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, 2 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 464 | 585–530 | 52.5 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 1643 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 137 | 157–142 | 52.5 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 9 | 12–11 | 52.2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Heroic | 8 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |||
| Mono White Heroic | 7 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
| Boros Heroic | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 16 | 25–15 | 62.5 | 1 | ||
| Goblins | 13 | 14–10 | 58.3 | 1 | ||
| Tokens | 11 | 18–9 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Selesnya Tokens | 7 | 15–5 | 75.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mono White Tokens | 4 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Green Stompy | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| White Weenie | 6 | 9–8 | 52.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Chroma White | 4 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Elves | 5 | 9–4 | 69.2 | 1 | ||
| Rogues | 6 | 5–5 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zombies | 8 | 10–8 | 55.6 | |||
| Gruul Aggro | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Red Swarm | 6 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 21 | 23–23 | 50.0 | 1 | ||
| Affinity | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Salvage Titan | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
| Tempered Steel | 10 | 8–8 | 50.0 | |||
| Madness | 3 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Voltron | 5 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |||
| Equipment Aggro | 4 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |||
| Cats | 7 | 6–3 | 66.7 | |||
| Selesnya Cats | 7 | 6–3 | 66.7 | |||
| Rakdos Aggro | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Boros Aggro | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Combo | 21 | 20–28 | 41.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Storm | 3 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Simic Storm | 3 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Reanimator | 7 | 8–12 | 40.0 | |||
| Recurring Nightmare | 4 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Dragon Nightmare | 4 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Living Death | 3 | 6–7 | 46.2 | |||
| Metalwork Colossus | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Upheaval Colossus | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Jokulhaups Combo | 3 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Breakfast | 3 | 6–4 | 60.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Cephalid Breakfast | 3 | 6–4 | 60.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Druid Cephalid Breakfast | 3 | 6–4 | 60.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Oops All Lands | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Control | 79 | 117–96 | 54.9 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Mono Black Control | 4 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
| Demonic Rising | 10 | 9–16 | 36.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mardu Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 31 | 54–38 | 58.7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 4 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Blackpost | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 3 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Dimir Cloudpost Control | 4 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Cloudy With Sunny Spells | 17 | 39–22 | 63.9 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Mono White Cloudpost Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Stax | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jeskai Control | 6 | 5–7 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ponza | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Dynavolt Tower | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Guildgate Control | 22 | 43–17 | 71.7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Aggro-Combo | 30 | 31–39 | 44.3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Aristocrats | 14 | 13–24 | 35.1 | 1 | ||
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Golgari Aristocrats | 5 | 4–8 | 33.3 | |||
| Abzan Aristocrats | 6 | 4–13 | 23.5 | |||
| Food | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Burn | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Hermit Humans | 13 | 17–12 | 58.6 | 1 | 3 | |
| Izzet Blitzkrieg | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 25 | 37–30 | 55.2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Simic Flash | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Izzet Tempo | 7 | 4–8 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Azorius Skies | 9 | 22–7 | 75.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Blue Madness | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Gush | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 35 | 53–42 | 55.8 | 1 | 4 | |
| Curses | 20 | 37–24 | 60.7 | 1 | 4 | |
| Mindcrank | 4 | 5–2 | 71.4 | |||
| Dragoncrank | 1 | 3–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 9 | 7–14 | 33.3 | |||
| Wildfire | 8 | 5–12 | 29.4 | |||
| Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Grixis Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Midrange | 100 | 113–106 | 51.6 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| The Rock | 8 | 12–8 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Abzan Midrange | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Knights of Windgrace | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Graveyard Value | 7 | 8–6 | 57.1 | 1 | ||
| Varolz Dreadnought | 6 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Allies | 2 | 7–1 | 87.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mardu Allies | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| BRGW Allies | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| -1/-1 Counters | 2 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Mardu Midrange | 15 | 19–19 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| White Jund | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Vampires | 4 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
| Mono Black Vampires | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Rakdos Vampires | 3 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Legends Midrange | 16 | 21–21 | 50.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Boros Legends Midrange | 6 | 7–8 | 46.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mardu Legends | 8 | 13–12 | 52.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Elementals | 4 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |||
| Rakdos Midrange | 2 | 2–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 4 | 8–3 | 72.7 | 1 | ||
| Mono Black Devotion | 2 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 1 | ||
| Hellion Whip | 10 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |||
| Dimir Midrange | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Dimir Vat | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mutate | 5 | 5–7 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Orzhov Midrange | 11 | 9–11 | 45.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ramp | 37 | 49–47 | 51.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Rofellos Ramp | 8 | 10–11 | 47.6 | |||
| Cloudpost Ramp | 24 | 33–29 | 53.2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Eldrazipost | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Greenpost | 3 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Simic Post | 2 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp | 4 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Akiri, Fearless Voyager
- Ball Lightning
- Basic Conjuration
- Bloodvial Purveyor
- Bookwurm
- Born to Drive
- Bronzehide Lion
- Chandra Ablaze
- Chant of Vitu-Ghazi
- Deadeye Tracker
- Devoted Druid
- Dirge of Dread
- Dread Wanderer
- Duskmantle Seer
- Efreet Flamepainter
- Elemental Summoning
- Eureka Moment
- Feline Sovereign
- Fungal Infection
- Gigantosaurus
- Glass of the Guildpact
- Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
- Gorilla War Cry
- Guul Draz Overseer
- Harald Unites the Elves
- Harald, King of Skemfar
- Hidden Stockpile
- Hornet Queen
- Igneous Inspiration
- Imperial Recovery Unit
- Inferno Hellion
- Ironroot Warlord
- It That Betrays
- Josu Vess, Lich Knight
- King Narfi's Betrayal
- Kor Blademaster
- Leonin Lightscribe
- Leonin Warleader
- Liliana's Devotee
- Masako the Humorless
- Massacre Girl
- Mechtitan Core
- Nyxathid
- One with the Stars
- Paladin of Prahv
- Phalanx Formation
- Poison the Cup
- Porphyry Nodes
- Prismwake Merrow
- Prophetic Flamespeaker
- Quandrix Apprentice
- Rain of Daggers
- Response // Resurgence
- Rootwater Thief
- Rune of Speed
- Sarkhan's Unsealing
- Smoldering Marsh
- Squirrel Nest
- Start from Scratch
- Temur Battle Rage
- Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
- Winding Way
- Withering Hex
- Wound Reflection