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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 14 weeks, 4 days.

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The Season Kick Off is on May 4th with free entry and over 100 tix in prizes to 32nd place!

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	1040	1907–1775	51.8	20	135	44
Infect	231	380–417	47.7	1	21	6
Simic Infect	188	332–330	50.2	1	17	6
Blazing Shoal Infect	20	26–45	36.6	0	1
Golgari Infect	1	3–2	60.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	58–68	46.0
Mono Black Aggro	4–15	21.1
Heroic	11–9	55.0
Mono White Heroic	9–9	50.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	2–19	9.5
Goblins	1–0	100.0
Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–5	37.5
White Weenie	5–2	71.4
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Elves	8–1	88.9
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Warriors	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	12–3	80.0
Affinity	6–2	75.0
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	5–1	83.3
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	1–3	25.0
Hexproof	1–2	33.3
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Slivers	0–3	0.0
Knights	3–1	75.0
AggroSlide	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–1	66.7
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Combo	108–74	59.3
Storm	39–16	70.9
Dimir Tendrils	15–7	68.2
Dark Tide	2–2	50.0
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	2–5	28.6
Simic Storm	5–1	83.3
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	5–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	8–1	88.9
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	10–4	71.4
Recurring Nightmare	10–2	83.3
Dragon Nightmare	2–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Warp World	5–3	62.5
Hypergenesis	2–4	33.3
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	5–1	83.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	4–1	80.0
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Jeskai "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–0	100.0
Anvil Colossus	1–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	4–0	100.0
Breakfast	25–39	39.1
Oops All Spells	25–39	39.1
Dredge	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	4–1	80.0
Restore Balance	1–1	50.0
Belcher	1–2	33.3
Control	55–81	40.4
Esper Control	8–3	72.7
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	2–4	33.3
Azorius Control	17–22	43.6
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	4–4	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	1–2	33.3
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	1–4	20.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	1–1	50.0
Mono White Control	4–7	36.4
Life is Ez	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	5–15	25.0
Astral Slide	5–15	25.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Reclamation	0–1	0.0
Pox	3–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Control	3–10	23.1
Prison	2–2	50.0
Enchantress	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Combo	28–45	38.4
Aristocrats	0–8	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Boros Bombardment	0–3	0.0
Burn	4–9	30.8
Infect	9–9	50.0
Simic Infect	7–8	46.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	7–12	36.8
Izzet Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	7–9	43.8
Hushnought	6–2	75.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	1–3	25.0
Dirty Kitty	1–3	25.0
Aggro-Control	18–24	42.9
Izzet Tempo	8–6	57.1
Blue Madness	0–2	0.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–5	44.4
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	2–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	0–3	0.0
Sultai Tempo	0–2	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	35–42	45.5
Curses	1–3	25.0
Battle of Wits	3–4	42.9
Mindcrank	5–8	38.5
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	20–23	46.5
Jokulhaups Control	20–23	46.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	5–8	38.5
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–4	42.9
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	5–5	50.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	53–79	40.2
The Rock	1–2	33.3
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	4–3	57.1
Jund	4–3	57.1
Blink	3–1	75.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	1–1	50.0
Allies	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Allies	1–2	33.3
Azorius Allies	2–1	66.7
Fake-Rack	2–5	28.6
Mardu Midrange	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–5	28.6
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	0–3	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–2	0.0
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–2	60.0
Martyr's Grace	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–24	17.2
Orzhov Capenna	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–2	33.3
Hero of Precinct One	6–7	46.2
Mardu Hero	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	1–3	25.0
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	8–7	53.3
Coinflip Tribal	0–1	0.0
Ramp	25–4	86.2
Cloudpost Ramp	15–2	88.2
Greenpost	15–2	88.2
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Defenders	1–1	50.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0