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 6 days, 9 hours.
Decks
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Leaderboard
Archetypes
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worldgorger Dragon | 77 | 198–98 | 66.9 | 14 |
| Double Dragon | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |
| Zur's Weirding | 57 | 144–79 | 64.6 | 9 |
| Mono White Heroic | 41 | 87–79 | 52.4 | 1 |
| Combo | 32 | 39–72 | 35.1 | |
| Taking Turns | 48 | 84–67 | 55.6 | 7 |
| Dredge | 37 | 62–63 | 49.6 | 3 |
| Izzet Ascension | 36 | 76–60 | 55.9 | 1 |
| Protean Hulk Combo | 18 | 23–33 | 41.1 | |
| Storm | 15 | 14–45 | 23.7 | |
| Dimir Tendrils | 60 | 126–76 | 62.4 | 9 |
| Stormpost | 6 | 14–9 | 60.9 | 1 |
| Hazoret Storm | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Oriss Genesis | 11 | 7–11 | 38.9 | |
| Jokulhaups Combo | 10 | 8–19 | 29.6 | |
| Heartless Summoning Combo | 7 | 7–19 | 26.9 | |
| Dice Factory | 6 | 1–8 | 11.1 | |
| Maniac Combo | 6 | 6–6 | 50.0 | |
| Soulflayer | 6 | 4–15 | 21.1 | |
| Seismic Swans | 5 | 14–11 | 56.0 | |
| Eggs | 3 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |
| Hypergenesis | 3 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |
| Lookout-Buccaneer Combo | 3 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |
| Ominous Good | 3 | 2–9 | 18.2 | |
| Oops All Lands | 3 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |
| Myr Incubator | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |
| Polymorph | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |
| Combo Post | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Midrange | 28 | 27–56 | 32.5 | |
| Mardu Midrange | 52 | 99–98 | 50.3 | 3 |
| Rakdos Midrange | 49 | 86–69 | 55.5 | 4 |
| Orzhov Midrange | 47 | 76–86 | 46.9 | 1 |
| Fake-Rack | 38 | 85–47 | 64.4 | 5 |
| Dimir Midrange | 25 | 57–35 | 62.0 | 5 |
| Big Red | 22 | 46–42 | 52.3 | 2 |
| Mono Black Midrange | 19 | 28–34 | 45.2 | |
| Heart of Darkness | 28 | 68–33 | 67.3 | 3 |
| Mono Black Devotion | 16 | 21–32 | 39.6 | |
| Toughness Matters | 17 | 7–18 | 28.0 | |
| Death Cloud | 13 | 10–24 | 29.4 | |
| Lifegain Midrange | 13 | 11–22 | 33.3 | |
| Sultai Midrange | 13 | 36–23 | 61.0 | 1 |
| The Rock | 13 | 31–18 | 63.3 | 3 |
| Graveyard Value | 11 | 9–24 | 27.3 | |
| Séance | 38 | 98–50 | 66.2 | 5 |
| Varolz Dreadnought | 4 | 9–7 | 56.3 | |
| Allies | 10 | 11–21 | 34.4 | |
| Orzhov Allies | 3 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |
| Azorius Allies | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |
| Abzan Midrange | 7 | 12–14 | 46.2 | |
| Elementals | 7 | 3–16 | 15.8 | |
| Jund | 7 | 4–17 | 19.0 | |
| Legends Midrange | 7 | 1–10 | 9.1 | |
| Blink | 5 | 4–14 | 22.2 | |
| Heartless Summoning Stompy | 5 | 5–13 | 27.8 | |
| Naya Midrange | 5 | 3–10 | 23.1 | |
| Grenzo | 3 | 8–5 | 61.5 | |
| Neoform | 3 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Simic Neoform | 7 | 11–13 | 45.8 | |
| Temur Neoform | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Party | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |
| Treefolk | 3 | 5–9 | 35.7 | |
| Enchantments Matter | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |
| Ordealbreak | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Temur Ascendancy | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Vampires | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |
| Mono Black Vampires | 3 | 1–8 | 11.1 | |
| Rakdos Vampires | 3 | 5–2 | 71.4 | 1 |
| Adventures | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |
| Anti-Persecution | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Card Advantage White | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Clerics | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |
| Jeskai Midrange | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Mutate | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Yisan-Prophet | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Ramp | 22 | 17–35 | 32.7 | |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 16 | 20–31 | 39.2 | |
| Greenpost | 72 | 111–122 | 47.6 | 4 |
| Golgari Post | 7 | 1–11 | 8.3 | |
| Gruul Post | 5 | 8–6 | 57.1 | 1 |
| Summer Bloom Ramp | 6 | 4–15 | 21.1 | |
| Historic Bloom | 9 | 8–21 | 27.6 | |
| Defenders | 3 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |
| Villainous Wealth | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Blackpost | 14 | 23–33 | 41.1 | |
| Goblin Persist | 14 | 33–24 | 57.9 | 1 |
| Battle of Wits | 12 | 24–23 | 51.1 | |
| Burn | 12 | 11–31 | 26.2 | |
| Astral Slide | 9 | 14–21 | 40.0 | |
| Oops All Spells | 9 | 16–22 | 42.1 | |
| Aristocrats | 8 | 13–14 | 48.1 | |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 30 | 56–48 | 53.8 | 2 |
| Food | 22 | 45–41 | 52.3 | 1 |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 19 | 23–29 | 44.2 | |
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 16 | 31–26 | 54.4 | 1 |
| Golgari Aristocrats | 8 | 14–10 | 58.3 | |
| Mardu Aristocrats | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Wildfire | 7 | 8–8 | 50.0 | |
| Borderpost Wildfire | 4 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |
| Thryx-Wildfire | 3 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |
| Aggro | 6 | 7–12 | 36.8 | |
| Red Deck Wins | 52 | 95–91 | 51.1 | 5 |
| Mono Red Devotion | 3 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |
| Mono Green Stompy | 46 | 99–62 | 61.5 | 4 |
| Merfolk | 42 | 83–59 | 58.5 | 2 |
| White Weenie | 28 | 32–42 | 43.2 | |
| Kithkin | 4 | 4–9 | 30.8 | |
| Soldiers | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |
| Odric Keywords | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Elves | 27 | 48–38 | 55.8 | |
| Mono Black Aggro | 14 | 23–25 | 47.9 | |
| Goblins | 11 | 16–15 | 51.6 | |
| Gruul Aggro | 11 | 25–19 | 56.8 | |
| Gruul Landfall | 3 | 0–11 | 0.0 | |
| Selesnya Little Kid | 11 | 16–15 | 51.6 | |
| Selesnya Counters | 13 | 20–25 | 44.4 | |
| AggroSlide | 10 | 23–14 | 62.2 | |
| Rakdos Aggro | 9 | 8–18 | 30.8 | |
| Zombies | 9 | 12–14 | 46.2 | 1 |
| Mono Red Swarm | 6 | 20–8 | 71.4 | 1 |
| Tokens | 6 | 11–11 | 50.0 | |
| Mono White Tokens | 5 | 4–9 | 30.8 | |
| Selesnya Tokens | 3 | 6–7 | 46.2 | |
| Rogues | 5 | 12–6 | 66.7 | 1 |
| Knights | 3 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |
| Mono Blue Aggro | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |
| Illusions | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Rats | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Artifact Aggro | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |
| Affinity | 112 | 250–157 | 61.4 | 14 |
| Mono Blue Architect | 6 | 13–6 | 68.4 | 1 |
| Tempered Steel | 6 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |
| Salvage Titan | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |
| Boros Vehicles | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Boros Aggro | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 |
| Control | 6 | 5–12 | 29.4 | |
| Azorius Control | 60 | 96–108 | 47.1 | 3 |
| Cawblade | 3 | 7–6 | 53.8 | |
| Ponza | 54 | 70–85 | 45.2 | 1 |
| Pox | 52 | 62–105 | 37.1 | 2 |
| Mill | 23 | 19–73 | 20.7 | |
| Demonic Rising | 21 | 16–30 | 34.8 | |
| Dimir Control | 20 | 43–35 | 55.1 | |
| Mono White Control | 19 | 42–30 | 58.3 | 1 |
| Life is Ez | 22 | 25–23 | 52.1 | 1 |
| Bant Control | 15 | 9–24 | 27.3 | |
| Mono Black Control | 13 | 16–24 | 40.0 | |
| Turbo Fog | 12 | 12–27 | 30.8 | |
| Esper Control | 11 | 22–18 | 55.0 | |
| Grixis Control | 5 | 7–5 | 58.3 | |
| Cruel Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Runeflare | 5 | 4–13 | 23.5 | |
| Boros Control | 4 | 2–10 | 16.7 | |
| Four Color Counter Ghazi | 4 | 12–4 | 75.0 | |
| Guildgate Control | 4 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |
| Mono Blue Control | 3 | 6–2 | 75.0 | 1 |
| Chandra Nalaar | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Dragon Control | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Dimir Dragons | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Esper Dragons | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Izzet Dragons | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Enchantments Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Izzet Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Jeskai Control | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Mardu Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Sultai Control | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Hexproof | 6 | 7–10 | 41.2 | |
| Mindcrank | 6 | 19–9 | 67.9 | 3 |
| Mono White Cloudpost Control | 6 | 8–9 | 47.1 | |
| Selesnya Value Town | 6 | 10–8 | 55.6 | |
| Shared Fate | 6 | 18–6 | 75.0 | 1 |
| Simic Madness | 6 | 7–12 | 36.8 | |
| Aggro-Control | 5 | 5–8 | 38.5 | |
| Mono Blue Tempo | 51 | 124–67 | 64.9 | 6 |
| Izzet Tempo | 45 | 103–64 | 61.7 | 2 |
| Lich Aggro-Control | 11 | 26–14 | 65.0 | 1 |
| Azorius Skies | 5 | 9–7 | 56.3 | |
| Izzet Spells | 3 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |
| Wizards | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Azorius Tempo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Dimir Tempo | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Dimir Faeries | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Ninjas | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |
| Dimir Cloudpost Control | 5 | 11–7 | 61.1 | 1 |
| Dirty Kitty | 5 | 3–9 | 25.0 | |
| Enchantress | 5 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |
| Equipment Aggro | 5 | 9–5 | 64.3 | |
| Infect | 5 | 3–11 | 21.4 | |
| Simic Infect | 3 | 8–7 | 53.3 | |
| Izzet Blitzkrieg | 5 | 6–11 | 35.3 | |
| Solar Flare | 5 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |
| Chancellor of the Forge Combo | 4 | 5–8 | 38.5 | |
| Traditional Reanimator | 4 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |
| Mono Black Reanimator | 51 | 80–94 | 46.0 | 3 |
| Dimir Reanimator | 2 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 3 | 7–5 | 58.3 | |
| Azorius Heroic | 3 | 4–9 | 30.8 | |
| Curses | 3 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |
| Hateful Auras | 3 | 8–5 | 61.5 | |
| Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 3 | 9–1 | 90.0 | 1 |
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 3 | 7–6 | 53.8 | |
| Selesnya Cats | 3 | 10–5 | 66.7 | |
| Shrines | 3 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |
| Temur Madness | 3 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |
| Five Color Collected Conjuring | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Hedron Alignment | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Hive Mind | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |
| Mardu Jokulhaups Control | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Boros Heroic | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Cloudy With Sunny Spells | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Displace Loop | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Hushnought | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Liliana's Contract | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Orzhov Angels | 1 | |||
| Pummeler | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Rakdos Madness | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Selesnya Humans | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Yosei Vat | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 |