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, 2 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | 640–440 | 59.3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 1900 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 22 | 49–52 | 48.5 | 1 | ||
| Heroic | 6 | 16–13 | 55.2 | |||
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 6 | 16–13 | 55.2 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Goblins | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| White Weenie | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Elves | 4 | 9–9 | 50.0 | 1 | ||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Selesnya Counters | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Rogues | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Gruul Aggro | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 3 | 6–6 | 50.0 | |||
| Affinity | 3 | 6–6 | 50.0 | |||
| Combo | 22 | 61–37 | 62.2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Storm | 6 | 16–11 | 59.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dimir Tendrils | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Izzet Storm | 4 | 9–8 | 52.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Reanimator | 10 | 34–14 | 70.8 | |||
| Worldgorger Dragon | 10 | 34–14 | 70.8 | |||
| Taking Turns | 4 | 7–9 | 43.8 | |||
| Dredge | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Control | 9 | 24–12 | 66.7 | |||
| Dimir Control | 6 | 19–8 | 70.4 | |||
| Azorius Control | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Pox | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 60 | 156–109 | 58.9 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| Aristocrats | 44 | 121–77 | 61.1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Mardu Aristocrats | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 42 | 114–76 | 60.0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Burn | 3 | 0–8 | 0.0 | |||
| Combo Goblins | 13 | 35–24 | 59.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Goblin Persist | 9 | 28–15 | 65.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dirty Kitty | 4 | 7–9 | 43.8 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 3 | 10–5 | 66.7 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 3 | 10–5 | 66.7 | |||
| Combo-Control | 119 | 296–199 | 59.8 | 2 | 13 | 9 |
| Curses | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Shared Fate | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Hedron Alignment | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Zur's Weirding | 116 | 293–194 | 60.2 | 2 | 13 | 9 |
| Midrange | 13 | 36–17 | 67.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Graveyard Value | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mardu Midrange | 2 | 8–2 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Rakdos Midrange | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 2 | 6–2 | 75.0 | |||
| Heart of Darkness | 2 | 6–2 | 75.0 | |||
| Dimir Midrange | 5 | 15–8 | 65.2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Orzhov Midrange | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Party | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Ramp | 3 | 1–9 | 10.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Ramp | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Greenpost | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Summer Bloom Ramp | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Historic Bloom | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 |