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 | 171 | 365–314 | 53.8 | 14 | 93 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 7 | 8–16 | 33.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Heroic | 20 | 52–38 | 57.8 | 2 | 12 |
| Azorius Heroic | 9 | 21–17 | 55.3 | 1 | 6 |
| Boros Heroic | 11 | 31–21 | 59.6 | 1 | 6 |
| Red Deck Wins | 81 | 177–139 | 56.0 | 8 | 42 |
| Tokens | 5 | 11–9 | 55.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Selesnya Tokens | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Orzhov Tokens | 4 | 9–7 | 56.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Green Stompy | 8 | 16–14 | 53.3 | 1 | 7 |
| Elves | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Selesnya Little Kid | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rogues | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Gruul Aggro | 3 | 8–7 | 53.3 | 1 | 2 |
| Artifact Aggro | 14 | 15–26 | 36.6 | 0 | 5 |
| Affinity | 14 | 15–26 | 36.6 | 0 | 5 |
| Hardened Scales Affinity | 8 | 9–15 | 37.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Voltron | 3 | 6–8 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Equipment Aggro | 3 | 6–8 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Knights | 3 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 2 |
| AggroSlide | 16 | 50–28 | 64.1 | 2 | 10 |
| Rakdos Aggro | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Legends Aggro | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Bard Class | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Rats | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Combo | 111 | 227–219 | 50.9 | 6 | 67 |
| Storm | 17 | 28–38 | 42.4 | 0 | 7 |
| Dimir Tendrils | 9 | 13–18 | 41.9 | 0 | 3 |
| Citadel Storm | 8 | 15–20 | 42.9 | 0 | 4 |
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 16 | 38–31 | 55.1 | 2 | 9 |
| Hypergenesis | 27 | 50–52 | 49.0 | 2 | 16 |
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 6 | 16–11 | 59.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 6 | 16–11 | 59.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Seismic Swans | 5 | 13–12 | 52.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Heartless Summoning Combo | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | ||
| Soulflayer | 5 | 12–9 | 57.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Reanim8 Rack | 5 | 12–9 | 57.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Breakfast | 1 | 4–2 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Oops All Lands | 5 | 13–7 | 65.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dredge | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Polymorph | 6 | 13–13 | 50.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Enduring Ideal | 11 | 24–19 | 55.8 | 1 | 9 |
| Calibrated Blast | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Restore Balance | 1 | 6–2 | 75.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Belcher | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Actual Twin | 5 | 7–11 | 38.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Izzet Twin | 5 | 7–11 | 38.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Control | 157 | 320–325 | 49.6 | 12 | 84 |
| Mono Black Control | 8 | 16–16 | 50.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Esper Control | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Blue Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dimir Control | 13 | 27–27 | 50.0 | 1 | 7 |
| Azorius Control | 14 | 15–30 | 33.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Turbo Fog | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Mill | 2 | 2–7 | 22.2 | ||
| Boros Control | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Cloudpost Control | 45 | 95–90 | 51.4 | 2 | 26 |
| Blackpost | 3 | 1–10 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 9 | 14–17 | 45.2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mono White Cloudpost Control | 33 | 80–63 | 55.9 | 2 | 21 |
| Grixis Control | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Cruel Control | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Stax | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dragon Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Ponza | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Mono White Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Dynavolt Tower | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Bant Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Pox | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Enchantments Control | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orzhov Control | 52 | 134–105 | 56.1 | 7 | 34 |
| Prison | 5 | 9–8 | 52.9 | 1 | 1 |
| Enchantress | 5 | 9–8 | 52.9 | 1 | 1 |
| Aggro-Combo | 65 | 126–127 | 49.8 | 7 | 40 |
| Aristocrats | 55 | 111–105 | 51.4 | 6 | 34 |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 5 | 9–10 | 47.4 | 0 | 5 |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Golgari Aristocrats | 2 | 0–5 | 0.0 | ||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 46 | 101–85 | 54.3 | 6 | 29 |
| Boros Bombardment | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Burn | 10 | 15–22 | 40.5 | 1 | 6 |
| Aggro-Control | 30 | 52–62 | 45.6 | 1 | 15 |
| Izzet Tempo | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | ||
| Ninjas | 3 | 0–5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mono Blue Tempo | 6 | 17–11 | 60.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Mono Blue Librarians | 3 | 10–7 | 58.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Dimir Tempo | 14 | 29–30 | 49.2 | 1 | 6 |
| Dimir Faeries | 4 | 10–7 | 58.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Dimir Librarians | 6 | 11–14 | 44.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Azorius Tempo | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Combo-Control | 25 | 46–53 | 46.5 | 1 | 10 |
| Battle of Wits | 3 | 5–7 | 41.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Solar Flare | 18 | 33–39 | 45.8 | 1 | 6 |
| Archfiend Alteration | 3 | 6–5 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Greasefang | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orzhov Greasefang | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Midrange | 102 | 195–212 | 47.9 | 6 | 56 |
| Grenzo | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Abzan Midrange | 5 | 10–12 | 45.5 | 1 | 3 |
| Blink | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Orzhov Blink | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Allies | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mardu Midrange | 3 | 8–4 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Vampires | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Legends Midrange | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | ||
| Big Red | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Black Midrange | 16 | 23–33 | 41.1 | 0 | 8 |
| Dimir Midrange | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | ||
| Angels | 38 | 100–77 | 56.5 | 5 | 22 |
| Mono White Angels | 16 | 49–30 | 62.0 | 4 | 10 |
| Azorius Angels | 11 | 29–22 | 56.9 | 1 | 6 |
| Orzhov Angels | 1 | 4–2 | 66.7 | ||
| Lifegain Midrange | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sultai Midrange | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orzhov Midrange | 5 | 8–9 | 47.1 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeskai Midrange | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Fires of Invention | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Hero of Precinct One | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Five Color Hero | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Artifact Midrange | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Death Cloud | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Nissa Company | 12 | 24–24 | 50.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Ramp | 28 | 43–62 | 41.0 | 1 | 12 |
| Rofellos Ramp | 12 | 14–24 | 36.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Eldrazipost | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Carth Superfriends | 4 | 4–7 | 36.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Applejacks | 5 | 13–11 | 54.2 | 1 | 3 |