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.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | 174–57 | 75.3 | 20 | 2514 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 26 | 86–13 | 86.9 | 13 | ||
| Red Deck Wins | 3 | 14–1 | 93.3 | 2 | ||
| Goblins | 3 | 11–2 | 84.6 | 2 | ||
| Tokens | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Selesnya Tokens | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| White Weenie | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Elves | 3 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Zombies | 4 | 11–2 | 84.6 | 1 | ||
| Gruul Aggro | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Merfolk | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Knights | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| AggroSlide | 7 | 29–1 | 96.7 | 5 | ||
| Combo | 18 | 36–14 | 72.0 | 3 | ||
| Storm | 3 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Dimir Tendrils | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Citadel Storm | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Reanimator | 7 | 21–5 | 80.8 | 2 | ||
| Recurring Nightmare | 4 | 12–3 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Dragon Nightmare | 4 | 12–3 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Traditional Reanimator | 3 | 9–2 | 81.8 | 1 | ||
| Rakdos Reanimator | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Mono Black Reanimator | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |||
| Hypergenesis | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Fake-Twin | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Metalwork Colossus | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Seismic Swans | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Izzet Ascension | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Jokulhaups Combo | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Enduring Ideal | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Control | 6 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |||
| Esper Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Demonic Rising | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Ponza | 3 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 5 | 10–5 | 66.7 | |||
| Aristocrats | 5 | 10–5 | 66.7 | |||
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 4 | 8–4 | 66.7 | |||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Izzet Spells | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Combo-Control | 3 | 6–2 | 75.0 | 1 | ||
| Hive Mind | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 2 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 1 | ||
| Wildfire | 2 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 1 | ||
| Thryx-Wildfire | 2 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 1 | ||
| Midrange | 15 | 24–13 | 64.9 | 2 | ||
| Jund | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Blink | 2 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 1 | ||
| Wave Blink | 2 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 1 | ||
| Esper Wave | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Azorius Wave | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Legends Midrange | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Elementals | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Rakdos Midrange | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Big Red | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 3 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Black Devotion | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Davriel Braids | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Mutate | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Zur the Enchanter | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mythic Colossification | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Death Cloud | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Ramp | 3 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Cloudpost Ramp | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Greenpost | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Reclamation at Wake | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Cards Played First
- Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
- Ardent Plea
- Breeches, Eager Pillager
- Chandra, Acolyte of Flame
- Channel
- Demonic Dread
- Elspeth, Knight-Errant
- Graveyard Marshal
- Infernal Reckoning
- Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
- Nahiri, the Unforgiving
- Palace Siege
- Prohibit
- Savior of Ollenbock
- Sigardian Savior
- Steel Hellkite
- Tendo Ice Bridge
- Unearth
- Vraska's Contempt