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, 4 days.
Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
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Aggro | 1405 | 2660–2418–1 | 52.4 | 30 | 171 | 59 |
Mono Black Aggro | 73 | 148–116–1 | 56.1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Heroic | 40 | 48–75 | 39.0 | 0 | 4 | |
Mono White Heroic | 16 | 21–33 | 38.9 | 0 | 1 | |
Azorius Heroic | 15 | 18–30 | 37.5 | 0 | 2 | |
Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Boros Heroic | 7 | 8–10 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 | |
Red Deck Wins | 289 | 772–438 | 63.8 | 16 | 61 | 26 |
Mono Red Devotion | 78 | 204–123 | 62.4 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
Goblins | 74 | 178–133 | 57.2 | 8 | 23 | 3 |
Tokens | 129 | 183–229 | 44.4 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
Selesnya Tokens | 105 | 153–182 | 45.7 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
Mardu Tokens | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Mono Green Stompy | 39 | 63–64 | 49.6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
White Weenie | 156 | 304–245 | 55.4 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Odric Keywords | 61 | 108–98 | 52.4 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Soldiers | 10 | 8–11 | 42.1 | |||
Kithkin | 9 | 10–13 | 43.5 | |||
Elves | 10 | 21–24 | 46.7 | |||
Werewolves | 9 | 19–18 | 51.4 | |||
Minotaurs | 12 | 17–19 | 47.2 | 0 | 1 | |
Warriors | 2 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
Selesnya Little Kid | 15 | 29–23 | 55.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Rogues | 9 | 16–19 | 45.7 | 0 | 3 | |
Zombies | 49 | 84–78 | 51.9 | 1 | 10 | |
Gruul Aggro | 34 | 54–59 | 47.8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Gruul Landfall | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
Merfolk | 96 | 160–174 | 47.9 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Artifact Aggro | 95 | 138–191 | 41.9 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Affinity | 24 | 36–51 | 41.4 | 0 | 1 | |
Boros Vehicles | 27 | 44–57 | 43.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Salvage Titan | 31 | 45–59 | 43.3 | 0 | 1 | |
Devoid Aggro | 10 | 9–9 | 50.0 | |||
Mono Blue Aggro | 19 | 25–33 | 43.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Illusions | 1 | |||||
Devastating Dreams | 51 | 149–83 | 64.2 | 2 | 16 | 5 |
Madness | 31 | 64–56 | 53.3 | 0 | 1 | |
Gruul Madness | 8 | 18–13 | 58.1 | 0 | 1 | |
Golgari Madness | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
Rakdos Madness | 5 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |||
Jund Madness | 5 | 10–11 | 47.6 | |||
Voltron | 62 | 67–125 | 34.9 | 0 | 5 | |
Hexproof | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
Boros Auras | 22 | 25–49 | 33.8 | 0 | 2 | |
Equipment Aggro | 17 | 12–32 | 27.3 | 0 | 2 | |
Slivers | 3 | 1–10 | 9.1 | |||
Naya Zoo | 5 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
Rakdos Aggro | 5 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
Rakdos Hellbent | 5 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
Boros Aggro | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
Humans | 4 | 4–9 | 30.8 | 0 | 1 | |
Selesnya Humans | 3 | 3–7 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Combo | 407 | 652–796 | 45.0 | 3 | 17 | 14 |
Storm | 128 | 204–279 | 42.2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Sultai Tendrils | 14 | 20–24 | 45.5 | |||
Dimir Tendrils | 75 | 128–172 | 42.7 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Dragonstorm | 6 | 13–13 | 50.0 | |||
Hazoret Storm | 3 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
Reanimator | 67 | 129–123 | 51.2 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
Traditional Reanimator | 67 | 129–123 | 51.2 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
Grixis Reanimator | 12 | 21–26 | 44.7 | |||
Biovisionary | 3 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |||
Dubious Challenge | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
Warp World | 4 | 3–10 | 23.1 | |||
Actual Warp World | 4 | 3–10 | 23.1 | |||
Maniac Combo | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
New Perspectives | 4 | 6–9 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Monumental Ignus | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
Jeskai Ascendancy | 81 | 145–155 | 48.3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 5 | 6–14 | 30.0 | |||
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
Myr Incubator | 45 | 71–51 | 58.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Cruel Combo | 19 | 43–45 | 48.9 | 1 | ||
Retraction Helix Combo | 2 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Breakfast | 3 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
Cephalid Breakfast | 3 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
Polymorph | 4 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
Control | 948 | 1739–1729–1 | 50.1 | 11 | 68 | 39 |
Mono Black Control | 13 | 11–24 | 31.4 | 0 | 2 | |
Esper Control | 105 | 215–204 | 51.3 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
Demonic Rising | 181 | 388–296–1 | 56.7 | 4 | 29 | 7 |
Mono Blue Control | 26 | 21–59 | 26.3 | |||
Dimir Control | 32 | 33–68 | 32.7 | |||
Azorius Control | 75 | 158–130 | 54.9 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
Turbo Fog | 4 | 1–8 | 11.1 | |||
Izzet Control | 55 | 86–93 | 48.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Mardu Control | 41 | 65–79 | 45.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Mill | 18 | 7–35 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 | |
Boros Control | 3 | 1–9 | 10.0 | |||
Cloudpost Control | 12 | 16–19 | 45.7 | |||
Azorius Cloudpost Control | 6 | 13–9 | 59.1 | |||
Blackpost | 1 | |||||
Dimir Cloudpost Control | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
Mono White Cloudpost Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
Grixis Control | 123 | 260–207 | 55.7 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
Cruel Control | 52 | 94–92 | 50.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Chandra Nalaar | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
Jeskai Control | 7 | 6–13 | 31.6 | |||
Galleon Control | 8 | 19–8 | 70.4 | 1 | ||
Ponza | 6 | 10–16 | 38.5 | |||
Mono White Control | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
Dynavolt Tower | 47 | 84–65 | 56.4 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Cycling Control | 26 | 34–58 | 37.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Astral Slide | 24 | 32–56 | 36.4 | 0 | 1 | |
Five Color Control | 3 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |||
Sultai Control | 9 | 22–10 | 68.8 | 1 | ||
Guildgate Control | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
Bant Control | 64 | 168–134 | 55.6 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Enchantments Control | 12 | 21–32 | 39.6 | 0 | 2 | |
Orzhov Control | 14 | 18–30 | 37.5 | |||
Aggro-Combo | 223 | 379–392 | 49.2 | 2 | 13 | 11 |
Aristocrats | 102 | 204–170 | 54.5 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Mono Black Aristocrats | 8 | 14–9 | 60.9 | |||
Golgari Aristocrats | 44 | 85–67 | 55.9 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Abzan Aristocrats | 34 | 71–58 | 55.0 | 2 | ||
Mardu Aristocrats | 8 | 16–20 | 44.4 | |||
Rakdos Aristocrats | 3 | 7–5 | 58.3 | |||
Burn | 23 | 25–36 | 41.0 | 1 | ||
Infect | 24 | 17–59 | 22.4 | 0 | 1 | |
Pummeler | 56 | 100–103 | 49.3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Aggro-Control | 223 | 364–450 | 44.7 | 0 | 15 | 6 |
Simic Flash | 4 | 11–8 | 57.9 | 0 | 1 | |
Izzet Tempo | 85 | 152–165 | 47.9 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Azorius Skies | 6 | 5–12 | 29.4 | |||
Blue Madness | 27 | 42–43 | 49.4 | 1 | ||
Simic Madness | 4 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
Temur Madness | 6 | 7–11 | 38.9 | |||
Grixis Madness | 9 | 21–15 | 58.3 | 1 | ||
Lich Aggro-Control | 6 | 8–11 | 42.1 | 0 | 1 | |
Wizards | 28 | 41–65 | 38.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Tetsukotog | 21 | 39–38 | 50.6 | 0 | 2 | |
Izzet Spells | 2 | 8–2 | 80.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Azorius Tempo | 3 | 3–12 | 20.0 | |||
Combo-Control | 248 | 414–503 | 45.1 | 2 | 33 | 5 |
Curses | 9 | 16–22 | 42.1 | 0 | 1 | |
Burning Vengeance | 3 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
Cruel Combo-Control | 71 | 163–132 | 55.3 | 2 | 27 | |
Battle of Wits | 47 | 69–108 | 39.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Shared Fate | 8 | 13–21 | 38.2 | |||
Sunforger | 10 | 11–25 | 30.6 | |||
Pickles | 17 | 39–29 | 57.4 | 2 | ||
Hedron Alignment | 4 | 1–12 | 7.7 | |||
Lich's Mastery | 4 | 6–10 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 | |
Curious Niv-Mizzet | 4 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
Zur's Weirding | 3 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
Mass Land Destruction | 36 | 49–67 | 42.2 | 1 | ||
Wildfire | 36 | 49–67 | 42.2 | 1 | ||
Midrange | 1070 | 2026–1902 | 51.6 | 6 | 97 | 47 |
Temur Ascendancy | 129 | 288–221 | 56.6 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
Prophet Ascendancy | 23 | 53–37 | 58.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
The Rock | 8 | 12–18 | 40.0 | |||
Grenzo | 10 | 16–21 | 43.2 | 0 | 1 | |
Abzan Midrange | 71 | 140–125 | 52.8 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
Knights of Windgrace | 12 | 26–22 | 54.2 | 1 | ||
Jund | 187 | 412–327 | 55.8 | 3 | 36 | 8 |
Blink | 32 | 48–67 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 | |
Anti-Persecution | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
Graveyard Value | 23 | 37–44 | 45.7 | |||
Enchantments Matter | 26 | 17–46 | 27.0 | |||
Orzhov Enchantress | 24 | 17–41 | 29.3 | |||
Allies | 41 | 81–75 | 51.9 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Orzhov Allies | 5 | 5–11 | 31.3 | |||
Boros Allies | 3 | 10–5 | 66.7 | |||
Esper Allies | 11 | 26–16 | 61.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
BRGW Allies | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
-1/-1 Counters | 29 | 50–64 | 43.9 | 0 | 2 | |
Mardu Midrange | 22 | 27–39 | 40.9 | |||
Leave // Chance Midrange | 11 | 14–23 | 37.8 | |||
Yisan-Prophet | 44 | 95–74 | 56.2 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
White Jund | 38 | 79–69 | 53.4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Vampires | 40 | 64–65 | 49.6 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Mono Black Vampires | 7 | 10–12 | 45.5 | |||
Rakdos Vampires | 33 | 54–53 | 50.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Legends Midrange | 33 | 80–51 | 61.1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Boros Legends Midrange | 32 | 79–48 | 62.2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Mardu Legends | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
Elementals | 13 | 18–22 | 45.0 | 1 | ||
Rakdos Midrange | 16 | 34–27 | 55.7 | 0 | 1 | |
Naya Midrange | 4 | 6–7 | 46.2 | |||
Big Red | 4 | 10–7 | 58.8 | |||
Mono Black Midrange | 4 | 5–11 | 31.3 | |||
Verdant Succession | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
Temur Energy | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
Sultai Midrange | 83 | 200–133 | 60.1 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
Sultai Emerge | 73 | 187–112 | 62.5 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
Orzhov Midrange | 33 | 48–68 | 41.4 | 0 | 2 | |
Prophet Glare | 9 | 23–16 | 59.0 | 0 | 4 | |
Clerics | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
Ramp | 269 | 456–500 | 47.7 | 1 | 26 | 10 |
Villainous Wealth | 14 | 16–32 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
Rofellos Ramp | 1 | |||||
Cloudpost Ramp | 25 | 31–46 | 40.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Eldrazipost | 11 | 11–22 | 33.3 | |||
Gruul Post | 11 | 17–22 | 43.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Simic Post | 3 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
Domain | 32 | 72–57 | 55.8 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Temur Bombardment | 13 | 20–20 | 50.0 | 1 | ||
Unclassified | 1 | |||||
Commander | 9 |