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 11 weeks, 5 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 177–156 | 53.2 | 2 | 4 | 1618 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 12 | 31–23 | 57.4 | 1 | ||
| Heroic | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Mono White Heroic | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Elves | 3 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |||
| Merfolk | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| AggroSlide | 6 | 18–9 | 66.7 | 1 | ||
| Combo | 4 | 7–11 | 38.9 | |||
| Eggs | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |||
| Dice Factory | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Control | 5 | 9–11 | 45.0 | |||
| Azorius Control | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Cawblade | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Ponza | 3 | 7–6 | 53.8 | |||
| Prison | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Enchantress | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 34 | 87–57 | 60.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Burn | 5 | 17–6 | 73.9 | |||
| Hushnought | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Combo Goblins | 28 | 67–49 | 57.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Goblin Persist | 28 | 67–49 | 57.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Combo-Control | 12 | 16–25 | 39.0 | |||
| Mindcrank | 3 | 6–6 | 50.0 | |||
| Plasma Swans | 3 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 6 | 7–15 | 31.8 | |||
| Wildfire | 6 | 7–15 | 31.8 | |||
| Borderpost Wildfire | 6 | 7–15 | 31.8 | |||
| Midrange | 5 | 8–10 | 44.4 | 1 | ||
| Blink | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Rakdos Midrange | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Dimir Midrange | 3 | 5–6 | 45.5 | 1 | ||
| Ramp | 7 | 15–19 | 44.1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rofellos Ramp | 5 | 11–13 | 45.8 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Greenpost | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 |