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 6 days, 7 hours.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | 453–216 | 67.7 | 7 | 29 | 16 | 1989 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 13 | 43–19 | 69.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Red Deck Wins | 3 | 11–3 | 78.6 | 1 | ||
| Elves | 5 | 15–9 | 62.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Artifact Aggro | 5 | 17–7 | 70.8 | 1 | ||
| Affinity | 3 | 12–3 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Tempered Steel | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Architect | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Combo | 41 | 152–56 | 73.1 | 2 | 12 | 8 |
| Storm | 10 | 40–13 | 75.5 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Dimir Tendrils | 10 | 40–13 | 75.5 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Reanimator | 9 | 23–17 | 57.5 | 1 | ||
| Dimir Cycling Reanimator | 7 | 19–12 | 61.3 | 1 | ||
| Traditional Reanimator | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Rakdos Reanimator | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Myr Incubator | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Dredge | 14 | 59–15 | 79.7 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Protean Hulk Combo | 4 | 15–6 | 71.4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Control | 20 | 57–31 | 64.8 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Dimir Control | 6 | 21–9 | 70.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Azorius Control | 8 | 23–14 | 62.2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Grixis Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Cruel Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Ponza | 4 | 10–5 | 66.7 | 1 | ||
| Mono White Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 15 | 38–28 | 57.6 | 0 | 2 | |
| Aristocrats | 12 | 31–22 | 58.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Golgari Aristocrats | 3 | 11–4 | 73.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Food | 6 | 15–10 | 60.0 | |||
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 3 | 12–5 | 70.6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Blue Madness | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Simic Madness | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 2 | 9–3 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Combo-Control | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Mindcrank | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Midrange | 23 | 59–47 | 55.7 | 0 | 4 | |
| The Rock | 3 | 8–7 | 53.3 | |||
| Anti-Persecution | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Graveyard Value | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Varolz Dreadnought | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Allies | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Esper Allies | 2 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Mardu Midrange | 3 | 5–7 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Toughness Matters | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 7 | 22–11 | 66.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Neoform | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Sultai Neoform | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Party | 3 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |||
| Ramp | 21 | 80–27 | 74.8 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 18 | 75–18 | 80.6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Greenpost | 17 | 71–17 | 80.7 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Summer Bloom Ramp | 3 | 5–9 | 35.7 | |||
| Historic Bloom | 3 | 5–9 | 35.7 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Abandoned Outpost
- Ambassador Laquatus
- Angel of Flight Alabaster
- Aquamoeba
- Arc Blade
- Arcbound Javelineer
- Arrogant Wurm
- Asmodeus the Archfiend
- Aven Envoy
- Balancing Act
- Baloth Null
- Barbed Sextant
- Basking Rootwalla
- Battle for Bretagard
- Battle Mastery
- Belltoll Dragon
- Biovisionary
- Bladewing the Risen
- Blazing Rootwalla
- Bog Wreckage
- Breath of Life
- Budoka Gardener
- Burning Vengeance
- Burrenton Forge-Tender
- Catapult Master
- Cephalid Illusionist
- Cho-Manno, Revolutionary
- Cinder Marsh
- Circular Logic
- Clear
- Compulsion
- Conclave Naturalists
- Creeping Renaissance
- Crovax, Ascendant Hero
- Cultivator's Caravan
- Desolation Giant
- Diregraf Escort
- Doomwake Giant
- Dread Statuary
- Dreamborn Muse
- Drownyard Temple
- Druid's Deliverance
- Duergar Hedge-Mage
- Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
- Edric, Spymaster of Trest
- Elspeth Conquers Death
- Elvish Mystic
- Enlistment Officer
- Epicenter
- Errant Ephemeron
- Faithless Salvaging
- Fated Infatuation
- Foul-Tongue Invocation
- Foundry of the Consuls
- Frantic Search
- Frontier Bivouac
- Gerrard's Verdict
- Ghastly Remains
- Gideon's Intervention
- Gift of Estates
- Gift of Growth
- Glissa Sunseeker
- Glory
- Grand Coliseum
- Grim Backwoods
- Hermit Druid
- Hero's Demise
- Huatli, Radiant Champion
- Hythonia the Cruel
- Incorrigible Youths
- Insult // Injury
- Isao, Enlightened Bushi
- Isolate
- Ith, High Arcanist
- Iwamori of the Open Fist
- Jaddi Offshoot
- Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter
- Junktroller
- Karmic Guide
- Keiga, the Tide Star
- Kessig Prowler
- Knight-Captain of Eos
- Kodama of the North Tree
- Krosan Cloudscraper
- Kumano, Master Yamabushi
- Lantern-Lit Graveyard
- Loxodon Hierarch
- Magister of Worth
- Mana Breach
- Marsh Casualties
- Mask of the Mimic
- Memory's Journey
- Merfolk Traders
- Mirri, Cat Warrior
- Mold Adder
- Monk Realist
- Mortal Combat
- Murderous Cut
- Myr Turbine
- Mystifying Maze
- Mythic Proportions
- Necromancer's Stockpile
- Nightpack Ambusher
- Nightveil Sprite
- Nomad Mythmaker
- Nomads en-Kor
- Noose Constrictor
- Numot, the Devastator
- Ojutai, Soul of Winter
- Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
- Opulent Palace
- Orator of Ojutai
- Palisade Giant
- Phyrexian Ingester
- Pieces of the Puzzle
- Pinecrest Ridge
- Portent
- Preeminent Captain
- Prey's Vengeance
- Pristine Skywise
- Psychotic Fury
- Punish Ignorance
- Quillspike
- Rabid Bite
- Radiant's Judgment
- Ranger's Guile
- Ravaged Highlands
- Realm Razer
- Realms Uncharted
- Reckless Charge
- Reckless Wurm
- Recumbent Bliss
- Refraction Trap
- Restless Apparition
- Retreat to Coralhelm
- Riftwing Cloudskate
- Roar of the Wurm
- Robe of Mirrors
- Rubblebelt Rioters
- Ruins of Trokair
- Sanctuary Cat
- Satyr Wayfinder
- Savage Knuckleblade
- Scattered Groves
- Scent of Brine
- Scryb Ranger
- Seafloor Debris
- Searing Meditation
- Selvala, Explorer Returned
- Seraph Sanctuary
- Silent Departure
- Silumgar's Scorn
- Skaab Ruinator
- Snapback
- Soul Exchange
- Spectral Lynx
- Spider Spawning
- Spiketail Hatchling
- Spirit Away
- Splendid Reclamation
- Stasis Snare
- Steward of Valeron
- Stonewood Invocation
- Sunscorch Regent
- Sutured Ghoul
- Svyelunite Temple
- Tamanoa
- Tel-Jilad Justice
- Temur Ascendancy
- Teneb, the Harvester
- Terrarion
- Thalia's Lancers
- Tidebinder Mage
- Toils of Night and Day
- Tombstalker
- Tranquil Garden
- Tranquil Thicket
- Troll Ascetic
- Undertaker
- Unholy Heat
- Urza's Factory
- Urza's Ruinous Blast
- Utopia Tree
- Utter End
- Veilborn Ghoul
- Viashino Sandstalker
- Vintara Snapper
- Volcanic Spray
- Waterfront Bouncer
- Waterveil Cavern
- Wild Mongrel
- Wind-Scarred Crag
- Wolfbitten Captive
- Woodland Cemetery
- Worm Harvest
- Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
- Yosei, the Morning Star