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.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 123–94 | 56.7 | 8 | 3 | 2305 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 7 | 13–22 | 37.1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Elves | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Affinity | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Naya Zoo | 3 | 7–8 | 46.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rakdos Aggro | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Combo | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Warp World | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Four Color Glimpse | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Control | 16 | 49–31 | 61.3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Dimir Control | 4 | 10–9 | 52.6 | |||
| Prison | 12 | 39–22 | 63.9 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Enchantress | 12 | 39–22 | 63.9 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Aggro-Combo | 5 | 14–12 | 53.8 | 0 | 1 | |
| Aristocrats | 5 | 14–12 | 53.8 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 5 | 14–12 | 53.8 | 0 | 1 | |
| Aggro-Control | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Izzet Tempo | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Zur's Weirding | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Midrange | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Abzan Midrange | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Ramp | 11 | 33–18 | 64.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 11 | 33–18 | 64.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Simic Post | 10 | 30–16 | 65.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Bishop of Wings
- Bladecoil Serpent
- Codespell Cleric
- Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
- Elesh Norn
- Flamecache Gecko
- Gnawing Vermin
- Legion Warboss
- Mob Justice
- Monstrous Rage
- Night Clubber
- Restless Bivouac
- Ruthless Lawbringer
- Scavenged Brawler
- Stocking the Pantry
- Thousand-Faced Shadow
- Tithing Blade
- Valentin, Dean of the Vein
- Vindictive Lich
- Wicked Pact