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 8 weeks, 4 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 147 | 490–240 | 67.1 | 6 | 37 | 19 | 2078 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 45 | 155–69 | 69.2 | 1 | 15 | 5 |
| Heroic | 3 | 10–5 | 66.7 | |||
| Boros Heroic | 3 | 10–5 | 66.7 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Goblins | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| White Weenie | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Soldiers | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Artifact Aggro | 5 | 16–8 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Affinity | 5 | 16–8 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hardened Scales Affinity | 5 | 16–8 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cats | 2 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Selesnya Cats | 2 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Humans | 3 | 9–6 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Boros Humans | 2 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Orzhov Humans | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Legends Aggro | 9 | 33–12 | 73.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Boros Legends Aggro | 9 | 33–12 | 73.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pirates | 18 | 62–27 | 69.7 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Rats | 2 | 7–4 | 63.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Combo | 9 | 29–15 | 65.9 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Warp World | 6 | 20–9 | 69.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Boros Glimpse | 6 | 20–9 | 69.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Blazing Shoal Combo | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Dredge | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Insidious Roots Dredge | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Restore Balance | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Control | 13 | 41–25 | 62.1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Esper Control | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Azorius Control | 8 | 25–16 | 61.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Izzet Control | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Dragon Control | 3 | 9–6 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Aggro-Combo | 10 | 38–11 | 77.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Aristocrats | 10 | 38–11 | 77.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 10 | 38–11 | 77.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Aggro-Control | 15 | 44–30 | 59.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Izzet Tempo | 1 | 0–5 | 0.0 | |||
| Blue Madness | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 5 | 14–10 | 58.3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mono Blue Librarians | 3 | 9–5 | 64.3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Dimir Tempo | 3 | 9–6 | 60.0 | 1 | ||
| Azorius Tempo | 5 | 19–6 | 76.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Combo-Control | 8 | 20–15 | 57.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Solar Flare | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Wildfire | 1 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Greasefang | 6 | 18–9 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Esper Greasefang | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Orzhov Greasefang | 4 | 12–5 | 70.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Midrange | 45 | 153–70 | 68.6 | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| The Rock | 4 | 16–7 | 69.6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Blink | 21 | 77–28 | 73.3 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Orzhov Blink | 18 | 66–24 | 73.3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Legends Midrange | 6 | 19–10 | 65.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Orzhov Legends | 6 | 19–10 | 65.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dimir Midrange | 3 | 8–4 | 66.7 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Heartless Summoning Stompy | 3 | 12–3 | 80.0 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 4 | 11–9 | 55.0 | |||
| Mardu Hero | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Boros Hero | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Artifact Midrange | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Nissa Company | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Ramp | 2 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Carth Superfriends | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Field Ramp | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 |