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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 2 days, 6 hours.

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Congratulations to chickeninthebrain, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 32)

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro	541	1159–1079	51.8	32	187
Red Deck Wins	147	348–279	55.5	10	65
Mono Red Devotion	1	0–2	0.0
Prisoner	1	1–2	33.3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	95–87	52.2
Mono Black Aggro	3–0	100.0
Heroic	4–3	57.1
Mono White Heroic	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	1–3	25.0
Red Deck Wins	28–28	50.0
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Tokens	1–4	20.0
Mono White Tokens	1–4	20.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–1	66.7
White Weenie	1–1	50.0
Elves	5–3	62.5
Selesnya Little Kid	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Counters	0–2	0.0
Zombies	3–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	8–5	61.5
8 Whack	8–5	61.5
Artifact Aggro	7–2	77.8
Affinity	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	5–1	83.3
Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	6–1	85.7
AggroSlide	21–33	38.9
Cats	4–4	50.0
Selesnya Cats	4–4	50.0
Combo	62–47	56.9
Storm	4–4	50.0
Dragonstorm	4–3	57.1
Izzet Storm	0–1	0.0
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	8–11	42.1
Traditional Reanimator	8–11	42.1
Rakdos Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	6–10	37.5
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	2–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–4	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
"Twin"	2–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	8–6	57.1
Anvil Colossus	7–6	53.8
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eggs	1–2	33.3
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	6–4	60.0
Reanim8 Rack	6–3	66.7
Breakfast	19–15	55.9
Oops All Spells	0–5	0.0
Neoform Hermit	19–10	65.5
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Stuffy Doll	3–0	100.0
Control	56–33	62.9
Esper Control	8–3	72.7
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	2–0	100.0
Azorius Control	12–10	54.5
Turbo Fog	0–1	0.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	7–6	53.8
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	1–0	100.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	4–2	66.7
Izzet Dragons	4–2	66.7
Galleon Control	0–2	0.0
Ponza	3–0	100.0
Mono White Control	2–3	40.0
Sultai Control	3–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	3–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–2	33.3
Pox	7–1	87.5
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	29–21	58.0
Aristocrats	6–5	54.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–4	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	1–1	50.0
Infect	4–0	100.0
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Golgari Infect	3–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	16–13	55.2
Combo Goblins	1–0	100.0
Goblin Persist	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	31–14	68.9
Izzet Tempo	8–2	80.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	7–6	53.8
Dimir Tempo	8–3	72.7
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	3–2	60.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–1	50.0
Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Midrange	70–70	50.0
The Rock	0–2	0.0
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	5–7	41.7
Jund	1–0	100.0
Blink	3–6	33.3
Wave Blink	3–6	33.3
Azorius Wave	2–6	25.0
Graveyard Value	2–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Allies	2–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	4–3	57.1
Legends Midrange	7–3	70.0
Selesnya Legends	7–3	70.0
Rakdos Midrange	16–23	41.0
Big Red	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	2–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	0–2	0.0
Dimir Midrange	2–1	66.7
Sultai Midrange	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–0	100.0
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	2–1	66.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–1	66.7
Fires of Invention	3–2	60.0
Hero of Precinct One	8–13	38.1
Abzan Hero	2–4	33.3
Esper Hero	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Hero	3–7	30.0
Gruul Obosh	1–0	100.0
Ramp	2–5	28.6
Cloudpost Ramp	2–5	28.6
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	1–4	20.0