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, 2 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 112–93 | 54.6 | 7 | 1673 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 4 | 10–7 | 58.8 | 1 | ||
| White Weenie | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | 1 | ||
| Mono White Humans | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | 1 | ||
| Gruul Aggro | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Combo | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Zubera Tribal | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Actual Twin | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Izzet Twin | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Control | 10 | 13–30 | 30.2 | |||
| Mono Blue Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 5 | 4–16 | 20.0 | |||
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 4 | 2–13 | 13.3 | |||
| Dimir Cloudpost Control | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Orzhov Control | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Prison | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Enchantress | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
| Blue Madness | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Azorius Tempo | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Midrange | 25 | 78–39 | 66.7 | 6 | ||
| Blink | 6 | 18–11 | 62.1 | |||
| Acid Trip | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Orzhov Blink | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Graveyard Value | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Artifact Midrange | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Illness in the Ranks | 3 | 5–3 | 62.5 | 1 | ||
| Wight Midrange | 11 | 44–11 | 80.0 | 5 | ||
| Jund Wight | 9 | 39–6 | 86.7 | 5 | ||
| Ramp | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Ramp | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Eldrazipost | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 |
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
- The Swarmweaver
- 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