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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 192–122 | 61.1 | 8 | 2008 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 16 | 49–27 | 64.5 | 3 | ||
| Mono Red Swarm | 12 | 37–23 | 61.7 | 2 | ||
| 8 Whack | 12 | 37–23 | 61.7 | 2 | ||
| AggroSlide | 4 | 12–4 | 75.0 | 1 | ||
| Combo | 22 | 59–44 | 57.3 | 2 | ||
| Storm | 8 | 12–22 | 35.3 | |||
| Paradoxical Outcome Storm | 8 | 12–22 | 35.3 | |||
| Oriss Genesis | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 2 | 9–1 | 90.0 | 1 | ||
| Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 2 | 9–1 | 90.0 | 1 | ||
| Metalwork Colossus | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Izzet Ascension | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Enduring Ideal | 8 | 25–14 | 64.1 | |||
| Control | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Sultai Control | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Sultai Ultimatum | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 6 | 20–10 | 66.7 | 1 | ||
| Hushnought | 6 | 20–10 | 66.7 | 1 | ||
| Aggro-Control | 3 | 12–3 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Izzet Tempo | 3 | 12–3 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Combo-Control | 6 | 15–10 | 60.0 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 6 | 15–10 | 60.0 | |||
| Wildfire | 6 | 15–10 | 60.0 | |||
| Borderpost Wildfire | 6 | 15–10 | 60.0 | |||
| Midrange | 9 | 23–22 | 51.1 | |||
| Graveyard Value | 3 | 11–4 | 73.3 | |||
| Séance | 3 | 11–4 | 73.3 | |||
| Legends Midrange | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Selesnya Legends | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Big Red | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Fires of Invention | 4 | 8–12 | 40.0 | |||
| Ramp | 3 | 12–3 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Cloudpost Ramp | 3 | 12–3 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Greenpost | 3 | 12–3 | 80.0 | 1 |