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	37320	62409–63643–18	49.5	430	2790	1688
Fake-Twin	400	655–730	47.3	3	24	15
Murderous Mastery	21	47–41	53.4	0	1	1
Jeskai Fake-Twin	106	166–181	47.8	1	10	5
Naya Fake-Twin	119	226–220	50.7	2	7	4

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	179–168	51.6
Mono Black Aggro	5–1	83.3
Heroic	19–14	57.6
Mono White Heroic	13–9	59.1
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	6–3	66.7
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	23–59	28.0
Mono Red Devotion	0–2	0.0
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Goblins	8–3	72.7
Tokens	13–3	81.3
Selesnya Tokens	4–1	80.0
Mono White Tokens	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	7–5	58.3
White Weenie	10–10	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–2	33.3
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	13–8	61.9
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	10–6	62.5
Selesnya Counters	1–1	50.0
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Zombies	19–19	50.0
Gruul Aggro	4–4	50.0
Merfolk	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	4–3	57.1
8 Whack	1–3	25.0
Artifact Aggro	11–5	68.8
Affinity	7–3	70.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–2	0.0
Devoid Aggro	0–1	0.0
Madness	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Madness	1–2	33.3
Voltron	1–2	33.3
Equipment Aggro	0–2	0.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Knights	3–4	42.9
AggroSlide	8–10	44.4
Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	2–0	100.0
Humans	2–2	50.0
Gruul Humans	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Humans	2–0	100.0
Boros Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	1–1	50.0
Combo	104–115	47.5
Storm	12–18	40.0
Dimir Tendrils	3–4	42.9
Dragonstorm	3–4	42.9
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	4–6	40.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	0–2	0.0
Reanimator	12–25	32.4
Recurring Nightmare	1–4	20.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Jund Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–8	20.0
Double Dragon	1–7	12.5
Living Death	1–2	33.3
Grozoth	0–2	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	8–9	47.1
Rakdos Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	7–7	50.0
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	2–1	66.7
Warp World	3–2	60.0
Actual Warp World	3–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Maniac Combo	0–3	0.0
Hypergenesis	3–3	50.0
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Mardu Life	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–6	40.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–3	40.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	4–3	57.1
Fake-Twin	8–8	50.0
Murderous Mastery	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	6–5	54.5
Metalwork Colossus	8–5	61.5
Upheaval Colossus	6–5	54.5
Infinite Infinite Combos	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	5–1	83.3
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–1	66.7
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–2	0.0
Taking Turns	4–1	80.0
Izzet Ascension	1–3	25.0
Ominous Good	2–1	66.7
Jokulhaups Combo	1–5	16.7
Soulflayer	3–1	75.0
Breakfast	13–12	52.0
Hermit Gond	2–1	66.7
Oops All Spells	5–7	41.7
Neoform Hermit	6–4	60.0
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–4	20.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Control	100–159	38.6
Mono Black Control	2–2	50.0
Esper Control	4–9	30.8
Demonic Rising	4–3	57.1
Paradox Haze Lock	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	6–2	75.0
Dimir Control	3–13	18.8
Azorius Control	13–28	31.7
Cawblade	0–2	0.0
Turbo Fog	3–6	33.3
Mardu Control	0–2	0.0
Mill	3–4	42.9
Cloudpost Control	7–11	38.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Blackpost	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–2	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	4–6	40.0
Cruel Control	4–4	50.0
Stax	10–6	62.5
Pollute the Planet	2–2	50.0
Birthday Stax	2–1	66.7
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Stagnant Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	5–16	23.8
Jeskai Approach	2–1	66.7
Dragon Control	2–1	66.7
Runeflare	0–3	0.0
Ponza	7–12	36.8
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	3–3	50.0
Cycling Control	3–8	27.3
Astral Slide	3–5	37.5
Five Color Control	1–6	14.3
Sultai Control	4–4	50.0
Guildgate Control	7–5	58.3
Bant Control	2–1	66.7
Pox	1–2	33.3
Enchantments Control	2–0	100.0
Prison	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	31–37	45.6
Aristocrats	18–12	60.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	8–2	80.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–5	28.6
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	1–8	11.1
Infect	9–5	64.3
Simic Infect	3–3	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–1	66.7
Golgari Infect	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	1–2	33.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	0–2	0.0
Combo Goblins	0–4	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–3	0.0
Dirty Kitty	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	32–40	44.4
Simic Flash	1–2	33.3
Izzet Tempo	8–13	38.1
Azorius Skies	1–3	25.0
Blue Madness	3–5	37.5
Simic Madness	2–2	50.0
Temur Madness	0–2	0.0
Wizards	2–0	100.0
12 Pest	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–5	44.4
Izzet Spells	6–3	66.7
Dimir Tempo	3–7	30.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	24–46	34.3
Curses	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	0–2	0.0
Shared Fate	1–1	50.0
Swarm Intelligence	0–1	0.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	1–7	12.5
Displace Loop	3–3	50.0
Peregrine Drake	3–3	50.0
Hedron Alignment	1–2	33.3
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	1–2	33.3
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	2–3	40.0
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	8–20	28.6
Wildfire	7–15	31.8
Thryx-Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	5–4	55.6
Jokulhaups Control	1–5	16.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	138–144	48.9
Temur Ascendancy	7–13	35.0
The Rock	4–3	57.1
Grenzo	0–3	0.0
Abzan Midrange	8–5	61.5
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	8–2	80.0
Blink	22–24	47.8
Wave Blink	6–12	33.3
Azorius Wave	3–5	37.5
Orzhov Wave	3–4	42.9
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	6–4	60.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Enchantments Matter	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Constellation	1–1	50.0
Allies	12–2	85.7
Mardu Allies	5–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	3–2	60.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	2–2	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	3–1	75.0
Fake-Rack	2–0	100.0
Selvala Morningstar	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	2–2	50.0
Vampires	1–4	20.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–2	0.0
Legends Midrange	1–2	33.3
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–9	30.8
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	2–5	28.6
Mono Black Midrange	4–12	25.0
Mono Black Devotion	1–6	14.3
Hellion Whip	0–3	0.0
Dimir Midrange	2–6	25.0
Temur Energy	1–0	100.0
Angels	0–1	0.0
Mono White Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	3–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–2	33.3
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	4–3	57.1
Sultai Emerge	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–5	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–3	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	0–2	0.0
Ordealbreak	0–1	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	1–2	33.3
Coinflips	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	2–3	40.0
Ramp	47–21	69.1
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	15–3	83.3
Cloudpost Ramp	21–11	65.6
Locus Awakening	2–1	66.7
Golgari Post	1–1	50.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–1	66.7
Greenpost	11–5	68.8
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Defenders	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0