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 2 days, 17 hours.
Congratulations to thewatchwander, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 34)
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Leaderboard
Archetypes
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affinity | 207 | 452–342 | 56.9 | 11 |
| Mono Black Reanimator | 102 | 214–176 | 54.9 | 4 |
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 75 | 142–134 | 51.4 | 4 |
| Combo | 73 | 61–145 | 29.6 | |
| Dredge | 244 | 522–376 | 58.1 | 26 |
| Oriss Genesis | 56 | 133–95 | 58.3 | 8 |
| Izzet Ascension | 42 | 63–103 | 38.0 | 1 |
| Taking Turns | 34 | 55–61 | 47.4 | 2 |
| Myr Incubator | 32 | 82–53 | 60.7 | 3 |
| Jokulhaups Combo | 26 | 37–49 | 43.0 | 1 |
| Ominous Good | 25 | 36–58 | 38.3 | 2 |
| Hypergenesis | 23 | 22–44 | 33.3 | 1 |
| Eggs | 22 | 10–58 | 14.7 | |
| Dice Factory | 17 | 15–36 | 29.4 | 1 |
| Dubious Challenge | 17 | 4–20 | 16.7 | |
| Maniac Combo | 11 | 13–24 | 35.1 | |
| Storm | 10 | 7–29 | 19.4 | |
| Dimir Tendrils | 239 | 465–353 | 56.8 | 20 |
| Grixis Tendrils | 22 | 33–53 | 38.4 | 1 |
| Stormpost | 9 | 20–14 | 58.8 | |
| Dragonstorm | 8 | 9–21 | 30.0 | |
| Hazoret Storm | 7 | 10–17 | 37.0 | |
| Heartless Summoning Combo | 8 | 10–16 | 38.5 | |
| Possibility Storm | 6 | 11–14 | 44.0 | |
| Seismic Swans | 6 | 8–13 | 38.1 | |
| Soulflayer | 6 | 7–12 | 36.8 | |
| Combo Post | 5 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |
| Oops All Lands | 5 | 5–18 | 21.7 | |
| Polymorph | 5 | 4–14 | 22.2 | |
| Lookout-Buccaneer Combo | 4 | 11–9 | 55.0 | |
| Reanimator | 4 | 5–7 | 41.7 | |
| Worldgorger Dragon | 45 | 101–82 | 55.2 | 4 |
| Double Dragon | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Zubera Tribal | 3 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |
| Biovisionary | 2 | 0–7 | 0.0 | |
| Protean Hulk Combo | 2 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |
| Turntimber Ranger | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Retraction Helix Combo | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Tempered Steel | 56 | 116–96 | 54.7 | 5 |
| Ramp | 42 | 70–101 | 40.9 | |
| Summer Bloom Ramp | 33 | 54–61 | 47.0 | 2 |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 32 | 46–63 | 42.2 | |
| Greenpost | 198 | 378–354 | 51.6 | 10 |
| Simic Post | 7 | 9–19 | 32.1 | |
| Gruul Post | 6 | 7–10 | 41.2 | |
| Golgari Post | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Defenders | 3 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 1 |
| Selesnya Cats | 42 | 93–58 | 61.6 | 3 |
| Midrange | 40 | 48–105 | 31.4 | 1 |
| Orzhov Midrange | 99 | 240–145 | 62.3 | 8 |
| Mardu Midrange | 49 | 87–54 | 61.7 | 5 |
| Mono Black Midrange | 43 | 71–67 | 51.4 | 2 |
| Mono Black Devotion | 58 | 109–113 | 49.1 | 3 |
| Rakdos Midrange | 43 | 73–72 | 50.3 | 1 |
| Clerics | 25 | 58–42 | 58.0 | 2 |
| Abzan Midrange | 24 | 43–58 | 42.6 | |
| Dimir Midrange | 24 | 44–52 | 45.8 | |
| Fake-Rack | 22 | 31–35 | 47.0 | 1 |
| Lifegain Midrange | 22 | 29–45 | 39.2 | 1 |
| Big Red | 19 | 39–30 | 56.5 | 2 |
| Graveyard Value | 16 | 26–28 | 48.1 | 1 |
| Varolz Dreadnought | 7 | 9–13 | 40.9 | 1 |
| Séance | 4 | 14–6 | 70.0 | |
| Jund | 15 | 20–39 | 33.9 | |
| Ordealbreak | 11 | 12–26 | 31.6 | |
| Enigmatic Incarnation | 7 | 6–14 | 30.0 | |
| Grenzo | 10 | 25–19 | 56.8 | |
| Blink | 9 | 15–15 | 50.0 | |
| Acid Trip | 6 | 2–11 | 15.4 | |
| Orzhov Blink | 3 | 0–7 | 0.0 | |
| Death Cloud | 9 | 8–19 | 29.6 | |
| Party | 9 | 9–11 | 45.0 | |
| The Rock | 9 | 18–15 | 54.5 | |
| Toughness Matters | 7 | 11–9 | 55.0 | |
| Selesnya Midrange | 6 | 3–14 | 17.6 | |
| Selesnya Value Town | 2 | 5–2 | 71.4 | |
| Sultai Midrange | 6 | 7–9 | 43.8 | |
| Temur Ascendancy | 6 | 14–8 | 63.6 | 1 |
| Heartless Summoning Stompy | 4 | 4–11 | 26.7 | |
| Jeskai Midrange | 4 | 9–7 | 56.3 | |
| Naya Midrange | 4 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |
| Allies | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |
| BRGW Allies | 5 | 9–7 | 56.3 | 1 |
| Esper Allies | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |
| Orzhov Allies | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Illness in the Ranks | 3 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |
| Legends Midrange | 3 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |
| Mutate | 3 | 4–7 | 36.4 | |
| Elementals | 2 | 0–9 | 0.0 | |
| Vampires | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |
| Mono Black Vampires | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Orzhov Vampires | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |
| Rakdos Vampires | 2 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |
| -1/-1 Counters | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Adventures | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |
| Anti-Persecution | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Enchantments Matter | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |
| Prophet Glare | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Mono Blue Architect | 38 | 93–51 | 64.6 | 4 |
| Rakdos Reanimator | 38 | 79–78 | 50.3 | 2 |
| Hexproof | 34 | 55–76 | 42.0 | |
| Oops All Spells | 31 | 48–58 | 45.3 | 1 |
| Control | 22 | 43–47 | 47.8 | 1 |
| Azorius Control | 179 | 308–285 | 51.9 | 11 |
| Cawblade | 6 | 13–7 | 65.0 | 1 |
| Pox | 146 | 291–252 | 53.6 | 8 |
| Ponza | 102 | 151–210 | 41.8 | 4 |
| Mill | 78 | 168–135 | 55.4 | 7 |
| Esper Control | 62 | 113–97 | 53.8 | 4 |
| Mardu Control | 48 | 100–81 | 55.2 | 2 |
| Dimir Control | 43 | 82–82 | 50.0 | 2 |
| Runeflare | 42 | 18–78 | 18.8 | |
| Demonic Rising | 32 | 40–46 | 46.5 | 1 |
| Turbo Fog | 13 | 6–28 | 17.6 | |
| Mono White Control | 11 | 28–22 | 56.0 | |
| Life is Ez | 14 | 30–16 | 65.2 | 3 |
| Grixis Control | 9 | 13–24 | 35.1 | |
| Cruel Control | 26 | 46–51 | 47.4 | 2 |
| Mono Black Control | 9 | 15–19 | 44.1 | |
| Sultai Control | 7 | 5–12 | 29.4 | |
| Boros Control | 4 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |
| Cloudpost Control | 3 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 14 | 35–30 | 53.8 | 2 |
| Blackpost | 13 | 15–34 | 30.6 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 8 | 8–19 | 29.6 | |
| Mono White Cloudpost Control | 4 | 6–12 | 33.3 | |
| Izzet Control | 3 | 3–8 | 27.3 | |
| Chandra Nalaar | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |
| Five Color Control | 2 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |
| Five Color Collected Conjuring | 62 | 60–163 | 26.9 | |
| Shrines | 34 | 37–81 | 31.4 | 1 |
| Four Color Counter Ghazi | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |
| Guildgate Control | 2 | 0–7 | 0.0 | |
| Jeskai Control | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Mono Blue Control | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Bant Control | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Cycling Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Astral Slide | 40 | 67–76 | 46.9 | 3 |
| Dragon Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Dimir Dragons | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Izzet Dragons | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Enchantments Control | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Aggro-Control | 21 | 35–41 | 46.1 | 1 |
| Izzet Tempo | 135 | 293–244 | 54.6 | 10 |
| Mono Blue Tempo | 95 | 185–153 | 54.7 | 7 |
| Mono Blue Faeries | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |
| Dimir Tempo | 68 | 103–117 | 46.8 | 2 |
| Izzet Spells | 37 | 59–82 | 41.8 | 2 |
| Azorius Skies | 31 | 50–59 | 45.9 | 2 |
| Lich Aggro-Control | 24 | 54–31 | 63.5 | 3 |
| Wizards | 23 | 32–40 | 44.4 | 2 |
| Ninjas | 21 | 27–42 | 39.1 | |
| Blue Madness | 6 | 4–23 | 14.8 | |
| Temur Madness | 4 | 5–9 | 35.7 | |
| Simic Madness | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Azorius Tempo | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |
| Goblin Persist | 20 | 47–27 | 63.5 | 1 |
| Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 19 | 38–32 | 54.3 | 3 |
| Aggro | 18 | 10–32 | 23.8 | |
| Red Deck Wins | 155 | 368–185 | 66.5 | 22 |
| Mono Red Devotion | 16 | 37–27 | 57.8 | 2 |
| Proliferate Red | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |
| Elves | 94 | 189–194 | 49.3 | 3 |
| Merfolk | 90 | 182–154 | 54.2 | 5 |
| White Weenie | 51 | 101–96 | 51.3 | 4 |
| Kithkin | 4 | 7–13 | 35.0 | |
| Soldiers | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |
| Mono Red Swarm | 42 | 54–68 | 44.3 | 2 |
| AggroSlide | 40 | 88–63 | 58.3 | 5 |
| Goblins | 35 | 53–70 | 43.1 | 1 |
| Mono Green Stompy | 29 | 57–53 | 51.8 | 1 |
| Rogues | 22 | 34–41 | 45.3 | 3 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 20 | 26–38 | 40.6 | |
| Rakdos Aggro | 16 | 37–20 | 64.9 | 3 |
| Zombies | 15 | 26–28 | 48.1 | |
| Selesnya Little Kid | 11 | 21–20 | 51.2 | |
| Selesnya Counters | 9 | 12–22 | 35.3 | |
| Naya Zoo | 9 | 13–20 | 39.4 | |
| Knights | 7 | 12–8 | 60.0 | |
| Heroic | 6 | 8–16 | 33.3 | |
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 59 | 132–86 | 60.6 | 6 |
| Mono White Heroic | 59 | 139–85 | 62.1 | 9 |
| Selesnya Heroic | 3 | 5–10 | 33.3 | |
| Azorius Heroic | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Werewolves | 4 | 9–9 | 50.0 | |
| Mono Blue Aggro | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |
| Slivers | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Warriors | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |
| Boros Aggro | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Gruul Aggro | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Gruul Landfall | 5 | 2–10 | 16.7 | |
| Tokens | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Selesnya Tokens | 17 | 26–35 | 42.6 | |
| Mono White Tokens | 12 | 27–23 | 54.0 | |
| Orzhov Tokens | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Dimir Reanimator | 10 | 10–29 | 25.6 | |
| Actual Warp World | 9 | 14–20 | 41.2 | |
| Enchantress | 9 | 10–24 | 29.4 | |
| Golgari Madness | 9 | 21–10 | 67.7 | 1 |
| Salvage Titan | 9 | 10–22 | 31.3 | |
| Simic Neoform | 7 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |
| Wildfire | 7 | 11–14 | 44.0 | |
| Thryx-Wildfire | 11 | 19–23 | 45.2 | |
| Borderpost Wildfire | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |
| Equipment Aggro | 6 | 4–10 | 28.6 | |
| Rakdos Madness | 6 | 12–13 | 48.0 | 1 |
| Combo-Control | 5 | 5–15 | 25.0 | |
| Solar Flare | 46 | 91–51 | 64.1 | 4 |
| Zur's Weirding | 38 | 93–61 | 60.4 | 5 |
| Battle of Wits | 37 | 67–84 | 44.4 | |
| Mindcrank | 33 | 51–49 | 51.0 | 3 |
| Dragoncrank | 2 | 6–3 | 66.7 | |
| Yosei Vat | 15 | 23–18 | 56.1 | 1 |
| Curses | 13 | 16–24 | 40.0 | |
| Hive Mind | 4 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |
| Cruel Combo-Control | 2 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |
| Lich's Mastery | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |
| Burning Vengeance | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Pickles | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Shared Fate | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |
| Temur Neoform | 5 | 5–9 | 35.7 | |
| Sultai Neoform | 4 | 6–5 | 54.5 | |
| Aggro-Combo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Burn | 69 | 104–116 | 47.3 | 3 |
| Infect | 25 | 41–45 | 47.7 | 2 |
| Simic Infect | 49 | 89–106 | 45.6 | 2 |
| Mono Black Infect | 2 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |
| Chancellor of the Forge Combo | 20 | 25–44 | 36.2 | |
| Izzet Blitzkrieg | 16 | 25–31 | 44.6 | |
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 4 | 8–8 | 50.0 | |
| Izzet Dreadnought | 2 | 0–10 | 0.0 | |
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Hushnought | 3 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |
| Aristocrats | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 54 | 108–90 | 54.5 | 3 |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 24 | 55–36 | 60.4 | 4 |
| Food | 8 | 15–18 | 45.5 | 1 |
| Golgari Aristocrats | 8 | 16–14 | 53.3 | 1 |
| Mardu Aristocrats | 6 | 10–14 | 41.7 | 1 |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 2 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |
| Abzan Aristocrats | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Pummeler | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Dimir Thopter-Sword | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Hateful Auras | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Mono White Cats | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 |