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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.
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?

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.
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 Cardhoarder.

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How do I enter a tournament?

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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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 2 days, 20 hours.

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Congratulations to chickeninthebrain, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 32)

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Midrange	6029	11524–12221–34	48.5	294	2698
Blink	617	1615–1139	58.6	79	360
Wave Blink	356	994–627	61.3	53	222
Esper Wave	22	58–46	55.8	2	10
Azorius Wave	219	629–389	61.8	37	131
Orzhov Wave	85	229–142	61.7	11	63
Abzan Wave	13	36–23	61.0	2	8
Bant Wave	7	18–13	58.1	0	3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	349–160	68.6
Mono Black Aggro	8–5	61.5
Heroic	31–10	75.6
Mono White Heroic	22–5	81.5
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	6–3	66.7
Boros Heroic	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	96–49	66.2
Mono Red Devotion	0–2	0.0
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	4–5	44.4
Tokens	9–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	7–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	22–3	88.0
White Weenie	28–10	73.7
Odric Keywords	2–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	0–2	0.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Elves	16–6	72.7
Werewolves	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	4–3	57.1
Zombies	17–7	70.8
Gruul Aggro	11–2	84.6
Merfolk	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	5–3	62.5
8 Whack	1–2	33.3
Artifact Aggro	38–7	84.4
Affinity	7–0	100.0
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	27–6	81.8
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	3–2	60.0
Illusions	2–2	50.0
Madness	9–5	64.3
Rakdos Madness	9–5	64.3
Voltron	5–2	71.4
Hexproof	2–1	66.7
Equipment Aggro	2–1	66.7
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	3–3	50.0
AggroSlide	15–28	34.9
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–0	100.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	9–6	60.0
Boros Legends Aggro	9–6	60.0
Combo	143–133	51.8
Storm	13–26	33.3
Dimir Tendrils	3–12	20.0
Dragonstorm	4–8	33.3
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	2–4	33.3
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–2	33.3
Reanimator	32–25	56.1
Recurring Nightmare	11–7	61.1
Dragon Nightmare	8–6	57.1
Jund Nightmare	2–1	66.7
Worldgorger Dragon	2–3	40.0
Double Dragon	1–3	25.0
Living Death	4–1	80.0
Traditional Reanimator	15–14	51.7
Rakdos Reanimator	6–5	54.5
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	7–8	46.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–2	50.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	6–1	85.7
New Perspectives	2–0	100.0
Cat Wave	0–1	0.0
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	17–22	43.6
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	6–8	42.9
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	10–11	47.6
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Umbral Mantle	0–2	0.0
"Twin"	1–4	20.0
Murderous Mastery	0–1	0.0
Naya "Twin"	0–3	0.0
Combo Post	4–1	80.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–10	23.1
Anvil Colossus	2–5	28.6
Upheaval Colossus	1–4	20.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	4–4	50.0
Saffi Combo	3–2	60.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	4–4	50.0
Izzet Ascension	5–4	55.6
Ominous Good	4–1	80.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–0	100.0
Soulflayer	4–1	80.0
Reanim8 Rack	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	20–17	54.1
Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Gond	2–2	50.0
Hermit Dredge	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	13–10	56.5
Neoform Hermit	4–4	50.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Chain of Acid	2–1	66.7
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	0–2	0.0
Stuffy Doll	2–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	3–1	75.0
Possibility Storm	2–0	100.0
Control	111–89	55.5
Mono Black Control	3–3	50.0
Esper Control	9–7	56.3
Demonic Rising	5–0	100.0
Dimir Control	7–3	70.0
Azorius Control	20–12	62.5
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	1–3	25.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	13–22	37.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–8	33.3
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	5–8	38.5
Grixis Control	3–6	33.3
Cruel Control	0–2	0.0
Stax	5–2	71.4
Jeskai Control	1–8	11.1
Jeskai Approach	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	6–4	60.0
Izzet Dragons	1–2	33.3
Esper Dragons	2–1	66.7
Ponza	5–4	55.6
Mono White Control	5–2	71.4
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	0–1	0.0
Five Color Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	3–1	75.0
Bant Control	2–1	66.7
Temur Reclamation	2–0	100.0
Pox	8–5	61.5
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–1	66.7
Seasons Past Control	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	0–2	0.0
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	101–51	66.4
Aristocrats	17–6	73.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	6–2	75.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–3	62.5
Boros Bombardment	2–0	100.0
Burn	7–4	63.6
Infect	21–17	55.3
Simic Infect	12–8	60.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–2	33.3
Golgari Infect	6–5	54.5
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	41–15	73.2
Izzet Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	37–15	71.2
Hushnought	2–3	40.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	9–5	64.3
Goblin Persist	5–1	83.3
Dirty Kitty	4–4	50.0
Aggro-Control	34–35	49.3
Simic Flash	1–4	20.0
Simic Vat	1–2	33.3
Izzet Tempo	10–6	62.5
Azorius Skies	1–2	33.3
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
12 Pest	0–2	0.0
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	11–6	64.7
Mono Blue Librarians	6–3	66.7
Izzet Spells	0–9	0.0
Dimir Tempo	7–5	58.3
Combo-Control	27–24	52.9
Curses	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Pickles	1–1	50.0
Displace Loop	1–2	33.3
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	2–2	50.0
Hive Mind	1–3	25.0
Zur's Weirding	2–0	100.0
Solar Flare	5–5	50.0
Plasma Swans	3–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	9–10	47.4
Wildfire	6–4	60.0
Thryx-Wildfire	3–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	3–6	33.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–5	16.7
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Midrange	194–105	64.9
The Rock	6–1	85.7
Abzan Midrange	8–3	72.7
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	5–1	83.3
Blink	49–50	49.5
Wave Blink	46–46	50.0
Esper Wave	1–1	50.0
Azorius Wave	21–21	50.0
Orzhov Wave	21–20	51.2
Abzan Wave	2–1	66.7
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	3–4	42.9
Graveyard Value	5–2	71.4
Varolz Dreadnought	4–0	100.0
Allies	11–5	68.8
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	5–2	71.4
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	3–1	75.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–2	60.0
Mardu Midrange	3–1	75.0
Vampires	6–1	85.7
Mono Black Vampires	5–1	83.3
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	12–5	70.6
Big Red	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	20–3	87.0
Mono Black Devotion	11–2	84.6
Dimir Midrange	6–0	100.0
Angel Tribal	2–1	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	5–6	45.5
Martyr's Grace	3–6	33.3
Sultai Midrange	2–4	33.3
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	10–5	66.7
Owling Mine	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	0–1	0.0
Mythic Colossification	2–0	100.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	4–4	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	6–2	75.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	3–1	75.0
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	2–0	100.0
Simic Snow	5–5	50.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Ramp	35–30	53.8
Rofellos Ramp	16–13	55.2
Channel-Rofellos	4–7	36.4
Cloudpost Ramp	15–15	50.0
Eldrazipost	2–1	66.7
Golgari Post	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	12–10	54.5
Simic Post	0–2	0.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	1–1	50.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0