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, 1 day.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 296 | 789–520 | 60.3 | 19 | 2014 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 29 | 73–43 | 62.9 | 3 | ||
| Heroic | 8 | 28–9 | 75.7 | 2 | ||
| Mono White Heroic | 2 | 9–1 | 90.0 | 1 | ||
| Boros Heroic | 6 | 19–8 | 70.4 | 1 | ||
| Goblins | 9 | 24–15 | 61.5 | |||
| White Weenie | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Zombies | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 7 | 12–12 | 50.0 | 1 | ||
| Affinity | 5 | 10–9 | 52.6 | 1 | ||
| Mono Blue Architect | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| AggroSlide | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Humans | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Orzhov Humans | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Combo | 59 | 142–113 | 55.7 | 1 | ||
| Storm | 48 | 124–90 | 57.9 | 1 | ||
| Dimir Tendrils | 40 | 104–75 | 58.1 | 1 | ||
| High Tide | 3 | 4–8 | 33.3 | |||
| Izzet Storm | 5 | 16–7 | 69.6 | |||
| Reanimator | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Recurring Nightmare | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Dragon Nightmare | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 2 | 5–1 | 83.3 | |||
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Izzet Ascension | 3 | 3–12 | 20.0 | |||
| Dredge | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Gyruda | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Actual Twin | 2 | 5–1 | 83.3 | |||
| Izzet Twin | 2 | 5–1 | 83.3 | |||
| Control | 28 | 67–63 | 51.5 | |||
| Esper Control | 6 | 21–9 | 70.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 6 | 17–13 | 56.7 | |||
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 6 | 17–13 | 56.7 | |||
| Grixis Control | 3 | 5–10 | 33.3 | |||
| Cruel Control | 3 | 5–10 | 33.3 | |||
| Stax | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Ponza | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Cycling Control | 7 | 15–16 | 48.4 | |||
| Astral Slide | 7 | 15–16 | 48.4 | |||
| Pox | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |||
| Four Color Counter Ghazi | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 31 | 84–50 | 62.7 | |||
| Aristocrats | 12 | 35–21 | 62.5 | |||
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 5 | 15–9 | 62.5 | |||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 5 | 14–8 | 63.6 | |||
| Infect | 3 | 7–4 | 63.6 | |||
| Simic Infect | 3 | 7–4 | 63.6 | |||
| Liquimetal Fishing | 3 | 6–5 | 54.5 | |||
| Combo Goblins | 13 | 36–20 | 64.3 | |||
| Goblin Persist | 13 | 36–20 | 64.3 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 73 | 228–106 | 68.3 | 9 | ||
| Izzet Tempo | 15 | 51–24 | 68.0 | 3 | ||
| Wizards | 24 | 69–40 | 63.3 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 8 | 28–7 | 80.0 | 2 | ||
| Izzet Spells | 19 | 66–23 | 74.2 | 4 | ||
| Dimir Tempo | 4 | 9–4 | 69.2 | |||
| Sultai Tempo | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 3 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 3 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Wildfire | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Borderpost Wildfire | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Jeskai Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Midrange | 59 | 143–123 | 53.8 | 4 | ||
| Blink | 29 | 76–57 | 57.1 | 2 | ||
| Wave Blink | 7 | 22–13 | 62.9 | 1 | ||
| Azorius Wave | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Orzhov Wave | 5 | 17–8 | 68.0 | 1 | ||
| Anti-Persecution | 4 | 11–9 | 55.0 | |||
| Graveyard Value | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Varolz Dreadnought | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Rakdos Midrange | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 7 | 21–12 | 63.6 | 1 | ||
| Jeskai Midrange | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Prophet Glare | 3 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |||
| Fires of Invention | 6 | 12–17 | 41.4 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 4 | 8–11 | 42.1 | |||
| Orzhov Hero | 3 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |||
| Five Color Hero | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Artifact Midrange | 3 | 9–2 | 81.8 | 1 | ||
| Ramp | 14 | 47–17 | 73.4 | 2 | ||
| Cloudpost Ramp | 14 | 47–17 | 73.4 | 2 | ||
| Greenpost | 14 | 47–17 | 73.4 | 2 |