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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145 | 248–180 | 57.9 | 11 | 1853 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 39 | 84–48 | 63.6 | 2 | ||
| Mono Black Aggro | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Heroic | 3 | 7–2 | 77.8 | |||
| Mono White Heroic | 3 | 7–2 | 77.8 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 3 | 12–3 | 80.0 | |||
| White Weenie | 6 | 13–8 | 61.9 | 1 | ||
| Soldiers | 4 | 11–3 | 78.6 | 1 | ||
| Elves | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Rogues | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Gruul Aggro | 7 | 17–10 | 63.0 | |||
| Gruul Landfall | 6 | 13–9 | 59.1 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 5 | 8–8 | 50.0 | |||
| Affinity | 5 | 8–8 | 50.0 | |||
| Hush-finity | 2 | 6–2 | 75.0 | |||
| Madness | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Golgari Madness | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Knights | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| AggroSlide | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Cats | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Selesnya Cats | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Rakdos Aggro | 7 | 14–6 | 70.0 | 1 | ||
| Combo | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Jokulhaups Combo | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Soulflayer | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Control | 17 | 17–27 | 38.6 | |||
| Mono Black Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Esper Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Dimir Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Azorius Control | 3 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 2 | 6–2 | 75.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Dimir Cloudpost Control | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Stax | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
| Pollute the Planet | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Dragon Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Grixis Dragons | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Ponza | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mono White Control | 4 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Life is Ez | 4 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Orzhov Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 11 | 25–11 | 69.4 | 1 | ||
| Burn | 3 | 8–3 | 72.7 | |||
| Hushnought | 7 | 17–7 | 70.8 | 1 | ||
| Liquimetal Fishing | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 17 | 18–18 | 50.0 | |||
| Izzet Tempo | 7 | 8–7 | 53.3 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 3 | 7–4 | 63.6 | |||
| Izzet Spells | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Azorius Tempo | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Wildfire | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Borderpost Wildfire | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Midrange | 45 | 84–59 | 58.7 | 6 | ||
| Jund | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Blink | 6 | 12–6 | 66.7 | 1 | ||
| Graveyard Value | 5 | 10–5 | 66.7 | 1 | ||
| Séance | 4 | 9–3 | 75.0 | 1 | ||
| Varolz Dreadnought | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Enchantments Matter | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Constellation | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Mardu Midrange | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Legends Midrange | 10 | 28–9 | 75.7 | 2 | ||
| Boros Legends Midrange | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Selesnya Legends | 8 | 26–7 | 78.8 | 2 | ||
| Rakdos Midrange | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Naya Midrange | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Big Red | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Mono Black Devotion | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Lifegain Midrange | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Sultai Midrange | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 6 | 17–7 | 70.8 | 2 | ||
| Abzan Hero | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Esper Hero | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Orzhov Hero | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Clerics | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Ramp | 12 | 19–11 | 63.3 | 2 | ||
| Rofellos Ramp | 11 | 18–10 | 64.3 | 2 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Ashnod's Harvester
- Azor, the Lawbringer
- Basilica Bell-Haunt
- Blazing Volley
- Blood-Cursed Knight
- Burrenton Bombardier
- Circuit Mender
- Fresh-Faced Recruit
- Healer's Flock
- Heidar, Rimewind Master
- Howling Galefang
- Illness in the Ranks
- Impeccable Timing
- Imperial Ceratops
- Ironshell Beetle
- King of the Pride
- Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
- Mesa Unicorn
- Nylea's Forerunner
- Nyxborn Rollicker
- Qarsi Deceiver
- Ravenous Baboons
- Rebound
- Rocco, Street Chef
- Shell Shield
- Suture Priest
- Sweep Away
- Talisman of Resilience
- Timberland Guide
- Torpid Moloch
- Veteran Explorer
- Yoked Ox