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 12 weeks, 6 days.
Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ |
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Aggro | 680 | 1461–1321 | 52.5 | 35 | 237 |
Mono Black Aggro | 11 | 27–24 | 52.9 | 0 | 5 |
Heroic | 3 | 12–6 | 66.7 | 0 | 3 |
Mono White Heroic | 3 | 12–6 | 66.7 | 0 | 3 |
Red Deck Wins | 216 | 505–408 | 55.3 | 17 | 85 |
Mono Red Devotion | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | ||
Goblins | 60 | 154–120 | 56.2 | 5 | 21 |
Tokens | 20 | 36–48 | 42.9 | 0 | 4 |
Selesnya Tokens | 6 | 10–14 | 41.7 | 0 | 2 |
Mono White Tokens | 11 | 24–26 | 48.0 | 0 | 2 |
Mono Green Stompy | 5 | 7–13 | 35.0 | 0 | 1 |
White Weenie | 24 | 33–50 | 39.8 | 1 | 8 |
Quest for the Holy Relic | 13 | 23–28 | 45.1 | 1 | 5 |
Soldiers | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
Kithkin | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
Elves | 45 | 70–89 | 44.0 | 0 | 9 |
Minotaurs | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | ||
Selesnya Little Kid | 4 | 5–7 | 41.7 | ||
Rogues | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | ||
Zombies | 67 | 138–125 | 52.5 | 1 | 21 |
Gruul Aggro | 2 | 5–6 | 45.5 | 0 | 1 |
Merfolk | 15 | 19–39 | 32.8 | 0 | 1 |
Mono Red Swarm | 4 | 8–2 | 80.0 | 1 | 1 |
Artifact Aggro | 14 | 16–29 | 35.6 | 0 | 5 |
Tempered Steel | 13 | 15–27 | 35.7 | 0 | 5 |
Madness | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
Rakdos Madness | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
Voltron | 4 | 10–8 | 55.6 | 0 | 2 |
Hateful Auras | 4 | 10–8 | 55.6 | 0 | 2 |
Naya Zoo | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | ||
Knights | 23 | 40–41 | 49.4 | 1 | 6 |
AggroSlide | 149 | 363–280 | 56.5 | 9 | 63 |
Cats | 4 | 3–6 | 33.3 | ||
Mono White Cats | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
Selesnya Cats | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | ||
Rakdos Aggro | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
Boros Aggro | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 |
Combo | 365 | 754–723 | 51.0 | 15 | 124 |
Storm | 90 | 168–169 | 49.9 | 6 | 25 |
Sultai Tendrils | 3 | 3–5 | 37.5 | ||
Dimir Tendrils | 62 | 126–114 | 52.5 | 5 | 19 |
Simic Storm | 10 | 13–18 | 41.9 | 0 | 2 |
Citadel Storm | 7 | 14–16 | 46.7 | 1 | 3 |
Grixis Tendrils | 5 | 8–8 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
Stormpost | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
Reanimator | 188 | 446–350 | 56.0 | 9 | 76 |
Recurring Nightmare | 101 | 250–180 | 58.1 | 7 | 42 |
Dragon Nightmare | 96 | 243–168 | 59.1 | 7 | 41 |
Grozoth | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | ||
Traditional Reanimator | 86 | 195–170 | 53.4 | 2 | 34 |
Rakdos Reanimator | 43 | 90–86 | 51.1 | 1 | 16 |
Dimir Reanimator | 1 | 5–2 | 71.4 | 0 | 1 |
Mono Black Reanimator | 41 | 96–80 | 54.5 | 1 | 16 |
Necrotic Ooze Combo | 1 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 0 | 1 |
Dubious Challenge | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
Hypergenesis | 15 | 32–32 | 50.0 | 0 | 7 |
Fake-Twin | 3 | 5–7 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 |
Jeskai Fake-Twin | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | ||
Metalwork Colossus | 18 | 34–37 | 47.9 | 0 | 4 |
Upheaval Colossus | 5 | 5–9 | 35.7 | ||
Seismic Swans | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | ||
Eggs | 4 | 3–8 | 27.3 | ||
Blazing Shoal Combo | 4 | 3–9 | 25.0 | ||
Taking Turns | 3 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 0 | 1 |
Quest for Ula's Temple | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
Izzet Ascension | 5 | 3–16 | 15.8 | 0 | 1 |
Ominous Good | 7 | 14–17 | 45.2 | 0 | 3 |
Jokulhaups Combo | 10 | 14–24 | 36.8 | 0 | 1 |
Soulflayer | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
Oops All Lands | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 |
Polymorph | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
Enduring Ideal | 2 | 1–6 | 14.3 | ||
Control | 210 | 403–423–2 | 48.8 | 5 | 55 |
Mono Black Control | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | ||
Esper Control | 8 | 9–16 | 36.0 | 0 | 3 |
Demonic Rising | 3 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 |
Mono Blue Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
Dimir Control | 8 | 17–13 | 56.7 | 0 | 3 |
Azorius Control | 30 | 64–55–1 | 53.8 | 0 | 12 |
Turbo Fog | 13 | 21–27 | 43.8 | 0 | 3 |
Izzet Control | 5 | 15–12 | 55.6 | 0 | 2 |
Mardu Control | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | ||
Mill | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | ||
Cloudpost Control | 21 | 40–44 | 47.6 | 1 | 3 |
Azorius Cloudpost Control | 15 | 31–33 | 48.4 | 1 | 3 |
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
Dimir Cloudpost Control | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | ||
Cloudy With Sunny Spells | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
Mono White Cloudpost Control | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | ||
Grixis Control | 17 | 29–32 | 47.5 | 1 | 2 |
Cruel Control | 13 | 15–27 | 35.7 | ||
Dragon Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
Ponza | 35 | 70–74 | 48.6 | 1 | 10 |
Mono White Control | 17 | 42–35 | 54.5 | 2 | 8 |
Cycling Control | 5 | 3–12–1 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 |
Astral Slide | 3 | 0–8 | 0.0 | ||
Sultai Control | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
Guildgate Control | 24 | 42–50 | 45.7 | 0 | 3 |
Bant Control | 5 | 12–9 | 57.1 | 0 | 2 |
Temur Reclamation | 4 | 13–7 | 65.0 | 0 | 2 |
Orzhov Control | 4 | 7–9 | 43.8 | ||
Aggro-Combo | 31 | 53–68 | 43.8 | 0 | 11 |
Aristocrats | 10 | 25–24 | 51.0 | 0 | 4 |
Mono Black Aristocrats | 5 | 12–12 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
Orzhov Aristocrats | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
Abzan Aristocrats | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
Rakdos Aristocrats | 1 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 0 | 1 |
Burn | 10 | 10–23 | 30.3 | 0 | 2 |
Turbo Myth | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | ||
Trickbind Dreadnought | 7 | 15–13 | 53.6 | 0 | 5 |
Mono Blue Dreadnought | 7 | 15–13 | 53.6 | 0 | 5 |
Combo Goblins | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | ||
Goblin Persist | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | ||
Aggro-Control | 51 | 102–106 | 49.0 | 1 | 16 |
Izzet Tempo | 8 | 16–19 | 45.7 | 0 | 2 |
Azorius Skies | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
Blue Madness | 3 | 6–6 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
Simic Madness | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
Lich Aggro-Control | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
Ninjas | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
Mono Blue Tempo | 10 | 12–16 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
Izzet Spells | 20 | 58–42 | 58.0 | 1 | 9 |
Dimir Tempo | 5 | 9–10 | 47.4 | 0 | 2 |
Azorius Tempo | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
Combo-Control | 77 | 155–158 | 49.5 | 3 | 22 |
Cruel Combo-Control | 10 | 23–18 | 56.1 | 0 | 3 |
Battle of Wits | 5 | 4–12 | 25.0 | ||
Shared Fate | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
Swarm Intelligence | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 |
Hedron Alignment | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
Yosei Vat | 8 | 19–19 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 |
Lich's Mastery | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
Curious Niv-Mizzet | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 |
Hive Mind | 24 | 55–46 | 54.5 | 2 | 9 |
Plasma Swans | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
Liliana's Contract | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
Mass Land Destruction | 17 | 39–38 | 50.6 | 1 | 4 |
Wildfire | 17 | 39–38 | 50.6 | 1 | 4 |
Thryx-Wildfire | 13 | 31–30 | 50.8 | 1 | 4 |
Borderpost Wildfire | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
Midrange | 201 | 324–424 | 43.3 | 5 | 47 |
Temur Ascendancy | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
The Rock | 3 | 7–6 | 53.8 | ||
Golgari Citadel | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
Abzan Midrange | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
Selesnya Midrange | 5 | 8–12 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 |
Selesnya Value Town | 4 | 4–10 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 |
Jund | 6 | 7–13 | 35.0 | 0 | 1 |
Blink | 26 | 62–54 | 53.4 | 2 | 12 |
Wave Blink | 26 | 62–54 | 53.4 | 2 | 12 |
Esper Wave | 18 | 50–39 | 56.2 | 2 | 8 |
Azorius Wave | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
Orzhov Wave | 5 | 11–9 | 55.0 | 0 | 4 |
Graveyard Value | 10 | 29–20 | 59.2 | 1 | 4 |
Séance | 3 | 7–7 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
Varolz Dreadnought | 6 | 20–10 | 66.7 | 1 | 3 |
Enchantments Matter | 5 | 8–9 | 47.1 | 0 | 1 |
Allies | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | ||
Boros Allies | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | ||
Treefolk | 4 | 5–11 | 31.3 | ||
Fake-Rack | 6 | 6–13 | 31.6 | ||
Mardu Midrange | 4 | 0–8 | 0.0 | ||
Vampires | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | ||
Mono Black Vampires | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | ||
Legends Midrange | 7 | 7–17 | 29.2 | 0 | 1 |
Rakdos Midrange | 26 | 40–57 | 41.2 | 0 | 8 |
Naya Midrange | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
Big Red | 7 | 18–12 | 60.0 | 2 | 2 |
Mono Black Midrange | 39 | 55–74 | 42.6 | 0 | 7 |
Mono Black Devotion | 29 | 45–54 | 45.5 | 0 | 7 |
Davriel Braids | 6 | 7–12 | 36.8 | ||
Dimir Midrange | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 |
Angels | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
Mono White Angels | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
Toughness Matters | 7 | 13–17 | 43.3 | 0 | 1 |
Mutate | 4 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 0 | 1 |
Sultai Midrange | 3 | 5–6 | 45.5 | 0 | 1 |
Orzhov Midrange | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
Zur the Enchanter | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
Mythic Colossification | 3 | 8–5 | 61.5 | 0 | 1 |
Neoform | 4 | 6–9 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
Temur Neoform | 4 | 6–9 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
Coinflips | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
Death Cloud | 7 | 13–15 | 46.4 | 0 | 2 |
Ramp | 70 | 121–150 | 44.6 | 2 | 16 |
Rofellos Ramp | 32 | 64–66 | 49.2 | 2 | 7 |
Wild Pair | 8 | 18–18 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
Cloudpost Ramp | 17 | 31–37 | 45.6 | 0 | 4 |
Golgari Post | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
Arcum's Not Astrolabe | 6 | 9–11 | 45.0 | 0 | 1 |
Greenpost | 5 | 14–11 | 56.0 | 0 | 3 |
Simic Post | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | ||
Domain | 2 | 1–7 | 12.5 | ||
Reclamation at Wake | 4 | 5–8 | 38.5 | ||
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp | 4 | 8–8 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |