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 | 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 |