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.
Archetype Tree
Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
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Combo | 37550 | 62769–64050–18 | 49.5 | 433 | 2814 | 1693 |
Storm | 8181 | 13344–14292–4 | 48.3 | 96 | 484 | 398 |
Sultai Tendrils | 76 | 101–167–1 | 37.7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Dimir Tendrils | 1743 | 3165–2929–3 | 51.9 | 33 | 128 | 86 |
Dark Tide | 47 | 110–68 | 61.8 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Dragonstorm | 633 | 958–1242 | 43.5 | 6 | 43 | 11 |
Hazoret Storm | 544 | 749–971 | 43.5 | 1 | 22 | 15 |
Simic Storm | 336 | 490–619 | 44.2 | 0 | 11 | 9 |
Reclamation Storm | 52 | 69–115 | 37.5 | 0 | 5 | |
Citadel Storm | 352 | 474–743 | 38.9 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
High Tide | 2001 | 3819–3061 | 55.5 | 30 | 114 | 161 |
Grixis Tendrils | 207 | 248–412 | 37.6 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
Stormpost | 98 | 171–170 | 50.1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Mono Blue Post Desire | 64 | 108–117 | 48.0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Paradoxical Outcome Storm | 195 | 133–450 | 22.8 | 1 | ||
Izzet Storm | 982 | 1615–1782 | 47.5 | 11 | 80 | 43 |
Swath Storm | 91 | 136–181 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Song Storm | 62 | 54–103 | 34.4 | 0 | 1 | |
Channel Storm | 328 | 844–430 | 66.2 | 14 | 51 | 43 |
Reanimator | 5517 | 10462–9133–4 | 53.4 | 58 | 469 | 275 |
Recurring Nightmare | 1010 | 1923–1640 | 54.0 | 8 | 86 | 51 |
Dragon Nightmare | 563 | 1170–882 | 57.0 | 8 | 65 | 34 |
Jund Nightmare | 46 | 77–96 | 44.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Four Color Powerful Magic | 39 | 88–72 | 55.0 | 0 | 3 | |
Worldgorger Dragon | 987 | 2047–1542 | 57.0 | 10 | 77 | 75 |
Double Dragon | 200 | 433–354 | 55.0 | 1 | 11 | 11 |
Starlit Graves | 41 | 82–76 | 51.9 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Dimir Cycling Reanimator | 59 | 128–99 | 56.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 Goyf | 41 | 70–86 | 44.9 | 0 | 7 | |
Living Death | 267 | 606–428 | 58.6 | 5 | 27 | 16 |
Excruciator Combo | 117 | 254–173 | 59.5 | 2 | 14 | 11 |
Grozoth | 69 | 121–95 | 56.0 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
Traditional Reanimator | 2983 | 5413–5060–4 | 51.7 | 32 | 256 | 125 |
Rakdos Reanimator | 458 | 974–796 | 55.0 | 2 | 35 | 26 |
Dimir Reanimator | 249 | 396–446 | 47.0 | 2 | 20 | 3 |
Mono Black Reanimator | 1495 | 2945–2473–1 | 54.4 | 15 | 130 | 79 |
Grixis Reanimator | 53 | 87–95 | 47.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Orzhov Reanimator | 125 | 230–189 | 54.9 | 2 | 15 | 7 |
Oriss Genesis | 319 | 552–451–2 | 55.0 | 0 | 6 | 28 |
Necro Combo | 84 | 155–119–2 | 56.6 | 4 | 15 | 3 |
Faith Necro | 17 | 30–21–2 | 58.8 | 0 | 4 | |
Deathmantle Necro | 20 | 41–31 | 56.9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Biovisionary | 61 | 24–98 | 19.7 | 0 | 1 | |
Necrotic Ooze Combo | 1005 | 2013–1453–1 | 58.1 | 18 | 101 | 74 |
Mono Green Stormless Storm | 27 | 40–56–1 | 41.7 | 1 | 4 | |
Dubious Challenge | 193 | 221–352 | 38.6 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Warp World | 935 | 1666–1619 | 50.7 | 16 | 104 | 37 |
Temur Glimpse | 127 | 238–217 | 52.3 | 2 | 17 | 5 |
Boros Glimpse | 373 | 846–541 | 61.0 | 13 | 82 | 24 |
Actual Warp World | 107 | 114–224 | 33.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Four Color Glimpse | 225 | 335–452 | 42.6 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Zubera Tribal | 53 | 29–96 | 23.2 | |||
Maniac Combo | 212 | 343–394 | 46.5 | 2 | 11 | 10 |
Hypergenesis | 1216 | 2063–2059–1 | 50.0 | 15 | 112 | 32 |
Hyperwave | 66 | 184–97–1 | 65.5 | 5 | 16 | 4 |
New Perspectives | 270 | 410–526–1 | 43.8 | 3 | 25 | 8 |
Cat Wave | 87 | 198–141 | 58.4 | 4 | 13 | 7 |
Acid Wave | 22 | 55–40 | 57.9 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Splendid Reclamation Combo | 24 | 16–43 | 27.1 | 0 | 2 | |
Monumental Ignus | 37 | 51–97 | 34.5 | 0 | 2 | |
Mardu Life | 34 | 57–84 | 40.4 | 1 | 5 | |
Jeskai Ascendancy | 1513 | 2856–2295 | 55.4 | 33 | 143 | 112 |
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 852 | 1560–1269 | 55.1 | 13 | 66 | 61 |
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 383 | 803–617 | 56.5 | 19 | 72 | 27 |
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 113 | 211–120 | 63.7 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
Myr Incubator | 165 | 264–253 | 51.1 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
Umbral Mantle | 173 | 333–263 | 55.9 | 2 | 11 | 16 |
Fake-Twin | 400 | 655–730 | 47.3 | 3 | 24 | 15 |
Murderous Mastery | 21 | 47–41 | 53.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Jeskai Fake-Twin | 106 | 166–181 | 47.8 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
Naya Fake-Twin | 119 | 226–220 | 50.7 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
Combo Post | 104 | 223–173 | 56.3 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
Metalwork Colossus | 1062 | 1856–1810 | 50.6 | 10 | 69 | 54 |
Anvil Colossus | 362 | 777–576 | 57.4 | 9 | 41 | 26 |
Upheaval Colossus | 286 | 508–452 | 52.9 | 0 | 13 | 18 |
Infinite Infinite Combos | 30 | 71–58 | 55.0 | 1 | 11 | |
Seismic Swans | 198 | 323–360 | 47.3 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
Cruel Combo | 21 | 44–48 | 47.8 | 1 | ||
Eye of the Storm | 29 | 11–51 | 17.7 | 0 | 2 | |
Eggs | 751 | 982–1424 | 40.8 | 8 | 68 | 15 |
Saffi Combo | 47 | 86–90 | 48.9 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Turntimber Ranger | 42 | 55–66 | 45.5 | 0 | 3 | |
Heartless Summoning Combo | 236 | 302–478 | 38.7 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo | 70 | 100–132 | 43.1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Blazing Shoal Combo | 454 | 655–748 | 46.7 | 3 | 37 | 13 |
Retraction Helix Combo | 53 | 34–99 | 25.6 | |||
Taking Turns | 794 | 1061–1430 | 42.6 | 0 | 17 | 28 |
Quest for Ula's Temple | 109 | 110–223 | 33.0 | 0 | 6 | |
Izzet Ascension | 904 | 1368–1593 | 46.2 | 1 | 45 | 40 |
Ominous Good | 308 | 432–590 | 42.3 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
Jokulhaups Combo | 391 | 568–695 | 45.0 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
Soulflayer | 592 | 976–1064 | 47.8 | 4 | 40 | 12 |
Reanim8 Rack | 110 | 218–208 | 51.2 | 3 | 25 | 3 |
Breakfast | 3036 | 6591–4514–1 | 59.4 | 87 | 461 | 217 |
Cephalid Breakfast | 410 | 915–635–1 | 59.0 | 17 | 99 | 23 |
Druid Cephalid Breakfast | 315 | 713–490–1 | 59.3 | 7 | 58 | 21 |
Grixis Breakfast | 69 | 158–102 | 60.8 | 8 | 35 | 1 |
Hermit Gond | 90 | 206–133 | 60.8 | 3 | 11 | 6 |
Hermit Dredge | 96 | 176–134 | 56.8 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Oops All Spells | 1831 | 4041–2736 | 59.6 | 55 | 294 | 133 |
Neoform Hermit | 386 | 848–566 | 60.0 | 8 | 35 | 32 |
Unctus | 108 | 219–130 | 62.8 | 3 | 17 | 9 |
Oops All Lands | 365 | 503–651 | 43.6 | 3 | 26 | 6 |
Dredge | 1284 | 2007–2233 | 47.3 | 5 | 53 | 59 |
Insidious Roots Dredge | 131 | 189–225 | 45.7 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
Polymorph | 332 | 375–596 | 38.6 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Protean Hulk Combo | 91 | 124–177 | 41.2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Dice Factory | 232 | 317–471 | 40.2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Storm Herald | 210 | 256–406 | 38.7 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Enduring Ideal | 376 | 584–719 | 44.8 | 1 | 19 | 12 |
Ad Nauseam | 396 | 548–685 | 44.4 | 2 | 18 | 16 |
Ad Swanseam | 71 | 124–105 | 54.1 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Chain of Acid | 129 | 170–190 | 47.2 | 1 | 3 | |
GreenTwin | 100 | 143–193 | 42.6 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Tibalt's Trickery | 123 | 116–268 | 30.2 | 0 | 3 | |
Intruder Alarm | 123 | 168–239 | 41.3 | 0 | 8 | |
Calibrated Blast | 146 | 224–269 | 45.4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Restore Balance | 525 | 860–878 | 49.5 | 2 | 53 | 23 |
Gyruda | 201 | 353–331 | 51.6 | 3 | 19 | 10 |
Stuffy Doll | 121 | 207–224 | 48.0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
Belcher | 245 | 472–396 | 54.4 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
Endless Belch | 25 | 33–30 | 52.4 | 2 | ||
Tameshi Bloom | 121 | 244–153 | 61.5 | 6 | 18 | 8 |
Possibility Storm | 114 | 182–195 | 48.3 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Midnight Mass | 200 | 368–257 | 58.9 | 5 | 18 | 22 |
Phoenix Altar | 135 | 309–212 | 59.3 | 4 | 32 | 7 |
Actual Twin | 434 | 938–601 | 60.9 | 15 | 69 | 31 |
Izzet Twin | 378 | 836–521 | 61.6 | 13 | 61 | 31 |
Boros Twin | 45 | 89–66 | 57.4 | 2 | 8 | |
Nadu Combo | 135 | 240–184 | 56.6 | 3 | 19 | 10 |
Amalia Combo | 32 | 38–57 | 40.0 | 0 | 3 | |
Primal Prayers Combo | 27 | 46–50 | 47.9 | 1 |