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 7 weeks, 6 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 107–63 | 62.9 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1961 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 10 | 30–15 | 66.7 | 1 | 3 | |
| Goblins | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Zombies | 4 | 10–5 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Red Swarm | 4 | 16–6 | 72.7 | 1 | 2 | |
| Combo | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Storm | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Control | 31 | 75–45 | 62.5 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Dimir Control | 8 | 19–11 | 63.3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Boros Control | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Stax | 22 | 55–34 | 61.8 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Pollute the Planet | 22 | 55–34 | 61.8 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Midrange | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Jund | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Augury Adept
- Azorius Cluestone
- Azorius Guildmage
- Chamber Sentry
- Chromatic Lantern
- Circle of Flame
- Crystal Ball
- Dauntless River Marshal
- Elder of Laurels
- Flight Spellbomb
- Gideon's Intervention
- Goblin Dark-Dwellers
- Godhead of Awe
- Greater Realm of Preservation
- Hornet Sting
- Hunt the Hunter
- Ice Cage
- Jade Mage
- Krosan Reclamation
- Lone Missionary
- Nivix Guildmage
- Nurturer Initiate
- Penumbra Spider
- Phantom Nantuko
- Pulse of the Fields
- Sejiri Merfolk
- Serene Remembrance
- Skinshifter
- Sosuke's Summons
- Sphinx of Lost Truths
- Sygg, River Cutthroat
- Tibor and Lumia
- Wall of Spears
- Yamabushi's Storm