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.
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 410 | 791–854–2 | 48.1 | 16 | 148 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 13 | 28–27 | 50.9 | 1 | 4 |
| Heroic | 25 | 46–48 | 48.9 | 1 | 11 |
| Mono White Heroic | 21 | 43–38 | 53.1 | 1 | 10 |
| Boros Heroic | 4 | 3–10 | 23.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Red Deck Wins | 101 | 178–222 | 44.5 | 3 | 32 |
| Goblins | 5 | 8–11 | 42.1 | ||
| Tokens | 11 | 22–27 | 44.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono White Tokens | 11 | 22–27 | 44.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Green Stompy | 6 | 9–16 | 36.0 | 0 | 3 |
| White Weenie | 26 | 36–58 | 38.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elves | 22 | 30–44–1 | 40.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Minotaurs | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | ||
| Rogues | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Zombies | 33 | 80–62 | 56.3 | 2 | 16 |
| Gruul Aggro | 16 | 28–31 | 47.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Gruul Landfall | 5 | 8–8 | 50.0 | ||
| Merfolk | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Mono Red Swarm | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Artifact Aggro | 67 | 158–135 | 53.9 | 4 | 35 |
| Salvage Titan | 6 | 11–14 | 44.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tempered Steel | 57 | 139–115 | 54.7 | 4 | 29 |
| Mono Blue Architect | 4 | 8–6 | 57.1 | 0 | 2 |
| Madness | 52 | 112–102 | 52.3 | 4 | 19 |
| Gruul Madness | 4 | 11–7 | 61.1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rakdos Madness | 47 | 99–93 | 51.6 | 3 | 17 |
| Voltron | 12 | 22–28–1 | 44.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hexproof | 12 | 22–28–1 | 44.0 | 0 | 3 |
| AggroSlide | 9 | 19–18 | 51.4 | 0 | 3 |
| Cats | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Mono White Cats | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Control | 145 | 276–305–1 | 47.5 | 2 | 56 |
| Mono Black Control | 8 | 12–19 | 38.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Esper Control | 15 | 26–36 | 41.9 | 0 | 6 |
| Demonic Rising | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | ||
| Mono Blue Control | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | ||
| Dimir Control | 5 | 12–11 | 52.2 | 0 | 3 |
| Azorius Control | 27 | 55–59 | 48.2 | 0 | 10 |
| Cawblade | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | ||
| Turbo Fog | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Izzet Control | 3 | 3–5 | 37.5 | ||
| Mill | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cloudpost Control | 18 | 46–37 | 55.4 | 2 | 8 |
| Blackpost | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 17 | 44–35 | 55.7 | 2 | 8 |
| Grixis Control | 9 | 16–15 | 51.6 | 0 | 4 |
| Cruel Control | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Stax | 7 | 15–14 | 51.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Chandra Nalaar | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeskai Control | 4 | 8–7 | 53.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dragon Control | 12 | 22–28 | 44.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Izzet Dragons | 8 | 14–19 | 42.4 | 0 | 3 |
| Mono White Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Life is Ez | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Five Color Control | 3 | 5–7 | 41.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Sultai Control | 1 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Pox | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Color Counter Ghazi | 3 | 4–8 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Seasons Past Control | 16 | 23–32 | 41.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Orzhov Control | 1 | 5–2 | 71.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Prison | 3 | 1–6 | 14.3 | ||
| Enchantress | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Aggro-Combo | 80 | 169–160 | 51.4 | 5 | 24 |
| Aristocrats | 12 | 19–31 | 38.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | ||
| Boros Bombardment | 7 | 12–17 | 41.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Burn | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Infect | 42 | 95–75 | 55.9 | 3 | 14 |
| Simic Infect | 33 | 78–52 | 60.0 | 3 | 11 |
| Blazing Shoal Infect | 8 | 16–21 | 43.2 | 0 | 3 |
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 5 | 12–14 | 46.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 5 | 12–14 | 46.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Izzet Blitzkrieg | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Hushnought | 3 | 2–7 | 22.2 | ||
| Liquimetal Fishing | 3 | 5–6 | 45.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Combo Goblins | 11 | 32–22 | 59.3 | 2 | 4 |
| Goblin Persist | 6 | 18–12 | 60.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dirty Kitty | 5 | 14–10 | 58.3 | 1 | 2 |
| Aggro-Control | 57 | 86–114 | 43.0 | 1 | 22 |
| Simic Flash | 6 | 7–11 | 38.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Izzet Tempo | 25 | 32–54 | 37.2 | 0 | 10 |
| Ninjas | 3 | 2–7 | 22.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Tempo | 11 | 32–18 | 64.0 | 1 | 8 |
| Dimir Tempo | 10 | 8–21 | 27.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Dimir Faeries | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Combo-Control | 40 | 81–81 | 50.0 | 1 | 14 |
| Curses | 5 | 12–9 | 57.1 | 0 | 2 |
| Burning Vengeance | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Battle of Wits | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | ||
| Zur's Weirding | 3 | 9–6 | 60.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Plasma Swans | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mass Land Destruction | 28 | 53–57 | 48.2 | 1 | 8 |
| Wildfire | 3 | 6–5 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jokulhaups Control | 25 | 47–52 | 47.5 | 1 | 7 |
| Grixis Jokulhaups Control | 4 | 5–6 | 45.5 | ||
| Jeskai Jokulhaups Control | 18 | 39–40 | 49.4 | 1 | 6 |
| Jund Jokulhaups Control | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Midrange | 291 | 616–583–1 | 51.4 | 15 | 132 |
| The Rock | 7 | 13–15 | 46.4 | 0 | 3 |
| Golgari Citadel | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Abzan Midrange | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Jund | 23 | 33–45–1 | 42.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Blink | 67 | 213–115 | 64.9 | 10 | 46 |
| Wave Blink | 67 | 213–115 | 64.9 | 10 | 46 |
| Esper Wave | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Azorius Wave | 61 | 200–105 | 65.6 | 9 | 42 |
| Abzan Wave | 5 | 11–8 | 57.9 | 1 | 3 |
| Graveyard Value | 10 | 21–21 | 50.0 | 1 | 7 |
| Varolz Dreadnought | 9 | 21–19 | 52.5 | 1 | 7 |
| Allies | 10 | 19–23 | 45.2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mardu Allies | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | ||
| Boros Allies | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Esper Allies | 6 | 9–14 | 39.1 | 0 | 2 |
| Fake-Rack | 16 | 25–35 | 41.7 | 1 | 5 |
| Mardu Midrange | 3 | 7–5 | 58.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Vampires | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Black Vampires | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Rakdos Midrange | 21 | 52–44 | 54.2 | 1 | 13 |
| Big Red | 4 | 3–8 | 27.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Black Midrange | 46 | 89–98 | 47.6 | 0 | 19 |
| Mono Black Devotion | 36 | 70–74 | 48.6 | 0 | 16 |
| Dimir Midrange | 12 | 19–29 | 39.6 | 0 | 5 |
| Angels | 5 | 4–11 | 26.7 | ||
| Lifegain Midrange | 3 | 3–7 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sultai Midrange | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | ||
| Orzhov Midrange | 16 | 22–29 | 43.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Ordealbreak | 4 | 4–7 | 36.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Enigmatic Incarnation | 4 | 4–7 | 36.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Fires of Invention | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Simic Snow | 31 | 76–62 | 55.1 | 2 | 13 |
| Artifact Midrange | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | ||
| Ramp | 12 | 12–24 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 4 | 8–8 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greenpost | 4 | 8–8 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carth Superfriends | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | ||
| Jund Carth | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Applejacks | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 |