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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 617 | 1195–795 | 60.1 | 31 | 156 | 32 | 2094 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 185 | 382–239 | 61.5 | 12 | 51 | 9 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 6 | 8–6 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Heroic | 7 | 9–8 | 52.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono White Heroic | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 5 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 19 | 38–24 | 61.3 | 2 | 6 | |
| Goblins | 14 | 31–15 | 67.4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Tokens | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Green Stompy | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |||
| White Weenie | 39 | 87–47 | 64.9 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 36 | 78–43 | 64.5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Elves | 45 | 101–67 | 60.1 | 6 | 16 | 1 |
| Selesnya Little Kid | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Merfolk | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Mono Red Swarm | 3 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Affinity | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Madness | 8 | 14–10 | 58.3 | 1 | ||
| Rakdos Madness | 8 | 14–10 | 58.3 | 1 | ||
| AggroSlide | 26 | 65–33 | 66.3 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Cats | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Selesnya Cats | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rakdos Aggro | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Legends Aggro | 6 | 14–7 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Boros Legends Aggro | 6 | 14–7 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Combo | 269 | 475–348 | 57.7 | 9 | 67 | 14 |
| Storm | 94 | 135–136 | 49.8 | 2 | 17 | 4 |
| Sultai Tendrils | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Dimir Tendrils | 11 | 24–13 | 64.9 | 2 | 3 | |
| Dark Tide | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dragonstorm | 38 | 63–49 | 56.3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Hazoret Storm | 13 | 23–18 | 56.1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Citadel Storm | 6 | 5–13 | 27.8 | |||
| High Tide | 5 | 4–9 | 30.8 | |||
| Paradoxical Outcome Storm | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Izzet Storm | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Song Storm | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Reanimator | 10 | 14–17 | 45.2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Worldgorger Dragon | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Double Dragon | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Traditional Reanimator | 4 | 6–6 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Black Reanimator | 4 | 6–6 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Oriss Genesis | 3 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Necro Combo | 6 | 17–6 | 73.9 | 2 | 4 | |
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 14 | 29–15 | 65.9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dubious Challenge | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Warp World | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 4 | 10–4 | 71.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 4 | 10–4 | 71.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Umbral Mantle | 4 | 11–7 | 61.1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Metalwork Colossus | 9 | 21–10 | 67.7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Anvil Colossus | 9 | 21–10 | 67.7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Izzet Ascension | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Soulflayer | 18 | 41–19 | 68.3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Reanim8 Rack | 18 | 41–19 | 68.3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Breakfast | 12 | 35–16 | 68.6 | 1 | 5 | |
| Oops All Spells | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Unctus | 9 | 30–10 | 75.0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Dredge | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Polymorph | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |||
| Restore Balance | 24 | 49–32 | 60.5 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Gyruda | 10 | 16–11 | 59.3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Belcher | 11 | 15–15 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Tameshi Bloom | 7 | 7–7 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Possibility Storm | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Midnight Mass | 2 | 2–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Phoenix Altar | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Nadu Combo | 12 | 36–5 | 87.8 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Control | 12 | 18–21 | 46.2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mono Black Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Ponza | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Five Color Control | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Prison | 6 | 9–13 | 40.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Enchantress | 6 | 9–13 | 40.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Aggro-Combo | 55 | 115–70 | 62.2 | 5 | 17 | 4 |
| Aristocrats | 5 | 13–3 | 81.3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 1 | 2–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Boros Bombardment | 4 | 11–3 | 78.6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Burn | 7 | 13–8 | 61.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Infect | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Blazing Shoal Infect | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 3 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Combo Goblins | 32 | 72–41 | 63.7 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| Goblin Persist | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dirty Kitty | 31 | 69–39 | 63.9 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Dwarf Combo | 6 | 13–8 | 61.9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Aggro-Control | 6 | 5–10 | 33.3 | |||
| Azorius Skies | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Blue Madness | 3 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Simic Madness | 3 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Librarians | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 31 | 45–35 | 56.3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Hive Mind | 5 | 6–6 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Plasma Swans | 10 | 16–14 | 53.3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Mass Land Destruction | 6 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Jokulhaups Control | 6 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Grixis Jokulhaups Control | 6 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Resurgent Belief | 10 | 17–11 | 60.7 | 1 | ||
| Midrange | 51 | 117–61 | 65.7 | 3 | 13 | 4 |
| Graveyard Value | 12 | 35–16 | 68.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Varolz Dreadnought | 12 | 35–16 | 68.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Enchantments Matter | 5 | 18–5 | 78.3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Vampires | 7 | 7–9 | 43.8 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Black Vampires | 6 | 6–8 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rakdos Vampires | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Naya Midrange | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Lifegain Midrange | 8 | 29–11 | 72.5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Martyr's Grace | 8 | 29–11 | 72.5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Orzhov Midrange | 2 | 8–1 | 88.9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Orzhov Capenna | 2 | 8–1 | 88.9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ordealbreak | 3 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Enigmatic Incarnation | 3 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Party | 6 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 4 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Five Color Hero | 3 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Naya Hero | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Simic Snow | 1 | 6–1 | 85.7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Artifact Midrange | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Ramp | 8 | 9–11 | 45.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Rofellos Ramp | 3 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Summer Bloom Ramp | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Applejacks | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | 0 | 2 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Archfiend of the Dross
- Aria of Flame
- As Foretold
- Backdraft Hellkite
- Beast Whisperer
- Big Score
- Containment Construct
- Deathcap Marionette
- Defiler of Instinct
- Dig Up
- Disruption Protocol
- Domri, Chaos Bringer
- Dragonlord Atarka
- Drogskol Infantry
- Ego Drain
- Eladamri, Korvecdal
- Eladamri's Call
- Electrodominance
- Elven Chorus
- Errant and Giada
- Eruth, Tormented Prophet
- Feral Encounter
- Flare of Cultivation
- Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
- Gloomshrieker
- Gyruda, Doom of Depths
- Historian's Wisdom
- Insidious Fungus
- Instrument of the Bards
- Invasion of Ergamon
- Invoke Calamity
- Karumonix, the Rat King
- Magda, Brazen Outlaw
- March of Burgeoning Life
- March of Reckless Joy
- Mystic Forge
- Phyrexian Processor
- Primal Surge
- Radagast the Brown
- Raffine's Informant
- Reforge the Soul
- Resilient Roadrunner
- Return the Favor
- Rite of Harmony
- Sakashima the Impostor
- Sarkhan Unbroken
- Scrapshooter
- Shadow of Mortality
- Shaman's Trance
- Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
- Spring-Leaf Avenger
- Surrak and Goreclaw
- Terror of Mount Velus
- The Huntsman's Redemption
- The Modern Age
- The Stasis Coffin
- Threats Undetected
- Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
- Vigor
- Vindictive Flamestoker
- Vineglimmer Snarl
- Volcanic Spite
- Vraan, Executioner Thane
- Windbrisk Heights