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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oops All Spells | 61 | 128–75 | 63.1 | 4 |
| Grixis Jokulhaups Control | 45 | 83–55 | 60.1 | 4 |
| Midrange | 42 | 77–64 | 54.6 | 3 |
| Orzhov Midrange | 120 | 254–172 | 59.6 | 11 |
| Mono Black Midrange | 22 | 20–36 | 35.7 | 1 |
| Mono Black Devotion | 14 | 18–19 | 48.6 | 1 |
| Mardu Midrange | 17 | 21–33 | 38.9 | |
| Artifact Midrange | 15 | 21–26 | 44.7 | |
| Big Red | 15 | 15–25 | 37.5 | 1 |
| Graveyard Value | 15 | 19–36 | 34.5 | |
| Rakdos Midrange | 15 | 22–23 | 48.9 | 1 |
| Fake-Rack | 13 | 11–28 | 28.2 | |
| Lifegain Midrange | 12 | 20–28 | 41.7 | |
| Martyr's Grace | 1 | |||
| Blink | 11 | 5–26 | 16.1 | |
| Orzhov Blink | 3 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |
| Heartless Summoning Stompy | 10 | 5–18 | 21.7 | |
| Dimir Midrange | 8 | 9–11 | 45.0 | 1 |
| Clerics | 6 | 6–11 | 35.3 | |
| Abzan Midrange | 5 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |
| Allies | 5 | 9–9 | 50.0 | |
| Azorius Allies | 27 | 42–32 | 56.8 | 2 |
| Game Objects | 5 | 7–6 | 53.8 | |
| Jeskai Midrange | 5 | 0–7 | 0.0 | |
| Sultai Midrange | 5 | 7–9 | 43.8 | |
| Death Cloud | 4 | 6–13 | 31.6 | |
| Elementals | 4 | 9–8 | 52.9 | |
| Naya Midrange | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |
| Selesnya Midrange | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |
| Anti-Persecution | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | |
| Party | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| The Rock | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Golgari Citadel | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Toughness Matters | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |
| Coinflip Tribal | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Enchantments Matter | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Gruul Obosh | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |
| Jund | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Mutate | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |
| Treefolk | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Affinity | 28 | 52–44 | 54.2 | 1 |
| Hush-finity | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Hateful Auras | 25 | 58–34 | 63.0 | 4 |
| Tempered Steel | 24 | 30–47 | 39.0 | 1 |
| WUBR Jokulhaups Control | 22 | 47–50 | 48.5 | |
| Ramp | 21 | 25–42 | 37.3 | 1 |
| Rofellos Ramp | 38 | 70–64 | 52.2 | 2 |
| Wild Pair | 4 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |
| Carth Superfriends | 5 | 5–10 | 33.3 | |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 4 | 3–10 | 23.1 | |
| Greenpost | 76 | 135–120 | 52.9 | 4 |
| Eldrazipost | 5 | 0–9 | 0.0 | |
| Simic Post | 4 | 10–7 | 58.8 | |
| Gruul Post | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Applejacks | 3 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |
| Summer Bloom Ramp | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Historic Bloom | 3 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |
| Domain | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Mono Blue Architect | 18 | 29–34 | 46.0 | |
| Temur Jokulhaups Control | 13 | 17–29 | 37.0 | |
| Naya "Twin" | 11 | 24–22 | 52.2 | 1 |
| Combo | 10 | 12–18 | 40.0 | |
| Hypergenesis | 53 | 92–85 | 52.0 | |
| Restore Balance | 34 | 65–43 | 60.2 | 1 |
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 24 | 39–61 | 39.0 | |
| Taking Turns | 24 | 47–40 | 54.0 | 1 |
| Dice Factory | 18 | 36–35 | 50.7 | |
| Izzet Ascension | 17 | 34–17 | 66.7 | 1 |
| Dredge | 11 | 8–21 | 27.6 | |
| Storm | 11 | 14–15 | 48.3 | |
| Dimir Tendrils | 10 | 14–17 | 45.2 | |
| Dragonstorm | 7 | 11–13 | 45.8 | |
| High Tide | 4 | 6–6 | 50.0 | |
| Grixis Tendrils | 3 | 1–9 | 10.0 | |
| Citadel Storm | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |
| Song Storm | 2 | 2–0 | 100.0 | |
| Izzet Storm | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Swath Storm | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Gyruda | 10 | 24–12 | 66.7 | 2 |
| Heartless Summoning Combo | 8 | 11–15 | 42.3 | |
| Polymorph | 5 | 8–9 | 47.1 | |
| Ad Nauseam | 3 | 8–4 | 66.7 | |
| Ad Swanseam | 3 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Storm Herald | 3 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Tibalt's Trickery | 3 | 2–10 | 16.7 | |
| Zubera Tribal | 3 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |
| Enduring Ideal | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |
| New Perspectives | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Oops All Lands | 2 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |
| Biovisionary | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Calibrated Blast | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Intruder Alarm | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Maniac Combo | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |
| Metalwork Colossus | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |
| Upheaval Colossus | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Quest for Ula's Temple | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Reanimator | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Traditional Reanimator | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |
| Mono Black Reanimator | 5 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |
| Retraction Helix Combo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Warp World | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Four Color Glimpse | 24 | 27–59 | 31.4 | |
| Temur Glimpse | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Rakdos Madness | 10 | 16–14 | 53.3 | |
| Jeskai Jokulhaups Control | 8 | 17–4 | 81.0 | 1 |
| Rakdos Vampires | 8 | 17–15 | 53.1 | |
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 6 | 3–10 | 23.1 | |
| Mono White Heroic | 5 | 9–6 | 60.0 | 1 |
| Aggro-Control | 4 | 12–6 | 66.7 | |
| Izzet Tempo | 107 | 190–169 | 52.9 | 7 |
| Wizards | 61 | 100–88 | 53.2 | 5 |
| Ensoul Aggro-Control | 38 | 73–61 | 54.5 | 3 |
| Mono Blue Tempo | 36 | 57–52 | 52.3 | 4 |
| Mono Blue Faeries | 4 | 7–4 | 63.6 | |
| Ninjas | 17 | 48–29 | 62.3 | 1 |
| Dimir Tempo | 13 | 6–14 | 30.0 | |
| Dimir Faeries | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Blue Madness | 3 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Simic Madness | 3 | 6–2 | 75.0 | 1 |
| Temur Madness | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Izzet Spells | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Lich Aggro-Control | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Azorius Skies | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Azorius Tempo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Bant Humans | 4 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |
| Control | 4 | 1–9 | 10.0 | |
| Azorius Control | 117 | 220–174 | 55.8 | 11 |
| Cawblade | 20 | 27–28 | 49.1 | |
| Ponza | 42 | 66–70 | 48.5 | 1 |
| Esper Control | 41 | 97–59 | 62.2 | 3 |
| Mono White Control | 16 | 31–28 | 52.5 | 1 |
| Dimir Control | 13 | 11–19 | 36.7 | |
| Izzet Control | 13 | 24–25 | 49.0 | |
| Orzhov Control | 12 | 13–19 | 40.6 | |
| Runeflare | 9 | 6–12 | 33.3 | |
| Bant Control | 8 | 13–18 | 41.9 | |
| Mill | 8 | 6–22 | 21.4 | |
| Turbo Fog | 8 | 1–12 | 7.7 | |
| Pox | 7 | 3–11 | 21.4 | |
| Stax | 7 | 5–16 | 23.8 | |
| Dynavolt Tower | 5 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |
| Prison | 5 | 14–7 | 66.7 | 1 |
| Enchantress | 7 | 5–9 | 35.7 | |
| Four Color Counter Ghazi | 4 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |
| Mono Blue Control | 3 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |
| Cloudpost Control | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 30 | 45–48 | 48.4 | 1 |
| Izzet Cloudpost Control | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |
| Mono White Cloudpost Control | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |
| Chandra Nalaar | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Cycling Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Astral Slide | 16 | 24–24 | 50.0 | 1 |
| Grixis Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Cruel Control | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Mono Black Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Enigmatic Incarnation | 4 | 7–6 | 53.8 | |
| Mono Black Vampires | 4 | 4–10 | 28.6 | |
| Aggro | 3 | 1–12 | 7.7 | |
| AggroSlide | 63 | 132–79 | 62.6 | 11 |
| Red Deck Wins | 54 | 130–66 | 66.3 | 7 |
| Goblins | 22 | 20–39 | 33.9 | 1 |
| Mono Green Stompy | 21 | 27–48 | 36.0 | |
| Elves | 20 | 35–30 | 53.8 | 3 |
| Merfolk | 17 | 25–23 | 52.1 | 1 |
| Gruul Aggro | 14 | 29–22 | 56.9 | 1 |
| Gruul Landfall | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Knights | 14 | 30–21 | 58.8 | |
| Mono Black Aggro | 10 | 14–22 | 38.9 | |
| Shamans | 10 | 15–12 | 55.6 | |
| Zombies | 7 | 10–17 | 37.0 | |
| Slivers | 5 | 9–13 | 40.9 | |
| Boros Aggro | 4 | 3–11 | 21.4 | |
| Rogues | 4 | 5–7 | 41.7 | |
| Naya Zoo | 3 | 8–6 | 57.1 | |
| Rakdos Aggro | 3 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |
| Selesnya Little Kid | 3 | 9–5 | 64.3 | 1 |
| White Weenie | 3 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 19 | 45–29 | 60.8 | 2 |
| Soldiers | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Pirates | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |
| Warriors | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |
| Brushwaggs | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Minotaurs | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Tokens | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Orzhov Tokens | 13 | 28–21 | 57.1 | 1 |
| Mono White Tokens | 11 | 21–16 | 56.8 | 2 |
| Selesnya Tokens | 3 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |
| Hexproof | 3 | 0–7 | 0.0 | |
| Aggro-Combo | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Burn | 19 | 38–30 | 55.9 | 2 |
| Infect | 16 | 18–24 | 42.9 | |
| Simic Infect | 13 | 7–23 | 23.3 | |
| Aristocrats | 10 | 24–17 | 58.5 | 1 |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 30 | 43–43 | 50.0 | 1 |
| Golgari Aristocrats | 10 | 18–23 | 43.9 | |
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 5 | 10–5 | 66.7 | 1 |
| Abzan Aristocrats | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Mardu Aristocrats | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 8 | 6–15 | 28.6 | |
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 10 | 10–14 | 41.7 | |
| Izzet Dreadnought | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Izzet Blitzkrieg | 5 | 12–6 | 66.7 | |
| Hushnought | 3 | 8–6 | 57.1 | |
| Liquimetal Fishing | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |
| Combo-Control | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |
| Mindcrank | 61 | 113–75 | 60.1 | 8 |
| Plasma Swans | 34 | 38–45 | 45.8 | 1 |
| Curses | 8 | 4–21 | 16.0 | |
| Liliana's Contract | 5 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |
| Shared Fate | 4 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |
| Battle of Wits | 3 | 3–12 | 20.0 | |
| Hive Mind | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |
| Zur's Weirding | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Curious Niv-Mizzet | 1 | |||
| Hedron Alignment | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Yosei Vat | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Gruul Madness | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |
| Izzet Dragons | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | |
| Equipment Aggro | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Five Color Collected Conjuring | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Orzhov Angels | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Unclassified | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Borderpost Wildfire | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 |