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.
-
How do I get started with Magic Online? Check out the guide to Magic Online. -
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. -
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 -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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 5 weeks, 3 days.
Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aggro | 640 | 992–1072 | 48.1 | 2 | 43 | 20 |
Mono Black Aggro | 18 | 25–35 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 | |
Heroic | 12 | 12–18 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Mono White Heroic | 4 | 3–8 | 27.3 | 0 | 1 | |
Azorius Heroic | 4 | 8–5 | 61.5 | |||
Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 1 | |||||
Boros Heroic | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
Red Deck Wins | 20 | 20–29 | 40.8 | 0 | 1 | |
Mono Red Devotion | 2 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
Goblins | 8 | 11–12 | 47.8 | 0 | 1 | |
Tokens | 11 | 15–25 | 37.5 | |||
Selesnya Tokens | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |||
Mono White Tokens | 4 | 6–7 | 46.2 | |||
Mono Green Stompy | 5 | 10–11 | 47.6 | |||
White Weenie | 140 | 254–223 | 53.2 | 2 | 19 | 5 |
Quest for the Holy Relic | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
Soldiers | 54 | 103–85 | 54.8 | 0 | 10 | |
Elves | 38 | 36–85 | 29.8 | 1 | ||
Selesnya Little Kid | 7 | 7–17 | 29.2 | |||
Zombies | 10 | 12–14 | 46.2 | |||
Gruul Aggro | 52 | 91–79 | 53.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Merfolk | 16 | 19–25 | 43.2 | 0 | 1 | |
Mono Red Swarm | 44 | 69–74 | 48.3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Artifact Aggro | 24 | 30–41 | 42.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Affinity | 7 | 13–14 | 48.1 | 1 | ||
Tempered Steel | 4 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
Mono Blue Architect | 6 | 4–10 | 28.6 | |||
Mono Blue Aggro | 10 | 14–18 | 43.8 | |||
Illusions | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
Madness | 21 | 38–44 | 46.3 | 1 | ||
Gruul Madness | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Golgari Madness | 17 | 38–32 | 54.3 | 1 | ||
Rakdos Madness | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
Voltron | 29 | 37–46 | 44.6 | 0 | 3 | |
Equipment Aggro | 29 | 37–46 | 44.6 | 0 | 3 | |
Slivers | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Naya Zoo | 4 | 4–9 | 30.8 | |||
Knights | 6 | 12–9 | 57.1 | |||
AggroSlide | 39 | 70–56 | 55.6 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Rakdos Aggro | 10 | 17–19 | 47.2 | |||
Humans | 47 | 80–78 | 50.6 | 1 | ||
Selesnya Humans | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
Jeskai Humans | 14 | 30–20 | 60.0 | 1 | ||
Boros Humans | 8 | 14–15 | 48.3 | |||
Shamans | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
Legends Aggro | 60 | 103–93 | 52.6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Boros Legends Aggro | 35 | 52–52 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Selesnya Legends Aggro | 3 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |||
Bard Class | 17 | 33–27 | 55.0 | |||
Combo | 695 | 1347–1061 | 55.9 | 13 | 76 | 39 |
Storm | 23 | 40–42 | 48.8 | |||
Dimir Tendrils | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
Dragonstorm | 18 | 33–34 | 49.3 | |||
Hazoret Storm | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
Reanimator | 9 | 13–20 | 39.4 | |||
Recurring Nightmare | 3 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |||
Four Color Powerful Magic | 3 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |||
Traditional Reanimator | 4 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |||
Necrotic Ooze Combo | 31 | 72–45 | 61.5 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Dubious Challenge | 3 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
Warp World | 117 | 260–156 | 62.5 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
Maniac Combo | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
Hypergenesis | 39 | 49–67 | 42.2 | 0 | 3 | |
Jeskai Ascendancy | 6 | 5–9 | 35.7 | |||
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 5 | 5–8 | 38.5 | |||
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Twin | 189 | 407–248 | 62.1 | 7 | 29 | 15 |
Izzet Twin | 178 | 391–232 | 62.8 | 7 | 28 | 15 |
Metalwork Colossus | 6 | 12–12 | 50.0 | 1 | ||
Anvil Colossus | 5 | 12–7 | 63.2 | 1 | ||
Seismic Swans | 12 | 16–21 | 43.2 | |||
Eggs | 8 | 3–20 | 13.0 | |||
Heartless Summoning Combo | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
Blazing Shoal Combo | 8 | 5–10 | 33.3 | |||
Taking Turns | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | |||
Quest for Ula's Temple | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
Soulflayer | 16 | 28–27 | 50.9 | 1 | ||
Oops All Lands | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
Dredge | 12 | 12–27 | 30.8 | |||
Polymorph | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
Protean Hulk Combo | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
Storm Herald | 8 | 10–18 | 35.7 | |||
Enduring Ideal | 12 | 16–17 | 48.5 | |||
Ad Nauseam | 19 | 38–37 | 50.7 | |||
Intruder Alarm | 8 | 6–13 | 31.6 | 0 | 1 | |
Calibrated Blast | 7 | 19–11 | 63.3 | |||
Restore Balance | 13 | 25–29 | 46.3 | |||
Gyruda | 5 | 8–6 | 57.1 | |||
Belcher | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Midnight Mass | 27 | 55–28 | 66.3 | 5 | ||
Phoenix Altar | 86 | 213–131 | 61.9 | 3 | 22 | 6 |
Control | 603 | 975–959 | 50.4 | 3 | 35 | 22 |
Mono Black Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Esper Control | 55 | 81–99 | 45.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Mono Blue Control | 3 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
Dimir Control | 39 | 66–45 | 59.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Azorius Control | 91 | 153–124 | 55.2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Cawblade | 21 | 41–27 | 60.3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Turbo Fog | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
Izzet Control | 12 | 17–19 | 47.2 | 0 | 2 | |
Mardu Control | 6 | 8–12 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Mill | 18 | 13–34 | 27.7 | |||
Boros Control | 4 | 5–7 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 | |
Cloudpost Control | 95 | 151–158 | 48.9 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Azorius Cloudpost Control | 25 | 41–38 | 51.9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Blackpost | 5 | 5–9 | 35.7 | |||
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 17 | 26–24 | 52.0 | 2 | ||
Dimir Cloudpost Control | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |||
Cloudy With Sunny Spells | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
Selesnya Cloudpost Control | 33 | 60–52 | 53.6 | 0 | 3 | |
Grixis Control | 32 | 55–49 | 52.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cruel Control | 9 | 19–14 | 57.6 | 0 | 1 | |
Stax | 5 | 7–4 | 63.6 | |||
Jeskai Control | 7 | 10–13 | 43.5 | |||
Dragon Control | 16 | 17–33 | 34.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Esper Dragons | 4 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
Mono White Control | 37 | 56–61 | 47.9 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Five Color Control | 11 | 10–14 | 41.7 | |||
Five Color Collected Conjuring | 4 | 4–7 | 36.4 | |||
Sultai Control | 8 | 12–8 | 60.0 | |||
Bant Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Pox | 25 | 40–50 | 44.4 | |||
Seasons Past Control | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
Orzhov Control | 66 | 130–103 | 55.8 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Prison | 68 | 135–114 | 54.2 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
Enchantress | 63 | 134–108 | 55.4 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
Aggro-Combo | 81 | 125–150 | 45.5 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Aristocrats | 34 | 56–56 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Mono Black Aristocrats | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
Orzhov Aristocrats | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Golgari Aristocrats | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
Abzan Aristocrats | 7 | 2–11 | 15.4 | |||
Food | 3 | 5–8 | 38.5 | 0 | 1 | |
Rakdos Aristocrats | 16 | 42–23 | 64.6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Boros Bombardment | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
Burn | 3 | 8–4 | 66.7 | |||
Infect | 39 | 54–75 | 41.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Blazing Shoal Infect | 30 | 39–61 | 39.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Izzet Blitzkrieg | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
Liquimetal Fishing | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
Aggro-Control | 196 | 255–305 | 45.5 | 2 | 12 | 9 |
Simic Flash | 8 | 9–9 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | |
Izzet Tempo | 7 | 5–8 | 38.5 | |||
Wizards | 23 | 27–35 | 43.5 | 0 | 1 | |
Ninjas | 24 | 9–43 | 17.3 | 0 | 1 | |
Mono Blue Tempo | 25 | 32–33 | 49.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Izzet Spells | 54 | 94–80 | 54.0 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
Dimir Tempo | 15 | 20–23 | 46.5 | 1 | ||
Azorius Tempo | 29 | 43–52 | 45.3 | 0 | 1 | |
Combo-Control | 122 | 193–201 | 49.0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Curses | 3 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
Cruel Combo-Control | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
Battle of Wits | 28 | 56–58 | 49.1 | 1 | ||
Shared Fate | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
Sunforger | 4 | 2–11 | 15.4 | |||
Pickles | 3 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
Hedron Alignment | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
Lich's Mastery | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
Curious Niv-Mizzet | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 | |
Hive Mind | 33 | 63–39 | 61.8 | 4 | ||
Zur's Weirding | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
Solar Flare | 10 | 18–17 | 51.4 | 1 | ||
Mass Land Destruction | 24 | 36–43 | 45.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Wildfire | 24 | 36–43 | 45.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Borderpost Wildfire | 10 | 21–21 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Resurgent Belief | 8 | 8–10 | 44.4 | |||
Midrange | 521 | 778–877 | 47.0 | 5 | 29 | 12 |
Temur Ascendancy | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
The Rock | 13 | 11–25 | 30.6 | 0 | 1 | |
Grenzo | 6 | 12–9 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 | |
Abzan Midrange | 5 | 4–10 | 28.6 | |||
Selesnya Midrange | 5 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
Jund | 68 | 99–104 | 48.8 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Blink | 22 | 45–36 | 55.6 | 1 | 3 | |
Graveyard Value | 16 | 19–25 | 43.2 | |||
Enchantments Matter | 2 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 1 | ||
Allies | 7 | 8–14 | 36.4 | |||
Esper Allies | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Fake-Rack | 3 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
Mardu Midrange | 9 | 11–13 | 45.8 | |||
Vampires | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
Mono Black Vampires | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
Legends Midrange | 11 | 15–23 | 39.5 | |||
Mardu Legends | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
Orzhov Legends | 3 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |||
Selesnya Legends | 3 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
Elementals | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
Rakdos Midrange | 14 | 20–27 | 42.6 | |||
Naya Midrange | 4 | 4–7 | 36.4 | |||
Big Red | 7 | 4–14 | 22.2 | |||
Mono Black Midrange | 28 | 41–40 | 50.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hellion Whip | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
Dimir Midrange | 7 | 7–16 | 30.4 | |||
Angel Tribal | 4 | 4–8 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 | |
Toughness Matters | 7 | 14–10 | 58.3 | |||
Lifegain Midrange | 14 | 22–21 | 51.2 | 0 | 1 | |
Adventures | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |||
Sultai Midrange | 31 | 48–54 | 47.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Fight Rigging | 24 | 43–43 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Orzhov Midrange | 57 | 110–85 | 56.4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Jeskai Midrange | 7 | 7–11 | 38.9 | 0 | 1 | |
Heartless Summoning Stompy | 8 | 11–17 | 39.3 | |||
Ordealbreak | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
Enigmatic Incarnation | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
Fires of Invention | 66 | 151–104 | 59.2 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
Hero of Precinct One | 12 | 16–27 | 37.2 | |||
Abzan Hero | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
Mardu Hero | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
Five Color Hero | 9 | 14–21 | 40.0 | |||
Clerics | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Artifact Midrange | 28 | 22–53 | 29.3 | |||
Coinflip Tribal | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
Death Cloud | 28 | 38–53 | 41.8 | 0 | 1 | |
Ramp | 255 | 429–458 | 48.4 | 2 | 17 | 8 |
Rofellos Ramp | 57 | 91–112 | 44.8 | 0 | 6 | |
Cloudpost Ramp | 168 | 283–289 | 49.5 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
Eldrazipost | 15 | 28–28 | 50.0 | |||
Greenpost | 73 | 122–138 | 46.9 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Gruul Post | 24 | 39–38 | 50.6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Simic Post | 34 | 54–46 | 54.0 | 1 | ||
Domain | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
Carth Superfriends | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
Unclassified | 7 | 0–11 | 0.0 |