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 12 weeks, 6 days.
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combo | 234 | 548–458 | 54.5 | 23 | 106 | |
| Storm | 78 | 187–162 | 53.6 | 10 | 36 | |
| Dimir Tendrils | 29 | 80–61 | 56.7 | 4 | 14 | |
| Dragonstorm | 31 | 79–64 | 55.2 | 4 | 16 | |
| Simic Storm | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Citadel Storm | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Grixis Tendrils | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Izzet Storm | 8 | 21–17 | 55.3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Song Storm | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Reanimator | 65 | 154–125 | 55.2 | 5 | 31 | |
| Traditional Reanimator | 65 | 154–125 | 55.2 | 5 | 31 | |
| Rakdos Reanimator | 38 | 77–77 | 50.0 | 1 | 18 | |
| Mono Black Reanimator | 26 | 71–47 | 60.2 | 3 | 12 | |
| Grixis Reanimator | 1 | 6–1 | 85.7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 25 | 84–44 | 65.6 | 4 | 17 | |
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 25 | 84–44 | 65.6 | 4 | 17 | |
| Metalwork Colossus | 5 | 12–12 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Upheaval Colossus | 5 | 12–12 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Eggs | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Taking Turns | 8 | 20–16 | 55.6 | 0 | 3 | |
| Quest for Ula's Temple | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Izzet Ascension | 8 | 10–20 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jokulhaups Combo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Breakfast | 13 | 36–20 | 64.3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Oops All Spells | 13 | 36–20 | 64.3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Oops All Lands | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Dredge | 3 | 8–7 | 53.3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Polymorph | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Storm Herald | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Enduring Ideal | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Chain of Acid | 15 | 23–26 | 46.9 | 1 | 3 | |
| GreenTwin | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Restore Balance | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 |