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
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1161 | 2208–1678 | 56.8 | 6 | 31 | 75 | 1853 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 429 | 930–560 | 62.4 | 3 | 9 | 44 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 22 | 40–31 | 56.3 | 1 | ||
| Heroic | 28 | 55–42 | 56.7 | 2 | ||
| Mono White Heroic | 6 | 14–5 | 73.7 | |||
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 21 | 39–36 | 52.0 | 2 | ||
| Selesnya Heroic | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 137 | 391–149 | 72.4 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| Mono Red Devotion | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Proliferate Red | 3 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |||
| Goblins | 3 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Tokens | 13 | 18–21 | 46.2 | 1 | ||
| Selesnya Tokens | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Mardu Tokens | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Mono White Tokens | 6 | 6–8 | 42.9 | 1 | ||
| Mono Green Stompy | 16 | 31–21 | 59.6 | 2 | ||
| White Weenie | 51 | 103–66 | 60.9 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Odric Keywords | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Soldiers | 8 | 15–6 | 71.4 | 1 | ||
| Chroma White | 4 | 9–7 | 56.3 | |||
| Mono White Humans | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Elves | 10 | 14–17 | 45.2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Warriors | 4 | 5–2 | 71.4 | 1 | ||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 10 | 23–20 | 53.5 | 1 | ||
| Selesnya Counters | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Rogues | 3 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Zombies | 3 | 8–5 | 61.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gruul Aggro | 27 | 44–38 | 53.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gruul Landfall | 8 | 16–14 | 53.3 | |||
| Merfolk | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Mono Red Swarm | 8 | 19–5 | 79.2 | 1 | ||
| 8 Whack | 4 | 10–4 | 71.4 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 34 | 67–48 | 58.3 | |||
| Affinity | 16 | 30–26 | 53.6 | |||
| Hush-finity | 2 | 6–2 | 75.0 | |||
| Tempered Steel | 16 | 33–20 | 62.3 | |||
| Mono Blue Architect | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |||
| Devoid Aggro | 3 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Aggro | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Illusions | 1 | |||||
| Madness | 3 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Golgari Madness | 3 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Voltron | 3 | 8–5 | 61.5 | |||
| Hateful Auras | 3 | 8–5 | 61.5 | |||
| Naya Zoo | 4 | 8–7 | 53.3 | |||
| Knights | 12 | 23–11 | 67.6 | 1 | ||
| AggroSlide | 7 | 23–15 | 60.5 | 1 | 3 | |
| Cats | 3 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |||
| Selesnya Cats | 3 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |||
| Rakdos Aggro | 8 | 14–9 | 60.9 | 1 | ||
| Boros Aggro | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Humans | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Orzhov Humans | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Brushwaggs | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Legends Aggro | 6 | 10–6 | 62.5 | |||
| Boros Legends Aggro | 4 | 7–5 | 58.3 | |||
| Selesnya Legends Aggro | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Bard Class | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Combo | 35 | 53–58 | 47.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Storm | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Citadel Storm | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Stormpost | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Post Desire | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Reanimator | 15 | 22–22 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Recurring Nightmare | 9 | 14–12 | 53.8 | |||
| Traditional Reanimator | 6 | 8–10 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rakdos Reanimator | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Dimir Reanimator | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Black Reanimator | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Hypergenesis | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Combo Post | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Metalwork Colossus | 6 | 12–9 | 57.1 | |||
| Upheaval Colossus | 5 | 11–6 | 64.7 | |||
| Jokulhaups Combo | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | |||
| Soulflayer | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Breakfast | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Oops All Spells | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Dredge | 4 | 9–6 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Control | 126 | 186–197 | 48.6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mono Black Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Esper Control | 3 | 8–4 | 66.7 | |||
| Demonic Rising | 10 | 18–15 | 54.5 | |||
| Dimir Control | 10 | 14–16 | 46.7 | |||
| Azorius Control | 17 | 24–19 | 55.8 | 1 | ||
| Cawblade | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Mardu Control | 3 | 3–7 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mill | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Boros Control | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 11 | 22–13 | 62.9 | |||
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 3 | 9–5 | 64.3 | |||
| Dimir Cloudpost Control | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Mono White Cloudpost Control | 6 | 11–5 | 68.8 | |||
| Grixis Control | 7 | 9–15 | 37.5 | |||
| Cruel Control | 3 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |||
| Stax | 11 | 13–21 | 38.2 | |||
| Pollute the Planet | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Jeskai Control | 5 | 9–8 | 52.9 | |||
| Dragon Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Grixis Dragons | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Ponza | 5 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono White Control | 9 | 6–12 | 33.3 | |||
| Life is Ez | 8 | 6–11 | 35.3 | |||
| Dynavolt Tower | 1 | |||||
| Cycling Control | 6 | 4–12 | 25.0 | |||
| Astral Slide | 6 | 4–12 | 25.0 | |||
| Five Color Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Last Stand Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Guildgate Control | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Bant Control | 1 | |||||
| Pox | 11 | 26–18 | 59.1 | |||
| Seasons Past Control | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Orzhov Control | 5 | 12–9 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Aggro-Combo | 56 | 105–70 | 60.0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Aristocrats | 14 | 27–22 | 55.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 5 | 9–8 | 52.9 | |||
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Golgari Aristocrats | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Food | 4 | 8–4 | 66.7 | 1 | ||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 3 | 7–5 | 58.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Burn | 12 | 26–11 | 70.3 | 2 | ||
| Infect | 12 | 21–15 | 58.3 | 1 | ||
| Simic Infect | 2 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Golgari Infect | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Mono Black Infect | 4 | 10–6 | 62.5 | |||
| Pummeler | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 4 | 5–5 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 4 | 5–5 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hushnought | 10 | 23–12 | 65.7 | 1 | ||
| Liquimetal Fishing | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 69 | 134–84 | 61.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Simic Flash | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Izzet Tempo | 27 | 59–31 | 65.6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Azorius Skies | 2 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Blue Madness | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Temur Madness | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Lich Aggro-Control | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 18 | 41–22 | 65.1 | 2 | ||
| Izzet Spells | 5 | 6–6 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dimir Tempo | 3 | 10–5 | 66.7 | |||
| Azorius Tempo | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 20 | 18–30 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Curses | 3 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |||
| Cruel Combo-Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Battle of Wits | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Liliana's Contract | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 12 | 12–15 | 44.4 | |||
| Wildfire | 7 | 5–9 | 35.7 | |||
| Borderpost Wildfire | 5 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Jokulhaups Control | 5 | 7–6 | 53.8 | |||
| Jeskai Jokulhaups Control | 3 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |||
| Greasefang | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Orzhov Greasefang | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Midrange | 361 | 693–563 | 55.2 | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| Temur Ascendancy | 19 | 41–39 | 51.3 | |||
| The Rock | 9 | 15–14 | 51.7 | |||
| Grenzo | 4 | 10–7 | 58.8 | |||
| Abzan Midrange | 21 | 42–37 | 53.2 | |||
| Selesnya Midrange | 6 | 16–5 | 76.2 | 1 | ||
| Selesnya Value Town | 6 | 16–5 | 76.2 | 1 | ||
| Jund | 30 | 63–49 | 56.3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Blink | 24 | 44–35 | 55.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wave Blink | 8 | 14–13 | 51.9 | |||
| Cloudpost Wave Blink | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Azorius Wave | 3 | 7–4 | 63.6 | |||
| Orzhov Wave | 3 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Abzan Wave | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Orzhov Blink | 7 | 11–11 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Graveyard Value | 24 | 62–27 | 69.7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Séance | 18 | 52–18 | 74.3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Varolz Dreadnought | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Enchantments Matter | 4 | 3–8 | 27.3 | |||
| Orzhov Enchantress | 2 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Constellation | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Fake-Rack | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mardu Midrange | 24 | 56–32 | 63.6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| White Jund | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |||
| Vampires | 3 | 11–4 | 73.3 | |||
| Mono Black Vampires | 3 | 11–4 | 73.3 | |||
| Legends Midrange | 26 | 47–36 | 56.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Boros Legends Midrange | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mardu Legends | 3 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Orzhov Legends | 6 | 12–9 | 57.1 | |||
| Selesnya Legends | 8 | 26–7 | 78.8 | 2 | ||
| Elementals | 1 | |||||
| Rakdos Midrange | 23 | 51–40 | 56.0 | |||
| Naya Midrange | 7 | 12–18 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Big Red | 8 | 8–12 | 40.0 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 27 | 51–47 | 52.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mono Black Devotion | 12 | 23–14 | 62.2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Heart of Darkness | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Hellion Whip | 1 | 2–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Dimir Midrange | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Toughness Matters | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Lifegain Midrange | 5 | 6–11 | 35.3 | |||
| Adventures | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Sultai Midrange | 3 | 3–8 | 27.3 | |||
| Sultai Energy | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 23 | 41–34 | 54.7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Heartless Summoning Stompy | 5 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 15 | 38–17 | 69.1 | 3 | ||
| Abzan Hero | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Mardu Hero | 2 | 6–3 | 66.7 | |||
| Esper Hero | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Orzhov Hero | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Five Color Hero | 3 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Naya Hero | 2 | 8–2 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Jeskai Hero | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Clerics | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Simic Snow | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Artifact Midrange | 10 | 11–12 | 47.8 | 1 | ||
| Death Cloud | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Illness in the Ranks | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Game Objects | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Ramp | 65 | 81–116 | 41.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rofellos Ramp | 25 | 36–34 | 51.4 | 2 | ||
| Channel-Rofellos | 3 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |||
| Cloudpost Ramp | 18 | 26–40 | 39.4 | |||
| Locus Awakening | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Golgari Post | 4 | 7–9 | 43.8 | |||
| Greenpost | 7 | 10–12 | 45.5 | |||
| Simic Post | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Domain | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
| Summer Bloom Ramp | 4 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |||
| Carth Superfriends | 4 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jund Carth | 3 | 3–3 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Ashnod's Harvester
- Azor, the Lawbringer
- Basilica Bell-Haunt
- Blazing Volley
- Blood-Cursed Knight
- Burrenton Bombardier
- Circuit Mender
- Fresh-Faced Recruit
- Healer's Flock
- Heidar, Rimewind Master
- Howling Galefang
- Illness in the Ranks
- Impeccable Timing
- Imperial Ceratops
- Ironshell Beetle
- King of the Pride
- Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
- Mesa Unicorn
- Nylea's Forerunner
- Nyxborn Rollicker
- Qarsi Deceiver
- Ravenous Baboons
- Rebound
- Rocco, Street Chef
- Shell Shield
- Suture Priest
- Sweep Away
- Talisman of Resilience
- Timberland Guide
- Torpid Moloch
- Veteran Explorer
- Yoked Ox