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, 2 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 337 | 1261–490 | 72.0 | 55 | 155 | 29 | 2243 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 26 | 94–37 | 71.8 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Goblins | 17 | 69–19 | 78.4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Mono Green Stompy | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| White Weenie | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Kithkin | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Artifact Aggro | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Affinity | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Madness | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Combo | 14 | 48–20 | 70.6 | 4 | ||
| Reanimator | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Traditional Reanimator | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Grixis Reanimator | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Cat Wave | 6 | 25–5 | 83.3 | 3 | ||
| Acid Wave | 5 | 20–5 | 80.0 | 2 | ||
| Control | 26 | 102–25 | 80.3 | 6 | ||
| Mono Black Control | 5 | 20–5 | 80.0 | |||
| Dimir Control | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Grixis Control | 14 | 59–8 | 88.1 | 6 | ||
| Cruel Control | 7 | 31–4 | 88.6 | 3 | ||
| Jeskai Control | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Sultai Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Orzhov Control | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 108 | 385–168 | 69.6 | 13 | 48 | 7 |
| Aristocrats | 108 | 385–168 | 69.6 | 13 | 48 | 7 |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 61 | 218–100 | 68.6 | 11 | 37 | 2 |
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 21 | 79–26 | 75.2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Golgari Aristocrats | 23 | 80–35 | 69.6 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Abzan Aristocrats | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 3 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |||
| Azorius Skies | 2 | 3–7 | 30.0 | |||
| Blue Madness | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Simic Madness | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Midrange | 157 | 598–224 | 72.7 | 41 | 102 | 5 |
| Abzan Midrange | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Jund | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Blink | 137 | 533–189 | 73.8 | 41 | 102 | 4 |
| Wave Blink | 85 | 323–121 | 72.7 | 25 | 65 | 1 |
| Esper Wave | 2 | 6–3 | 66.7 | |||
| Azorius Wave | 83 | 317–118 | 72.9 | 25 | 65 | 1 |
| Graveyard Value | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Enchantments Matter | 4 | 13–7 | 65.0 | |||
| Orzhov Enchantress | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Constellation | 3 | 9–6 | 60.0 | |||
| Allies | 3 | 12–3 | 80.0 | |||
| Esper Allies | 3 | 12–3 | 80.0 | |||
| -1/-1 Counters | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Verdant Succession | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Clerics | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Simic Snow | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Ramp | 3 | 8–7 | 53.3 | 1 | ||
| Villainous Wealth | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Auntie's Hovel
- Blessing of Frost
- Coldsteel Heart
- Copper Myr
- Crescendo of War
- Crested Herdcaller
- Dunerider Outlaw
- Ephara, God of the Polis
- Foster
- Foul Play
- Frogtosser Banneret
- Garza's Assassin
- Gloom Surgeon
- Gnawing Zombie
- Goblin Lackey
- Gold Myr
- Hostage Taker
- In the Web of War
- Keeper of the Dead
- Kinsbaile Skirmisher
- Manakin
- Orzhov Pontiff
- Palace Familiar
- Putrid Goblin
- Qarsi High Priest
- Quag Sickness
- Quicksmith Spy
- Roc Egg
- Sage of Lat-Nam
- Seedcradle Witch
- Sharding Sphinx
- Sling-Gang Lieutenant
- Soliton
- Soulcatchers' Aerie
- Soulquake
- Sparksmith
- Strangling Soot
- Sylvan Hierophant
- Thieving Magpie
- Urborg Elf
- Vedalken Mastermind
- Verdant Succession
- Whisperwood Elemental