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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, 5 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
Aggro	1271	2472–2242	52.4	23	173	68
Zombies	245	620–382	61.9	13	75	17

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	199–105	65.5
Mono Black Aggro	3–0	100.0
Heroic	15–1	93.8
Mono White Heroic	4–0	100.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	10–1	90.9
Red Deck Wins	62–23	72.9
Prisoner	2–0	100.0
Goblins	1–0	100.0
Tokens	13–3	81.3
Selesnya Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	6–2	75.0
Mono Green Stompy	10–9	52.6
White Weenie	14–13	51.9
Soldiers	2–1	66.7
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Werewolves	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	48–48	50.0
Gruul Aggro	3–0	100.0
Merfolk	4–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	7–3	70.0
Affinity	3–1	75.0
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	3–1	75.0
Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	6–2	75.0
Hexproof	5–2	71.4
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Cats	3–0	100.0
Mono White Cats	3–0	100.0
Brushwaggs	3–0	100.0
Combo	55–33	62.5
Storm	13–3	81.3
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	4–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	2–0	100.0
Simic Storm	1–1	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	6–1	85.7
Traditional Reanimator	6–1	85.7
Maniac Combo	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	10–13	43.5
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	7–13	35.0
Myr Incubator	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	7–6	53.8
Jeskai "Twin"	7–6	53.8
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	4–2	66.7
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–2	60.0
Taking Turns	2–1	66.7
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Control	110–79	58.2
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	1–2	33.3
Demonic Rising	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Control	5–1	83.3
Dimir Control	4–3	57.1
Watery Oath	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	24–15	61.5
Turbo Fog	2–8	20.0
Izzet Control	1–1	50.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Grixis Control	7–3	70.0
Cruel Control	6–3	66.7
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Stagnant Control	2–3	40.0
Jeskai Control	10–10	50.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	10–3	76.9
Mono White Control	3–3	50.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	9–10	47.4
Astral Slide	9–10	47.4
Five Color Control	5–0	100.0
Sultai Control	2–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	6–8	42.9
Bant Control	0–2	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	27–19	58.7
Aristocrats	14–14	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	7–10	41.2
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–2	71.4
Abzan Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Burn	4–0	100.0
Infect	9–5	64.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	8–5	61.5
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	31–18	63.3
Izzet Tempo	3–4	42.9
Azorius Skies	7–2	77.8
Blue Madness	6–3	66.7
Simic Madness	6–2	75.0
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	2–3	40.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	12–6	66.7
Combo-Control	32–27	54.2
Curses	2–1	66.7
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	5–8	38.5
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Pickles	2–4	33.3
Mindcrank	14–9	60.9
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–1	66.7
Plasma Swans	2–2	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–1	66.7
Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	150–95	61.2
Temur Ascendancy	5–2	71.4
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	8–5	61.5
Selesnya Value Town	6–4	60.0
Jund	3–1	75.0
Blink	34–44	43.6
Anti-Persecution	2–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	5–1	83.3
Allies	29–18	61.7
Mardu Allies	23–14	62.2
Mono White Allies	1–1	50.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
BRGW Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Vampires	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	4–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–2	60.0
Naya Midrange	5–3	62.5
Big Red	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	9–4	69.2
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	1–1	50.0
Temur Energy	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	4–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Ramp	16–6	72.7
Domain	2–2	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	7–2	77.8
Applejacks	1–0	100.0