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, 2 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475 | 634–838–1 | 43.1 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 1428 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 78 | 108–130 | 45.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Mono Black Aggro | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Heroic | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Azorius Heroic | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 17 | 29–27 | 51.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Goblins | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Tokens | 3 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |||
| Selesnya Tokens | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Orzhov Tokens | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Green Stompy | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| White Weenie | 4 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Elves | 5 | 14–7 | 66.7 | |||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Selesnya Counters | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Rogues | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Gruul Aggro | 4 | 2–10 | 16.7 | |||
| Gruul Landfall | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Merfolk | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 4 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Affinity | 4 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Madness | 3 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Gruul Madness | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Jund Madness | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Voltron | 4 | 7–6 | 53.8 | |||
| Hexproof | 3 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Equipment Aggro | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Slivers | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Naya Zoo | 12 | 20–22 | 47.6 | |||
| Knights | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| AggroSlide | 3 | 7–5 | 58.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Boros Aggro | 4 | 5–8 | 38.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Humans | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Shamans | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Rats | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Combo | 146 | 195–262 | 42.7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Storm | 8 | 3–13 | 18.8 | |||
| Simic Storm | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Paradoxical Outcome Storm | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Reanimator | 10 | 16–20 | 44.4 | |||
| Recurring Nightmare | 2 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Traditional Reanimator | 8 | 16–15 | 51.6 | |||
| Rakdos Reanimator | 3 | 8–6 | 57.1 | |||
| Mono Black Reanimator | 3 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Orzhov Reanimator | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Warp World | 8 | 13–16 | 44.8 | |||
| Temur Glimpse | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Four Color Glimpse | 6 | 12–14 | 46.2 | |||
| Maniac Combo | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Hypergenesis | 9 | 14–15 | 48.3 | |||
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Umbral Mantle | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
| Fake-Twin | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Jeskai Fake-Twin | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Combo Post | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Metalwork Colossus | 4 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |||
| Blazing Shoal Combo | 10 | 23–16 | 59.0 | |||
| Retraction Helix Combo | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Izzet Ascension | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Soulflayer | 8 | 17–13 | 56.7 | 1 | ||
| Breakfast | 13 | 25–18 | 58.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oops All Spells | 13 | 25–18 | 58.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oops All Lands | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Dredge | 13 | 21–28 | 42.9 | |||
| Insidious Roots Dredge | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Polymorph | 13 | 10–17 | 37.0 | |||
| Dice Factory | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Ad Nauseam | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Calibrated Blast | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Restore Balance | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Gyruda | 8 | 10–19 | 34.5 | |||
| Stuffy Doll | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Belcher | 9 | 21–13 | 61.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Primal Prayers Combo | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Control | 42 | 36–77 | 31.9 | |||
| Mono Black Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Esper Control | 6 | 3–14 | 17.6 | |||
| Mono Blue Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Dimir Control | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Azorius Control | 4 | 7–9 | 43.8 | |||
| Turbo Fog | 3 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |||
| Izzet Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mill | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 10 | 13–16 | 44.8 | |||
| Blackpost | 4 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |||
| Mono White Cloudpost Control | 4 | 7–5 | 58.3 | |||
| Grixis Control | 3 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |||
| Runeflare | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Ponza | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Cycling Control | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Five Color Control | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Last Stand Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Sultai Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Bant Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Pox | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Prison | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Enchantress | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 46 | 107–75–1 | 58.8 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Aristocrats | 3 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Golgari Aristocrats | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Abzan Aristocrats | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Burn | 6 | 17–7 | 70.8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 15 | 24–25 | 49.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 5 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |||
| Hushnought | 17 | 54–26–1 | 67.5 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Liquimetal Fishing | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Combo Goblins | 3 | 5–8 | 38.5 | |||
| Goblin Persist | 3 | 5–8 | 38.5 | |||
| Dwarf Combo | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 16 | 16–29 | 35.6 | |||
| Izzet Tempo | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Azorius Skies | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |||
| Ninjas | 4 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |||
| Dimir Tempo | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Sultai Tempo | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Azorius Tempo | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 42 | 53–69 | 43.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Curses | 18 | 29–31 | 48.3 | 1 | ||
| Battle of Wits | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Displace Loop | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Familiars | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Hive Mind | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
| Plasma Swans | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 17 | 19–27 | 41.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wildfire | 13 | 19–19 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Borderpost Wildfire | 10 | 18–14 | 56.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jokulhaups Control | 4 | 0–8 | 0.0 | |||
| Jeskai Jokulhaups Control | 3 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Temur Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Resurgent Belief | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Midrange | 76 | 80–140 | 36.4 | 1 | ||
| The Rock | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
| Abzan Midrange | 3 | 3–9 | 25.0 | |||
| Selesnya Midrange | 3 | 4–7 | 36.4 | |||
| Jund | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Blink | 6 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |||
| Graveyard Value | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Varolz Dreadnought | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mardu Midrange | 3 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |||
| Legends Midrange | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Selesnya Legends | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Rakdos Midrange | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Naya Midrange | 7 | 8–15 | 34.8 | |||
| Big Red | 6 | 10–12 | 45.5 | 1 | ||
| Mono Black Midrange | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Dimir Midrange | 5 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |||
| Angels | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mono White Angels | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Lifegain Midrange | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Martyr's Grace | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Adventures | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Mutate | 1 | 3–1 | 75.0 | |||
| Sultai Midrange | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Jeskai Midrange | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Mythic Colossification | 3 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 5 | 4–9 | 30.8 | |||
| Five Color Hero | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Artifact Midrange | 4 | 5–7 | 41.7 | |||
| Boros Engineers | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Coinflips | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Illness in the Ranks | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Ramp | 29 | 32–56 | 36.4 | |||
| Rofellos Ramp | 2 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Wild Pair | 2 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Ramp | 10 | 10–21 | 32.3 | |||
| Greenpost | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |||
| Gruul Post | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Domain | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Summer Bloom Ramp | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |||
| Defenders | 9 | 16–14 | 53.3 | |||
| Field Ramp | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Akki War Paint
- Barkform Harvester
- Batterbone
- Blade of Shared Souls
- Blight Pile
- Botanical Brawler
- Breach the Multiverse
- Burn Down the House
- Careful Cultivation
- Chatterstorm
- Faebloom Trick
- Gaea's Will
- Grab the Prize
- Guardian of the Great Door
- Haunted Screen
- Horn of Gondor
- Icon of Ancestry
- Intimidation Campaign
- Mirran Safehouse
- Norn's Wellspring
- Oltec Matterweaver
- Otterball Antics
- Ovika, Enigma Goliath
- Pixie Illusionist
- Plundering Barbarian
- Relic of Legends
- Rhox Pummeler
- Scour the Desert
- Scrapwork Rager
- Sculpted Perfection
- Shrike Force
- Soul of Eternity
- Take the Fall
- The Fair Basilica
- The Hunter Maze
- Three Tree Mascot
- Viridian Longbow
- Windrider Wizard