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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mono White Heroic | 84 | 156–138 | 53.1 | 5 |
| Affinity | 80 | 162–130 | 55.5 | 7 |
| Borderpost Wildfire | 62 | 126–95 | 57.0 | 4 |
| Goblin Persist | 57 | 129–93 | 58.1 | 5 |
| Worldgorger Dragon | 42 | 88–69 | 56.1 | 2 |
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 40 | 79–42 | 65.3 | 6 |
| Midrange | 34 | 42–56 | 42.9 | 2 |
| Blink | 73 | 103–107 | 49.0 | 2 |
| Rakdos Midrange | 32 | 72–56 | 56.3 | 1 |
| Dimir Midrange | 31 | 38–68 | 35.8 | 2 |
| Abzan Midrange | 27 | 33–46 | 41.8 | 1 |
| Big Red | 16 | 34–25 | 57.6 | 2 |
| Coinflips | 11 | 5–18 | 21.7 | |
| The Rock | 11 | 12–30 | 28.6 | |
| Jeskai Midrange | 10 | 25–13 | 65.8 | 1 |
| Lifegain Midrange | 10 | 15–13 | 53.6 | |
| Hero of Precinct One | 9 | 23–14 | 62.2 | 2 |
| Abzan Hero | 3 | 8–7 | 53.3 | |
| Five Color Hero | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Orzhov Hero | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Graveyard Value | 6 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |
| Varolz Dreadnought | 22 | 40–29 | 58.0 | 1 |
| Séance | 10 | 22–17 | 56.4 | |
| Mythic Colossification | 5 | 8–5 | 61.5 | 1 |
| Sultai Midrange | 5 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |
| Sultai Emerge | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |
| Clerics | 4 | 10–6 | 62.5 | |
| Fake-Rack | 4 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Jund | 4 | 6–11 | 35.3 | |
| Legends Midrange | 4 | 6–6 | 50.0 | |
| Selesnya Legends | 9 | 11–12 | 47.8 | |
| Boros Legends Midrange | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |
| Orzhov Legends | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |
| Treefolk | 4 | 4–13 | 23.5 | |
| Mardu Midrange | 3 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |
| Mono Black Midrange | 3 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |
| Mono Black Devotion | 3 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |
| Orzhov Midrange | 3 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Enchantments Matter | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |
| Toughness Matters | 2 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |
| -1/-1 Counters | 1 | |||
| Allies | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Esper Allies | 5 | 7–9 | 43.8 | |
| Boros Allies | 4 | 9–8 | 52.9 | |
| Mardu Allies | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |
| Orzhov Allies | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Grenzo | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Illness in the Ranks | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Mutate | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Naya Midrange | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Temur Ascendancy | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Zur the Enchanter | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Combo | 23 | 23–45 | 33.8 | |
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 68 | 144–79 | 64.6 | 11 |
| Eggs | 59 | 96–113 | 45.9 | 1 |
| Storm Herald | 32 | 13–55 | 19.1 | |
| Dice Factory | 29 | 46–55 | 45.5 | |
| Ad Nauseam | 18 | 21–50 | 29.6 | |
| Ad Swanseam | 21 | 52–23 | 69.3 | 4 |
| Hypergenesis | 17 | 23–25 | 47.9 | |
| Jokulhaups Combo | 15 | 17–23 | 42.5 | 1 |
| Storm | 14 | 19–25 | 43.2 | 1 |
| Izzet Storm | 8 | 14–8 | 63.6 | |
| Swath Storm | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Song Storm | 8 | 1–11 | 8.3 | |
| Citadel Storm | 4 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |
| Dimir Tendrils | 2 | 0–7 | 0.0 | |
| Hazoret Storm | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |
| Stormpost | 2 | 3–1 | 75.0 | |
| Paradoxical Outcome Storm | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Simic Storm | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Maniac Combo | 13 | 14–37 | 27.5 | |
| Soulflayer | 13 | 21–24 | 46.7 | |
| Heartless Summoning Combo | 10 | 23–15 | 60.5 | |
| Dredge | 8 | 10–15 | 40.0 | |
| Enduring Ideal | 7 | 10–14 | 41.7 | |
| Izzet Ascension | 6 | 12–9 | 57.1 | |
| Blazing Shoal Combo | 3 | 8–5 | 61.5 | |
| Taking Turns | 3 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |
| Biovisionary | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |
| Combo Post | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |
| Polymorph | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |
| Quest for Ula's Temple | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |
| Dubious Challenge | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |
| Metalwork Colossus | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Oops All Lands | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Oriss Genesis | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Seismic Swans | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Warp World | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Actual Warp World | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Aggro-Control | 16 | 13–26 | 33.3 | |
| Izzet Tempo | 108 | 237–174 | 57.7 | 13 |
| Dimir Tempo | 31 | 50–40 | 55.6 | 4 |
| Dimir Faeries | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | |
| Mono Blue Tempo | 19 | 30–24 | 55.6 | |
| Mono Blue Faeries | 4 | 7–5 | 58.3 | |
| Wizards | 9 | 13–19 | 40.6 | |
| Azorius Skies | 7 | 13–11 | 54.2 | |
| Ninjas | 7 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |
| Izzet Spells | 6 | 6–13 | 31.6 | |
| Azorius Tempo | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Gruul Madness | 14 | 27–25 | 51.9 | |
| Mono Blue Architect | 11 | 27–17 | 61.4 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 10 | 15–12 | 55.6 | |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 10 | 14–24 | 36.8 | |
| Traditional Reanimator | 8 | 8–17 | 32.0 | |
| Dimir Reanimator | 3 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |
| Grixis Reanimator | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Abzan Aristocrats | 7 | 8–16 | 33.3 | |
| Hexproof | 7 | 3–17 | 15.0 | |
| Ramp | 7 | 3–17 | 15.0 | |
| Rofellos Ramp | 35 | 76–52 | 59.4 | 2 |
| Villainous Wealth | 9 | 6–13 | 31.6 | |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 5 | 7–9 | 43.8 | |
| Greenpost | 83 | 211–128 | 62.2 | 3 |
| Simic Post | 13 | 30–24 | 55.6 | 2 |
| Arcum's Not Astrolabe | 4 | 9–6 | 60.0 | |
| Gruul Post | 2 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |
| Defenders | 3 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |
| Summer Bloom Ramp | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |
| Historic Bloom | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Applejacks | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Aggro | 6 | 4–16 | 20.0 | |
| Elves | 80 | 113–152 | 42.6 | 1 |
| Red Deck Wins | 43 | 92–64 | 59.0 | 3 |
| Mono Red Devotion | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| AggroSlide | 36 | 70–57 | 55.1 | 2 |
| Gruul Aggro | 16 | 32–30 | 51.6 | 1 |
| Gruul Landfall | 5 | 11–10 | 52.4 | |
| Mono Black Aggro | 16 | 25–28 | 47.2 | 1 |
| Zombies | 9 | 10–14 | 41.7 | |
| Selesnya Little Kid | 8 | 11–21 | 34.4 | |
| Slivers | 8 | 15–14 | 51.7 | |
| Merfolk | 7 | 11–12 | 47.8 | |
| Rakdos Aggro | 6 | 13–10 | 56.5 | |
| Rakdos Hellbent | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Rogues | 5 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |
| Goblins | 4 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |
| Pirates | 4 | 7–10 | 41.2 | |
| Werewolves | 4 | 4–10 | 28.6 | |
| Brushwaggs | 3 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| White Weenie | 3 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 37 | 62–46 | 57.4 | 3 |
| Soldiers | 4 | 12–6 | 66.7 | 1 |
| Knights | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |
| Boros Aggro | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Naya Zoo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Tokens | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Mono White Tokens | 4 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |
| Warriors | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Combo-Control | 6 | 10–11 | 47.6 | |
| Plasma Swans | 49 | 83–64 | 56.5 | 4 |
| Mindcrank | 40 | 94–61 | 60.6 | 5 |
| Dragoncrank | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |
| Lich's Mastery | 24 | 45–50 | 47.4 | 1 |
| Hive Mind | 20 | 37–36 | 50.7 | 1 |
| Battle of Wits | 9 | 11–20 | 35.5 | 1 |
| Solar Flare | 9 | 21–10 | 67.7 | 2 |
| Liliana's Contract | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |
| Zur's Weirding | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | |
| Curses | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Pickles | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |
| Shared Fate | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Yosei Vat | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Control | 6 | 7–12 | 36.8 | |
| Azorius Control | 60 | 83–115 | 41.9 | 1 |
| Cawblade | 51 | 91–79 | 53.5 | 7 |
| Esper Control | 57 | 124–87 | 58.8 | 3 |
| Stax | 36 | 45–75 | 37.5 | |
| Birthday Stax | 5 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |
| Ponza | 23 | 29–32 | 47.5 | |
| Mill | 13 | 13–32 | 28.9 | |
| Grixis Control | 12 | 26–20 | 56.5 | 1 |
| Cruel Control | 15 | 20–23 | 46.5 | |
| Dimir Control | 11 | 14–14 | 50.0 | |
| Dynavolt Tower | 11 | 14–16 | 46.7 | |
| Mono Black Control | 11 | 21–18 | 53.8 | |
| Five Color Control | 8 | 16–17 | 48.5 | |
| Shrines | 2 | 0–7 | 0.0 | |
| Jeskai Control | 7 | 11–12 | 47.8 | |
| Turbo Fog | 6 | 7–13 | 35.0 | |
| Demonic Rising | 5 | 3–10 | 23.1 | |
| Izzet Control | 4 | 5–7 | 41.7 | |
| Runeflare | 4 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |
| Boros Control | 3 | 4–7 | 36.4 | |
| Mono White Control | 3 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |
| Life is Ez | 40 | 71–50 | 58.7 | 4 |
| Cloudpost Control | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 12 | 28–23 | 54.9 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 12 | 29–21 | 58.0 | 1 |
| Mono White Cloudpost Control | 4 | 9–5 | 64.3 | 1 |
| Dragon Control | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Izzet Dragons | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |
| Mono Blue Control | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Bant Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Chandra Nalaar | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Cycling Control | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Astral Slide | 25 | 24–49 | 32.9 | |
| Mardu Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Pox | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Mono Black Vampires | 6 | 8–19 | 29.6 | |
| Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 5 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |
| Simic Madness | 5 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 4 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |
| Rakdos Vampires | 4 | 10–7 | 58.8 | |
| Thryx-Wildfire | 4 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 3 | 8–3 | 72.7 | |
| Rakdos Madness | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |
| Salvage Titan | 3 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |
| Selesnya Cats | 3 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |
| Enchantress | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Golgari Madness | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |
| Izzet Dreadnought | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |
| Jund Madness | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |
| Orzhov Vampires | 2 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |
| Selesnya Value Town | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |
| Tempered Steel | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Aggro-Combo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Burn | 33 | 64–69 | 48.1 | 1 |
| Liquimetal Fishing | 28 | 48–51 | 48.5 | 1 |
| Izzet Blitzkrieg | 24 | 49–41 | 54.4 | 3 |
| Hushnought | 18 | 39–31 | 55.7 | 1 |
| Infect | 5 | 6–12 | 33.3 | |
| Blazing Shoal Infect | 18 | 26–30 | 46.4 | 1 |
| Simic Infect | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Chancellor of the Forge Combo | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Boros Heroic | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |
| Dimir Thopter-Sword | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Enigmatic Incarnation | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Hateful Auras | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Naya Fake-Twin | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Oops All Spells | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Orzhov Angels | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 |