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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
Aggro-Combo	77	159–158	50.2	1	25
Aristocrats	23	40–46	46.5	0	6
Mono Black Aristocrats	3	4–7	36.4	0	1
Orzhov Aristocrats	5	3–9	25.0
Food	1	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	14	31–28	52.5	0	5
Burn	37	86–74	53.8	1	14
Infect	1	0–3	0.0
Mono Black Infect	1	0–3	0.0
Pummeler	1	0–3	0.0
Hermit Humans	3	4–6	40.0	0	1
Trickbind Dreadnought	10	26–22	54.2	0	4
Mono Blue Dreadnought	10	26–22	54.2	0	4
Combo Goblins	1	1–2	33.3
Goblin Persist	1	1–2	33.3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	48–65	42.5
Heroic	4–6	40.0
Mono White Heroic	3–5	37.5
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	9–18	33.3
Goblins	1–2	33.3
Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–0	100.0
White Weenie	7–2	77.8
Soldiers	3–1	75.0
Elves	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	3–9	25.0
Artifact Aggro	1–4	20.0
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	1–3	25.0
Voltron	2–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–4	20.0
AggroSlide	12–16	42.9
Cats	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Combo	33–26	55.9
Storm	10–8	55.6
High Tide	10–8	55.6
Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Worldgorger Dragon	4–1	80.0
Double Dragon	3–1	75.0
Dubious Challenge	2–1	66.7
"Twin"	1–1	50.0
Naya "Twin"	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	5–1	83.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Ominous Good	0–3	0.0
Soulflayer	1–4	20.0
Breakfast	2–3	40.0
Hermit Gond	1–2	33.3
Neoform Hermit	1–1	50.0
Stuffy Doll	2–1	66.7
Control	20–14	58.8
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	4–3	57.1
Dimir Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Control	2–1	66.7
Turbo Fog	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	1–1	50.0
Stax	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Ponza	3–2	60.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Combo	11–11	50.0
Aristocrats	0–6	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–5	0.0
Burn	8–4	66.7
Infect	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	0–1	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	7–6	53.8
Izzet Tempo	2–1	66.7
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–4	0.0
Izzet Spells	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	11–3	78.6
Cruel Combo-Control	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	2–1	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	6–2	75.0
Wildfire	6–2	75.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	5–0	100.0
Midrange	25–27	48.1
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	2–0	100.0
Blink	2–4	33.3
Wave Blink	1–4	20.0
Azorius Wave	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Wave	0–2	0.0
Graveyard Value	0–1	0.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–4	20.0
Big Red	1–4	20.0
Mono Black Midrange	8–5	61.5
Mono Black Devotion	7–2	77.8
Dimir Midrange	2–3	40.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–2	33.3
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Ramp	4–6	40.0
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	1–0	100.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	2–5	28.6
Greenpost	2–4	33.3
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Domain	1–0	100.0