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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 2 days, 20 hours.

Congratulations to thewatchwander, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 34)

Orzhov Midrange

Tournaments Only
Season 27▾
1. All
2. 34
3. 33
4. 32
5. 31
6. 30
7. 29
8. 28
9. 27
10. 26
11. 25
12. 24
13. 23
14. 22
15. 21
16. 20
17. 19
18. 18
19. 17
20. 16
21. 15
22. 14
23. 13
24. 12
25. 11
26. 10
27. 9
28. 8
29. 7
30. 6
31. 5
32. 4
33. 3
34. 2
35. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	935	1502–1652	47.6	5	85	35
Orzhov Midrange	98	200–131	60.4	0	10	6

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	34–31	52.3
Heroic	2–1	66.7
Mono White Heroic	2–1	66.7
Red Deck Wins	14–12	53.8
Goblins	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	0–1	0.0
White Weenie	0–3	0.0
Soldiers	0–2	0.0
Elves	3–8	27.3
Selesnya Little Kid	2–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	3–3	50.0
Affinity	2–1	66.7
Tempered Steel	1–2	33.3
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–1	75.0
Boros Aggro	2–0	100.0
Combo	48–16	75.0
Storm	3–2	60.0
Hazoret Storm	2–2	50.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	25–5	83.3
Recurring Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Jund Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	24–4	85.7
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	23–4	85.2
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–2	66.7
Warp World	1–3	25.0
Temur Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	3–1	75.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–1	66.7
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Dredge	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Belcher	2–0	100.0
Control	28–21	57.1
Esper Control	7–2	77.8
Mono Blue Control	0–2	0.0
Azorius Control	5–8	38.5
Mill	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	0–1	0.0
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	2–2	50.0
Mono White Control	2–1	66.7
Cycling Control	2–0	100.0
Astral Slide	2–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Last Stand Control	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	2–3	40.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	20–11	64.5
Aristocrats	0–5	0.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Boros Bombardment	0–4	0.0
Burn	1–1	50.0
Infect	5–2	71.4
Simic Infect	2–1	66.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–1	75.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	8–2	80.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–2	75.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–0	100.0
Hushnought	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	0–1	0.0
Dirty Kitty	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	11–5	68.8
Izzet Tempo	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–1	83.3
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	2–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	1–2	33.3
Dimir Tempo	2–0	100.0
Combo-Control	13–6	68.4
Curses	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	9–5	64.3
Jokulhaups Control	9–5	64.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	29–28	50.9
The Rock	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	1–2	33.3
Jund	1–1	50.0
Blink	1–2	33.3
Graveyard Value	1–0	100.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Vampires	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–0	100.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	0–2	0.0
Dimir Midrange	1–0	100.0
Angels	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Angels	3–4	42.9
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	2–2	50.0
Hero of Precinct One	6–2	75.0
Five Color Hero	6–2	75.0
Clerics	1–8	11.1
Artifact Midrange	0–1	0.0
Game Objects	0–1	0.0
Ramp	17–13	56.7
Cloudpost Ramp	15–10	60.0
Greenpost	13–8	61.9
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Simic Post	1–1	50.0