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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 20 hours, 47 minutes.

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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	2522	4912–4147	54.2	35	237	150
Zombies	232	511–372	57.9	1	21	18

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	140–131	51.7
Mono Black Aggro	7–3	70.0
Heroic	5–0	100.0
Mono White Heroic	1–0	100.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	36–39	48.0
Mono Red Devotion	2–2	50.0
Goblins	6–11	35.3
Tokens	8–3	72.7
Selesnya Tokens	4–1	80.0
Mono White Tokens	3–2	60.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–0	100.0
White Weenie	6–7	46.2
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–3	40.0
Soldiers	3–0	100.0
Elves	12–8	60.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	10–10	50.0
Gruul Aggro	3–1	75.0
Merfolk	8–1	88.9
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	7–3	70.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	6–3	66.7
Voltron	2–2	50.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–2	33.3
Knights	0–9	0.0
AggroSlide	21–32	39.6
Cats	2–1	66.7
Mono White Cats	1–1	50.0
Boros Aggro	2–0	100.0
Combo	127–72	63.8
Storm	30–11	73.2
Sultai Tendrils	2–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	16–7	69.6
Simic Storm	4–3	57.1
Citadel Storm	6–1	85.7
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	49–34	59.0
Recurring Nightmare	17–11	60.7
Dragon Nightmare	14–9	60.9
Traditional Reanimator	32–23	58.2
Rakdos Reanimator	12–9	57.1
Dimir Reanimator	4–1	80.0
Mono Black Reanimator	16–12	57.1
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–1	75.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	6–4	60.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
"Twin"	1–2	33.3
Metalwork Colossus	8–5	61.5
Upheaval Colossus	5–1	83.3
Eggs	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	6–6	50.0
Ominous Good	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	6–0	100.0
Soulflayer	2–1	66.7
Breakfast	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	2–2	50.0
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	0–2	0.0
Control	82–57	59.0
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	3–0	100.0
Demonic Rising	1–3	25.0
Dimir Control	5–2	71.4
Azorius Control	20–8	71.4
Turbo Fog	1–5	16.7
Izzet Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	3–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	8–9	47.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–7	36.4
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	6–2	75.0
Cruel Control	6–1	85.7
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Ponza	18–10	64.3
Mono White Control	2–8	20.0
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	3–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–3	25.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Reclamation	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Control	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	13–13	50.0
Aristocrats	7–8	46.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Burn	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	5–3	62.5
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–3	50.0
Combo Goblins	0–2	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Control	24–10	70.6
Simic Flash	2–2	50.0
Izzet Tempo	1–2	33.3
Blue Madness	5–0	100.0
Simic Madness	5–0	100.0
Ninjas	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–1	80.0
Izzet Spells	8–4	66.7
Dimir Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	25–15	62.5
Battle of Wits	2–2	50.0
Shared Fate	1–1	50.0
Yosei Vat	3–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	4–2	66.7
Plasma Swans	2–0	100.0
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	9–7	56.3
Wildfire	9–7	56.3
Thryx-Wildfire	9–6	60.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Midrange	73–60	54.9
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Value Town	2–2	50.0
Jund	3–1	75.0
Blink	3–7	30.0
Wave Blink	3–7	30.0
Esper Wave	1–2	33.3
Azorius Wave	0–5	0.0
Orzhov Wave	2–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	12–5	70.6
Séance	2–3	40.0
Varolz Dreadnought	5–1	83.3
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	2–0	100.0
Vampires	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–2	50.0
Legends Midrange	1–2	33.3
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	10–12	45.5
Big Red	0–3	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	9–16	36.0
Mono Black Devotion	4–7	36.4
Davriel Braids	4–2	66.7
Dimir Midrange	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	5–0	100.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Zur the Enchanter	0–2	0.0
Death Cloud	6–1	85.7
Ramp	27–14	65.9
Rofellos Ramp	3–3	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	16–6	72.7
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	4–3	57.1
Greenpost	3–1	75.0
Simic Post	2–1	66.7
Reclamation at Wake	1–3	25.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0