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 1 week.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 184–194 | 48.7 | 2 | 1560 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 30 | 69–54 | 56.1 | 1 | ||
| Gruul Aggro | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Salvage Titan | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Madness | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Golgari Madness | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Shamans | 26 | 65–44 | 59.6 | 1 | ||
| Combo | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Jokulhaups Combo | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Control | 26 | 51–61 | 45.5 | |||
| Ponza | 18 | 38–43 | 46.9 | |||
| Sultai Control | 6 | 11–16 | 40.7 | |||
| Sultai Ultimatum | 6 | 11–16 | 40.7 | |||
| Pox | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 9 | 18–25 | 41.9 | |||
| Aristocrats | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Burn | 4 | 8–12 | 40.0 | |||
| Combo Goblins | 4 | 8–10 | 44.4 | |||
| Goblin Persist | 4 | 8–10 | 44.4 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 6 | 11–11 | 50.0 | |||
| Ninjas | 6 | 11–11 | 50.0 | |||
| Midrange | 16 | 30–31 | 49.2 | 1 | ||
| Rakdos Midrange | 5 | 7–9 | 43.8 | |||
| Big Red | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Lifegain Midrange | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 4 | 13–7 | 65.0 | 1 | ||
| Naya Hero | 4 | 13–7 | 65.0 | 1 | ||
| Illness in the Ranks | 3 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |||
| Ramp | 2 | 2–7 | 22.2 |