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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

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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, 15 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-Combo	950	1714–1668	50.7	6	45	45
Infect	142	224–278	44.6	0	4	5
Simic Infect	87	154–170	47.5	0	1	3
Golgari Infect	3	3–8	27.3
Mono Black Infect	3	5–10	33.3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	51–74	40.8
Mono Black Aggro	0–1	0.0
Heroic	5–10	33.3
Mono White Heroic	4–6	40.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–4	0.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	2–18	10.0
Mono Red Devotion	0–3	0.0
Goblins	5–1	83.3
Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	0–3	0.0
White Weenie	3–3	50.0
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Elves	7–5	58.3
Selesnya Little Kid	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	14–10	58.3
Affinity	8–9	47.1
Tempered Steel	5–0	100.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Voltron	4–6	40.0
Hexproof	4–3	57.1
Equipment Aggro	0–2	0.0
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Knights	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	0–7	0.0
Cats	2–5	28.6
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–5	16.7
Combo	42–39	51.9
Storm	9–5	64.3
Dimir Tendrils	5–5	50.0
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	9–4	69.2
Worldgorger Dragon	2–2	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	7–2	77.8
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	6–2	75.0
Oriss Genesis	3–1	75.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–8	33.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–7	22.2
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	1–3	25.0
Ominous Good	1–1	50.0
Soulflayer	2–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	7–15	31.8
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Control	35–47	42.7
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	1–2	33.3
Demonic Rising	0–2	0.0
Dimir Control	1–3	25.0
Azorius Control	9–5	64.3
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	1–2	33.3
Mill	3–6	33.3
Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	1–1	50.0
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Ponza	5–6	45.5
Mono White Control	0–2	0.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Five Color Control	4–3	57.1
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–3	40.0
Shrines	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–1	50.0
Pox	2–8	20.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	12–17	41.4
Aristocrats	4–6	40.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Burn	2–5	28.6
Infect	3–3	50.0
Simic Infect	2–3	40.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	1–0	100.0
Goblin Persist	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	14–24	36.8
Izzet Tempo	2–10	16.7
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–7	22.2
Izzet Spells	2–1	66.7
Dimir Tempo	2–2	50.0
Combo-Control	6–16	27.3
Curses	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	1–2	33.3
Mindcrank	3–5	37.5
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	0–6	0.0
Solar Flare	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–0	100.0
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	39–54	41.9
The Rock	0–3	0.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	1–1	50.0
Blink	2–1	66.7
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	3–2	60.0
Séance	1–1	50.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	1–3	25.0
Mardu Midrange	0–9	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–6	40.0
Big Red	0–4	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–6	33.3
Mono Black Devotion	2–2	50.0
Heart of Darkness	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	3–4	42.9
Angel Tribal	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–3	40.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	3–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Neoform	2–2	50.0
Sultai Neoform	1–1	50.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–2	33.3
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Ramp	25–7	78.1
Cloudpost Ramp	20–6	76.9
Greenpost	19–6	76.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–0	100.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0