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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 691 | 2032–1129 | 64.3 | 17 | 89 | 68 | 2051 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 5 | 15–7 | 68.2 | |||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Rakdos Aggro | 4 | 13–4 | 76.5 | |||
| Combo | 48 | 161–75 | 68.2 | 6 | ||
| Storm | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Channel Storm | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Reanimator | 43 | 143–68 | 67.8 | 5 | ||
| Living Death | 28 | 98–38 | 72.1 | 3 | ||
| Traditional Reanimator | 15 | 45–30 | 60.0 | 2 | ||
| Rakdos Reanimator | 15 | 45–30 | 60.0 | 2 | ||
| Breakfast | 3 | 12–3 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Oops All Spells | 3 | 12–3 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Control | 526 | 1500–872 | 63.2 | 17 | 86 | 44 |
| Mono Black Control | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Esper Control | 86 | 246–146 | 62.8 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Demonic Rising | 69 | 216–105 | 67.3 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| Mono Blue Control | 3 | 12–3 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Dimir Control | 31 | 74–67 | 52.5 | 3 | ||
| Azorius Control | 7 | 20–7 | 74.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Izzet Control | 30 | 56–37 | 60.2 | 1 | ||
| Mardu Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Grixis Control | 66 | 192–108 | 64.0 | 3 | 15 | 5 |
| Cruel Control | 26 | 78–45 | 63.4 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| Jeskai Control | 131 | 398–215 | 64.9 | 5 | 30 | 16 |
| Dynavolt Tower | 39 | 84–79 | 51.5 | 1 | ||
| Sultai Control | 46 | 154–70 | 68.8 | 4 | 25 | 3 |
| Bant Control | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Seasons Past Control | 7 | 16–15 | 51.6 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 17 | 63–20 | 75.9 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Aristocrats | 16 | 61–18 | 77.2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 16 | 61–18 | 77.2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 12 | 21–30 | 41.2 | |||
| Blue Madness | 6 | 14–13 | 51.9 | |||
| Simic Madness | 5 | 10–12 | 45.5 | |||
| Temur Madness | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 33 | 117–41 | 74.1 | 7 | ||
| Curses | 33 | 117–41 | 74.1 | 7 | ||
| Midrange | 50 | 146–84 | 63.5 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Temur Ascendancy | 17 | 62–19 | 76.5 | 5 | ||
| Abzan Midrange | 26 | 71–54 | 56.8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Blink | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mono Black Devotion | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Sultai Midrange | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Mythic Colossification | 4 | 8–8 | 50.0 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Cards Played First
- Akroma's Vengeance
- Ana Sanctuary
- Anurid Brushhopper
- Crook of Condemnation
- Cry of the Carnarium
- Descend upon the Sinful
- Dismal Backwater
- Dismantling Blow
- Doom Blade
- Dwarven Blastminer
- Endless Atlas
- Glimmer of Genius
- Hour of Revelation
- Jalum Tome
- Moment of Craving
- Needle Spires
- Pearl Lake Ancient
- Quarantine Field
- Shadows' Verdict
- Spite // Malice
- Vedalken Plotter
- Vindicate