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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

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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 14 weeks, 5 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	1755	3155–3004	51.2	15	170	68
Heroic	182	375–301	55.5	4	20	12
Mono White Heroic	139	308–210	59.5	3	16	10
Azorius Heroic	15	21–48	30.4	0	1
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	26	43–40	51.8	1	3	2

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	76–55	58.0
Mono Black Aggro	5–1	83.3
Heroic	6–6	50.0
Mono White Heroic	4–3	57.1
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	1–3	25.0
Red Deck Wins	14–16	46.7
Goblins	1–0	100.0
Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono White Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono Green Stompy	6–2	75.0
White Weenie	6–7	46.2
Elves	3–3	50.0
Werewolves	3–1	75.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Gruul Aggro	2–2	50.0
Gruul Landfall	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	3–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	11–6	64.7
Affinity	6–5	54.5
Hush-finity	2–1	66.7
Tempered Steel	5–1	83.3
Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	4–2	66.7
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	4–1	80.0
Slivers	2–1	66.7
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	3–1	75.0
Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–2	0.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Brushwaggs	1–1	50.0
Combo	79–48	62.2
Storm	26–16	61.9
Dimir Tendrils	16–10	61.5
Dark Tide	2–3	40.0
Dragonstorm	1–1	50.0
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Simic Storm	2–3	40.0
High Tide	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	4–1	80.0
Reanimator	3–4	42.9
Recurring Nightmare	3–4	42.9
Hypergenesis	1–2	33.3
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	9–1	90.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	8–1	88.9
"Twin"	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–1	50.0
Soulflayer	1–2	33.3
Breakfast	21–16	56.8
Oops All Spells	21–16	56.8
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–3	25.0
Ad Swanseam	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	0–1	0.0
Belcher	3–0	100.0
Control	52–56	48.1
Esper Control	2–3	40.0
Dimir Control	2–1	66.7
Azorius Control	11–27	28.9
Cawblade	0–2	0.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	5–1	83.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	3–1	75.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	3–1	75.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	4–3	57.1
Mono White Control	2–2	50.0
Cycling Control	6–8	42.9
Astral Slide	6–8	42.9
Five Color Control	3–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	1–2	33.3
Seasons Past Control	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Control	3–0	100.0
Prison	1–4	20.0
Enchantress	0–4	0.0
Aggro-Combo	35–31	53.0
Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	4–1	80.0
Infect	9–11	45.0
Simic Infect	7–10	41.2
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	12–10	54.5
Izzet Dreadnought	5–4	55.6
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–5	54.5
Hushnought	4–5	44.4
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	2–3	40.0
Dirty Kitty	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Control	18–13	58.1
Izzet Tempo	3–4	42.9
Wizards	3–1	75.0
Ninjas	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Tempo	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	40–17	70.2
Curses	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	6–3	66.7
Mindcrank	2–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	26–14	65.0
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	25–14	64.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	9–2	81.8
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	4–1	80.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	3–6	33.3
Midrange	60–73	45.1
The Rock	4–4	50.0
Abzan Midrange	3–1	75.0
Jund	2–3	40.0
Blink	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Allies	0–2	0.0
Azorius Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	4–2	66.7
Mardu Midrange	0–1	0.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–1	75.0
Big Red	4–1	80.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	2–1	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	3–6	33.3
Martyr's Grace	3–6	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	9–20	31.0
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	7–9	43.8
Mardu Hero	4–6	40.0
Five Color Hero	2–3	40.0
Artifact Midrange	5–11	31.3
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Ramp	15–8	65.2
Cloudpost Ramp	8–7	53.3
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	8–4	66.7
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	0–1	0.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0