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, 2 days.
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 406 | 878–782 | 52.9 | 22 | 195 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 2 | 1–6 | 14.3 | ||
| Heroic | 99 | 266–178 | 59.9 | 9 | 58 |
| Mono White Heroic | 80 | 227–143 | 61.4 | 8 | 49 |
| Azorius Heroic | 9 | 17–19 | 47.2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 9 | 22–15 | 59.5 | 1 | 6 |
| Selesnya Heroic | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Red Deck Wins | 141 | 328–263 | 55.5 | 7 | 75 |
| Mono Red Devotion | 10 | 23–15 | 60.5 | 1 | 4 |
| Goblins | 8 | 7–15 | 31.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Tokens | 16 | 24–31 | 43.6 | 1 | 7 |
| Selesnya Tokens | 15 | 24–29 | 45.3 | 1 | 7 |
| Mono Green Stompy | 4 | 3–9 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| White Weenie | 48 | 108–94 | 53.5 | 5 | 22 |
| Odric Keywords | 26 | 58–54 | 51.8 | 2 | 14 |
| Soldiers | 17 | 43–29 | 59.7 | 3 | 7 |
| Elves | 5 | 6–13 | 31.6 | 0 | 3 |
| Werewolves | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Minotaurs | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | ||
| Warriors | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 6 | 8–12 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rogues | 6 | 13–13 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Zombies | 13 | 22–23 | 48.9 | 0 | 5 |
| Gruul Aggro | 13 | 35–24 | 59.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Merfolk | 11 | 11–28 | 28.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Red Swarm | 4 | 9–8 | 52.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Artifact Aggro | 4 | 4–9 | 30.8 | ||
| Affinity | 3 | 3–8 | 27.3 | ||
| Boros Vehicles | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | ||
| Mono Blue Aggro | 4 | 9–9 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Madness | 4 | 5–8 | 38.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Gruul Madness | 4 | 5–8 | 38.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Voltron | 10 | 14–24 | 36.8 | 0 | 3 |
| Hexproof | 7 | 13–14 | 48.1 | 0 | 3 |
| Equipment Aggro | 3 | 1–10 | 9.1 | ||
| Slivers | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Combo | 207 | 455–404–2 | 53.0 | 16 | 83 |
| Storm | 5 | 5–11 | 31.3 | ||
| Dimir Tendrils | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | ||
| Reanimator | 71 | 157–140 | 52.9 | 3 | 26 |
| Starlit Graves | 3 | 7–7 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dimir Cycling Reanimator | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Traditional Reanimator | 66 | 145–129 | 52.9 | 3 | 24 |
| Dimir Reanimator | 25 | 72–41 | 63.7 | 1 | 14 |
| Mono Black Reanimator | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Warp World | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Actual Warp World | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Maniac Combo | 3 | 1–8 | 11.1 | ||
| Hypergenesis | 60 | 167–111–1 | 60.1 | 8 | 32 |
| Hyperwave | 28 | 87–50–1 | 63.5 | 5 | 16 |
| New Perspectives | 21 | 38–41–1 | 48.1 | 1 | 7 |
| Cat Wave | 22 | 57–37 | 60.6 | 4 | 13 |
| Acid Wave | 6 | 18–12 | 60.0 | 2 | 5 |
| Splendid Reclamation Combo | 5 | 5–10 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Mardu Life | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Breakfast | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Cephalid Breakfast | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Druid Cephalid Breakfast | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Polymorph | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Control | 249 | 427–519 | 45.1 | 10 | 77 |
| Mono Black Control | 18 | 21–39 | 35.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Esper Control | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0 | ||
| Demonic Rising | 42 | 106–86 | 55.2 | 5 | 22 |
| Paradox Haze Lock | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Mono Blue Control | 3 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dimir Control | 7 | 9–12 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Azorius Control | 51 | 106–104 | 50.5 | 2 | 23 |
| Adam's Ale | 15 | 40–28 | 58.8 | 1 | 7 |
| Turbo Fog | 8 | 10–17 | 37.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Izzet Control | 17 | 18–38 | 32.1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mill | 4 | 1–9 | 10.0 | ||
| Cloudpost Control | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Izzet Cloudpost Control | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grixis Control | 23 | 45–43 | 51.1 | 2 | 9 |
| Cruel Control | 20 | 42–37 | 53.2 | 2 | 9 |
| Stax | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stagnant Control | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | ||
| Jeskai Control | 4 | 4–11 | 26.7 | ||
| Dragon Control | 31 | 54–64 | 45.8 | 1 | 9 |
| Esper Dragons | 11 | 16–23 | 41.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grixis Dragons | 11 | 26–22 | 54.2 | 1 | 4 |
| Dimir Dragons | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Galleon Control | 6 | 13–12 | 52.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ponza | 4 | 7–10 | 41.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono White Control | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Cycling Control | 4 | 1–10 | 9.1 | ||
| Astral Slide | 4 | 1–10 | 9.1 | ||
| Bant Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Orzhov Control | 5 | 3–10 | 23.1 | ||
| Aggro-Combo | 95 | 250–190 | 56.8 | 9 | 60 |
| Aristocrats | 57 | 173–102 | 62.9 | 8 | 39 |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 28 | 92–49 | 65.2 | 6 | 20 |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 5 | 15–10 | 60.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Golgari Aristocrats | 5 | 11–8 | 57.9 | 0 | 3 |
| Abzan Aristocrats | 13 | 38–24 | 61.3 | 1 | 10 |
| Mardu Aristocrats | 6 | 17–11 | 60.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Burn | 27 | 60–60 | 50.0 | 1 | 18 |
| Infect | 3 | 5–9 | 35.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Turbo Myth | 4 | 7–9 | 43.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Aggro-Control | 56 | 94–116 | 44.8 | 0 | 17 |
| Izzet Tempo | 16 | 22–29 | 43.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Blue Madness | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Grixis Madness | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Lich Aggro-Control | 14 | 30–34 | 46.9 | 0 | 5 |
| Temur Clues | 18 | 34–37 | 47.9 | 0 | 8 |
| Wizards | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | ||
| Izzet Spells | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Combo-Control | 20 | 26–47 | 35.6 | 0 | 4 |
| Battle of Wits | 3 | 2–8 | 20.0 | ||
| Swarm Intelligence | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pickles | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Displace Loop | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Familiars | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Mass Land Destruction | 10 | 15–23 | 39.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Wildfire | 10 | 15–23 | 39.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Midrange | 100 | 123–213 | 36.6 | 0 | 22 |
| Temur Ascendancy | 10 | 25–19 | 56.8 | 0 | 6 |
| The Rock | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | ||
| Abzan Midrange | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Jund | 8 | 10–19 | 34.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Blink | 4 | 9–6 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wave Blink | 3 | 7–6 | 53.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Azorius Wave | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | ||
| Graveyard Value | 14 | 21–29 | 42.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dimir Graves | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Indestructible | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Enchantments Matter | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Orzhov Enchantress | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Allies | 8 | 11–17 | 39.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Orzhov Allies | 7 | 10–14 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Mardu Allies | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| -1/-1 Counters | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | ||
| Mardu Midrange | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Rakdos Midrange | 1 | 4–2 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Black Midrange | 3 | 3–9 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hellion Whip | 4 | 3–9 | 25.0 | ||
| Sultai Midrange | 7 | 8–14 | 36.4 | 0 | 3 |
| Sultai Emerge | 6 | 6–12 | 33.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sultai Energy | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Orzhov Midrange | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | ||
| Prophet Glare | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clerics | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Artifact Midrange | 4 | 3–9 | 25.0 | ||
| Ramp | 49 | 111–92 | 54.7 | 3 | 22 |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Eldrazipost | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Devoid Cruelty | 37 | 92–66 | 58.2 | 3 | 19 |
| Applejacks | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Orcish Aids | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Unclassified | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 |