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.
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 325 | 621–664–2 | 48.3 | 18 | 176 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Heroic | 13 | 15–29 | 34.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Mono White Heroic | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 5 | 8–10 | 44.4 | 0 | 3 |
| Boros Heroic | 6 | 6–14 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red Deck Wins | 28 | 74–55–1 | 57.4 | 2 | 12 |
| Tokens | 6 | 9–11 | 45.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Selesnya Tokens | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Mono White Tokens | 5 | 9–9 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mono Green Stompy | 10 | 9–24 | 27.3 | 0 | 5 |
| White Weenie | 130 | 279–271–1 | 50.7 | 9 | 76 |
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | ||
| Soldiers | 5 | 6–13 | 31.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Elves | 30 | 48–61 | 44.0 | 2 | 13 |
| Zombies | 5 | 8–13 | 38.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gruul Aggro | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Gruul Landfall | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Mono Red Swarm | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Artifact Aggro | 73 | 131–138 | 48.7 | 5 | 44 |
| Affinity | 45 | 78–86 | 47.6 | 2 | 28 |
| Tempered Steel | 27 | 53–51 | 51.0 | 3 | 16 |
| Mono Blue Architect | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Devoid Aggro | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Mono Blue Aggro | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Illusions | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Madness | 3 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Rakdos Madness | 3 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Voltron | 3 | 4–7 | 36.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Hexproof | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Equipment Aggro | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Knights | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| AggroSlide | 8 | 23–18 | 56.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Boros Aggro | 5 | 5–9 | 35.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Rats | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Combo | 157 | 347–300 | 53.6 | 14 | 81 |
| Storm | 76 | 173–139 | 55.4 | 11 | 39 |
| Dragonstorm | 4 | 4–11 | 26.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Citadel Storm | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| High Tide | 70 | 168–123 | 57.7 | 11 | 37 |
| Biovisionary | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Hypergenesis | 4 | 5–6 | 45.5 | ||
| Blazing Shoal Combo | 6 | 11–11 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Quest for Ula's Temple | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Izzet Ascension | 2 | 7–2 | 77.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Soulflayer | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Breakfast | 11 | 25–24 | 51.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Oops All Spells | 3 | 8–7 | 53.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Unctus | 8 | 17–17 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dredge | 28 | 66–59 | 52.8 | 2 | 17 |
| Polymorph | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Calibrated Blast | 1 | 4–3 | 57.1 | ||
| Restore Balance | 1 | 2–0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gyruda | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Belcher | 20 | 47–40 | 54.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Possibility Storm | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | ||
| Control | 101 | 224–200 | 52.8 | 10 | 60 |
| Esper Control | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Control | 3 | 11–5 | 68.8 | 1 | 2 |
| Azorius Control | 14 | 27–24 | 52.9 | 2 | 7 |
| Izzet Control | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mardu Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Mill | 3 | 6–6 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cloudpost Control | 7 | 15–17 | 46.9 | 0 | 4 |
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Mono White Cloudpost Control | 6 | 14–14 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Grixis Control | 3 | 4–8 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Stax | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Chandra Nalaar | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dragon Control | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Izzet Dragons | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Runeflare | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ponza | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono White Control | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | ||
| Life is Ez | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | ||
| Cycling Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Astral Slide | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bant Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Pox | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Enchantments Control | 16 | 46–29 | 61.3 | 5 | 10 |
| Orzhov Control | 32 | 78–67 | 53.8 | 2 | 24 |
| Prison | 8 | 15–15 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Enchantress | 7 | 14–15 | 48.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Aggro-Combo | 66 | 131–133–1 | 49.6 | 4 | 35 |
| Aristocrats | 9 | 17–17 | 50.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mardu Aristocrats | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 7 | 12–13 | 48.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Boros Bombardment | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Burn | 4 | 4–7 | 36.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Infect | 3 | 2–8 | 20.0 | ||
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 40 | 82–77 | 51.6 | 3 | 21 |
| Izzet Dreadnought | 3 | 7–5 | 58.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 35 | 73–67 | 52.1 | 3 | 18 |
| Izzet Blitzkrieg | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hushnought | 8 | 23–17–1 | 57.5 | 1 | 5 |
| Combo Goblins | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | ||
| Dirty Kitty | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | ||
| Aggro-Control | 57 | 101–122 | 45.3 | 0 | 29 |
| Simic Flash | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Izzet Tempo | 17 | 30–36 | 45.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Blue Madness | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Simic Madness | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Temur Madness | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Wizards | 2 | 6–3 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Blue Tempo | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Izzet Spells | 3 | 9–7 | 56.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dimir Tempo | 7 | 10–17 | 37.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Combo-Control | 49 | 90–92 | 49.5 | 2 | 23 |
| Mass Land Destruction | 27 | 59–50 | 54.1 | 2 | 16 |
| Wildfire | 3 | 7–6 | 53.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Jokulhaups Control | 24 | 52–44 | 54.2 | 2 | 14 |
| Temur Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jund Jokulhaups Control | 9 | 22–15 | 59.5 | 1 | 5 |
| Mardu Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 4–2 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Thopter-Sword | 21 | 31–40 | 43.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Azorius Thopter-Sword | 7 | 14–12 | 53.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Dimir Thopter-Sword | 5 | 4–10 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Esper Thopter-Sword | 8 | 9–16 | 36.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Resurgent Belief | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Midrange | 142 | 286–276–1 | 50.9 | 12 | 68 |
| The Rock | 4 | 7–7 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Abzan Midrange | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Selesnya Midrange | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Selesnya Value Town | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Jund | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | ||
| Blink | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Orzhov Blink | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Graveyard Value | 3 | 6–8 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Séance | 3 | 6–8 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Enchantments Matter | 4 | 4–8 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Allies | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | 0 | 2 |
| Fake-Rack | 1 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Vampires | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | ||
| Mono Black Vampires | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | ||
| Elementals | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | ||
| Mono Black Midrange | 17 | 17–37 | 31.5 | 1 | 3 |
| Mono Black Devotion | 12 | 8–26 | 23.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Angels | 3 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Orzhov Angels | 3 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Lifegain Midrange | 25 | 74–41–1 | 64.3 | 6 | 18 |
| Martyr's Grace | 25 | 74–41–1 | 64.3 | 6 | 18 |
| Orzhov Midrange | 56 | 139–101 | 57.9 | 5 | 32 |
| Hero of Precinct One | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Abzan Hero | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clerics | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Artifact Midrange | 11 | 19–25 | 43.2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ramp | 12 | 10–23 | 30.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 5 | 2–12 | 14.3 | ||
| Eldrazipost | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Greenpost | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Gruul Post | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Simic Post | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Carth Superfriends | 5 | 6–8 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Jund Carth | 3 | 3–5 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 |