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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 19 hours, 31 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
Red Deck Wins	580	1300–912	58.8	17	85	40
Mono Red Devotion	22	53–31	63.1			3
Prisoner	1	1–4	20.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	410–334	55.1
Mono Black Aggro	13–9	59.1
Heroic	6–5	54.5
Mono White Heroic	6–4	60.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	93–93	50.0
Mono Red Devotion	0–5	0.0
Goblins	29–49	37.2
Tokens	15–25	37.5
Selesnya Tokens	3–4	42.9
Mono White Tokens	7–18	28.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–3	40.0
White Weenie	20–12	62.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	9–12	42.9
Soldiers	2–0	100.0
Kithkin	2–0	100.0
Elves	41–16	71.9
Werewolves	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–1	66.7
Zombies	39–36	52.0
Gruul Aggro	10–5	66.7
Merfolk	8–6	57.1
Mono Red Swarm	1–2	33.3
Artifact Aggro	16–3	84.2
Affinity	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	2–1	66.7
Tempered Steel	12–2	85.7
Madness	0–1	0.0
Jund Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	5–3	62.5
Hexproof	2–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	3–1	75.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Knights	9–18	33.3
AggroSlide	87–41	68.0
Cats	3–1	75.0
Mono White Cats	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Boros Aggro	3–0	100.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Combo	315–184	63.1
Storm	105–34	75.5
Sultai Tendrils	3–2	60.0
Dimir Tendrils	68–22	75.6
Simic Storm	13–1	92.9
Citadel Storm	13–8	61.9
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	2–0	100.0
Swath Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	111–100	52.6
Recurring Nightmare	44–48	47.8
Dragon Nightmare	40–43	48.2
Traditional Reanimator	67–52	56.3
Rakdos Reanimator	23–24	48.9
Dimir Reanimator	3–4	42.9
Mono Black Reanimator	39–23	62.9
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–4	42.9
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	11–11	50.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	1–3	25.0
"Twin"	10–1	90.9
Jeskai "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Naya "Twin"	3–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	11–5	68.8
Upheaval Colossus	5–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–2	33.3
Taking Turns	4–1	80.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	10–10	50.0
Ominous Good	14–3	82.4
Jokulhaups Combo	11–2	84.6
Soulflayer	2–3	40.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	4–1	80.0
Enduring Ideal	2–2	50.0
Control	179–127	58.5
Mono Black Control	1–3	25.0
Esper Control	8–3	72.7
Demonic Rising	14–3	82.4
Dimir Control	12–15	44.4
Azorius Control	36–30	54.5
Adam's Ale	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	6–7	46.2
Izzet Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Control	2–2	50.0
Mill	4–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	14–11	56.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	6–4	60.0
Blackpost	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	6–0	100.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–2	0.0
Grixis Control	10–7	58.8
Cruel Control	7–6	53.8
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	24–15	61.5
Mono White Control	4–14	22.2
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	9–1	90.0
Astral Slide	9–0	100.0
Sultai Control	3–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	8–5	61.5
Bant Control	4–2	66.7
Temur Reclamation	3–5	37.5
Orzhov Control	9–2	81.8
Aggro-Combo	26–23	53.1
Aristocrats	7–17	29.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	6–12	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–4	0.0
Burn	8–0	100.0
Infect	1–0	100.0
Turbo Myth	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	5–4	55.6
Mono Blue Dreadnought	4–4	50.0
Combo Goblins	3–2	60.0
Goblin Persist	3–2	60.0
Aggro-Control	44–30	59.5
Simic Flash	4–1	80.0
Izzet Tempo	9–5	64.3
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	2–3	40.0
Simic Madness	2–2	50.0
Ninjas	7–4	63.6
Mono Blue Tempo	2–3	40.0
Izzet Spells	11–13	45.8
Dimir Tempo	3–0	100.0
Combo-Control	64–45	58.7
Curses	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	5–4	55.6
Battle of Wits	8–3	72.7
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	2–2	50.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	13–18	41.9
Plasma Swans	5–3	62.5
Liliana's Contract	3–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	20–13	60.6
Wildfire	20–13	60.6
Thryx-Wildfire	11–9	55.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–1	66.7
Midrange	194–131	59.7
Temur Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
The Rock	2–2	50.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	3–2	60.0
Jund	11–6	64.7
Blink	12–12	50.0
Wave Blink	12–12	50.0
Esper Wave	5–6	45.5
Azorius Wave	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Wave	3–4	42.9
Graveyard Value	11–23	32.4
Séance	3–8	27.3
Varolz Dreadnought	4–14	22.2
Enchantments Matter	2–2	50.0
Allies	2–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	2–1	66.7
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	5–1	83.3
Mardu Midrange	4–1	80.0
Vampires	6–6	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	6–6	50.0
Legends Midrange	7–0	100.0
Elementals	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	17–11	60.7
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	3–5	37.5
Mono Black Midrange	28–15	65.1
Mono Black Devotion	17–10	63.0
Davriel Braids	4–1	80.0
Dimir Midrange	5–1	83.3
Dimir Vat	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	5–7	41.7
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mutate	12–6	66.7
Sultai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	8–5	61.5
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	0–6	0.0
Mythic Colossification	2–5	28.6
Neoform	1–3	25.0
Temur Neoform	1–3	25.0
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	16–7	69.6
Ramp	68–38	64.2
Rofellos Ramp	16–12	57.1
Wild Pair	3–1	75.0
Cloudpost Ramp	35–17	67.3
Eldrazipost	2–1	66.7
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	7–8	46.7
Greenpost	8–6	57.1
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Simic Post	8–0	100.0
Domain	2–2	50.0
Reclamation at Wake	3–2	60.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	3–1	75.0