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?

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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 12 weeks, 5 days.

The Season Kick Off is on Nov 30th with free entry and over 100 tix in prizes to 32nd place!

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	11119	19328–19094–13	50.3	103	853	522
Curses	603	985–1102–1	47.2	5	39	18

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	201–308	39.5
Mono Black Aggro	11–16	40.7
Heroic	11–20	35.5
Mono White Heroic	2–11	15.4
Azorius Heroic	6–2	75.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–6	25.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	41–56	42.3
Mono Red Devotion	0–2	0.0
Prisoner	2–3	40.0
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	3–5	37.5
Tokens	6–10	37.5
Selesnya Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono White Tokens	2–5	28.6
Mono Green Stompy	1–4	20.0
White Weenie	15–27	35.7
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–2	50.0
Soldiers	1–1	50.0
Kithkin	1–1	50.0
Chroma White	0–6	0.0
Elves	14–10	58.3
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–3	0.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	4–14	22.2
Gruul Aggro	4–10	28.6
Merfolk	9–4	69.2
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	32–83	27.8
Affinity	10–13	43.5
Salvage Titan	2–5	28.6
Tempered Steel	17–64	21.0
Mono Blue Architect	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Aggro	3–1	75.0
Illusions	2–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Madness	9–3	75.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	4–3	57.1
Voltron	10–7	58.8
Hexproof	2–1	66.7
Equipment Aggro	5–3	62.5
Hateful Auras	2–3	40.0
Knights	2–3	40.0
AggroSlide	4–9	30.8
Cats	0–2	0.0
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	7–10	41.2
Rakdos Hellbent	7–8	46.7
Boros Aggro	2–1	66.7
Humans	0–3	0.0
Selesnya Humans	0–2	0.0
Boros Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	168–155	52.0
Storm	22–38	36.7
Dimir Tendrils	1–10	9.1
Dragonstorm	2–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	1–1	50.0
Citadel Storm	2–1	66.7
High Tide	3–6	33.3
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	9–12	42.9
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	27–21	56.3
Recurring Nightmare	5–4	55.6
Dragon Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Jund Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	6–5	54.5
Double Dragon	1–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	14–12	53.8
Rakdos Reanimator	3–2	60.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–3	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	5–4	55.6
Oriss Genesis	2–1	66.7
Necro Combo	0–2	0.0
Biovisionary	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–6	40.0
Dubious Challenge	0–2	0.0
Warp World	5–1	83.3
Temur Glimpse	2–0	100.0
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	2–1	66.7
Hypergenesis	3–3	50.0
New Perspectives	9–4	69.2
Mardu Life	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–6	25.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–4	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Myr Incubator	2–1	66.7
Umbral Mantle	2–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	6–4	60.0
Anvil Colossus	1–1	50.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–2	50.0
Taking Turns	4–5	44.4
Izzet Ascension	0–3	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–3	25.0
Soulflayer	1–3	25.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	35–30	53.8
Cephalid Breakfast	27–16	62.8
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	14–11	56.0
Grixis Breakfast	11–5	68.8
Hermit Gond	2–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	6–14	30.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	2–4	33.3
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	4–1	80.0
Enduring Ideal	2–1	66.7
Ad Nauseam	1–1	50.0
Chain of Acid	1–1	50.0
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	4–2	66.7
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Stuffy Doll	1–1	50.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	0–1	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	176–201–1	46.7
Mono Black Control	11–3	78.6
Esper Control	5–15	25.0
Demonic Rising	5–8	38.5
Paradox Haze Lock	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Control	7–3	70.0
Turbo Xerox	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	6–11–1	35.3
Dreadful Inspiration	0–2	0.0
Azorius Control	12–28	30.0
Cawblade	2–1	66.7
Turbo Fog	8–1	88.9
Izzet Control	6–2	75.0
Mardu Control	2–3	40.0
Mill	2–5	28.6
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	6–8	42.9
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–4	42.9
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Grixis Control	15–9	62.5
Cruel Control	4–0	100.0
Stax	9–6	60.0
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Stagnant Control	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Control	4–14	22.2
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	5–5	50.0
Ponza	11–13	45.8
Mono White Control	5–9	35.7
Life is Ez	1–4	20.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–2	50.0
Cycling Control	8–6	57.1
Astral Slide	7–6	53.8
Five Color Control	0–5	0.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–2	0.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	20–13	60.6
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	2–1	66.7
Bant Control	1–7	12.5
Pox	4–4	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	4–6	40.0
Seasons Past Control	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Control	0–4	0.0
Prison	4–1	80.0
Enchantress	4–1	80.0
Aggro-Combo	78–68	53.4
Aristocrats	39–27	59.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	21–12	63.6
Orzhov Aristocrats	8–7	53.3
Golgari Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Boros Bombardment	2–3	40.0
Burn	2–12	14.3
Infect	16–7	69.6
Simic Infect	7–3	70.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	3–1	75.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	8–13	38.1
Izzet Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	4–12	25.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	0–1	0.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	5–6	45.5
Goblin Persist	3–6	33.3
Dirty Kitty	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	42–60	41.2
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	9–15	37.5
Azorius Skies	5–7	41.7
Blue Madness	5–4	55.6
Simic Madness	2–1	66.7
Temur Madness	1–1	50.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	2–3	40.0
Ninjas	5–4	55.6
Mono Blue Tempo	2–9	18.2
Mono Blue Librarians	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	4–10	28.6
Dimir Tempo	2–4	33.3
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	4–1	80.0
Combo-Control	67–75	47.2
Curses	16–16	50.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	3–3	50.0
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–2	0.0
Mindcrank	2–9	18.2
Displace Loop	1–2	33.3
Peregrine Drake	1–0	100.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	4–5	44.4
Hive Mind	2–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	1–2	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	34–31	52.3
Wildfire	10–6	62.5
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	5–1	83.3
Jokulhaups Control	24–25	49.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–5	44.4
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	8–5	61.5
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–7	30.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	6–2	75.0
Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	0–2	0.0
Midrange	217–199	52.2
Temur Ascendancy	2–4	33.3
The Rock	7–8	46.7
Grenzo	3–1	75.0
Abzan Midrange	8–8	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	15–15	50.0
Blink	13–21	38.2
Wave Blink	2–3	40.0
Azorius Wave	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	2–0	100.0
Acid Trip	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Blink	2–2	50.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	10–9	52.6
Séance	5–1	83.3
Varolz Dreadnought	1–4	20.0
Enchantments Matter	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Enchantress	2–0	100.0
Constellation	0–1	0.0
Allies	15–11	57.7
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	7–8	46.7
Boros Allies	3–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	3–4	42.9
-1/-1 Counters	3–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–4	20.0
Mardu Midrange	10–0	100.0
White Jund	7–2	77.8
Vampires	11–9	55.0
Mono Black Vampires	8–6	57.1
Rakdos Vampires	2–3	40.0
Legends Midrange	7–1	87.5
Orzhov Legends	3–1	75.0
Elementals	1–4	20.0
Rakdos Midrange	10–6	62.5
Naya Midrange	3–2	60.0
Stoic Midrange	0–2	0.0
Card Advantage White	1–3	25.0
Big Red	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	14–17	45.2
Necro Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Devotion	6–3	66.7
Heart of Darkness	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	5–4	55.6
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	1–2	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	8–5	61.5
Martyr's Grace	3–4	42.9
Sultai Midrange	4–0	100.0
Sultai Emerge	2–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–11	26.7
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	0–2	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	2–1	66.7
Hero of Precinct One	6–7	46.2
Mardu Hero	2–4	33.3
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	2–1	66.7
Boros Hero	2–1	66.7
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	9–5	64.3
Coinflips	5–0	100.0
Death Cloud	2–2	50.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–1	50.0
Game Objects	2–0	100.0
Ramp	36–36	50.0
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	4–6	40.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	12–19	38.7
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	9–14	39.1
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Temurpost	1–0	100.0
Domain	2–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–3	25.0
Historic Bloom	1–1	50.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	2–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0