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 1 week, 5 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 326 | 1093–575 | 65.5 | 25 | 130 | 22 | 2306 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 39 | 112–75 | 59.9 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 3 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |||
| Heroic | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Boros Heroic | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 5 | 13–10 | 56.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Goblins | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Elves | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Merfolk | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 16 | 51–22 | 69.9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Affinity | 16 | 51–22 | 69.9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Hardened Scales Affinity | 7 | 21–7 | 75.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Naya Zoo | 3 | 7–8 | 46.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| AggroSlide | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rakdos Aggro | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Boros Aggro | 5 | 16–10 | 61.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Combo | 23 | 89–40 | 69.0 | 4 | 16 | 1 |
| Storm | 2 | 10–3 | 76.9 | 1 | 1 | |
| High Tide | 2 | 10–3 | 76.9 | 1 | 1 | |
| Warp World | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Four Color Glimpse | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Dredge | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Tameshi Bloom | 1 | 6–0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Actual Twin | 18 | 69–31 | 69.0 | 2 | 14 | 1 |
| Izzet Twin | 18 | 69–31 | 69.0 | 2 | 14 | 1 |
| Control | 34 | 105–67 | 61.0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Dimir Control | 5 | 14–10 | 58.3 | |||
| Azorius Control | 4 | 13–9 | 59.1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cawblade | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Izzet Control | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Runeflare | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Pox | 3 | 11–4 | 73.3 | |||
| Prison | 18 | 58–33 | 63.7 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Enchantress | 13 | 43–25 | 63.2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Aggro-Combo | 25 | 78–45 | 63.4 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Aristocrats | 12 | 40–22 | 64.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 12 | 40–22 | 64.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Burn | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Infect | 6 | 17–12 | 58.6 | 0 | 3 | |
| Simic Infect | 6 | 17–12 | 58.6 | 0 | 3 | |
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Izzet Dreadnought | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Hushnought | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Combo Goblins | 3 | 12–3 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Goblin Persist | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Dirty Kitty | 2 | 9–1 | 90.0 | 1 | ||
| Aggro-Control | 42 | 134–73 | 64.7 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| Izzet Tempo | 10 | 31–18 | 63.3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Ninjas | 5 | 13–9 | 59.1 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 8 | 28–12 | 70.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Izzet Spells | 6 | 24–8 | 75.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Combo-Control | 17 | 65–27 | 70.7 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| Zur's Weirding | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Solar Flare | 16 | 62–25 | 71.3 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| Midrange | 135 | 458–230 | 66.6 | 16 | 64 | 7 |
| The Rock | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Grenzo | 6 | 19–11 | 63.3 | |||
| Abzan Midrange | 4 | 14–6 | 70.0 | 1 | ||
| Jund | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |||
| Blink | 52 | 183–83 | 68.8 | 11 | 42 | 1 |
| Orzhov Blink | 51 | 183–83 | 68.8 | 11 | 42 | 1 |
| Graveyard Value | 10 | 24–26 | 48.0 | 1 | ||
| Varolz Dreadnought | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Legends Midrange | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Boros Legends Midrange | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Dimir Midrange | 5 | 14–9 | 60.9 | |||
| Angels | 5 | 20–7 | 74.1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Azorius Angels | 5 | 20–7 | 74.1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Orzhov Midrange | 36 | 143–54 | 72.6 | 4 | 14 | 4 |
| Hero of Precinct One | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Orzhov Hero | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Artifact Midrange | 11 | 28–23 | 54.9 | 0 | 6 | |
| Ramp | 11 | 33–18 | 64.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 11 | 33–18 | 64.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Simic Post | 10 | 30–16 | 65.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Bishop of Wings
- Bladecoil Serpent
- Codespell Cleric
- Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
- Elesh Norn
- Flamecache Gecko
- Gnawing Vermin
- Legion Warboss
- Mob Justice
- Monstrous Rage
- Night Clubber
- Restless Bivouac
- Ruthless Lawbringer
- Scavenged Brawler
- Stocking the Pantry
- Thousand-Faced Shadow
- Tithing Blade
- Valentin, Dean of the Vein
- Vindictive Lich
- Wicked Pact