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 1 week.
Archetype Tree
Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
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Midrange | 38361 | 62714–67732–34 | 48.1 | 294 | 2696 | 1463 |
Temur Ascendancy | 871 | 1825–1489–4 | 55.1 | 8 | 71 | 50 |
Prophet Ascendancy | 28 | 58–49 | 54.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
The Rock | 1094 | 1673–2103 | 44.3 | 0 | 55 | 23 |
Golgari Citadel | 119 | 136–233 | 36.9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Angels and Taxes | 22 | 32–38–1 | 45.7 | 0 | 6 | |
Grenzo | 183 | 303–328–3 | 48.0 | 3 | 24 | 1 |
Abzan Midrange | 1419 | 2368–2541–2 | 48.2 | 5 | 68 | 49 |
Knights of Windgrace | 14 | 26–23 | 53.1 | 1 | ||
Selesnya Midrange | 348 | 549–618–2 | 47.0 | 0 | 21 | 12 |
Selesnya Value Town | 157 | 293–256 | 53.4 | 0 | 12 | 9 |
Jund | 1834 | 2846–3395–1 | 45.6 | 4 | 103 | 44 |
Blink | 3571 | 7096–5589 | 55.9 | 79 | 360 | 248 |
Wave Blink | 1623 | 3486–2414 | 59.1 | 53 | 222 | 126 |
Esper Wave | 81 | 150–121 | 55.4 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
Azorius Wave | 810 | 1841–1206 | 60.4 | 37 | 131 | 66 |
Orzhov Wave | 404 | 840–579 | 59.2 | 11 | 63 | 29 |
Abzan Wave | 154 | 325–240 | 57.5 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
Bant Wave | 93 | 198–152 | 56.6 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
Acid Trip | 67 | 84–142 | 37.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cloudpost Wave Blink | 138 | 306–186 | 62.2 | 1 | 21 | 14 |
Anti-Persecution | 83 | 115–157 | 42.3 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
Graveyard Value | 1747 | 2724–3052–1 | 47.2 | 4 | 48 | 67 |
Séance | 254 | 517–425 | 54.9 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
Dimir Graves | 13 | 19–28 | 40.4 | 0 | 1 | |
Varolz Dreadnought | 441 | 864–679 | 56.0 | 2 | 21 | 28 |
Indestructible | 21 | 46–35 | 56.8 | 2 | ||
Enchantments Matter | 338 | 428–620 | 40.8 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
Orzhov Enchantress | 60 | 63–114 | 35.6 | |||
Constellation | 55 | 99–100 | 49.7 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Allies | 1130 | 1993–1925–2 | 50.9 | 15 | 139 | 40 |
Orzhov Allies | 185 | 226–328–2 | 40.8 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
Mardu Allies | 224 | 508–373 | 57.7 | 8 | 47 | 10 |
Boros Allies | 125 | 222–211 | 51.3 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
Mono White Allies | 88 | 219–130 | 62.8 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
Esper Allies | 92 | 161–181 | 47.1 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
BRGW Allies | 41 | 78–64 | 54.9 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Azorius Allies | 112 | 187–156 | 54.5 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
Treefolk | 252 | 394–485 | 44.8 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
-1/-1 Counters | 164 | 197–353 | 35.8 | 0 | 5 | |
Fake-Rack | 857 | 1204–1601 | 42.9 | 1 | 32 | 21 |
Selvala Morningstar | 33 | 86–56 | 60.6 | 2 | 14 | |
Mardu Midrange | 722 | 1324–1243 | 51.6 | 2 | 44 | 35 |
Leave // Chance Midrange | 17 | 24–30 | 44.4 | |||
Yisan-Prophet | 56 | 102–97 | 51.3 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
White Jund | 103 | 202–196 | 50.8 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
Vampires | 1098 | 1759–1903–7 | 48.0 | 10 | 94 | 41 |
Mono Black Vampires | 681 | 1220–1163–7 | 51.2 | 10 | 73 | 37 |
Rakdos Vampires | 232 | 283–394 | 41.8 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
Orzhov Vampires | 114 | 165–224 | 42.4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Legends Midrange | 706 | 1121–1202 | 48.3 | 3 | 47 | 33 |
Boros Legends Midrange | 67 | 132–107 | 55.2 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Mardu Legends | 67 | 95–120 | 44.2 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
Orzhov Legends | 202 | 345–323 | 51.6 | 1 | 15 | 14 |
Selesnya Legends | 127 | 232–225 | 50.8 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
Elementals | 184 | 237–356 | 40.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Rakdos Midrange | 1871 | 3266–3343 | 49.4 | 9 | 137 | 68 |
Naya Midrange | 242 | 315–498 | 38.7 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
Stoic Midrange | 5 | 3–6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | |
Card Advantage White | 33 | 68–63 | 51.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Big Red | 695 | 1156–1273 | 47.6 | 5 | 33 | 26 |
Mono Black Midrange | 3847 | 7035–6450–6 | 52.2 | 41 | 388 | 180 |
Necro Midrange | 236 | 526–331–1 | 61.4 | 14 | 65 | 21 |
Mono Black Devotion | 1621 | 2898–2691 | 51.9 | 11 | 152 | 62 |
Davriel Braids | 66 | 117–105 | 52.7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Heart of Darkness | 133 | 318–183 | 63.5 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
Verdant Succession | 6 | 15–9 | 62.5 | 1 | ||
Hellion Whip | 130 | 236–229 | 50.8 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
Dimir Midrange | 1049 | 1667–1885 | 46.9 | 8 | 79 | 41 |
Dimir Vat | 52 | 97–73 | 57.1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Temur Energy | 58 | 115–96 | 54.5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Angel Tribal | 161 | 265–325 | 44.9 | 4 | 53 | 1 |
Toughness Matters | 509 | 496–883 | 36.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Lifegain Midrange | 872 | 1501–1547–1 | 49.2 | 14 | 80 | 29 |
Martyr's Grace | 395 | 809–609–1 | 57.1 | 13 | 63 | 22 |
Adventures | 53 | 48–107 | 31.0 | |||
Mutate | 105 | 133–205 | 39.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sultai Midrange | 778 | 1265–1422 | 47.1 | 6 | 37 | 26 |
Sultai Emerge | 211 | 448–356 | 55.7 | 2 | 17 | 13 |
Sultai Energy | 29 | 40–68 | 37.0 | 0 | 1 | |
Fight Rigging | 38 | 63–76 | 45.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Orzhov Midrange | 2181 | 4188–3532 | 54.2 | 29 | 193 | 125 |
Orzhov Capenna | 54 | 116–77 | 60.1 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Owling Mine | 204 | 213–454 | 31.9 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
Jeskai Midrange | 233 | 345–371 | 48.2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
Prophet Glare | 85 | 157–151 | 51.0 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
Heartless Summoning Stompy | 257 | 335–502 | 40.0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
Zur the Enchanter | 61 | 75–118 | 38.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Ordealbreak | 206 | 266–388 | 40.7 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Enigmatic Incarnation | 178 | 230–337 | 40.6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Mythic Colossification | 104 | 187–154 | 54.8 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
Neoform | 222 | 320–406 | 44.1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Temur Neoform | 62 | 69–106 | 39.4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Sultai Neoform | 71 | 146–130 | 52.9 | 4 | ||
Simic Neoform | 32 | 38–55 | 40.9 | |||
UBRG Neoform | 12 | 20–21 | 48.8 | |||
Party | 116 | 152–231 | 39.7 | 3 | ||
Fires of Invention | 797 | 1283–1520 | 45.8 | 5 | 44 | 26 |
Hero of Precinct One | 1274 | 2236–2184–1 | 50.6 | 9 | 85 | 56 |
Abzan Hero | 77 | 149–131 | 53.2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
Mardu Hero | 201 | 367–331 | 52.6 | 1 | 12 | 7 |
Esper Hero | 77 | 112–147 | 43.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Orzhov Hero | 207 | 411–353 | 53.8 | 3 | 18 | 10 |
Five Color Hero | 366 | 632–623 | 50.4 | 0 | 27 | 22 |
Naya Hero | 111 | 179–202 | 47.0 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
Boros Hero | 46 | 72–81 | 47.1 | |||
Gruul Obosh | 66 | 135–121 | 52.7 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Clerics | 283 | 464–530 | 46.7 | 2 | 31 | 6 |
Simic Snow | 436 | 970–721 | 57.4 | 14 | 55 | 38 |
Artifact Midrange | 665 | 937–1189 | 44.1 | 4 | 72 | 28 |
Coinflip Tribal | 189 | 124–388 | 24.2 | 0 | 5 | |
Death Cloud | 391 | 527–747 | 41.4 | 0 | 11 | 6 |