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 8 weeks, 3 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | 190–116 | 62.1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1966 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 29 | 49–28 | 63.6 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 13 | 24–12 | 66.7 | 0 | 4 | |
| White Weenie | 7 | 15–8 | 65.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Merfolk | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Knights | 5 | 8–5 | 61.5 | |||
| Combo | 16 | 18–13 | 58.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Storm | 6 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dimir Tendrils | 6 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 5 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 5 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Breakfast | 4 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oops All Spells | 4 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ad Nauseam | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Control | 26 | 35–25 | 58.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Esper Control | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Dimir Control | 3 | 3–1 | 75.0 | |||
| Azorius Control | 18 | 27–22 | 55.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Izzet Control | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Jeskai Control | 1 | 2–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Jeskai Approach | 1 | 2–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Mono White Control | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 14 | 29–15 | 65.9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 14 | 29–15 | 65.9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 14 | 29–15 | 65.9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Aggro-Control | 3 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 3 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Mono Blue Librarians | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Combo-Control | 22 | 45–24 | 65.2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Mindcrank | 19 | 40–20 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mass Land Destruction | 3 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jokulhaups Control | 3 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Grixis Jokulhaups Control | 3 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Midrange | 9 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
| Blink | 4 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Allies | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Azorius Allies | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Vampires | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Mono Black Vampires | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 2 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Orzhov Capenna | 2 | 2–1 | 66.7 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Alchemist's Gambit
- Ancient Carp
- Baird, Argivian Recruiter
- Bitter Triumph
- Cheeky House-Mouse
- Consuming Tide
- Devilish Valet
- Devouring Sugarmaw
- Draugr Thought-Thief
- Electrostatic Infantry
- Evangel of Synthesis
- Haughty Djinn
- Ichor Drinker
- Invasion of New Phyrexia
- Iona, Shield of Emeria
- Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
- Jackdaw Savior
- Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
- Lazav, Familiar Stranger
- Long Goodbye
- Mayhem Patrol
- Overwhelming Forces
- Planar Incision
- Pugnacious Pugilist
- Royal Treatment
- Sauron's Ransom
- Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
- Suspicious Stowaway
- The Raven Man
- Unauthorized Exit
- Yavimaya Steelcrusher