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 2 weeks, 4 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 216–154–1 | 58.4 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1788 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 10 | 30–19 | 61.2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Heroic | 1 | 6–0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Selesnya Heroic | 1 | 6–0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Elves | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 7 | 21–12 | 63.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Affinity | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Tempered Steel | 6 | 18–10 | 64.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Boros Aggro | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Combo | 21 | 58–39 | 59.8 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 6 | 21–8 | 72.4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 6 | 21–8 | 72.4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Blazing Shoal Combo | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Ad Nauseam | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Chain of Acid | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Belcher | 3 | 8–7 | 53.3 | |||
| Primal Prayers Combo | 3 | 10–5 | 66.7 | 1 | 3 | |
| Control | 14 | 25–23 | 52.1 | 1 | ||
| Esper Control | 3 | 7–5 | 58.3 | |||
| Dimir Control | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Azorius Control | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Izzet Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Stax | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Cycling Control | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Astral Slide | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Pox | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Orzhov Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Prison | 2 | 6–2 | 75.0 | 1 | ||
| Aggro-Combo | 13 | 38–22 | 63.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aristocrats | 6 | 19–8 | 70.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Golgari Aristocrats | 3 | 11–5 | 68.8 | 0 | 1 | |
| Abzan Aristocrats | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Burn | 7 | 19–14 | 57.6 | 1 | ||
| Aggro-Control | 4 | 10–7 | 58.8 | |||
| Izzet Tempo | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Wizards | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 10 | 26–22–1 | 54.2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Battle of Wits | 3 | 6–8 | 42.9 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 1 | 5–2 | 71.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 5–2 | 71.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Resurgent Belief | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Midrange | 10 | 17–19 | 47.2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Graveyard Value | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Enchantments Matter | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Fake-Rack | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Legends Midrange | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 3 | 9–6 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Artifact Midrange | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Ramp | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Ramp | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Greenpost | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Aeon Chronicler
- Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain
- Atraxa's Skitterfang
- Battlefield Scrounger
- Cathartic Parting
- Cerebral Eruption
- Conqueror's Flail
- Creepy Puppeteer
- Divine Resilience
- Expel the Unworthy
- Fiery Annihilation
- Firewing Phoenix
- Fissure
- Hydroform
- Jyoti, Moag Ancient
- Knowledge Pool
- Life Insurance
- Lunar Insight
- Rankle and Torbran
- Rooftop Storm
- Stalking Stones
- Structural Assault
- The Kenriths' Royal Funeral
- Vectis Gloves
- Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
- Zndrsplt's Judgment