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 7 weeks, 5 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 780 | 1018–1325 | 43.4 | 11 | 1368 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 248 | 376–403 | 48.3 | 6 | ||
| Mono Black Aggro | 13 | 24–20 | 54.5 | 1 | ||
| Heroic | 3 | 6–5 | 54.5 | |||
| Mono White Heroic | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Boros Heroic | 2 | 5–2 | 71.4 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 8 | 16–11 | 59.3 | 1 | ||
| Goblins | 4 | 4–7 | 36.4 | |||
| Tokens | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Selesnya Tokens | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Orzhov Tokens | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Green Stompy | 21 | 28–34 | 45.2 | |||
| White Weenie | 15 | 17–27 | 38.6 | |||
| Soldiers | 9 | 13–16 | 44.8 | |||
| Chroma White | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Mono White Humans | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Elves | 16 | 33–25 | 56.9 | |||
| Werewolves | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Warriors | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 6 | 9–8 | 52.9 | |||
| Selesnya Counters | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Zombies | 6 | 8–12 | 40.0 | |||
| Gruul Aggro | 31 | 55–50 | 52.4 | 1 | ||
| Merfolk | 11 | 11–22 | 33.3 | |||
| Mono Red Swarm | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 11 | 18–21 | 46.2 | |||
| Affinity | 8 | 12–16 | 42.9 | |||
| Hush-finity | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Tempered Steel | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Architect | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Voltron | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Hateful Auras | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Slivers | 3 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |||
| Knights | 21 | 42–37 | 53.2 | |||
| Cats | 4 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |||
| Selesnya Cats | 3 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
| Rakdos Aggro | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Boros Aggro | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Humans | 13 | 18–16 | 52.9 | |||
| Selesnya Humans | 3 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Boros Humans | 6 | 14–8 | 63.6 | |||
| Orzhov Humans | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Red Eldrazi | 3 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Legends Aggro | 26 | 51–34 | 60.0 | 3 | ||
| Boros Legends Aggro | 10 | 30–9 | 76.9 | 3 | ||
| Selesnya Legends Aggro | 4 | 7–9 | 43.8 | |||
| Bard Class | 7 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
| Permanent Vacation | 4 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |||
| Rats | 10 | 13–17 | 43.3 | |||
| Combo | 10 | 14–22 | 38.9 | |||
| Reanimator | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
| Worldgorger Dragon | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
| Metalwork Colossus | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Breakfast | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Oops All Spells | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Gyruda | 3 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |||
| Nadu Combo | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Amalia Combo | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Control | 79 | 89–123 | 42.0 | 2 | ||
| Mono Black Control | 4 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |||
| Turbo Fog | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Mardu Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 12 | 14–17 | 45.2 | |||
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Blackpost | 6 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |||
| Mono White Cloudpost Control | 3 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |||
| Stax | 11 | 15–24 | 38.5 | 1 | ||
| Dragon Control | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Runeflare | 6 | 7–11 | 38.9 | |||
| Ponza | 7 | 10–9 | 52.6 | 1 | ||
| Mono White Control | 9 | 10–17 | 37.0 | |||
| Five Color Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Five Color Collected Conjuring | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Pox | 5 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |||
| Orzhov Control | 16 | 19–20 | 48.7 | |||
| Prison | 3 | 7–2 | 77.8 | |||
| Enchantress | 3 | 7–2 | 77.8 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 18 | 22–28 | 44.0 | |||
| Aristocrats | 10 | 11–14 | 44.0 | |||
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Food | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 3 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Burn | 4 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Necro Burn | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Infect | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Golgari Infect | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Hushnought | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 8 | 15–18 | 45.5 | |||
| Azorius Skies | 3 | 8–6 | 57.1 | |||
| Wizards | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Ninjas | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Azorius Tempo | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 10 | 14–21 | 40.0 | |||
| Curses | 6 | 11–11 | 50.0 | |||
| Solar Flare | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Liliana's Contract | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
| Wildfire | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Mardu Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Midrange | 290 | 348–506 | 40.7 | 3 | ||
| Temur Ascendancy | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| The Rock | 24 | 16–42 | 27.6 | |||
| Grenzo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Abzan Midrange | 10 | 9–19 | 32.1 | |||
| Selesnya Midrange | 4 | 8–7 | 53.3 | |||
| Selesnya Value Town | 3 | 8–5 | 61.5 | |||
| Jund | 5 | 3–8 | 27.3 | |||
| Blink | 19 | 28–28 | 50.0 | |||
| Wave Blink | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Wave Blink | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Orzhov Blink | 5 | 9–9 | 50.0 | |||
| Graveyard Value | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Allies | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Fake-Rack | 12 | 7–18 | 28.0 | |||
| Vampires | 6 | 8–9 | 47.1 | 1 | ||
| Mono Black Vampires | 4 | 8–5 | 61.5 | 1 | ||
| Rakdos Vampires | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Legends Midrange | 12 | 14–18 | 43.8 | |||
| Boros Legends Midrange | 3 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Orzhov Legends | 8 | 7–13 | 35.0 | |||
| Selesnya Legends | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Rakdos Midrange | 13 | 21–24 | 46.7 | |||
| Naya Midrange | 6 | 4–11 | 26.7 | |||
| Big Red | 12 | 6–28 | 17.6 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 19 | 18–30 | 37.5 | |||
| Necro Midrange | 10 | 12–14 | 46.2 | |||
| Mono Black Devotion | 4 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |||
| Dimir Midrange | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Angels | 15 | 22–27 | 44.9 | 1 | ||
| Mono White Angels | 9 | 20–16 | 55.6 | 1 | ||
| Orzhov Angels | 5 | 1–10 | 9.1 | |||
| Toughness Matters | 8 | 15–13 | 53.6 | |||
| Lifegain Midrange | 13 | 18–20 | 47.4 | |||
| Martyr's Grace | 3 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Adventures | 2 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Sultai Midrange | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Fight Rigging | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 9 | 16–22 | 42.1 | |||
| Orzhov Capenna | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Heartless Summoning Stompy | 9 | 13–20 | 39.4 | |||
| Fires of Invention | 6 | 14–11 | 56.0 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 18 | 29–28 | 50.9 | 1 | ||
| Mardu Hero | 7 | 15–9 | 62.5 | 1 | ||
| Five Color Hero | 5 | 9–11 | 45.0 | |||
| Naya Hero | 6 | 5–8 | 38.5 | |||
| Clerics | 4 | 10–5 | 66.7 | |||
| Artifact Midrange | 5 | 13–8 | 61.9 | |||
| Death Cloud | 4 | 7–11 | 38.9 | |||
| Nissa Company | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Illness in the Ranks | 6 | 6–15 | 28.6 | |||
| Game Objects | 28 | 18–52 | 25.7 | |||
| Ramp | 117 | 140–204 | 40.7 | |||
| Rofellos Ramp | 25 | 30–40 | 42.9 | |||
| Cloudpost Ramp | 5 | 3–9 | 25.0 | |||
| Eldrazipost | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Greenpost | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Simic Post | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Domain | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Carth Superfriends | 36 | 57–62 | 47.9 | |||
| Jund Carth | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Field Ramp | 28 | 35–56 | 38.5 | |||
| Superfriends | 7 | 2–9 | 18.2 |