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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516 | 1336–749 | 64.1 | 1 | 5 | 65 | 1898 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 58 | 152–95 | 61.5 | 6 | ||
| Heroic | 15 | 42–23 | 64.6 | 3 | ||
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 15 | 42–23 | 64.6 | 3 | ||
| Tokens | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Selesnya Tokens | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Green Stompy | 2 | 5–2 | 71.4 | |||
| Merfolk | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mono Red Swarm | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 24 | 68–40 | 63.0 | 3 | ||
| Affinity | 10 | 27–16 | 62.8 | |||
| Salvage Titan | 7 | 16–15 | 51.6 | |||
| Mono Blue Architect | 5 | 17–7 | 70.8 | 2 | ||
| Devastating Dreams | 7 | 19–12 | 61.3 | |||
| Voltron | 5 | 12–10 | 54.5 | |||
| Equipment Aggro | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Humans | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Orzhov Humans | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Combo | 172 | 413–249 | 62.4 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| Storm | 8 | 13–11 | 54.2 | 1 | ||
| Dimir Tendrils | 4 | 10–4 | 71.4 | 1 | ||
| Dragonstorm | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| High Tide | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Izzet Storm | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Swath Storm | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Reanimator | 14 | 49–16 | 75.4 | 4 | ||
| Recurring Nightmare | 10 | 41–9 | 82.0 | 4 | ||
| Dragon Nightmare | 10 | 41–9 | 82.0 | 4 | ||
| Living Death | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Traditional Reanimator | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Mono Black Reanimator | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 4 | 11–7 | 61.1 | |||
| Warp World | 7 | 9–17 | 34.6 | |||
| Actual Warp World | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Four Color Glimpse | 6 | 9–16 | 36.0 | |||
| Hypergenesis | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Metalwork Colossus | 2 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Anvil Colossus | 2 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Seismic Swans | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Eggs | 6 | 10–11 | 47.6 | |||
| Taking Turns | 9 | 19–16 | 54.3 | |||
| Izzet Ascension | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Jokulhaups Combo | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Breakfast | 12 | 20–19 | 51.3 | |||
| Hermit Dredge | 3 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Oops All Spells | 7 | 15–11 | 57.7 | |||
| Neoform Hermit | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Dredge | 54 | 157–64 | 71.0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Polymorph | 8 | 20–12 | 62.5 | 1 | ||
| Dice Factory | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Storm Herald | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Ad Nauseam | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Ad Swanseam | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Intruder Alarm | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Restore Balance | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Belcher | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Tameshi Bloom | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Possibility Storm | 5 | 16–9 | 64.0 | |||
| Primal Prayers Combo | 7 | 16–7 | 69.6 | 1 | ||
| Control | 68 | 191–87 | 68.7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Esper Control | 4 | 17–3 | 85.0 | 1 | ||
| Dimir Control | 17 | 46–22 | 67.6 | 2 | ||
| Azorius Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mill | 34 | 106–40 | 72.6 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Cloudpost Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Grixis Control | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Runeflare | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Five Color Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Last Stand Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Sultai Control | 6 | 13–8 | 61.9 | 1 | ||
| Sultai Ultimatum | 5 | 13–7 | 65.0 | 1 | ||
| Guildgate Control | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Seasons Past Control | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 25 | 55–41 | 57.3 | 3 | ||
| Aristocrats | 16 | 38–25 | 60.3 | 2 | ||
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 4 | 11–6 | 64.7 | 1 | ||
| Golgari Aristocrats | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Mardu Aristocrats | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 4 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Boros Bombardment | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Burn | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Infect | 4 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 1 | ||
| Simic Infect | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Mono Black Infect | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Combo Goblins | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Goblin Persist | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Dirty Kitty | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 12 | 36–16 | 69.2 | 3 | ||
| Blue Madness | 3 | 9–5 | 64.3 | 1 | ||
| Simic Madness | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Temur Madness | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Wizards | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Ninjas | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | 1 | ||
| Izzet Spells | 4 | 12–4 | 75.0 | 1 | ||
| Dimir Tempo | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 54 | 156–73 | 68.1 | 8 | ||
| Burning Vengeance | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Battle of Wits | 4 | 12–7 | 63.2 | |||
| Pickles | 25 | 77–32 | 70.6 | 3 | ||
| Displace Loop | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Familiars | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Lich's Mastery | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Zur's Weirding | 3 | 13–2 | 86.7 | 2 | ||
| Solar Flare | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Plasma Swans | 5 | 18–5 | 78.3 | 2 | ||
| Mass Land Destruction | 11 | 30–17 | 63.8 | 1 | ||
| Wildfire | 11 | 30–17 | 63.8 | 1 | ||
| Midrange | 78 | 195–116 | 62.7 | 8 | ||
| Abzan Midrange | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Selesnya Midrange | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Selesnya Value Town | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Jund | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Blink | 4 | 8–4 | 66.7 | 1 | ||
| Graveyard Value | 11 | 26–21 | 55.3 | |||
| Varolz Dreadnought | 6 | 18–8 | 69.2 | |||
| Legends Midrange | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Rakdos Midrange | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 3 | 12–3 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Mono Black Devotion | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Heart of Darkness | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Toughness Matters | 3 | 10–3 | 76.9 | 1 | ||
| Lifegain Midrange | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Martyr's Grace | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Sultai Midrange | 13 | 52–13 | 80.0 | 3 | ||
| Sultai Emerge | 13 | 52–13 | 80.0 | 3 | ||
| Heartless Summoning Stompy | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Ordealbreak | 14 | 27–20 | 57.4 | 1 | ||
| Enigmatic Incarnation | 14 | 27–20 | 57.4 | 1 | ||
| Mythic Colossification | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Neoform | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Sultai Neoform | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Fires of Invention | 7 | 17–13 | 56.7 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Naya Hero | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Simic Snow | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Artifact Midrange | 3 | 6–3 | 66.7 | |||
| Game Objects | 4 | 5–10 | 33.3 | |||
| Ramp | 49 | 137–72 | 65.6 | 8 | ||
| Cloudpost Ramp | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Simic Post | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Summer Bloom Ramp | 33 | 89–50 | 64.0 | 6 | ||
| Historic Bloom | 14 | 41–18 | 69.5 | 3 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Archway Angel
- Basking Capybara
- Blood Aspirant
- Blood for Bones
- Borrowed Malevolence
- Callous Dismissal
- Colossification
- Commune with Evil
- Conflagrate
- Cragganwick Cremator
- Crush the Weak
- Dauntless Escort
- Depart the Realm
- Dictate of Karametra
- Dreampod Druid
- Empty the Catacombs
- Endless One
- Evolution Sage
- Gateway Sneak
- Glaze Fiend
- Haru-Onna
- Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis
- Inspired Inventor
- Intruder Alarm
- Jokulhaups
- Kami of False Hope
- Karador, Ghost Chieftain
- Kemuri-Onna
- Kiln Fiend
- Krosan Druid
- Mastermind's Acquisition
- Merfolk Skydiver
- Mind Harness
- Nether Traitor
- Overwhelming Remorse
- Portent of Calamity
- Prosperous Innkeeper
- Reviving Melody
- Salvage Scout
- Sarinth Steelseeker
- Scholar of the Ages
- Scrabbling Skullcrab
- Scrapwork Mutt
- Shifting Wall
- Slaughter-Priest of Mogis
- Squee, Goblin Nabob
- Stingerback Terror
- Storm Herald
- The Elderspell
- Tidal Warrior
- Tin Street Dodger
- Tomebound Lich
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
- Wild Slash
- Worship
- Yuki-Onna