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 | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ |
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Aggro | 397 | 790–777 | 50.4 | 22 | 197 |
Mono Black Aggro | 4 | 8–10 | 44.4 | 0 | 2 |
Heroic | 63 | 122–113 | 51.9 | 5 | 33 |
Mono White Heroic | 21 | 42–41 | 50.6 | 3 | 14 |
Azorius Heroic | 11 | 25–19 | 56.8 | 0 | 5 |
Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 30 | 55–51 | 51.9 | 2 | 14 |
Red Deck Wins | 95 | 206–172 | 54.5 | 5 | 46 |
Goblins | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
Tokens | 13 | 21–29 | 42.0 | 1 | 7 |
Mono White Tokens | 12 | 20–25 | 44.4 | 1 | 7 |
White Weenie | 25 | 54–47 | 53.5 | 1 | 14 |
Quest for the Holy Relic | 4 | 4–10 | 28.6 | 0 | 3 |
Soldiers | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | ||
Elves | 56 | 122–119 | 50.6 | 5 | 30 |
Warriors | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
Selesnya Little Kid | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
Rogues | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
Zombies | 4 | 6–9 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 |
Merfolk | 3 | 5–8 | 38.5 | 0 | 1 |
Mono Red Swarm | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Artifact Aggro | 30 | 57–61 | 48.3 | 1 | 10 |
Affinity | 6 | 8–12 | 40.0 | ||
Salvage Titan | 4 | 9–13 | 40.9 | 0 | 2 |
Tempered Steel | 14 | 32–28 | 53.3 | 0 | 7 |
Mono Blue Architect | 5 | 6–6 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 |
Madness | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
Rakdos Madness | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
Voltron | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
Hexproof | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
Slivers | 6 | 7–15 | 31.8 | 0 | 2 |
Knights | 13 | 25–31 | 44.6 | 0 | 4 |
AggroSlide | 28 | 41–39 | 51.3 | 0 | 19 |
Boros Aggro | 4 | 9–8 | 52.9 | 0 | 3 |
Humans | 43 | 101–93 | 52.1 | 4 | 22 |
Bant Humans | 5 | 11–12 | 47.8 | 0 | 3 |
Jeskai Humans | 34 | 78–74 | 51.3 | 4 | 16 |
Boros Humans | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
Combo | 246 | 556–435 | 56.1 | 27 | 124 |
Storm | 156 | 427–253 | 62.8 | 24 | 86 |
Dimir Tendrils | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 |
Dragonstorm | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
Hazoret Storm | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
Citadel Storm | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
High Tide | 68 | 170–112 | 60.3 | 9 | 34 |
Channel Storm | 81 | 249–128 | 66.0 | 14 | 49 |
Reanimator | 42 | 71–88 | 44.7 | 1 | 18 |
Recurring Nightmare | 35 | 62–72 | 46.3 | 1 | 15 |
Dragon Nightmare | 26 | 52–52 | 50.0 | 1 | 13 |
Worldgorger Dragon | 5 | 6–12 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 |
Traditional Reanimator | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
Mono Black Reanimator | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
Oriss Genesis | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
Warp World | 3 | 2–7 | 22.2 | ||
Four Color Glimpse | 3 | 2–7 | 22.2 | ||
Hypergenesis | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
Fake-Twin | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
Metalwork Colossus | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
Anvil Colossus | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
Eggs | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
Heartless Summoning Combo | 2 | 1–6 | 14.3 | ||
Blazing Shoal Combo | 4 | 7–9 | 43.8 | 0 | 2 |
Breakfast | 17 | 25–26 | 49.0 | 2 | 9 |
Oops All Spells | 14 | 22–19 | 53.7 | 2 | 8 |
Oops All Lands | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
Dredge | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
Protean Hulk Combo | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 |
Dice Factory | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
Restore Balance | 6 | 12–17 | 41.4 | 0 | 5 |
Control | 194 | 342–406 | 45.7 | 5 | 77 |
Esper Control | 28 | 52–58 | 47.3 | 1 | 11 |
Demonic Rising | 4 | 3–10 | 23.1 | ||
Mono Blue Control | 40 | 99–80 | 55.3 | 3 | 22 |
Dimir Control | 7 | 15–13 | 53.6 | 0 | 2 |
Azorius Control | 32 | 54–65 | 45.4 | 1 | 13 |
Turbo Fog | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
Izzet Control | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 |
Mill | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
Cloudpost Control | 10 | 17–25 | 40.5 | 0 | 3 |
Blackpost | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 8 | 15–21 | 41.7 | 0 | 3 |
Mono White Cloudpost Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
Grixis Control | 11 | 14–23 | 37.8 | 0 | 1 |
Cruel Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
Stax | 4 | 10–10 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 |
Chandra Nalaar | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
Jeskai Control | 12 | 21–28 | 42.9 | 0 | 4 |
Dragon Control | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | ||
Izzet Dragons | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | ||
Runeflare | 5 | 7–8 | 46.7 | 0 | 2 |
Ponza | 3 | 1–5 | 16.7 | 0 | 2 |
Mono White Control | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
Life is Ez | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
Dynavolt Tower | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
Five Color Control | 7 | 14–14 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 |
Five Color Collected Conjuring | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | ||
Guildgate Control | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
Pox | 11 | 17–19 | 47.2 | 0 | 6 |
Seasons Past Control | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
Prison | 5 | 6–12 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
Enchantress | 5 | 6–12 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
Aggro-Combo | 79 | 148–159 | 48.2 | 4 | 40 |
Aristocrats | 17 | 31–37 | 45.6 | 1 | 7 |
Orzhov Aristocrats | 17 | 31–37 | 45.6 | 1 | 7 |
Burn | 26 | 55–48 | 53.4 | 1 | 13 |
Infect | 8 | 10–16 | 38.5 | 0 | 4 |
Blazing Shoal Infect | 7 | 9–13 | 40.9 | 0 | 4 |
Hermit Humans | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
Trickbind Dreadnought | 4 | 1–10 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 |
Izzet Blitzkrieg | 4 | 8–10 | 44.4 | 0 | 2 |
Combo Goblins | 18 | 40–34 | 54.1 | 2 | 12 |
Dirty Kitty | 18 | 40–34 | 54.1 | 2 | 12 |
Aggro-Control | 163 | 333–345 | 49.1 | 4 | 73 |
Izzet Tempo | 30 | 62–63 | 49.6 | 1 | 10 |
Azorius Skies | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
Blue Madness | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
Simic Madness | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
Ninjas | 4 | 3–9 | 25.0 | ||
Mono Blue Tempo | 67 | 137–144 | 48.8 | 0 | 30 |
Mono Blue Faeries | 2 | 1–6 | 14.3 | ||
Izzet Spells | 28 | 70–59 | 54.3 | 1 | 17 |
Dimir Tempo | 13 | 21–27 | 43.8 | 1 | 5 |
Dimir Faeries | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
Ensoul Aggro-Control | 2 | 6–3 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 |
Azorius Tempo | 14 | 29–27 | 51.8 | 1 | 9 |
Combo-Control | 33 | 50–64 | 43.9 | 1 | 14 |
Battle of Wits | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
Hedron Alignment | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
Hive Mind | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
Zur's Weirding | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 |
Solar Flare | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
Plasma Swans | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 |
Mass Land Destruction | 23 | 35–44 | 44.3 | 1 | 10 |
Jokulhaups Control | 23 | 35–44 | 44.3 | 1 | 10 |
Grixis Jokulhaups Control | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 2 |
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control | 9 | 10–17 | 37.0 | 0 | 2 |
Temur Jokulhaups Control | 11 | 20–20 | 50.0 | 1 | 5 |
WUBR Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
Midrange | 178 | 358–379 | 48.6 | 14 | 85 |
The Rock | 9 | 13–22 | 37.1 | 0 | 3 |
Abzan Midrange | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | ||
Jund | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
Graveyard Value | 6 | 11–14 | 44.0 | 0 | 2 |
Varolz Dreadnought | 5 | 11–10 | 52.4 | 0 | 2 |
Allies | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
Azorius Allies | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
Fake-Rack | 5 | 7–11 | 38.9 | 0 | 1 |
Vampires | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
Legends Midrange | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
Rakdos Midrange | 7 | 12–16 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 |
Big Red | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
Mono Black Midrange | 18 | 30–44 | 40.5 | 0 | 6 |
Mono Black Devotion | 3 | 3–8 | 27.3 | ||
Dimir Midrange | 3 | 6–6 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
Angels | 3 | 9–6 | 60.0 | 0 | 3 |
Mono White Angels | 3 | 9–6 | 60.0 | 0 | 3 |
Lifegain Midrange | 5 | 15–7 | 68.2 | 1 | 3 |
Martyr's Grace | 5 | 15–7 | 68.2 | 1 | 3 |
Sultai Midrange | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
Orzhov Midrange | 3 | 3–5 | 37.5 | 0 | 2 |
Jeskai Midrange | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
Ordealbreak | 3 | 1–9 | 10.0 | ||
Enigmatic Incarnation | 3 | 1–9 | 10.0 | ||
Fires of Invention | 7 | 9–16 | 36.0 | 0 | 3 |
Hero of Precinct One | 23 | 39–53 | 42.4 | 1 | 11 |
Mardu Hero | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
Five Color Hero | 9 | 17–22 | 43.6 | 0 | 5 |
Jeskai Hero | 3 | 2–8 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 |
Gruul Obosh | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
Simic Snow | 67 | 184–130 | 58.6 | 12 | 42 |
Illness in the Ranks | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
Ramp | 11 | 15–27 | 35.7 | 1 | 4 |
Cloudpost Ramp | 10 | 15–24 | 38.5 | 1 | 4 |
Greenpost | 5 | 13–9 | 59.1 | 1 | 3 |
Gruul Post | 5 | 2–15 | 11.8 | 0 | 1 |
Defenders | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 |