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 11 weeks, 6 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | 247–223 | 52.6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1673 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 12 | 26–25 | 51.0 | 1 | ||
| Red Deck Wins | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| White Weenie | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Rogues | 5 | 11–13 | 45.8 | |||
| Merfolk | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Affinity | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Knights | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | 1 | ||
| Combo | 26 | 78–31 | 71.6 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Storm | 7 | 19–11 | 63.3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dimir Tendrils | 5 | 18–6 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dark Tide | 5 | 18–6 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Citadel Storm | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Breakfast | 16 | 53–17 | 75.7 | 5 | ||
| Oops All Spells | 16 | 53–17 | 75.7 | 5 | ||
| Ad Nauseam | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Control | 23 | 38–48 | 44.2 | 1 | ||
| Esper Control | 5 | 10–10 | 50.0 | 1 | ||
| Azorius Control | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Mill | 3 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 5 | 9–8 | 52.9 | |||
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 4 | 8–7 | 53.3 | |||
| Cycling Control | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Astral Slide | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Five Color Control | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Shrines | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Prison | 5 | 4–10 | 28.6 | |||
| Enchantress | 5 | 4–10 | 28.6 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 3 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |||
| Aristocrats | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Hushnought | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Ninjas | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 13 | 38–27 | 58.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Curses | 9 | 30–15 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Battle of Wits | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Mindcrank | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Grixis Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Midrange | 32 | 58–79 | 42.3 | |||
| The Rock | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
| Abzan Midrange | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Graveyard Value | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Varolz Dreadnought | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Fake-Rack | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Mardu Midrange | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
| Big Red | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 6 | 16–13 | 55.2 | |||
| Heartless Summoning Stompy | 3 | 0–8 | 0.0 | |||
| Party | 3 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |||
| Coinflips | 4 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
| Illness in the Ranks | 4 | 11–9 | 55.0 | |||
| Ramp | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
- Archivist of Gondor
- Biogenic Ooze
- Brimstone Roundup
- Candles of Leng
- Clandestine Meddler
- Clattering Skeletons
- Consuming Blob
- Coram, the Undertaker
- Diviner's Lockbox
- Edgar's Awakening
- Ezuri, Claw of Progress
- Freestrider Commando
- General Kudro of Drannith
- Gilt-Blade Prowler
- Gingerbread Hunter
- Glamorous Outlaw
- Intrepid Outlander
- Kitsune Ace
- Kraum, Violent Cacophony
- Longhorn Firebeast
- Maestros Diabolist
- Moonrise Cleric
- Moonstone Harbinger
- Murderous Betrayal
- Nearheath Stalker
- Pixie Guide
- Precipitous Drop
- Psionic Snoop
- Pyretic Prankster
- Ragged Recluse
- Raging Battle Mouse
- Rohgahh, Kher Keep Overlord
- Sage of Days
- Sanctuary Smasher
- Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
- Screams of the Damned
- Seismic Shudder
- Sentinel of the Pearl Trident
- Shackle Slinger
- Skulltap
- Soulcipher Board
- Star Charter
- Starscape Cleric
- Stinging Cave Crawler
- Storm Front
- Taste of Blood
- Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
- Tonic Peddler
- Unscrupulous Contractor
- Valgavoth's Faithful
- Vein Drinker
- Wandering Troubadour
- Wax-Wane Witness
- Wickerfolk Thresher
- Witch's Mist
Cards Played First
- Aetherblade Agent
- Akawalli, the Seething Tower
- Anafenza, the Foremost
- Archivist of Gondor
- Archon of Falling Stars
- At Knifepoint
- Atemsis, All-Seeing
- Beastbond Outcaster
- Biogenic Ooze
- Brimstone Roundup
- Candles of Leng
- Candlestick
- Clandestine Meddler
- Clattering Skeletons
- Consuming Blob
- Coram, the Undertaker
- Coveted Falcon
- Cursed Windbreaker
- Defiler of Souls
- Delina, Wild Mage
- Denethor, Stone Seer
- Disrupting Shoal
- Diviner's Lockbox
- Edgar's Awakening
- Emergent Ultimatum
- Enduring Bondwarden
- Esoteric Duplicator
- Eternal Isolation
- Evelyn, the Covetous
- Exorcise
- Extraordinary Journey
- Ezuri, Claw of Progress
- Fake Your Own Death
- Faramir, Field Commander
- Fealty to the Realm
- Find the Path
- Forsaken Miner
- Freestrider Commando
- Gandalf the White
- General Kudro of Drannith
- Gilded Pinions
- Gilt-Blade Prowler
- Gingerbread Hunter
- Glamorous Outlaw
- Godsend
- Gravelgill Duo
- Hopeful Initiate
- Infested Thrinax
- Intrepid Outlander
- Invasion of Karsus
- Jagged Barrens
- Jolt
- Kitsune Ace
- Kraum, Violent Cacophony
- Lampad of Death's Vigil
- Lead Pipe
- Leonin Bladetrap
- Lion Sash
- Lithoform Engine
- Longhorn Firebeast
- Maestros Diabolist
- Meat Locker // Drowned Diner
- Metamorphic Blast
- Mithril Coat
- Moonrise Cleric
- Moonstone Harbinger
- Murderous Betrayal
- Nearheath Stalker
- Oakhollow Village
- Oasis
- Oblivion Sower
- Oswald Fiddlebender
- Pedantic Learning
- Phyrexian Censor
- Pixie Guide
- Planar Ally
- Precipitous Drop
- Prizefight
- Psionic Snoop
- Pyretic Prankster
- Ragged Recluse
- Raging Battle Mouse
- Rakdos Cluestone
- Rambunctious Mutt
- Ratcatcher
- Rohgahh, Kher Keep Overlord
- Sage of Days
- Saheeli, Filigree Master
- Sanctuary Smasher
- Sanctum Prelate
- Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
- Savage Beating
- Screams of the Damned
- Seeker of Sunlight
- Seismic Shudder
- Sentinel of the Pearl Trident
- Shackle Slinger
- Shapeshifter's Marrow
- Skrelv's Hive
- Skulltap
- Sliver Hivelord
- Slow Motion
- Soul Enervation
- Soulcipher Board
- Spell Snuff
- Sphinx Sovereign
- Staff of Nin
- Star Charter
- Starscape Cleric
- Starseer Mentor
- Stinging Cave Crawler
- Storm Front
- Storm World
- Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
- Taste of Blood
- Teferi's Time Twist
- Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
- The Surgical Bay
- The Swarmweaver
- Throne of the High City
- Thundersteel Colossus
- Tonic Peddler
- Torment of Hailfire
- Transmutation Font
- Unscrupulous Contractor
- Vadmir, New Blood
- Valgavoth's Faithful
- Vein Drinker
- Voldaren Thrillseeker
- Volo, Guide to Monsters
- Wandering Troubadour
- Ward of Bones
- Wax-Wane Witness
- Wickerfolk Thresher
- Witch's Mist
- Worldwalker Helm
- You Cannot Pass!
- Yuan-Ti Fang-Blade
- Zenith Chronicler