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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 1 day, 5 hours.

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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
Aggro	4103	8145–7092	53.5	58	393	203
Red Deck Wins	560	1273–903	58.5	11	77	42
Mono Red Devotion	28	57–48	54.3			3
Proliferate Red	4	11–9	55.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	348–276	55.8
Mono Black Aggro	2–1	66.7
Heroic	38–50	43.2
Mono White Heroic	30–45	40.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	5–4	55.6
Red Deck Wins	55–55	50.0
Mono Red Devotion	2–5	28.6
Goblins	3–6	33.3
Tokens	6–10	37.5
Selesnya Tokens	1–3	25.0
Mono White Tokens	5–6	45.5
Mono Green Stompy	16–12	57.1
White Weenie	14–8	63.6
Soldiers	2–0	100.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	23–13	63.9
Selesnya Little Kid	3–5	37.5
Selesnya Counters	1–1	50.0
Rogues	5–1	83.3
Zombies	6–1	85.7
Gruul Aggro	3–2	60.0
Gruul Landfall	2–0	100.0
Merfolk	38–13	74.5
Mono Red Swarm	2–2	50.0
Artifact Aggro	84–50	62.7
Affinity	72–43	62.6
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Architect	5–5	50.0
Madness	2–2	50.0
Golgari Madness	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	5–13	27.8
Hexproof	5–13	27.8
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	3–1	75.0
AggroSlide	27–17	61.4
Cats	5–7	41.7
Selesnya Cats	5–7	41.7
Rakdos Aggro	1–3	25.0
Combo	225–200	52.9
Storm	38–40	48.7
Dimir Tendrils	23–31	42.6
Hazoret Storm	1–1	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	2–3	40.0
Stormpost	2–1	66.7
Izzet Storm	2–1	66.7
Reanimator	46–64	41.8
Worldgorger Dragon	12–32	27.3
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	34–31	52.3
Rakdos Reanimator	8–1	88.9
Dimir Reanimator	4–1	80.0
Mono Black Reanimator	21–29	42.0
Oriss Genesis	5–7	41.7
Biovisionary	2–0	100.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	3–3	50.0
Runeflare	6–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	12–9	57.1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	7–8	46.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	4–0	100.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	2–1	66.7
Seismic Swans	2–1	66.7
Eggs	4–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	3–0	100.0
Taking Turns	14–5	73.7
Izzet Ascension	9–7	56.3
Ominous Good	3–1	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	5–3	62.5
Soulflayer	4–2	66.7
Breakfast	2–7	22.2
Oops All Spells	2–7	22.2
Oops All Lands	2–0	100.0
Dredge	32–45	41.6
Polymorph	2–1	66.7
Protean Hulk Combo	8–1	88.9
Dice Factory	4–0	100.0
Control	199–120	62.4
Mono Black Control	2–1	66.7
Esper Control	7–4	63.6
Demonic Rising	4–1	80.0
Mono Blue Control	1–2	33.3
Dimir Control	13–5	72.2
Azorius Control	31–33	48.4
Cawblade	2–2	50.0
Turbo Fog	4–5	44.4
Izzet Control	0–3	0.0
Mardu Control	5–2	71.4
Mill	11–4	73.3
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	9–3	75.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–3	57.1
Blackpost	3–0	100.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	7–4	63.6
Cruel Control	5–2	71.4
Chandra Nalaar	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	3–1	75.0
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	17–12	58.6
Mono White Control	5–11	31.3
Life is Ez	2–4	33.3
Cycling Control	8–9	47.1
Astral Slide	8–8	50.0
Five Color Control	16–3	84.2
Five Color Collected Conjuring	9–2	81.8
Shrines	7–1	87.5
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–2	33.3
Pox	35–10	77.8
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	8–2	80.0
Prison	3–0	100.0
Enchantress	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	63–43	59.4
Aristocrats	21–23	47.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–3	62.5
Golgari Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	7–15	31.8
Burn	13–3	81.3
Infect	18–2	90.0
Simic Infect	14–1	93.3
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Pummeler	2–1	66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–11	21.4
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–11	21.4
Izzet Blitzkrieg	5–0	100.0
Hushnought	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	0–2	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Control	112–46	70.9
Izzet Tempo	44–21	67.7
Azorius Skies	7–5	58.3
Lich Aggro-Control	2–2	50.0
Wizards	2–0	100.0
Ninjas	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Tempo	33–7	82.5
Mono Blue Faeries	2–1	66.7
Izzet Spells	8–3	72.7
Dimir Tempo	10–5	66.7
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	63–33	65.6
Curses	4–1	80.0
Battle of Wits	3–1	75.0
Shared Fate	1–1	50.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	11–8	57.9
Dragoncrank	2–3	40.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	2–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	27–18	60.0
Solar Flare	4–2	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	5–1	83.3
Wildfire	5–1	83.3
Thryx-Wildfire	3–1	75.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	209–132	61.3
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	8–1	88.9
Grenzo	3–4	42.9
Abzan Midrange	3–0	100.0
Jund	3–0	100.0
Blink	2–1	66.7
Anti-Persecution	0–2	0.0
Graveyard Value	8–6	57.1
Séance	3–6	33.3
Varolz Dreadnought	4–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	3–1	75.0
-1/-1 Counters	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	14–16	46.7
Mardu Midrange	27–12	69.2
Vampires	4–1	80.0
Mono Black Vampires	3–1	75.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	14–20	41.2
Card Advantage White	0–2	0.0
Big Red	5–4	55.6
Mono Black Midrange	24–19	55.8
Mono Black Devotion	7–7	50.0
Heart of Darkness	10–10	50.0
Dimir Midrange	5–0	100.0
Angel Tribal	3–4	42.9
Toughness Matters	0–2	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–2	0.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	14–9	60.9
Orzhov Midrange	21–14	60.0
Owling Mine	5–1	83.3
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Neoform	6–1	85.7
Temur Neoform	2–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	4–1	80.0
Party	3–1	75.0
Clerics	6–2	75.0
Death Cloud	2–1	66.7
Ramp	54–53	50.5
Cloudpost Ramp	41–45	47.7
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	31–40	43.7
Gruul Post	3–2	60.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	5–2	71.4
Historic Bloom	5–0	100.0
Defenders	1–2	33.3
Applejacks	2–0	100.0