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, 3 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475 | 808–928 | 46.5 | 8 | 73 | 4 | 1636 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 34 | 82–65 | 55.8 | 1 | 6 | |
| Heroic | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Boros Heroic | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 16 | 43–31 | 58.1 | 1 | 6 | |
| White Weenie | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Rogues | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Gruul Aggro | 3 | 7–6 | 53.8 | |||
| AggroSlide | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Cats | 2 | 6–3 | 66.7 | |||
| Selesnya Cats | 2 | 6–3 | 66.7 | |||
| Humans | 3 | 0–8 | 0.0 | |||
| Bant Humans | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Azorius Humans | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Pirates | 3 | 10–5 | 66.7 | |||
| Combo | 78 | 136–152 | 47.2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Storm | 3 | 9–3 | 75.0 | 1 | ||
| Dimir Tendrils | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Dragonstorm | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Channel Storm | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Reanimator | 7 | 7–17 | 29.2 | |||
| Recurring Nightmare | 5 | 3–12 | 20.0 | |||
| Dragon Nightmare | 5 | 3–12 | 20.0 | |||
| Worldgorger Dragon | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Double Dragon | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Traditional Reanimator | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mono Black Reanimator | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 6 | 8–12 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Myr Incubator | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Umbral Mantle | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Metalwork Colossus | 12 | 26–18 | 59.1 | 1 | ||
| Anvil Colossus | 12 | 26–18 | 59.1 | 1 | ||
| Taking Turns | 6 | 7–15 | 31.8 | |||
| Breakfast | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Neoform Hermit | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Dredge | 22 | 36–45 | 44.4 | 0 | 3 | |
| Ad Nauseam | 4 | 9–10 | 47.4 | |||
| Ad Swanseam | 4 | 9–10 | 47.4 | |||
| Chain of Acid | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Restore Balance | 5 | 12–6 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Actual Twin | 6 | 12–13 | 48.0 | |||
| Izzet Twin | 5 | 12–11 | 52.2 | |||
| Control | 90 | 102–185 | 35.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Esper Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Dimir Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Azorius Control | 27 | 32–52 | 38.1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Turbo Fog | 5 | 10–10 | 50.0 | |||
| Mardu Control | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 7 | 18–13 | 58.1 | |||
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 4 | 10–6 | 62.5 | |||
| Mono White Cloudpost Control | 3 | 8–7 | 53.3 | |||
| Grixis Control | 3 | 1–8 | 11.1 | |||
| Cruel Control | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Stax | 9 | 4–18 | 18.2 | |||
| Ponza | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Cycling Control | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Astral Slide | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Sultai Control | 15 | 11–34 | 24.4 | |||
| Sultai Ultimatum | 9 | 6–20 | 23.1 | |||
| Bant Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Pox | 4 | 4–9 | 30.8 | |||
| Seasons Past Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Orzhov Control | 4 | 7–11 | 38.9 | |||
| Prison | 6 | 5–9 | 35.7 | |||
| Enchantress | 5 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 30 | 54–52 | 50.9 | 3 | 11 | |
| Aristocrats | 8 | 10–13 | 43.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 4 | 6–8 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Boros Bombardment | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Hushnought | 20 | 39–35 | 52.7 | 3 | 9 | |
| Liquimetal Fishing | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Combo Goblins | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Goblin Persist | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 7 | 3–11 | 21.4 | |||
| Wizards | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Dimir Tempo | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Sultai Tempo | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Ensoul Aggro-Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 72 | 128–132 | 49.2 | 3 | 15 | |
| Mindcrank | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Displace Loop | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Familiars | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Lich's Mastery | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 68 | 124–123 | 50.2 | 3 | 15 | |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | |||
| Thryx-Wildfire | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Borderpost Wildfire | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Jokulhaups Control | 66 | 124–117 | 51.5 | 3 | 15 | |
| Grixis Jokulhaups Control | 27 | 59–46 | 56.2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Jeskai Jokulhaups Control | 24 | 42–43 | 49.4 | 1 | 4 | |
| Temur Jokulhaups Control | 8 | 14–13 | 51.9 | |||
| Jund Jokulhaups Control | 5 | 6–11 | 35.3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mardu Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Resurgent Belief | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Midrange | 153 | 277–309 | 47.3 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| The Rock | 8 | 17–16 | 51.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Abzan Midrange | 5 | 5–10 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Blink | 18 | 45–35 | 56.3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Wave Blink | 3 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Azorius Wave | 3 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Orzhov Blink | 6 | 19–11 | 63.3 | 1 | ||
| Graveyard Value | 5 | 7–9 | 43.8 | |||
| Varolz Dreadnought | 5 | 7–9 | 43.8 | |||
| Mardu Midrange | 20 | 33–38 | 46.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Legends Midrange | 4 | 2–8 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Orzhov Legends | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Selesnya Legends | 2 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Rakdos Midrange | 38 | 84–75 | 52.8 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Dimir Midrange | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Toughness Matters | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Lifegain Midrange | 3 | 8–6 | 57.1 | |||
| Martyr's Grace | 3 | 8–6 | 57.1 | |||
| Sultai Midrange | 9 | 21–19 | 52.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Orzhov Midrange | 3 | 8–6 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jeskai Midrange | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Heartless Summoning Stompy | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Fires of Invention | 20 | 25–47 | 34.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hero of Precinct One | 7 | 13–12 | 52.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Abzan Hero | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Mardu Hero | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Esper Hero | 4 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
| Game Objects | 4 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |||
| Ramp | 11 | 7–22 | 24.1 | |||
| Cloudpost Ramp | 5 | 6–10 | 37.5 | |||
| Golgari Post | 3 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
| Greenpost | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Summer Bloom Ramp | 3 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Historic Bloom | 3 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Field Ramp | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 |