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 11 weeks, 3 days.
Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
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Aggro | 1271 | 2472–2242 | 52.4 | 23 | 173 | 68 |
Mono Black Aggro | 28 | 35–65 | 35.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Heroic | 54 | 112–93 | 54.6 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Mono White Heroic | 8 | 16–13 | 55.2 | 0 | 1 | |
Azorius Heroic | 11 | 23–22 | 51.1 | 1 | ||
Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 35 | 73–58 | 55.7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Red Deck Wins | 317 | 722–530 | 57.7 | 7 | 49 | 27 |
Mono Red Devotion | 5 | 10–8 | 55.6 | |||
Prisoner | 7 | 12–17 | 41.4 | 0 | 2 | |
Proliferate Red | 5 | 6–10 | 37.5 | |||
Goblins | 17 | 23–36 | 39.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Tokens | 70 | 69–154 | 30.9 | 0 | 1 | |
Selesnya Tokens | 14 | 21–20 | 51.2 | 0 | 1 | |
Mono White Tokens | 31 | 24–83 | 22.4 | |||
Orzhov Tokens | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
Mono Green Stompy | 69 | 173–117 | 59.7 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
White Weenie | 148 | 263–280 | 48.4 | 3 | 14 | 5 |
Odric Keywords | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
Quest for the Holy Relic | 10 | 10–15 | 40.0 | |||
Soldiers | 24 | 44–46 | 48.9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Kithkin | 4 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
Chroma White | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
Elves | 4 | 3–8 | 27.3 | |||
Werewolves | 5 | 9–13 | 40.9 | 0 | 1 | |
Minotaurs | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
Warriors | 5 | 4–8 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
Selesnya Little Kid | 20 | 20–35 | 36.4 | 0 | 2 | |
Rogues | 9 | 20–18 | 52.6 | 0 | 1 | |
Zombies | 245 | 620–382 | 61.9 | 13 | 75 | 17 |
Gruul Aggro | 19 | 24–41 | 36.9 | 0 | 3 | |
Merfolk | 36 | 61–59 | 50.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Mono Red Swarm | 8 | 9–12 | 42.9 | |||
Artifact Aggro | 59 | 106–100 | 51.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Affinity | 28 | 50–45 | 52.6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Salvage Titan | 6 | 8–18 | 30.8 | |||
Mono Blue Aggro | 4 | 4–9 | 30.8 | |||
Illusions | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
Devastating Dreams | 21 | 43–32 | 57.3 | 0 | 4 | |
Madness | 9 | 8–20 | 28.6 | 1 | ||
Golgari Madness | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
Rakdos Madness | 3 | 2–11 | 15.4 | |||
Voltron | 52 | 52–93 | 35.9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Hexproof | 48 | 49–82 | 37.4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Equipment Aggro | 3 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
Slivers | 4 | 11–6 | 64.7 | |||
Naya Zoo | 7 | 7–11 | 38.9 | |||
Cats | 21 | 31–36 | 46.3 | 2 | ||
Mono White Cats | 13 | 21–18 | 53.8 | 2 | ||
Selesnya Cats | 8 | 10–18 | 35.7 | |||
Rakdos Aggro | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
Boros Aggro | 3 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
Humans | 14 | 21–37 | 36.2 | |||
Selesnya Humans | 11 | 19–31 | 38.0 | |||
Brushwaggs | 12 | 13–21 | 38.2 | 1 | ||
Rats | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
Combo | 566 | 946–1034 | 47.8 | 6 | 48 | 31 |
Storm | 156 | 232–294 | 44.1 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
Sultai Tendrils | 10 | 10–20 | 33.3 | |||
Dimir Tendrils | 46 | 77–93 | 45.3 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Dragonstorm | 7 | 4–10 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 | |
Simic Storm | 11 | 12–20 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 | |
Grixis Tendrils | 31 | 49–47 | 51.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Reanimator | 48 | 68–91 | 42.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Grozoth | 9 | 18–15 | 54.5 | |||
Traditional Reanimator | 39 | 50–76 | 39.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Mono Black Reanimator | 5 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |||
Biovisionary | 2 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |||
Necrotic Ooze Combo | 9 | 15–12 | 55.6 | |||
Warp World | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
Actual Warp World | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
Zubera Tribal | 4 | 4–10 | 28.6 | |||
Maniac Combo | 25 | 55–37 | 59.8 | 4 | ||
Jeskai Ascendancy | 76 | 181–124 | 59.3 | 5 | 16 | 7 |
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 21 | 42–28 | 60.0 | 1 | ||
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 53 | 135–90 | 60.0 | 5 | 16 | 6 |
Myr Incubator | 4 | 0–10 | 0.0 | |||
Umbral Mantle | 26 | 53–34 | 60.9 | 5 | ||
Fake-Twin | 53 | 112–81 | 58.0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
Jeskai Fake-Twin | 53 | 112–81 | 58.0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
Infinite Infinite Combos | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
Eggs | 4 | 2–10 | 16.7 | |||
Turntimber Ranger | 4 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |||
Heartless Summoning Combo | 29 | 40–58 | 40.8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Blazing Shoal Combo | 14 | 27–34 | 44.3 | 0 | 2 | |
Retraction Helix Combo | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
Taking Turns | 39 | 75–66 | 53.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Quest for Ula's Temple | 5 | 3–13 | 18.8 | |||
Oops All Lands | 5 | 6–15 | 28.6 | |||
Polymorph | 8 | 5–16 | 23.8 | |||
Control | 1122 | 1804–2055 | 46.7 | 7 | 71 | 46 |
Mono Black Control | 17 | 26–32 | 44.8 | |||
Esper Control | 38 | 41–75 | 35.3 | 0 | 1 | |
Demonic Rising | 30 | 64–48 | 57.1 | 1 | ||
Paradox Haze Lock | 15 | 6–22 | 21.4 | 0 | 1 | |
Mono Blue Control | 47 | 60–95 | 38.7 | 1 | ||
Dimir Control | 29 | 33–67 | 33.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Watery Oath | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
Azorius Control | 211 | 400–362 | 52.5 | 4 | 18 | 15 |
Turbo Fog | 21 | 28–34 | 45.2 | 0 | 5 | |
Izzet Control | 12 | 19–27 | 41.3 | 0 | 2 | |
Mardu Control | 7 | 5–12 | 29.4 | 0 | 1 | |
Mill | 11 | 4–34 | 10.5 | |||
Grixis Control | 48 | 63–104 | 37.7 | 0 | 1 | |
Cruel Control | 34 | 44–71 | 38.3 | 0 | 1 | |
Stax | 5 | 7–12 | 36.8 | |||
Chandra Nalaar | 8 | 19–10 | 65.5 | 1 | ||
Stagnant Control | 5 | 10–7 | 58.8 | 0 | 2 | |
Jeskai Control | 135 | 249–222 | 52.9 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
Dragon Control | 2 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |||
Izzet Dragons | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
Galleon Control | 6 | 4–10 | 28.6 | |||
Runeflare | 6 | 5–12 | 29.4 | 0 | 1 | |
Ponza | 102 | 140–199 | 41.3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Mono White Control | 16 | 30–27 | 52.6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Dynavolt Tower | 5 | 3–11 | 21.4 | |||
Cycling Control | 130 | 237–221 | 51.7 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
Astral Slide | 128 | 236–214 | 52.4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
Five Color Control | 16 | 16–33 | 32.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Shrines | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
Sultai Control | 44 | 77–91 | 45.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Guildgate Control | 50 | 80–92 | 46.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Bant Control | 26 | 59–36 | 62.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Enchantments Control | 4 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |||
Four Color Counter Ghazi | 14 | 30–18 | 62.5 | 0 | 6 | |
Seasons Past Control | 10 | 11–16 | 40.7 | |||
Orzhov Control | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
Prison | 10 | 20–20 | 50.0 | |||
Enchantress | 10 | 20–20 | 50.0 | |||
Aggro-Combo | 241 | 418–470 | 47.1 | 2 | 17 | 6 |
Aristocrats | 147 | 245–284 | 46.3 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
Mono Black Aristocrats | 54 | 127–99 | 56.2 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
Orzhov Aristocrats | 61 | 71–113 | 38.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Golgari Aristocrats | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
Abzan Aristocrats | 27 | 41–62 | 39.8 | |||
Burn | 24 | 27–46 | 37.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Infect | 59 | 129–108 | 54.4 | 1 | 4 | |
Blazing Shoal Infect | 45 | 106–88 | 54.6 | 1 | 4 | |
Golgari Infect | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
Mono Black Infect | 3 | 7–4 | 63.6 | |||
Pummeler | 3 | 5–9 | 35.7 | |||
Aggro-Control | 290 | 552–512 | 51.9 | 4 | 21 | 19 |
Simic Flash | 7 | 8–11 | 42.1 | |||
Izzet Tempo | 44 | 88–89 | 49.7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Azorius Skies | 59 | 123–91 | 57.5 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Blue Madness | 56 | 110–96 | 53.4 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Simic Madness | 37 | 79–62 | 56.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Temur Madness | 14 | 25–26 | 49.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Grixis Madness | 3 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |||
Wizards | 30 | 45–46 | 49.5 | 1 | 3 | |
Ninjas | 7 | 10–10 | 50.0 | 1 | ||
Izzet Spells | 74 | 161–137 | 54.0 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
Azorius Tempo | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
Combo-Control | 335 | 668–567 | 54.1 | 5 | 36 | 21 |
Curses | 44 | 71–88 | 44.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Burning Vengeance | 15 | 22–32 | 40.7 | |||
Cruel Combo-Control | 43 | 74–77 | 49.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Battle of Wits | 18 | 18–39 | 31.6 | 0 | 1 | |
Shared Fate | 6 | 9–9 | 50.0 | |||
Pickles | 27 | 72–35 | 67.3 | 5 | ||
Mindcrank | 105 | 271–137 | 66.4 | 3 | 22 | 13 |
Hedron Alignment | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
Lich's Mastery | 3 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
Curious Niv-Mizzet | 10 | 23–16 | 59.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Plasma Swans | 22 | 50–35 | 58.8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Mass Land Destruction | 32 | 39–70 | 35.8 | |||
Wildfire | 32 | 39–70 | 35.8 | |||
Borderpost Wildfire | 8 | 12–18 | 40.0 | |||
Midrange | 1332 | 2451–2356 | 51.0 | 13 | 106 | 75 |
Temur Ascendancy | 32 | 63–65 | 49.2 | 0 | 1 | |
Prophet Ascendancy | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
The Rock | 23 | 28–43 | 39.4 | 0 | 1 | |
Abzan Midrange | 31 | 55–59 | 48.2 | 0 | 4 | |
Selesnya Midrange | 75 | 155–128 | 54.8 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
Selesnya Value Town | 64 | 137–106 | 56.4 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
Jund | 40 | 34–65 | 34.3 | 0 | 1 | |
Blink | 334 | 796–514 | 60.8 | 7 | 33 | 37 |
Orzhov Blink | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
Anti-Persecution | 6 | 7–12 | 36.8 | |||
Graveyard Value | 69 | 107–113 | 48.6 | 3 | ||
Séance | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
Enchantments Matter | 12 | 3–20 | 13.0 | |||
Orzhov Enchantress | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
Constellation | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Allies | 140 | 342–219 | 61.0 | 5 | 23 | 12 |
Orzhov Allies | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
Mardu Allies | 98 | 254–143 | 64.0 | 5 | 22 | 9 |
Boros Allies | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
Mono White Allies | 12 | 38–19 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Esper Allies | 3 | 9–6 | 60.0 | |||
BRGW Allies | 8 | 18–14 | 56.3 | 1 | ||
Azorius Allies | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
Treefolk | 8 | 11–16 | 40.7 | |||
Fake-Rack | 11 | 13–27 | 32.5 | |||
Mardu Midrange | 6 | 14–9 | 60.9 | 0 | 1 | |
Yisan-Prophet | 2 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |||
Vampires | 39 | 70–78 | 47.3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Mono Black Vampires | 26 | 50–49 | 50.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Rakdos Vampires | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Orzhov Vampires | 11 | 19–25 | 43.2 | 0 | 1 | |
Legends Midrange | 7 | 11–21 | 34.4 | |||
Elementals | 6 | 3–13 | 18.8 | |||
Rakdos Midrange | 45 | 64–92 | 41.0 | 0 | 3 | |
Naya Midrange | 47 | 105–87 | 54.7 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Big Red | 23 | 31–55 | 36.0 | |||
Mono Black Midrange | 95 | 174–189 | 47.9 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Davriel Braids | 11 | 23–14 | 62.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hellion Whip | 3 | 5–4 | 55.6 | |||
Dimir Midrange | 34 | 41–74 | 35.7 | 0 | 2 | |
Dimir Vat | 5 | 8–7 | 53.3 | |||
Temur Energy | 10 | 17–19 | 47.2 | |||
Angels | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
Mono White Angels | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
Toughness Matters | 8 | 7–11 | 38.9 | |||
Lifegain Midrange | 9 | 7–17 | 29.2 | |||
Sultai Midrange | 21 | 55–30 | 64.7 | 5 | ||
Sultai Emerge | 18 | 51–20 | 71.8 | 5 | ||
Orzhov Midrange | 9 | 7–17 | 29.2 | 0 | 1 | |
Heartless Summoning Stompy | 13 | 18–27 | 40.0 | |||
Ordealbreak | 6 | 17–8 | 68.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Mythic Colossification | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Simic Snow | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
Artifact Midrange | 8 | 11–13 | 45.8 | 0 | 2 | |
Coinflips | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
Death Cloud | 11 | 10–27 | 27.0 | |||
Illness in the Ranks | 2 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
Ramp | 128 | 171–246 | 41.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Villainous Wealth | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
Rofellos Ramp | 3 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
Wild Pair | 3 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
Domain | 8 | 18–18 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Summer Bloom Ramp | 60 | 95–109 | 46.6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Applejacks | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
Unclassified | 1 | |||||
Commander | 5 |