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 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
Aggro	50245	93862–84071–65	52.8	735	5760	2362
Voltron	1395	1893–2559–2	42.5	5	101	31
Equipment Aggro	440	590–808	42.2	2	41	13

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	139–221	38.6
Mono Black Aggro	4–15	21.1
Heroic	7–21	25.0
Mono White Heroic	2–12	14.3
Azorius Heroic	2–2	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Boros Heroic	2–5	28.6
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	27–49	35.5
Mono Red Devotion	1–2	33.3
Prisoner	0–1	0.0
Proliferate Red	4–8	33.3
Goblins	2–4	33.3
Tokens	4–8	33.3
Selesnya Tokens	3–4	42.9
Mono White Tokens	0–3	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–2	60.0
White Weenie	12–21	36.4
Odric Keywords	0–4	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	4–3	57.1
Chroma White	4–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	0–1	0.0
Elves	1–4	20.0
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	6–2	75.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	6–5	54.5
Gruul Aggro	1–3	25.0
Merfolk	3–2	60.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–3	40.0
Artifact Aggro	27–42	39.1
Affinity	9–7	56.3
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	13–32	28.9
Mono Blue Architect	2–2	50.0
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	0–2	0.0
Madness	2–3	40.0
Golgari Madness	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	8–11	42.1
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	6–6	50.0
Hateful Auras	1–2	33.3
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	0–4	0.0
AggroSlide	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Hellbent	1–0	100.0
Humans	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–1	50.0
Legends Aggro	7–9	43.8
Boros Legends Aggro	7–8	46.7
Combo	103–126	45.0
Storm	15–16	48.4
Dimir Tendrils	4–5	44.4
Dragonstorm	2–2	50.0
Simic Storm	3–0	100.0
Reclamation Storm	3–0	100.0
High Tide	2–4	33.3
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–2	33.3
Reanimator	7–15	31.8
Recurring Nightmare	1–2	33.3
Dragon Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Jund Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–2	0.0
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Living Death	2–2	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	4–9	30.8
Rakdos Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Necro Combo	1–1	50.0
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	6–9	40.0
Warp World	1–4	20.0
Boros Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Maniac Combo	2–1	66.7
Hypergenesis	0–4	0.0
New Perspectives	10–2	83.3
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–3	40.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	0–3	0.0
Fake-Twin	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	8–9	47.1
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	2–1	66.7
Eye of the Storm	2–0	100.0
Eggs	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–1	66.7
Taking Turns	4–1	80.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Ominous Good	2–1	66.7
Soulflayer	2–4	33.3
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	4–14	22.2
Cephalid Breakfast	4–11	26.7
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	3–4	42.9
Grixis Breakfast	1–4	20.0
Oops All Spells	0–2	0.0
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	0–3	0.0
Dredge	4–3	57.1
Insidious Roots Dredge	1–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–2	50.0
Intruder Alarm	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	2–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	0–2	0.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	1–4	20.0
Phoenix Altar	5–2	71.4
Actual Twin	2–11	15.4
Izzet Twin	2–10	16.7
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	110–121	47.6
Mono Black Control	4–3	57.1
Esper Control	6–7	46.2
Demonic Rising	1–5	16.7
Mono Blue Control	3–6	33.3
Dimir Control	6–7	46.2
Azorius Control	15–20	42.9
Cawblade	3–4	42.9
Turbo Fog	2–3	40.0
Izzet Control	2–1	66.7
Mardu Control	0–2	0.0
Mill	3–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	6–11	35.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Control	1–5	16.7
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	5–2	71.4
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	3–0	100.0
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–4	20.0
Dragon Control	3–0	100.0
Galleon Control	5–0	100.0
Runeflare	3–3	50.0
Ponza	4–1	80.0
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	4–4	50.0
Astral Slide	4–3	57.1
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	5–12	29.4
Guildgate Control	1–3	25.0
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Pox	6–4	60.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	4–3	57.1
Seasons Past Control	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Control	4–5	44.4
Prison	4–2	66.7
Enchantress	4–2	66.7
Aggro-Combo	33–50	39.8
Aristocrats	16–29	35.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–11	26.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–4	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	4–7	36.4
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Boros Bombardment	2–0	100.0
Burn	6–5	54.5
Necro Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	7–6	53.8
Simic Infect	2–1	66.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	0–3	0.0
Dirty Kitty	0–3	0.0
Aggro-Control	35–39	47.3
Simic Flash	1–2	33.3
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	7–6	53.8
Azorius Skies	3–3	50.0
Blue Madness	4–0	100.0
Simic Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–2	0.0
Temur Clues	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
12 Pest	3–3	50.0
Ninjas	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–8	20.0
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–3	0.0
Izzet Spells	3–7	30.0
Dimir Tempo	2–2	50.0
Dimir Faeries	2–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	29–35	45.3
Curses	3–5	37.5
Cruel Combo-Control	0–2	0.0
Battle of Wits	8–5	61.5
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	2–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	4–3	57.1
Mass Land Destruction	6–15	28.6
Wildfire	3–6	33.3
Thryx-Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	3–9	25.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Thopter-Sword	0–2	0.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	118–188	38.6
Temur Ascendancy	8–9	47.1
The Rock	1–6	14.3
Grenzo	2–2	50.0
Abzan Midrange	6–11	35.3
Jund	7–7	50.0
Blink	17–29	37.0
Wave Blink	2–9	18.2
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–1	50.0
Azorius Wave	1–5	16.7
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Acid Trip	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Blink	12–15	44.4
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	5–5	50.0
Séance	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	2–8	20.0
Orzhov Allies	0–4	0.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	2–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	0–2	0.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	0–2	0.0
Fake-Rack	2–1	66.7
Mardu Midrange	3–3	50.0
White Jund	0–2	0.0
Vampires	3–4	42.9
Mono Black Vampires	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	3–14	17.6
Mardu Legends	1–5	16.7
Orzhov Legends	0–4	0.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Elementals	3–3	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–9	30.8
Naya Midrange	0–3	0.0
Card Advantage White	0–2	0.0
Big Red	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	8–9	47.1
Necro Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	2–1	66.7
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	0–2	0.0
Temur Energy	1–0	100.0
Angels	2–1	66.7
Mono White Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–2	60.0
Martyr's Grace	2–1	66.7
Sultai Midrange	1–3	25.0
Sultai Emerge	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	3–13	18.8
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Neoform	0–2	0.0
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	9–5	64.3
Hero of Precinct One	2–5	28.6
Mardu Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Naya Hero	0–3	0.0
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	0–2	0.0
Artifact Midrange	3–2	60.0
Death Cloud	0–4	0.0
Nissa Company	0–1	0.0
Ramp	23–28	45.1
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	7–7	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	8–9	47.1
Greenpost	7–5	58.3
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Simic Post	0–2	0.0
Temurpost	0–1	0.0
Domain	0–2	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–1	0.0
Historic Bloom	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–2	33.3
Orcish Aids	0–1	0.0
Field Ramp	0–1	0.0
Superfriends	1–1	50.0