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 | 319 | 601–648 | 48.1 | 15 | 170 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 34 | 63–60 | 51.2 | 1 | 18 |
| Heroic | 36 | 79–71 | 52.7 | 4 | 20 |
| Mono White Heroic | 28 | 64–57 | 52.9 | 3 | 16 |
| Azorius Heroic | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Boros Heroic | 6 | 11–10 | 52.4 | 1 | 3 |
| Red Deck Wins | 83 | 154–172 | 47.2 | 2 | 46 |
| Goblins | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Tokens | 4 | 5–9 | 35.7 | ||
| Selesnya Tokens | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Mono White Tokens | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | ||
| Mono Green Stompy | 20 | 33–35 | 48.5 | 2 | 9 |
| White Weenie | 31 | 74–63 | 54.0 | 2 | 15 |
| Elves | 15 | 22–38 | 36.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Selesnya Little Kid | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gruul Aggro | 2 | 0–5 | 0.0 | ||
| Merfolk | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Artifact Aggro | 50 | 93–101 | 47.9 | 3 | 30 |
| Affinity | 37 | 75–73 | 50.7 | 3 | 26 |
| Hush-finity | 1 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Salvage Titan | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Tempered Steel | 12 | 17–25 | 40.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Madness | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Rakdos Madness | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Voltron | 8 | 14–17 | 45.2 | 0 | 6 |
| Hexproof | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Equipment Aggro | 6 | 11–12 | 47.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Slivers | 4 | 6–9 | 40.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Knights | 6 | 4–11 | 26.7 | 0 | 1 |
| AggroSlide | 13 | 42–26 | 61.8 | 1 | 7 |
| Rakdos Aggro | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Boros Aggro | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Brushwaggs | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Rats | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Combo | 381 | 875–723 | 54.8 | 42 | 242 |
| Storm | 98 | 228–183 | 55.5 | 14 | 60 |
| Dimir Tendrils | 73 | 181–123 | 59.5 | 14 | 42 |
| Dark Tide | 6 | 15–11 | 57.7 | 2 | 4 |
| Dragonstorm | 3 | 7–8 | 46.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Hazoret Storm | 7 | 12–15 | 44.4 | 0 | 6 |
| Simic Storm | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| High Tide | 1 | 3–3 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grixis Tendrils | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Izzet Storm | 9 | 18–23 | 43.9 | 0 | 6 |
| Song Storm | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reanimator | 16 | 15–37 | 28.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Recurring Nightmare | 13 | 13–33 | 28.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Traditional Reanimator | 3 | 2–4 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hypergenesis | 6 | 12–13 | 48.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 28 | 68–52 | 56.7 | 4 | 15 |
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 7 | 12–17 | 41.4 | 1 | 3 |
| Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 21 | 56–35 | 61.5 | 3 | 12 |
| Umbral Mantle | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Metalwork Colossus | 4 | 12–7 | 63.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Anvil Colossus | 4 | 12–7 | 63.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Seismic Swans | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | ||
| Heartless Summoning Combo | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blazing Shoal Combo | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Breakfast | 199 | 511–372 | 57.9 | 23 | 141 |
| Oops All Spells | 198 | 511–370 | 58.0 | 23 | 141 |
| Unctus | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Ad Nauseam | 8 | 6–14 | 30.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Intruder Alarm | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Restore Balance | 4 | 7–8 | 46.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Gyruda | 2 | 0–5 | 0.0 | ||
| Belcher | 4 | 5–7 | 41.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Control | 250 | 484–479 | 50.3 | 19 | 134 |
| Mono Black Control | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Esper Control | 10 | 13–18 | 41.9 | 0 | 3 |
| Dimir Control | 6 | 6–13 | 31.6 | 0 | 3 |
| Dreadful Inspiration | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Azorius Control | 65 | 120–127 | 48.6 | 5 | 34 |
| Cawblade | 1 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Izzet Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cloudpost Control | 22 | 43–41 | 51.2 | 1 | 11 |
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 3 | 4–8 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono White Cloudpost Control | 17 | 35–30 | 53.8 | 1 | 9 |
| Grixis Control | 1 | 2–5 | 28.6 | ||
| Stax | 4 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 0 | 4 |
| Chandra Nalaar | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Dragon Control | 5 | 5–9 | 35.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Izzet Dragons | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grixis Dragons | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Runeflare | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ponza | 5 | 7–11 | 38.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono White Control | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Life is Ez | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Cycling Control | 91 | 227–162 | 58.4 | 13 | 60 |
| Astral Slide | 91 | 227–162 | 58.4 | 13 | 60 |
| Five Color Control | 6 | 9–11 | 45.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Last Stand Control | 5 | 9–8 | 52.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Guildgate Control | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Pox | 4 | 2–10 | 16.7 | ||
| Enchantments Control | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | ||
| Orzhov Control | 13 | 29–29 | 50.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Prison | 7 | 8–13 | 38.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Enchantress | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Aggro-Combo | 264 | 513–536 | 48.9 | 20 | 135 |
| Aristocrats | 9 | 22–16 | 57.9 | 1 | 5 |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 5 | 15–9 | 62.5 | 1 | 3 |
| Golgari Aristocrats | 1 | 4–2 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Mardu Aristocrats | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Food | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Burn | 60 | 94–121 | 43.7 | 1 | 28 |
| Infect | 51 | 89–109 | 44.9 | 1 | 21 |
| Simic Infect | 42 | 78–91 | 46.2 | 1 | 17 |
| Blazing Shoal Infect | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 128 | 278–254 | 52.3 | 16 | 73 |
| Izzet Dreadnought | 53 | 112–104 | 51.9 | 6 | 33 |
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 74 | 165–148 | 52.7 | 10 | 40 |
| Hushnought | 8 | 19–18 | 51.4 | 1 | 3 |
| Liquimetal Fishing | 3 | 2–9 | 18.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Combo Goblins | 5 | 9–9 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dirty Kitty | 5 | 9–9 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Aggro-Control | 81 | 122–173 | 41.4 | 1 | 39 |
| Izzet Tempo | 43 | 77–83 | 48.1 | 1 | 24 |
| Azorius Skies | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Madness | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Simic Madness | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Wizards | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Ninjas | 6 | 8–15 | 34.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Blue Tempo | 18 | 19–41 | 31.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Mono Blue Librarians | 3 | 6–5 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Izzet Spells | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Dimir Tempo | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Ensoul Aggro-Control | 3 | 7–8 | 46.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Combo-Control | 109 | 192–205 | 48.4 | 8 | 57 |
| Curses | 3 | 8–6 | 57.1 | 1 | 2 |
| Battle of Wits | 6 | 4–11 | 26.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Mindcrank | 16 | 26–27 | 49.1 | 1 | 8 |
| Displace Loop | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Familiars | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Hive Mind | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Plasma Swans | 3 | 14–5 | 73.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Mass Land Destruction | 77 | 137–147 | 48.2 | 6 | 40 |
| Wildfire | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Borderpost Wildfire | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jokulhaups Control | 76 | 136–145 | 48.4 | 6 | 39 |
| Grixis Jokulhaups Control | 26 | 47–50 | 48.5 | 2 | 14 |
| Jeskai Jokulhaups Control | 5 | 9–9 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Temur Jokulhaups Control | 16 | 25–29 | 46.3 | 2 | 9 |
| WUBR Jokulhaups Control | 6 | 10–12 | 45.5 | 1 | 3 |
| Mardu Jokulhaups Control | 3 | 3–7 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Archfiend Alteration | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Midrange | 272 | 542–543 | 50.0 | 15 | 160 |
| The Rock | 3 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Abzan Midrange | 3 | 1–6 | 14.3 | ||
| Selesnya Midrange | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Jund | 5 | 6–11 | 35.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Blink | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Orzhov Blink | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Anti-Persecution | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Graveyard Value | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Enchantments Matter | 4 | 3–9 | 25.0 | ||
| Allies | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Boros Allies | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Azorius Allies | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fake-Rack | 7 | 7–13 | 35.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vampires | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Black Vampires | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rakdos Midrange | 7 | 11–18 | 37.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Naya Midrange | 4 | 2–12 | 14.3 | ||
| Big Red | 4 | 4–6 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Black Midrange | 4 | 4–7 | 36.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Black Devotion | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | ||
| Angels | 10 | 19–23 | 45.2 | 0 | 4 |
| Orzhov Angels | 10 | 19–23 | 45.2 | 0 | 4 |
| Lifegain Midrange | 31 | 71–65 | 52.2 | 2 | 18 |
| Martyr's Grace | 31 | 71–65 | 52.2 | 2 | 18 |
| Sultai Midrange | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Orzhov Midrange | 63 | 163–113 | 59.1 | 8 | 42 |
| Orzhov Capenna | 14 | 28–28 | 50.0 | 2 | 8 |
| Jeskai Midrange | 6 | 11–7 | 61.1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mythic Colossification | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hero of Precinct One | 21 | 44–40 | 52.4 | 0 | 12 |
| Mardu Hero | 14 | 32–27 | 54.2 | 0 | 9 |
| Five Color Hero | 6 | 10–11 | 47.6 | 0 | 3 |
| Naya Hero | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Artifact Midrange | 78 | 162–169 | 48.9 | 4 | 58 |
| Death Cloud | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ramp | 20 | 26–45 | 36.6 | 0 | 12 |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 11 | 20–24 | 45.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Greenpost | 10 | 16–21 | 43.2 | 0 | 8 |
| Gruul Post | 1 | 4–3 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Domain | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Defenders | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Unclassified | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |