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, 2 days.
Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
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Aggro | 1662 | 3293–2713 | 54.8 | 33 | 230 | 97 |
Mono Black Aggro | 158 | 301–253 | 54.3 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
Heroic | 43 | 53–91 | 36.8 | 0 | 2 | |
Mono White Heroic | 4 | 7–7 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Azorius Heroic | 28 | 40–63 | 38.8 | 0 | 1 | |
Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 3 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
Boros Heroic | 6 | 3–15 | 16.7 | |||
Red Deck Wins | 203 | 441–343 | 56.3 | 3 | 21 | 23 |
Mono Red Devotion | 3 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |||
Goblins | 63 | 105–115 | 47.7 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Tokens | 40 | 55–68 | 44.7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Selesnya Tokens | 28 | 30–49 | 38.0 | 1 | ||
Mono Green Stompy | 22 | 24–31 | 43.6 | 1 | ||
White Weenie | 195 | 431–340 | 55.9 | 3 | 15 | 6 |
Odric Keywords | 27 | 58–45 | 56.3 | 3 | 7 | |
Soldiers | 13 | 25–27 | 48.1 | |||
Kithkin | 7 | 10–11 | 47.6 | |||
Chroma White | 70 | 164–123 | 57.1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Elves | 20 | 19–41 | 31.7 | 1 | ||
Werewolves | 4 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |||
Minotaurs | 7 | 5–6 | 45.5 | 0 | 1 | |
Warriors | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
Selesnya Little Kid | 22 | 20–44 | 31.3 | 0 | 1 | |
Rogues | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Zombies | 32 | 33–38 | 46.5 | |||
Gruul Aggro | 38 | 76–59 | 56.3 | 4 | ||
Merfolk | 15 | 13–37 | 26.0 | |||
Mono Red Swarm | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
Artifact Aggro | 532 | 1299–754 | 63.3 | 26 | 128 | 40 |
Affinity | 4 | 6–12 | 33.3 | |||
Boros Vehicles | 5 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |||
Salvage Titan | 5 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |||
Tempered Steel | 516 | 1280–721 | 64.0 | 26 | 128 | 40 |
Devoid Aggro | 6 | 1–14 | 6.7 | |||
Mono Blue Aggro | 29 | 27–43 | 38.6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Illusions | 19 | 18–29 | 38.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Madness | 11 | 12–24 | 33.3 | |||
Golgari Madness | 9 | 12–20 | 37.5 | |||
Voltron | 113 | 166–201 | 45.2 | 1 | 15 | 7 |
Hexproof | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
Equipment Aggro | 103 | 157–182 | 46.3 | 1 | 15 | 6 |
Slivers | 4 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
Naya Zoo | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
Rakdos Aggro | 52 | 134–99 | 57.5 | 5 | ||
Rakdos Hellbent | 52 | 134–99 | 57.5 | 5 | ||
Boros Aggro | 8 | 19–14 | 57.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Shamans | 7 | 19–12 | 61.3 | |||
Combo | 790 | 1434–1389 | 50.8 | 21 | 115 | 33 |
Storm | 41 | 27–66 | 29.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Dragonstorm | 1 | |||||
Reanimator | 29 | 29–48 | 37.7 | 0 | 1 | |
Grozoth | 6 | 6–11 | 35.3 | 0 | 1 | |
Traditional Reanimator | 23 | 23–37 | 38.3 | |||
Biovisionary | 3 | 0–6 | 0.0 | |||
Necrotic Ooze Combo | 152 | 335–251 | 57.2 | 3 | 15 | 12 |
Warp World | 2 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Actual Warp World | 2 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Maniac Combo | 6 | 4–10 | 28.6 | |||
New Perspectives | 100 | 166–202 | 45.1 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
Mardu Life | 5 | 6–16 | 27.3 | |||
Metalwork Colossus | 120 | 184–253 | 42.1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
Eye of the Storm | 3 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |||
Retraction Helix Combo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Taking Turns | 1 | |||||
Quest for Ula's Temple | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
Breakfast | 261 | 656–402 | 62.0 | 17 | 82 | 13 |
Cephalid Breakfast | 261 | 656–402 | 62.0 | 17 | 82 | 13 |
Druid Cephalid Breakfast | 177 | 458–275 | 62.5 | 7 | 41 | 11 |
Grixis Breakfast | 69 | 158–102 | 60.8 | 8 | 35 | 1 |
Oops All Lands | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
Control | 1205 | 1875–2229 | 45.7 | 10 | 110 | 31 |
Mono Black Control | 32 | 34–69 | 33.0 | |||
Esper Control | 21 | 34–38 | 47.2 | 0 | 2 | |
Demonic Rising | 101 | 206–155 | 57.1 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
Paradox Haze Lock | 9 | 12–16 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | |
Mono Blue Control | 62 | 79–96 | 45.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Dimir Control | 58 | 92–99 | 48.2 | 2 | ||
Dreadful Inspiration | 1 | |||||
Azorius Control | 45 | 59–80 | 42.4 | |||
Cawblade | 7 | 10–19 | 34.5 | |||
Turbo Fog | 23 | 27–42 | 39.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Izzet Control | 24 | 24–49 | 32.9 | 0 | 1 | |
Mardu Control | 33 | 76–61 | 55.5 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Mill | 27 | 19–62 | 23.5 | 0 | 1 | |
Boros Control | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
Grixis Control | 107 | 174–220 | 44.2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Stax | 91 | 90–162 | 35.7 | 0 | 3 | |
Birthday Stax | 18 | 12–31 | 27.9 | |||
Stagnant Control | 35 | 24–66 | 26.7 | |||
Jeskai Control | 51 | 110–89 | 55.3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Dragon Control | 12 | 12–23 | 34.3 | |||
Grixis Dragons | 9 | 11–16 | 40.7 | |||
Galleon Control | 23 | 35–39 | 47.3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Runeflare | 40 | 87–89 | 49.4 | 1 | ||
Ponza | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |||
Mono White Control | 32 | 61–70 | 46.6 | 3 | ||
Life is Ez | 21 | 53–42 | 55.8 | 3 | ||
Dynavolt Tower | 18 | 20–30 | 40.0 | 0 | 3 | |
Cycling Control | 38 | 38–77 | 33.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Astral Slide | 32 | 32–69 | 31.7 | 0 | 1 | |
Five Color Control | 6 | 6–11 | 35.3 | 0 | 1 | |
Shrines | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
Sultai Control | 220 | 439–420 | 51.1 | 4 | 51 | 6 |
Guildgate Control | 7 | 13–10 | 56.5 | 1 | 2 | |
Bant Control | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
Enchantments Control | 3 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |||
Four Color Counter Ghazi | 40 | 55–70 | 44.0 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
Orzhov Control | 11 | 9–12 | 42.9 | |||
Aggro-Combo | 308 | 596–466 | 56.1 | 5 | 24 | 19 |
Aristocrats | 240 | 543–360 | 60.1 | 5 | 23 | 19 |
Mono Black Aristocrats | 174 | 438–242 | 64.4 | 5 | 23 | 16 |
Orzhov Aristocrats | 14 | 20–22 | 47.6 | 1 | ||
Golgari Aristocrats | 35 | 64–61 | 51.2 | 2 | ||
Abzan Aristocrats | 9 | 8–20 | 28.6 | |||
Mardu Aristocrats | 4 | 8–8 | 50.0 | |||
Rakdos Aristocrats | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
Burn | 12 | 1–9 | 10.0 | |||
Infect | 35 | 36–70 | 34.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Mono Black Infect | 4 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
Pummeler | 13 | 10–18 | 35.7 | |||
Aggro-Control | 157 | 211–317 | 40.0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
Simic Flash | 6 | 5–16 | 23.8 | |||
Izzet Tempo | 43 | 76–74 | 50.7 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
Azorius Skies | 39 | 51–87 | 37.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Blue Madness | 26 | 32–49 | 39.5 | |||
Simic Madness | 9 | 16–18 | 47.1 | |||
Grixis Madness | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Azorius Tempo | 6 | 15–11 | 57.7 | |||
Combo-Control | 358 | 596–599 | 49.9 | 4 | 39 | 17 |
Curses | 168 | 355–259 | 57.8 | 3 | 26 | 12 |
Burning Vengeance | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
Battle of Wits | 10 | 9–22 | 29.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Shared Fate | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Pickles | 12 | 26–17 | 60.5 | 1 | ||
Displace Loop | 3 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
Familiars | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Lich's Mastery | 51 | 70–81 | 46.4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Liliana's Contract | 4 | 4–10 | 28.6 | |||
Mass Land Destruction | 98 | 119–186 | 39.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Wildfire | 98 | 119–186 | 39.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Midrange | 1090 | 1765–1986 | 47.1 | 7 | 93 | 36 |
Temur Ascendancy | 19 | 29–33 | 46.8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Prophet Ascendancy | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
The Rock | 52 | 73–118 | 38.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Grenzo | 21 | 43–34 | 55.8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Abzan Midrange | 66 | 123–118 | 51.0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Knights of Windgrace | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Jund | 89 | 149–177 | 45.7 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Blink | 70 | 135–142 | 48.7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Acid Trip | 35 | 72–69 | 51.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Anti-Persecution | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
Graveyard Value | 22 | 23–43 | 34.8 | |||
Séance | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
Enchantments Matter | 13 | 13–26 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
Allies | 80 | 155–125 | 55.4 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
Orzhov Allies | 18 | 31–25 | 55.4 | 0 | 3 | |
Mardu Allies | 32 | 67–50 | 57.3 | 3 | 9 | |
Boros Allies | 18 | 37–33 | 52.9 | 1 | ||
Mono White Allies | 3 | 7–1 | 87.5 | |||
Treefolk | 42 | 66–87 | 43.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
-1/-1 Counters | 27 | 36–55 | 39.6 | 0 | 2 | |
Mardu Midrange | 22 | 38–30 | 55.9 | 0 | 2 | |
White Jund | 47 | 89–99 | 47.3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Vampires | 73 | 162–100 | 61.8 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
Mono Black Vampires | 61 | 143–80 | 64.1 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
Rakdos Vampires | 8 | 15–12 | 55.6 | |||
Legends Midrange | 120 | 209–204 | 50.6 | 1 | 17 | 5 |
Boros Legends Midrange | 7 | 8–12 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 | |
Mardu Legends | 45 | 67–76 | 46.9 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Orzhov Legends | 46 | 105–79 | 57.1 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
Elementals | 28 | 52–44 | 54.2 | |||
Rakdos Midrange | 63 | 121–125 | 49.2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Naya Midrange | 7 | 1–12 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | |
Stoic Midrange | 5 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
Card Advantage White | 21 | 53–42 | 55.8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Big Red | 8 | 8–17 | 32.0 | |||
Mono Black Midrange | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
Lifegain Midrange | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
Sultai Midrange | 5 | 5–11 | 31.3 | |||
Sultai Emerge | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
Orzhov Midrange | 11 | 10–31 | 24.4 | |||
Clerics | 10 | 7–21 | 25.0 | |||
Artifact Midrange | 5 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
Ramp | 78 | 49–120 | 29.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Domain | 10 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |||
Applejacks | 3 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |||
Unclassified | 1 | |||||
Commander | 5 |