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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 118–74 | 61.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1812 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 3 | 12–4 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heroic | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Selesnya Heroic | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Selesnya Counters | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Legends Aggro | 1 | 6–1 | 85.7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Boros Legends Aggro | 1 | 6–1 | 85.7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Combo | 11 | 28–19 | 59.6 | |||
| Storm | 4 | 9–6 | 60.0 | |||
| High Tide | 4 | 9–6 | 60.0 | |||
| Warp World | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Four Color Glimpse | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 4 | 13–7 | 65.0 | |||
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 4 | 13–7 | 65.0 | |||
| Restore Balance | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Control | 16 | 39–21 | 65.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Esper Control | 6 | 16–9 | 64.0 | |||
| Azorius Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Izzet Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Stax | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Ponza | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Prison | 6 | 16–6 | 72.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Enchantress | 6 | 16–6 | 72.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aggro-Combo | 7 | 6–11 | 35.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Aristocrats | 7 | 6–11 | 35.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Golgari Aristocrats | 7 | 6–11 | 35.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Aggro-Control | 3 | 11–2 | 84.6 | 2 | ||
| Azorius Tempo | 2 | 6–2 | 75.0 | 1 | ||
| Spirits | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Azorius Spirits | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Combo-Control | 2 | 7–2 | 77.8 | |||
| Curses | 2 | 7–2 | 77.8 | |||
| Midrange | 8 | 15–15 | 50.0 | 1 | ||
| The Rock | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Blink | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Sultai Midrange | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Ordealbreak | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Enigmatic Incarnation | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 2 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 1 | ||
| Five Color Hero | 2 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 1 | ||
| Game Objects | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 |