Phoenix Altar

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.

Current League
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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 14 weeks, 5 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	34915	58168–59793–18	49.3	395	2525	1572
Phoenix Altar	129	297–201	59.6	4	32	7

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	61–51	54.5
Mono Black Aggro	4–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	1–0	100.0
Goblins	3–3	50.0
Tokens	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
White Weenie	17–18	48.6
Soldiers	14–13	51.9
Elves	4–2	66.7
Zombies	1–1	50.0
Gruul Aggro	4–1	80.0
Merfolk	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Swarm	4–1	80.0
Artifact Aggro	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Voltron	2–5	28.6
Equipment Aggro	2–5	28.6
AggroSlide	2–6	25.0
Humans	6–3	66.7
Jeskai Humans	3–1	75.0
Boros Humans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	5–6	45.5
Boros Legends Aggro	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	2–0	100.0
Bard Class	0–3	0.0
Combo	64–54	54.2
Storm	1–1	50.0
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–5	44.4
Warp World	12–8	60.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	3–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–2	60.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Soulflayer	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–1	66.7
Ad Nauseam	2–2	50.0
Intruder Alarm	3–1	75.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	1–3	25.0
Phoenix Altar	4–4	50.0
Actual Twin	19–23	45.2
Izzet Twin	15–20	42.9
Boros Twin	4–3	57.1
Control	66–37	64.1
Esper Control	3–4	42.9
Dimir Control	5–2	71.4
Azorius Control	6–7	46.2
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	3–1	75.0
Mardu Control	2–0	100.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	13–1	92.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	6–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Grixis Control	2–4	33.3
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Mono White Control	4–4	50.0
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	3–1	75.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	10–5	66.7
Prison	7–6	53.8
Enchantress	6–6	50.0
Aggro-Combo	15–7	68.2
Aristocrats	5–6	45.5
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	4–6	40.0
Infect	10–1	90.9
Blazing Shoal Infect	7–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	3–1	75.0
Aggro-Control	16–12	57.1
Wizards	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Tempo	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	3–5	37.5
Dimir Tempo	2–1	66.7
Azorius Tempo	5–3	62.5
Combo-Control	4–3	57.1
Battle of Wits	1–1	50.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–1	50.0
Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Midrange	43–24	64.2
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Jund	5–3	62.5
Blink	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	0–3	0.0
Dimir Midrange	1–2	33.3
Angel Tribal	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	0–3	0.0
Adventures	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	3–1	75.0
Fight Rigging	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	8–3	72.7
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	10–2	83.3
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	4–1	80.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Ramp	28–13	68.3
Rofellos Ramp	5–5	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	22–8	73.3
Eldrazipost	1–1	50.0
Greenpost	9–6	60.0
Gruul Post	4–0	100.0
Simic Post	3–0	100.0
Temurpost	1–1	50.0