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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 6 days, 16 hours.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	3021	5813–4842	54.6	39	244	141
Zombies	371	794–574	58.0	6	48	21

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	196–180	52.1
Mono Black Aggro	3–0	100.0
Heroic	17–19	47.2
Mono White Heroic	12–14	46.2
Azorius Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	41–29	58.6
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	15–7	68.2
Tokens	6–2	75.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	5–2	71.4
Mono Green Stompy	9–4	69.2
White Weenie	12–22	35.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–0	100.0
Soldiers	2–2	50.0
Elves	7–13	35.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Counters	2–1	66.7
Zombies	27–27	50.0
Gruul Aggro	5–1	83.3
Mono Red Swarm	6–1	85.7
Artifact Aggro	7–4	63.6
Salvage Titan	3–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	4–4	50.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	1–4	20.0
Hexproof	0–2	0.0
Hateful Auras	1–2	33.3
Knights	9–18	33.3
AggroSlide	19–25	43.2
Cats	2–0	100.0
Mono White Cats	2–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	2–1	66.7
Combo	154–119	56.4
Storm	46–32	59.0
Dragonstorm	2–1	66.7
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	41–31	56.9
Reanimator	16–20	44.4
Worldgorger Dragon	15–15	50.0
Double Dragon	8–13	38.1
Traditional Reanimator	0–4	0.0
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	5–2	71.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–2	60.0
"Twin"	5–4	55.6
Jeskai "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Naya "Twin"	3–2	60.0
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–5	28.6
Seismic Swans	0–2	0.0
Eggs	7–3	70.0
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	4–0	100.0
Taking Turns	14–5	73.7
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	4–3	57.1
Ominous Good	16–5	76.2
Jokulhaups Combo	4–5	44.4
Soulflayer	1–7	12.5
Breakfast	9–14	39.1
Hermit Gond	2–3	40.0
Hermit Dredge	1–3	25.0
Neoform Hermit	3–6	33.3
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	0–2	0.0
Stuffy Doll	6–4	60.0
Control	133–68	66.2
Mono Black Control	2–2	50.0
Esper Control	10–2	83.3
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	4–2	66.7
Azorius Control	9–6	60.0
Turbo Fog	2–2	50.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	5–3	62.5
Mill	6–2	75.0
Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	11–12	47.8
Cruel Control	2–6	25.0
Stax	14–1	93.3
Chandra Nalaar	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	2–2	50.0
Ponza	13–15	46.4
Mono White Control	1–3	25.0
Life is Ez	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	4–0	100.0
Astral Slide	2–0	100.0
Five Color Control	7–3	70.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	16–6	72.7
Guildgate Control	8–2	80.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Reclamation	5–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	33–12	73.3
Aristocrats	13–3	81.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	6–1	85.7
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–0	100.0
Burn	11–5	68.8
Infect	2–1	66.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	6–2	75.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–2	75.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	56–39	58.9
Izzet Tempo	6–8	42.9
Azorius Skies	3–1	75.0
Blue Madness	8–3	72.7
Simic Madness	6–3	66.7
Grixis Madness	2–0	100.0
Ninjas	5–1	83.3
Mono Blue Tempo	15–14	51.7
Izzet Spells	14–11	56.0
Dimir Tempo	4–0	100.0
Combo-Control	39–28	58.2
Curses	3–1	75.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–1	66.7
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Pickles	2–1	66.7
Zur's Weirding	5–1	83.3
Solar Flare	7–2	77.8
Plasma Swans	2–3	40.0
Liliana's Contract	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	13–18	41.9
Wildfire	13–18	41.9
Thryx-Wildfire	6–5	54.5
Borderpost Wildfire	5–13	27.8
Midrange	128–96	57.1
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	6–0	100.0
Golgari Citadel	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Value Town	1–2	33.3
Jund	12–2	85.7
Blink	15–16	48.4
Wave Blink	11–13	45.8
Azorius Wave	6–7	46.2
Orzhov Wave	5–3	62.5
Bant Wave	0–3	0.0
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	9–3	75.0
Varolz Dreadnought	4–3	57.1
Treefolk	1–3	25.0
Fake-Rack	9–1	90.0
Mardu Midrange	2–6	25.0
Vampires	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Legends	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	12–12	50.0
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	4–9	30.8
Mono Black Midrange	14–10	58.3
Mono Black Devotion	5–8	38.5
Dimir Midrange	10–2	83.3
Dimir Vat	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Midrange	6–0	100.0
Owling Mine	4–6	40.0
Jeskai Midrange	3–2	60.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–2	0.0
Neoform	3–1	75.0
Temur Neoform	2–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	1–1	50.0
Death Cloud	0–2	0.0
Ramp	54–32	62.8
Cloudpost Ramp	44–28	61.1
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	2–3	40.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	6–1	85.7
Greenpost	28–23	54.9
Simic Post	4–0	100.0
Domain	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	7–3	70.0
Unclassified	1–0	100.0