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, 3 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 644 | 1762–1104–3 | 61.5 | 68 | 327 | 8 | 1854 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 25 | 64–49 | 56.6 | 2 | 15 | |
| Mono Black Aggro | 6 | 17–13 | 56.7 | 1 | 5 | |
| Heroic | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 4 | 12–8 | 60.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| White Weenie | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 6 | 14–10 | 58.3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Affinity | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Tempered Steel | 5 | 14–9 | 60.9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Devastating Dreams | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| AggroSlide | 3 | 11–5 | 68.8 | 0 | 3 | |
| Combo | 227 | 607–388–1 | 61.0 | 25 | 118 | 5 |
| Storm | 62 | 168–114 | 59.6 | 5 | 32 | 1 |
| Sultai Tendrils | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Dimir Tendrils | 11 | 30–19 | 61.2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Dark Tide | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Dragonstorm | 19 | 65–34 | 65.7 | 4 | 13 | |
| Hazoret Storm | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Citadel Storm | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| High Tide | 12 | 39–23 | 62.9 | 1 | 6 | |
| Grixis Tendrils | 11 | 19–18 | 51.4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Izzet Storm | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Channel Storm | 1 | 4–2 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Reanimator | 10 | 29–15 | 65.9 | 1 | 6 | |
| Worldgorger Dragon | 8 | 26–12 | 68.4 | 1 | 6 | |
| Traditional Reanimator | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Rakdos Reanimator | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Black Reanimator | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mono Green Stormless Storm | 8 | 15–16–1 | 48.4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Dubious Challenge | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| New Perspectives | 12 | 33–22 | 60.0 | 2 | 8 | |
| Mardu Life | 8 | 25–14 | 64.1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 62 | 181–89 | 67.0 | 13 | 32 | 3 |
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 5 | 7–7 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 57 | 174–82 | 68.0 | 13 | 31 | 3 |
| Umbral Mantle | 2 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Infinite Infinite Combos | 8 | 26–17 | 60.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Eggs | 7 | 9–17 | 34.6 | 0 | 3 | |
| Taking Turns | 6 | 5–8 | 38.5 | |||
| Izzet Ascension | 2 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Breakfast | 16 | 51–25 | 67.1 | 1 | 16 | |
| Cephalid Breakfast | 16 | 51–25 | 67.1 | 1 | 16 | |
| Druid Cephalid Breakfast | 3 | 10–5 | 66.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Grixis Breakfast | 13 | 41–20 | 67.2 | 1 | 13 | |
| Dice Factory | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Restore Balance | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Stuffy Doll | 5 | 15–11 | 57.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tameshi Bloom | 2 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 1 | ||
| Midnight Mass | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Actual Twin | 3 | 8–3 | 72.7 | |||
| Izzet Twin | 3 | 8–3 | 72.7 | |||
| Primal Prayers Combo | 3 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Control | 97 | 249–173–2 | 59.0 | 7 | 45 | |
| Esper Control | 5 | 7–6 | 53.8 | |||
| Dimir Control | 46 | 132–88–1 | 60.0 | 5 | 29 | |
| Dreadful Inspiration | 6 | 14–11–1 | 56.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Watery Oath | 5 | 10–13 | 43.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Azorius Control | 12 | 37–20 | 64.9 | 2 | 6 | |
| Cawblade | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Turbo Fog | 1 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Izzet Control | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 3 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |||
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Selesnya Cloudpost Control | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Grixis Control | 21 | 51–36–1 | 58.6 | 0 | 9 | |
| Cruel Control | 18 | 44–31–1 | 58.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Runeflare | 5 | 8–7 | 53.3 | |||
| Bant Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 10 | 27–19 | 58.7 | 1 | 7 | |
| Aristocrats | 6 | 16–12 | 57.1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 6 | 16–12 | 57.1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Pummeler | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Hushnought | 3 | 9–5 | 64.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Aggro-Control | 6 | 24–8 | 75.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ninjas | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Izzet Spells | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ensoul Aggro-Control | 1 | 7–1 | 87.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Combo-Control | 127 | 333–211 | 61.2 | 14 | 61 | |
| Curses | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cruel Combo-Control | 87 | 264–146 | 64.4 | 13 | 52 | |
| Sunforger | 7 | 6–10 | 37.5 | |||
| Zur's Weirding | 1 | 5–2 | 71.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Solar Flare | 13 | 33–23 | 58.9 | 1 | 7 | |
| Plasma Swans | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 5 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |||
| Wildfire | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Borderpost Wildfire | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Jokulhaups Control | 4 | 6–6 | 50.0 | |||
| Grixis Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Jeskai Jokulhaups Control | 2 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| WUBR Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Thopter-Sword | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Dimir Thopter-Sword | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Resurgent Belief | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Greasefang | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Orzhov Greasefang | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Midrange | 94 | 253–157 | 61.7 | 10 | 45 | 2 |
| Blink | 24 | 73–36 | 67.0 | 5 | 14 | |
| Wave Blink | 22 | 71–32 | 68.9 | 5 | 14 | |
| Esper Wave | 6 | 23–11 | 67.6 | 2 | 4 | |
| Azorius Wave | 16 | 48–21 | 69.6 | 3 | 10 | |
| Selvala Morningstar | 16 | 57–29 | 66.3 | 2 | 12 | |
| Legends Midrange | 6 | 14–14 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Mardu Legends | 5 | 13–12 | 52.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Dimir Midrange | 7 | 18–13 | 58.1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Sultai Midrange | 10 | 29–17 | 63.0 | 2 | 7 | |
| Sultai Emerge | 6 | 21–11 | 65.6 | 1 | 6 | |
| Jeskai Midrange | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Fires of Invention | 27 | 48–42 | 53.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Artifact Midrange | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Ramp | 58 | 152–99 | 60.6 | 9 | 33 | |
| Rofellos Ramp | 20 | 62–33 | 65.3 | 5 | 14 | |
| Channel-Rofellos | 17 | 58–25 | 69.9 | 5 | 13 | |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 9 | 19–18 | 51.4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Greenpost | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Gruul Post | 6 | 18–12 | 60.0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Simic Post | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Devoid Cruelty | 23 | 68–40 | 63.0 | 3 | 14 | |
| Carth Superfriends | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Field Ramp | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Alchemist's Vial
- Arcane Sanctum
- Aura of Dominion
- Auriok Salvagers
- Battlefield Thaumaturge
- Bearer of Silence
- Benefactor's Draught
- Bog Down
- Chandra, Heart of Fire
- Chariot of Victory
- Claim // Fame
- Confound
- Consign to Dream
- Contraband Kingpin
- Crosis's Catacombs
- Crowd's Favor
- Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders
- Daring Saboteur
- Distended Mindbender
- Edgewall Inn
- Etched Monstrosity
- Fierce Witchstalker
- Fiery Cannonade
- Flamekin Harbinger
- Geistflame
- Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
- Ground Rift
- Hatching Plans
- Hell's Thunder
- Herald of Torment
- Honored Hydra
- Hour of Need
- Increasing Vengeance
- Kaleidostone
- Labyrinth Guardian
- Lay Claim
- Marrow Shards
- Medomai's Prophecy
- Myrkul, Lord of Bones
- Necrogen Spellbomb
- Need for Speed
- Network Terminal
- Nivmagus Elemental
- Pirate's Pillage
- Plan the Heist
- Possessed Skaab
- Rampage of the Clans
- Rescind
- Retether
- River Serpent
- Sedraxis Specter
- Semblance Anvil
- Shrieking Grotesque
- Soul Rend
- Splendor Mare
- Storm Entity
- Stratus Dancer
- Tenacious Tomeseeker
- Thryx, the Sudden Storm
- Tidal Bore
- Tinder Wall
- Traumatic Visions
- Ugin's Construct
- Vanish into Memory
- Vesuvan Drifter
- Vizier of Tumbling Sands
- Void Attendant
- Waker of Waves
- Wild Cantor
- Words of Wind
- Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig