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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, 12 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
Combo-Control	682	1174–1236	48.7	2	23	25
Mass Land Destruction	394	732–665	52.4	1	7	22
Wildfire	394	732–665	52.4	1	7	22
Borderpost Wildfire	237	453–363	55.5	1	6	17

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	124–96	56.4
Mono Black Aggro	2–1	66.7
Heroic	18–20	47.4
Mono White Heroic	12–17	41.4
Azorius Heroic	2–2	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	14–17	45.2
Goblins	12–5	70.6
Tokens	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	3–4	42.9
White Weenie	3–7	30.0
Soldiers	2–0	100.0
Elves	14–6	70.0
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Counters	1–2	33.3
Zombies	13–5	72.2
Gruul Aggro	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	0–2	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	4–1	80.0
Artifact Aggro	3–5	37.5
Tempered Steel	2–5	28.6
Madness	0–2	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	4–2	66.7
Hexproof	2–2	50.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–2	33.3
AggroSlide	24–13	64.9
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	73–86	45.9
Storm	21–25	45.7
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	19–24	44.2
Reanimator	7–8	46.7
Worldgorger Dragon	3–6	33.3
Double Dragon	3–6	33.3
Traditional Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	2–1	66.7
Dubious Challenge	5–12	29.4
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	3–2	60.0
Naya "Twin"	3–2	60.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	2–2	50.0
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–7	0.0
Taking Turns	8–3	72.7
Ominous Good	2–4	33.3
Jokulhaups Combo	2–1	66.7
Soulflayer	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	5–15	25.0
Hermit Gond	4–8	33.3
Hermit Dredge	0–6	0.0
Neoform Hermit	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	2–1	66.7
Stuffy Doll	3–2	60.0
Control	60–36	62.5
Mono Black Control	5–1	83.3
Esper Control	7–3	70.0
Mono Blue Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	2–5	28.6
Azorius Control	5–7	41.7
Turbo Fog	3–0	100.0
Mardu Control	3–0	100.0
Mill	0–1	0.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	5–0	100.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	5–2	71.4
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Ponza	5–6	45.5
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	7–4	63.6
Guildgate Control	4–1	80.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Reclamation	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	14–24	36.8
Aristocrats	8–6	57.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Burn	4–14	22.2
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	1–1	50.0
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	28–27	50.9
Izzet Tempo	4–4	50.0
Azorius Skies	1–2	33.3
Blue Madness	3–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Grixis Madness	2–0	100.0
Wizards	2–0	100.0
Ninjas	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	8–14	36.4
Izzet Spells	6–4	60.0
Dimir Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	33–32	50.8
Curses	0–3	0.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–3	25.0
Solar Flare	3–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	26–23	53.1
Wildfire	26–23	53.1
Thryx-Wildfire	5–2	71.4
Borderpost Wildfire	21–21	50.0
Midrange	100–53	65.4
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	1–0	100.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–0	100.0
Jund	2–1	66.7
Blink	16–4	80.0
Wave Blink	11–4	73.3
Azorius Wave	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Wave	7–1	87.5
Bant Wave	2–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	3–4	42.9
Varolz Dreadnought	1–4	20.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	0–5	0.0
Fake-Rack	2–1	66.7
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	12–5	70.6
Naya Midrange	3–0	100.0
Big Red	6–1	85.7
Mono Black Midrange	14–13	51.9
Mono Black Devotion	12–7	63.2
Dimir Midrange	7–3	70.0
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–2	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	2–2	50.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–4	20.0
Owling Mine	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	3–1	75.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	2–1	66.7
Neoform	4–1	80.0
Temur Neoform	2–1	66.7
Sultai Neoform	2–0	100.0
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	4–1	80.0
Ramp	21–9	70.0
Cloudpost Ramp	20–8	71.4
Golgari Post	7–2	77.8
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–2	0.0
Greenpost	10–3	76.9
Simic Post	1–1	50.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0