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 9 weeks, 4 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 248 | 406–381 | 51.6 | 6 | 1717 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 71 | 140–96 | 59.3 | 4 | ||
| Heroic | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 32 | 79–43 | 64.8 | 3 | ||
| Mono Red Devotion | 3 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
| Goblins | 5 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Tokens | 3 | 6–3 | 66.7 | 1 | ||
| Selesnya Tokens | 3 | 6–3 | 66.7 | 1 | ||
| Mono Green Stompy | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| White Weenie | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Elves | 8 | 10–13 | 43.5 | |||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Zombies | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Merfolk | 2 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 3 | 8–3 | 72.7 | |||
| Affinity | 3 | 8–3 | 72.7 | |||
| Hardened Scales Affinity | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Aggro | 3 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Madness | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Rakdos Madness | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Voltron | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Hexproof | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Slivers | 3 | 9–6 | 60.0 | |||
| Rakdos Aggro | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Boros Aggro | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Humans | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Combo | 16 | 29–32 | 47.5 | |||
| Storm | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Hazoret Storm | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Reanimator | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Traditional Reanimator | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Rakdos Reanimator | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Hypergenesis | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Metalwork Colossus | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Upheaval Colossus | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Eggs | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Taking Turns | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Izzet Ascension | 3 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |||
| Breakfast | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Oops All Spells | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Dredge | 3 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Actual Twin | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Izzet Twin | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Control | 73 | 88–110 | 44.4 | |||
| Esper Control | 4 | 9–7 | 56.3 | |||
| Dimir Control | 10 | 10–10 | 50.0 | |||
| Azorius Control | 19 | 28–25 | 52.8 | |||
| Cawblade | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Izzet Control | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Grixis Control | 3 | 3–1 | 75.0 | |||
| Cruel Control | 3 | 3–1 | 75.0 | |||
| Stax | 3 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |||
| Jeskai Control | 4 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |||
| Dragon Control | 3 | 0–6 | 0.0 | |||
| Dimir Dragons | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Runeflare | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Ponza | 3 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Dynavolt Tower | 4 | 11–8 | 57.9 | |||
| Cycling Control | 3 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Astral Slide | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Sultai Control | 3 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
| Bant Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Temur Reclamation | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Pox | 3 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Seasons Past Control | 3 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
| Prison | 3 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Enchantress | 3 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 7 | 10–12 | 45.5 | |||
| Aristocrats | 5 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |||
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Food | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Infect | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Simic Infect | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 17 | 25–25 | 50.0 | 1 | ||
| Izzet Tempo | 5 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |||
| Mono Blue Faeries | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |||
| Izzet Spells | 2 | 5–2 | 71.4 | |||
| Dimir Tempo | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Ensoul Aggro-Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Hive Mind | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Grixis Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Midrange | 44 | 75–74 | 50.3 | 1 | ||
| The Rock | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Abzan Midrange | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Selesnya Midrange | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Jund | 11 | 23–20 | 53.5 | |||
| Blink | 3 | 4–8 | 33.3 | |||
| Enchantments Matter | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Legends Midrange | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Orzhov Legends | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Naya Midrange | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 3 | 6–3 | 66.7 | |||
| Necro Midrange | 1 | 2–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Mono Black Devotion | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Dimir Midrange | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Sultai Midrange | 1 | 2–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Jeskai Midrange | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Heartless Summoning Stompy | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Mythic Colossification | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Party | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Five Color Hero | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Boros Hero | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Artifact Midrange | 3 | 7–4 | 63.6 | |||
| Ramp | 18 | 32–29 | 52.5 | |||
| Rofellos Ramp | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Ramp | 7 | 15–11 | 57.7 | |||
| Eldrazipost | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Greenpost | 5 | 8–8 | 50.0 | |||
| Domain | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Summer Bloom Ramp | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 |