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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | 227–138 | 62.2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2116 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 17 | 37–22 | 62.7 | 3 | ||
| Heroic | 3 | 7–2 | 77.8 | 1 | ||
| Mono White Heroic | 3 | 7–2 | 77.8 | 1 | ||
| Red Deck Wins | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Zombies | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 6 | 17–7 | 70.8 | 2 | ||
| Affinity | 6 | 17–7 | 70.8 | 2 | ||
| Madness | 6 | 11–8 | 57.9 | |||
| Gruul Madness | 4 | 11–5 | 68.8 | |||
| Rakdos Madness | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Jund Madness | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Combo | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Izzet Ascension | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Control | 9 | 15–19 | 44.1 | |||
| Esper Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Dimir Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Izzet Control | 3 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Grixis Control | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Cruel Control | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Jeskai Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 4 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |||
| Aristocrats | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Burn | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Izzet Dreadnought | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 12 | 25–17 | 59.5 | 1 | ||
| Izzet Tempo | 3 | 5–2 | 71.4 | 1 | ||
| Izzet Spells | 5 | 13–8 | 61.9 | |||
| Dimir Tempo | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 29 | 105–35 | 75.0 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| Burning Vengeance | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mindcrank | 3 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
| Dragoncrank | 3 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
| Solar Flare | 2 | 9–1 | 90.0 | 1 | ||
| Plasma Swans | 22 | 86–24 | 78.2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Thopter-Sword | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Dimir Thopter-Sword | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Midrange | 21 | 36–31 | 53.7 | 2 | ||
| The Rock | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Selesnya Midrange | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Blink | 8 | 11–11 | 50.0 | 1 | ||
| Mardu Midrange | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Legends Midrange | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Big Red | 3 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |||
| Jeskai Midrange | 3 | 11–4 | 73.3 | 1 | ||
| Hero of Precinct One | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Abzan Hero | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Ramp | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Ancestral Vision
- Ancient Imperiosaur
- Appetite for Brains
- Azra Oddsmaker
- Baleful Force
- Bant Charm
- Bone Picker
- Bontu's Monument
- Camellia, the Seedmiser
- Caravan Vigil
- Cleric of the Forward Order
- Compelling Deterrence
- Crooked Custodian
- Curious Forager
- Deep Forest Hermit
- Den Protector
- Devastating Dreams
- Disorder
- Disperse
- Dissenter's Deliverance
- Doomed Necromancer
- Drooling Ogre
- Drowned Catacomb
- Dying Wish
- Ertai's Meddling
- Extractor Demon
- Faerie Vandal
- Falter
- Farmstead Gleaner
- Fblthp, the Lost
- Field of the Dead
- Flash of Insight
- Flesh Reaver
- Font of Agonies
- Foreshadow
- Frenzied Goblin
- Frontline Strategist
- Frostboil Snarl
- Gavony Township
- Generous Patron
- Ghitu Fire
- Godless Shrine
- Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
- Hangarback Walker
- Havoc
- Hidden Retreat
- Honored Dreyleader
- Horned Helm
- Hypnotic Sprite
- Ice Tunnel
- Immolating Souleater
- Inner Demon
- Johann's Stopgap
- Kefnet's Monument
- Keldon Halberdier
- Keranos, God of Storms
- Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
- Knight of the Ebon Legion
- Knight of the Reliquary
- Kor Skyfisher
- Krenko, Mob Boss
- Lambholt Pacifist
- Lavaclaw Reaches
- Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- Malevolent Hermit
- Marsh Flitter
- Matter Reshaper
- Mausoleum Wanderer
- Meeting of Minds
- Minotaur Explorer
- Mischievous Mystic
- Mistveil Plains
- Moria Marauder
- Mount Doom
- Nahiri, the Harbinger
- Oketra's Monument
- Opt
- Order of the White Shield
- Pack Guardian
- Pack Rat
- Pestermite
- Phyrexian Ghoul
- Platinum Emperion
- Plaxmanta
- Quest for the Gravelord
- Raid Bombardment
- Rattlechains
- Read the Runes
- Reckless Waif
- Release the Gremlins
- Remove Soul
- Riptide Laboratory
- Robber of the Rich
- Rubblebelt Maaka
- Ruthless Sniper
- Sangrophage
- Scald
- Sea Gate Stormcaller
- Shacklegeist
- Shadowblood Ridge
- Simic Charm
- Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
- Slimebind
- So Tiny
- Spell Rupture
- Sphere of Law
- Sphere of Truth
- Spirit Cairn
- Spirit Link
- Stingerfling Spider
- Stonewright
- Sunscour
- Sword of Fire and Ice
- Syphon Life
- Tavern Swindler
- Temple of Deceit
- Tetzimoc, Primal Death
- Thieves' Guild Enforcer
- Thornvault Forager
- Thought Scour
- Tower Geist
- Training Grounds
- Triumph of Cruelty
- Trophy Mage
- Turn Aside
- Valley Rotcaller
- Vicious Hunger
- Vizier of Remedies
- Vizkopa Guildmage
- Wall of Blossoms
- Wall of Reverence
- Warmth
- Weaponcraft Enthusiast
- Winged Shepherd