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.
-
How do I get started with Magic Online?
Check out the guide to Magic Online.
-
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.
-
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
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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, 2 days.
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 351 | 718–625 | 53.5 | 29 | 219 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 7 | 7–13 | 35.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Heroic | 21 | 24–31 | 43.6 | 0 | 14 |
| Mono White Heroic | 13 | 10–14 | 41.7 | 0 | 9 |
| Azorius Heroic | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 5 | 8–10 | 44.4 | 0 | 3 |
| Boros Heroic | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Red Deck Wins | 96 | 217–165 | 56.8 | 10 | 71 |
| Mono Red Devotion | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Proliferate Red | 3 | 2–4 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Goblins | 11 | 24–22 | 52.2 | 1 | 4 |
| Tokens | 15 | 20–37 | 35.1 | 1 | 6 |
| Selesnya Tokens | 8 | 11–20 | 35.5 | 1 | 3 |
| Mardu Tokens | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Green Stompy | 5 | 3–10 | 23.1 | 0 | 1 |
| White Weenie | 102 | 236–163 | 59.1 | 13 | 71 |
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Soldiers | 4 | 13–5 | 72.2 | 1 | 3 |
| Elves | 26 | 58–48 | 54.7 | 4 | 14 |
| Werewolves | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Minotaurs | 1 | 4–2 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Warriors | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Selesnya Little Kid | 12 | 23–24 | 48.9 | 0 | 6 |
| Rogues | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Zombies | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Gruul Aggro | 18 | 45–29 | 60.8 | 0 | 12 |
| Merfolk | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Mono Red Swarm | 3 | 8–6 | 57.1 | 0 | 3 |
| Artifact Aggro | 4 | 3–9 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Affinity | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Salvage Titan | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Architect | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Mono Blue Aggro | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Illusions | 1 | 3–1 | 75.0 | ||
| Madness | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rakdos Madness | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Voltron | 9 | 10–21 | 32.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Hexproof | 6 | 8–14 | 36.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Equipment Aggro | 3 | 2–7 | 22.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Naya Zoo | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Rakdos Aggro | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Humans | 5 | 8–9 | 47.1 | 0 | 2 |
| Gruul Humans | 5 | 8–9 | 47.1 | 0 | 2 |
| Combo | 90 | 137–170 | 44.6 | 6 | 37 |
| Storm | 47 | 62–99 | 38.5 | 1 | 15 |
| Dragonstorm | 6 | 9–14 | 39.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hazoret Storm | 31 | 37–64 | 36.6 | 1 | 9 |
| Grixis Tendrils | 7 | 12–13 | 48.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Reanimator | 17 | 42–23 | 64.6 | 3 | 11 |
| Grozoth | 7 | 24–8 | 75.0 | 2 | 7 |
| Traditional Reanimator | 10 | 18–15 | 54.5 | 1 | 4 |
| Grixis Reanimator | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Oriss Genesis | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | ||
| Warp World | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Actual Warp World | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Mardu Life | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 4 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 1 | 3 |
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 3–0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fake-Twin | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Seismic Swans | 7 | 12–13 | 48.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Eye of the Storm | 5 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Turntimber Ranger | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Control | 132 | 219–271 | 44.7 | 8 | 67 |
| Mono Black Control | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Esper Control | 14 | 20–27 | 42.6 | 0 | 6 |
| Demonic Rising | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Control | 4 | 4–7 | 36.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Dimir Control | 13 | 21–28 | 42.9 | 1 | 6 |
| Azorius Control | 6 | 9–11 | 45.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Turbo Fog | 5 | 4–12 | 25.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Izzet Control | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mardu Control | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Mill | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Boros Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Grixis Control | 22 | 52–41 | 55.9 | 3 | 15 |
| Cruel Control | 21 | 52–38 | 57.8 | 3 | 15 |
| Jeskai Control | 26 | 53–52 | 50.5 | 3 | 12 |
| Galleon Control | 2 | 1–6 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Ponza | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Dynavolt Tower | 4 | 1–9 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Five Color Control | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Guildgate Control | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Enchantments Control | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Four Color Counter Ghazi | 12 | 21–25 | 45.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Aggro-Combo | 23 | 21–51 | 29.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Aristocrats | 9 | 11–23 | 32.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | ||
| Mardu Aristocrats | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Burn | 7 | 7–14 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Infect | 4 | 2–8 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Golgari Infect | 3 | 2–7 | 22.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pummeler | 3 | 1–6 | 14.3 | ||
| Aggro-Control | 38 | 58–68 | 46.0 | 3 | 22 |
| Simic Flash | 5 | 4–12 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Simic Vat | 4 | 4–10 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Izzet Tempo | 4 | 4–9 | 30.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Madness | 20 | 43–31 | 58.1 | 3 | 14 |
| Simic Madness | 16 | 37–23 | 61.7 | 3 | 13 |
| Temur Madness | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Grixis Madness | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Temur Clues | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tetsukotog | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Izzet Spells | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Combo-Control | 71 | 156–127 | 55.1 | 5 | 49 |
| Cruel Combo-Control | 41 | 100–70 | 58.8 | 3 | 27 |
| Pickles | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Displace Loop | 13 | 31–24 | 56.4 | 2 | 10 |
| Peregrine Drake | 13 | 31–24 | 56.4 | 2 | 10 |
| Hedron Alignment | 3 | 4–7 | 36.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Curious Niv-Mizzet | 5 | 7–7 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mass Land Destruction | 5 | 4–11 | 26.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Wildfire | 5 | 4–11 | 26.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Midrange | 187 | 364–351 | 50.9 | 14 | 117 |
| Temur Ascendancy | 5 | 15–10 | 60.0 | 1 | 4 |
| The Rock | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Jund | 15 | 22–29 | 43.1 | 0 | 8 |
| Blink | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Graveyard Value | 7 | 17–13 | 56.7 | 1 | 5 |
| Allies | 11 | 29–20 | 59.2 | 0 | 9 |
| Mardu Allies | 1 | 4–2 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 |
| BRGW Allies | 7 | 17–12 | 58.6 | 0 | 5 |
| Treefolk | 13 | 26–26 | 50.0 | 0 | 8 |
| -1/-1 Counters | 4 | 3–8 | 27.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Fake-Rack | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Mardu Midrange | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | ||
| Vampires | 13 | 14–22 | 38.9 | 1 | 4 |
| Mono Black Vampires | 12 | 12–20 | 37.5 | 1 | 3 |
| Legends Midrange | 11 | 20–19 | 51.3 | 1 | 9 |
| Mardu Legends | 6 | 8–9 | 47.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Orzhov Legends | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rakdos Midrange | 5 | 7–15 | 31.8 | 0 | 3 |
| Naya Midrange | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Black Midrange | 27 | 73–49 | 59.8 | 3 | 22 |
| Hellion Whip | 15 | 30–29 | 50.8 | 1 | 10 |
| Dimir Midrange | 20 | 49–34 | 59.0 | 4 | 15 |
| Dimir Vat | 3 | 7–3 | 70.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Temur Energy | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Angels | 6 | 13–6 | 68.4 | 2 | 5 |
| Mono White Angels | 6 | 13–6 | 68.4 | 2 | 5 |
| Toughness Matters | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Sultai Midrange | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Sultai Emerge | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Mythic Colossification | 3 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Coinflips | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Ramp | 22 | 39–49 | 44.3 | 1 | 9 |
| Summer Bloom Ramp | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 |