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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 69–71 | 49.3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1646 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 2 | 6–3 | 66.7 | |||
| White Weenie | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Voltron | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Combo | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Reanimator | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Traditional Reanimator | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Control | 4 | 3–10 | 23.1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Demonic Rising | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dimir Control | 2 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Aristocrats | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Golgari Aristocrats | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 6 | 10–13 | 43.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shared Fate | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Wildfire | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Midrange | 17 | 38–34 | 52.8 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Temur Ascendancy | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| The Rock | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Abzan Midrange | 6 | 9–14 | 39.1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jund | 5 | 14–9 | 60.9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Graveyard Value | 3 | 9–6 | 60.0 | |||
| Ramp | 3 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 0 | 1 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Ajani, Mentor of Heroes
- Ancient Animus
- Arborback Stomper
- Armored Scrapgorger
- Assure // Assemble
- Blex, Vexing Pest
- Blue Sun's Zenith
- Bull Elephant
- Dawnglow Infusion
- Debt to the Deathless
- Deep Analysis
- Deranged Assistant
- Emerald Medallion
- Etrata, Deadly Fugitive
- Gala Greeters
- Genku, Future Shaper
- God-Eternal Oketra
- Hall of Heliod's Generosity
- Hazoret's Favor
- Hedonist's Trove
- Hex Parasite
- Hornet Nest
- In the Presence of Ages
- Journey of Discovery
- Jugan, the Rising Star
- Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
- Kaya's Onslaught
- Life's Legacy
- Lifeforce
- Lignify
- Liliana's Reaver
- Magebane Lizard
- Magus of the Moat
- Nantuko Monastery
- Nezahal, Primal Tide
- Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
- Nighthawk Scavenger
- Novablast Wurm
- Nullstone Gargoyle
- Ochre Jelly
- Pit of Offerings
- Polukranos Reborn
- Quagnoth
- Reap
- Restless Prairie
- Root Maze
- Secluded Glen
- Selesnya Sanctuary
- Serum Visionary
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Sigarda, Font of Blessings
- Sky Tether
- Soul Warden
- Sphere of Annihilation
- Sphinx of the Final Word
- Starfield of Nyx
- The Trickster-God's Heist
- Tribute to the World Tree
- Unbreakable Bond
- Unidentified Hovership
- Vren, the Relentless
- Wood Elemental