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, 5 days.
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combo | 148 | 286–290 | 49.7 | 7 | 74 | |
| Storm | 15 | 20–35 | 36.4 | 0 | 3 | |
| Dimir Tendrils | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Dragonstorm | 13 | 20–28 | 41.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Grixis Tendrils | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Reanimator | 16 | 30–34 | 46.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Recurring Nightmare | 16 | 30–34 | 46.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Dragon Nightmare | 9 | 16–19 | 45.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Jund Nightmare | 1 | 5–3 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 24 | 61–45 | 57.5 | 4 | 20 | |
| Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 24 | 61–45 | 57.5 | 4 | 20 | |
| Heartless Summoning Combo | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Taking Turns | 6 | 8–12 | 40.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Quest for Ula's Temple | 2 | 0–7 | 0.0 | |||
| Izzet Ascension | 9 | 27–16 | 62.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Breakfast | 56 | 118–103 | 53.4 | 3 | 26 | |
| Oops All Spells | 56 | 118–103 | 53.4 | 3 | 26 | |
| Dredge | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Enduring Ideal | 4 | 6–8 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ad Nauseam | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Intruder Alarm | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Restore Balance | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Gyruda | 5 | 5–9 | 35.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Possibility Storm | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |