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 1 week, 2 days.
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 297 | 514–571 | 47.4 | 19 | 158 |
| Heroic | 15 | 36–32 | 52.9 | 1 | 6 |
| Mono White Heroic | 13 | 34–26 | 56.7 | 1 | 6 |
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | ||
| Red Deck Wins | 128 | 225–239 | 48.5 | 7 | 69 |
| Goblins | 15 | 17–31 | 35.4 | 0 | 7 |
| Tokens | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Mono White Tokens | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Mono Green Stompy | 6 | 6–12 | 33.3 | 0 | 3 |
| White Weenie | 19 | 41–34 | 54.7 | 2 | 10 |
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Soldiers | 10 | 20–16 | 55.6 | 2 | 4 |
| Elves | 38 | 92–66 | 58.2 | 6 | 24 |
| Minotaurs | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Zombies | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | ||
| Gruul Aggro | 3 | 0–6 | 0.0 | ||
| Gruul Landfall | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Merfolk | 5 | 8–9 | 47.1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mono Red Swarm | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Artifact Aggro | 47 | 67–96 | 41.1 | 3 | 30 |
| Affinity | 18 | 25–39 | 39.1 | 0 | 13 |
| Salvage Titan | 4 | 4–10 | 28.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Tempered Steel | 25 | 38–47 | 44.7 | 3 | 15 |
| Voltron | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Equipment Aggro | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Naya Zoo | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Knights | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | ||
| AggroSlide | 3 | 7–7 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rakdos Aggro | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Boros Aggro | 3 | 3–5 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Humans | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeskai Humans | 1 | 3–3 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Combo | 173 | 353–327–2 | 51.9 | 17 | 98 |
| Storm | 14 | 22–26 | 45.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Dragonstorm | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hazoret Storm | 8 | 13–14 | 48.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Izzet Storm | 5 | 7–10 | 41.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Reanimator | 85 | 181–160–1 | 53.1 | 7 | 46 |
| Recurring Nightmare | 5 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dragon Nightmare | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | ||
| Worldgorger Dragon | 5 | 10–9 | 52.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Starlit Graves | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Traditional Reanimator | 73 | 161–139–1 | 53.7 | 7 | 42 |
| Mono Black Reanimator | 73 | 161–139–1 | 53.7 | 7 | 42 |
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 25 | 49–44–1 | 52.7 | 4 | 15 |
| Warp World | 4 | 8–9 | 47.1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temur Glimpse | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | ||
| Four Color Glimpse | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Hypergenesis | 5 | 8–10 | 44.4 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 14 | 44–24 | 64.7 | 5 | 10 |
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 13 | 38–24 | 61.3 | 4 | 9 |
| Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 6–0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Combo Post | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Izzet Ascension | 14 | 31–31 | 50.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Breakfast | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Oops All Spells | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Dredge | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| GreenTwin | 5 | 6–10 | 37.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Restore Balance | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Belcher | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Endless Belch | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Possibility Storm | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Control | 166 | 376–304 | 55.3 | 13 | 99 |
| Esper Control | 27 | 71–45 | 61.2 | 3 | 17 |
| Mono Blue Control | 4 | 12–7 | 63.2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dimir Control | 10 | 15–20 | 42.9 | 0 | 4 |
| Azorius Control | 50 | 137–85 | 61.7 | 8 | 32 |
| Cawblade | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Turbo Fog | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Mardu Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Boros Control | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Cloudpost Control | 6 | 13–12 | 52.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 3 | 8–6 | 57.1 | 0 | 2 |
| Grixis Control | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Cruel Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Stax | 3 | 3–7 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chandra Nalaar | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Dragon Control | 8 | 9–20 | 31.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Izzet Dragons | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | ||
| Runeflare | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Ponza | 9 | 7–20 | 25.9 | 0 | 4 |
| Mono White Control | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling Control | 8 | 21–14 | 60.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Astral Slide | 8 | 21–14 | 60.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Five Color Control | 6 | 7–10 | 41.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Last Stand Control | 6 | 7–10 | 41.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Pox | 3 | 3–7 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orzhov Control | 13 | 51–20 | 71.8 | 1 | 13 |
| Prison | 9 | 17–15 | 53.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Enchantress | 9 | 17–15 | 53.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Aggro-Combo | 116 | 201–222 | 47.5 | 7 | 56 |
| Aristocrats | 12 | 19–21 | 47.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Boros Bombardment | 7 | 15–9 | 62.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Burn | 4 | 4–11 | 26.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Infect | 21 | 36–42 | 46.2 | 0 | 11 |
| Simic Infect | 11 | 18–21 | 46.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Blazing Shoal Infect | 10 | 18–21 | 46.2 | 0 | 4 |
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 58 | 111–98 | 53.1 | 7 | 30 |
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 53 | 106–84 | 55.8 | 7 | 30 |
| Izzet Blitzkrieg | 13 | 14–33 | 29.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Hushnought | 4 | 8–8 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Combo Goblins | 4 | 9–9 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dirty Kitty | 4 | 9–9 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aggro-Control | 31 | 75–57 | 56.8 | 3 | 20 |
| Izzet Tempo | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | ||
| Blue Madness | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Simic Madness | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Wizards | 4 | 12–7 | 63.2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ninjas | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Tempo | 8 | 27–14 | 65.9 | 2 | 5 |
| Mono Blue Librarians | 5 | 22–8 | 73.3 | 2 | 4 |
| Izzet Spells | 6 | 22–10 | 68.8 | 1 | 6 |
| Ensoul Aggro-Control | 7 | 10–14 | 41.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Combo-Control | 66 | 144–132 | 52.2 | 6 | 34 |
| Battle of Wits | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Mindcrank | 9 | 18–20 | 47.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Displace Loop | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Familiars | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hedron Alignment | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Mass Land Destruction | 53 | 122–103 | 54.2 | 6 | 28 |
| Jokulhaups Control | 53 | 122–103 | 54.2 | 6 | 28 |
| Grixis Jokulhaups Control | 7 | 24–11 | 68.6 | 3 | 5 |
| Jeskai Jokulhaups Control | 18 | 35–41 | 46.1 | 1 | 8 |
| Jund Jokulhaups Control | 23 | 54–41 | 56.8 | 2 | 13 |
| WUBR Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Mardu Jokulhaups Control | 4 | 8–8 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Midrange | 173 | 305–354 | 46.3 | 5 | 85 |
| The Rock | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Abzan Midrange | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Jund | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blink | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orzhov Blink | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Anti-Persecution | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Allies | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orzhov Allies | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | ||
| Boros Allies | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mardu Midrange | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | ||
| Vampires | 7 | 13–14 | 48.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Mono Black Vampires | 7 | 13–14 | 48.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Legends Midrange | 8 | 6–16 | 27.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Orzhov Legends | 8 | 6–16 | 27.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Elementals | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Rakdos Midrange | 7 | 13–11 | 54.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Naya Midrange | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Mono Black Midrange | 15 | 25–33 | 43.1 | 0 | 8 |
| Mono Black Devotion | 4 | 8–9 | 47.1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dimir Midrange | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Angels | 19 | 51–43 | 54.3 | 2 | 15 |
| Orzhov Angels | 19 | 51–43 | 54.3 | 2 | 15 |
| Lifegain Midrange | 2 | 6–5 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Martyr's Grace | 2 | 6–5 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Orzhov Midrange | 20 | 41–33 | 55.4 | 0 | 10 |
| Zur the Enchanter | 1 | 2–4 | 33.3 | ||
| Hero of Precinct One | 28 | 57–59 | 49.1 | 1 | 12 |
| Mardu Hero | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Five Color Hero | 24 | 49–50 | 49.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Clerics | 35 | 63–72 | 46.7 | 2 | 16 |
| Coinflips | 4 | 3–7 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ramp | 35 | 71–72 | 49.7 | 3 | 19 |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 32 | 69–64 | 51.9 | 3 | 18 |
| Greenpost | 31 | 65–63 | 50.8 | 3 | 17 |
| Simic Post | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | 0 | 1 |