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.
Decks
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Leaderboard
Archetypes
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affinity | 228 | 474–353 | 57.3 | 17 |
| Hush-finity | 16 | 30–25 | 54.5 | |
| Mono White Heroic | 99 | 263–129 | 67.1 | 13 |
| Goblin Persist | 91 | 185–141 | 56.7 | 8 |
| Midrange | 63 | 75–125 | 37.5 | |
| Blink | 140 | 199–230 | 46.4 | 6 |
| Orzhov Blink | 3 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |
| Rakdos Midrange | 65 | 131–107 | 55.0 | 6 |
| Lifegain Midrange | 39 | 66–65 | 50.4 | 2 |
| Dimir Midrange | 29 | 53–45 | 54.1 | 3 |
| Dimir Vat | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Abzan Midrange | 24 | 29–38 | 43.3 | |
| Jeskai Midrange | 17 | 34–28 | 54.8 | 1 |
| Jund | 15 | 20–26 | 43.5 | |
| Orzhov Midrange | 15 | 27–27 | 50.0 | |
| The Rock | 15 | 32–29 | 52.5 | |
| Sultai Midrange | 13 | 9–25 | 26.5 | |
| Hero of Precinct One | 12 | 24–21 | 53.3 | |
| Five Color Hero | 10 | 17–16 | 51.5 | 1 |
| Abzan Hero | 8 | 13–18 | 41.9 | |
| Orzhov Hero | 7 | 12–14 | 46.2 | |
| Esper Hero | 5 | 8–9 | 47.1 | |
| Mardu Hero | 4 | 8–8 | 50.0 | |
| Toughness Matters | 10 | 7–16 | 30.4 | |
| Mono Black Midrange | 9 | 6–16 | 27.3 | |
| Mono Black Devotion | 12 | 28–24 | 53.8 | 1 |
| Big Red | 8 | 9–19 | 32.1 | |
| Fake-Rack | 8 | 12–13 | 48.0 | |
| Graveyard Value | 8 | 3–13 | 18.8 | |
| Varolz Dreadnought | 41 | 88–49 | 64.2 | 3 |
| Séance | 16 | 43–24 | 64.2 | 2 |
| Mardu Midrange | 7 | 9–16 | 36.0 | |
| Enchantments Matter | 4 | 4–7 | 36.4 | |
| Constellation | 6 | 5–12 | 29.4 | |
| Mythic Colossification | 4 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |
| Selesnya Midrange | 4 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |
| Selesnya Value Town | 5 | 9–13 | 40.9 | |
| -1/-1 Counters | 3 | 4–7 | 36.4 | |
| Allies | 3 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |
| Esper Allies | 3 | 6–5 | 54.5 | |
| BRGW Allies | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |
| Orzhov Allies | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |
| Mardu Allies | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Mono White Allies | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Clerics | 3 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |
| Elementals | 3 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |
| Heartless Summoning Stompy | 3 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |
| Illness in the Ranks | 3 | 8–7 | 53.3 | |
| Naya Midrange | 3 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |
| Treefolk | 3 | 4–7 | 36.4 | |
| Adventures | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Coinflips | 2 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |
| Grenzo | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |
| Legends Midrange | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Selesnya Legends | 21 | 46–39 | 54.1 | 2 |
| Orzhov Legends | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Simic Snow | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Temur Ascendancy | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 60 | 111–74 | 60.0 | 7 |
| Blazing Shoal Infect | 54 | 92–94 | 49.5 | 3 |
| Aggro-Control | 51 | 70–73 | 49.0 | |
| Izzet Tempo | 87 | 170–123 | 58.0 | 8 |
| Mono Blue Tempo | 57 | 115–76 | 60.2 | 3 |
| Mono Blue Faeries | 13 | 26–25 | 51.0 | 1 |
| Wizards | 34 | 24–56 | 30.0 | |
| Izzet Spells | 17 | 25–29 | 46.3 | |
| Azorius Skies | 16 | 19–30 | 38.8 | |
| Dimir Tempo | 12 | 23–27 | 46.0 | |
| Dimir Faeries | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Ninjas | 9 | 15–14 | 51.7 | |
| 12 Pest | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Azorius Tempo | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Lich Aggro-Control | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Combo | 40 | 34–89 | 27.6 | |
| Ad Nauseam | 82 | 122–145 | 45.7 | 2 |
| Hypergenesis | 82 | 144–127 | 53.1 | 5 |
| Eggs | 74 | 123–111 | 52.6 | 5 |
| Enduring Ideal | 59 | 99–90 | 52.4 | 2 |
| Dice Factory | 42 | 78–82 | 48.8 | |
| Soulflayer | 21 | 23–32 | 41.8 | |
| Izzet Ascension | 18 | 20–48 | 29.4 | |
| Oops All Lands | 17 | 18–41 | 30.5 | |
| Blazing Shoal Combo | 15 | 15–27 | 35.7 | 1 |
| Storm | 11 | 6–19 | 24.0 | |
| Hazoret Storm | 49 | 45–76 | 37.2 | |
| Citadel Storm | 13 | 11–27 | 28.9 | |
| Dimir Tendrils | 10 | 5–26 | 16.1 | |
| Paradoxical Outcome Storm | 6 | 3–19 | 13.6 | |
| Izzet Storm | 5 | 8–7 | 53.3 | 1 |
| Swath Storm | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |
| Simic Storm | 4 | 2–9 | 18.2 | |
| Song Storm | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |
| Grixis Tendrils | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Sultai Tendrils | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Combo Post | 9 | 20–14 | 58.8 | 1 |
| Taking Turns | 9 | 14–16 | 46.7 | 1 |
| Jokulhaups Combo | 7 | 3–20 | 13.0 | |
| Quest for Ula's Temple | 7 | 4–17 | 19.0 | |
| Oriss Genesis | 5 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |
| Polymorph | 5 | 7–9 | 43.8 | |
| Dredge | 4 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |
| Heartless Summoning Combo | 4 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |
| Dubious Challenge | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |
| Lookout-Buccaneer Combo | 3 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |
| Metalwork Colossus | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | |
| New Perspectives | 2 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |
| Seismic Swans | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |
| Zubera Tribal | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Fake-Twin | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Naya Fake-Twin | 4 | 4–10 | 28.6 | |
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |
| Reanimator | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Worldgorger Dragon | 48 | 91–62 | 59.5 | 8 |
| Storm Herald | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Mono Black Vampires | 22 | 30–53 | 36.1 | 1 |
| Simic Madness | 21 | 48–49 | 49.5 | |
| Abzan Aristocrats | 15 | 22–26 | 45.8 | |
| Enigmatic Incarnation | 14 | 20–28 | 41.7 | 1 |
| Golgari Aristocrats | 12 | 14–22 | 38.9 | |
| Ramp | 12 | 11–26 | 29.7 | |
| Villainous Wealth | 33 | 47–66 | 41.6 | 2 |
| Rofellos Ramp | 13 | 11–27 | 28.9 | |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 7 | 8–13 | 38.1 | |
| Greenpost | 84 | 199–154 | 56.4 | 7 |
| Arcum's Not Astrolabe | 14 | 34–23 | 59.6 | |
| Simic Post | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Locus Awakening | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Summer Bloom Ramp | 5 | 7–11 | 38.9 | |
| Historic Bloom | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Applejacks | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |
| Defenders | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Domain | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Tempered Steel | 12 | 31–26 | 54.4 | |
| Mono Blue Architect | 11 | 27–19 | 58.7 | 1 |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 11 | 10–27 | 27.0 | |
| Rakdos Vampires | 11 | 15–21 | 41.7 | |
| Mono White Tokens | 10 | 13–17 | 43.3 | |
| Aggro | 8 | 8–18 | 30.8 | |
| Elves | 117 | 242–184 | 56.8 | 7 |
| Red Deck Wins | 51 | 102–73 | 58.3 | 4 |
| Goblins | 46 | 98–76 | 56.3 | 3 |
| AggroSlide | 40 | 98–49 | 66.7 | 7 |
| Gruul Aggro | 28 | 48–43 | 52.7 | |
| Gruul Landfall | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Merfolk | 25 | 48–50 | 49.0 | |
| Slivers | 25 | 22–55 | 28.6 | |
| Rakdos Aggro | 24 | 42–37 | 53.2 | 3 |
| Mono Green Stompy | 19 | 24–30 | 44.4 | |
| Rogues | 18 | 33–32 | 50.8 | 1 |
| White Weenie | 17 | 16–42 | 27.6 | |
| Soldiers | 6 | 3–10 | 23.1 | |
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 5 | 5–7 | 41.7 | |
| Chroma White | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |
| Kithkin | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Knights | 16 | 43–34 | 55.8 | |
| Zombies | 12 | 15–25 | 37.5 | |
| Mono Blue Aggro | 9 | 18–17 | 51.4 | |
| Selesnya Little Kid | 5 | 14–9 | 60.9 | |
| Selesnya Counters | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Werewolves | 4 | 8–9 | 47.1 | |
| Boros Aggro | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |
| Humans | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |
| Minotaurs | 2 | 0–8 | 0.0 | |
| Pirates | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 8 | 13–13 | 50.0 | |
| Enchantress | 7 | 8–24 | 25.0 | |
| Hexproof | 7 | 4–13 | 23.5 | |
| Salvage Titan | 7 | 2–11 | 15.4 | |
| Selesnya Cats | 7 | 13–10 | 56.5 | |
| Combo-Control | 6 | 9–11 | 45.0 | |
| Mindcrank | 95 | 222–148 | 60.0 | 8 |
| Dragoncrank | 16 | 21–23 | 47.7 | 1 |
| Plasma Swans | 60 | 121–78 | 60.8 | 11 |
| Hive Mind | 21 | 28–36 | 43.8 | |
| Solar Flare | 19 | 39–24 | 61.9 | 1 |
| Curses | 10 | 3–26 | 10.3 | |
| Lich's Mastery | 4 | 2–9 | 18.2 | |
| Zur's Weirding | 3 | 8–7 | 53.3 | |
| Battle of Wits | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |
| Shared Fate | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |
| Burning Vengeance | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Liliana's Contract | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Pickles | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Dimir Reanimator | 5 | 5–7 | 41.7 | |
| Wildfire | 3 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |
| Borderpost Wildfire | 49 | 96–79 | 54.9 | 1 |
| Thryx-Wildfire | 24 | 35–37 | 48.6 | 2 |
| Actual Warp World | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |
| Control | 2 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Azorius Control | 93 | 156–157 | 49.8 | 2 |
| Cawblade | 2 | 6–1 | 85.7 | |
| Esper Control | 51 | 111–62 | 64.2 | 5 |
| Stax | 47 | 44–97 | 31.2 | |
| Pollute the Planet | 5 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |
| Ponza | 23 | 35–38 | 47.9 | |
| Boros Control | 16 | 33–21 | 61.1 | 1 |
| Mill | 14 | 18–31 | 36.7 | |
| Dimir Control | 13 | 2–17 | 10.5 | |
| Four Color Counter Ghazi | 13 | 21–25 | 45.7 | 1 |
| Pox | 13 | 14–30 | 31.8 | |
| Runeflare | 13 | 7–24 | 22.6 | |
| Mardu Control | 11 | 13–19 | 40.6 | 1 |
| Sultai Control | 10 | 15–20 | 42.9 | |
| Sultai Ultimatum | 31 | 48–61 | 44.0 | 3 |
| Five Color Control | 8 | 9–15 | 37.5 | |
| Shrines | 3 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |
| Mono Blue Control | 8 | 10–17 | 37.0 | |
| Turbo Fog | 8 | 7–20 | 25.9 | |
| Grixis Control | 7 | 11–18 | 37.9 | |
| Cruel Control | 35 | 46–66 | 41.1 | 2 |
| Mono White Control | 7 | 14–16 | 46.7 | |
| Life is Ez | 16 | 19–18 | 51.4 | |
| Cloudpost Control | 5 | 4–9 | 30.8 | |
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 29 | 37–47 | 44.0 | |
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 9 | 14–10 | 58.3 | |
| Mono White Cloudpost Control | 6 | 11–11 | 50.0 | |
| Dimir Cloudpost Control | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |
| Izzet Control | 5 | 8–8 | 50.0 | |
| Bant Control | 4 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |
| Dragon Control | 4 | 3–9 | 25.0 | |
| Izzet Dragons | 3 | 9–6 | 60.0 | 1 |
| Mono Black Control | 4 | 7–9 | 43.8 | |
| Chandra Nalaar | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Jeskai Control | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Cycling Control | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |
| Astral Slide | 13 | 4–27 | 12.9 | |
| Demonic Rising | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Hateful Auras | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |
| Orzhov Vampires | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |
| Simic Infect | 2 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Aggro-Combo | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Izzet Blitzkrieg | 98 | 227–138 | 62.2 | 9 |
| Burn | 50 | 84–78 | 51.9 | |
| Hushnought | 41 | 74–67 | 52.5 | 5 |
| Liquimetal Fishing | 33 | 52–53 | 49.5 | 3 |
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 7 | 14–12 | 53.8 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 33 | 55–44 | 55.6 | 2 |
| Izzet Dreadnought | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |
| Boros Heroic | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Mardu Aristocrats | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Rakdos Madness | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Rakdos Reanimator | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Selesnya Tokens | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 |