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 13 weeks, 5 days.
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 1004 | 1890–1790 | 51.4 | 25 | 168 | 42 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 54 | 112–98 | 53.3 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Heroic | 224 | 504–362 | 58.2 | 10 | 65 | 14 |
| Mono White Heroic | 172 | 390–262 | 59.8 | 8 | 56 | 12 |
| Azorius Heroic | 9 | 17–23 | 42.5 | |||
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 41 | 96–75 | 56.1 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Boros Heroic | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 177 | 385–301 | 56.1 | 10 | 49 | 11 |
| Mono Red Devotion | 5 | 4–8 | 33.3 | |||
| Proliferate Red | 6 | 4–15 | 21.1 | |||
| Goblins | 27 | 39–52 | 42.9 | |||
| Tokens | 22 | 37–40 | 48.1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Selesnya Tokens | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Mono White Tokens | 6 | 9–12 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mono Green Stompy | 30 | 49–49 | 50.0 | 2 | 6 | |
| White Weenie | 44 | 85–96 | 47.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Odric Keywords | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Soldiers | 4 | 4–9 | 30.8 | |||
| Kithkin | 5 | 6–14 | 30.0 | |||
| Chroma White | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Elves | 92 | 197–169 | 53.8 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Werewolves | 11 | 13–22 | 37.1 | |||
| Warriors | 2 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 1 | ||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 16 | 21–33 | 38.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rogues | 51 | 86–87 | 49.7 | 2 | 13 | |
| Zombies | 23 | 41–42 | 49.4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Gruul Aggro | 7 | 11–12 | 47.8 | 0 | 1 | |
| Merfolk | 26 | 23–35 | 39.7 | 0 | 4 | |
| Mono Red Swarm | 34 | 50–50 | 50.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Artifact Aggro | 48 | 70–83 | 45.8 | 0 | 1 | |
| Affinity | 35 | 54–63 | 46.2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Boros Vehicles | 6 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |||
| Salvage Titan | 6 | 7–9 | 43.8 | |||
| Mono Blue Aggro | 26 | 35–43 | 44.9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Illusions | 13 | 21–20 | 51.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Madness | 5 | 13–6 | 68.4 | 1 | ||
| Gruul Madness | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Golgari Madness | 2 | 7–2 | 77.8 | |||
| Voltron | 19 | 10–52 | 16.1 | |||
| Hexproof | 5 | 1–13 | 7.1 | |||
| Equipment Aggro | 3 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Slivers | 7 | 1–17 | 5.6 | |||
| Naya Zoo | 2 | 0–9 | 0.0 | |||
| Rakdos Aggro | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Boros Aggro | 8 | 12–23 | 34.3 | |||
| Humans | 14 | 37–31 | 54.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Selesnya Humans | 14 | 37–31 | 54.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Combo | 715 | 1377–1245 | 52.5 | 9 | 59 | 45 |
| Storm | 109 | 177–198 | 47.2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Dragonstorm | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Simic Storm | 53 | 77–98 | 44.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Stormpost | 50 | 99–90 | 52.4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Mono Blue Post Desire | 50 | 99–90 | 52.4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Reanimator | 42 | 77–75 | 50.7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 Goyf | 4 | 11–8 | 57.9 | |||
| Traditional Reanimator | 38 | 66–67 | 49.6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Dimir Reanimator | 10 | 17–22 | 43.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Black Reanimator | 8 | 21–14 | 60.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Oriss Genesis | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Biovisionary | 3 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 38 | 87–54 | 61.7 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Mono Green Stormless Storm | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Dubious Challenge | 7 | 7–19 | 26.9 | |||
| Warp World | 3 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |||
| Maniac Combo | 46 | 117–71 | 62.2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| New Perspectives | 25 | 45–45 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Runeflare | 3 | 1–9 | 10.0 | |||
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 42 | 99–74 | 57.2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 30 | 85–50 | 63.0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Myr Incubator | 4 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Umbral Mantle | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| "Twin" | 17 | 46–31 | 59.7 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Naya "Twin" | 11 | 35–18 | 66.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Combo Post | 36 | 77–56 | 57.9 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Metalwork Colossus | 131 | 276–195 | 58.6 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| Upheaval Colossus | 102 | 238–135 | 63.8 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| Eye of the Storm | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Eggs | 59 | 113–118 | 48.9 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Saffi Combo | 37 | 77–62 | 55.4 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Taking Turns | 4 | 1–9 | 10.0 | |||
| Breakfast | 45 | 120–69 | 63.5 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Hermit Gond | 24 | 69–37 | 65.1 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Hermit Dredge | 12 | 38–13 | 74.5 | 3 | ||
| Neoform Hermit | 9 | 13–19 | 40.6 | |||
| Oops All Lands | 3 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Polymorph | 9 | 6–20 | 23.1 | |||
| Control | 681 | 1189–1294 | 47.9 | 4 | 49 | 38 |
| Mono Black Control | 18 | 24–41 | 36.9 | 1 | 3 | |
| Esper Control | 80 | 167–149 | 52.8 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Demonic Rising | 78 | 181–130 | 58.2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Mono Blue Control | 9 | 4–27 | 12.9 | |||
| Dimir Control | 20 | 35–30 | 53.8 | 1 | ||
| Azorius Control | 71 | 146–110 | 57.0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Turbo Fog | 33 | 45–66 | 40.5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Izzet Control | 9 | 16–19 | 45.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mardu Control | 8 | 15–19 | 44.1 | |||
| Mill | 15 | 2–32 | 5.9 | |||
| Boros Control | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 50 | 77–95 | 44.8 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 3 | 5–8 | 38.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 37 | 65–60 | 52.0 | 3 | ||
| Dimir Cloudpost Control | 3 | 2–8 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Izzet Cloudpost Control | 2 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Grixis Control | 9 | 17–24 | 41.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cruel Control | 9 | 17–24 | 41.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Stagnant Control | 7 | 6–15 | 28.6 | |||
| Jeskai Control | 33 | 73–55 | 57.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Dragon Control | 16 | 23–34 | 40.4 | 0 | 3 | |
| Grixis Dragons | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Galleon Control | 8 | 6–16 | 27.3 | |||
| Ponza | 66 | 125–113 | 52.5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Mono White Control | 5 | 10–11 | 47.6 | |||
| Dynavolt Tower | 29 | 36–71 | 33.6 | 1 | ||
| Cycling Control | 23 | 25–47 | 34.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Astral Slide | 19 | 22–40 | 35.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Five Color Control | 8 | 4–19 | 17.4 | |||
| Sultai Control | 3 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |||
| Guildgate Control | 11 | 18–26 | 40.9 | 0 | 2 | |
| Pox | 49 | 84–102 | 45.2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Enchantments Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 118 | 212–218 | 49.3 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Aristocrats | 27 | 62–51 | 54.9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 4 | 11–5 | 68.8 | |||
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 17 | 36–33 | 52.2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Golgari Aristocrats | 4 | 10–8 | 55.6 | |||
| Abzan Aristocrats | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Burn | 6 | 3–9 | 25.0 | |||
| Infect | 33 | 60–63 | 48.8 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Pummeler | 11 | 9–20 | 31.0 | |||
| Hermit Humans | 5 | 10–7 | 58.8 | |||
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 23 | 47–41 | 53.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Izzet Dreadnought | 5 | 10–4 | 71.4 | 1 | ||
| Izzet Blitzkrieg | 5 | 5–10 | 33.3 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 74 | 88–163 | 35.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Izzet Tempo | 11 | 10–28 | 26.3 | |||
| Azorius Skies | 5 | 6–12 | 33.3 | |||
| Blue Madness | 6 | 6–11 | 35.3 | |||
| Temur Madness | 6 | 6–11 | 35.3 | |||
| Lich Aggro-Control | 8 | 9–13 | 40.9 | |||
| Wizards | 3 | 3–9 | 25.0 | |||
| Tetsukotog | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |||
| 12 Pest | 3 | 0–7 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 7 | 14–11 | 56.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Faeries | 7 | 14–11 | 56.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dimir Tempo | 5 | 3–9 | 25.0 | |||
| Dimir Faeries | 5 | 3–9 | 25.0 | |||
| Combo-Control | 122 | 199–241 | 45.2 | 2 | 14 | 4 |
| Burning Vengeance | 3 | 5–8 | 38.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Battle of Wits | 19 | 14–43 | 24.6 | |||
| Pickles | 11 | 28–18 | 60.9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Displace Loop | 21 | 41–24 | 63.1 | 2 | ||
| Familiars | 5 | 10–7 | 58.8 | 1 | ||
| Hedron Alignment | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Curious Niv-Mizzet | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 63 | 106–136 | 43.8 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Wildfire | 63 | 106–136 | 43.8 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Borderpost Wildfire | 8 | 8–13 | 38.1 | |||
| Midrange | 882 | 1608–1627 | 49.7 | 10 | 93 | 35 |
| Temur Ascendancy | 4 | 4–8 | 33.3 | |||
| The Rock | 39 | 90–63 | 58.8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Grenzo | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Abzan Midrange | 142 | 274–252 | 52.1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Jund | 6 | 8–8 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blink | 139 | 355–210 | 62.8 | 7 | 35 | 11 |
| Wave Blink | 87 | 235–131 | 64.2 | 7 | 27 | 5 |
| Esper Wave | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Azorius Wave | 68 | 189–95 | 66.5 | 7 | 21 | 5 |
| Orzhov Wave | 10 | 33–15 | 68.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Abzan Wave | 7 | 12–17 | 41.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bant Wave | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Acid Trip | 2 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |||
| Cloudpost Wave Blink | 46 | 115–64 | 64.2 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| Anti-Persecution | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Graveyard Value | 40 | 60–75 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Séance | 4 | 9–5 | 64.3 | |||
| Varolz Dreadnought | 12 | 29–19 | 60.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Enchantments Matter | 8 | 13–17 | 43.3 | |||
| Allies | 87 | 217–143 | 60.3 | 2 | 28 | 5 |
| Orzhov Allies | 3 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mardu Allies | 26 | 59–48 | 55.1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Boros Allies | 6 | 13–13 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono White Allies | 40 | 117–54 | 68.4 | 2 | 13 | 4 |
| Treefolk | 25 | 31–50 | 38.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| -1/-1 Counters | 4 | 4–10 | 28.6 | |||
| Fake-Rack | 4 | 8–8 | 50.0 | |||
| Mardu Midrange | 17 | 32–35 | 47.8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Vampires | 34 | 71–66 | 51.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mono Black Vampires | 6 | 7–13 | 35.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rakdos Vampires | 4 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Orzhov Vampires | 21 | 53–42 | 55.8 | 1 | ||
| Legends Midrange | 10 | 25–18 | 58.1 | 2 | ||
| Boros Legends Midrange | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Elementals | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Rakdos Midrange | 11 | 26–21 | 55.3 | 1 | ||
| Naya Midrange | 4 | 2–8 | 20.0 | |||
| Big Red | 5 | 6–9 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono Black Midrange | 27 | 39–52 | 42.9 | 0 | 3 | |
| Dimir Midrange | 5 | 0–7 | 0.0 | |||
| Temur Energy | 18 | 32–27 | 54.2 | 1 | ||
| Angel Tribal | 4 | 6–10 | 37.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Toughness Matters | 14 | 15–29 | 34.1 | |||
| Lifegain Midrange | 20 | 27–58 | 31.8 | |||
| Sultai Midrange | 36 | 49–88 | 35.8 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sultai Energy | 26 | 38–63 | 37.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Orzhov Midrange | 18 | 23–36 | 39.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Prophet Glare | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Zur the Enchanter | 10 | 9–22 | 29.0 | |||
| Ordealbreak | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mythic Colossification | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Neoform | 11 | 5–20 | 20.0 | |||
| Sultai Neoform | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Simic Neoform | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Ramp | 214 | 426–408 | 51.1 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| Rofellos Ramp | 70 | 136–135 | 50.2 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Wild Pair | 10 | 14–22 | 38.9 | 1 | ||
| Cloudpost Ramp | 122 | 273–239 | 53.3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Eldrazipost | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
| Locus Awakening | 6 | 6–16 | 27.3 | |||
| Golgari Post | 77 | 227–136 | 62.5 | 8 | ||
| Greenpost | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Gruul Post | 9 | 4–23 | 14.8 | |||
| Simic Post | 8 | 8–15 | 34.8 | |||
| Defenders | 12 | 12–14 | 46.2 | |||
| Unclassified | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 |