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 2 weeks, 2 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1353 | 2123–1466 | 59.2 | 16 | 152 | 75 | 1976 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 171 | 285–172 | 62.4 | 3 | 22 | 10 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 9 | 8–8 | 50.0 | |||
| Heroic | 4 | 5–3 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Boros Heroic | 3 | 4–3 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Red Deck Wins | 25 | 49–22 | 69.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Goblins | 8 | 8–10 | 44.4 | |||
| White Weenie | 85 | 148–90 | 62.2 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| Mono White Humans | 4 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Elves | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Merfolk | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Knights | 6 | 9–6 | 60.0 | |||
| AggroSlide | 7 | 9–6 | 60.0 | 1 | ||
| Boros Aggro | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Legends Aggro | 19 | 45–16 | 73.8 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Boros Legends Aggro | 19 | 45–16 | 73.8 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Combo | 165 | 219–170 | 56.3 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
| Storm | 44 | 52–44 | 54.2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Dimir Tendrils | 9 | 8–7 | 53.3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Citadel Storm | 3 | 9–3 | 75.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| High Tide | 20 | 21–20 | 51.2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Izzet Storm | 8 | 10–9 | 52.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reanimator | 13 | 17–14 | 54.8 | 1 | ||
| Recurring Nightmare | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Living Death | 2 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Excruciator Combo | 2 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Traditional Reanimator | 9 | 15–11 | 57.7 | 1 | ||
| Dimir Reanimator | 8 | 11–10 | 52.4 | 1 | ||
| Mono Black Reanimator | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Necro Combo | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 6 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |||
| Warp World | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Boros Glimpse | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 7 | 7–4 | 63.6 | |||
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 6 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Blazing Shoal Combo | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Izzet Ascension | 14 | 7–23 | 23.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Breakfast | 23 | 53–21 | 71.6 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Oops All Spells | 8 | 15–9 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unctus | 15 | 38–12 | 76.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Oops All Lands | 1 | 3–1 | 75.0 | |||
| Polymorph | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ad Nauseam | 3 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Ad Swanseam | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Restore Balance | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Belcher | 18 | 26–16 | 61.9 | 2 | ||
| Endless Belch | 17 | 26–15 | 63.4 | 2 | ||
| Tameshi Bloom | 5 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Actual Twin | 14 | 34–15 | 69.4 | 3 | ||
| Izzet Twin | 14 | 34–15 | 69.4 | 3 | ||
| Control | 336 | 472–346 | 57.7 | 4 | 31 | 15 |
| Mono Black Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Esper Control | 82 | 134–81 | 62.3 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Mono Blue Control | 5 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |||
| Dimir Control | 67 | 88–64 | 57.9 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Azorius Control | 97 | 162–102 | 61.4 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Cawblade | 8 | 15–11 | 57.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Izzet Control | 3 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Mill | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Boros Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 3 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Blackpost | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono White Cloudpost Control | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Grixis Control | 13 | 13–12 | 52.0 | |||
| Jeskai Control | 1 | 2–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Jeskai Approach | 1 | 2–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Ponza | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono White Control | 4 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Cycling Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Astral Slide | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Bant Control | 24 | 26–34 | 43.3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Orzhov Control | 21 | 29–22 | 56.9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Prison | 10 | 7–11 | 38.9 | |||
| Enchantress | 5 | 4–7 | 36.4 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 169 | 364–187 | 66.1 | 6 | 36 | 10 |
| Aristocrats | 3 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Abzan Aristocrats | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Burn | 4 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Infect | 7 | 8–6 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Simic Infect | 3 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Golgari Infect | 4 | 7–3 | 70.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 136 | 336–154 | 68.6 | 6 | 35 | 10 |
| Izzet Dreadnought | 10 | 24–8 | 75.0 | 2 | ||
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 122 | 304–142 | 68.2 | 6 | 34 | 8 |
| Hushnought | 4 | 7–5 | 58.3 | |||
| Combo Goblins | 14 | 10–13 | 43.5 | |||
| Goblin Persist | 14 | 10–13 | 43.5 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 152 | 254–179 | 58.7 | 1 | 22 | 8 |
| Simic Flash | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Izzet Tempo | 17 | 33–16 | 67.3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Azorius Skies | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Wizards | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Ninjas | 15 | 20–26 | 43.5 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 86 | 163–100 | 62.0 | 1 | 18 | 5 |
| Mono Blue Librarians | 26 | 54–24 | 69.2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Izzet Spells | 5 | 7–8 | 46.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dimir Tempo | 10 | 10–12 | 45.5 | |||
| Dimir Librarians | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Azorius Tempo | 11 | 15–9 | 62.5 | 2 | ||
| Combo-Control | 198 | 303–226 | 57.3 | 0 | 18 | 12 |
| Battle of Wits | 5 | 10–6 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mindcrank | 75 | 154–87 | 63.9 | 0 | 11 | 8 |
| Zur's Weirding | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Solar Flare | 4 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Plasma Swans | 62 | 66–81 | 44.9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mass Land Destruction | 21 | 30–18 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jokulhaups Control | 21 | 30–18 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grixis Jokulhaups Control | 4 | 6–5 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Temur Jokulhaups Control | 7 | 16–5 | 76.2 | 1 | ||
| WUBR Jokulhaups Control | 6 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Thopter-Sword | 21 | 29–19 | 60.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Azorius Thopter-Sword | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Dimir Thopter-Sword | 19 | 28–18 | 60.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Archfiend Alteration | 5 | 10–6 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Midrange | 158 | 200–182 | 52.4 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
| The Rock | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Blink | 43 | 80–50 | 61.5 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Wave Blink | 29 | 60–32 | 65.2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Azorius Wave | 13 | 23–13 | 63.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Orzhov Wave | 15 | 37–18 | 67.3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Orzhov Blink | 6 | 13–9 | 59.1 | |||
| Allies | 6 | 8–4 | 66.7 | |||
| Azorius Allies | 6 | 8–4 | 66.7 | |||
| Vampires | 9 | 7–10 | 41.2 | |||
| Mono Black Vampires | 6 | 5–7 | 41.7 | |||
| Rakdos Vampires | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Rakdos Midrange | 4 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 44 | 48–50 | 49.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Necro Midrange | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Black Devotion | 25 | 20–31 | 39.2 | 1 | ||
| Dimir Midrange | 5 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Angels | 2 | 5–2 | 71.4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mono White Angels | 2 | 5–2 | 71.4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lifegain Midrange | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 5 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Orzhov Capenna | 2 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Fires of Invention | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 23 | 26–34 | 43.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Orzhov Hero | 4 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |||
| Boros Hero | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Jeskai Hero | 13 | 15–19 | 44.1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Simic Snow | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Ramp | 4 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Carth Superfriends | 3 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Field Ramp | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Alchemist's Gambit
- Ancient Carp
- Baird, Argivian Recruiter
- Bitter Triumph
- Cheeky House-Mouse
- Consuming Tide
- Devilish Valet
- Devouring Sugarmaw
- Draugr Thought-Thief
- Electrostatic Infantry
- Evangel of Synthesis
- Haughty Djinn
- Ichor Drinker
- Invasion of New Phyrexia
- Iona, Shield of Emeria
- Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
- Jackdaw Savior
- Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
- Lazav, Familiar Stranger
- Long Goodbye
- Mayhem Patrol
- Overwhelming Forces
- Planar Incision
- Pugnacious Pugilist
- Royal Treatment
- Sauron's Ransom
- Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
- Suspicious Stowaway
- The Raven Man
- Unauthorized Exit
- Yavimaya Steelcrusher