	0	1
Cruel Control	3	1–3	25.0
Stax	18	25–36	41.0	0	4
Chandra Nalaar	2	2–4	33.3	0	1
Jeskai Control	1	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	2	4–6	40.0
Izzet Dragons	1	2–3	40.0
Runeflare	3	4–5	44.4
Ponza	3	3–7	30.0
Mono White Control	4	2–6	25.0
Dynavolt Tower	13	26–21	55.3
Cycling Control	5	2–9	18.2	0	1
Astral Slide	5	2–9	18.2	0	1
Five Color Control	4	1–7	12.5
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2	1–4	20.0
Last Stand Control	1	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	1	0–4	0.0
Enchantments Control	4	3–9	25.0
Orzhov Control	191	408–288	58.6	4	50	10
Prison	27	49–41	54.4	0	2	3
Enchantress	27	49–41	54.4	0	2	3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	260–251	50.9
Mono Black Aggro	2–3	40.0
Heroic	64–61	51.2
Mono White Heroic	8–8	50.0
Azorius Heroic	8–7	53.3
Boros Heroic	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	45–46	49.5
Red Deck Wins	31–32	49.2
Mono Red Devotion	1–3	25.0
Goblins	1–3	25.0
Tokens	4–5	44.4
Mono White Tokens	4–2	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	2–1	66.7
White Weenie	51–60	45.9
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Mono White Humans	49–58	45.8
Elves	2–0	100.0
Werewolves	6–5	54.5
Selesnya Little Kid	16–12	57.1
Selesnya Counters	1–1	50.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	1–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	6–2	75.0
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	4–2	66.7
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	17–6	73.9
Affinity	7–2	77.8
Tempered Steel	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Architect	7–4	63.6
Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	1–1	50.0
Hateful Auras	1–1	50.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	0–3	0.0
AggroSlide	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Aggro	9–4	69.2
Humans	20–30	40.0
Boros Humans	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Humans	13–19	40.6
Azorius Humans	4–9	30.8
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	11–17	39.3
Boros Legends Aggro	9–13	40.9
Bard Class	2–1	66.7
Pirates	3–2	60.0
Rats	1–1	50.0
Combo	131–120	52.2
Storm	44–58	43.1
Dragonstorm	3–1	75.0
Citadel Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	38–57	40.0
Reanimator	3–1	75.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–1	75.0
Hypergenesis	13–7	65.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	9–6	60.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	8–5	61.5
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–3	57.1
Anvil Colossus	1–3	25.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	12–8	60.0
Taking Turns	6–5	54.5
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	1–3	25.0
Dredge	8–2	80.0
Polymorph	5–1	83.3
Storm Herald	2–2	50.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	4–12	25.0
Gyruda	0–1	0.0
Phoenix Altar	1–1	50.0
Primal Prayers Combo	4–5	44.4
Control	211–211	50.0
Mono Black Control	3–0	100.0
Esper Control	12–11	52.2
Dimir Control	6–4	60.0
Azorius Control	24–35	40.7
Izzet Control	22–54	28.9
Mardu Control	0–3	0.0
Mill	1–3	25.0
Grixis Control	9–3	75.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	9–5	64.3
Chandra Nalaar	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	2–3	40.0
Izzet Dragons	1–2	33.3
Runeflare	2–1	66.7
Ponza	1–1	50.0
Mono White Control	2–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	6–1	85.7
Cycling Control	3–0	100.0
Astral Slide	3–0	100.0
Five Color Control	2–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	91–79	53.5
Prison	11–7	61.1
Enchantress	11–7	61.1
Aggro-Combo	81–43	65.3
Aristocrats	71–34	67.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	13–9	59.1
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	35–9	79.5
Rakdos Aristocrats	17–16	51.5
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	6–8	42.9
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	47–57	45.2
Simic Flash	2–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	7–4	63.6
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	8–10	44.4
Mono Blue Librarians	7–9	43.8
Izzet Spells	0–3	0.0
Dimir Tempo	13–21	38.2
Azorius Tempo	2–4	33.3
Spirits	10–13	43.5
Azorius Spirits	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Spirits	7–9	43.8
Combo-Control	20–6	76.9
Curses	2–1	66.7
Battle of Wits	8–3	72.7
Shared Fate	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	5–1	83.3
Mass Land Destruction	1–0	100.0
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	2–0	100.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	1–0	100.0
Midrange	193–154	55.6
The Rock	20–14	58.8
Abzan Midrange	1–7	12.5
Jund	1–2	33.3
Blink	13–2	86.7
Orzhov Blink	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	6–3	66.7
Enchantments Matter	6–5	54.5
Fake-Rack	2–4	33.3
Mardu Midrange	6–4	60.0
Vampires	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	20–13	60.6
Naya Midrange	3–0	100.0
Big Red	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	22–7	75.9
Dimir Midrange	6–1	85.7
Angels	6–2	75.0
Mono White Angels	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	2–1	66.7
Toughness Matters	6–4	60.0
Lifegain Midrange	7–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–10	9.1
Jeskai Midrange	3–1	75.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	10–5	66.7
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	7–5	58.3
Naya Hero	2–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	2–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	23–52	30.7
Boros Engineers	9–17	34.6
Death Cloud	2–1	66.7
Game Objects	1–3	25.0
Laelia Cascade	3–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	0–1	0.0
Golgari Wight	0–1	0.0
Ramp	29–13	69.0
Cloudpost Ramp	2–2	50.0
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	2–1	66.7
Applejacks	7–5	58.3