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.

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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 1 week.

The Penny Dreadful 500 is on Nov 16th with free entry and $500 in prizes!

Lich's Mastery

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	11114	19323–19088–13	50.3	103	853	522
Lich's Mastery	154	202–280	41.9	0	5	4

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	46–72	39.0
Mono Black Aggro	3–3	50.0
Heroic	4–5	44.4
Mono White Heroic	2–4	33.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–1	66.7
Red Deck Wins	4–11	26.7
Goblins	2–1	66.7
Tokens	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
White Weenie	7–6	53.8
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Kithkin	1–1	50.0
Chroma White	1–1	50.0
Elves	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Little Kid	4–0	100.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–2	33.3
Gruul Aggro	2–2	50.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	3–28	9.7
Affinity	1–6	14.3
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Boros Vehicles	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	1–18	5.3
Mono Blue Architect	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	2–2	50.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	1–2	33.3
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	0–1	0.0
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Hellbent	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	38–39	49.4
Storm	6–2	75.0
Dimir Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	2–1	66.7
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	3–5	37.5
Worldgorger Dragon	1–1	50.0
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Grixis Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–4	33.3
Warp World	1–2	33.3
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Boros Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	3–1	75.0
New Perspectives	0–4	0.0
Mardu Life	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–4	20.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–4	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–2	0.0
Taking Turns	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–3	0.0
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	10–7	58.8
Cephalid Breakfast	10–7	58.8
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	8–5	61.5
Grixis Breakfast	2–2	50.0
Ad Nauseam	2–1	66.7
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	1–0	100.0
Izzet Twin	1–0	100.0
Nadu Combo	1–0	100.0
Control	35–50	41.2
Mono Black Control	0–4	0.0
Esper Control	1–4	20.0
Demonic Rising	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Control	0–3	0.0
Dimir Control	3–1	75.0
Azorius Control	10–4	71.4
Cawblade	3–1	75.0
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	1–1	50.0
Mill	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Grixis Control	0–5	0.0
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	2–3	40.0
Runeflare	0–2	0.0
Ponza	1–2	33.3
Mono White Control	2–3	40.0
Life is Ez	2–2	50.0
Dynavolt Tower	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	1–2	33.3
Astral Slide	1–2	33.3
Sultai Control	4–6	40.0
Pox	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	16–16	50.0
Aristocrats	6–7	46.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–5	44.4
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	2–0	100.0
Infect	2–1	66.7
Simic Infect	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–4	20.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	3–2	60.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	0–1	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	17–16	51.5
Izzet Tempo	9–5	64.3
Azorius Skies	2–1	66.7
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–2	33.3
Tetsukotog	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Tempo	3–2	60.0
Dimir Tempo	0–2	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	13–24	35.1
Curses	5–4	55.6
Cruel Combo-Control	0–2	0.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	2–1	66.7
Lich's Mastery	2–2	50.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	0–3	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–11	8.3
Wildfire	1–7	12.5
Thryx-Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–4	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	0–4	0.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Midrange	30–51	37.0
The Rock	3–3	50.0
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	4–5	44.4
Blink	4–11	26.7
Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	0–2	0.0
Graveyard Value	1–1	50.0
Allies	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Allies	1–1	50.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	2–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	0–2	0.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
White Jund	1–2	33.3
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–4	50.0
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–6	25.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–2	0.0
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	0–1	0.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Game Objects	0–1	0.0
Ramp	7–12	36.8
Rofellos Ramp	4–2	66.7
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	1–5	16.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	0–3	0.0
Simic Post	0–2	0.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0