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Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that time.
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Minimum 60 cards. Any number of basic lands. Max four of any other legal card. Sideboard of up to fifteen cards.

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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.

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Leagues last for roughly a month. You may enter any number of times but only one deck at a time.

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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 12 weeks, 6 days.

Maniac Combo

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37314	62397–63622–18	49.5	430	2789	1688
Maniac Combo	212	343–394	46.5	2	11	10

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	102–83	55.1
Mono Black Aggro	5–2	71.4
Heroic	13–10	56.5
Mono White Heroic	8–6	57.1
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–4	50.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	15–20	42.9
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Goblins	0–1	0.0
Tokens	6–7	46.2
Selesnya Tokens	3–5	37.5
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	5–3	62.5
White Weenie	7–10	41.2
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	3–1	75.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Elves	11–1	91.7
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	2–2	50.0
Zombies	3–4	42.9
Gruul Aggro	3–1	75.0
Merfolk	3–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
8 Whack	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	12–8	60.0
Affinity	9–5	64.3
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Aggro	2–0	100.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	1–1	50.0
Madness	1–1	50.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	1–3	25.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	1–2	33.3
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Knights	1–2	33.3
AggroSlide	1–2	33.3
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Brushwaggs	2–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	58–59	49.6
Storm	11–14	44.0
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	4–5	44.4
Dragonstorm	0–1	0.0
Simic Storm	5–1	83.3
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	0–3	0.0
Stormpost	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–2	33.3
Izzet Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	4–5	44.4
Recurring Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Starlit Graves	0–1	0.0
8 Goyf	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–5	44.4
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	1–2	33.3
New Perspectives	0–3	0.0
Cat Wave	0–1	0.0
Monumental Ignus	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	3–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–2	60.0
Anvil Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eggs	4–3	57.1
Saffi Combo	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	0–4	0.0
Izzet Ascension	2–1	66.7
Jokulhaups Combo	2–1	66.7
Breakfast	3–6	33.3
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	1–6	14.3
Unctus	1–0	100.0
Dredge	2–2	50.0
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–0	100.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Phoenix Altar	1–1	50.0
Control	44–68	39.3
Mono Black Control	1–2	33.3
Esper Control	0–10	0.0
Demonic Rising	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	2–4	33.3
Azorius Control	4–9	30.8
Cawblade	0–3	0.0
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	1–3	25.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	6–2	75.0
Cloudpost Control	3–5	37.5
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–3	0.0
Grixis Control	1–1	50.0
Cruel Control	1–1	50.0
Stax	1–1	50.0
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	1–2	33.3
Dragon Control	1–2	33.3
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Grixis Dragons	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	0–1	0.0
Ponza	3–8	27.3
Mono White Control	2–5	28.6
Life is Ez	1–4	20.0
Dynavolt Tower	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	2–0	100.0
Astral Slide	2–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Shrines	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	5–3	62.5
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	2–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Control	0–2	0.0
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	16–27	37.2
Aristocrats	6–6	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Burn	1–3	25.0
Infect	5–9	35.7
Simic Infect	2–4	33.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–2	50.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–2	0.0
Combo Goblins	2–3	40.0
Goblin Persist	1–3	25.0
Dirty Kitty	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	12–24	33.3
Simic Flash	2–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	1–8	11.1
Azorius Skies	1–2	33.3
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
12 Pest	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	0–5	0.0
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	1–3	25.0
Dimir Tempo	0–2	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–0	100.0
Combo-Control	15–33	31.3
Burning Vengeance	3–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–4	20.0
Approach Necro	0–5	0.0
Shared Fate	0–2	0.0
Swarm Intelligence	0–2	0.0
Sunforger	1–0	100.0
Pickles	3–1	75.0
Mindcrank	0–2	0.0
Displace Loop	1–4	20.0
Familiars	0–2	0.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	5–9	35.7
Wildfire	4–3	57.1
Borderpost Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–6	14.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Midrange	78–85	47.9
Temur Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Prophet Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	3–3	50.0
Abzan Midrange	9–9	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	1–0	100.0
Blink	12–12	50.0
Wave Blink	2–8	20.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–2	33.3
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Wave	0–2	0.0
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	3–3	50.0
Séance	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Indestructible	0–1	0.0
Allies	9–6	60.0
Orzhov Allies	3–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	3–3	50.0
Boros Allies	2–1	66.7
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	0–1	0.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–2	33.3
Mardu Midrange	0–3	0.0
Vampires	5–3	62.5
Mono Black Vampires	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–7	12.5
Naya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	4–11	26.7
Necro Midrange	1–4	20.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–3	0.0
Heart of Darkness	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	0–1	0.0
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Angels	0–2	0.0
Mono White Angels	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	4–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–2	33.3
Martyr's Grace	0–2	0.0
Sultai Midrange	4–1	80.0
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–4	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Neoform	1–1	50.0
Simic Neoform	1–1	50.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	1–3	25.0
Hero of Precinct One	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Hero	0–2	0.0
Gruul Obosh	1–0	100.0
Simic Snow	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Ramp	18–15	54.5
Rofellos Ramp	7–3	70.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	6–10	37.5
Golgari Post	2–3	40.0
Greenpost	2–5	28.6
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–1	50.0
Historic Bloom	1–1	50.0
Carth Superfriends	2–0	100.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0