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 5 weeks, 4 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 165–196 | 45.7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1498 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 42 | 85–80 | 51.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 4 | 8–9 | 47.1 | |||
| Heroic | 10 | 23–22 | 51.1 | 1 | ||
| Mono White Heroic | 10 | 23–22 | 51.1 | 1 | ||
| Red Deck Wins | 3 | 7–4 | 63.6 | |||
| Mono Green Stompy | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| White Weenie | 4 | 5–10 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Zombies | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 12 | 28–17 | 62.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Affinity | 7 | 14–9 | 60.9 | 1 | ||
| Hardened Scales Affinity | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Tempered Steel | 5 | 14–8 | 63.6 | 1 | 2 | |
| Naya Zoo | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| AggroSlide | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Cats | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Selesnya Cats | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Legends Aggro | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Boros Legends Aggro | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Combo | 9 | 7–19 | 26.9 | |||
| Storm | 2 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Dimir Tendrils | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Izzet Storm | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| "Twin" | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Blazing Shoal Combo | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Izzet Ascension | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Ad Nauseam | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |||
| Ad Swanseam | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Control | 8 | 11–22 | 33.3 | |||
| Azorius Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mill | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Runeflare | 5 | 9–15 | 37.5 | |||
| Pox | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 13 | 23–27 | 46.0 | |||
| Aristocrats | 9 | 18–19 | 48.6 | |||
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
| Mardu Aristocrats | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 5 | 15–10 | 60.0 | |||
| Infect | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Simic Infect | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Hushnought | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 5 | 9–15 | 37.5 | |||
| Izzet Tempo | 5 | 9–15 | 37.5 | |||
| Midrange | 15 | 30–33 | 47.6 | |||
| Jund | 3 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |||
| Mardu Midrange | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 4 | 8–10 | 44.4 | |||
| Mono Black Devotion | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Toughness Matters | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Mardu Hero | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Naya Hero | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Artifact Midrange | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 |