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 11 weeks, 5 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 95–125 | 43.2 | 2 | 1379 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Elves | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Affinity | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Combo | 7 | 5–12 | 29.4 | |||
| Warp World | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Actual Warp World | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Dredge | 6 | 4–11 | 26.7 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 26 | 44–54 | 44.9 | |||
| Aristocrats | 26 | 44–54 | 44.9 | |||
| Food | 25 | 43–51 | 45.7 | |||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 11 | 19–20 | 48.7 | 2 | ||
| Blue Madness | 6 | 7–12 | 36.8 | |||
| Simic Madness | 6 | 7–12 | 36.8 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 5 | 12–8 | 60.0 | 2 | ||
| Midrange | 15 | 25–34 | 42.4 | |||
| The Rock | 4 | 4–7 | 36.4 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mono Black Devotion | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 3 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |||
| Prophet Glare | 6 | 10–14 | 41.7 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Avacynian Priest
- Broodhunter Wurm
- Cephalid Vandal
- Constricting Tendrils
- Dawn Evangel
- Dutiful Return
- Edgewalker
- Fangren Marauder
- Favored of Iroas
- Glowing Anemone
- Hampering Snare
- Headstrong Brute
- Indatha Crystal
- Ketria Crystal
- Kor Sky Climber
- Mirrodin Besieged
- Mother Bear
- Mutual Destruction
- Mycosynth Golem
- Oran-Rief Invoker
- Pious Wayfarer
- Quakefoot Cyclops
- Quickchange
- Rain of Revelation
- Reptilian Reflection
- Root Elemental
- Screeching Skaab
- Settle Beyond Reality
- Stonebound Mentor
- Titanic Bulvox
- Whipgrass Entangler
- Zagoth Crystal