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, 4 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | 228–216 | 51.4 | 16 | 2 | 1627 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 23 | 46–50 | 47.9 | 0 | 3 | |
| Heroic | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Mono White Heroic | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 5 | 11–10 | 52.4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mono Green Stompy | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| White Weenie | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 3 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
| Selesnya Counters | 3 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Red Swarm | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| 8 Whack | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Affinity | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Slivers | 5 | 13–11 | 54.2 | |||
| Cats | 3 | 6–6 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Selesnya Cats | 3 | 6–6 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rakdos Aggro | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Combo | 5 | 9–12 | 42.9 | |||
| Storm | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
| Izzet Storm | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
| Swath Storm | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
| Reanimator | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Traditional Reanimator | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mono Black Reanimator | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Breakfast | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Neoform Hermit | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Control | 12 | 22–30 | 42.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Esper Control | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Pox | 11 | 21–29 | 42.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Aggro-Combo | 10 | 26–19 | 57.8 | 0 | 1 | |
| Aristocrats | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Hushnought | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Liquimetal Fishing | 5 | 12–9 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Combo Goblins | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Goblin Persist | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 5 | 15–7 | 68.2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Izzet Tempo | 5 | 15–7 | 68.2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Combo-Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Battle of Wits | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Midrange | 43 | 101–88 | 53.4 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Legends Midrange | 29 | 76–55 | 58.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Selesnya Legends | 28 | 74–53 | 58.3 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Elementals | 3 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
| Rakdos Midrange | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Ordealbreak | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Enigmatic Incarnation | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Party | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Fires of Invention | 3 | 2–9 | 18.2 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Five Color Hero | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Death Cloud | 3 | 6–5 | 54.5 | |||
| Ramp | 3 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Ramp | 3 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |||
| Greenpost | 3 | 2–8 | 20.0 |