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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 23 hours, 47 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
Aggro	1922	3535–3276–2	51.9	16	148	97
Zombies	132	302–210	59.0	2	16	4

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	67–59	53.2
Mono Black Aggro	6–4	60.0
Heroic	5–5	50.0
Mono White Heroic	2–4	33.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	8–0	100.0
Goblins	8–4	66.7
Tokens	2–4	33.3
Mono White Tokens	1–4	20.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–1	66.7
White Weenie	13–6	68.4
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–1	66.7
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Elves	1–6	14.3
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Zombies	7–7	50.0
Gruul Aggro	2–2	50.0
Merfolk	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	1–6	14.3
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–2	0.0
Madness	5–9	35.7
Rakdos Madness	4–8	33.3
Voltron	0–1	0.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Knights	0–3	0.0
AggroSlide	2–0	100.0
Cats	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	66–43	60.6
Storm	16–7	69.6
Dimir Tendrils	8–4	66.7
Dragonstorm	3–1	75.0
Citadel Storm	2–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	2–2	50.0
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	20–12	62.5
Traditional Reanimator	20–12	62.5
Rakdos Reanimator	9–7	56.3
Mono Black Reanimator	11–5	68.8
Oriss Genesis	1–1	50.0
Warp World	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–9	18.2
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–9	18.2
"Twin"	0–1	0.0
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	1–3	25.0
Breakfast	5–1	83.3
Oops All Spells	5–1	83.3
Dredge	6–2	75.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–1	66.7
Chain of Acid	4–3	57.1
GreenTwin	0–2	0.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–0	100.0
Control	35–27	56.5
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	2–1	66.7
Demonic Rising	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	3–3	50.0
Azorius Control	1–6	14.3
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	3–1	75.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	4–3	57.1
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Grixis Control	1–5	16.7
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	3–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Ponza	1–0	100.0
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Shrines	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	2–3	40.0
Seasons Past Control	4–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	16–16	50.0
Aristocrats	4–6	40.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–4	20.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	2–0	100.0
Infect	10–5	66.7
Simic Infect	7–4	63.6
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–1	66.7
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	0–5	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Dirty Kitty	0–4	0.0
Aggro-Control	30–11	73.2
Simic Flash	1–1	50.0
Izzet Tempo	12–5	70.6
Azorius Skies	2–0	100.0
Ninjas	4–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	6–3	66.7
Dimir Tempo	5–2	71.4
Combo-Control	10–7	58.8
Curses	2–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–5	50.0
Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	3–5	37.5
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	3–4	42.9
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Midrange	70–44	61.4
The Rock	1–0	100.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	5–1	83.3
Blink	7–13	35.0
Wave Blink	7–13	35.0
Azorius Wave	3–10	23.1
Orzhov Wave	1–0	100.0
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Bant Wave	3–1	75.0
Graveyard Value	6–5	54.5
Varolz Dreadnought	4–4	50.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	6–2	75.0
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–1	75.0
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	17–9	65.4
Mono Black Devotion	16–6	72.7
Dimir Midrange	4–3	57.1
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	1–0	100.0
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	11–5	68.8
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Ramp	8–3	72.7
Cloudpost Ramp	7–2	77.8
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	6–2	75.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0