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 | 388 | 713–690 | 50.8 | 27 | 261 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 52 | 118–89 | 57.0 | 5 | 41 |
| Heroic | 6 | 5–13 | 27.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono White Heroic | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 3 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Selesnya Heroic | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Red Deck Wins | 167 | 327–301 | 52.1 | 12 | 115 |
| Mono Red Devotion | 3 | 12–6 | 66.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Goblins | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | ||
| Tokens | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Selesnya Tokens | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Green Stompy | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 |
| White Weenie | 39 | 72–76 | 48.6 | 1 | 22 |
| Odric Keywords | 2 | 1–6 | 14.3 | ||
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Soldiers | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Elves | 14 | 19–32 | 37.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Rogues | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Zombies | 22 | 51–41 | 55.4 | 3 | 19 |
| Mono Red Swarm | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Artifact Aggro | 67 | 100–96 | 51.0 | 6 | 42 |
| Affinity | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Tempered Steel | 66 | 100–93 | 51.8 | 6 | 42 |
| Knights | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | ||
| Cats | 5 | 7–6 | 53.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Mono White Cats | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Selesnya Cats | 4 | 6–5 | 54.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Humans | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Gruul Humans | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Selesnya Humans | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Combo | 88 | 147–184 | 44.4 | 5 | 57 |
| Storm | 10 | 5–25 | 16.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Hazoret Storm | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Stormpost | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Mono Blue Post Desire | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Channel Storm | 6 | 4–16 | 20.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reanimator | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | ||
| Traditional Reanimator | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | ||
| Hypergenesis | 21 | 35–40 | 46.7 | 1 | 15 |
| Myr Incubator | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eggs | 26 | 60–51 | 54.1 | 3 | 20 |
| Quest for Ula's Temple | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Breakfast | 17 | 33–35 | 48.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Cephalid Breakfast | 17 | 33–35 | 48.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Druid Cephalid Breakfast | 17 | 33–35 | 48.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Oops All Lands | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Polymorph | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Control | 84 | 127–166 | 43.3 | 4 | 49 |
| Mono Black Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Esper Control | 19 | 30–41 | 42.3 | 2 | 11 |
| Demonic Rising | 5 | 6–8 | 42.9 | 0 | 4 |
| Dimir Control | 6 | 13–9 | 59.1 | 1 | 3 |
| Azorius Control | 4 | 9–8 | 52.9 | 0 | 3 |
| Turbo Fog | 6 | 11–12 | 47.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Izzet Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Cloudpost Control | 9 | 9–21 | 30.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 5 | 5–11 | 31.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono White Cloudpost Control | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Grixis Control | 4 | 0–5 | 0.0 | ||
| Cruel Control | 3 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Stax | 5 | 8–12 | 40.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pollute the Planet | 1 | 4–2 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeskai Control | 8 | 16–14 | 53.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Runeflare | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | ||
| Five Color Control | 11 | 18–22 | 45.0 | 1 | 10 |
| Aggro-Combo | 27 | 60–49 | 55.0 | 4 | 21 |
| Aristocrats | 16 | 44–30 | 59.5 | 3 | 13 |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 13 | 38–22 | 63.3 | 3 | 11 |
| Abzan Aristocrats | 3 | 6–8 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Infect | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Pummeler | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Hermit Humans | 8 | 14–11 | 56.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Aggro-Control | 45 | 67–88 | 43.2 | 2 | 25 |
| Izzet Tempo | 5 | 7–12 | 36.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Blue Madness | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Simic Madness | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Ninjas | 4 | 8–10 | 44.4 | 0 | 3 |
| Mono Blue Gush | 15 | 25–28 | 47.2 | 1 | 9 |
| Izzet Spells | 17 | 25–30 | 45.5 | 1 | 9 |
| Combo-Control | 4 | 5–10 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Pickles | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Midrange | 74 | 117–157 | 42.7 | 6 | 40 |
| The Rock | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Jund | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Blink | 11 | 23–22 | 51.1 | 3 | 5 |
| Wave Blink | 11 | 23–22 | 51.1 | 3 | 5 |
| Azorius Wave | 9 | 17–19 | 47.2 | 2 | 3 |
| Graveyard Value | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Allies | 4 | 6–10 | 37.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Orzhov Allies | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | ||
| Mardu Allies | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mardu Midrange | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vampires | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rakdos Vampires | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elementals | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Rakdos Midrange | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Big Red | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Mono Black Midrange | 32 | 63–60 | 51.2 | 3 | 24 |
| Dimir Midrange | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Temur Energy | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Angels | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Mono White Angels | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Toughness Matters | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Lifegain Midrange | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sultai Midrange | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Orzhov Midrange | 3 | 2–9 | 18.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ordealbreak | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Coinflips | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Ramp | 237 | 563–455 | 55.3 | 31 | 172 |
| Rofellos Ramp | 236 | 562–452 | 55.4 | 31 | 171 |
| Channel-Rofellos | 236 | 562–452 | 55.4 | 31 | 171 |