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.

Current League

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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 8 weeks, 1 day.

Tokens

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro	12060	24566–23516–65	51.1	748	5837
Tokens	355	571–746–1	43.4	8	129
Selesnya Tokens	150	240–315–1	43.2	3	57
Mardu Tokens	7	13–15	46.4	0	5
Mono White Tokens	133	238–269	46.9	5	48
Orzhov Tokens	18	24–33	42.1	0	5

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	194–230–1	45.8
Mono Black Aggro	4–3	57.1
Heroic	10–13–1	43.5
Mono White Heroic	6–9–1	40.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–3	40.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	59–76	43.7
Mono Red Devotion	3–3	50.0
Goblins	12–6	66.7
Tokens	13–13	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	5–4	55.6
Mono White Tokens	8–8	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	10–3	76.9
White Weenie	13–20	39.4
Odric Keywords	1–2	33.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–2	33.3
Soldiers	2–1	66.7
Kithkin	1–1	50.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Elves	10–5	66.7
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	5–2	71.4
Rogues	0–3	0.0
Zombies	9–14	39.1
Gruul Aggro	4–3	57.1
Merfolk	2–5	28.6
Mono Red Swarm	2–3	40.0
8 Whack	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	11–14	44.0
Affinity	6–5	54.5
Hardened Scales Affinity	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	4–8	33.3
Mono Blue Aggro	0–2	0.0
Devastating Dreams	3–3	50.0
Madness	1–5	16.7
Gruul Madness	1–2	33.3
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–2	0.0
Voltron	4–5	44.4
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Boros Auras	1–3	25.0
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	4–3	57.1
AggroSlide	9–18	33.3
Cats	0–2	0.0
Mono White Cats	0–2	0.0
Boros Aggro	0–2	0.0
Humans	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Humans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	1–3	25.0
Boros Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Bard Class	0–2	0.0
Rats	0–1	0.0
Combo	60–89	40.3
Storm	16–20	44.4
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	7–8	46.7
Dragonstorm	2–3	40.0
Hazoret Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	2–2	50.0
Izzet Storm	1–1	50.0
Channel Storm	0–4	0.0
Reanimator	12–24	33.3
Recurring Nightmare	2–7	22.2
Dragon Nightmare	2–6	25.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–2	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	10–14	41.7
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Reanimator	2–5	28.6
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necro Combo	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–2	33.3
Warp World	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	5–2	71.4
Hypergenesis	1–1	50.0
New Perspectives	1–1	50.0
Cat Wave	0–1	0.0
Mardu Life	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–3	50.0
Anvil Colossus	1–2	33.3
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Infinite Infinite Combos	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–3	25.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	1–1	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	2–16	11.1
Cephalid Breakfast	0–2	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–2	0.0
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	1–6	14.3
Neoform Hermit	1–6	14.3
Oops All Lands	0–1	0.0
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	1–2	33.3
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Control	101–136	42.6
Mono Black Control	2–5	28.6
Esper Control	2–6	25.0
Demonic Rising	6–5	54.5
Paradox Haze Lock	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	5–1	83.3
Dimir Control	8–10	44.4
Watery Oath	2–0	100.0
Azorius Control	8–22	26.7
Turbo Fog	3–3	50.0
Izzet Control	2–5	28.6
Mardu Control	3–0	100.0
Mill	4–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Control	1–9	10.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–5	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	9–12	42.9
Cruel Control	6–5	54.5
Stax	8–10	44.4
Necro Stax	0–1	0.0
Pollute the Planet	3–3	50.0
Birthday Stax	2–2	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Stagnant Control	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	2–5	28.6
Dragon Control	3–2	60.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	5–2	71.4
Mono White Control	1–1	50.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	4–5	44.4
Astral Slide	3–3	50.0
Five Color Control	1–4	20.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–3	40.0
Guildgate Control	9–11	45.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Reclamation	2–4	33.3
Pox	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Prison	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	31–34	47.7
Aristocrats	11–16	40.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Golgari Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Food	1–4	20.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Burn	3–2	60.0
Infect	2–4	33.3
Simic Infect	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–3	25.0
Pummeler	3–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	5–7	41.7
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	4–6	40.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	3–3	50.0
Aggro-Control	39–47	45.3
Simic Flash	0–2	0.0
Simic Vat	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	12–10	54.5
Azorius Skies	2–5	28.6
Blue Madness	4–1	80.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Grixis Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Clues	0–3	0.0
Wizards	0–3	0.0
Ninjas	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	6–8	42.9
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	3–5	37.5
Dimir Tempo	1–3	25.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	1–1	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	2–0	100.0
Combo-Control	28–43	39.4
Curses	2–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	3–16	15.8
Battle of Wits	5–0	100.0
Approach Necro	3–1	75.0
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Swarm Intelligence	3–4	42.9
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	1–1	50.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Peregrine Drake	0–1	0.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–2	33.3
Hive Mind	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	6–11	35.3
Wildfire	5–5	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–6	14.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Midrange	109–148	42.4
Temur Ascendancy	6–13	31.6
Prophet Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
The Rock	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	3–3	50.0
Jund	6–13	31.6
Blink	4–15	21.1
Wave Blink	0–10	0.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Esper Wave	0–3	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Wave	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Blink	2–2	50.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	6–2	75.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	2–1	66.7
Constellation	2–1	66.7
Allies	5–7	41.7
Orzhov Allies	3–1	75.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–3	25.0
BRGW Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	4–1	80.0
Selvala Morningstar	1–0	100.0
Yisan-Prophet	0–1	0.0
Vampires	5–5	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	4–4	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–2	60.0
Mardu Legends	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	7–4	63.6
Big Red	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	26–39	40.0
Necro Midrange	3–10	23.1
Mono Black Devotion	17–22	43.6
Hellion Whip	1–3	25.0
Dimir Midrange	3–3	50.0
Angels	1–3	25.0
Mono White Angels	0–2	0.0
Azorius Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–5	28.6
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–3	50.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–2	0.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Temur Neoform	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	2–2	50.0
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	0–5	0.0
Ramp	9–19	32.1
Rofellos Ramp	2–7	22.2
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Channel-Rofellos	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	2–7	22.2
Greenpost	1–6	14.3
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Devoid Cruelty	1–0	100.0
Domain	1–1	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–1	0.0