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 8 weeks, 2 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 317 | 1088–584 | 65.1 | 43 | 199 | 2 | 2105 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 162 | 589–269 | 68.6 | 33 | 114 | |
| Goblins | 6 | 19–9 | 67.9 | 1 | 3 | |
| Mono Green Stompy | 3 | 7–7 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| White Weenie | 28 | 101–47 | 68.2 | 7 | 24 | |
| Soldiers | 27 | 99–45 | 68.8 | 7 | 23 | |
| Mono White Humans | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Elves | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 6 | 11–17 | 39.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rogues | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Zombies | 9 | 30–16 | 65.2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Mono Red Swarm | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| 8 Whack | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 67 | 284–99 | 74.2 | 17 | 53 | |
| Affinity | 67 | 284–99 | 74.2 | 17 | 53 | |
| Madness | 4 | 14–7 | 66.7 | 1 | 3 | |
| Rakdos Madness | 4 | 14–7 | 66.7 | 1 | 3 | |
| Voltron | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Hexproof | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| AggroSlide | 10 | 41–14 | 74.5 | 2 | 8 | |
| Cats | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Selesnya Cats | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Rakdos Aggro | 8 | 16–10 | 61.5 | |||
| Rakdos Hellbent | 8 | 16–10 | 61.5 | |||
| Humans | 4 | 9–8 | 52.9 | 1 | 3 | |
| Boros Humans | 4 | 9–8 | 52.9 | 1 | 3 | |
| Legends Aggro | 11 | 48–20 | 70.6 | 3 | 10 | |
| Boros Legends Aggro | 11 | 48–20 | 70.6 | 3 | 10 | |
| Combo | 30 | 89–63 | 58.6 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| Storm | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Song Storm | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Maniac Combo | 5 | 10–10 | 50.0 | 1 | ||
| New Perspectives | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Soulflayer | 20 | 71–39 | 64.5 | 2 | 14 | |
| Reanim8 Rack | 20 | 71–39 | 64.5 | 2 | 14 | |
| GreenTwin | 3 | 7–7 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Control | 43 | 105–95 | 52.5 | 1 | 20 | |
| Mono Blue Control | 4 | 12–8 | 60.0 | |||
| Izzet Control | 7 | 26–14 | 65.0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Mill | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cloudpost Control | 3 | 9–6 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 3 | 9–6 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Grixis Control | 1 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cruel Control | 1 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Stax | 23 | 44–52 | 45.8 | 0 | 10 | |
| Ponza | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Prison | 3 | 5–8 | 38.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Enchantress | 3 | 5–8 | 38.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Aggro-Combo | 24 | 76–46 | 62.3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Burn | 11 | 34–21 | 61.8 | 1 | 6 | |
| Infect | 10 | 32–19 | 62.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Simic Infect | 4 | 12–7 | 63.2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Golgari Infect | 6 | 20–12 | 62.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 1 | 7–2 | 77.8 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 1 | 7–2 | 77.8 | 0 | 1 | |
| Liquimetal Fishing | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 1 | 5–2 | 71.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Izzet Spells | 1 | 5–2 | 71.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Midrange | 57 | 186–109 | 63.1 | 6 | 39 | 1 |
| Fake-Rack | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | 1 | ||
| Rakdos Midrange | 9 | 25–19 | 56.8 | 1 | 5 | |
| Orzhov Midrange | 3 | 9–5 | 64.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fires of Invention | 27 | 91–51 | 64.1 | 3 | 22 | |
| Hero of Precinct One | 5 | 11–11 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Naya Hero | 5 | 11–11 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Simic Snow | 11 | 44–19 | 69.8 | 1 | 8 |