Plasma Swans

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	5–0s
Combo-Control	1730	3510–3431–13	50.6	98	814
Plasma Swans	94	222–194	53.4	5	45

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	78–52	60.0
Heroic	10–7	58.8
Mono White Heroic	8–6	57.1
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	12–9	57.1
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	1–1	50.0
Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–0	100.0
White Weenie	6–3	66.7
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–0	100.0
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	5–3	62.5
Zombies	4–3	57.1
Gruul Aggro	6–0	100.0
Merfolk	2–1	66.7
Artifact Aggro	9–15	37.5
Affinity	9–13	40.9
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Madness	0–1	0.0
Jund Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	0–1	0.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	0–2	0.0
AggroSlide	17–6	73.9
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Combo	36–29	55.4
Storm	4–4	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
High Tide	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	0–2	0.0
Channel Storm	0–2	0.0
Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Recurring Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necro Combo	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–2	66.7
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	4–1	80.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	5–4	55.6
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–4	42.9
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Eggs	2–3	40.0
Taking Turns	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Ominous Good	0–2	0.0
Soulflayer	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	4–3	57.1
Oops All Spells	4–3	57.1
Oops All Lands	1–1	50.0
Dredge	2–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	3–0	100.0
Control	31–25	55.4
Esper Control	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	4–4	50.0
Cawblade	2–4	33.3
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	0–3	0.0
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	4–0	100.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Grixis Control	2–1	66.7
Cruel Control	1–1	50.0
Stax	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Ponza	4–0	100.0
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	1–7	12.5
Astral Slide	1–7	12.5
Sultai Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Reclamation	0–1	0.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	15–19	44.1
Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	6–5	54.5
Infect	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–5	28.6
Izzet Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–5	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	4–3	57.1
Goblin Persist	2–2	50.0
Dirty Kitty	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	10–15	40.0
Izzet Tempo	3–3	50.0
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tempo	0–2	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–2	0.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	12–17	41.4
Battle of Wits	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	2–7	22.2
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	2–2	50.0
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	6–5	54.5
Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Jokulhaups Control	4–3	57.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Midrange	34–32	51.5
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Blink	1–6	14.3
Wave Blink	0–3	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Wave	0–2	0.0
Graveyard Value	4–1	80.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	3–1	75.0
Allies	3–1	75.0
Esper Allies	2–1	66.7
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–5	16.7
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	4–3	57.1
Necro Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Devotion	2–2	50.0
Dimir Midrange	1–2	33.3
Angel Tribal	0–2	0.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–1	66.7
Martyr's Grace	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–5	44.4
Hero of Precinct One	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Hero	1–1	50.0
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	2–1	66.7
Ramp	6–5	54.5
Rofellos Ramp	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	5–4	55.6
Greenpost	5–4	55.6