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 | 911 | 1982–1815 | 52.2 | 58 | 393 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Heroic | 133 | 325–242 | 57.3 | 12 | 61 |
| Mono White Heroic | 127 | 319–231 | 58.0 | 12 | 60 |
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 5 | 3–10 | 23.1 | ||
| Red Deck Wins | 179 | 411–354 | 53.7 | 11 | 77 |
| Mono Red Devotion | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | ||
| Goblins | 8 | 7–20 | 25.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Tokens | 10 | 19–22 | 46.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Selesnya Tokens | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono White Tokens | 7 | 11–16 | 40.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Mono Green Stompy | 39 | 68–81 | 45.6 | 1 | 18 |
| White Weenie | 34 | 50–79 | 38.8 | 0 | 12 |
| Odric Keywords | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Soldiers | 4 | 7–10 | 41.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Elves | 38 | 73–80 | 47.7 | 2 | 18 |
| Werewolves | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 11 | 18–21 | 46.2 | 0 | 4 |
| Rogues | 6 | 7–15 | 31.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Zombies | 4 | 11–8 | 57.9 | 1 | 1 |
| Gruul Aggro | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | ||
| Merfolk | 73 | 167–150 | 52.7 | 4 | 32 |
| Mono Red Swarm | 4 | 2–10 | 16.7 | ||
| Artifact Aggro | 189 | 469–357 | 56.8 | 20 | 94 |
| Affinity | 172 | 441–323 | 57.7 | 20 | 91 |
| Tempered Steel | 15 | 22–30 | 42.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Blue Architect | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Madness | 10 | 18–23 | 43.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Golgari Madness | 10 | 18–23 | 43.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Voltron | 29 | 47–67 | 41.2 | 1 | 11 |
| Hexproof | 24 | 41–56 | 42.3 | 1 | 11 |
| Equipment Aggro | 5 | 6–11 | 35.3 | ||
| Knights | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | ||
| AggroSlide | 92 | 222–180 | 55.2 | 5 | 41 |
| Cats | 13 | 17–28 | 37.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Selesnya Cats | 13 | 17–28 | 37.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Rakdos Aggro | 21 | 34–38 | 47.2 | 1 | 10 |
| Boros Aggro | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Combo | 331 | 715–657 | 52.1 | 19 | 140 |
| Storm | 74 | 172–149 | 53.6 | 5 | 28 |
| Dimir Tendrils | 67 | 165–133 | 55.4 | 5 | 26 |
| Grixis Tendrils | 6 | 4–14 | 22.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Izzet Storm | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reanimator | 108 | 282–207 | 57.7 | 10 | 62 |
| Worldgorger Dragon | 46 | 156–80 | 66.1 | 8 | 34 |
| Dimir Cycling Reanimator | 4 | 6–7 | 46.2 | ||
| Traditional Reanimator | 58 | 120–120 | 50.0 | 2 | 28 |
| Rakdos Reanimator | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | ||
| Dimir Reanimator | 3 | 9–4 | 69.2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mono Black Reanimator | 53 | 110–112 | 49.5 | 1 | 26 |
| Oriss Genesis | 4 | 5–9 | 35.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dubious Challenge | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Warp World | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Actual Warp World | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Hypergenesis | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 30 | 49–51 | 49.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 17 | 24–27 | 47.1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 13 | 25–24 | 51.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Myr Incubator | 5 | 11–11 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Seismic Swans | 4 | 6–9 | 40.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eggs | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Heartless Summoning Combo | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Retraction Helix Combo | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Taking Turns | 10 | 24–21 | 53.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Quest for Ula's Temple | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | ||
| Izzet Ascension | 9 | 18–20 | 47.4 | 0 | 3 |
| Ominous Good | 2 | 0–5 | 0.0 | ||
| Jokulhaups Combo | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Soulflayer | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Breakfast | 4 | 6–8 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Oops All Spells | 4 | 6–8 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Oops All Lands | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Dredge | 54 | 111–108 | 50.7 | 2 | 23 |
| Polymorph | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Protean Hulk Combo | 7 | 8–18 | 30.8 | 0 | 3 |
| Dice Factory | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Control | 253 | 406–545 | 42.7 | 6 | 78 |
| Mono Black Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Esper Control | 13 | 21–23 | 47.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Demonic Rising | 10 | 13–18 | 41.9 | 0 | 4 |
| Mono Blue Control | 5 | 6–12 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dimir Control | 17 | 41–37 | 52.6 | 1 | 11 |
| Azorius Control | 61 | 107–124 | 46.3 | 2 | 17 |
| Cawblade | 8 | 18–17 | 51.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Turbo Fog | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | ||
| Izzet Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Mardu Control | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | ||
| Mill | 10 | 17–21 | 44.7 | 1 | 4 |
| Boros Control | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | ||
| Cloudpost Control | 9 | 13–18 | 41.9 | 0 | 4 |
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 4 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Izzet Cloudpost Control | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Mono White Cloudpost Control | 3 | 7–6 | 53.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Grixis Control | 10 | 10–22 | 31.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Cruel Control | 5 | 5–11 | 31.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Chandra Nalaar | 6 | 3–13 | 18.8 | ||
| Jeskai Control | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Dragon Control | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | ||
| Dimir Dragons | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Runeflare | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | ||
| Ponza | 28 | 37–65 | 36.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Mono White Control | 4 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling Control | 18 | 50–34 | 59.5 | 2 | 9 |
| Astral Slide | 18 | 50–34 | 59.5 | 2 | 9 |
| Five Color Control | 7 | 9–17 | 34.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Five Color Collected Conjuring | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Shrines | 6 | 9–16 | 36.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sultai Control | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guildgate Control | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bant Control | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Pox | 18 | 24–44 | 35.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Enchantments Control | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Four Color Counter Ghazi | 11 | 18–29 | 38.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Prison | 4 | 5–11 | 31.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Enchantress | 4 | 5–11 | 31.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Aggro-Combo | 110 | 224–225 | 49.9 | 6 | 45 |
| Aristocrats | 44 | 104–86 | 54.7 | 3 | 22 |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 4 | 10–8 | 55.6 | 0 | 3 |
| Golgari Aristocrats | 3 | 5–7 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Food | 3 | 8–6 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 29 | 71–54 | 56.8 | 3 | 15 |
| Burn | 26 | 50–49 | 50.5 | 2 | 8 |
| Infect | 17 | 21–37 | 36.2 | 0 | 4 |
| Simic Infect | 6 | 9–14 | 39.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 9 | 27–18 | 60.0 | 1 | 7 |
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 8 | 27–15 | 64.3 | 1 | 6 |
| Izzet Blitzkrieg | 8 | 15–17 | 46.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Hushnought | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Combo Goblins | 3 | 4–8 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Goblin Persist | 3 | 4–8 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Aggro-Control | 161 | 310–338 | 47.8 | 6 | 55 |
| Izzet Tempo | 67 | 140–142 | 49.6 | 2 | 24 |
| Azorius Skies | 6 | 8–13 | 38.1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lich Aggro-Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Wizards | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Ninjas | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 37 | 67–76 | 46.9 | 1 | 13 |
| Mono Blue Faeries | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | ||
| Izzet Spells | 29 | 64–61 | 51.2 | 2 | 12 |
| Dimir Tempo | 15 | 23–30 | 43.4 | 0 | 5 |
| Azorius Tempo | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | ||
| Combo-Control | 87 | 154–179 | 46.2 | 5 | 30 |
| Curses | 2 | 0–7 | 0.0 | ||
| Battle of Wits | 4 | 1–7 | 12.5 | ||
| Shared Fate | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Pickles | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Mindcrank | 22 | 56–40 | 58.3 | 2 | 13 |
| Dragoncrank | 8 | 20–14 | 58.8 | 2 | 4 |
| Hedron Alignment | 4 | 1–8 | 11.1 | ||
| Yosei Vat | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hive Mind | 8 | 5–16 | 23.8 | ||
| Zur's Weirding | 36 | 73–78 | 48.3 | 2 | 15 |
| Solar Flare | 4 | 4–8 | 33.3 | ||
| Mass Land Destruction | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | ||
| Wildfire | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | ||
| Thryx-Wildfire | 1 | 2–4 | 33.3 | ||
| Borderpost Wildfire | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Midrange | 347 | 677–737 | 47.9 | 7 | 131 |
| The Rock | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Grenzo | 2 | 8–3 | 72.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Selesnya Midrange | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Selesnya Value Town | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Jund | 3 | 5–7 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Blink | 5 | 8–11 | 42.1 | ||
| Anti-Persecution | 5 | 7–12 | 36.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Graveyard Value | 5 | 5–12 | 29.4 | ||
| Séance | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Varolz Dreadnought | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | ||
| Allies | 5 | 3–11 | 21.4 | ||
| Esper Allies | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Treefolk | 4 | 8–8 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| -1/-1 Counters | 3 | 4–7 | 36.4 | ||
| Fake-Rack | 25 | 40–53 | 43.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Mardu Midrange | 42 | 86–87 | 49.7 | 0 | 19 |
| Yisan-Prophet | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Vampires | 7 | 3–16 | 15.8 | ||
| Mono Black Vampires | 6 | 3–14 | 17.6 | ||
| Orzhov Vampires | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Rakdos Midrange | 56 | 135–125 | 51.9 | 3 | 25 |
| Naya Midrange | 4 | 2–10 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Card Advantage White | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | ||
| Big Red | 11 | 22–30 | 42.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Mono Black Midrange | 47 | 118–92 | 56.2 | 2 | 20 |
| Mono Black Devotion | 14 | 32–30 | 51.6 | 0 | 7 |
| Heart of Darkness | 27 | 81–52 | 60.9 | 2 | 12 |
| Dimir Midrange | 7 | 15–15 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Angels | 23 | 45–44 | 50.6 | 0 | 13 |
| Orzhov Angels | 23 | 45–44 | 50.6 | 0 | 13 |
| Toughness Matters | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Lifegain Midrange | 6 | 4–14 | 22.2 | ||
| Sultai Midrange | 14 | 31–28 | 52.5 | 1 | 5 |
| Orzhov Midrange | 27 | 69–55 | 55.6 | 1 | 15 |
| Prophet Glare | 4 | 10–8 | 55.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Ordealbreak | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Neoform | 3 | 3–8 | 27.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Temur Neoform | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sultai Neoform | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Party | 3 | 5–6 | 45.5 | ||
| Clerics | 5 | 4–15 | 21.1 | ||
| Death Cloud | 1 | 4–2 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Ramp | 93 | 206–178 | 53.6 | 7 | 39 |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 75 | 190–136 | 58.3 | 7 | 37 |
| Golgari Post | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Greenpost | 67 | 179–121 | 59.7 | 7 | 36 |
| Gruul Post | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Summer Bloom Ramp | 7 | 6–16 | 27.3 | ||
| Historic Bloom | 4 | 4–9 | 30.8 |