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 | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 166 | 291–351 | 45.3 | 2 | 87 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 8 | 17–15 | 53.1 | 1 | 2 |
| Heroic | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Boros Heroic | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Red Deck Wins | 47 | 93–99 | 48.4 | 0 | 27 |
| Goblins | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Tokens | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Mono White Tokens | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Mono Green Stompy | 23 | 42–49 | 46.2 | 1 | 11 |
| White Weenie | 15 | 28–28 | 50.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Elves | 8 | 15–19 | 44.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Rogues | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Zombies | 6 | 13–15 | 46.4 | 0 | 3 |
| Gruul Aggro | 6 | 7–18 | 28.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Artifact Aggro | 21 | 24–47 | 33.8 | 0 | 11 |
| Affinity | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | ||
| Salvage Titan | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Tempered Steel | 17 | 24–38 | 38.7 | 0 | 11 |
| Mono Blue Architect | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Knights | 1 | 4–2 | 66.7 | ||
| AggroSlide | 23 | 36–37 | 49.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Rakdos Aggro | 2 | 4–7 | 36.4 | ||
| Shamans | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
| Control | 94 | 150–200 | 42.9 | 3 | 49 |
| Esper Control | 6 | 11–15 | 42.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Dimir Control | 14 | 27–24 | 52.9 | 1 | 7 |
| Azorius Control | 12 | 28–23 | 54.9 | 0 | 7 |
| Cawblade | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Turbo Fog | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Mill | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 1 | 1 |
| Boros Control | 4 | 13–5 | 72.2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cloudpost Control | 5 | 6–13 | 31.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 4 | 6–11 | 35.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Izzet Cloudpost Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Grixis Control | 6 | 4–12 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cruel Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Stax | 7 | 11–16 | 40.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Chandra Nalaar | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dragon Control | 8 | 11–21 | 34.4 | 0 | 5 |
| Izzet Dragons | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | ||
| Esper Dragons | 4 | 6–10 | 37.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Runeflare | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono White Control | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling Control | 3 | 7–7 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Astral Slide | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Five Color Control | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Last Stand Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Guildgate Control | 3 | 3–8 | 27.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Bant Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Pox | 12 | 13–30 | 30.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Seasons Past Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Orzhov Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Prison | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Enchantress | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | ||
| Aggro-Combo | 166 | 388–327 | 54.3 | 17 | 101 |
| Aristocrats | 16 | 39–30 | 56.5 | 2 | 7 |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 13 | 33–25 | 56.9 | 2 | 6 |
| Burn | 11 | 15–19 | 44.1 | 1 | 4 |
| Infect | 17 | 27–43 | 38.6 | 1 | 8 |
| Simic Infect | 17 | 27–43 | 38.6 | 1 | 8 |
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 97 | 252–180 | 58.3 | 11 | 70 |
| Izzet Dreadnought | 3 | 3–7 | 30.0 | ||
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 90 | 239–166 | 59.0 | 11 | 67 |
| Hushnought | 3 | 7–7 | 50.0 | ||
| Liquimetal Fishing | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Combo Goblins | 21 | 48–45 | 51.6 | 2 | 11 |
| Goblin Persist | 3 | 6–5 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dirty Kitty | 18 | 42–40 | 51.2 | 2 | 10 |
| Aggro-Control | 40 | 74–87 | 46.0 | 3 | 18 |
| Izzet Tempo | 11 | 21–21 | 50.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Wizards | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 15 | 30–34 | 46.9 | 2 | 8 |
| Mono Blue Librarians | 13 | 27–28 | 49.1 | 2 | 7 |
| Izzet Spells | 3 | 6–7 | 46.2 | ||
| Dimir Tempo | 6 | 11–11 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Combo-Control | 32 | 59–63 | 48.4 | 2 | 14 |
| Battle of Wits | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Displace Loop | 4 | 10–8 | 55.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Familiars | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Hive Mind | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Plasma Swans | 5 | 11–11 | 50.0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mass Land Destruction | 20 | 35–39 | 47.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Jokulhaups Control | 20 | 35–39 | 47.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Grixis Jokulhaups Control | 10 | 24–20 | 54.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Temur Jokulhaups Control | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Jund Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| WUBR Jokulhaups Control | 7 | 8–13 | 38.1 | 0 | 3 |
| Midrange | 166 | 413–298 | 58.1 | 24 | 115 |
| The Rock | 2 | 6–3 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Abzan Midrange | 5 | 7–12 | 36.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Blink | 89 | 256–140 | 64.6 | 18 | 70 |
| Wave Blink | 89 | 256–140 | 64.6 | 18 | 70 |
| Azorius Wave | 18 | 55–27 | 67.1 | 6 | 17 |
| Orzhov Wave | 63 | 172–102 | 62.8 | 11 | 46 |
| Abzan Wave | 5 | 20–8 | 71.4 | 1 | 4 |
| Graveyard Value | 3 | 7–8 | 46.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Séance | 1 | 4–3 | 57.1 | ||
| Varolz Dreadnought | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Allies | 7 | 18–18 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Azorius Allies | 6 | 15–15 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mardu Midrange | 2 | 3–2 | 60.0 | ||
| Rakdos Midrange | 4 | 4–9 | 30.8 | 0 | 3 |
| Big Red | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Mono Black Midrange | 6 | 8–12 | 40.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mono Black Devotion | 3 | 5–7 | 41.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Lifegain Midrange | 19 | 47–34 | 58.0 | 3 | 14 |
| Martyr's Grace | 19 | 47–34 | 58.0 | 3 | 14 |
| Sultai Midrange | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orzhov Midrange | 18 | 46–35 | 56.8 | 3 | 11 |
| Artifact Midrange | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Death Cloud | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Ramp | 42 | 49–94 | 34.3 | 2 | 18 |
| Rofellos Ramp | 17 | 19–35 | 35.2 | 1 | 7 |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 21 | 28–51 | 35.4 | 1 | 10 |
| Eldrazipost | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Greenpost | 17 | 26–40 | 39.4 | 1 | 10 |
| Carth Superfriends | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Jund Carth | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 |