Five Color Hero

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.

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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 14 weeks, 2 days.

Don't show me this again

The Season Kick Off is on May 4th with free entry and over 100 tix in prizes to 32nd place!

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	38534	62998–68042–34	48.1	296	2711	1468
Hero of Precinct One	1293	2281–2218–1	50.7	9	89	56
Five Color Hero	376	653–644	50.3	0	29	22

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	147–155	48.7
Mono Black Aggro	4–4	50.0
Heroic	13–15	46.4
Mono White Heroic	9–12	42.9
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–3	40.0
Red Deck Wins	30–37	44.8
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	5–7	41.7
Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	6–1	85.7
White Weenie	8–6	57.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	3–1	75.0
Mono White Humans	0–1	0.0
Elves	11–28	28.2
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–4	42.9
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	2–2	50.0
Gruul Aggro	3–2	60.0
Merfolk	2–4	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	23–16	59.0
Affinity	14–8	63.6
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	3–1	75.0
Tempered Steel	5–4	55.6
Mono Blue Architect	1–3	25.0
Madness	2–4	33.3
Golgari Madness	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Madness	2–2	50.0
Voltron	1–2	33.3
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	3–0	100.0
Knights	1–5	16.7
AggroSlide	5–3	62.5
Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	4–1	80.0
Boros Aggro	2–0	100.0
Humans	5–3	62.5
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Bant Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	2–1	66.7
Boros Humans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	6–6	50.0
Boros Legends Aggro	5–5	50.0
Bard Class	1–0	100.0
Combo	146–107	57.7
Storm	41–27	60.3
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	3–4	42.9
Dark Tide	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	3–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	9–5	64.3
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	16–11	59.3
Izzet Storm	1–2	33.3
Channel Storm	5–5	50.0
Reanimator	28–25	52.8
Recurring Nightmare	7–6	53.8
Dragon Nightmare	7–3	70.0
Worldgorger Dragon	5–4	55.6
Traditional Reanimator	16–15	51.6
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	11–14	44.0
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	7–6	53.8
Warp World	7–3	70.0
Hypergenesis	8–4	66.7
Runeflare	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–1	80.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–0	100.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–4	33.3
Anvil Colossus	1–3	25.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Eggs	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–2	50.0
Taking Turns	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	6–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	3–1	75.0
Reanim8 Rack	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	12–7	63.2
Oops All Spells	9–6	60.0
Neoform Hermit	0–1	0.0
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	2–1	66.7
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	2–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	2–1	66.7
Restore Balance	2–2	50.0
Gyruda	2–1	66.7
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Belcher	1–4	20.0
Endless Belch	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–4	0.0
Midnight Mass	1–3	25.0
Actual Twin	2–3	40.0
Izzet Twin	2–2	50.0
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	92–109	45.8
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	6–15	28.6
Mono Blue Control	3–6	33.3
Dimir Control	4–6	40.0
Azorius Control	15–33	31.3
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	5–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	8–16	33.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–6	25.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–5	0.0
Grixis Control	1–1	50.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	6–3	66.7
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	2–2	50.0
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Ponza	8–3	72.7
Mono White Control	5–5	50.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	8–4	66.7
Astral Slide	8–3	72.7
Five Color Control	5–1	83.3
Sultai Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	3–2	60.0
Pox	2–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Control	1–5	16.7
Prison	1–3	25.0
Enchantress	1–3	25.0
Aggro-Combo	44–55	44.4
Aristocrats	9–7	56.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–2	71.4
Boros Bombardment	0–5	0.0
Burn	5–10	33.3
Infect	11–7	61.1
Simic Infect	6–2	75.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–2	60.0
Golgari Infect	2–3	40.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	11–17	39.3
Izzet Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	10–13	43.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–3	40.0
Hushnought	3–6	33.3
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	2–5	28.6
Goblin Persist	0–2	0.0
Dirty Kitty	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Control	34–45	43.0
Izzet Tempo	7–14	33.3
Blue Madness	5–1	83.3
Simic Madness	2–1	66.7
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Tempo	9–13	40.9
Mono Blue Faeries	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–3	25.0
Izzet Spells	3–7	30.0
Dimir Tempo	2–2	50.0
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	32–30	51.6
Curses	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	13–2	86.7
Mindcrank	1–2	33.3
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	1–1	50.0
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	4–2	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	10–17	37.0
Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	9–16	36.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	4–1	80.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	3–6	33.3
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–1	50.0
Midrange	119–108	52.4
The Rock	3–4	42.9
Abzan Midrange	3–3	50.0
Jund	3–7	30.0
Blink	10–11	47.6
Wave Blink	3–6	33.3
Azorius Wave	3–6	33.3
Cloudpost Wave Blink	4–4	50.0
Graveyard Value	3–2	60.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	2–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–2	33.3
Vampires	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Vampires	2–1	66.7
Legends Midrange	1–3	25.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–4	55.6
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Big Red	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Midrange	10–2	83.3
Mono Black Devotion	3–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	3–0	100.0
Angel Tribal	3–4	42.9
Toughness Matters	2–1	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	2–2	50.0
Martyr's Grace	1–2	33.3
Sultai Midrange	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	11–13	45.8
Orzhov Capenna	0–2	0.0
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–2	33.3
Ordealbreak	2–2	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–2	50.0
Fires of Invention	1–5	16.7
Hero of Precinct One	20–20	50.0
Mardu Hero	2–1	66.7
Five Color Hero	14–14	50.0
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	6–3	66.7
Simic Snow	5–3	62.5
Artifact Midrange	8–4	66.7
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Ramp	39–35	52.7
Rofellos Ramp	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Ramp	30–28	51.7
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	20–24	45.5
Gruul Post	4–2	66.7
Simic Post	5–1	83.3
Domain	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	0–2	0.0
Applejacks	1–1	50.0