Taking Turns

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	2749	4517–4625	49.4	15	72	126
Taking Turns	178	211–350	37.6	0	2	4

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	40–95	29.6
Heroic	3–13	18.8
Mono White Heroic	2–11	15.4
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	6–13	31.6
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	2–1	66.7
Tokens	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–3	25.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–4	20.0
White Weenie	4–12	25.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Elves	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Zombies	5–14	26.3
Gruul Aggro	0–2	0.0
Merfolk	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	1–4	20.0
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	1–3	25.0
Voltron	0–2	0.0
Equipment Aggro	0–2	0.0
Knights	4–9	30.8
AggroSlide	6–8	42.9
Cats	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–2	0.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	52–69	43.0
Storm	10–33	23.3
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	7–30	18.9
Reanimator	10–3	76.9
Worldgorger Dragon	9–3	75.0
Double Dragon	6–2	75.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	1–3	25.0
Jeskai "Twin"	1–2	33.3
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–3	0.0
Eggs	2–1	66.7
Taking Turns	4–4	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Ominous Good	2–4	33.3
Jokulhaups Combo	5–5	50.0
Soulflayer	3–0	100.0
Breakfast	5–5	50.0
Hermit Gond	3–1	75.0
Neoform Hermit	1–3	25.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	2–2	50.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	1–0	100.0
Control	39–55	41.5
Mono Black Control	1–2	33.3
Esper Control	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Control	0–2	0.0
Dimir Control	1–2	33.3
Azorius Control	3–5	37.5
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	1–3	25.0
Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Grixis Control	5–5	50.0
Cruel Control	2–1	66.7
Stax	3–10	23.1
Jeskai Control	2–0	100.0
Ponza	5–9	35.7
Mono White Control	1–1	50.0
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	1–2	33.3
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	7–2	77.8
Guildgate Control	4–1	80.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	5–17	22.7
Aristocrats	1–4	20.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Burn	2–6	25.0
Infect	1–3	25.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–3	25.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–4	0.0
Aggro-Control	10–32	23.8
Izzet Tempo	0–7	0.0
Azorius Skies	1–2	33.3
Blue Madness	1–2	33.3
Simic Madness	1–2	33.3
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–13	27.8
Izzet Spells	1–4	20.0
Combo-Control	18–19	48.6
Curses	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	0–2	0.0
Sunforger	0–1	0.0
Pickles	2–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	9–13	40.9
Wildfire	9–13	40.9
Thryx-Wildfire	6–5	54.5
Borderpost Wildfire	3–8	27.3
Midrange	41–48	46.1
Temur Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
The Rock	1–2	33.3
Golgari Citadel	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	1–2	33.3
Blink	6–6	50.0
Wave Blink	2–5	28.6
Azorius Wave	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	1–1	50.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	2–1	66.7
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–7	41.7
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	6–8	42.9
Mono Black Devotion	2–4	33.3
Dimir Midrange	2–3	40.0
Toughness Matters	1–2	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Owling Mine	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	3–2	60.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Ramp	6–15	28.6
Cloudpost Ramp	5–13	27.8
Golgari Post	1–2	33.3
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–1	66.7
Greenpost	0–9	0.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0