Simic Madness

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 6 days, 16 hours.

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The Penny Dreadful 500 is on Apr 20th with free entry and $500 in prizes!

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro-Control	2060	3887–4229–3	47.9	81	884
Blue Madness	91	166–178	48.3	5	42
Simic Madness	62	124–118	51.2	4	31

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	31–38	44.9
Mono Black Aggro	0–1	0.0
Heroic	1–3	25.0
Mono White Heroic	1–3	25.0
Red Deck Wins	7–3	70.0
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	3–0	100.0
Tokens	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–1	66.7
White Weenie	5–5	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	2–3	40.0
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Zombies	0–8	0.0
Gruul Aggro	2–3	40.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	0–1	0.0
Madness	0–2	0.0
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	2–5	28.6
Combo	10–18	35.7
Storm	3–5	37.5
Dimir Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	1–2	33.3
Grixis Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	1–9	10.0
Recurring Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–2	0.0
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
8 Goyf	1–1	50.0
Grozoth	0–2	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	1–1	50.0
Jeskai "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	35–18	66.0
Mono Black Control	2–1	66.7
Esper Control	0–2	0.0
Demonic Rising	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	4–7	36.4
Azorius Control	4–0	100.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	5–3	62.5
Cruel Control	3–0	100.0
Stax	1–0	100.0
Pollute the Planet	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	5–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	2–1	66.7
Temur Reclamation	0–2	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	5–5	50.0
Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	1–2	33.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Control	8–5	61.5
Izzet Tempo	2–1	66.7
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Tetsukotog	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	3–0	100.0
Combo-Control	7–6	53.8
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	3–1	75.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Peregrine Drake	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–3	40.0
Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Midrange	23–21	52.3
Temur Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
The Rock	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	0–2	0.0
Jund	3–0	100.0
Blink	2–3	40.0
Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	1–2	33.3
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Allies	2–0	100.0
Treefolk	2–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–5	28.6
Mono Black Devotion	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	0–2	0.0
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Temur Energy	1–0	100.0
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Ramp	5–7	41.7
Rofellos Ramp	2–1	66.7
Channel-Rofellos	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	2–2	50.0
Eldrazipost	2–0	100.0
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0