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, 3 days.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165 | 426–326 | 56.6 | 13 | 1860 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 19 | 49–30 | 62.0 | |||
| Mono Green Stompy | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Elves | 5 | 14–7 | 66.7 | |||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Selesnya Counters | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Artifact Aggro | 7 | 16–9 | 64.0 | |||
| Tempered Steel | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Architect | 5 | 14–6 | 70.0 | |||
| AggroSlide | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Pirates | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Combo | 29 | 66–70 | 48.5 | 1 | ||
| Storm | 3 | 10–5 | 66.7 | 1 | ||
| High Tide | 3 | 10–5 | 66.7 | 1 | ||
| Reanimator | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Worldgorger Dragon | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Double Dragon | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Dubious Challenge | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Fake-Twin | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Naya Fake-Twin | 2 | 3–3 | 50.0 | |||
| Metalwork Colossus | 3 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |||
| Upheaval Colossus | 3 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |||
| Heartless Summoning Combo | 7 | 17–18 | 48.6 | |||
| Taking Turns | 4 | 7–10 | 41.2 | |||
| Izzet Ascension | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Dice Factory | 1 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Storm Herald | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Control | 51 | 109–123 | 47.0 | |||
| Dimir Control | 10 | 17–27 | 38.6 | |||
| Azorius Control | 11 | 26–26 | 50.0 | |||
| Turbo Fog | 6 | 7–21 | 25.0 | |||
| Ponza | 12 | 32–23 | 58.2 | |||
| Sultai Control | 9 | 19–19 | 50.0 | |||
| Sultai Ultimatum | 7 | 15–13 | 53.6 | |||
| Guildgate Control | 3 | 8–7 | 53.3 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 3 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |||
| Aristocrats | 3 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 3 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |||
| Aggro-Control | 8 | 25–14 | 64.1 | 3 | ||
| Izzet Tempo | 4 | 14–6 | 70.0 | 2 | ||
| Azorius Skies | 2 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 2 | 8–2 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Mono Blue Librarians | 2 | 8–2 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Combo-Control | 20 | 64–28 | 69.6 | 4 | ||
| Mindcrank | 9 | 27–14 | 65.9 | 1 | ||
| Solar Flare | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Mass Land Destruction | 6 | 18–12 | 60.0 | 1 | ||
| Wildfire | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Thryx-Wildfire | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Jokulhaups Control | 5 | 17–8 | 68.0 | 1 | ||
| Jund Jokulhaups Control | 5 | 17–8 | 68.0 | 1 | ||
| Greasefang | 4 | 14–2 | 87.5 | 1 | ||
| Esper Greasefang | 3 | 10–1 | 90.9 | 1 | ||
| Orzhov Greasefang | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Midrange | 25 | 76–37 | 67.3 | 4 | ||
| Abzan Midrange | 4 | 12–4 | 75.0 | |||
| Blink | 6 | 18–11 | 62.1 | |||
| Wave Blink | 5 | 15–9 | 62.5 | |||
| Orzhov Wave | 5 | 15–9 | 62.5 | |||
| Orzhov Blink | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Graveyard Value | 4 | 15–5 | 75.0 | 2 | ||
| Séance | 4 | 15–5 | 75.0 | 2 | ||
| Fake-Rack | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Big Red | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | 1 | ||
| Angels | 1 | 4–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Mono White Angels | 1 | 4–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Sultai Midrange | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Fight Rigging | 2 | 6–4 | 60.0 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Jeskai Midrange | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Heartless Summoning Stompy | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Ramp | 10 | 32–18 | 64.0 | 1 | ||
| Cloudpost Ramp | 10 | 32–18 | 64.0 | 1 | ||
| Greenpost | 10 | 32–18 | 64.0 | 1 |