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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 538 | 971–1047 | 48.1 | 11 | 152 | 6 | 1567 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 296 | 540–569 | 48.7 | 6 | 88 | 6 |
| Heroic | 7 | 11–13 | 45.8 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mono White Heroic | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Azorius Heroic | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Boros Heroic | 3 | 2–4 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Red Deck Wins | 68 | 149–126 | 54.2 | 1 | 22 | 3 |
| Goblins | 51 | 99–93 | 51.6 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
| Mono Green Stompy | 34 | 63–69 | 47.7 | 0 | 13 | |
| White Weenie | 10 | 12–15 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Soldiers | 9 | 12–14 | 46.2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kithkin | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Elves | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Selesnya Little Kid | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Rogues | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Zombies | 26 | 65–53 | 55.1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Gruul Aggro | 4 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Gruul Landfall | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Merfolk | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Red Swarm | 3 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 5 | 1–10 | 9.1 | |||
| Affinity | 3 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |||
| Boros Vehicles | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Tempered Steel | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Madness | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Rakdos Madness | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Voltron | 32 | 54–63 | 46.2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Hexproof | 24 | 44–46 | 48.9 | 1 | 9 | |
| Equipment Aggro | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Hateful Auras | 6 | 6–13 | 31.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Knights | 8 | 9–15 | 37.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| AggroSlide | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cats | 13 | 27–31 | 46.6 | 1 | 4 | |
| Selesnya Cats | 13 | 27–31 | 46.6 | 1 | 4 | |
| Rakdos Aggro | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Boros Aggro | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | |||
| Humans | 13 | 23–26 | 46.9 | 0 | 5 | |
| Jeskai Humans | 13 | 23–26 | 46.9 | 0 | 5 | |
| Shamans | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Legends Aggro | 3 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Boros Legends Aggro | 3 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Combo | 32 | 36–58 | 38.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Reanimator | 14 | 26–32 | 44.8 | 0 | 4 | |
| Recurring Nightmare | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dragon Nightmare | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Traditional Reanimator | 12 | 20–28 | 41.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Rakdos Reanimator | 4 | 8–9 | 47.1 | |||
| Mono Black Reanimator | 8 | 12–19 | 38.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 2 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Hypergenesis | 3 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Metalwork Colossus | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Izzet Ascension | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Soulflayer | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Dredge | 3 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Nadu Combo | 4 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Control | 12 | 9–29 | 23.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Stax | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ponza | 8 | 5–18 | 21.7 | |||
| Temur Reclamation | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Pox | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 82 | 161–151 | 51.6 | 5 | 32 | |
| Aristocrats | 5 | 19–9 | 67.9 | 2 | 4 | |
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 5 | 19–9 | 67.9 | 2 | 4 | |
| Burn | 69 | 134–128 | 51.1 | 3 | 27 | |
| Infect | 5 | 5–9 | 35.7 | |||
| Simic Infect | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Mono Black Infect | 3 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Hushnought | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Combo Goblins | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Goblin Persist | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 6 | 3–11 | 21.4 | |||
| Izzet Tempo | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Izzet Spells | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Wildfire | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Midrange | 109 | 161–228 | 41.4 | 0 | 26 | |
| Temur Ascendancy | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| The Rock | 8 | 15–18 | 45.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Abzan Midrange | 8 | 14–19 | 42.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jund | 5 | 10–11 | 47.6 | 0 | 2 | |
| Graveyard Value | 5 | 7–9 | 43.8 | 0 | 1 | |
| Varolz Dreadnought | 4 | 7–5 | 58.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mardu Midrange | 3 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Vampires | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Orzhov Vampires | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Legends Midrange | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Boros Legends Midrange | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Rakdos Midrange | 7 | 9–15 | 37.5 | |||
| Naya Midrange | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 31 | 56–63 | 47.1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Mono Black Devotion | 30 | 56–62 | 47.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Fires of Invention | 4 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 22 | 34–51 | 40.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Orzhov Hero | 6 | 12–14 | 46.2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Five Color Hero | 16 | 22–37 | 37.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Simic Snow | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Artifact Midrange | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Death Cloud | 3 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
| Illness in the Ranks | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Blizzard Strix
- Cliffhaven Kitesail
- Drawn from Dreams
- Eidolon of Obstruction
- Foundry Helix
- Goblin Cohort
- Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei
- Hyrax Tower Scout
- Isshin, Two Heavens as One
- Monstrous Rage
- Return Triumphant
- Scavenged Blade
- Svella, Ice Shaper
- Tempered in Solitude
- Trove Warden
- Ulvenwald Bear
- Varis, Silverymoon Ranger
- Zo-Zu the Punisher