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 14 weeks.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1312 | 2316–1296 | 64.1 | 19 | 89 | 152 | 2138 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 470 | 876–479 | 64.6 | 7 | 39 | 57 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 10 | 5–12 | 29.4 | |||
| Heroic | 197 | 392–220 | 64.1 | 6 | 26 | 21 |
| Mono White Heroic | 142 | 293–168 | 63.6 | 5 | 24 | 15 |
| Azorius Heroic | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 37 | 63–36 | 63.6 | 3 | ||
| Boros Heroic | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Selesnya Heroic | 16 | 33–14 | 70.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Red Deck Wins | 49 | 86–43 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Mono Green Stompy | 10 | 28–6 | 82.4 | 4 | ||
| White Weenie | 53 | 90–53 | 62.9 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 18 | 37–16 | 69.8 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Elves | 6 | 7–6 | 53.8 | 1 | ||
| Gruul Aggro | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Merfolk | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Red Swarm | 12 | 14–12 | 53.8 | 1 | ||
| Artifact Aggro | 47 | 104–49 | 68.0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Affinity | 28 | 74–29 | 71.8 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Tempered Steel | 17 | 26–18 | 59.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Madness | 7 | 10–6 | 62.5 | 1 | ||
| Gruul Madness | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Rakdos Madness | 6 | 10–5 | 66.7 | 1 | ||
| Voltron | 14 | 20–15 | 57.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Hexproof | 13 | 18–13 | 58.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Knights | 3 | 11–1 | 91.7 | 2 | ||
| AggroSlide | 47 | 96–40 | 70.6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Rakdos Aggro | 2 | 5–2 | 71.4 | |||
| Boros Aggro | 3 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Red Eldrazi | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Legends Aggro | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Boros Legends Aggro | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Permanent Vacation | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Combo | 421 | 736–414 | 64.0 | 10 | 38 | 49 |
| Storm | 32 | 36–34 | 51.4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dimir Tendrils | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Dragonstorm | 6 | 4–8 | 33.3 | |||
| Hazoret Storm | 4 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| High Tide | 4 | 6–3 | 66.7 | 1 | ||
| Grixis Tendrils | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Stormpost | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Izzet Storm | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Channel Storm | 13 | 22–12 | 64.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Reanimator | 60 | 94–65 | 59.1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Recurring Nightmare | 7 | 7–5 | 58.3 | |||
| Dragon Nightmare | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Worldgorger Dragon | 15 | 19–17 | 52.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Double Dragon | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Dimir Cycling Reanimator | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Traditional Reanimator | 37 | 68–42 | 61.8 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Rakdos Reanimator | 3 | 4–4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Black Reanimator | 34 | 64–38 | 62.7 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Oriss Genesis | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Necro Combo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Biovisionary | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 35 | 65–30 | 68.4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Maniac Combo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Hypergenesis | 11 | 21–10 | 67.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 12 | 25–12 | 67.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 6 | 7–6 | 53.8 | |||
| Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 6 | 18–6 | 75.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Myr Incubator | 7 | 10–8 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Metalwork Colossus | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Anvil Colossus | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Eggs | 8 | 11–11 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Blazing Shoal Combo | 17 | 25–15 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Izzet Ascension | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Soulflayer | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Breakfast | 115 | 244–103 | 70.3 | 8 | 10 | 21 |
| Oops All Spells | 114 | 243–102 | 70.4 | 8 | 10 | 21 |
| Unctus | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Oops All Lands | 7 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |||
| Dredge | 4 | 10–4 | 71.4 | 1 | ||
| Polymorph | 3 | 7–3 | 70.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ad Nauseam | 30 | 58–38 | 60.4 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Ad Swanseam | 23 | 44–30 | 59.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Tibalt's Trickery | 8 | 5–9 | 35.7 | |||
| Restore Balance | 3 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Belcher | 9 | 19–8 | 70.4 | 1 | ||
| Tameshi Bloom | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Possibility Storm | 17 | 28–18 | 60.9 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Midnight Mass | 7 | 12–5 | 70.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Phoenix Altar | 6 | 6–4 | 60.0 | 1 | ||
| Actual Twin | 15 | 39–10 | 79.6 | 5 | ||
| Izzet Twin | 15 | 39–10 | 79.6 | 5 | ||
| Control | 102 | 190–88 | 68.3 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Esper Control | 3 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Dimir Control | 3 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Azorius Control | 25 | 63–19 | 76.8 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Cawblade | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Turbo Fog | 2 | 5–2 | 71.4 | |||
| Boros Control | 4 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 8 | 7–9 | 43.8 | |||
| Blackpost | 3 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 5 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Grixis Control | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Cruel Control | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Jeskai Control | 5 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Dragon Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Ponza | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono White Control | 10 | 10–11 | 47.6 | 1 | ||
| Life is Ez | 7 | 5–9 | 35.7 | |||
| Cycling Control | 3 | 8–2 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Astral Slide | 3 | 8–2 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Five Color Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Seasons Past Control | 2 | 9–1 | 90.0 | 1 | ||
| Orzhov Control | 23 | 64–15 | 81.0 | 6 | ||
| Prison | 9 | 9–7 | 56.3 | 1 | ||
| Enchantress | 9 | 9–7 | 56.3 | 1 | ||
| Aggro-Combo | 51 | 89–51 | 63.6 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Aristocrats | 3 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Burn | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Infect | 13 | 11–16 | 40.7 | |||
| Simic Infect | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Blazing Shoal Infect | 8 | 5–7 | 41.7 | |||
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 32 | 76–27 | 73.8 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Izzet Dreadnought | 3 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 28 | 74–22 | 77.1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Combo Goblins | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Goblin Persist | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Dirty Kitty | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 24 | 37–23 | 61.7 | 1 | ||
| Izzet Tempo | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Azorius Skies | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Lich Aggro-Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Wizards | 8 | 20–8 | 71.4 | |||
| Ninjas | 3 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Izzet Spells | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Dimir Tempo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Ensoul Aggro-Control | 3 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Azorius Tempo | 3 | 8–3 | 72.7 | 1 | ||
| Combo-Control | 79 | 125–79 | 61.3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Battle of Wits | 17 | 35–16 | 68.6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Hive Mind | 45 | 72–44 | 62.1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Zur's Weirding | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Solar Flare | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Plasma Swans | 6 | 5–9 | 35.7 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 8 | 11–7 | 61.1 | 1 | ||
| Jokulhaups Control | 8 | 11–7 | 61.1 | 1 | ||
| Grixis Jokulhaups Control | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Jeskai Jokulhaups Control | 2 | 7–1 | 87.5 | 1 | ||
| Jund Jokulhaups Control | 4 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Midrange | 130 | 193–126 | 60.5 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| The Rock | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Grenzo | 9 | 6–11 | 35.3 | |||
| Blink | 19 | 28–18 | 60.9 | 2 | ||
| Wave Blink | 9 | 21–7 | 75.0 | 2 | ||
| Orzhov Wave | 8 | 21–6 | 77.8 | 2 | ||
| Cloudpost Wave Blink | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Graveyard Value | 5 | 8–5 | 61.5 | 1 | ||
| Varolz Dreadnought | 5 | 8–5 | 61.5 | 1 | ||
| Allies | 34 | 49–30 | 62.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Azorius Allies | 23 | 35–20 | 63.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rakdos Midrange | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 9 | 12–9 | 57.1 | |||
| Necro Midrange | 4 | 9–4 | 69.2 | |||
| Dimir Midrange | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Lifegain Midrange | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Martyr's Grace | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 19 | 43–15 | 74.1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Orzhov Capenna | 17 | 42–13 | 76.4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Mythic Colossification | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Fires of Invention | 8 | 12–8 | 60.0 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 8 | 15–9 | 62.5 | |||
| Mardu Hero | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Five Color Hero | 4 | 11–5 | 68.8 | |||
| Naya Hero | 3 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Clerics | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Simic Snow | 3 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Artifact Midrange | 4 | 8–3 | 72.7 | 1 | ||
| Ramp | 31 | 48–32 | 60.0 | 3 | ||
| Rofellos Ramp | 10 | 21–10 | 67.7 | 2 | ||
| Cloudpost Ramp | 15 | 16–15 | 51.6 | |||
| Greenpost | 15 | 16–15 | 51.6 | |||
| Summer Bloom Ramp | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Carth Superfriends | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Applejacks | 3 | 9–2 | 81.8 | 1 | ||
| Unclassified | 4 | 0–4 | 0.0 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- +2 Mace
- Adarkar Wastes
- Ajani, Caller of the Pride
- Blessed Defiance
- Brightling
- Chainer, Nightmare Adept
- Chancellor of the Tangle
- Combat Thresher
- Damn
- Daybreak Coronet
- Defiler of Vigor
- Demonic Bargain
- Dread Fugue
- Dread Presence
- Echoing Return
- Falkenrath Pit Fighter
- Free from Flesh
- Homestead Courage
- Invasion of Dominaria
- Mind Flayer
- Myr Scrapling
- Night // Day
- Power Word Kill
- Recruitment Officer
- Render Inert
- Search the Premises
- Servant of the Stinger
- Sinister Starfish
- Slumbering Keepguard
- Soulfire Grand Master
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Thorn of Amethyst
- Thran Portal
- Titania's Command
- Tragic Fall
- Urza's Mine
- Urza's Power Plant
- Urza's Tower
- Westgate Regent