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 11 weeks, 6 days.
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 247 | 482–497 | 49.2 | 12 | 122 |
| Heroic | 13 | 11–30 | 26.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Mono White Heroic | 6 | 4–13 | 23.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 4 | 4–10 | 28.6 | 0 | 3 |
| Boros Heroic | 3 | 3–7 | 30.0 | ||
| Red Deck Wins | 88 | 185–183 | 50.3 | 5 | 46 |
| Mono Red Devotion | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Proliferate Red | 4 | 3–8 | 27.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Goblins | 7 | 12–17 | 41.4 | 1 | 2 |
| Tokens | 3 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono White Tokens | 3 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Green Stompy | 4 | 3–9 | 25.0 | 0 | 2 |
| White Weenie | 3 | 6–7 | 46.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | ||
| Elves | 6 | 7–11 | 38.9 | 0 | 1 |
| Rogues | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Zombies | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gruul Aggro | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gruul Landfall | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Merfolk | 2 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Red Swarm | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| 8 Whack | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Artifact Aggro | 32 | 62–63 | 49.6 | 1 | 14 |
| Affinity | 11 | 16–22 | 42.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Tempered Steel | 9 | 15–17 | 46.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Blue Architect | 12 | 31–24 | 56.4 | 1 | 7 |
| Madness | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Voltron | 9 | 19–22 | 46.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Hexproof | 3 | 4–7 | 36.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Hateful Auras | 6 | 15–15 | 50.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Knights | 26 | 43–57 | 43.0 | 1 | 13 |
| AggroSlide | 30 | 79–45 | 63.7 | 2 | 18 |
| Cats | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Selesnya Cats | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Rakdos Aggro | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Boros Aggro | 3 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Shamans | 11 | 25–20 | 55.6 | 2 | 6 |
| Combo | 192 | 392–373 | 51.2 | 12 | 93 |
| Storm | 9 | 10–25 | 28.6 | 0 | 4 |
| Dragonstorm | 3 | 5–8 | 38.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Hazoret Storm | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Izzet Storm | 2 | 1–6 | 14.3 | ||
| Song Storm | 2 | 2–7 | 22.2 | ||
| Reanimator | 3 | 0–5 | 0.0 | ||
| Grozoth | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Traditional Reanimator | 2 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Mono Black Reanimator | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Dubious Challenge | 3 | 2–4 | 33.3 | ||
| Maniac Combo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Hypergenesis | 22 | 56–40 | 58.3 | 4 | 15 |
| New Perspectives | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Umbral Mantle | 7 | 16–13 | 55.2 | 0 | 4 |
| "Twin" | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Naya "Twin" | 2 | 5–4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Metalwork Colossus | 5 | 8–11 | 42.1 | 0 | 3 |
| Upheaval Colossus | 4 | 7–9 | 43.8 | 0 | 3 |
| Heartless Summoning Combo | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taking Turns | 9 | 8–22 | 26.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Quest for Ula's Temple | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Izzet Ascension | 23 | 50–42 | 54.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Breakfast | 46 | 131–80 | 62.1 | 8 | 27 |
| Oops All Spells | 46 | 131–80 | 62.1 | 8 | 27 |
| Oops All Lands | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dice Factory | 3 | 3–7 | 30.0 | ||
| Enduring Ideal | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ad Nauseam | 9 | 10–17 | 37.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ad Swanseam | 7 | 8–13 | 38.1 | 0 | 4 |
| GreenTwin | 3 | 7–7 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tibalt's Trickery | 7 | 11–15 | 42.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Calibrated Blast | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Restore Balance | 25 | 58–47 | 55.2 | 0 | 13 |
| Gyruda | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Control | 153 | 286–323 | 47.0 | 8 | 67 |
| Esper Control | 14 | 19–34 | 35.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Mono Blue Control | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dimir Control | 3 | 4–7 | 36.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Azorius Control | 42 | 82–87 | 48.5 | 3 | 18 |
| Cawblade | 27 | 59–55 | 51.8 | 3 | 14 |
| Izzet Control | 12 | 37–23 | 61.7 | 2 | 7 |
| Mill | 4 | 4–7 | 36.4 | 0 | 2 |
| Cloudpost Control | 19 | 43–38 | 53.1 | 1 | 8 |
| Mono Blue Cloudpost Control | 16 | 38–30 | 55.9 | 1 | 7 |
| Izzet Cloudpost Control | 3 | 5–8 | 38.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Grixis Control | 5 | 3–10 | 23.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cruel Control | 4 | 1–8 | 11.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Stax | 6 | 9–14 | 39.1 | 0 | 2 |
| Chandra Nalaar | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Dragon Control | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | ||
| Izzet Dragons | 3 | 2–6 | 25.0 | ||
| Ponza | 4 | 5–9 | 35.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono White Control | 5 | 12–11 | 52.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Life is Ez | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling Control | 18 | 41–35 | 53.9 | 1 | 9 |
| Astral Slide | 18 | 41–35 | 53.9 | 1 | 9 |
| Five Color Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Shrines | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Bant Control | 9 | 15–22 | 40.5 | 1 | 3 |
| Pox | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Four Color Counter Ghazi | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Prison | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Enchantress | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Aggro-Combo | 46 | 83–101 | 45.1 | 2 | 14 |
| Aristocrats | 9 | 13–19 | 40.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 5 | 5–11 | 31.3 | ||
| Golgari Aristocrats | 1 | 4–2 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Food | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Burn | 7 | 19–17 | 52.8 | 1 | 3 |
| Infect | 6 | 4–13 | 23.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Simic Infect | 3 | 2–7 | 22.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Trickbind Dreadnought | 13 | 23–26 | 46.9 | 1 | 4 |
| Izzet Dreadnought | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Blue Dreadnought | 7 | 16–13 | 55.2 | 1 | 2 |
| Izzet Blitzkrieg | 11 | 24–26 | 48.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aggro-Control | 175 | 378–347 | 52.1 | 12 | 81 |
| Izzet Tempo | 59 | 120–120 | 50.0 | 5 | 26 |
| Azorius Skies | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | ||
| Blue Madness | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Simic Madness | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Lich Aggro-Control | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | ||
| Wizards | 29 | 56–58 | 49.1 | 2 | 11 |
| Ninjas | 4 | 13–9 | 59.1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mono Blue Tempo | 39 | 78–74 | 51.3 | 3 | 18 |
| Mono Blue Faeries | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Izzet Spells | 2 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Dimir Tempo | 2 | 2–4 | 33.3 | ||
| Ensoul Aggro-Control | 33 | 90–66 | 57.7 | 2 | 19 |
| Combo-Control | 98 | 235–199 | 54.1 | 7 | 49 |
| Battle of Wits | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | ||
| Shared Fate | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Mindcrank | 19 | 55–36 | 60.4 | 1 | 13 |
| Plasma Swans | 16 | 33–37 | 47.1 | 1 | 7 |
| Mass Land Destruction | 58 | 141–116 | 54.9 | 5 | 27 |
| Jokulhaups Control | 58 | 141–116 | 54.9 | 5 | 27 |
| Grixis Jokulhaups Control | 46 | 117–94 | 55.5 | 4 | 23 |
| Jeskai Jokulhaups Control | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Temur Jokulhaups Control | 7 | 12–12 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 |
| WUBR Jokulhaups Control | 4 | 10–8 | 55.6 | 1 | 2 |
| Midrange | 166 | 309–318 | 49.3 | 12 | 77 |
| Abzan Midrange | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Selesnya Midrange | 3 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Selesnya Value Town | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Jund | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Blink | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Graveyard Value | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Allies | 10 | 13–18 | 41.9 | 1 | 3 |
| Mardu Allies | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | ||
| Boros Allies | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | ||
| Esper Allies | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Azorius Allies | 6 | 13–11 | 54.2 | 1 | 2 |
| Vampires | 7 | 12–11 | 52.2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rakdos Vampires | 7 | 12–11 | 52.2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rakdos Midrange | 8 | 15–15 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Big Red | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mono Black Midrange | 12 | 16–20 | 44.4 | 0 | 5 |
| Mono Black Devotion | 5 | 6–8 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Hellion Whip | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Dimir Midrange | 1 | 0–4 | 0.0 | ||
| Angel Tribal | 6 | 9–15 | 37.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Lifegain Midrange | 5 | 5–13 | 27.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Orzhov Midrange | 82 | 187–155 | 54.7 | 10 | 47 |
| Owling Mine | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Heartless Summoning Stompy | 6 | 10–7 | 58.8 | 1 | 2 |
| Party | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | ||
| Gruul Obosh | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Artifact Midrange | 9 | 18–19 | 48.6 | 0 | 3 |
| Coinflip Tribal | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Death Cloud | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | ||
| Ramp | 47 | 93–100 | 48.2 | 3 | 22 |
| Rofellos Ramp | 16 | 31–33 | 48.4 | 0 | 7 |
| Cloudpost Ramp | 29 | 60–61 | 49.6 | 3 | 15 |
| Eldrazipost | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | ||
| Greenpost | 26 | 55–52 | 51.4 | 3 | 14 |