Merfolk

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 13 weeks, 6 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	11241	22912–21900–65	51.1	688	5359
Merfolk	186	351–395	47.1	6	67

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	116–183	38.8
Mono Black Aggro	2–2	50.0
Heroic	9–31	22.5
Mono White Heroic	8–25	24.2
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–5	16.7
Red Deck Wins	14–40	25.9
Goblins	4–8	33.3
Tokens	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Tokens	4–2	66.7
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	4–7	36.4
White Weenie	14–9	60.9
Soldiers	1–2	33.3
Mono White Humans	0–1	0.0
Elves	7–4	63.6
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	1–2	33.3
Zombies	3–3	50.0
Gruul Aggro	1–4	20.0
Merfolk	8–8	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	22–25	46.8
Affinity	20–24	45.5
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	1–1	50.0
Madness	2–1	66.7
Golgari Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	2–4	33.3
Hexproof	1–2	33.3
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Knights	3–1	75.0
AggroSlide	10–27	27.0
Cats	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	2–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Combo	53–36	59.6
Storm	13–9	59.1
Dimir Tendrils	4–8	33.3
Izzet Storm	6–1	85.7
Channel Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	7–10	41.2
Recurring Nightmare	1–2	33.3
Dragon Nightmare	1–2	33.3
Worldgorger Dragon	2–5	28.6
Traditional Reanimator	4–3	57.1
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–1	75.0
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–1	66.7
Hypergenesis	4–1	80.0
Hyperwave	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–6	40.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–6	14.3
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	3–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–3	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Dredge	5–2	71.4
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–1	50.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Phoenix Altar	1–2	33.3
Control	46–37	55.4
Mono Black Control	0–1	0.0
Esper Control	1–3	25.0
Demonic Rising	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	4–2	66.7
Dimir Control	4–2	66.7
Azorius Control	11–11	50.0
Adam's Ale	0–3	0.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	1–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	2–3	40.0
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	0–2	0.0
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Dragons	1–1	50.0
Galleon Control	0–2	0.0
Ponza	4–1	80.0
Mono White Control	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	1–1	50.0
Astral Slide	1–1	50.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	2–0	100.0
Bant Control	2–0	100.0
Temur Reclamation	0–2	0.0
Pox	3–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–0	100.0
Prison	2–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	30–25	54.5
Aristocrats	6–6	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Burn	5–4	55.6
Infect	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Infect	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	13–9	59.1
Izzet Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	10–8	55.6
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	2–3	40.0
Goblin Persist	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Control	16–26	38.1
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Simic Vat	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	2–11	15.4
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Temur Clues	1–1	50.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–4	55.6
Izzet Spells	7–6	53.8
Combo-Control	19–16	54.3
Curses	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–2	50.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	2–4	33.3
Dragoncrank	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	2–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	6–1	85.7
Plasma Swans	1–2	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	4–6	40.0
Wildfire	2–3	40.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	62–63	49.6
Temur Ascendancy	0–3	0.0
Prophet Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	3–6	33.3
Blink	2–3	40.0
Wave Blink	0–2	0.0
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	2–0	100.0
Dimir Graves	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Allies	0–3	0.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	4–3	57.1
Mardu Midrange	7–0	100.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–5	50.0
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Card Advantage White	3–0	100.0
Big Red	1–4	20.0
Mono Black Midrange	9–14	39.1
Mono Black Devotion	2–4	33.3
Heart of Darkness	2–3	40.0
Dimir Midrange	1–1	50.0
Angel Tribal	1–1	50.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–2	0.0
Martyr's Grace	0–2	0.0
Sultai Midrange	3–1	75.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–1	75.0
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	0–1	0.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	5–2	71.4
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	0–1	0.0
Naya Hero	5–0	100.0
Clerics	1–1	50.0
Simic Snow	0–2	0.0
Death Cloud	0–2	0.0
Ramp	9–9	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	6–5	54.5
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	6–3	66.7
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0