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 3 days, 2 hours.
Congratulations to vagstor, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 35)
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Leaderboard
Archetypes
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mindcrank | 87 | 163–122 | 57.2 | 8 |
| Oops All Spells | 60 | 120–77 | 60.9 | 3 |
| Wildfire | 56 | 104–100 | 51.0 | 2 |
| Borderpost Wildfire | 4 | 6–6 | 50.0 | |
| Thryx-Wildfire | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |
| Midrange | 53 | 68–94 | 42.0 | 2 |
| Blink | 97 | 147–155 | 48.7 | 4 |
| Orzhov Blink | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Game Objects | 47 | 83–86 | 49.1 | 1 |
| Rakdos Midrange | 32 | 26–41 | 38.8 | |
| Fires of Invention | 29 | 46–60 | 43.4 | 1 |
| Dimir Midrange | 27 | 28–42 | 40.0 | |
| Dimir Vat | 4 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |
| Orzhov Midrange | 24 | 49–37 | 57.0 | 3 |
| Jeskai Midrange | 20 | 30–23 | 56.6 | 2 |
| Abzan Midrange | 13 | 15–32 | 31.9 | |
| Coinflips | 13 | 10–32 | 23.8 | |
| Mardu Midrange | 11 | 7–18 | 28.0 | |
| Enchantments Matter | 10 | 15–14 | 51.7 | |
| The Rock | 10 | 8–13 | 38.1 | |
| Golgari Citadel | 8 | 12–15 | 44.4 | 1 |
| Death Cloud | 9 | 13–15 | 46.4 | |
| Graveyard Value | 8 | 4–23 | 14.8 | |
| Varolz Dreadnought | 15 | 36–14 | 72.0 | 1 |
| Séance | 13 | 27–14 | 65.9 | 2 |
| Lifegain Midrange | 5 | 8–11 | 42.1 | |
| Martyr's Grace | 15 | 28–30 | 48.3 | |
| Mythic Colossification | 5 | 5–10 | 33.3 | |
| Naya Midrange | 5 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |
| Allies | 4 | 1–9 | 10.0 | |
| Orzhov Allies | 6 | 9–9 | 50.0 | |
| Azorius Allies | 3 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Boros Allies | 1 | |||
| Mardu Allies | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Mono White Allies | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Vampires | 4 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |
| Rakdos Vampires | 6 | 5–10 | 33.3 | |
| Mono Black Vampires | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |
| Hero of Precinct One | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Orzhov Hero | 29 | 48–47 | 50.5 | 1 |
| Esper Hero | 9 | 8–15 | 34.8 | |
| Mardu Hero | 8 | 15–16 | 48.4 | |
| Boros Hero | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Mono Black Midrange | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |
| Mono Black Devotion | 16 | 12–20 | 37.5 | |
| Simic Snow | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Sultai Midrange | 2 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |
| Sultai Energy | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Toughness Matters | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |
| Adventures | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Clerics | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Fake-Rack | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Jund | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 45 | 100–71 | 58.5 | 4 |
| Simic Infect | 38 | 78–52 | 60.0 | 8 |
| Mono White Heroic | 33 | 58–53 | 52.3 | |
| Ramp | 31 | 35–73 | 32.4 | 1 |
| Rofellos Ramp | 53 | 92–90 | 50.5 | 2 |
| Carth Superfriends | 14 | 20–31 | 39.2 | |
| Applejacks | 9 | 14–12 | 53.8 | |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 2 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |
| Gruul Post | 53 | 112–90 | 55.4 | 1 |
| Greenpost | 27 | 45–61 | 42.5 | 1 |
| Simic Post | 8 | 11–21 | 34.4 | |
| Villainous Wealth | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Defenders | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Aggro-Combo | 19 | 35–30 | 53.8 | |
| Hushnought | 46 | 127–54 | 70.2 | 8 |
| Izzet Blitzkrieg | 41 | 62–62 | 50.0 | 2 |
| Liquimetal Fishing | 39 | 69–70 | 49.6 | 2 |
| Burn | 31 | 44–40 | 52.4 | 2 |
| Aristocrats | 5 | 4–7 | 36.4 | |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 34 | 54–52 | 50.9 | |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 29 | 51–57 | 47.2 | 1 |
| Boros Bombardment | 6 | 11–6 | 64.7 | |
| Golgari Aristocrats | 6 | 2–10 | 16.7 | |
| Food | 3 | 0–6 | 0.0 | |
| Abzan Aristocrats | 2 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |
| Combo Goblins | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Goblin Persist | 89 | 220–127 | 63.4 | 9 |
| Aggro-Control | 19 | 19–35 | 35.2 | |
| Izzet Tempo | 79 | 109–142 | 43.4 | 2 |
| Dimir Tempo | 51 | 86–91 | 48.6 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Tempo | 35 | 45–55 | 45.0 | 2 |
| Ensoul Aggro-Control | 21 | 27–20 | 57.4 | 3 |
| Azorius Skies | 20 | 30–35 | 46.2 | 1 |
| Wizards | 14 | 14–22 | 38.9 | |
| Ninjas | 8 | 13–9 | 59.1 | |
| Lich Aggro-Control | 7 | 13–10 | 56.5 | |
| Izzet Spells | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |
| Simic Flash | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |
| Sultai Tempo | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |
| Hexproof | 18 | 33–22 | 60.0 | |
| Hive Mind | 14 | 24–22 | 52.2 | |
| Blazing Shoal Infect | 12 | 14–23 | 37.8 | |
| Combo | 11 | 5–24 | 17.2 | |
| Izzet Ascension | 112 | 185–164 | 53.0 | 9 |
| Soulflayer | 43 | 82–58 | 58.6 | 1 |
| Dredge | 32 | 30–48 | 38.5 | |
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 24 | 30–37 | 44.8 | 1 |
| Calibrated Blast | 19 | 27–34 | 44.3 | |
| Warp World | 14 | 10–41 | 19.6 | |
| Dice Factory | 13 | 15–30 | 33.3 | |
| Storm Herald | 13 | 23–14 | 62.2 | |
| Enduring Ideal | 11 | 11–30 | 26.8 | |
| Maniac Combo | 9 | 13–18 | 41.9 | |
| Ominous Good | 8 | 6–21 | 22.2 | |
| Polymorph | 8 | 17–12 | 58.6 | 1 |
| Restore Balance | 8 | 13–16 | 44.8 | |
| Oriss Genesis | 7 | 12–11 | 52.2 | |
| Dubious Challenge | 5 | 8–13 | 38.1 | |
| Eggs | 5 | 6–13 | 31.6 | |
| GreenTwin | 5 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |
| Oops All Lands | 5 | 7–9 | 43.8 | |
| Storm | 5 | 2–11 | 15.4 | |
| Izzet Storm | 15 | 27–23 | 54.0 | 1 |
| Swath Storm | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Hazoret Storm | 12 | 4–32 | 11.1 | |
| Grixis Tendrils | 5 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |
| Paradoxical Outcome Storm | 5 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |
| Dimir Tendrils | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Song Storm | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Taking Turns | 4 | 1–13 | 7.1 | |
| Jokulhaups Combo | 3 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |
| Seismic Swans | 3 | 7–5 | 58.3 | |
| Fake-Twin | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Heartless Summoning Combo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Protean Hulk Combo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Retraction Helix Combo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Control | 11 | 7–22 | 24.1 | |
| Azorius Control | 92 | 158–153 | 50.8 | 3 |
| Cawblade | 23 | 34–28 | 54.8 | 1 |
| Ponza | 54 | 89–88 | 50.3 | 1 |
| Dimir Control | 39 | 50–59 | 45.9 | 1 |
| Esper Control | 23 | 9–32 | 22.0 | |
| Grixis Control | 22 | 26–38 | 40.6 | |
| Turbo Fog | 18 | 19–30 | 38.8 | |
| Izzet Control | 17 | 17–25 | 40.5 | |
| Mill | 14 | 7–36 | 16.3 | |
| Mono White Control | 12 | 12–16 | 42.9 | 1 |
| Life is Ez | 20 | 16–28 | 36.4 | 1 |
| Seasons Past Control | 11 | 14–24 | 36.8 | |
| Mono Blue Control | 7 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |
| Bant Control | 6 | 10–10 | 50.0 | |
| Demonic Rising | 6 | 8–6 | 57.1 | |
| Boros Control | 5 | 5–7 | 41.7 | |
| Jeskai Control | 5 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |
| Cloudpost Control | 4 | 6–14 | 30.0 | |
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 21 | 30–43 | 41.1 | 1 |
| Blackpost | 15 | 23–33 | 41.1 | 1 |
| Cloudy With Sunny Spells | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Mono White Cloudpost Control | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |
| Mardu Control | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |
| Orzhov Control | 3 | 7–4 | 63.6 | |
| Sultai Control | 3 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |
| Sultai Ultimatum | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Chandra Nalaar | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |
| Cycling Control | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Astral Slide | 10 | 8–17 | 32.0 | |
| Guildgate Control | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |
| Stax | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | |
| Mono Black Control | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |
| Runeflare | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Curses | 10 | 9–22 | 29.0 | |
| Plasma Swans | 9 | 9–12 | 42.9 | |
| Enchantress | 8 | 14–16 | 46.7 | |
| Lich's Mastery | 8 | 14–11 | 56.0 | |
| Battle of Wits | 7 | 13–14 | 48.1 | |
| Boros Heroic | 7 | 7–15 | 31.8 | |
| Jokulhaups Control | 6 | 8–5 | 61.5 | 1 |
| Grixis Jokulhaups Control | 131 | 249–198 | 55.7 | 5 |
| WUBR Jokulhaups Control | 21 | 60–33 | 64.5 | 4 |
| Temur Jokulhaups Control | 20 | 38–29 | 56.7 | 2 |
| Jund Jokulhaups Control | 16 | 40–30 | 57.1 | |
| Jeskai Jokulhaups Control | 8 | 15–16 | 48.4 | |
| Mardu Jokulhaups Control | 5 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |
| Selesnya Humans | 6 | 11–12 | 47.8 | |
| Hateful Auras | 4 | 11–9 | 55.0 | |
| Izzet Dreadnought | 4 | 11–6 | 64.7 | |
| Shrines | 4 | 0–10 | 0.0 | |
| Simic Madness | 4 | 6–6 | 50.0 | |
| Aggro | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |
| Red Deck Wins | 112 | 259–149 | 63.5 | 10 |
| Mono Green Stompy | 85 | 174–114 | 60.4 | 5 |
| White Weenie | 39 | 101–60 | 62.7 | 3 |
| Soldiers | 7 | 14–9 | 60.9 | |
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 6 | 6–10 | 37.5 | |
| Elves | 33 | 55–50 | 52.4 | 1 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 31 | 74–53 | 58.3 | 1 |
| Knights | 28 | 47–48 | 49.5 | 1 |
| Goblins | 23 | 53–37 | 58.9 | 2 |
| AggroSlide | 19 | 40–34 | 54.1 | 1 |
| Merfolk | 12 | 12–26 | 31.6 | |
| Boros Aggro | 8 | 11–12 | 47.8 | |
| Gruul Aggro | 7 | 11–17 | 39.3 | |
| Gruul Landfall | 5 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |
| Rogues | 6 | 3–10 | 23.1 | |
| Mono Red Swarm | 5 | 8–5 | 61.5 | |
| Shamans | 5 | 9–12 | 42.9 | |
| Naya Zoo | 4 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |
| Mono Blue Aggro | 3 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |
| Slivers | 3 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |
| Madness | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Rakdos Madness | 12 | 19–22 | 46.3 | |
| Jund Madness | 8 | 8–11 | 42.1 | |
| Gruul Madness | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |
| Rakdos Aggro | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |
| Selesnya Little Kid | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |
| Artifact Aggro | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Affinity | 130 | 279–196 | 58.7 | 10 |
| Mono Blue Architect | 18 | 47–29 | 61.8 | 1 |
| Tempered Steel | 18 | 30–25 | 54.5 | 1 |
| Salvage Titan | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Tokens | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Selesnya Tokens | 23 | 31–35 | 47.0 | 1 |
| Mono White Tokens | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |
| Werewolves | 1 | |||
| Zombies | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Enigmatic Incarnation | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 3 | 8–3 | 72.7 | |
| Pickles | 3 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |
| Burning Vengeance | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |
| Liliana's Contract | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Resurgent Belief | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |
| Temur Madness | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Upheaval Colossus | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |
| Yosei Vat | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |
| Azorius Heroic | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Cruel Combo-Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Grixis Madness | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |
| Selesnya Cats | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |
| Shared Fate | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Traditional Reanimator | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Rakdos Reanimator | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |
| Unclassified | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 |