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How do I get started with Magic Online?

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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.

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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.

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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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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 14 weeks, 4 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	1326	2126–2128–2	50.0	17	98	59
Reanimator	412	785–658–1	54.4	7	46	25
Traditional Reanimator	348	694–566–1	55.1	7	42	21
Rakdos Reanimator	9	14–20	41.2
Dimir Reanimator	18	25–21	54.3			1
Mono Black Reanimator	319	653–521–1	55.6	7	42	20
Grixis Reanimator	1	2–3	40.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	173–107	61.8
Mono Black Aggro	1–1	50.0
Heroic	5–13	27.8
Mono White Heroic	4–11	26.7
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–2	33.3
Red Deck Wins	56–25	69.1
Goblins	4–7	36.4
Mono Green Stompy	3–1	75.0
White Weenie	14–3	82.4
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	2–1	66.7
Elves	29–21	58.0
Minotaurs	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–3	25.0
Zombies	1–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	3–1	75.0
Merfolk	1–3	25.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	36–18	66.7
Affinity	15–10	60.0
Tempered Steel	17–8	68.0
Mono Blue Architect	3–0	100.0
Madness	2–5	28.6
Golgari Madness	0–4	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	4–1	80.0
Hexproof	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	4–2	66.7
AggroSlide	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–0	100.0
Humans	2–0	100.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Combo	152–99–1	60.6
Storm	20–11	64.5
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	16–10	61.5
Izzet Storm	3–1	75.0
Reanimator	44–45	49.4
Recurring Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	4–6	40.0
Traditional Reanimator	39–39	50.0
Rakdos Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	37–37	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	22–14–1	61.1
Warp World	7–3	70.0
Hypergenesis	6–3	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	9–0	100.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	8–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–1	66.7
Anvil Colossus	2–0	100.0
Eggs	2–0	100.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	3–1	75.0
Izzet Ascension	5–2	71.4
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	5–2	71.4
Oops All Spells	5–2	71.4
Dredge	2–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	2–2	50.0
GreenTwin	2–1	66.7
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	1–4	20.0
Belcher	12–5	70.6
Endless Belch	3–3	50.0
Control	94–93	50.3
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	9–13	40.9
Mono Blue Control	6–1	85.7
Dimir Control	2–5	28.6
Azorius Control	30–35	46.2
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	3–0	100.0
Mill	7–1	87.5
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	8–2	80.0
Blackpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–2	66.7
Grixis Control	2–2	50.0
Cruel Control	2–2	50.0
Stax	2–3	40.0
Dragon Control	3–1	75.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	6–3	66.7
Mono White Control	1–2	33.3
Life is Ez	0–2	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–6	25.0
Astral Slide	2–6	25.0
Five Color Control	2–3	40.0
Sultai Control	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Control	1–7	12.5
Prison	3–2	60.0
Enchantress	3–2	60.0
Aggro-Combo	62–60	50.8
Aristocrats	7–8	46.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Boros Bombardment	2–5	28.6
Burn	8–2	80.0
Infect	10–7	58.8
Simic Infect	1–2	33.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	9–5	64.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	15–34	30.6
Mono Blue Dreadnought	12–34	26.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	8–3	72.7
Hushnought	4–4	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	8–2	80.0
Goblin Persist	1–0	100.0
Dirty Kitty	7–2	77.8
Aggro-Control	18–30	37.5
Izzet Tempo	6–6	50.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	2–5	28.6
Ninjas	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–12	14.3
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–7	12.5
Izzet Spells	2–4	33.3
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–0	100.0
Combo-Control	60–48	55.6
Curses	1–2	33.3
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	8–1	88.9
Mindcrank	6–11	35.3
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	37–30	55.2
Jokulhaups Control	37–30	55.2
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	7–3	70.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	14–19	42.4
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	6–5	54.5
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	4–1	80.0
Resurgent Belief	4–1	80.0
Midrange	94–95	49.7
Temur Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	11–6	64.7
Selesnya Midrange	3–0	100.0
Jund	6–2	75.0
Blink	4–2	66.7
Graveyard Value	2–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	2–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	3–4	42.9
Mono Black Vampires	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–2	50.0
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–5	37.5
Mono Black Devotion	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	0–1	0.0
Angel Tribal	1–7	12.5
Toughness Matters	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–2	66.7
Martyr's Grace	4–2	66.7
Mutate	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–26	13.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Party	2–1	66.7
Hero of Precinct One	17–15	53.1
Mardu Hero	3–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	13–13	50.0
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	9–7	56.3
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Coinflip Tribal	2–6	25.0
Ramp	41–34	54.7
Cloudpost Ramp	36–29	55.4
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	35–25	58.3
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	0–3	0.0
Carth Superfriends	1–1	50.0