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 12 weeks, 6 days.
| Archetype | # Decks | Record | Win % | ① | ⑧ | 5–0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggro | 411 | 715–670 | 51.6 | 1 | 30 | 20 |
| Mono Black Aggro | 3 | 5–9 | 35.7 | |||
| Heroic | 4 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Mono Red Blitzkrieg | 1 | |||||
| Boros Heroic | 3 | 2–1 | 66.7 | |||
| Red Deck Wins | 57 | 118–93 | 55.9 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| Goblins | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Tokens | 5 | 7–8 | 46.7 | |||
| Selesnya Tokens | 4 | 7–7 | 50.0 | |||
| Mono White Tokens | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Green Stompy | 8 | 13–15 | 46.4 | |||
| White Weenie | 46 | 87–81 | 51.8 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Soldiers | 13 | 29–28 | 50.9 | 1 | 4 | |
| Mono White Humans | 32 | 56–51 | 52.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Elves | 2 | 5–3 | 62.5 | |||
| Selesnya Little Kid | 4 | 4–8 | 33.3 | |||
| Selesnya Counters | 4 | 4–8 | 33.3 | |||
| Zombies | 5 | 3–16 | 15.8 | |||
| Gruul Aggro | 3 | 3–5 | 37.5 | |||
| Merfolk | 3 | 7–3 | 70.0 | 1 | ||
| Artifact Aggro | 84 | 154–152 | 50.3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Affinity | 74 | 144–134 | 51.8 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Tempered Steel | 5 | 9–12 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mono Blue Architect | 3 | 0–3 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Aggro | 2 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Madness | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Golgari Madness | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Voltron | 11 | 10–19 | 34.5 | |||
| Equipment Aggro | 3 | 0–6 | 0.0 | |||
| Hateful Auras | 8 | 10–13 | 43.5 | |||
| Knights | 2 | 4–3 | 57.1 | |||
| AggroSlide | 5 | 10–3 | 76.9 | |||
| Rakdos Aggro | 8 | 6–14 | 30.0 | |||
| Boros Aggro | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Humans | 94 | 186–133 | 58.3 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Selesnya Humans | 4 | 8–6 | 57.1 | |||
| Boros Humans | 20 | 46–30 | 60.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Orzhov Humans | 69 | 132–96 | 57.9 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Legends Aggro | 21 | 32–37 | 46.4 | |||
| Boros Legends Aggro | 12 | 19–17 | 52.8 | |||
| Selesnya Legends Aggro | 2 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Bard Class | 3 | 7–5 | 58.3 | |||
| Permanent Vacation | 34 | 43–46 | 48.3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Combo | 266 | 453–384 | 54.1 | 4 | 13 | 12 |
| Storm | 11 | 3–29 | 9.4 | |||
| Citadel Storm | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Grixis Tendrils | 3 | 1–7 | 12.5 | |||
| Paradoxical Outcome Storm | 7 | 2–20 | 9.1 | |||
| Reanimator | 5 | 4–8 | 33.3 | |||
| Traditional Reanimator | 3 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |||
| Necrotic Ooze Combo | 10 | 16–10 | 61.5 | 1 | ||
| Dubious Challenge | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Warp World | 59 | 158–70 | 69.3 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Hypergenesis | 6 | 10–10 | 50.0 | |||
| Runeflare | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Metalwork Colossus | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Upheaval Colossus | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Seismic Swans | 2 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |||
| Blazing Shoal Combo | 9 | 21–15 | 58.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Quest for Ula's Temple | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Izzet Ascension | 1 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Breakfast | 4 | 12–4 | 75.0 | |||
| Oops All Spells | 4 | 12–4 | 75.0 | |||
| Oops All Lands | 69 | 129–78 | 62.3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Dredge | 37 | 37–64 | 36.6 | 1 | ||
| Insidious Roots Dredge | 32 | 34–54 | 38.6 | 1 | ||
| Polymorph | 2 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Storm Herald | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Enduring Ideal | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Tibalt's Trickery | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Intruder Alarm | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Calibrated Blast | 4 | 4–9 | 30.8 | |||
| Restore Balance | 11 | 15–15 | 50.0 | 1 | ||
| Gyruda | 9 | 14–13 | 51.9 | 0 | 2 | |
| Actual Twin | 1 | |||||
| Izzet Twin | 1 | |||||
| Control | 216 | 342–339 | 50.2 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
| Esper Control | 11 | 22–20 | 52.4 | |||
| Mono Blue Control | 2 | 3–1 | 75.0 | |||
| Dimir Control | 4 | 1–12 | 7.7 | |||
| Azorius Control | 60 | 104–94 | 52.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Cawblade | 1 | 2–2 | 50.0 | |||
| Turbo Fog | 34 | 35–37 | 48.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Izzet Control | 3 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Mardu Control | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Mill | 2 | 0–6 | 0.0 | |||
| Boros Control | 4 | 5–6 | 45.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Grixis Control | 8 | 11–16 | 40.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cruel Control | 2 | 0–4 | 0.0 | |||
| Stax | 11 | 9–19 | 32.1 | |||
| Jeskai Control | 3 | 7–5 | 58.3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dragon Control | 3 | 9–6 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mono White Control | 25 | 49–37 | 57.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Cycling Control | 5 | 2–11 | 15.4 | |||
| Astral Slide | 5 | 2–11 | 15.4 | |||
| Seasons Past Control | 1 | 1–2 | 33.3 | |||
| Orzhov Control | 32 | 75–49 | 60.5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Prison | 4 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Enchantress | 4 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Aggro-Combo | 67 | 133–97 | 57.8 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Aristocrats | 50 | 115–65 | 63.9 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Mono Black Aristocrats | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Orzhov Aristocrats | 3 | 0–7 | 0.0 | |||
| Rakdos Aristocrats | 45 | 114–55 | 67.5 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Burn | 5 | 5–10 | 33.3 | |||
| Izzet Blitzkrieg | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Combo Goblins | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Goblin Persist | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Magda Dwarfs | 9 | 10–17 | 37.0 | 1 | ||
| Aggro-Control | 86 | 162–129 | 55.7 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Simic Flash | 2 | 4–6 | 40.0 | |||
| Wizards | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Blue Tempo | 29 | 64–42 | 60.4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Mono Blue Librarians | 24 | 50–33 | 60.2 | 3 | ||
| Izzet Spells | 13 | 23–22 | 51.1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dimir Tempo | 33 | 60–43 | 58.3 | 3 | ||
| Azorius Tempo | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Combo-Control | 97 | 180–182 | 49.7 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Battle of Wits | 11 | 12–37 | 24.5 | 1 | ||
| Shared Fate | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Sunforger | 9 | 18–24 | 42.9 | |||
| Solar Flare | 5 | 9–13 | 40.9 | 1 | ||
| Plasma Swans | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mass Land Destruction | 3 | 6–3 | 66.7 | |||
| Wildfire | 3 | 6–3 | 66.7 | |||
| Resurgent Belief | 1 | 1–1 | 50.0 | |||
| Greasefang | 65 | 132–99 | 57.1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Midrange | 287 | 440–523 | 45.7 | 2 | 18 | 8 |
| The Rock | 74 | 125–137 | 47.7 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Grenzo | 8 | 19–14 | 57.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Abzan Midrange | 29 | 56–57 | 49.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jund | 6 | 9–11 | 45.0 | |||
| Blink | 10 | 14–13 | 51.9 | 1 | ||
| Graveyard Value | 7 | 6–13 | 31.6 | |||
| Enchantments Matter | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| -1/-1 Counters | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Fake-Rack | 4 | 0–7 | 0.0 | |||
| Mardu Midrange | 4 | 3–8 | 27.3 | |||
| Vampires | 10 | 7–23 | 23.3 | |||
| Mono Black Vampires | 4 | 6–9 | 40.0 | |||
| Orzhov Vampires | 4 | 1–9 | 10.0 | |||
| Legends Midrange | 8 | 6–12 | 33.3 | |||
| Boros Legends Midrange | 5 | 3–6 | 33.3 | |||
| Orzhov Legends | 2 | 2–3 | 40.0 | |||
| Selesnya Legends | 1 | 1–3 | 25.0 | |||
| Rakdos Midrange | 7 | 8–18 | 30.8 | |||
| Naya Midrange | 1 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Big Red | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Mono Black Midrange | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Dimir Midrange | 3 | 2–5 | 28.6 | |||
| Toughness Matters | 2 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Lifegain Midrange | 3 | 2–4 | 33.3 | |||
| Sultai Midrange | 6 | 13–12 | 52.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fight Rigging | 5 | 13–10 | 56.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Orzhov Midrange | 12 | 26–22 | 54.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeskai Midrange | 3 | 3–2 | 60.0 | |||
| Heartless Summoning Stompy | 31 | 63–54 | 53.8 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Zur the Enchanter | 1 | 0–1 | 0.0 | |||
| Fires of Invention | 4 | 2–6 | 25.0 | |||
| Hero of Precinct One | 7 | 5–12 | 29.4 | |||
| Five Color Hero | 2 | 4–5 | 44.4 | |||
| Naya Hero | 4 | 1–6 | 14.3 | |||
| Clerics | 7 | 15–8 | 65.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Artifact Midrange | 5 | 5–8 | 38.5 | |||
| Death Cloud | 13 | 30–27 | 52.6 | |||
| Slime Against Humanity | 4 | 1–13 | 7.1 | |||
| Ramp | 86 | 96–179 | 34.9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Villainous Wealth | 1 | 0–2 | 0.0 | |||
| Carth Superfriends | 10 | 16–22 | 42.1 | 1 | ||
| Applejacks | 2 | 1–4 | 20.0 | |||
| Field Ramp | 59 | 71–119 | 37.4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Superfriends | 2 | 3–4 | 42.9 | |||
| Unclassified | 5 | 2–6 | 25.0 |