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 6 days, 20 hours.
Decks
Record
| # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 517 | 1404–419 | 77.0 | 2 | 152 | 2478 |
Achievements
Archetype Tree
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 101 | 284–77 | 78.7 | 34 | ||
| Heroic | 2 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Azorius Heroic | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Boros Heroic | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 16 | 47–17 | 73.4 | 2 | ||
| Goblins | 3 | 11–2 | 84.6 | 2 | ||
| Tokens | 2 | 6–1 | 85.7 | 1 | ||
| Selesnya Tokens | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Mono White Tokens | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono Green Stompy | 4 | 9–4 | 69.2 | 1 | ||
| White Weenie | 4 | 7–6 | 53.8 | |||
| Quest for the Holy Relic | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Elves | 3 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Selesnya Counters | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Zombies | 22 | 68–17 | 80.0 | 8 | ||
| Gruul Aggro | 2 | 6–1 | 85.7 | 1 | ||
| Merfolk | 2 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 1 | ||
| Mono Red Swarm | 2 | 6–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Artifact Aggro | 5 | 17–2 | 89.5 | 3 | ||
| Affinity | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Tempered Steel | 4 | 16–1 | 94.1 | 3 | ||
| Voltron | 3 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Boros Auras | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Hateful Auras | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Knights | 9 | 30–3 | 90.9 | 6 | ||
| AggroSlide | 10 | 35–3 | 92.1 | 6 | ||
| Legends Aggro | 9 | 22–7 | 75.9 | 2 | ||
| Boros Legends Aggro | 9 | 22–7 | 75.9 | 2 | ||
| Combo | 53 | 128–49 | 72.3 | 12 | ||
| Storm | 7 | 12–5 | 70.6 | 1 | ||
| Dimir Tendrils | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Citadel Storm | 4 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| High Tide | 2 | 9–1 | 90.0 | 1 | ||
| Reanimator | 8 | 23–7 | 76.7 | 2 | ||
| Recurring Nightmare | 4 | 12–3 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Dragon Nightmare | 4 | 12–3 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Traditional Reanimator | 4 | 11–4 | 73.3 | 1 | ||
| Rakdos Reanimator | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Mono Black Reanimator | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |||
| Warp World | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Maniac Combo | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Hypergenesis | 6 | 11–8 | 57.9 | |||
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 2 | 6–2 | 75.0 | 1 | ||
| Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Umbral Mantle | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| "Twin" | 2 | 10–0 | 100.0 | 2 | ||
| Jeskai "Twin" | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Metalwork Colossus | 2 | 9–1 | 90.0 | 1 | ||
| Anvil Colossus | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Seismic Swans | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Heartless Summoning Combo | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Blazing Shoal Combo | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Izzet Ascension | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Jokulhaups Combo | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Oops All Lands | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Enduring Ideal | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Gyruda | 4 | 13–3 | 81.3 | 1 | ||
| Tameshi Bloom | 3 | 12–3 | 80.0 | 1 | ||
| Possibility Storm | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Midnight Mass | 3 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Phoenix Altar | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Actual Twin | 2 | 9–1 | 90.0 | 1 | ||
| Izzet Twin | 2 | 9–1 | 90.0 | 1 | ||
| Control | 156 | 437–124 | 77.9 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| Esper Control | 2 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 1 | ||
| Demonic Rising | 4 | 7–5 | 58.3 | |||
| Dimir Control | 5 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |||
| Azorius Control | 9 | 22–7 | 75.9 | |||
| Izzet Control | 5 | 18–2 | 90.0 | 2 | ||
| Cloudpost Control | 12 | 40–8 | 83.3 | 5 | ||
| Azorius Cloudpost Control | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Selesnya Cloudpost Control | 10 | 37–6 | 86.0 | 5 | ||
| Stax | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Chandra Nalaar | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Jeskai Control | 2 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Ponza | 7 | 5–6 | 45.5 | 1 | ||
| Mono White Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Cycling Control | 7 | 11–9 | 55.0 | 1 | ||
| Astral Slide | 7 | 11–9 | 55.0 | 1 | ||
| Five Color Control | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Guildgate Control | 48 | 145–39 | 78.8 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Orzhov Control | 44 | 161–26 | 86.1 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Prison | 7 | 15–8 | 65.2 | 2 | ||
| Enchantress | 7 | 15–8 | 65.2 | 2 | ||
| Aggro-Combo | 24 | 54–22 | 71.1 | 3 | ||
| Aristocrats | 22 | 49–21 | 70.0 | 2 | ||
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 5 | 8–5 | 61.5 | |||
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Food | 13 | 33–12 | 73.3 | 2 | ||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 3 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| Infect | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Golgari Infect | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Hushnought | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Aggro-Control | 18 | 46–12 | 79.3 | 5 | ||
| Izzet Tempo | 5 | 14–3 | 82.4 | 1 | ||
| Azorius Skies | 2 | 4–2 | 66.7 | |||
| Wizards | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 4 | 4–4 | 50.0 | |||
| Izzet Spells | 6 | 24–2 | 92.3 | 4 | ||
| Combo-Control | 15 | 45–13 | 77.6 | 4 | ||
| Pickles | 2 | 5–2 | 71.4 | |||
| Mindcrank | 6 | 24–2 | 92.3 | 3 | ||
| Yosei Vat | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Hive Mind | 2 | 5–2 | 71.4 | |||
| Solar Flare | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Plasma Swans | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 2 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 1 | ||
| Wildfire | 2 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 1 | ||
| Thryx-Wildfire | 2 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 1 | ||
| Midrange | 114 | 310–98 | 76.0 | 30 | ||
| Abzan Midrange | 2 | 5–1 | 83.3 | 1 | ||
| Selesnya Midrange | 5 | 13–7 | 65.0 | |||
| Selesnya Value Town | 5 | 13–7 | 65.0 | |||
| Jund | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Blink | 58 | 170–48 | 78.0 | 19 | ||
| Wave Blink | 8 | 23–8 | 74.2 | 2 | ||
| Esper Wave | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Azorius Wave | 6 | 16–6 | 72.7 | 1 | ||
| Orzhov Wave | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Cloudpost Wave Blink | 15 | 48–11 | 81.4 | 6 | ||
| Graveyard Value | 5 | 15–4 | 78.9 | 2 | ||
| Allies | 2 | 9–1 | 90.0 | 1 | ||
| Mardu Allies | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Mono White Allies | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Vampires | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Mono Black Vampires | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Legends Midrange | 4 | 5–6 | 45.5 | |||
| Orzhov Legends | 3 | 5–5 | 50.0 | |||
| Elementals | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Rakdos Midrange | 1 | 5–0 | 100.0 | 1 | ||
| Big Red | 3 | 7–3 | 70.0 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 20 | 51–17 | 75.0 | 4 | ||
| Necro Midrange | 5 | 13–4 | 76.5 | 2 | ||
| Mono Black Devotion | 12 | 31–10 | 75.6 | 2 | ||
| Davriel Braids | 2 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Lifegain Midrange | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Mutate | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Sultai Midrange | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Sultai Emerge | 1 | 1–0 | 100.0 | |||
| Orzhov Midrange | 4 | 18–2 | 90.0 | 2 | ||
| Zur the Enchanter | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mythic Colossification | 1 | 4–1 | 80.0 | |||
| Fires of Invention | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Death Cloud | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Ramp | 36 | 100–24 | 80.6 | 14 | ||
| Rofellos Ramp | 22 | 66–12 | 84.6 | 10 | ||
| Channel-Rofellos | 22 | 66–12 | 84.6 | 10 | ||
| Cloudpost Ramp | 10 | 24–8 | 75.0 | 3 | ||
| Greenpost | 3 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Gruul Post | 2 | 9–1 | 90.0 | 1 | ||
| Simic Post | 2 | 10–0 | 100.0 | 2 | ||
| Temurpost | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Summer Bloom Ramp | 2 | 6–2 | 75.0 | 1 | ||
| Reclamation at Wake | 1 | 2–1 | 66.7 |
Cards
Colors Played
Head to Head
Seasons
Unique Cards Played
Cards Played First
- Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
- Ardent Plea
- Breeches, Eager Pillager
- Chandra, Acolyte of Flame
- Channel
- Demonic Dread
- Elspeth, Knight-Errant
- Graveyard Marshal
- Infernal Reckoning
- Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
- Nahiri, the Unforgiving
- Palace Siege
- Prohibit
- Savior of Ollenbock
- Sigardian Savior
- Steel Hellkite
- Tendo Ice Bridge
- Unearth
- Vraska's Contempt