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, 2 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 357 | 763–514 | 59.7 | 17 | 72 | 15 | 2158 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 91 | 196–137 | 58.9 | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 2 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Heroic | 8 | 18–11 | 62.1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 8 | 18–11 | 62.1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Red Deck Wins | 8 | 19–13 | 59.4 | 0 | 3 | |
| Tokens | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Mono White Tokens | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Mono Green Stompy | 5 | 13–10 | 56.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| White Weenie | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Soldiers | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Elves | 6 | 14–9 | 60.9 | 1 | ||
| Zombies | 7 | 6–11 | 35.3 | |||
| Merfolk | 9 | 20–16 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Artifact Aggro | 27 | 57–41 | 58.2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Affinity | 13 | 36–19 | 65.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Salvage Titan | 10 | 13–15 | 46.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tempered Steel | 4 | 8–7 | 53.3 | |||
| Madness | 6 | 19–8 | 70.4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Gruul Madness | 3 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Golgari Madness | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Rakdos Madness | 2 | 8–3 | 72.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Voltron | 3 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Hexproof | 3 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| AggroSlide | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Humans | 5 | 18–4 | 81.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bant Humans | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Boros Humans | 2 | 10–1 | 90.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Orzhov Humans | 2 | 6–1 | 85.7 | |||
| Combo | 92 | 194–135 | 59.0 | 5 | 23 | 3 |
| Storm | 12 | 20–15 | 57.1 | |||
| Dimir Tendrils | 3 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| High Tide | 3 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Izzet Storm | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Channel Storm | 4 | 10–6 | 62.5 | |||
| Reanimator | 15 | 37–29 | 56.1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Living Death | 2 | 6–2 | 75.0 | |||
| Excruciator Combo | 2 | 6–2 | 75.0 | |||
| Traditional Reanimator | 13 | 31–27 | 53.4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rakdos Reanimator | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Black Reanimator | 12 | 31–26 | 54.4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Oriss Genesis | 3 | 6–5 | 54.5 | |||
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 3 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Warp World | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Boros Glimpse | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Hypergenesis | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Umbral Mantle | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Eggs | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Ominous Good | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Breakfast | 19 | 60–30 | 66.7 | 5 | 15 | |
| Oops All Spells | 19 | 60–30 | 66.7 | 5 | 15 | |
| Oops All Lands | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Dredge | 14 | 17–19 | 47.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Protean Hulk Combo | 7 | 17–9 | 65.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dice Factory | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Ad Nauseam | 5 | 13–7 | 65.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Restore Balance | 2 | 7–1 | 87.5 | |||
| Actual Twin | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Izzet Twin | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Nadu Combo | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |||
| Control | 32 | 55–50 | 52.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mono Blue Control | 7 | 19–9 | 67.9 | 2 | ||
| Azorius Control | 3 | 6–5 | 54.5 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Grixis Control | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Cruel Control | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Stax | 4 | 5–7 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ponza | 7 | 10–14 | 41.7 | |||
| Cycling Control | 1 | 3–1 | 75.0 | |||
| Astral Slide | 1 | 3–1 | 75.0 | |||
| Sultai Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Sultai Ultimatum | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Guildgate Control | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Bant Control | 4 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Prison | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 22 | 66–30 | 68.8 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Aristocrats | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Infect | 3 | 10–5 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Blazing Shoal Infect | 3 | 10–5 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 14 | 48–19 | 71.6 | 5 | 8 | |
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 14 | 48–19 | 71.6 | 5 | 8 | |
| Hushnought | 3 | 8–4 | 66.7 | 1 | ||
| Aggro-Control | 21 | 41–31 | 56.9 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Izzet Tempo | 6 | 11–10 | 52.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ninjas | 7 | 12–10 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sultai Tempo | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Ensoul Aggro-Control | 6 | 16–6 | 72.7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Combo-Control | 18 | 33–17 | 66.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Curses | 8 | 12–11 | 52.2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Solar Flare | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 9 | 21–5 | 80.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Jokulhaups Control | 8 | 21–4 | 84.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Temur Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| WUBR Jokulhaups Control | 7 | 16–4 | 80.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Midrange | 64 | 135–92 | 59.5 | 5 | 14 | 3 |
| The Rock | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Selesnya Midrange | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Blink | 14 | 28–17 | 62.2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wave Blink | 10 | 24–10 | 70.6 | 1 | 3 | |
| Azorius Wave | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Abzan Wave | 8 | 23–8 | 74.2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Bant Wave | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Graveyard Value | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Varolz Dreadnought | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Treefolk | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Mardu Midrange | 2 | 9–1 | 90.0 | 1 | ||
| Rakdos Midrange | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Black Midrange | 16 | 37–24 | 60.7 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Necro Midrange | 3 | 8–3 | 72.7 | 1 | ||
| Mono Black Devotion | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Heart of Darkness | 11 | 28–18 | 60.9 | 1 | 4 | |
| Angels | 2 | 9–2 | 81.8 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mono White Angels | 2 | 9–2 | 81.8 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jeskai Midrange | 12 | 15–20 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hero of Precinct One | 4 | 13–4 | 76.5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Naya Hero | 4 | 13–4 | 76.5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Simic Snow | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Artifact Midrange | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Wight Midrange | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Jund Wight | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Ramp | 17 | 32–22 | 59.3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 8 | 13–14 | 48.1 | |||
| Greenpost | 8 | 13–14 | 48.1 | |||
| Applejacks | 3 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Field Ramp | 6 | 15–4 | 78.9 | 0 | 2 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- A Little Chat
- Biting-Palm Ninja
- Brazen Upstart
- Clarion Spirit
- Cursed Totem
- Dispersing Orb
- Geyadrone Dihada
- Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
- Glimmervoid
- Kitchen Finks
- Lyra Dawnbringer
- Make Disappear
- Nissa, Steward of Elements
- Prairie Stream
- Quirion Ranger
- Reckless Impulse
- Spectral Snatcher
- Terminus
- Whirlpool Drake