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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 6 days, 14 hours.

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Channel Storm • 1234 matches • 64.7-67.4%-70.0 White Weenie • 570 matches • 59.2-63.2%-67.1 Martyr's Grace • 85 matches • 58.9-69.4%-78.2 Life is Ez • 228 matches • 57.2-63.6%-69.6 Azorius Control • 1250 matches • 57.0-59.7%-62.4 Jeskai Jokulhaups Control • 307 matches • 56.0-61.6%-66.9 Red Deck Wins • 1080 matches • 55.6-58.6%-61.5 Tempered Steel • 330 matches • 54.9-60.3%-65.4 Mono Red Blitzkrieg • 711 matches • 54.8-58.5%-62.1 Izzet Spells • 537 matches • 54.6-58.8%-62.9 Boros Bombardment • 28 matches • 52.9-71.4%-84.7 Izzet Tempo • 813 matches • 52.4-55.8%-59.2 Simic Snow • 935 matches • 52.0-55.2%-58.4 Mono Blue Tempo • 895 matches • 51.7-55.0%-58.2 High Tide • 1920 matches • 51.6-53.8%-56.0 Elves • 957 matches • 51.3-54.5%-57.6 Esper Control • 731 matches • 50.7-54.3%-57.9 Temur Jokulhaups Control • 191 matches • 50.5-57.6%-64.4 Artifact Aggro • 71 matches • 50.4-62.0%-72.4 Varolz Dreadnought • 162 matches • 50.3-58.0%-65.3 Bant Humans • 161 matches • 49.4-57.1%-64.5 Mono Blue Control • 363 matches • 49.2-54.3%-59.4 Burn • 475 matches • 49.0-53.5%-57.9 Dragon Nightmare • 583 matches • 48.6-52.7%-56.7 Mono White Control • 104 matches • 47.1-56.7%-65.8 Ensoul Aggro-Control • 99 matches • 46.8-56.6%-65.9 Mono White Heroic • 239 matches • 46.4-52.7%-58.9 Jeskai Humans • 264 matches • 44.8-50.8%-56.8 Worldgorger Dragon • 107 matches • 44.8-54.2%-63.3 Oops All Spells • 132 matches • 44.5-53.0%-61.3 Rakdos Midrange • 415 matches • 44.4-49.2%-54.0 Mono Blue Architect • 168 matches • 44.3-51.8%-59.2 Humans • 52 matches • 44.2-57.7%-70.1 Hero of Precinct One • 244 matches • 44.2-50.4%-56.6 Dirty Kitty • 186 matches • 44.0-51.1%-58.2 Boros Aggro • 141 matches • 43.6-51.8%-59.9 Knights • 203 matches • 43.4-50.2%-57.0 Affinity • 346 matches • 43.4-48.6%-53.9 Five Color Hero • 296 matches • 43.4-49.0%-54.7 Borderpost Wildfire • 53 matches • 43.3-56.6%-69.0 AggroSlide • 169 matches • 42.8-50.3%-57.7 Orzhov Aristocrats • 213 matches • 42.7-49.3%-56.0 Salvage Titan • 131 matches • 42.6-51.1%-59.5 Anvil Colossus • 28 matches • 42.4-60.7%-76.4 Recurring Nightmare • 219 matches • 42.4-48.9%-55.5 Big Red • 139 matches • 42.2-50.4%-58.6 Warp World • 268 matches • 42.2-48.1%-54.1 Mono Black Aggro • 124 matches • 42.1-50.8%-59.4 Azorius Allies • 69 matches • 42.0-53.6%-64.9 Merfolk • 158 matches • 41.7-49.4%-57.1 Mono Blue Faeries • 93 matches • 41.6-51.6%-61.5 Azorius Tempo • 116 matches • 41.0-50.0%-59.0 Mono Black Midrange • 381 matches • 41.0-45.9%-50.9 Ninjas • 101 matches • 40.9-50.5%-60.1 Hermit Gond • 23 matches • 40.8-60.9%-77.9 Dredge • 27 matches • 40.8-59.3%-75.5 Izzet Blitzkrieg • 128 matches • 40.7-49.2%-57.8 Mono White Tokens • 112 matches • 40.0-49.1%-58.2 Trickbind Dreadnought • 92 matches • 40.0-50.0%-60.0 Mono Blue Cloudpost Control • 220 matches • 39.9-46.4%-53.0 The Rock • 241 matches • 39.9-46.1%-52.4 Orzhov Midrange • 170 matches • 39.7-47.1%-54.6 Simic Madness • 93 matches • 39.6-49.5%-59.5 Hexproof • 49 matches • 39.4-53.1%-66.3 Quest for the Holy Relic • 89 matches • 39.3-49.4%-59.6 Jeskai Control • 179 matches • 39.2-46.4%-53.7 Mono Black Aristocrats • 67 matches • 39.0-50.7%-62.3 Boros Control • 43 matches • 38.9-53.5%-67.5 Stax • 174 matches • 38.8-46.0%-53.4 Greenpost • 291 matches • 38.0-43.6%-49.3 Fires of Invention • 444 matches • 37.8-42.3%-46.9 Goblin Persist • 60 matches • 37.7-50.0%-62.3 Upheaval Colossus • 29 matches • 37.6-55.2%-71.6 Mono Blue Dreadnought • 29 matches • 37.6-55.2%-71.6 Mythic Colossification • 5 matches • 37.6-80.0%-96.4 Azorius Heroic • 56 matches • 37.3-50.0%-62.7 Mono Black Devotion • 132 matches • 37.3-45.5%-54.0 Combo-Control • 19 matches • 36.3-57.9%-76.9 Mono Black Control • 212 matches • 36.0-42.5%-49.2 Jund • 159 matches • 35.9-43.4%-51.2 Izzet Control • 92 matches • 35.9-45.7%-55.8 Orzhov Control • 44 matches • 35.8-50.0%-64.2 Goblins • 112 matches • 35.7-44.6%-53.8 Blazing Shoal Infect • 164 matches • 35.4-42.7%-50.4 WUBR Jokulhaups Control • 33 matches • 35.2-51.5%-67.5 Fake-Rack • 195 matches • 34.8-41.5%-48.5 Breakfast • 121 matches • 34.5-43.0%-51.9 Ponza • 205 matches • 34.5-41.0%-47.8 Dimir Tempo • 285 matches • 34.5-40.0%-45.8 Hazoret Storm • 106 matches • 34.4-43.4%-52.9 Chroma White • 2 matches • 34.2-100.0%-100.0 Pox • 285 matches • 34.1-39.6%-45.4 Rakdos Aristocrats • 39 matches • 33.8-48.7%-63.8 Dice Factory • 100 matches • 33.7-43.0%-52.8 Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy • 25 matches • 33.5-52.0%-70.0 Allies • 37 matches • 33.4-48.6%-64.1 Aggro • 70 matches • 33.3-44.3%-55.9 Aristocrats • 70 matches • 33.3-44.3%-55.9 Dubious Challenge • 40 matches • 32.9-47.5%-62.5 Dimir Control • 235 matches • 32.7-38.7%-45.1 Wild Pair • 33 matches • 32.5-48.5%-64.8 Boros Humans • 38 matches • 32.5-47.4%-62.8 Five Color Control • 38 matches • 32.5-47.4%-62.8 Oriss Genesis • 43 matches • 32.5-46.5%-61.1 Azorius Skies • 56 matches • 32.3-44.6%-57.5 Ramp • 64 matches • 32.3-43.8%-56.0 Arcum's Not Astrolabe • 59 matches • 32.2-44.1%-56.7 Simic Infect • 52 matches • 31.6-44.2%-57.6 Party • 52 matches • 31.6-44.2%-57.6 Zur's Weirding • 79 matches • 31.6-41.8%-52.8 Rakdos Madness • 118 matches • 31.4-39.8%-48.8 Vampires • 10 matches • 31.3-60.0%-83.2 Seasons Past Control • 113 matches • 31.3-39.8%-49.0 Aggro-Combo • 45 matches • 30.9-44.4%-58.8 Hypergenesis • 75 matches • 30.8-41.3%-52.6 Guildgate Control • 238 matches • 30.7-36.6%-42.9 Zombies • 132 matches • 30.7-38.6%-47.1 Grixis Control • 141 matches • 30.7-38.3%-46.5 Demonic Rising • 101 matches • 30.6-39.6%-49.4 Shamans • 8 matches • 30.6-62.5%-86.3 Protean Hulk Combo • 35 matches • 30.5-45.7%-61.8 Enduring Ideal • 57 matches • 30.2-42.1%-55.0 Unclassified • 4 matches • 30.1-75.0%-95.4 Rogues • 49 matches • 30.1-42.9%-56.8 Maniac Combo • 6 matches • 30.0-66.7%-90.3 Midrange • 263 matches • 29.5-35.0%-40.9 Rakdos Vampires • 39 matches • 29.3-43.6%-59.0 Kithkin • 23 matches • 29.2-47.8%-67.0 Pickles • 23 matches • 29.2-47.8%-67.0 Enigmatic Incarnation • 130 matches • 29.1-36.9%-45.5 Gruul Post • 109 matches • 29.1-37.6%-47.0 Aggro-Control • 147 matches • 28.8-36.1%-44.1 Blazing Shoal Combo • 43 matches • 28.4-41.9%-56.7 Slivers • 118 matches • 28.3-36.4%-45.4 Treefolk • 16 matches • 28.0-50.0%-72.0 Cawblade • 11 matches • 28.0-54.5%-78.7 Restore Balance • 152 matches • 27.8-34.9%-42.8 Hermit Humans • 44 matches • 27.7-40.9%-55.6 Illusions • 27 matches • 27.5-44.4%-62.6 Resurgent Belief • 19 matches • 27.4-47.4%-68.3 Angel Tribal • 19 matches • 27.4-47.4%-68.3 Combo • 136 matches • 27.1-34.6%-42.9 Soulflayer • 25 matches • 26.7-44.0%-62.9 Enchantress • 106 matches • 26.5-34.9%-44.4 Naya Zoo • 37 matches • 26.3-40.5%-56.5 Hive Mind • 59 matches • 26.1-37.3%-50.1 Mono Black Reanimator • 50 matches • 25.9-38.0%-51.8 Applejacks • 20 matches • 25.8-45.0%-65.8 Blackpost • 41 matches • 25.6-39.0%-54.2 Jeskai Midrange • 26 matches • 25.5-42.3%-61.0 Plasma Swans • 12 matches • 25.4-50.0%-74.6 Owling Mine • 64 matches • 25.3-35.9%-48.1 Dragonstorm • 62 matches • 24.8-35.5%-47.9 Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy • 21 matches • 24.5-42.9%-63.5 Mono Green Stompy • 87 matches • 24.3-33.3%-43.7 Dimir Midrange • 67 matches • 24.1-34.3%-46.2 Dimir Reanimator • 57 matches • 24.0-35.1%-48.1 Reanim8 Rack • 10 matches • 23.7-50.0%-76.3 Sultai Control • 25 matches • 23.4-40.0%-59.3 Lich Aggro-Control • 25 matches • 23.4-40.0%-59.3 Abzan Midrange • 22 matches • 23.2-40.9%-61.3 Seismic Swans • 19 matches • 23.1-42.1%-63.7 Sultai Tempo • 16 matches • 23.1-43.8%-66.9 Izzet Dragons • 35 matches • 23.1-37.1%-53.6 Solar Flare • 35 matches • 23.1-37.1%-53.6 Four Color Counter Ghazi • 5 matches • 23.1-60.0%-88.2 Mill • 81 matches • 22.9-32.1%-42.9 Selesnya Little Kid • 49 matches • 22.9-34.7%-48.7 GreenTwin • 53 matches • 22.7-34.0%-47.4 Selesnya Humans • 8 matches • 21.5-50.0%-78.5 Storm • 45 matches • 21.3-33.3%-47.9 Dimir Faeries • 11 matches • 21.3-45.5%-72.0 Infect • 49 matches • 21.2-32.7%-46.7 Izzet Dreadnought • 3 matches • 20.8-66.7%-93.9 Cruel Control • 21 matches • 20.8-38.1%-59.1 Golgari Aristocrats • 32 matches • 20.4-34.4%-51.7 Sultai Midrange • 87 matches • 20.3-28.7%-38.9 Turbo Fog • 57 matches • 19.5-29.8%-42.6 Graveyard Value • 50 matches • 19.1-30.0%-43.8 Esper Allies • 9 matches • 18.8-44.4%-73.3 Toughness Matters • 55 matches • 18.8-29.1%-42.2 Grixis Jokulhaups Control • 27 matches • 18.6-33.3%-52.1 Equipment Aggro • 20 matches • 18.1-35.0%-56.7 Calibrated Blast • 13 matches • 17.7-38.5%-64.5 Enchantments Matter • 13 matches • 17.7-38.5%-64.5 Izzet Storm • 17 matches • 17.3-35.3%-58.7 Polymorph • 17 matches • 17.3-35.3%-58.7 Mardu Hero • 17 matches • 17.3-35.3%-58.7 Gruul Obosh • 10 matches • 16.8-40.0%-68.7 Cloudpost Ramp • 10 matches • 16.8-40.0%-68.7 Mardu Allies • 7 matches • 15.8-42.9%-75.0 Jokulhaups Control • 7 matches • 15.8-42.9%-75.0 Curses • 37 matches • 15.4-27.0%-43.0 Dimir Cycling Reanimator • 4 matches • 15.0-50.0%-85.0 Battle of Wits • 20 matches • 14.5-30.0%-51.9 Coinflip Tribal • 60 matches • 14.4-23.3%-35.4 Blink • 16 matches • 14.2-31.3%-55.6 Selesnya Tokens • 21 matches • 13.8-28.6%-50.0 Jund Jokulhaups Control • 21 matches • 13.8-28.6%-50.0 Reanimator • 12 matches • 13.8-33.3%-60.9 Death Cloud • 31 matches • 13.7-25.8%-43.2 Carth Superfriends • 26 matches • 13.7-26.9%-46.1 Storm Herald • 8 matches • 13.7-37.5%-69.4 Azorius Cloudpost Control • 8 matches • 13.7-37.5%-69.4 Five Color Collected Conjuring • 28 matches • 12.7-25.0%-43.4 Rakdos Aggro • 9 matches • 12.0-33.3%-64.6 Mono Red Devotion • 5 matches • 11.8-40.0%-76.9 Brushwaggs • 5 matches • 11.8-40.0%-76.9 Stormpost • 5 matches • 11.8-40.0%-76.9 Blue Madness • 5 matches • 11.8-40.0%-76.9 Soldiers • 14 matches • 11.7-28.6%-54.7 Gruul Aggro • 14 matches • 11.7-28.6%-54.7 Paradoxical Outcome Storm • 14 matches • 11.7-28.6%-54.7 Eggs • 67 matches • 11.7-19.4%-30.4 Artifact Midrange • 42 matches • 11.7-21.4%-35.9 Heartless Summoning Combo • 15 matches • 10.9-26.7%-52.0 Abzan Aristocrats • 15 matches • 10.9-26.7%-52.0 Lifegain Midrange • 35 matches • 10.0-20.0%-35.9 Stuffy Doll • 11 matches • 9.8-27.3%-56.6 Cycling Control • 11 matches • 9.8-27.3%-56.6 Wizards • 11 matches • 9.8-27.3%-56.6 Mardu Midrange • 11 matches • 9.8-27.3%-56.6 Domain • 11 matches • 9.8-27.3%-56.6 Combo Goblins • 6 matches • 9.7-33.3%-70.0 Wildfire • 6 matches • 9.7-33.3%-70.0 Control • 23 matches • 9.6-21.7%-41.9 Madness • 12 matches • 8.9-25.0%-53.2 Bant Control • 12 matches • 8.9-25.0%-53.2 Citadel Storm • 41 matches • 8.5-17.1%-31.3 Sultai Tendrils • 7 matches • 8.2-28.6%-64.1 Selesnya Midrange • 7 matches • 8.2-28.6%-64.1 Séance • 7 matches • 8.2-28.6%-64.1 Runeflare • 20 matches • 8.1-20.0%-41.6 Food • 30 matches • 7.4-16.7%-33.6 Boros Heroic • 8 matches • 7.1-25.0%-59.1 "Twin" • 8 matches • 7.1-25.0%-59.1 Ominous Good • 8 matches • 7.1-25.0%-59.1 Selesnya Cats • 8 matches • 7.1-25.0%-59.1 Astral Slide • 24 matches • 6.7-16.7%-35.9 Ad Nauseam • 45 matches • 6.2-13.3%-26.1 Jund Nightmare • 3 matches • 6.1-33.3%-79.2 Mardu Aristocrats • 3 matches • 6.1-33.3%-79.2 Burning Vengeance • 3 matches • 6.1-33.3%-79.2 Cruel Combo-Control • 3 matches • 6.1-33.3%-79.2 Mutate • 3 matches • 6.1-33.3%-79.2 Taking Turns • 19 matches • 5.5-15.8%-37.6 Oops All Lands • 11 matches • 5.1-18.2%-47.7 Tokens • 12 matches • 4.7-16.7%-44.8 Warriors • 4 matches • 4.6-25.0%-69.9 Dimir Tendrils • 4 matches • 4.6-25.0%-69.9 Grixis Tendrils • 4 matches • 4.6-25.0%-69.9 Ad Swanseam • 4 matches • 4.6-25.0%-69.9 Prison • 4 matches • 4.6-25.0%-69.9 Liquimetal Fishing • 4 matches • 4.6-25.0%-69.9 Mono Red Swarm • 13 matches • 4.3-15.4%-42.3 Zur the Enchanter • 15 matches • 3.7-13.3%-37.8 8 Whack • 5 matches • 3.6-20.0%-62.4 Gruul Madness • 5 matches • 3.6-20.0%-62.4 Zubera Tribal • 5 matches • 3.6-20.0%-62.4 Pummeler • 5 matches • 3.6-20.0%-62.4 Simic Post • 5 matches • 3.6-20.0%-62.4 Metalwork Colossus • 6 matches • 3.0-16.7%-56.4 Sultai Ultimatum • 6 matches • 3.0-16.7%-56.4 Mono Black Vampires • 6 matches • 3.0-16.7%-56.4 Legends Midrange • 6 matches • 3.0-16.7%-56.4 Intruder Alarm • 7 matches • 2.6-14.3%-51.3 Anti-Persecution • 23 matches • 2.4-8.7%-26.8 Defenders • 10 matches • 1.8-10.0%-40.4 Traditional Reanimator • 8 matches • 0.0-0.0%-32.4 Shrines • 8 matches • 0.0-0.0%-32.4 Acid Trip • 6 matches • 0.0-0.0%-39.0 Gruul Landfall • 4 matches • 0.0-0.0%-49.0 Dynavolt Tower • 4 matches • 0.0-0.0%-49.0 Cloudpost Control • 3 matches • 0.0-0.0%-56.2 Grenzo • 3 matches • 0.0-0.0%-56.2 Heroic • 2 matches • 0.0-0.0%-65.8 Song Storm • 2 matches • 0.0-0.0%-65.8 Chandra Nalaar • 2 matches • 0.0-0.0%-65.8 Dragon Control • 2 matches • 0.0-0.0%-65.8 Hedron Alignment • 2 matches • 0.0-0.0%-65.8 Lich's Mastery • 2 matches • 0.0-0.0%-65.8 Mardu Legends • 2 matches • 0.0-0.0%-65.8 Golgari Post • 2 matches • 0.0-0.0%-65.8 Familiars • 2 matches • 0.0-0.0%-65.8 Boros Vehicles • 1 match • 0.0-0.0%-79.3 Rakdos Reanimator • 1 match • 0.0-0.0%-79.3 Biovisionary • 1 match • 0.0-0.0%-79.3 New Perspectives • 1 match • 0.0-0.0%-79.3 Hushnought • 1 match • 0.0-0.0%-79.3 Golgari Citadel • 1 match • 0.0-0.0%-79.3 Orzhov Vampires • 1 match • 0.0-0.0%-79.3