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 8 weeks, 3 days.
Decks
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Leaderboard
Archetypes
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combo | 30 | 26–57 | 31.3 | |
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 54 | 89–73 | 54.9 | 3 |
| Hypergenesis | 42 | 68–68 | 50.0 | 1 |
| Polymorph | 31 | 31–45 | 40.8 | 2 |
| Enduring Ideal | 14 | 28–20 | 58.3 | 2 |
| Oops All Lands | 12 | 33–20 | 62.3 | 2 |
| Belcher | 11 | 28–25 | 52.8 | |
| Storm | 11 | 6–13 | 31.6 | |
| Dimir Tendrils | 43 | 61–73 | 45.5 | 1 |
| Citadel Storm | 42 | 82–79 | 50.9 | 1 |
| Dragonstorm | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Paradoxical Outcome Storm | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |
| Calibrated Blast | 10 | 21–15 | 58.3 | 1 |
| Primal Prayers Combo | 10 | 16–15 | 51.6 | 1 |
| Seismic Swans | 9 | 20–21 | 48.8 | |
| Actual Twin | 7 | 8–7 | 53.3 | |
| Izzet Twin | 27 | 55–34 | 61.8 | 1 |
| Boros Twin | 6 | 10–5 | 66.7 | |
| Ad Nauseam | 7 | 8–11 | 42.1 | |
| Restore Balance | 7 | 5–10 | 33.3 | |
| Soulflayer | 7 | 16–14 | 53.3 | |
| Reanim8 Rack | 7 | 13–11 | 54.2 | 1 |
| Storm Herald | 7 | 7–14 | 33.3 | |
| Heartless Summoning Combo | 5 | 5–11 | 31.3 | |
| Breakfast | 4 | 8–9 | 47.1 | |
| Gyruda | 3 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |
| Tameshi Bloom | 3 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Dredge | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |
| Maniac Combo | 2 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Taking Turns | 2 | 2–0 | 100.0 | |
| Dubious Challenge | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Izzet Ascension | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| New Perspectives | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Ramp | 28 | 44–61 | 41.9 | |
| Rofellos Ramp | 36 | 45–63 | 41.7 | 1 |
| Wild Pair | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Carth Superfriends | 11 | 11–22 | 33.3 | |
| Applejacks | 10 | 14–16 | 46.7 | |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |
| Eldrazipost | 10 | 13–20 | 39.4 | |
| Golgari Post | 8 | 13–18 | 41.9 | |
| Greenpost | 5 | 7–13 | 35.0 | |
| Gruul Post | 4 | 5–10 | 33.3 | |
| Eureka! | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Boros Heroic | 20 | 41–20 | 67.2 | 3 |
| Dimir Tempo | 16 | 26–23 | 53.1 | |
| Dimir Faeries | 17 | 21–27 | 43.8 | |
| Dimir Librarians | 15 | 30–26 | 53.6 | 1 |
| Midrange | 15 | 17–32 | 34.7 | |
| Mono Black Midrange | 46 | 75–82 | 47.8 | 1 |
| Artifact Midrange | 21 | 29–41 | 41.4 | |
| Lifegain Midrange | 18 | 30–31 | 49.2 | |
| Orzhov Midrange | 18 | 20–29 | 40.8 | |
| Abzan Midrange | 15 | 25–34 | 42.4 | |
| The Rock | 13 | 10–28 | 26.3 | |
| Golgari Citadel | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Elementals | 12 | 8–15 | 34.8 | |
| Jund | 12 | 15–31 | 32.6 | |
| Dimir Midrange | 10 | 23–15 | 60.5 | |
| Heartless Summoning Stompy | 9 | 8–17 | 32.0 | |
| Graveyard Value | 8 | 16–12 | 57.1 | |
| Jeskai Midrange | 8 | 16–13 | 55.2 | 1 |
| Nissa Company | 8 | 16–9 | 64.0 | 2 |
| Angels | 7 | 15–10 | 60.0 | 1 |
| Mono White Angels | 31 | 59–51 | 53.6 | 1 |
| Azorius Angels | 14 | 24–22 | 52.2 | |
| Orzhov Angels | 2 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |
| Blink | 7 | 15–7 | 68.2 | 2 |
| Orzhov Blink | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Acid Trip | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Death Cloud | 7 | 12–14 | 46.2 | |
| Fires of Invention | 7 | 6–15 | 28.6 | |
| Sultai Midrange | 7 | 13–14 | 48.1 | |
| Fight Rigging | 10 | 21–17 | 55.3 | |
| Toughness Matters | 5 | 8–11 | 42.1 | |
| Fake-Rack | 4 | 4–10 | 28.6 | |
| Game Objects | 4 | 2–10 | 16.7 | |
| Mardu Midrange | 4 | 8–7 | 53.3 | |
| Rakdos Midrange | 4 | 0–7 | 0.0 | |
| Allies | 2 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Azorius Allies | 4 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |
| Enchantments Matter | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |
| Legends Midrange | 2 | 6–3 | 66.7 | |
| Naya Midrange | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |
| Anti-Persecution | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Big Red | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Grenzo | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Hero of Precinct One | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Five Color Hero | 8 | 4–8 | 33.3 | |
| Mardu Hero | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Treefolk | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Izzet Spells | 14 | 11–13 | 45.8 | |
| Azorius Heroic | 12 | 9–19 | 32.1 | |
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 12 | 18–11 | 62.1 | 1 |
| Equipment Aggro | 11 | 14–16 | 46.7 | |
| Azorius Tempo | 10 | 16–9 | 64.0 | 1 |
| Combo-Control | 10 | 8–17 | 32.0 | |
| Solar Flare | 54 | 93–85 | 52.2 | 5 |
| Battle of Wits | 7 | 10–16 | 38.5 | |
| Archfiend Alteration | 4 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |
| Curses | 3 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |
| Greasefang | 3 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |
| Orzhov Greasefang | 6 | 9–5 | 64.3 | 1 |
| Esper Greasefang | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |
| Sunforger | 3 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Resurgent Belief | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |
| Curious Niv-Mizzet | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Pickles | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Yosei Vat | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |
| Azorius Skies | 8 | 14–14 | 50.0 | |
| Burn | 7 | 8–11 | 42.1 | |
| Mono Blue Tempo | 7 | 14–10 | 58.3 | |
| Mono Blue Librarians | 15 | 21–19 | 52.5 | |
| Aggro | 4 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |
| Red Deck Wins | 92 | 238–98 | 70.8 | 20 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 32 | 56–46 | 54.9 | 3 |
| Knights | 17 | 36–24 | 60.0 | 3 |
| Rogues | 15 | 33–16 | 67.3 | 3 |
| Elves | 10 | 11–22 | 33.3 | |
| AggroSlide | 9 | 14–13 | 51.9 | |
| Rats | 8 | 7–10 | 41.2 | |
| White Weenie | 6 | 3–11 | 21.4 | |
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 13 | 17–15 | 53.1 | 1 |
| Chroma White | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Soldiers | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Boros Aggro | 4 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |
| Goblins | 3 | 3–8 | 27.3 | |
| Gruul Aggro | 3 | 7–6 | 53.8 | 1 |
| Rakdos Aggro | 3 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |
| Selesnya Little Kid | 3 | 5–7 | 41.7 | |
| Mono Green Stompy | 2 | 6–3 | 66.7 | |
| Artifact Aggro | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Affinity | 8 | 3–8 | 27.3 | |
| Hardened Scales Affinity | 50 | 105–64 | 62.1 | 5 |
| Mono Blue Architect | 5 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |
| Salvage Titan | 3 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |
| Tempered Steel | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Legends Aggro | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Bard Class | 15 | 29–24 | 54.7 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Aggro | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Illusions | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Tokens | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Orzhov Tokens | 17 | 26–17 | 60.5 | 1 |
| Selesnya Tokens | 7 | 5–14 | 26.3 | |
| Mono White Tokens | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Zombies | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Izzet Tempo | 4 | 9–4 | 69.2 | 1 |
| Last Stand Control | 4 | 4–10 | 28.6 | |
| Aristocrats | 3 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 34 | 88–48 | 64.7 | 5 |
| Golgari Aristocrats | 8 | 18–18 | 50.0 | |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 2 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Abzan Aristocrats | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Simic Flash | 3 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |
| Traditional Reanimator | 3 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Anvil Colossus | 2 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |
| Control | 2 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Orzhov Control | 67 | 139–98 | 58.6 | 5 |
| Azorius Control | 39 | 79–49 | 61.7 | 4 |
| Dimir Control | 37 | 46–44 | 51.1 | 2 |
| Stax | 22 | 32–58 | 35.6 | |
| Pox | 20 | 27–33 | 45.0 | |
| Mono Black Control | 14 | 28–25 | 52.8 | 1 |
| Mill | 12 | 9–16 | 36.0 | |
| Seasons Past Control | 11 | 15–26 | 36.6 | |
| Turbo Fog | 11 | 2–14 | 12.5 | |
| Grixis Control | 7 | 11–11 | 50.0 | |
| Cruel Control | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Jeskai Control | 7 | 8–10 | 44.4 | |
| Dragon Control | 6 | 8–12 | 40.0 | |
| Esper Control | 5 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 1 |
| Guildgate Control | 3 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |
| Mono Blue Control | 3 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |
| Ponza | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |
| Prison | 3 | 3–9 | 25.0 | |
| Enchantress | 10 | 7–13 | 35.0 | |
| Izzet Control | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |
| Mardu Control | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |
| Runeflare | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |
| Bant Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Cloudpost Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 52 | 90–68 | 57.0 | 3 |
| Mono White Cloudpost Control | 25 | 45–29 | 60.8 | 3 |
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 4 | 5–7 | 41.7 | |
| Blackpost | 3 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |
| Mono White Control | 1 | 2–0 | 100.0 | |
| Sultai Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Hushnought | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |
| Jund Madness | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |
| Ninjas | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |
| Selesnya Cats | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |
| Simic Madness | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Wildfire | 2 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |
| Five Color Collected Conjuring | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Four Color Glimpse | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Golgari Madness | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Hateful Auras | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Mono Blue Post Desire | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Mono White Heroic | 1 | 3–1 | 75.0 | |
| Orzhov Humans | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Selesnya Heroic | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Wizards | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 |