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 12 weeks, 6 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1154 | 3370–1927–2 | 63.6 | 40 | 263 | 91 | 1989 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 231 | 688–373 | 64.8 | 3 | 41 | 25 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 6 | 14–10 | 58.3 | |||
| Heroic | 16 | 49–28 | 63.6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Mono White Heroic | 3 | 11–5 | 68.8 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 5 | 15–9 | 62.5 | |||
| Boros Heroic | 7 | 20–12 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Selesnya Heroic | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Red Deck Wins | 38 | 131–51 | 72.0 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| Goblins | 2 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tokens | 7 | 16–13 | 55.2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Selesnya Tokens | 6 | 13–11 | 54.2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Green Stompy | 13 | 37–21 | 63.8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| White Weenie | 24 | 76–35 | 68.5 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Soldiers | 5 | 20–7 | 74.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Elves | 18 | 52–31 | 62.7 | 1 | 4 | |
| Selesnya Little Kid | 5 | 11–10 | 52.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zombies | 4 | 6–7 | 46.2 | |||
| Gruul Aggro | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Merfolk | 9 | 27–16 | 62.8 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Red Swarm | 6 | 19–7 | 73.1 | 2 | ||
| 8 Whack | 6 | 19–7 | 73.1 | 2 | ||
| Artifact Aggro | 27 | 83–44 | 65.4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Affinity | 17 | 57–25 | 69.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Boros Vehicles | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Tempered Steel | 6 | 23–9 | 71.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Architect | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Aggro | 6 | 15–12 | 55.6 | 0 | 2 | |
| Madness | 7 | 22–9 | 71.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gruul Madness | 7 | 22–9 | 71.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Voltron | 3 | 9–6 | 60.0 | |||
| Hexproof | 3 | 9–6 | 60.0 | |||
| Slivers | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Naya Zoo | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Knights | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | 1 | ||
| AggroSlide | 4 | 12–6 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Cats | 5 | 10–11 | 47.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono White Cats | 5 | 10–11 | 47.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Humans | 19 | 60–25 | 70.6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Selesnya Humans | 3 | 7–6 | 53.8 | |||
| Bant Humans | 12 | 43–14 | 75.4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Combo | 265 | 778–436–1 | 64.1 | 12 | 65 | 19 |
| Storm | 62 | 188–98–1 | 65.7 | 5 | 24 | 3 |
| Dimir Tendrils | 12 | 42–16–1 | 72.4 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Dragonstorm | 14 | 38–27 | 58.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Hazoret Storm | 4 | 7–8 | 46.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Simic Storm | 8 | 18–16 | 52.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| High Tide | 19 | 70–25 | 73.7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Izzet Storm | 5 | 13–6 | 68.4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Reanimator | 28 | 83–48 | 63.4 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Recurring Nightmare | 9 | 25–16 | 61.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dragon Nightmare | 2 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Worldgorger Dragon | 5 | 20–6 | 76.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Double Dragon | 5 | 20–6 | 76.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Starlit Graves | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Dimir Cycling Reanimator | 7 | 19–12 | 61.3 | 1 | ||
| Traditional Reanimator | 6 | 15–13 | 53.6 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rakdos Reanimator | 4 | 11–8 | 57.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Black Reanimator | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Biovisionary | 3 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 11 | 39–12 | 76.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Warp World | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Actual Warp World | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Hypergenesis | 5 | 14–11 | 56.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cat Wave | 7 | 28–10 | 73.7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Acid Wave | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Splendid Reclamation Combo | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 11 | 19–19 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 8 | 14–13 | 51.9 | 0 | 3 | |
| Myr Incubator | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Umbral Mantle | 5 | 20–8 | 71.4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Fake-Twin | 19 | 59–28 | 67.8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Naya Fake-Twin | 19 | 59–28 | 67.8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Metalwork Colossus | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Anvil Colossus | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Eggs | 3 | 3–9 | 25.0 | |||
| Blazing Shoal Combo | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Taking Turns | 15 | 47–22 | 68.1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Izzet Ascension | 6 | 10–12 | 45.5 | |||
| Jokulhaups Combo | 8 | 24–14 | 63.2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soulflayer | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Breakfast | 15 | 38–32 | 54.3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Cephalid Breakfast | 7 | 15–18 | 45.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Druid Cephalid Breakfast | 7 | 15–18 | 45.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oops All Spells | 1 | 3–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Neoform Hermit | 7 | 20–14 | 58.8 | 0 | 4 | |
| Dredge | 14 | 59–15 | 79.7 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Polymorph | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Protean Hulk Combo | 4 | 15–6 | 71.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dice Factory | 19 | 47–35 | 57.3 | |||
| Ad Nauseam | 11 | 35–16 | 68.6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Ad Swanseam | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Belcher | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Control | 146 | 418–249–1 | 62.7 | 4 | 40 | 10 |
| Mono Black Control | 9 | 21–11 | 65.6 | 1 | ||
| Esper Control | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Demonic Rising | 4 | 14–6 | 70.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dimir Control | 13 | 41–21 | 66.1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Azorius Control | 35 | 116–55–1 | 67.8 | 3 | 16 | |
| Cawblade | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Mardu Control | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mill | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Boros Control | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 9 | 35–14 | 71.4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 8 | 30–14 | 68.2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Grixis Control | 10 | 23–20 | 53.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cruel Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Stax | 11 | 38–18 | 67.9 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Birthday Stax | 1 | 3–1 | 75.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jeskai Control | 6 | 15–11 | 57.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Dragon Control | 6 | 16–12 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Esper Dragons | 6 | 16–12 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ponza | 7 | 19–11 | 63.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mono White Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Cycling Control | 3 | 13–6 | 68.4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Astral Slide | 3 | 13–6 | 68.4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Five Color Control | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Last Stand Control | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Sultai Control | 8 | 23–15 | 60.5 | 1 | ||
| Bant Control | 8 | 17–15 | 53.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pox | 3 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |||
| Orzhov Control | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 87 | 271–140 | 65.9 | 6 | 19 | 9 |
| Aristocrats | 36 | 96–61 | 61.1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 9 | 21–16 | 56.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Golgari Aristocrats | 4 | 14–6 | 70.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Abzan Aristocrats | 4 | 9–9 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Food | 6 | 15–10 | 60.0 | |||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 8 | 23–11 | 67.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Boros Bombardment | 2 | 9–1 | 90.0 | 1 | ||
| Infect | 28 | 92–46 | 66.7 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Simic Infect | 17 | 66–22 | 75.0 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Blazing Shoal Infect | 11 | 26–24 | 52.0 | |||
| Hermit Humans | 3 | 10–5 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 3 | 9–3 | 75.0 | 1 | ||
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 3 | 9–3 | 75.0 | 1 | ||
| Izzet Blitzkrieg | 6 | 20–10 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hushnought | 10 | 41–12 | 77.4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Aggro-Control | 82 | 249–125 | 66.6 | 5 | 27 | 4 |
| Simic Flash | 14 | 47–23 | 67.1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Simic Vat | 14 | 47–23 | 67.1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Izzet Tempo | 4 | 14–6 | 70.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Azorius Skies | 6 | 12–11 | 52.2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Blue Madness | 29 | 94–39 | 70.7 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
| Simic Madness | 28 | 92–36 | 71.9 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
| Temur Madness | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 11 | 44–17 | 72.1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Dimir Tempo | 7 | 11–12 | 47.8 | 1 | ||
| Sultai Tempo | 3 | 6–5 | 54.5 | |||
| Azorius Tempo | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Combo-Control | 37 | 81–65 | 55.5 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Curses | 5 | 11–7 | 61.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Burning Vengeance | 2 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mindcrank | 3 | 8–4 | 66.7 | |||
| Displace Loop | 5 | 12–10 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Peregrine Drake | 4 | 10–8 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Curious Niv-Mizzet | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Solar Flare | 4 | 9–8 | 52.9 | 0 | 2 | |
| Plasma Swans | 5 | 12–10 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mass Land Destruction | 9 | 15–14 | 51.7 | |||
| Wildfire | 6 | 10–11 | 47.6 | |||
| Jokulhaups Control | 3 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Temur Jokulhaups Control | 3 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Midrange | 213 | 567–396 | 58.9 | 5 | 45 | 12 |
| Temur Ascendancy | 5 | 11–12 | 47.8 | 0 | 2 | |
| The Rock | 16 | 49–27 | 64.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Abzan Midrange | 5 | 15–8 | 65.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jund | 20 | 52–31 | 62.7 | 1 | 3 | |
| Blink | 26 | 86–49 | 63.7 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Wave Blink | 18 | 64–31 | 67.4 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Azorius Wave | 9 | 36–16 | 69.2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Orzhov Wave | 3 | 6–5 | 54.5 | |||
| Abzan Wave | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bant Wave | 5 | 18–9 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Acid Trip | 3 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
| Anti-Persecution | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Graveyard Value | 10 | 13–20 | 39.4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Varolz Dreadnought | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
| Enchantments Matter | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Orzhov Enchantress | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Allies | 24 | 67–44 | 60.4 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Esper Allies | 13 | 34–22 | 60.7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Mardu Midrange | 5 | 12–11 | 52.2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Vampires | 4 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Black Vampires | 4 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
| Legends Midrange | 14 | 37–26 | 58.7 | 1 | 8 | |
| Mardu Legends | 3 | 10–6 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Orzhov Legends | 9 | 25–17 | 59.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Mono Black Midrange | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Mono Black Devotion | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Toughness Matters | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 8 | 22–12 | 64.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Jeskai Midrange | 4 | 9–7 | 56.3 | |||
| Prophet Glare | 5 | 11–10 | 52.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Neoform | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Sultai Neoform | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Party | 4 | 10–10 | 50.0 | |||
| Fires of Invention | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 17 | 44–32 | 57.9 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Abzan Hero | 8 | 31–12 | 72.1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Naya Hero | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Artifact Midrange | 8 | 20–14 | 58.8 | 1 | ||
| Death Cloud | 10 | 26–21 | 55.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Game Objects | 2 | 8–2 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Ramp | 93 | 273–143 | 65.6 | 5 | 17 | 11 |
| Rofellos Ramp | 15 | 45–19 | 70.3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 56 | 195–75 | 72.2 | 4 | 13 | 10 |
| Eldrazipost | 3 | 7–7 | 50.0 | 1 | ||
| Greenpost | 52 | 184–67 | 73.3 | 4 | 13 | 9 |
| Domain | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Summer Bloom Ramp | 10 | 13–22 | 37.1 | |||
| Historic Bloom | 5 | 7–12 | 36.8 | |||
| Carth Superfriends | 3 | 6–9 | 40.0 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Abandoned Outpost
- Ambassador Laquatus
- Angel of Flight Alabaster
- Aquamoeba
- Arc Blade
- Arcbound Javelineer
- Arrogant Wurm
- Asmodeus the Archfiend
- Aven Envoy
- Balancing Act
- Baloth Null
- Barbed Sextant
- Basking Rootwalla
- Battle for Bretagard
- Battle Mastery
- Belltoll Dragon
- Biovisionary
- Bladewing the Risen
- Blazing Rootwalla
- Bog Wreckage
- Breath of Life
- Budoka Gardener
- Burning Vengeance
- Burrenton Forge-Tender
- Catapult Master
- Cephalid Illusionist
- Cho-Manno, Revolutionary
- Cinder Marsh
- Circular Logic
- Clear
- Compulsion
- Conclave Naturalists
- Creeping Renaissance
- Crovax, Ascendant Hero
- Cultivator's Caravan
- Desolation Giant
- Diregraf Escort
- Doomwake Giant
- Dread Statuary
- Dreamborn Muse
- Drownyard Temple
- Druid's Deliverance
- Duergar Hedge-Mage
- Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
- Edric, Spymaster of Trest
- Elspeth Conquers Death
- Elvish Mystic
- Enlistment Officer
- Epicenter
- Errant Ephemeron
- Faithless Salvaging
- Fated Infatuation
- Foul-Tongue Invocation
- Foundry of the Consuls
- Frantic Search
- Frontier Bivouac
- Gerrard's Verdict
- Ghastly Remains
- Gideon's Intervention
- Gift of Estates
- Gift of Growth
- Glissa Sunseeker
- Glory
- Grand Coliseum
- Grim Backwoods
- Hermit Druid
- Hero's Demise
- Huatli, Radiant Champion
- Hythonia the Cruel
- Incorrigible Youths
- Insult // Injury
- Isao, Enlightened Bushi
- Isolate
- Ith, High Arcanist
- Iwamori of the Open Fist
- Jaddi Offshoot
- Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
- Junktroller
- Karmic Guide
- Keiga, the Tide Star
- Kessig Prowler
- Knight-Captain of Eos
- Kodama of the North Tree
- Krosan Cloudscraper
- Kumano, Master Yamabushi
- Lantern-Lit Graveyard
- Loxodon Hierarch
- Magister of Worth
- Mana Breach
- Marsh Casualties
- Mask of the Mimic
- Memory's Journey
- Merfolk Traders
- Mirri, Cat Warrior
- Mold Adder
- Monk Realist
- Mortal Combat
- Murderous Cut
- Myr Turbine
- Mystifying Maze
- Mythic Proportions
- Necromancer's Stockpile
- Nightpack Ambusher
- Nightveil Sprite
- Nomad Mythmaker
- Nomads en-Kor
- Noose Constrictor
- Numot, the Devastator
- Ojutai, Soul of Winter
- Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
- Opulent Palace
- Orator of Ojutai
- Palisade Giant
- Phyrexian Ingester
- Pieces of the Puzzle
- Pinecrest Ridge
- Portent
- Preeminent Captain
- Prey's Vengeance
- Pristine Skywise
- Psychotic Fury
- Punish Ignorance
- Quillspike
- Rabid Bite
- Radiant's Judgment
- Ranger's Guile
- Ravaged Highlands
- Realm Razer
- Realms Uncharted
- Reckless Charge
- Reckless Wurm
- Recumbent Bliss
- Refraction Trap
- Restless Apparition
- Retreat to Coralhelm
- Riftwing Cloudskate
- Roar of the Wurm
- Robe of Mirrors
- Rubblebelt Rioters
- Ruins of Trokair
- Sanctuary Cat
- Satyr Wayfinder
- Savage Knuckleblade
- Scattered Groves
- Scent of Brine
- Scryb Ranger
- Seafloor Debris
- Searing Meditation
- Selvala, Explorer Returned
- Seraph Sanctuary
- Silent Departure
- Silumgar's Scorn
- Skaab Ruinator
- Snapback
- Soul Exchange
- Spectral Lynx
- Spider Spawning
- Spiketail Hatchling
- Spirit Away
- Splendid Reclamation
- Stasis Snare
- Steward of Valeron
- Stonewood Invocation
- Sunscorch Regent
- Sutured Ghoul
- Svyelunite Temple
- Tamanoa
- Tel-Jilad Justice
- Temur Ascendancy
- Teneb, the Harvester
- Terrarion
- Thalia's Lancers
- Tidebinder Mage
- Toils of Night and Day
- Tombstalker
- Tranquil Garden
- Tranquil Thicket
- Troll Ascetic
- Undertaker
- Unholy Heat
- Urza's Factory
- Urza's Ruinous Blast
- Utopia Tree
- Utter End
- Veilborn Ghoul
- Viashino Sandstalker
- Vintara Snapper
- Volcanic Spray
- Waterfront Bouncer
- Waterveil Cavern
- Wild Mongrel
- Wind-Scarred Crag
- Wolfbitten Captive
- Woodland Cemetery
- Worm Harvest
- Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
- Yosei, the Morning Star
Notes
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