Hypergenesis

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, 6 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	615	1180–1104–2	51.7	16	83	19
Hypergenesis	156	379–250–1	60.3	8	32	6
Hyperwave	66	184–97–1	65.5	5	16	4

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	130–85	60.5
Mono Black Aggro	0–1	0.0
Heroic	26–23	53.1
Mono White Heroic	19–18	51.4
Azorius Heroic	1–2	33.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	5–3	62.5
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	42–20	67.7
Mono Red Devotion	4–0	100.0
Goblins	3–4	42.9
Tokens	7–4	63.6
Selesnya Tokens	4–4	50.0
White Weenie	16–7	69.6
Odric Keywords	9–3	75.0
Soldiers	6–4	60.0
Elves	3–2	60.0
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	5–5	50.0
Rogues	3–3	50.0
Zombies	10–1	90.9
Gruul Aggro	1–7	12.5
Merfolk	3–1	75.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	5–1	83.3
Affinity	3–1	75.0
Boros Vehicles	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Voltron	1–4	20.0
Hexproof	0–4	0.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	67–59–1	53.2
Storm	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	22–14	61.1
Starlit Graves	4–1	80.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	3–4	42.9
Traditional Reanimator	15–9	62.5
Dimir Reanimator	5–6	45.5
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–0	100.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	15–15	50.0
Hyperwave	2–2	50.0
New Perspectives	6–13–1	31.6
Cat Wave	12–14	46.2
Acid Wave	4–3	57.1
Runeflare	0–1	0.0
Mardu Life	1–0	100.0
Control	58–43	57.4
Mono Black Control	4–3	57.1
Demonic Rising	12–6	66.7
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	3–1	75.0
Azorius Control	12–10	54.5
Adam's Ale	4–6	40.0
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	5–3	62.5
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	3–7	30.0
Cruel Control	2–7	22.2
Stagnant Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	4–4	50.0
Esper Dragons	1–2	33.3
WUBR Dragons	0–2	0.0
Grixis Dragons	2–0	100.0
Galleon Control	4–4	50.0
Ponza	2–2	50.0
Cycling Control	0–1	0.0
Astral Slide	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	33–25	56.9
Aristocrats	24–19	55.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	6–7	46.2
Orzhov Aristocrats	9–3	75.0
Golgari Aristocrats	5–4	55.6
Abzan Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Burn	7–3	70.0
Infect	0–2	0.0
Turbo Myth	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	15–15	50.0
Izzet Tempo	5–1	83.3
Azorius Skies	1–2	33.3
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Grixis Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	4–5	44.4
Temur Clues	3–3	50.0
Izzet Spells	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	8–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	6–0	100.0
Wildfire	6–0	100.0
Midrange	58–13	81.7
Temur Ascendancy	8–1	88.9
The Rock	2–1	66.7
Jund	5–1	83.3
Blink	1–2	33.3
Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	9–2	81.8
Séance	3–2	60.0
Dimir Graves	2–0	100.0
Indestructible	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–2	33.3
Constellation	2–1	66.7
Allies	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Allies	2–0	100.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	3–0	100.0
Sultai Emerge	2–0	100.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	3–0	100.0
Ramp	10–10	50.0
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	2–0	100.0
Eldrazipost	2–0	100.0
Devoid Cruelty	6–8	42.9
Applejacks	1–0	100.0
Orcish Aids	1–0	100.0