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 9 weeks, 2 days.
Decks
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Leaderboard
Archetypes
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midrange | 98 | 131–184 | 41.6 | 2 |
| Hellion Whip | 44 | 90–65 | 58.1 | 5 |
| Graveyard Value | 38 | 68–63 | 51.9 | 1 |
| Mono Black Midrange | 28 | 62–46 | 57.4 | 2 |
| Dimir Midrange | 26 | 54–43 | 55.7 | |
| Dimir Vat | 10 | 25–11 | 69.4 | 2 |
| Temur Ascendancy | 23 | 47–42 | 52.8 | 1 |
| Legends Midrange | 20 | 43–31 | 58.1 | 2 |
| Orzhov Legends | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Jund | 18 | 26–38 | 40.6 | 1 |
| Treefolk | 16 | 37–20 | 64.9 | |
| Big Red | 11 | 22–30 | 42.3 | |
| Rakdos Midrange | 10 | 15–19 | 44.1 | 1 |
| Blink | 8 | 23–14 | 62.2 | |
| Naya Midrange | 8 | 10–20 | 33.3 | |
| Verdant Succession | 5 | 11–8 | 57.9 | 1 |
| Coinflips | 4 | 0–12 | 0.0 | |
| Fake-Rack | 4 | 5–11 | 31.3 | |
| Orzhov Midrange | 4 | 9–11 | 45.0 | |
| -1/-1 Counters | 3 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |
| Allies | 3 | 4–8 | 33.3 | |
| BRGW Allies | 12 | 25–14 | 64.1 | 1 |
| Mardu Allies | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |
| Orzhov Allies | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Artifact Midrange | 3 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |
| Elementals | 3 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |
| Mardu Midrange | 3 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Temur Energy | 3 | 9–3 | 75.0 | |
| The Rock | 3 | 6–5 | 54.5 | |
| Toughness Matters | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Abzan Midrange | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Enchantments Matter | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Prophet Glare | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Selesnya Midrange | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Sultai Midrange | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Sultai Emerge | 25 | 55–42 | 56.7 | 2 |
| Ramp | 42 | 40–82 | 32.8 | |
| Selvala Tokens | 19 | 54–41 | 56.8 | 1 |
| Summer Bloom Ramp | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |
| Combo | 27 | 26–68 | 27.7 | |
| Seismic Swans | 34 | 64–48 | 57.1 | 2 |
| Eye of the Storm | 13 | 3–25 | 10.7 | |
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 13 | 15–18 | 45.5 | 1 |
| Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Storm | 12 | 4–31 | 11.4 | |
| Hazoret Storm | 69 | 132–123 | 51.8 | 3 |
| Grixis Tendrils | 23 | 33–49 | 40.2 | 2 |
| Dragonstorm | 21 | 27–41 | 39.7 | 1 |
| Sultai Tendrils | 6 | 7–23 | 23.3 | |
| Simic Storm | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Fake-Twin | 8 | 10–10 | 50.0 | |
| Jeskai Fake-Twin | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |
| Retraction Helix Combo | 7 | 6–18 | 25.0 | |
| Turntimber Ranger | 7 | 14–13 | 51.9 | |
| Mardu Life | 6 | 13–14 | 48.1 | |
| Biovisionary | 4 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |
| Taking Turns | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |
| Dubious Challenge | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Eggs | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Myr Incubator | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Oriss Genesis | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Quest for Ula's Temple | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Gruul Humans | 25 | 79–36 | 68.7 | 6 |
| Aggro-Control | 22 | 39–44 | 47.0 | 1 |
| Simic Flash | 11 | 19–24 | 44.2 | |
| Simic Vat | 3 | 7–4 | 63.6 | |
| Izzet Tempo | 10 | 8–22 | 26.7 | |
| Wizards | 9 | 10–19 | 34.5 | |
| Izzet Spells | 6 | 12–18 | 40.0 | |
| Blue Madness | 5 | 4–13 | 23.5 | |
| Temur Madness | 17 | 45–26 | 63.4 | 2 |
| Simic Madness | 15 | 23–31 | 42.6 | |
| Grixis Madness | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |
| Azorius Skies | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Mono Black Vampires | 19 | 49–33 | 59.8 | 2 |
| Peregrine Drake | 19 | 32–41 | 43.8 | 1 |
| Traditional Reanimator | 15 | 20–28 | 41.7 | |
| Grixis Reanimator | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Combo-Control | 10 | 5–25 | 16.7 | |
| Cruel Combo-Control | 88 | 235–162 | 59.2 | 7 |
| Curious Niv-Mizzet | 7 | 1–11 | 8.3 | |
| Hedron Alignment | 4 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |
| Pickles | 4 | 11–5 | 68.8 | |
| Burning Vengeance | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |
| Sunforger | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Control | 10 | 8–22 | 26.7 | |
| Jeskai Control | 56 | 117–100 | 53.9 | 1 |
| Dimir Control | 40 | 79–79 | 50.0 | 3 |
| Esper Control | 27 | 47–44 | 51.6 | 3 |
| Azorius Control | 22 | 28–35 | 44.4 | |
| Mono Black Control | 16 | 15–30 | 33.3 | |
| Demonic Rising | 15 | 20–34 | 37.0 | |
| Four Color Counter Ghazi | 10 | 19–12 | 61.3 | |
| Izzet Control | 9 | 14–16 | 46.7 | |
| Guildgate Control | 8 | 6–23 | 20.7 | |
| Mono Blue Control | 8 | 4–8 | 33.3 | |
| Dynavolt Tower | 7 | 12–12 | 50.0 | |
| Galleon Control | 6 | 13–11 | 54.2 | |
| Runeflare | 6 | 5–17 | 22.7 | |
| Five Color Control | 5 | 9–8 | 52.9 | |
| Mill | 5 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |
| Ponza | 5 | 6–10 | 37.5 | |
| Turbo Fog | 5 | 7–13 | 35.0 | |
| Grixis Control | 4 | 12–8 | 60.0 | |
| Cruel Control | 28 | 45–51 | 46.9 | 1 |
| Mardu Control | 4 | 9–7 | 56.3 | |
| Boros Control | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Mono White Control | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |
| Enchantments Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Orzhov Control | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 10 | 31–15 | 67.4 | 1 |
| Wildfire | 9 | 10–17 | 37.0 | |
| Aggro | 8 | 9–15 | 37.5 | |
| Red Deck Wins | 128 | 339–185 | 64.7 | 17 |
| Mono Red Devotion | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| White Weenie | 78 | 229–102 | 69.2 | 14 |
| Soldiers | 11 | 18–22 | 45.0 | |
| Kithkin | 2 | 5–2 | 71.4 | |
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |
| Mono Green Stompy | 35 | 96–53 | 64.4 | 7 |
| Elves | 25 | 26–47 | 35.6 | 1 |
| Goblins | 20 | 31–39 | 44.3 | |
| Voltron | 17 | 24–36 | 40.0 | |
| Hexproof | 11 | 24–20 | 54.5 | |
| Equipment Aggro | 7 | 6–17 | 26.1 | |
| Boros Auras | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |
| Rakdos Aggro | 12 | 34–16 | 68.0 | 1 |
| Gruul Aggro | 11 | 20–13 | 60.6 | 1 |
| Merfolk | 10 | 13–23 | 36.1 | |
| Mono Black Aggro | 10 | 14–28 | 33.3 | |
| Selesnya Little Kid | 7 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |
| Tokens | 6 | 9–11 | 45.0 | |
| Selesnya Tokens | 24 | 52–40 | 56.5 | 3 |
| Artifact Aggro | 3 | 4–8 | 33.3 | |
| Salvage Titan | 8 | 3–22 | 12.0 | |
| Mono Blue Architect | 6 | 7–16 | 30.4 | |
| Affinity | 2 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |
| Madness | 3 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |
| Gruul Madness | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |
| Rakdos Madness | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Werewolves | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |
| Naya Zoo | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |
| Rogues | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |
| Warriors | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |
| Zombies | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |
| Boros Aggro | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |
| Mono Blue Aggro | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Illusions | 6 | 10–12 | 45.5 | |
| Pirates | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |
| Mono White Angels | 8 | 19–13 | 59.4 | |
| Aggro-Combo | 5 | 5–11 | 31.3 | |
| Burn | 19 | 28–30 | 48.3 | |
| Infect | 13 | 18–23 | 43.9 | |
| Golgari Infect | 3 | 5–10 | 33.3 | |
| Aristocrats | 6 | 12–15 | 44.4 | 1 |
| Golgari Aristocrats | 8 | 11–19 | 36.7 | |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 3 | 7–5 | 58.3 | |
| Abzan Aristocrats | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |
| Pummeler | 3 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |
| Grozoth | 3 | 7–5 | 58.3 | |
| Rakdos Vampires | 3 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |
| Actual Warp World | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Azorius Heroic | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |
| Mono White Heroic | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |
| Orzhov Vampires | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |
| Azorius Spirits | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 |