Dimir Tendrils

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 14 weeks, 6 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	1863	3061–3244	48.5	15	124	72
Storm	488	730–876	45.5	6	25	17
Dimir Tendrils	301	510–526	49.2	5	19	12

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	130–199	39.5
Mono Black Aggro	2–3	40.0
Heroic	2–1	66.7
Mono White Heroic	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	22–68	24.4
Mono Red Devotion	2–0	100.0
Goblins	17–16	51.5
Tokens	6–11	35.3
Selesnya Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	3–9	25.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–2	50.0
White Weenie	7–13	35.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–8	33.3
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Kithkin	0–2	0.0
Elves	12–13	48.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Zombies	7–16	30.4
Gruul Aggro	6–1	85.7
Merfolk	6–3	66.7
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	2–9	18.2
Affinity	1–3	25.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	0–5	0.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Knights	9–6	60.0
AggroSlide	22–31	41.5
Cats	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Cats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Hellbent	1–0	100.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	1–2	33.3
Combo	114–99	53.5
Storm	23–26	46.9
Dimir Tendrils	17–17	50.0
Simic Storm	2–4	33.3
Citadel Storm	3–4	42.9
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	31–48	39.2
Recurring Nightmare	19–17	52.8
Dragon Nightmare	17–14	54.8
Traditional Reanimator	12–31	27.9
Rakdos Reanimator	7–13	35.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–6	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	5–11	31.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–1	0.0
Dubious Challenge	2–0	100.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	8–5	61.5
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	0–2	0.0
"Twin"	3–1	75.0
Naya "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	8–2	80.0
Upheaval Colossus	6–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	2–0	100.0
Eggs	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–2	50.0
Taking Turns	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	10–0	100.0
Ominous Good	5–4	55.6
Jokulhaups Combo	5–1	83.3
Soulflayer	2–2	50.0
Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	3–0	100.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Control	68–64	51.5
Mono Black Control	1–3	25.0
Esper Control	1–3	25.0
Demonic Rising	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	8–2	80.0
Azorius Control	9–7	56.3
Turbo Fog	1–2	33.3
Mill	3–1	75.0
Cloudpost Control	6–4	60.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	7–6	53.8
Cruel Control	4–1	80.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Ponza	11–23	32.4
Mono White Control	6–5	54.5
Life is Ez	2–1	66.7
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	1–2	33.3
Bant Control	3–0	100.0
Temur Reclamation	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	3–1	75.0
Aggro-Combo	10–11	47.6
Aristocrats	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	2–4	33.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–5	37.5
Aggro-Control	27–23	54.0
Simic Flash	1–3	25.0
Izzet Tempo	3–1	75.0
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	5–4	55.6
Mono Blue Tempo	1–2	33.3
Izzet Spells	11–6	64.7
Dimir Tempo	2–6	25.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	29–21	58.0
Curses	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	7–1	87.5
Swarm Intelligence	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	3–1	75.0
Hive Mind	7–9	43.8
Plasma Swans	2–1	66.7
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–7	41.7
Wildfire	5–7	41.7
Thryx-Wildfire	5–4	55.6
Midrange	100–77	56.5
Temur Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	2–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Value Town	1–1	50.0
Jund	1–2	33.3
Blink	9–4	69.2
Wave Blink	9–4	69.2
Esper Wave	4–1	80.0
Azorius Wave	5–0	100.0
Orzhov Wave	0–3	0.0
Graveyard Value	13–7	65.0
Séance	1–2	33.3
Varolz Dreadnought	7–4	63.6
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	3–1	75.0
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Treefolk	2–1	66.7
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	0–3	0.0
Vampires	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	2–1	66.7
Elementals	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	6–5	54.5
Naya Midrange	3–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	1–5	16.7
Mono Black Midrange	11–16	40.7
Mono Black Devotion	8–7	53.3
Davriel Braids	2–7	22.2
Dimir Midrange	2–5	28.6
Toughness Matters	2–3	40.0
Mutate	3–3	50.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	2–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	2–0	100.0
Neoform	4–2	66.7
Temur Neoform	4–2	66.7
Coinflip Tribal	1–1	50.0
Death Cloud	4–4	50.0
Ramp	32–32	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	6–7	46.2
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	17–17	50.0
Eldrazipost	2–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	3–6	33.3
Greenpost	4–3	57.1
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Simic Post	1–2	33.3
Reclamation at Wake	4–3	57.1
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–3	25.0