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How do I get started with Magic Online?

Check out the guide to Magic Online.
Which cards are legal?

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?

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

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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.
How do I enter the league?

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 MTGO Traders.

When you complete a five match league run for the first time ever you will get 1 tik credit with MTGO Traders (at the end of the month).

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How do I enter a tournament?

We have seven 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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What happens if a card goes above 2¢? How does rotation work? When is the next rotation? How long are cards legal for?

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 5 weeks, 6 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	278	527–444	54.3	2	14	17
Aristocrats	90	151–151	50.0	0	2	2
Mono Black Aristocrats	15	31–21	59.6
Orzhov Aristocrats	21	35–38	47.9			1
Golgari Aristocrats	6	2–10	16.7
Food	44	77–77	50.0	0	1	1
Rakdos Aristocrats	1	3–2	60.0	0	1
Abiding Bombardment	2	3–1	75.0
Burn	17	18–27	40.0
Infect	53	99–84	54.1	0	2	8
Trickbind Dreadnought	10	24–12	66.7	0	2
Izzet Blitzkrieg	26	44–37	54.3	0	1	2
Hushnought	10	24–18	57.1			1
Liquimetal Fishing	13	23–28	45.1
Combo Goblins	59	144–87	62.3	2	7	4
Goblin Persist	58	144–86	62.6	2	7	4

Most Common Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	105–108	49.3
Mono Black Aggro	1–2	33.3
Heroic	11–7	61.1
Mono White Heroic	7–2	77.8
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–5	37.5
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	18–32	36.0
Goblins	4–7	36.4
Tokens	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Tokens	3–3	50.0
Mono White Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	18–13	58.1
White Weenie	4–9	30.8
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Elves	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	2–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	23–16	59.0
Affinity	17–13	56.7
Tempered Steel	5–0	100.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Madness	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	3–5	37.5
Hexproof	3–2	60.0
Hateful Auras	0–3	0.0
Wizards	3–0	100.0
Knights	3–3	50.0
AggroSlide	3–4	42.9
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	94–90	51.1
Storm	8–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	2–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	3–0	100.0
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	2–2	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–5	16.7
Dubious Challenge	4–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Eggs	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	14–15	48.3
Ominous Good	3–0	100.0
Jokulhaups	32–38	45.7
Soulflayer	6–9	40.0
Breakfast	6–9	40.0
Oops All Spells	6–9	40.0
Dredge	4–4	50.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–2	50.0
Control	77–63	55.0
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	6–3	66.7
Demonic Rising	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	5–3	62.5
Azorius Control	14–14	50.0
Cawblade	1–2	33.3
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	9–8	52.9
Blackpost	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	7–4	63.6
Grixis Control	4–3	57.1
Stax	1–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–3	0.0
Ponza	24–18	57.1
Wildfire	14–9	60.9
Thryx-Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Mono White Control	4–5	44.4
Life is Ez	2–3	40.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Ultimatum	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Combo	48–48	50.0
Aristocrats	15–15	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–6	25.0
Food	11–4	73.3
Abiding Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	1–3	25.0
Infect	7–9	43.8
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–2	60.0
Hushnought	3–0	100.0
Liquimetal Fishing	6–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	11–17	39.3
Goblin Persist	11–17	39.3
Aggro-Control	57–32	64.0
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	17–10	63.0
Azorius Skies	6–3	66.7
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	7–2	77.8
Dimir Tempo	20–12	62.5
Combo-Control	12–27	30.8
Curses	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–2	50.0
Mindcrank	8–16	33.3
Hive Mind	1–6	14.3
Plasma Swans	0–3	0.0
Midrange	89–54	62.2
The Rock	6–2	75.0
Golgari Citadel	5–1	83.3
Blink	18–5	78.3
Graveyard Value	3–5	37.5
Séance	0–2	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Enchantments Matter	3–5	37.5
Mardu Midrange	4–2	66.7
Vampires	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	6–3	66.7
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	4–2	66.7
Mono Black Devotion	2–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	5–2	71.4
Dimir Vat	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	5–2	71.4
Orzhov Midrange	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	3–3	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	14–8	63.6
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Esper Hero	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	9–8	52.9
Ramp	45–22	67.2
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	7–9	43.8
Cloudpost Ramp	27–12	69.2
Greenpost	25–12	67.6
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	3–0	100.0

Penny Dreadful Magic

Aggro-Combo

Archetype Tree

Most Common Cards

Matchups

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