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.
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 267 | 533–518 | 50.7 | 24 | 158 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 14 | 15–13 | 53.6 | 1 | 7 |
| Heroic | 10 | 16–17 | 48.5 | 1 | 2 |
| Boros Heroic | 10 | 16–17 | 48.5 | 1 | 2 |
| Red Deck Wins | 15 | 26–36 | 41.9 | 0 | 10 |
| Goblins | 10 | 16–12 | 57.1 | 3 | 7 |
| Tokens | 4 | 2–12 | 14.3 | ||
| Selesnya Tokens | 3 | 2–9 | 18.2 | ||
| Orzhov Tokens | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Mono Green Stompy | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | ||
| White Weenie | 21 | 40–49 | 44.9 | 1 | 12 |
| Soldiers | 9 | 21–20 | 51.2 | 0 | 6 |
| Elves | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 3 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Gruul Aggro | 4 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Artifact Aggro | 6 | 10–13 | 43.5 | 1 | 3 |
| Affinity | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Architect | 4 | 6–9 | 40.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Voltron | 7 | 11–17 | 39.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Equipment Aggro | 7 | 11–17 | 39.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Knights | 3 | 5–9 | 35.7 | 0 | 2 |
| AggroSlide | 11 | 27–25 | 51.9 | 1 | 8 |
| Cats | 5 | 9–11 | 45.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Selesnya Cats | 5 | 9–11 | 45.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Boros Aggro | 2 | 3–1 | 75.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Humans | 27 | 55–52 | 51.4 | 3 | 18 |
| Boros Humans | 24 | 47–47 | 50.0 | 3 | 16 |
| Mono Red Eldrazi | 9 | 19–17 | 52.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Legends Aggro | 109 | 261–207 | 55.8 | 12 | 67 |
| Boros Legends Aggro | 109 | 261–207 | 55.8 | 12 | 67 |
| Pirates | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Rats | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Combo | 133 | 233–264 | 46.9 | 10 | 73 |
| Storm | 5 | 7–10 | 41.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dragonstorm | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Citadel Storm | 4 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Necro Combo | 13 | 37–22 | 62.7 | 3 | 9 |
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 2 | 4–7 | 36.4 | ||
| Warp World | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | ||
| Hypergenesis | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| New Perspectives | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Metalwork Colossus | 19 | 32–42 | 43.2 | 1 | 10 |
| Anvil Colossus | 17 | 31–35 | 47.0 | 1 | 10 |
| Seismic Swans | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Blazing Shoal Combo | 35 | 42–67 | 38.5 | 1 | 16 |
| Izzet Ascension | 1 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 1 | 1 |
| Soulflayer | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Oops All Lands | 9 | 26–16 | 61.9 | 1 | 6 |
| Dice Factory | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Enduring Ideal | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Tibalt's Trickery | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | ||
| Intruder Alarm | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | ||
| Calibrated Blast | 4 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Restore Balance | 12 | 19–24 | 44.2 | 0 | 9 |
| Gyruda | 3 | 5–8 | 38.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Belcher | 1 | 4–2 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Midnight Mass | 17 | 35–29 | 54.7 | 3 | 13 |
| Control | 86 | 119–184–1 | 39.3 | 2 | 36 |
| Esper Control | 21 | 33–33 | 50.0 | 2 | 9 |
| Dimir Control | 8 | 11–17 | 39.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Azorius Control | 5 | 4–11 | 26.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Mardu Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Mill | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Grixis Control | 7 | 4–23 | 14.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Cruel Control | 7 | 4–23 | 14.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Stax | 4 | 6–11 | 35.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Chandra Nalaar | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | ||
| Jeskai Control | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dragon Control | 9 | 17–21 | 44.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Ponza | 11 | 21–23–1 | 47.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Mono White Control | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Life is Ez | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Five Color Control | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Five Color Collected Conjuring | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Last Stand Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seasons Past Control | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Orzhov Control | 2 | 1–6 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Prison | 6 | 11–14 | 44.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Enchantress | 6 | 11–14 | 44.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Aggro-Combo | 12 | 18–26 | 40.9 | 1 | 8 |
| Aristocrats | 3 | 2–7 | 22.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Food | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Burn | 9 | 16–19 | 45.7 | 1 | 7 |
| Necro Burn | 7 | 13–14 | 48.1 | 1 | 6 |
| Aggro-Control | 56 | 104–115 | 47.5 | 1 | 35 |
| Izzet Tempo | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wizards | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Ninjas | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Tempo | 5 | 9–8 | 52.9 | 0 | 4 |
| Izzet Spells | 11 | 26–26 | 50.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Dimir Tempo | 5 | 9–9 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dimir Faeries | 4 | 9–8 | 52.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Spirits | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Azorius Spirits | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Combo-Control | 20 | 35–38 | 47.9 | 2 | 14 |
| Battle of Wits | 1 | 4–2 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Approach Necro | 4 | 9–6 | 60.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Hedron Alignment | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Plasma Swans | 1 | 4–2 | 66.7 | ||
| Mass Land Destruction | 6 | 8–13 | 38.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Wildfire | 6 | 8–13 | 38.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Borderpost Wildfire | 6 | 8–13 | 38.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Resurgent Belief | 5 | 8–8 | 50.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Midrange | 356 | 776–666–1 | 53.8 | 31 | 223 |
| The Rock | 4 | 12–6 | 66.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Grenzo | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Abzan Midrange | 27 | 43–59 | 42.2 | 0 | 12 |
| Selesnya Midrange | 5 | 10–13 | 43.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Selesnya Value Town | 4 | 8–11 | 42.1 | 0 | 3 |
| Blink | 182 | 449–328 | 57.8 | 22 | 120 |
| Orzhov Blink | 170 | 430–301 | 58.8 | 22 | 113 |
| Anti-Persecution | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Enchantments Matter | 3 | 2–7 | 22.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Allies | 5 | 10–12 | 45.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Mono White Allies | 3 | 8–7 | 53.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Esper Allies | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Fake-Rack | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Vampires | 2 | 2–7 | 22.2 | ||
| Mono Black Vampires | 2 | 2–7 | 22.2 | ||
| Elementals | 2 | 7–5 | 58.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Rakdos Midrange | 4 | 6–8 | 42.9 | 1 | 1 |
| Naya Midrange | 5 | 8–7 | 53.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Big Red | 10 | 11–17 | 39.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Mono Black Midrange | 51 | 112–80–1 | 58.3 | 7 | 34 |
| Necro Midrange | 51 | 112–80–1 | 58.3 | 7 | 34 |
| Dimir Midrange | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Angels | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orzhov Angels | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lifegain Midrange | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orzhov Midrange | 9 | 11–25 | 30.6 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeskai Midrange | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Heartless Summoning Stompy | 4 | 8–6 | 57.1 | 0 | 3 |
| Fires of Invention | 9 | 26–15 | 63.4 | 1 | 6 |
| Clerics | 13 | 35–24 | 59.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Artifact Midrange | 6 | 8–15 | 34.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Death Cloud | 1 | 3–1 | 75.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ramp | 7 | 7–13 | 35.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Carth Superfriends | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Unclassified | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 |