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 2 weeks, 2 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 693 | 998–591 | 62.8 | 64 | 1784 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 229 | 333–210 | 61.3 | 21 | ||
| Mono Black Aggro | 6 | 6–6 | 50.0 | |||
| Heroic | 24 | 41–17 | 70.7 | 5 | ||
| Mono White Heroic | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 21 | 37–13 | 74.0 | 5 | ||
| Selesnya Heroic | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 25 | 45–23 | 66.2 | 3 | ||
| Mono Red Devotion | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Goblins | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |||
| Tokens | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Green Stompy | 19 | 31–21 | 59.6 | 2 | ||
| White Weenie | 33 | 45–32 | 58.4 | 2 | ||
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 11 | 15–10 | 60.0 | 1 | ||
| Soldiers | 2 | 3–1 | 75.0 | |||
| Chroma White | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Warriors | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Rogues | 5 | 8–3 | 72.7 | 1 | ||
| Gruul Aggro | 6 | 11–5 | 68.8 | 1 | ||
| Merfolk | 6 | 12–3 | 80.0 | 2 | ||
| Mono Red Swarm | 2 | 6–1 | 85.7 | 1 | ||
| Artifact Aggro | 44 | 40–44 | 47.6 | 1 | ||
| Affinity | 31 | 28–32 | 46.7 | 1 | ||
| Salvage Titan | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Tempered Steel | 7 | 10–8 | 55.6 | |||
| Mono Blue Aggro | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Madness | 12 | 21–8 | 72.4 | 1 | ||
| Golgari Madness | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Rakdos Madness | 5 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Voltron | 12 | 21–8 | 72.4 | 1 | ||
| Equipment Aggro | 9 | 19–5 | 79.2 | 1 | ||
| Hateful Auras | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Knights | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Rakdos Aggro | 7 | 6–7 | 46.2 | |||
| Boros Aggro | 10 | 14–10 | 58.3 | |||
| Humans | 7 | 9–9 | 50.0 | |||
| Boros Humans | 6 | 9–8 | 52.9 | |||
| Combo | 14 | 8–12 | 40.0 | |||
| Storm | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Simic Storm | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Reanimator | 3 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Worldgorger Dragon | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Traditional Reanimator | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Dimir Reanimator | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Mono Black Reanimator | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Taking Turns | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Izzet Ascension | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Dredge | 8 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |||
| Insidious Roots Dredge | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Control | 27 | 33–30 | 52.4 | 1 | ||
| Esper Control | 2 | 7–1 | 87.5 | 1 | ||
| Mono Blue Control | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Dimir Control | 3 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Mill | 5 | 8–5 | 61.5 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 7 | 8–11 | 42.1 | |||
| Blackpost | 7 | 8–11 | 42.1 | |||
| Grixis Control | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Stax | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Pox | 2 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Orzhov Control | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 122 | 227–90 | 71.6 | 19 | ||
| Aristocrats | 37 | 71–27 | 72.4 | 6 | ||
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 20 | 36–12 | 75.0 | 4 | ||
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 4 | 6–2 | 75.0 | |||
| Food | 5 | 16–6 | 72.7 | 2 | ||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 8 | 13–7 | 65.0 | |||
| Burn | 46 | 88–33 | 72.7 | 7 | ||
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 4 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 4 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Izzet Blitzkrieg | 6 | 10–3 | 76.9 | 1 | ||
| Hushnought | 29 | 53–23 | 69.7 | 5 | ||
| Aggro-Control | 92 | 139–68 | 67.1 | 11 | ||
| Simic Flash | 5 | 13–3 | 81.3 | 1 | ||
| Izzet Tempo | 8 | 17–8 | 68.0 | 1 | ||
| Azorius Skies | 3 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Wizards | 4 | 9–3 | 75.0 | |||
| Ninjas | 7 | 7–4 | 63.6 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 17 | 30–12 | 71.4 | 4 | ||
| Mono Blue Faeries | 4 | 8–2 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Mono Blue Librarians | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Izzet Spells | 3 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Dimir Tempo | 25 | 37–17 | 68.5 | 3 | ||
| Azorius Tempo | 3 | 3–1 | 75.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 18 | 12–16 | 42.9 | 1 | ||
| Hive Mind | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Plasma Swans | 4 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 3 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Jokulhaups Control | 3 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Temur Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 3–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Mardu Jokulhaups Control | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Resurgent Belief | 10 | 8–10 | 44.4 | 1 | ||
| Midrange | 190 | 246–164 | 60.0 | 11 | ||
| The Rock | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Blink | 5 | 6–7 | 46.2 | |||
| Graveyard Value | 20 | 30–22 | 57.7 | 1 | ||
| Enchantments Matter | 5 | 6–3 | 66.7 | |||
| Allies | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Mardu Midrange | 2 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Vampires | 15 | 21–13 | 61.8 | 1 | ||
| Mono Black Vampires | 4 | 12–4 | 75.0 | 1 | ||
| Rakdos Vampires | 11 | 9–9 | 50.0 | |||
| Rakdos Midrange | 37 | 50–27 | 64.9 | 3 | ||
| Big Red | 12 | 11–13 | 45.8 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 22 | 19–20 | 48.7 | |||
| Mono Black Devotion | 9 | 8–7 | 53.3 | |||
| Dimir Midrange | 10 | 12–7 | 63.2 | 1 | ||
| Lifegain Midrange | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Adventures | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 16 | 30–17 | 63.8 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 9 | 16–8 | 66.7 | 1 | ||
| Mardu Hero | 2 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Five Color Hero | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |||
| Boros Hero | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Artifact Midrange | 23 | 35–12 | 74.5 | 4 | ||
| Death Cloud | 3 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Ramp | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Domain | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 |