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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 433 | 767–941 | 44.9 | 9 | 8 | 1438 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 117 | 233–233 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 7 | 19–15 | 55.9 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 4 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Red Devotion | 2 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Goblins | 4 | 5–11 | 31.3 | |||
| Tokens | 2 | 5–2 | 71.4 | |||
| Selesnya Tokens | 2 | 5–2 | 71.4 | |||
| Mono Green Stompy | 4 | 12–7 | 63.2 | |||
| White Weenie | 7 | 13–18 | 41.9 | |||
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 4 | 9–9 | 50.0 | |||
| Chroma White | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Elves | 7 | 7–15 | 31.8 | |||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 7 | 14–16 | 46.7 | |||
| Selesnya Counters | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Rogues | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Gruul Aggro | 12 | 25–21 | 54.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Merfolk | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 12 | 12–31 | 27.9 | |||
| Affinity | 10 | 12–27 | 30.8 | |||
| Salvage Titan | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Tempered Steel | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Voltron | 22 | 57–37 | 60.6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Equipment Aggro | 5 | 14–7 | 66.7 | |||
| Hateful Auras | 17 | 43–30 | 58.9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Cats | 3 | 10–3 | 76.9 | 1 | ||
| Selesnya Cats | 3 | 10–3 | 76.9 | 1 | ||
| Rakdos Aggro | 4 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |||
| Boros Aggro | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Humans | 3 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |||
| Mono Red Eldrazi | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Legends Aggro | 15 | 38–30 | 55.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Selesnya Legends Aggro | 10 | 26–19 | 57.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Combo | 57 | 103–117 | 46.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Storm | 12 | 35–18 | 66.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Citadel Storm | 12 | 35–18 | 66.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Reanimator | 5 | 11–7 | 61.1 | 1 | ||
| Traditional Reanimator | 5 | 11–7 | 61.1 | 1 | ||
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Hypergenesis | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Metalwork Colossus | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Heartless Summoning Combo | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | |||
| Taking Turns | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Breakfast | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Cephalid Breakfast | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Dredge | 4 | 2–9 | 18.2 | |||
| Polymorph | 6 | 6–14 | 30.0 | |||
| Intruder Alarm | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Restore Balance | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Gyruda | 8 | 13–17 | 43.3 | |||
| Belcher | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Primal Prayers Combo | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Control | 34 | 45–76 | 37.2 | |||
| Mono Black Control | 3 | 4–9 | 30.8 | |||
| Esper Control | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Control | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Dimir Control | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |||
| Azorius Control | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Turbo Fog | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Izzet Control | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 5 | 3–12 | 20.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 5 | 3–12 | 20.0 | |||
| Grixis Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Dragon Control | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Runeflare | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono White Control | 3 | 8–6 | 57.1 | |||
| Bant Control | 4 | 9–10 | 47.4 | |||
| Seasons Past Control | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Orzhov Control | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 8 | 12–14 | 46.2 | |||
| Aristocrats | 5 | 10–7 | 58.8 | |||
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 4 | 9–5 | 64.3 | |||
| Abzan Aristocrats | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Burn | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Izzet Blitzkrieg | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 12 | 17–33 | 34.0 | |||
| Simic Flash | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Azorius Skies | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Izzet Spells | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Sultai Tempo | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 7 | 0–18 | 0.0 | |||
| Sunforger | 3 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Hive Mind | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Solar Flare | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Wildfire | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Resurgent Belief | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Midrange | 167 | 286–377 | 43.1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| The Rock | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Abzan Midrange | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Selesnya Midrange | 7 | 8–16 | 33.3 | |||
| Jund | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Blink | 3 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |||
| Wave Blink | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Abzan Wave | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Graveyard Value | 27 | 33–62 | 34.7 | |||
| Enchantments Matter | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Fake-Rack | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mardu Midrange | 4 | 3–12 | 20.0 | |||
| Vampires | 3 | 6–6 | 50.0 | |||
| Rakdos Vampires | 3 | 6–6 | 50.0 | |||
| Legends Midrange | 4 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |||
| Selesnya Legends | 3 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Rakdos Midrange | 6 | 13–15 | 46.4 | |||
| Naya Midrange | 5 | 10–11 | 47.6 | |||
| Big Red | 6 | 10–14 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Black Midrange | 2 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |||
| Heart of Darkness | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Dimir Midrange | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Lifegain Midrange | 20 | 61–28 | 68.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Martyr's Grace | 7 | 26–8 | 76.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sultai Midrange | 4 | 8–7 | 53.3 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 9 | 19–25 | 43.2 | |||
| Heartless Summoning Stompy | 19 | 29–42 | 40.8 | |||
| Party | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Fires of Invention | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
| Orzhov Hero | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
| Artifact Midrange | 2 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Game Objects | 10 | 22–22 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ramp | 31 | 70–73 | 49.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Ramp | 10 | 19–24 | 44.2 | |||
| Greenpost | 9 | 17–21 | 44.7 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Alabaster Host Intercessor
- Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
- Applied Biomancy
- Arwen, Mortal Queen
- Audacious Reshapers
- Avalanche Riders
- Awakening Zone
- Blast Zone
- Blood Vassal
- Borborygmos and Fblthp
- Brokers Hideout
- Bumbleflower's Sharepot
- Burning-Rune Demon
- Deserted Temple
- Dovescape
- Dragonlord Silumgar
- Drannith Ruins
- Eater of Virtue
- Elbrus, the Binding Blade
- Feed the Cauldron
- Forgotten Monument
- Gold Pan
- Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
- Hidden Grotto
- Inga and Esika
- Karametra, God of Harvests
- Kozilek, the Great Distortion
- Laughing Jasper Flint
- Legolas, Master Archer
- Mardu Shadowspear
- Mardu Strike Leader
- Martyr of Bones
- Pia and Kiran Nalaar
- Polymorph
- Promising Vein
- Ruin-Lurker Bat
- Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant
- Samite Herbalist
- Savor
- Scalding Viper
- Season of Renewal
- Staunch Throneguard
- Steelshaper Apprentice
- Valor
- Valorous Stance
- Vesuva
- Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
- Vraska Joins Up
- Woodland Bellower
- Worldspine Wurm