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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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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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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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, 2 days.
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 122 | 243–246 | 49.7 | 8 | 69 |
| Heroic | 13 | 22–29 | 43.1 | 0 | 8 |
| Mono White Heroic | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Boros Heroic | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Selesnya Heroic | 10 | 15–23 | 39.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Red Deck Wins | 18 | 24–36 | 40.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mono Green Stompy | 37 | 76–77 | 49.7 | 1 | 21 |
| White Weenie | 22 | 63–41 | 60.6 | 4 | 18 |
| Soldiers | 10 | 25–21 | 54.3 | 1 | 7 |
| Mono White Humans | 12 | 38–20 | 65.5 | 3 | 11 |
| Elves | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Merfolk | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Voltron | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Humans | 3 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Selesnya Humans | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Legends Aggro | 21 | 35–43 | 44.9 | 2 | 9 |
| Boros Legends Aggro | 17 | 25–32 | 43.9 | 1 | 8 |
| Rats | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Combo | 118 | 258–224 | 53.5 | 12 | 74 |
| Storm | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | ||
| High Tide | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | ||
| Reanimator | 33 | 88–62 | 58.7 | 2 | 19 |
| Living Death | 25 | 63–47 | 57.3 | 2 | 13 |
| Excruciator Combo | 25 | 63–47 | 57.3 | 2 | 13 |
| Traditional Reanimator | 8 | 25–15 | 62.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Orzhov Reanimator | 8 | 25–15 | 62.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 5 | 14–11 | 56.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Hypergenesis | 3 | 5–7 | 41.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 3 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 3 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Metalwork Colossus | 9 | 12–18 | 40.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Anvil Colossus | 8 | 10–16 | 38.5 | 1 | 2 |
| Seismic Swans | 3 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Taking Turns | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Soulflayer | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Breakfast | 11 | 36–15 | 70.6 | 2 | 9 |
| Unctus | 11 | 36–15 | 70.6 | 2 | 9 |
| Oops All Lands | 5 | 12–9 | 57.1 | 1 | 4 |
| Storm Herald | 3 | 5–5 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Restore Balance | 3 | 7–7 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Actual Twin | 7 | 20–12 | 62.5 | 2 | 6 |
| Izzet Twin | 7 | 20–12 | 62.5 | 2 | 6 |
| Nadu Combo | 23 | 41–44 | 48.2 | 2 | 15 |
| Amalia Combo | 5 | 2–11 | 15.4 | 0 | 3 |
| Control | 68 | 123–149 | 45.2 | 1 | 33 |
| Esper Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Control | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Dimir Control | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Azorius Control | 15 | 33–33 | 50.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Cawblade | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Izzet Control | 4 | 7–10 | 41.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Boros Control | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | ||
| Cloudpost Control | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Blackpost | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Grixis Control | 5 | 7–9 | 43.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Cruel Control | 4 | 7–8 | 46.7 | 1 | 1 |
| Stax | 10 | 14–24 | 36.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Jeskai Control | 3 | 5–3 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ponza | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Mono White Control | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Bant Control | 1 | 2–4 | 33.3 | ||
| Seasons Past Control | 8 | 17–17 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Orzhov Control | 7 | 15–16 | 48.4 | 0 | 7 |
| Prison | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Enchantress | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Aggro-Combo | 7 | 16–18 | 47.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Aristocrats | 4 | 13–9 | 59.1 | 0 | 3 |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 3 | 12–6 | 66.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Burn | 3 | 3–9 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aggro-Control | 43 | 72–80 | 47.4 | 3 | 21 |
| Izzet Tempo | 3 | 5–7 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Wizards | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | ||
| Ninjas | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Tempo | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dimir Tempo | 24 | 32–48 | 40.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Azorius Tempo | 12 | 33–19 | 63.5 | 3 | 7 |
| Combo-Control | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Midrange | 120 | 246–237 | 50.9 | 9 | 68 |
| The Rock | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Selesnya Midrange | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | ||
| Jund | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Blink | 36 | 89–68 | 56.7 | 5 | 19 |
| Orzhov Blink | 36 | 89–68 | 56.7 | 5 | 19 |
| Enchantments Matter | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | ||
| Allies | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Esper Allies | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Mardu Midrange | 4 | 5–10 | 33.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Legends Midrange | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orzhov Legends | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rakdos Midrange | 9 | 22–15 | 59.5 | 2 | 6 |
| Mono Black Midrange | 5 | 3–11 | 21.4 | ||
| Mono Black Devotion | 4 | 1–9 | 10.0 | ||
| Dimir Midrange | 4 | 10–9 | 52.6 | 0 | 4 |
| Mutate | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Orzhov Midrange | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeskai Midrange | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Ordealbreak | 4 | 10–7 | 58.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Enigmatic Incarnation | 4 | 10–7 | 58.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Fires of Invention | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Hero of Precinct One | 5 | 16–8 | 66.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Five Color Hero | 5 | 16–8 | 66.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Nissa Company | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Game Objects | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Laelia Cascade | 10 | 11–23 | 32.4 | 0 | 3 |
| Wight Midrange | 24 | 61–45 | 57.5 | 2 | 19 |
| Golgari Wight | 3 | 10–5 | 66.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Jund Wight | 16 | 38–30 | 55.9 | 2 | 11 |
| Ramp | 4 | 10–9 | 52.6 | 1 | 3 |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 3 | 6–8 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Simic Post | 3 | 6–8 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Carth Superfriends | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unclassified | 5 | 9–12 | 42.9 | 1 | 1 |