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, 6 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 658 | 1153–1229–1 | 48.4 | 26 | 266 | 3 | 1565 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 304 | 520–547 | 48.7 | 15 | 129 | 2 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 3 | 3–8 | 27.3 | |||
| Heroic | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Mono White Heroic | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 118 | 223–215 | 50.9 | 7 | 58 | 1 |
| Mono Red Devotion | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Proliferate Red | 8 | 17–14 | 54.8 | 1 | 4 | |
| Goblins | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Tokens | 11 | 13–23 | 36.1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Selesnya Tokens | 4 | 1–8 | 11.1 | |||
| Mono White Tokens | 3 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Orzhov Tokens | 1 | 4–2 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Green Stompy | 21 | 39–40 | 49.4 | 1 | 8 | |
| White Weenie | 29 | 49–44 | 52.7 | 2 | 11 | |
| Soldiers | 9 | 13–14 | 48.1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Kithkin | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono White Humans | 3 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Elves | 11 | 16–17 | 48.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Werewolves | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Warriors | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 5 | 5–9 | 35.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rogues | 9 | 18–20 | 47.4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Zombies | 2 | 8–4 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gruul Aggro | 3 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |||
| Mono Red Swarm | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 60 | 115–102 | 53.0 | 4 | 28 | |
| Affinity | 40 | 83–72 | 53.5 | 3 | 21 | |
| Hardened Scales Affinity | 6 | 10–12 | 45.5 | 1 | 3 | |
| Salvage Titan | 6 | 4–7 | 36.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tempered Steel | 13 | 25–21 | 54.3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Mono Blue Architect | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Blue Aggro | 3 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Illusions | 1 | 3–1 | 75.0 | |||
| Voltron | 6 | 3–11 | 21.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Equipment Aggro | 6 | 3–11 | 21.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| AggroSlide | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Humans | 3 | 7–8 | 46.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Boros Humans | 3 | 7–8 | 46.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Legends Aggro | 6 | 10–12 | 45.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Boros Legends Aggro | 6 | 10–12 | 45.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Combo | 31 | 43–67 | 39.1 | 0 | 12 | |
| Storm | 4 | 0–8 | 0.0 | |||
| Dragonstorm | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Hazoret Storm | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Simic Storm | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Reclamation Storm | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Reanimator | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 | |
| Traditional Reanimator | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mono Black Reanimator | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 | |
| Hypergenesis | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fake-Twin | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jeskai Fake-Twin | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Saffi Combo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Dredge | 12 | 18–25 | 41.9 | 0 | 3 | |
| Insidious Roots Dredge | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Actual Twin | 8 | 16–21 | 43.2 | 0 | 5 | |
| Izzet Twin | 7 | 15–19 | 44.1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Boros Twin | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Nadu Combo | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Control | 59 | 79–102–1 | 43.6 | 2 | 15 | |
| Mono Black Control | 9 | 13–20 | 39.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Blue Control | 5 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
| Dimir Control | 4 | 2–6 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Azorius Control | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Izzet Control | 4 | 1–4–1 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mardu Control | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mill | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 14 | 26–31 | 45.6 | 1 | 4 | |
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 6 | 17–13 | 56.7 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 5 | 5–11 | 31.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Izzet Cloudpost Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Grixis Control | 3 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |||
| Cruel Control | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Runeflare | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Ponza | 4 | 4–7 | 36.4 | |||
| Guildgate Control | 7 | 26–11 | 70.3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Aggro-Combo | 70 | 127–129 | 49.6 | 3 | 35 | |
| Aristocrats | 3 | 3–7 | 30.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Golgari Aristocrats | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Burn | 14 | 20–27 | 42.6 | 1 | 4 | |
| Infect | 40 | 82–69 | 54.3 | 2 | 22 | |
| Simic Infect | 19 | 37–33 | 52.9 | 0 | 11 | |
| Blazing Shoal Infect | 6 | 12–12 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Golgari Infect | 6 | 21–7 | 75.0 | 2 | 5 | |
| Pummeler | 3 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 8 | 16–17 | 48.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Izzet Dreadnought | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 7 | 15–14 | 51.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Combo Goblins | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dirty Kitty | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Aggro-Control | 18 | 29–41 | 41.4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Mono Blue Tempo | 1 | 3–1 | 75.0 | |||
| Izzet Spells | 12 | 20–28 | 41.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Dimir Tempo | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sultai Tempo | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 6 | 11–9 | 55.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Mindcrank | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Curious Niv-Mizzet | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Solar Flare | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mass Land Destruction | 2 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jokulhaups Control | 2 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 0 | 2 | |
| Grixis Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Temur Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 4–2 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Thopter-Sword | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Esper Thopter-Sword | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Midrange | 137 | 200–256 | 43.9 | 5 | 48 | 1 |
| Temur Ascendancy | 7 | 10–12 | 45.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| The Rock | 7 | 5–15 | 25.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Abzan Midrange | 30 | 61–57 | 51.7 | 2 | 13 | |
| Jund | 40 | 39–70 | 35.8 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Graveyard Value | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Allies | 2 | 9–2 | 81.8 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mardu Allies | 1 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mono White Allies | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Treefolk | 7 | 17–10 | 63.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Mardu Midrange | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Vampires | 3 | 1–5 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Black Vampires | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Orzhov Vampires | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Elementals | 2 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Naya Midrange | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Big Red | 4 | 5–11 | 31.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Mono Black Midrange | 13 | 24–26 | 48.0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Mono Black Devotion | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Lifegain Midrange | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Heartless Summoning Stompy | 6 | 14–15 | 48.3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Hero of Precinct One | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Five Color Hero | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Wight Midrange | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Jund Wight | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Ramp | 33 | 52–78 | 40.0 | 1 | 17 | |
| Rofellos Ramp | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 2 | |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 25 | 39–60 | 39.4 | 1 | 13 | |
| Greenpost | 23 | 36–56 | 39.1 | 1 | 12 | |
| Gruul Post | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Aether Spellbomb
- Agonizing Memories
- Aladdin's Ring
- Apprentice Wizard
- Arcanis the Omnipotent
- Bottled Cloister
- Bringer of the White Dawn
- Carnage Gladiator
- Citadel Siege
- Citanul Flute
- Citanul Woodreaders
- Confiscate
- Coordinated Barrage
- Creeping Mold
- Cryptic Annelid
- Death Pit Offering
- Devouring Greed
- Dictate of Heliod
- Djinn of Wishes
- Dragon Roost
- Eerie Procession
- Evermind
- Font of Mythos
- Genju of the Cedars
- Genju of the Falls
- Goblin Assault
- Guardian Seraph
- Havoc Festival
- Hieromancer's Cage
- Hindering Touch
- Homura, Human Ascendant
- Horizon Spellbomb
- Indestructibility
- Into the Core
- Jaws of Stone
- Journeyer's Kite
- Junkyo Bell
- Karoo
- Kathari Screecher
- Keldon Raider
- Knight of Old Benalia
- Lay of the Land
- Loyal Sentry
- Magma Giant
- Magus of the Coffers
- Mana Cylix
- Markov Blademaster
- Maro
- Mass Calcify
- Moriok Rigger
- Myojin of Night's Reach
- Niblis of the Urn
- Nightmare's Thirst
- Nimble Mongoose
- Obelisk of Jund
- Obsidian Fireheart
- Obzedat's Aid
- Outwit
- Paradox Haze
- Plague Wind
- Predatory Rampage
- Proven Combatant
- Rage Reflection
- Rakdos Charm
- Rakdos Ragemutt
- Rally the Horde
- Reach Through Mists
- Red Sun's Zenith
- Relentless Assault
- Rhox
- Ring of Evos Isle
- Ronin Houndmaster
- Rukh Egg
- Scroll of the Masters
- Seek the Horizon
- Serra Sphinx
- Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
- Shrine of Limitless Power
- Sift Through Sands
- Sigil of Distinction
- Sigil of the New Dawn
- Simic Sky Swallower
- Slith Strider
- Spark Jolt
- Spell Contortion
- Spellbook
- Spiritual Visit
- Spite of Mogis
- Staff of the Wild Magus
- Surveilling Sprite
- Talrand's Invocation
- Tandem Lookout
- Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang
- Terashi's Verdict
- The Unspeakable
- Thunder-Thrash Elder
- Tower of Champions
- Tower of Eons
- Vedalken Outlander
- Void Stalker
- Volcanic Vision
- Vulshok Battlegear
- Wand of the Elements
- Wild Hunger
- Wit's End
- Wrecking Ogre
- Zephyr Sprite