Dimir Tendrils

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 15 hours, 49 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
Combo	1886	3296–3208	50.7	23	106	73
Storm	529	918–1025	47.2	10	36	10
Dimir Tendrils	256	522–438	54.4	4	14	9

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	100–108	48.1
Mono Black Aggro	3–2	60.0
Heroic	3–10	23.1
Mono White Heroic	3–9	25.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	14–21	40.0
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	3–2	60.0
Tokens	12–4	75.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	10–4	71.4
Mono Green Stompy	5–3	62.5
White Weenie	8–5	61.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–0	100.0
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Elves	4–5	44.4
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	4–8	33.3
Gruul Aggro	5–3	62.5
Merfolk	2–2	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	6–18	25.0
Affinity	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	3–3	50.0
Tempered Steel	2–12	14.3
Mono Blue Architect	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Illusions	1–1	50.0
Madness	11–13	45.8
Golgari Madness	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Madness	7–11	38.9
Voltron	9–2	81.8
Hexproof	8–2	80.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–2	33.3
AggroSlide	3–1	75.0
Boros Aggro	2–1	66.7
Combo	106–101	51.2
Storm	44–26	62.9
Dimir Tendrils	18–18	50.0
Dragonstorm	9–3	75.0
Simic Storm	4–1	80.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	4–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	8–4	66.7
Reanimator	12–37	24.5
Worldgorger Dragon	2–0	100.0
Double Dragon	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	10–37	21.3
Rakdos Reanimator	8–18	30.8
Mono Black Reanimator	1–16	5.9
Grixis Reanimator	0–3	0.0
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	13–14	48.1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	13–14	48.1
"Twin"	0–1	0.0
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–1	75.0
Anvil Colossus	1–1	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–0	100.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	3–1	75.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	3–7	30.0
Oops All Spells	3–7	30.0
Dredge	13–2	86.7
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	3–5	37.5
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–2	33.3
Calibrated Blast	1–1	50.0
Control	95–45	67.9
Mono Black Control	5–0	100.0
Esper Control	12–4	75.0
Demonic Rising	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	8–8	50.0
Azorius Control	18–9	66.7
Cawblade	0–2	0.0
Turbo Fog	2–1	66.7
Izzet Control	3–1	75.0
Mill	5–2	71.4
Cloudpost Control	9–2	81.8
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	9–2	81.8
Grixis Control	5–3	62.5
Stax	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	4–1	80.0
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	1–1	50.0
Mono White Control	0–2	0.0
Life is Ez	0–2	0.0
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	3–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	2–5	28.6
Seasons Past Control	9–2	81.8
Prison	2–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	39–53	42.4
Aristocrats	16–15	51.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Boros Bombardment	7–2	77.8
Burn	5–4	55.6
Infect	6–16	27.3
Simic Infect	4–8	33.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–7	12.5
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	2–3	40.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	5–9	35.7
Goblin Persist	3–3	50.0
Dirty Kitty	2–6	25.0
Aggro-Control	42–34	55.3
Simic Flash	4–1	80.0
Izzet Tempo	10–7	58.8
Azorius Skies	2–1	66.7
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–3	40.0
Ninjas	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Tempo	6–9	40.0
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tempo	12–7	63.2
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	23–16	59.0
Curses	4–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	0–2	0.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	2–1	66.7
Solar Flare	3–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	11–12	47.8
Wildfire	1–5	16.7
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	10–7	58.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	5–4	55.6
Jund Jokulhaups Control	4–3	57.1
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	104–74	58.4
The Rock	4–1	80.0
Abzan Midrange	1–1	50.0
Jund	8–4	66.7
Blink	19–13	59.4
Wave Blink	19–13	59.4
Azorius Wave	10–2	83.3
Orzhov Wave	1–0	100.0
Abzan Wave	5–3	62.5
Bant Wave	3–7	30.0
Graveyard Value	8–3	72.7
Varolz Dreadnought	5–3	62.5
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	2–1	66.7
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	2–9	18.2
Vampires	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Vampires	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–1	66.7
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	23–15	60.5
Mono Black Devotion	14–10	58.3
Dimir Midrange	6–2	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–2	50.0
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–3	25.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	2–1	66.7
Simic Snow	13–9	59.1
Artifact Midrange	2–1	66.7
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Ramp	13–7	65.0
Cloudpost Ramp	9–4	69.2
Eldrazipost	4–0	100.0
Greenpost	5–4	55.6
Carth Superfriends	3–2	60.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0