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. -
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 6 days, 5 hours.
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 160 | 320–318 | 50.2 | 9 | 92 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 3 | 5–8 | 38.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Heroic | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono White Heroic | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red Deck Wins | 3 | 7–7 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Goblins | 6 | 9–11 | 45.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Green Stompy | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| White Weenie | 78 | 182–148 | 55.2 | 7 | 55 |
| Soldiers | 59 | 153–114 | 57.3 | 6 | 47 |
| Elves | 4 | 2–8 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gruul Aggro | 5 | 9–11 | 45.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Merfolk | 4 | 6–8 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Red Swarm | 11 | 21–25 | 45.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Artifact Aggro | 6 | 11–13 | 45.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Tempered Steel | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Mono Blue Architect | 4 | 7–8 | 46.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Madness | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Gruul Madness | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Voltron | 5 | 10–11 | 47.6 | 0 | 3 |
| Equipment Aggro | 5 | 10–11 | 47.6 | 0 | 3 |
| AggroSlide | 17 | 40–28 | 58.8 | 2 | 10 |
| Rakdos Aggro | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Humans | 3 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Jeskai Humans | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Boros Humans | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Legends Aggro | 9 | 9–21 | 30.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Boros Legends Aggro | 8 | 7–17 | 29.2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bard Class | 1 | 2–4 | 33.3 | ||
| Combo | 226 | 547–421 | 56.5 | 25 | 140 |
| Storm | 7 | 12–11 | 52.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dragonstorm | 7 | 12–11 | 52.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Reanimator | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Recurring Nightmare | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Four Color Powerful Magic | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 12 | 39–21 | 65.0 | 3 | 10 |
| Warp World | 40 | 104–71 | 59.4 | 5 | 29 |
| Hypergenesis | 6 | 14–12 | 53.8 | 0 | 3 |
| "Twin" | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seismic Swans | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Blazing Shoal Combo | 9 | 11–21 | 34.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Quest for Ula's Temple | 4 | 5–9 | 35.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Soulflayer | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Enduring Ideal | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | ||
| Ad Nauseam | 1 | 4–2 | 66.7 | ||
| Intruder Alarm | 6 | 7–14 | 33.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Belcher | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Midnight Mass | 4 | 2–9 | 18.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Phoenix Altar | 44 | 127–81 | 61.1 | 4 | 30 |
| Actual Twin | 85 | 212–155 | 57.8 | 13 | 55 |
| Izzet Twin | 72 | 181–130 | 58.2 | 11 | 47 |
| Boros Twin | 13 | 31–25 | 55.4 | 2 | 8 |
| Control | 122 | 208–250 | 45.4 | 4 | 56 |
| Esper Control | 3 | 5–5 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dimir Control | 8 | 5–17 | 22.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Azorius Control | 22 | 48–44 | 52.2 | 1 | 11 |
| Cawblade | 6 | 19–12 | 61.3 | 1 | 5 |
| Izzet Control | 7 | 10–17 | 37.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mardu Control | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mill | 2 | 1–5 | 16.7 | ||
| Boros Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Cloudpost Control | 21 | 26–43 | 37.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 9 | 10–17 | 37.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 4 | 5–9 | 35.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Selesnya Cloudpost Control | 7 | 11–15 | 42.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Grixis Control | 3 | 8–4 | 66.7 | 1 | 2 |
| Cruel Control | 2 | 8–3 | 72.7 | 1 | 2 |
| Stax | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dragon Control | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono White Control | 10 | 21–21 | 50.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Cycling Control | 3 | 7–5 | 58.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Astral Slide | 3 | 7–5 | 58.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Pox | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Orzhov Control | 14 | 25–29 | 46.3 | 1 | 5 |
| Prison | 22 | 45–46 | 49.5 | 1 | 12 |
| Enchantress | 21 | 45–44 | 50.6 | 1 | 12 |
| Aggro-Combo | 31 | 50–61 | 45.0 | 3 | 15 |
| Aristocrats | 22 | 40–42 | 48.8 | 3 | 12 |
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 22 | 40–42 | 48.8 | 3 | 12 |
| Burn | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Infect | 6 | 10–13 | 43.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Blazing Shoal Infect | 3 | 3–7 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Black Infect | 3 | 7–6 | 53.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Izzet Blitzkrieg | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Liquimetal Fishing | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Aggro-Control | 69 | 115–140 | 45.1 | 4 | 29 |
| Simic Flash | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wizards | 5 | 7–10 | 41.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ninjas | 4 | 2–8 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Tempo | 16 | 39–28 | 58.2 | 2 | 12 |
| Mono Blue Librarians | 14 | 36–24 | 60.0 | 2 | 11 |
| Izzet Spells | 26 | 41–54 | 43.2 | 1 | 10 |
| Dimir Tempo | 3 | 2–7 | 22.2 | ||
| Azorius Tempo | 12 | 18–27 | 40.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Combo-Control | 8 | 15–14 | 51.7 | 1 | 7 |
| Curious Niv-Mizzet | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Hive Mind | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zur's Weirding | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Solar Flare | 3 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 1 | 2 |
| Mass Land Destruction | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wildfire | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Borderpost Wildfire | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Midrange | 102 | 194–212 | 47.8 | 5 | 53 |
| The Rock | 10 | 14–24 | 36.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Grenzo | 1 | 4–2 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Jund | 15 | 25–33 | 43.1 | 0 | 6 |
| Blink | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mardu Midrange | 4 | 4–8 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 |
| White Jund | 3 | 5–6 | 45.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Legends Midrange | 4 | 4–6 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Boros Legends Midrange | 4 | 4–6 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rakdos Midrange | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Naya Midrange | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Mono Black Midrange | 4 | 10–7 | 58.8 | 1 | 4 |
| Dimir Midrange | 3 | 9–5 | 64.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Angel Tribal | 4 | 4–8 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Lifegain Midrange | 3 | 5–6 | 45.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Sultai Midrange | 3 | 6–6 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fight Rigging | 3 | 6–6 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Orzhov Midrange | 13 | 22–25 | 46.8 | 1 | 3 |
| Jeskai Midrange | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Heartless Summoning Stompy | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Fires of Invention | 20 | 60–41 | 59.4 | 2 | 13 |
| Hero of Precinct One | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Five Color Hero | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Naya Hero | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clerics | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Artifact Midrange | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Death Cloud | 3 | 4–6 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ramp | 58 | 94–126 | 42.7 | 2 | 26 |
| Rofellos Ramp | 15 | 30–37 | 44.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 35 | 47–74 | 38.8 | 1 | 12 |
| Greenpost | 22 | 28–47 | 37.3 | 1 | 6 |
| Gruul Post | 8 | 10–16 | 38.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Simic Post | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Temurpost | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Applejacks | 7 | 15–12 | 55.6 | 1 | 4 |
| Unclassified | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 |