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, 1 day.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 407 | 499–1166 | 30.0 | 3 | 984 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 114 | 157–314 | 33.3 | 1 | ||
| Mono Black Aggro | 2 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |||
| Tokens | 4 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |||
| Selesnya Tokens | 4 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |||
| Mono Green Stompy | 7 | 13–15 | 46.4 | |||
| White Weenie | 13 | 7–43 | 14.0 | |||
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 6 | 2–18 | 10.0 | |||
| Soldiers | 2 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |||
| Kithkin | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Elves | 14 | 31–31 | 50.0 | |||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 16 | 18–53 | 25.4 | |||
| Selesnya Counters | 3 | 5–10 | 33.3 | |||
| Rogues | 12 | 17–29 | 37.0 | |||
| Zombies | 8 | 11–27 | 28.9 | |||
| Gruul Aggro | 2 | 1–8 | 11.1 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 3 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |||
| Affinity | 3 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |||
| Mono Blue Aggro | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Illusions | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Voltron | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Equipment Aggro | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Hateful Auras | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Knights | 15 | 26–37 | 41.3 | 1 | ||
| Rakdos Aggro | 7 | 11–23 | 32.4 | |||
| Boros Aggro | 4 | 5–10 | 33.3 | |||
| Combo | 20 | 13–64 | 16.9 | |||
| Storm | 10 | 3–31 | 8.8 | |||
| Paradoxical Outcome Storm | 10 | 3–31 | 8.8 | |||
| Biovisionary | 2 | 1–9 | 10.0 | |||
| Dubious Challenge | 2 | 5–2 | 71.4 | |||
| Restore Balance | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Control | 83 | 97–229 | 29.8 | 1 | ||
| Mono Black Control | 5 | 6–18 | 25.0 | |||
| Esper Control | 3 | 2–11 | 15.4 | |||
| Demonic Rising | 3 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Control | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Dimir Control | 8 | 5–21 | 19.2 | |||
| Azorius Control | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
| Mardu Control | 11 | 16–29 | 35.6 | |||
| Mill | 12 | 12–42 | 22.2 | |||
| Boros Control | 5 | 14–8 | 63.6 | 1 | ||
| Grixis Control | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Cruel Control | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Dragon Control | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
| Ponza | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono White Control | 12 | 18–34 | 34.6 | |||
| Life is Ez | 11 | 16–31 | 34.0 | |||
| Cycling Control | 3 | 4–11 | 26.7 | |||
| Astral Slide | 2 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |||
| Bant Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Orzhov Control | 4 | 5–12 | 29.4 | |||
| Prison | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Enchantress | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 13 | 18–44 | 29.0 | |||
| Aristocrats | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Burn | 10 | 13–36 | 26.5 | |||
| Infect | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 12 | 16–36 | 30.8 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 7 | 14–21 | 40.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Faeries | 3 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |||
| Dimir Tempo | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Azorius Tempo | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 5 | 5–18 | 21.7 | |||
| Liliana's Contract | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
| Midrange | 156 | 190–444 | 30.0 | 1 | ||
| The Rock | 10 | 13–26 | 33.3 | |||
| Abzan Midrange | 7 | 13–17 | 43.3 | |||
| Selesnya Midrange | 8 | 7–20 | 25.9 | |||
| Blink | 10 | 10–18 | 35.7 | |||
| Acid Trip | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | |||
| Graveyard Value | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Allies | 14 | 22–38 | 36.7 | |||
| -1/-1 Counters | 3 | 5–9 | 35.7 | |||
| Mardu Midrange | 5 | 4–16 | 20.0 | |||
| Vampires | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Orzhov Vampires | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Elementals | 3 | 2–13 | 13.3 | |||
| Rakdos Midrange | 18 | 35–45 | 43.8 | 1 | ||
| Naya Midrange | 3 | 1–11 | 8.3 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 8 | 9–26 | 25.7 | |||
| Mono Black Devotion | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Dimir Midrange | 7 | 3–22 | 12.0 | |||
| Angels | 4 | 3–14 | 17.6 | |||
| Mono White Angels | 2 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |||
| Azorius Angels | 2 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |||
| Toughness Matters | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Lifegain Midrange | 3 | 4–9 | 30.8 | |||
| Sultai Midrange | 4 | 6–11 | 35.3 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 14 | 20–42 | 32.3 | |||
| Neoform | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
| Clerics | 3 | 2–10 | 16.7 | |||
| Game Objects | 6 | 6–15 | 28.6 | |||
| Ramp | 4 | 3–17 | 15.0 | |||
| Villainous Wealth | 3 | 3–12 | 20.0 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Alabaster Mage
- Arcbound Prototype
- Basalt Ravager
- Basri's Lieutenant
- Beskir Shieldmate
- Chainbreaker
- Conclave's Blessing
- Despondency
- Discordant Piper
- Dread Rider
- Duskwielder
- Funeral March
- Gold Rush
- Infernal Scarring
- Kinsbaile Balloonist
- Loxodon Mender
- Magus of the Mirror
- Mechanized Production
- Mind's Eye
- Moss-Pit Skeleton
- Mu Yanling, Celestial Wind
- Musician
- Nahiri's Machinations
- Nectar Faerie
- Recalibrate
- Selesnya Cluestone
- Selesnya Locket
- Shade's Form
- Skullbriar, the Walking Grave
- Wrench Mind