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.
-
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, 4 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | 288–166 | 63.4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1950 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 19 | 56–22 | 71.8 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Heroic | 2 | 5–2 | 71.4 | |||
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 2 | 5–2 | 71.4 | |||
| White Weenie | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Gruul Aggro | 11 | 41–11 | 78.8 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mono Red Swarm | 2 | 6–3 | 66.7 | |||
| Combo | 22 | 51–34 | 60.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Storm | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Izzet Storm | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Reanimator | 14 | 33–21 | 61.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Worldgorger Dragon | 4 | 2–7 | 22.2 | |||
| Traditional Reanimator | 10 | 31–14 | 68.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rakdos Reanimator | 6 | 17–9 | 65.4 | 2 | ||
| Grixis Reanimator | 4 | 14–5 | 73.7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Izzet Ascension | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| GreenTwin | 6 | 17–9 | 65.4 | |||
| Control | 20 | 51–28 | 64.6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Azorius Control | 15 | 44–22 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mill | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Izzet Cloudpost Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Sultai Control | 2 | 7–2 | 77.8 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pox | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 8 | 15–11 | 57.7 | 1 | ||
| Aristocrats | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Food | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Infect | 5 | 9–6 | 60.0 | 1 | ||
| Simic Infect | 5 | 9–6 | 60.0 | 1 | ||
| Turbo Myth | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Combo Goblins | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Goblin Persist | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 16 | 36–22 | 62.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Izzet Tempo | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Ninjas | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 2 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Dimir Tempo | 5 | 9–6 | 60.0 | |||
| Midrange | 35 | 78–47 | 62.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| The Rock | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Grenzo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Abzan Midrange | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Jund | 8 | 23–11 | 67.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blink | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Wave Blink | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Azorius Wave | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Graveyard Value | 8 | 18–8 | 69.2 | |||
| Varolz Dreadnought | 6 | 13–6 | 68.4 | |||
| Mardu Midrange | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Rakdos Midrange | 2 | 8–2 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Big Red | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Dimir Midrange | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Sultai Midrange | 4 | 11–4 | 73.3 | |||
| Artifact Midrange | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Ramp | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Ancestral Vision
- Ancient Imperiosaur
- Appetite for Brains
- Azra Oddsmaker
- Baleful Force
- Bant Charm
- Bone Picker
- Bontu's Monument
- Caravan Vigil
- Cleric of the Forward Order
- Compelling Deterrence
- Crooked Custodian
- Deep Forest Hermit
- Den Protector
- Devastating Dreams
- Disorder
- Disperse
- Dissenter's Deliverance
- Doomed Necromancer
- Drooling Ogre
- Drowned Catacomb
- Dying Wish
- Ertai's Meddling
- Extractor Demon
- Faerie Vandal
- Falter
- Farmstead Gleaner
- Fblthp, the Lost
- Field of the Dead
- Flash of Insight
- Flesh Reaver
- Font of Agonies
- Foreshadow
- Frenzied Goblin
- Frontline Strategist
- Frostboil Snarl
- Gavony Township
- Generous Patron
- Ghitu Fire
- Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
- Havoc
- Hidden Retreat
- Horned Helm
- Hypnotic Sprite
- Ice Tunnel
- Immolating Souleater
- Inner Demon
- Johann's Stopgap
- Kefnet's Monument
- Keldon Halberdier
- Keranos, God of Storms
- Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
- Knight of the Reliquary
- Kor Skyfisher
- Krenko, Mob Boss
- Lambholt Pacifist
- Lavaclaw Reaches
- Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- Malevolent Hermit
- Marsh Flitter
- Matter Reshaper
- Meeting of Minds
- Minotaur Explorer
- Mistveil Plains
- Moria Marauder
- Oketra's Monument
- Opt
- Order of the White Shield
- Pack Guardian
- Pack Rat
- Pestermite
- Phyrexian Ghoul
- Platinum Emperion
- Plaxmanta
- Quest for the Gravelord
- Raid Bombardment
- Rattlechains
- Read the Runes
- Reckless Waif
- Release the Gremlins
- Remove Soul
- Riptide Laboratory
- Rubblebelt Maaka
- Ruthless Sniper
- Sangrophage
- Scald
- Sea Gate Stormcaller
- Simic Charm
- Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
- Slimebind
- So Tiny
- Spell Rupture
- Sphere of Law
- Sphere of Truth
- Spirit Cairn
- Spirit Link
- Stingerfling Spider
- Stonewright
- Sunscour
- Sword of Fire and Ice
- Syphon Life
- Tavern Swindler
- Temple of Deceit
- Tetzimoc, Primal Death
- Thought Scour
- Tower Geist
- Training Grounds
- Triumph of Cruelty
- Trophy Mage
- Turn Aside
- Vicious Hunger
- Vizier of Remedies
- Vizkopa Guildmage
- Wall of Blossoms
- Wall of Reverence
- Warmth
- Weaponcraft Enthusiast
- Winged Shepherd