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.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 265–137 | 65.9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2064 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Goblins | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| White Weenie | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Combo | 36 | 106–65 | 62.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Storm | 4 | 7–11 | 38.9 | |||
| Dimir Tendrils | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Citadel Storm | 2 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |||
| Reanimator | 16 | 56–27 | 67.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Recurring Nightmare | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Traditional Reanimator | 15 | 54–24 | 69.2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rakdos Reanimator | 13 | 46–20 | 69.7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dimir Reanimator | 2 | 8–4 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 12 | 36–17 | 67.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Taking Turns | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Izzet Ascension | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Control | 8 | 24–17 | 58.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Esper Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Mono Blue Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Cloudy With Sunny Spells | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Bant Control | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Temur Reclamation | 3 | 11–8 | 57.9 | 0 | 2 | |
| Aggro-Combo | 5 | 12–8 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aristocrats | 4 | 12–7 | 63.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 4 | 12–7 | 63.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Turbo Myth | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 3 | 7–5 | 58.3 | |||
| Simic Flash | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Simic Vat | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Izzet Spells | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Dimir Tempo | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Midrange | 30 | 111–36 | 75.5 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Selesnya Midrange | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Selesnya Value Town | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Graveyard Value | 20 | 77–22 | 77.8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Varolz Dreadnought | 20 | 77–22 | 77.8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Legends Midrange | 3 | 12–3 | 80.0 | |||
| Card Advantage White | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Mono Black Midrange | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Mono Black Devotion | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Dimir Midrange | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Ancestral Vision
- Ancient Imperiosaur
- Appetite for Brains
- Azra Oddsmaker
- Baleful Force
- Bant Charm
- Bone Picker
- Bontu's Monument
- Camellia, the Seedmiser
- Caravan Vigil
- Cleric of the Forward Order
- Compelling Deterrence
- Crooked Custodian
- Curious Forager
- Deep Forest Hermit
- Den Protector
- Devastating Dreams
- Disorder
- Disperse
- Dissenter's Deliverance
- Doomed Necromancer
- Drooling Ogre
- Drowned Catacomb
- Dying Wish
- Ertai's Meddling
- Extractor Demon
- Faerie Vandal
- Falter
- Farmstead Gleaner
- Fblthp, the Lost
- Field of the Dead
- Flash of Insight
- Flesh Reaver
- Font of Agonies
- Foreshadow
- Frenzied Goblin
- Frontline Strategist
- Frostboil Snarl
- Gavony Township
- Generous Patron
- Ghitu Fire
- Godless Shrine
- Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
- Hangarback Walker
- Havoc
- Hidden Retreat
- Honored Dreyleader
- Horned Helm
- Hypnotic Sprite
- Ice Tunnel
- Immolating Souleater
- Inner Demon
- Johann's Stopgap
- Kefnet's Monument
- Keldon Halberdier
- Keranos, God of Storms
- Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
- Knight of the Ebon Legion
- Knight of the Reliquary
- Kor Skyfisher
- Krenko, Mob Boss
- Lambholt Pacifist
- Lavaclaw Reaches
- Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- Malevolent Hermit
- Marsh Flitter
- Matter Reshaper
- Meeting of Minds
- Minotaur Explorer
- Mistveil Plains
- Moria Marauder
- Mount Doom
- Nahiri, the Harbinger
- Oketra's Monument
- Opt
- Order of the White Shield
- Pack Guardian
- Pack Rat
- Pestermite
- Phyrexian Ghoul
- Platinum Emperion
- Plaxmanta
- Quest for the Gravelord
- Raid Bombardment
- Rattlechains
- Read the Runes
- Reckless Waif
- Release the Gremlins
- Remove Soul
- Riptide Laboratory
- Robber of the Rich
- Rubblebelt Maaka
- Ruthless Sniper
- Sangrophage
- Scald
- Sea Gate Stormcaller
- Simic Charm
- Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
- Slimebind
- So Tiny
- Spell Rupture
- Sphere of Law
- Sphere of Truth
- Spirit Cairn
- Spirit Link
- Stingerfling Spider
- Stonewright
- Sunscour
- Sword of Fire and Ice
- Syphon Life
- Tavern Swindler
- Temple of Deceit
- Tetzimoc, Primal Death
- Thieves' Guild Enforcer
- Thornvault Forager
- Thought Scour
- Tower Geist
- Training Grounds
- Triumph of Cruelty
- Trophy Mage
- Turn Aside
- Valley Rotcaller
- Vicious Hunger
- Vizier of Remedies
- Vizkopa Guildmage
- Wall of Blossoms
- Wall of Reverence
- Warmth
- Weaponcraft Enthusiast
- Winged Shepherd