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 6 days, 18 hours.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | 276–192 | 59.0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1809 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 24 | 62–34 | 64.6 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 3 | 6–5 | 54.5 | |||
| Heroic | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 3 | 10–2 | 83.3 | 2 | ||
| Mono Red Devotion | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Goblins | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Tokens | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Selesnya Tokens | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| White Weenie | 4 | 12–4 | 75.0 | 2 | ||
| Kithkin | 4 | 12–4 | 75.0 | 2 | ||
| Artifact Aggro | 3 | 11–5 | 68.8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Affinity | 3 | 11–5 | 68.8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Voltron | 3 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Hateful Auras | 3 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Knights | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| AggroSlide | 4 | 14–6 | 70.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Combo | 29 | 60–41 | 59.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Storm | 5 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |||
| Dimir Tendrils | 3 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Simic Storm | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Reclamation Storm | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Izzet Storm | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Reanimator | 3 | 8–3 | 72.7 | |||
| Worldgorger Dragon | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |||
| Double Dragon | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |||
| Traditional Reanimator | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Mono Black Reanimator | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Warp World | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Temur Glimpse | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Hypergenesis | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Combo Post | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Metalwork Colossus | 3 | 8–4 | 66.7 | |||
| Upheaval Colossus | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Taking Turns | 3 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Izzet Ascension | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Jokulhaups Combo | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Dredge | 3 | 9–4 | 69.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dice Factory | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| GreenTwin | 3 | 8–4 | 66.7 | |||
| Tibalt's Trickery | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Control | 24 | 40–36 | 52.6 | 1 | ||
| Mono Black Control | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Esper Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Demonic Rising | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Dimir Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Azorius Control | 4 | 11–7 | 61.1 | |||
| Cawblade | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Grixis Control | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Stax | 3 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Stagnant Control | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono White Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Cycling Control | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Astral Slide | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Five Color Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Pox | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Seasons Past Control | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 5 | 8–7 | 53.3 | 1 | ||
| Aristocrats | 5 | 8–7 | 53.3 | 1 | ||
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Golgari Aristocrats | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Abzan Aristocrats | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Food | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Izzet Spells | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 8 | 21–16 | 56.8 | |||
| Curses | 3 | 9–6 | 60.0 | |||
| Battle of Wits | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Swarm Intelligence | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Plasma Swans | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Wildfire | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Thryx-Wildfire | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Midrange | 26 | 60–41 | 59.4 | 2 | ||
| The Rock | 3 | 8–7 | 53.3 | |||
| Blink | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Wave Blink | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Bant Wave | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Anti-Persecution | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Graveyard Value | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Séance | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Allies | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Mardu Midrange | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Leave // Chance Midrange | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Legends Midrange | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Mutate | 6 | 15–9 | 62.5 | 1 | ||
| Orzhov Midrange | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 3 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |||
| Mardu Hero | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Esper Hero | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Simic Snow | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Artifact Midrange | 3 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Ramp | 8 | 23–14 | 62.2 | |||
| Cloudpost Ramp | 5 | 14–8 | 63.6 | |||
| Golgari Post | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Arcum's Not Astrolabe | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Greenpost | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Reclamation at Wake | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Battle of Wits
- Cenn's Enlistment
- Centaur Glade
- Centaur Healer
- Cry of Contrition
- Culling Scales
- Curse of Death's Hold
- Dead Drop
- Demon's Disciple
- Demonic Collusion
- Dissipate
- Emeria Angel
- Fated Retribution
- Grip of Amnesia
- Immolating Glare
- Midnight Haunting
- Null Brooch
- Planar Cleansing
- Plea for Guidance
- Rewind
- Rootborn Defenses
- Scion of the Wild
- Scragnoth
- Seed Spark
- Selesnya Guildmage
- Shimmering Grotto
- Spell Burst
- Swift Silence
- Thallid Shell-Dweller
- Tranquil Cove
- Transguild Promenade
- Undead Gladiator