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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.

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-Combo	213	398–352	53.1	7	33	5
Aristocrats	39	48–69	41.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	23	32–32	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	2	5–5	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2	1–2	33.3
Food	8	6–24	20.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2	3–3	50.0
Burn	27	25–48	34.2
Infect	123	284–203	58.3	7	30	4
Blazing Shoal Infect	14	27–22	55.1
Golgari Infect	107	256–175	59.4	7	30	4
Izzet Blitzkrieg	11	13–16	44.8	0	1
Liquimetal Fishing	2	2–2	50.0
Combo Goblins	11	26–14	65.0	0	2	1
Goblin Persist	11	26–14	65.0	0	2	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	103–75	57.9
Mono Black Aggro	1–0	100.0
Heroic	6–5	54.5
Mono White Heroic	0–2	0.0
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	5–2	71.4
Red Deck Wins	22–19	53.7
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	3–0	100.0
Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–2	33.3
White Weenie	2–3	40.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Elves	5–6	45.5
Selesnya Little Kid	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Counters	2–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	4–5	44.4
Artifact Aggro	8–2	80.0
Affinity	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	7–2	77.8
Madness	3–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	3–0	100.0
Voltron	1–2	33.3
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	1–1	50.0
Knights	4–1	80.0
AggroSlide	7–2	77.8
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	29–25	53.7
Boros Legends Aggro	24–24	50.0
Selesnya Legends Aggro	2–0	100.0
Combo	57–51	52.8
Storm	16–13	55.2
Dragonstorm	1–2	33.3
Hazoret Storm	2–2	50.0
High Tide	13–9	59.1
Reanimator	6–2	75.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	5–1	83.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–1	0.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	0–1	0.0
Eggs	3–1	75.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	9–8	52.9
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	1–2	33.3
Intruder Alarm	2–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Gyruda	4–10	28.6
Tameshi Bloom	6–7	46.2
Possibility Storm	2–2	50.0
Control	85–65	56.7
Mono Black Control	0–1	0.0
Esper Control	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Control	4–0	100.0
Dimir Control	3–4	42.9
Azorius Control	8–4	66.7
Izzet Control	2–1	66.7
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	30–18	62.5
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	7–1	87.5
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	18–12	60.0
Grixis Control	2–0	100.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	4–6	40.0
Dragon Control	4–1	80.0
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Esper Dragons	2–0	100.0
Ponza	6–3	66.7
Mono White Control	2–3	40.0
Sultai Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	4–0	100.0
Pox	0–3	0.0
Seasons Past Control	5–10	33.3
Orzhov Control	3–2	60.0
Prison	2–2	50.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	21–21	50.0
Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	1–1	50.0
Infect	13–14	48.1
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Golgari Infect	12–13	48.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–1	75.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	1–0	100.0
Goblin Persist	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	11–16	40.7
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	2–2	50.0
Wizards	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–2	66.7
Izzet Spells	2–5	28.6
Dimir Tempo	2–3	40.0
Dimir Faeries	2–3	40.0
Combo-Control	20–19	51.3
Cruel Combo-Control	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	4–3	57.1
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	4–1	80.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	9–13	40.9
Midrange	75–91	45.2
The Rock	2–2	50.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	4–6	40.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	3–3	50.0
Blink	19–25	43.2
Wave Blink	11–17	39.3
Azorius Wave	11–13	45.8
Orzhov Wave	0–4	0.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	6–6	50.0
Graveyard Value	5–3	62.5
Enchantments Matter	1–4	20.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	3–7	30.0
Mono Black Vampires	3–7	30.0
Legends Midrange	5–7	41.7
Mardu Legends	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	3–4	42.9
Rakdos Midrange	2–2	50.0
Big Red	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Midrange	4–4	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	4–3	57.1
Angel Tribal	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–2	33.3
Fires of Invention	7–8	46.7
Hero of Precinct One	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	3–2	60.0
Boros Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	2–1	66.7
Death Cloud	2–6	25.0
Ramp	26–14	65.0
Cloudpost Ramp	14–13	51.9
Greenpost	4–2	66.7
Gruul Post	3–2	60.0
Simic Post	7–9	43.8
Domain	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	7–1	87.5