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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 389 | 810–753 | 51.8 | 19 | 179 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 6 | 5–15 | 25.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Heroic | 15 | 30–31 | 49.2 | 1 | 4 |
| Mono White Heroic | 4 | 12–7 | 63.2 | 1 | 2 |
| Selesnya Heroic | 11 | 18–24 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Red Deck Wins | 208 | 473–382 | 55.3 | 13 | 103 |
| Mono Red Devotion | 4 | 13–7 | 65.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Prisoner | 8 | 11–14 | 44.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Proliferate Red | 16 | 42–30 | 58.3 | 1 | 6 |
| Goblins | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Tokens | 7 | 6–17 | 26.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Selesnya Tokens | 4 | 4–7 | 36.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Green Stompy | 29 | 71–62 | 53.4 | 2 | 19 |
| White Weenie | 16 | 36–30 | 54.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Odric Keywords | 3 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Elves | 3 | 7–6 | 53.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Werewolves | 7 | 6–14 | 30.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Warriors | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | ||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 12 | 28–25 | 52.8 | 2 | 5 |
| Zombies | 7 | 11–15 | 42.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Gruul Aggro | 9 | 13–22 | 37.1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mono Red Swarm | 9 | 13–19 | 40.6 | 0 | 4 |
| Artifact Aggro | 33 | 70–56 | 55.6 | 1 | 16 |
| Affinity | 25 | 63–43 | 59.4 | 1 | 15 |
| Boros Vehicles | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Salvage Titan | 4 | 3–5 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Aggro | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | ||
| Madness | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Voltron | 8 | 10–14 | 41.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Hexproof | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | ||
| Equipment Aggro | 5 | 8–10 | 44.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Naya Zoo | 9 | 19–21 | 47.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Boros Aggro | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Humans | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Selesnya Humans | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Combo | 102 | 235–193 | 54.9 | 7 | 52 |
| Reanimator | 50 | 116–94 | 55.2 | 3 | 25 |
| Recurring Nightmare | 22 | 50–41 | 54.9 | 0 | 11 |
| Dragon Nightmare | 10 | 29–19 | 60.4 | 0 | 6 |
| Jund Nightmare | 4 | 3–8 | 27.3 | ||
| Four Color Powerful Magic | 6 | 12–10 | 54.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Living Death | 25 | 64–45 | 58.7 | 3 | 13 |
| Traditional Reanimator | 3 | 2–8 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 |
| New Perspectives | 9 | 24–18 | 57.1 | 1 | 7 |
| Splendid Reclamation Combo | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 7 | 18–13 | 58.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 5 | 15–9 | 62.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Myr Incubator | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Umbral Mantle | 13 | 34–20 | 63.0 | 2 | 6 |
| Fake-Twin | 4 | 7–9 | 43.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Murderous Mastery | 3 | 5–7 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Combo Post | 6 | 17–11 | 60.7 | 1 | 5 |
| Eggs | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Turntimber Ranger | 3 | 4–7 | 36.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Breakfast | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Cephalid Breakfast | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Druid Cephalid Breakfast | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Stuffy Doll | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Control | 212 | 376–444 | 45.9 | 9 | 83 |
| Mono Black Control | 3 | 2–8 | 20.0 | ||
| Esper Control | 10 | 13–23 | 36.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Dimir Control | 20 | 21–42 | 33.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Azorius Control | 14 | 29–19 | 60.4 | 2 | 6 |
| Turbo Fog | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Izzet Control | 2 | 1–6 | 14.3 | ||
| Mardu Control | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Cloudpost Control | 59 | 132–116 | 53.2 | 4 | 31 |
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 4 | 9–7 | 56.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Blackpost | 11 | 33–18 | 64.7 | 1 | 7 |
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 5 | 14–7 | 66.7 | 1 | 3 |
| Dimir Cloudpost Control | 24 | 42–51 | 45.2 | 0 | 12 |
| Izzet Cloudpost Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cloudy With Sunny Spells | 7 | 25–11 | 69.4 | 2 | 5 |
| Mono White Cloudpost Control | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Grixis Control | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Chandra Nalaar | 5 | 6–12 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeskai Control | 44 | 103–96 | 51.8 | 3 | 23 |
| Jeskai Approach | 9 | 18–21 | 46.2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ponza | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Dynavolt Tower | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling Control | 12 | 8–28 | 22.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Astral Slide | 5 | 5–12 | 29.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Five Color Control | 8 | 17–18 | 48.6 | 0 | 5 |
| Sultai Control | 4 | 4–11 | 26.7 | ||
| Enchantments Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Four Color Counter Ghazi | 16 | 34–33 | 50.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Aggro-Combo | 68 | 152–141 | 51.9 | 9 | 33 |
| Aristocrats | 48 | 125–96 | 56.6 | 8 | 29 |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 6 | 22–11 | 66.7 | 2 | 5 |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 39 | 95–79 | 54.6 | 6 | 22 |
| Golgari Aristocrats | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Abzan Aristocrats | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Infect | 3 | 3–8 | 27.3 | ||
| Pummeler | 10 | 9–23 | 28.1 | ||
| Aggro-Control | 40 | 87–81 | 51.8 | 1 | 22 |
| Simic Flash | 16 | 42–27 | 60.9 | 0 | 13 |
| Simic Vat | 16 | 42–27 | 60.9 | 0 | 13 |
| Izzet Tempo | 7 | 6–19 | 24.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Azorius Skies | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | ||
| Lich Aggro-Control | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Tetsukotog | 3 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 Pest | 7 | 22–14 | 61.1 | 1 | 5 |
| Azorius Tempo | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Combo-Control | 77 | 154–155 | 49.8 | 5 | 36 |
| Curses | 5 | 6–10 | 37.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Burning Vengeance | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Battle of Wits | 7 | 15–17 | 46.9 | 0 | 4 |
| Shared Fate | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | ||
| Pickles | 1 | 4–2 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Displace Loop | 10 | 23–23 | 50.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Familiars | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hedron Alignment | 8 | 13–16 | 44.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Yosei Vat | 13 | 37–22 | 62.7 | 4 | 7 |
| Curious Niv-Mizzet | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Mass Land Destruction | 25 | 50–46 | 52.1 | 1 | 12 |
| Wildfire | 25 | 50–46 | 52.1 | 1 | 12 |
| Midrange | 151 | 268–299 | 47.3 | 9 | 59 |
| Temur Ascendancy | 9 | 18–21 | 46.2 | 0 | 2 |
| The Rock | 10 | 13–19 | 40.6 | 0 | 4 |
| Abzan Midrange | 5 | 6–9 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Selesnya Midrange | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Jund | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | ||
| Blink | 35 | 96–61 | 61.1 | 7 | 19 |
| Wave Blink | 34 | 92–59 | 60.9 | 7 | 18 |
| Cloudpost Wave Blink | 4 | 10–9 | 52.6 | 1 | 3 |
| Azorius Wave | 29 | 82–49 | 62.6 | 6 | 15 |
| Graveyard Value | 3 | 4–7 | 36.4 | ||
| Allies | 16 | 18–29 | 38.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Orzhov Allies | 7 | 3–14 | 17.6 | ||
| Mardu Allies | 5 | 12–10 | 54.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Boros Allies | 3 | 2–4 | 33.3 | ||
| -1/-1 Counters | 2 | 1–7 | 12.5 | ||
| Mardu Midrange | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Vampires | 33 | 63–67 | 48.5 | 2 | 16 |
| Mono Black Vampires | 25 | 48–49 | 49.5 | 2 | 13 |
| Orzhov Vampires | 7 | 15–15 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Legends Midrange | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Boros Legends Midrange | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elementals | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Rakdos Midrange | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Black Midrange | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Temur Energy | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Sultai Midrange | 3 | 10–4 | 71.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Sultai Emerge | 3 | 10–4 | 71.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Orzhov Midrange | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Clerics | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Artifact Midrange | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Ramp | 42 | 69–85 | 44.8 | 1 | 16 |
| Rofellos Ramp | 23 | 44–42 | 51.2 | 1 | 9 |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 18 | 25–41 | 37.9 | 0 | 7 |
| Eldrazipost | 6 | 12–14 | 46.2 | 0 | 3 |
| Locus Awakening | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Golgari Post | 3 | 4–7 | 36.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Greenpost | 4 | 8–7 | 53.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Gruul Post | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 |