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.
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 417 | 808–778 | 50.9 | 33 | 230 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 56 | 100–100 | 50.0 | 0 | 35 |
| Heroic | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono White Heroic | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Azorius Heroic | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red Deck Wins | 37 | 60–74 | 44.8 | 3 | 21 |
| Mono Red Devotion | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Goblins | 12 | 23–24 | 48.9 | 0 | 5 |
| Tokens | 7 | 17–14 | 54.8 | 0 | 3 |
| Selesnya Tokens | 3 | 3–8 | 27.3 | ||
| Mono Green Stompy | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | ||
| White Weenie | 32 | 71–63 | 53.0 | 3 | 15 |
| Odric Keywords | 13 | 37–23 | 61.7 | 3 | 7 |
| Soldiers | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Chroma White | 9 | 21–16 | 56.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Elves | 4 | 1–10 | 9.1 | ||
| Minotaurs | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Warriors | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 4 | 4–7 | 36.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Gruul Aggro | 3 | 1–7 | 12.5 | ||
| Merfolk | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Mono Red Swarm | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Artifact Aggro | 196 | 466–338 | 58.0 | 26 | 128 |
| Affinity | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Salvage Titan | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Tempered Steel | 194 | 466–334 | 58.3 | 26 | 128 |
| Mono Blue Aggro | 5 | 6–10 | 37.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Illusions | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Madness | 4 | 1–13 | 7.1 | ||
| Golgari Madness | 4 | 1–13 | 7.1 | ||
| Voltron | 39 | 43–80 | 35.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Equipment Aggro | 38 | 43–77 | 35.8 | 1 | 15 |
| Slivers | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Rakdos Aggro | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Rakdos Hellbent | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Boros Aggro | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Shamans | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Combo | 171 | 391–316 | 55.3 | 21 | 115 |
| Storm | 7 | 7–14 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Reanimator | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grozoth | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Traditional Reanimator | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | ||
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 28 | 69–54 | 56.1 | 3 | 15 |
| New Perspectives | 14 | 21–31 | 40.4 | 0 | 7 |
| Metalwork Colossus | 14 | 25–28 | 47.2 | 1 | 7 |
| Breakfast | 99 | 262–167 | 61.1 | 17 | 82 |
| Cephalid Breakfast | 99 | 262–167 | 61.1 | 17 | 82 |
| Druid Cephalid Breakfast | 51 | 137–94 | 59.3 | 7 | 41 |
| Grixis Breakfast | 40 | 104–61 | 63.0 | 8 | 35 |
| Control | 209 | 373–424 | 46.8 | 10 | 110 |
| Mono Black Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Esper Control | 5 | 9–13 | 40.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Demonic Rising | 22 | 34–41 | 45.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Paradox Haze Lock | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Control | 6 | 2–12 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dimir Control | 5 | 4–13 | 23.5 | ||
| Azorius Control | 5 | 3–14 | 17.6 | ||
| Cawblade | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | ||
| Turbo Fog | 5 | 6–13 | 31.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Izzet Control | 5 | 2–12 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mardu Control | 9 | 16–21 | 43.2 | 1 | 5 |
| Mill | 3 | 3–8 | 27.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Grixis Control | 10 | 20–21 | 48.8 | 1 | 5 |
| Stax | 11 | 17–22 | 43.6 | 0 | 3 |
| Birthday Stax | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | ||
| Stagnant Control | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Jeskai Control | 3 | 9–4 | 69.2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dragon Control | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Galleon Control | 6 | 8–11 | 42.1 | 1 | 5 |
| Runeflare | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Mono White Control | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | ||
| Life is Ez | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Dynavolt Tower | 3 | 6–5 | 54.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Cycling Control | 3 | 1–7 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Astral Slide | 3 | 1–7 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Five Color Control | 1 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Sultai Control | 75 | 185–141 | 56.7 | 4 | 51 |
| Guildgate Control | 3 | 8–5 | 61.5 | 1 | 2 |
| Four Color Counter Ghazi | 14 | 25–28 | 47.2 | 1 | 11 |
| Orzhov Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Aggro-Combo | 42 | 83–73 | 53.2 | 5 | 24 |
| Aristocrats | 38 | 79–66 | 54.5 | 5 | 23 |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 32 | 76–53 | 58.9 | 5 | 23 |
| Golgari Aristocrats | 3 | 3–7 | 30.0 | ||
| Abzan Aristocrats | 3 | 0–6 | 0.0 | ||
| Burn | 1 | ||||
| Infect | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Aggro-Control | 30 | 46–69 | 40.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Izzet Tempo | 14 | 26–31 | 45.6 | 0 | 11 |
| Azorius Skies | 12 | 17–28 | 37.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Combo-Control | 65 | 123–128 | 49.0 | 4 | 39 |
| Curses | 42 | 77–78 | 49.7 | 3 | 26 |
| Battle of Wits | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lich's Mastery | 8 | 12–17 | 41.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Mass Land Destruction | 13 | 31–29 | 51.7 | 1 | 7 |
| Wildfire | 13 | 31–29 | 51.7 | 1 | 7 |
| Midrange | 168 | 306–334 | 47.8 | 7 | 93 |
| Temur Ascendancy | 5 | 9–8 | 52.9 | 0 | 2 |
| The Rock | 8 | 10–13 | 43.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Grenzo | 3 | 9–6 | 60.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Abzan Midrange | 10 | 19–18 | 51.4 | 2 | 5 |
| Jund | 8 | 15–16 | 48.4 | 0 | 6 |
| Blink | 4 | 7–9 | 43.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Acid Trip | 3 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Graveyard Value | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Enchantments Matter | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Allies | 21 | 47–37 | 56.0 | 3 | 12 |
| Orzhov Allies | 4 | 11–7 | 61.1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mardu Allies | 11 | 30–20 | 60.0 | 3 | 9 |
| Boros Allies | 4 | 3–7 | 30.0 | ||
| Mono White Allies | 1 | 2–0 | 100.0 | ||
| Treefolk | 6 | 6–16 | 27.3 | 0 | 2 |
| -1/-1 Counters | 4 | 6–11 | 35.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Mardu Midrange | 4 | 8–7 | 53.3 | 0 | 2 |
| White Jund | 6 | 17–12 | 58.6 | 0 | 5 |
| Vampires | 14 | 33–29 | 53.2 | 1 | 9 |
| Mono Black Vampires | 13 | 32–26 | 55.2 | 1 | 9 |
| Legends Midrange | 29 | 56–58 | 49.1 | 1 | 17 |
| Boros Legends Midrange | 3 | 3–5 | 37.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Mardu Legends | 11 | 23–23 | 50.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Orzhov Legends | 14 | 29–27 | 51.8 | 1 | 9 |
| Elementals | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Rakdos Midrange | 12 | 25–28 | 47.2 | 0 | 6 |
| Naya Midrange | 3 | 0–9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stoic Midrange | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Card Advantage White | 5 | 10–13 | 43.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Ramp | 6 | 5–13 | 27.8 | 0 | 1 |