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 | 501 | 961–978 | 49.6 | 32 | 247 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 21 | 42–43 | 49.4 | 2 | 9 |
| Heroic | 8 | 11–17 | 39.3 | 1 | 3 |
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 7 | 10–14 | 41.7 | 1 | 3 |
| Boros Heroic | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Red Deck Wins | 105 | 215–197 | 52.2 | 11 | 57 |
| Goblins | 9 | 9–22 | 29.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tokens | 18 | 25–38 | 39.7 | 1 | 8 |
| Selesnya Tokens | 9 | 12–19 | 38.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Mono White Tokens | 7 | 12–14 | 46.2 | 1 | 4 |
| Mono Green Stompy | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| White Weenie | 57 | 121–113 | 51.7 | 6 | 29 |
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 10 | 18–19 | 48.6 | 1 | 5 |
| Soldiers | 6 | 12–13 | 48.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Elves | 30 | 58–58 | 50.0 | 2 | 17 |
| Selesnya Little Kid | 3 | 1–6 | 14.3 | ||
| Rogues | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Zombies | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Gruul Aggro | 3 | 1–8 | 11.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Merfolk | 30 | 63–60 | 51.2 | 1 | 13 |
| Mono Red Swarm | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Artifact Aggro | 87 | 156–178 | 46.7 | 2 | 36 |
| Affinity | 41 | 70–89 | 44.0 | 1 | 17 |
| Salvage Titan | 2 | 0–5 | 0.0 | ||
| Tempered Steel | 43 | 86–81 | 51.5 | 1 | 19 |
| Mono Blue Architect | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Madness | 6 | 5–13 | 27.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Rakdos Madness | 6 | 5–13 | 27.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Voltron | 9 | 8–14 | 36.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Hexproof | 3 | 3–3 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Equipment Aggro | 5 | 4–9 | 30.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Hateful Auras | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Slivers | 3 | 0–10 | 0.0 | ||
| Naya Zoo | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Knights | 8 | 14–17 | 45.2 | 0 | 2 |
| AggroSlide | 88 | 211–151 | 58.3 | 6 | 55 |
| Cats | 5 | 12–10 | 54.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Selesnya Cats | 5 | 12–10 | 54.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Rakdos Aggro | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Humans | 4 | 3–9 | 25.0 | ||
| Selesnya Humans | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | ||
| Jeskai Humans | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Combo | 265 | 552–507 | 52.1 | 17 | 155 |
| Storm | 111 | 236–207 | 53.3 | 9 | 67 |
| Dragonstorm | 7 | 7–15 | 31.8 | 0 | 3 |
| Grixis Tendrils | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Izzet Storm | 103 | 227–190 | 54.4 | 9 | 63 |
| Swath Storm | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Reanimator | 4 | 9–8 | 52.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Worldgorger Dragon | 3 | 7–6 | 53.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Traditional Reanimator | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 23 | 64–41 | 61.0 | 2 | 17 |
| Dubious Challenge | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Warp World | 7 | 11–11 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Temur Glimpse | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Color Glimpse | 6 | 8–9 | 47.1 | 0 | 2 |
| Hypergenesis | 12 | 13–29 | 31.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 13 | 25–24 | 51.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 13 | 25–24 | 51.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Myr Incubator | 4 | 7–7 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Metalwork Colossus | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seismic Swans | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Heartless Summoning Combo | 4 | 8–9 | 47.1 | 0 | 3 |
| Taking Turns | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Jokulhaups Combo | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Soulflayer | 11 | 18–26 | 40.9 | 0 | 6 |
| Reanim8 Rack | 6 | 10–13 | 43.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Breakfast | 38 | 106–64 | 62.4 | 5 | 26 |
| Oops All Spells | 38 | 106–64 | 62.4 | 5 | 26 |
| Dredge | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | ||
| Storm Herald | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Enduring Ideal | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Ad Nauseam | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Intruder Alarm | 6 | 11–12 | 47.8 | 0 | 3 |
| Restore Balance | 10 | 13–21 | 38.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Possibility Storm | 7 | 15–12 | 55.6 | 1 | 4 |
| Control | 223 | 419–444 | 48.6 | 17 | 128 |
| Mono Black Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Esper Control | 12 | 40–21 | 65.6 | 2 | 12 |
| Mono Blue Control | 11 | 25–24 | 51.0 | 2 | 8 |
| Dimir Control | 7 | 9–18 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Azorius Control | 79 | 180–134 | 57.3 | 9 | 47 |
| Turbo Fog | 5 | 11–9 | 55.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mill | 8 | 6–22 | 21.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Boros Control | 14 | 30–27 | 52.6 | 2 | 11 |
| Cloudpost Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grixis Control | 7 | 10–13 | 43.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Cruel Control | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Stax | 13 | 12–32 | 27.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Chandra Nalaar | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeskai Control | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Dragon Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Runeflare | 7 | 4–19 | 17.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ponza | 14 | 19–30 | 38.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Mono White Control | 4 | 4–8 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Life is Ez | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Five Color Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Five Color Collected Conjuring | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bant Control | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pox | 15 | 17–32 | 34.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Seasons Past Control | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orzhov Control | 4 | 7–11 | 38.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Prison | 11 | 25–21 | 54.3 | 1 | 9 |
| Enchantress | 1 | 3–3 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aggro-Combo | 299 | 711–575 | 55.3 | 38 | 190 |
| Aristocrats | 22 | 53–49 | 52.0 | 2 | 16 |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 3 | 4–8 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Golgari Aristocrats | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Mardu Aristocrats | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 12 | 33–29 | 53.2 | 1 | 9 |
| Boros Bombardment | 5 | 12–8 | 60.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Burn | 43 | 96–88 | 52.2 | 6 | 26 |
| Infect | 19 | 26–39 | 40.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Simic Infect | 5 | 10–9 | 52.6 | 1 | 3 |
| Blazing Shoal Infect | 6 | 5–8 | 38.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Black Infect | 7 | 10–19 | 34.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 190 | 493–347 | 58.7 | 27 | 127 |
| Izzet Dreadnought | 4 | 10–7 | 58.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 183 | 479–334 | 58.9 | 27 | 124 |
| Hushnought | 12 | 22–25 | 46.8 | 1 | 7 |
| Liquimetal Fishing | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Combo Goblins | 11 | 18–21 | 46.2 | 1 | 7 |
| Goblin Persist | 11 | 18–21 | 46.2 | 1 | 7 |
| Aggro-Control | 92 | 191–187 | 50.5 | 7 | 57 |
| Izzet Tempo | 5 | 9–11 | 45.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Azorius Skies | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | ||
| Blue Madness | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Simic Madness | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wizards | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ninjas | 30 | 58–57 | 50.4 | 4 | 20 |
| Mono Blue Tempo | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Izzet Spells | 43 | 100–87 | 53.5 | 3 | 27 |
| Dimir Tempo | 2 | 1–6 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Ensoul Aggro-Control | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Combo-Control | 77 | 154–155 | 49.8 | 2 | 50 |
| Curses | 4 | 6–12 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Battle of Wits | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Displace Loop | 8 | 20–12 | 62.5 | 1 | 7 |
| Familiars | 8 | 20–12 | 62.5 | 1 | 7 |
| Hedron Alignment | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Solar Flare | 3 | 10–6 | 62.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Plasma Swans | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mass Land Destruction | 57 | 108–112 | 49.1 | 1 | 35 |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Borderpost Wildfire | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Jokulhaups Control | 56 | 108–110 | 49.5 | 1 | 35 |
| Grixis Jokulhaups Control | 7 | 15–15 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeskai Jokulhaups Control | 5 | 9–12 | 42.9 | 0 | 4 |
| Temur Jokulhaups Control | 22 | 37–41 | 47.4 | 0 | 13 |
| Jund Jokulhaups Control | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 2 |
| WUBR Jokulhaups Control | 9 | 21–17 | 55.3 | 1 | 5 |
| Mardu Jokulhaups Control | 11 | 22–20 | 52.4 | 0 | 8 |
| Resurgent Belief | 1 | 3–3 | 50.0 | ||
| Midrange | 366 | 651–780 | 45.5 | 14 | 183 |
| Temur Ascendancy | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Prophet Ascendancy | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| The Rock | 17 | 40–34 | 54.1 | 0 | 13 |
| Abzan Midrange | 5 | 8–11 | 42.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Selesnya Midrange | 3 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Jund | 44 | 57–97 | 37.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Blink | 10 | 9–22 | 29.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Graveyard Value | 1 | 3–3 | 50.0 | ||
| Séance | 1 | 3–3 | 50.0 | ||
| Enchantments Matter | 10 | 18–22 | 45.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Allies | 13 | 17–28 | 37.8 | 1 | 7 |
| Orzhov Allies | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mardu Allies | 5 | 7–11 | 38.9 | 0 | 3 |
| Boros Allies | 4 | 7–9 | 43.8 | 1 | 2 |
| Esper Allies | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Treefolk | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fake-Rack | 12 | 17–25 | 40.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Mardu Midrange | 9 | 13–16 | 44.8 | 1 | 3 |
| Vampires | 17 | 21–42 | 33.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Mono Black Vampires | 11 | 14–30 | 31.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Rakdos Midrange | 14 | 23–32 | 41.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Naya Midrange | 3 | 6–6 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Big Red | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Mono Black Midrange | 112 | 240–227 | 51.4 | 6 | 63 |
| Mono Black Devotion | 16 | 29–32 | 47.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Dimir Midrange | 7 | 13–16 | 44.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Angels | 4 | 3–10 | 23.1 | ||
| Orzhov Angels | 4 | 3–10 | 23.1 | ||
| Toughness Matters | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Lifegain Midrange | 17 | 37–33 | 52.9 | 1 | 11 |
| Martyr's Grace | 14 | 33–28 | 54.1 | 1 | 9 |
| Orzhov Midrange | 11 | 19–26 | 42.2 | 0 | 4 |
| Heartless Summoning Stompy | 4 | 4–7 | 36.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Hero of Precinct One | 32 | 69–70 | 49.6 | 4 | 15 |
| Mardu Hero | 4 | 9–8 | 52.9 | 1 | 3 |
| Naya Hero | 28 | 60–62 | 49.2 | 3 | 12 |
| Artifact Midrange | 4 | 7–9 | 43.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Coinflips | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Death Cloud | 5 | 6–16 | 27.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Ramp | 21 | 32–45 | 41.6 | 2 | 11 |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 14 | 23–30 | 43.4 | 2 | 6 |
| Greenpost | 14 | 23–30 | 43.4 | 2 | 6 |
| Carth Superfriends | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 |