Mono Blue Tempo

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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 13 weeks, 2 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Control	346	528–517	50.5	5	31	17
Mono Blue Tempo	80	171–103	62.4	3	14	5
Mono Blue Librarians	50	126–61	67.4	3	13	2

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	31–25	55.4
Heroic	1–0	100.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	0–1	0.0
Tokens	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
White Weenie	11–8	57.9
Soldiers	8–7	53.3
Mono White Humans	2–1	66.7
Elves	3–0	100.0
Zombies	0–2	0.0
Gruul Aggro	1–2	33.3
Artifact Aggro	7–4	63.6
Affinity	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Architect	5–3	62.5
Madness	2–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–0	100.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	1–4	20.0
Legends Aggro	1–2	33.3
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Bard Class	1–1	50.0
Combo	37–25	59.7
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–1	66.7
Warp World	7–1	87.5
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Soulflayer	3–1	75.0
Dredge	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–1	50.0
Midnight Mass	3–2	60.0
Phoenix Altar	0–3	0.0
Actual Twin	11–14	44.0
Izzet Twin	9–12	42.9
Boros Twin	2–2	50.0
Control	38–20	65.5
Esper Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	8–3	72.7
Azorius Control	4–3	57.1
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	6–3	66.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–1	80.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Pox	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Control	4–2	66.7
Prison	11–5	68.8
Enchantress	11–5	68.8
Aggro-Combo	5–1	83.3
Aristocrats	5–1	83.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–1	83.3
Aggro-Control	11–10	52.4
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–4	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	3–3	50.0
Izzet Spells	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tempo	2–1	66.7
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Azorius Tempo	2–3	40.0
Combo-Control	7–4	63.6
Battle of Wits	2–1	66.7
Hive Mind	2–2	50.0
Solar Flare	2–1	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	1–0	100.0
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	32–10	76.2
Jund	5–2	71.4
Blink	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–1	75.0
Boros Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–1	50.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–1	80.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	4–1	80.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–1	50.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	2–0	100.0
Ramp	10–8	55.6
Rofellos Ramp	3–2	60.0
Cloudpost Ramp	5–4	55.6
Greenpost	2–1	66.7
Gruul Post	1–2	33.3
Simic Post	2–1	66.7
Carth Superfriends	2–0	100.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0