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Which cards are legal?

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.

The best way to build decks is to use a search engine that supports Penny Dreadful legality (f:pd) like Scryfall.

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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.

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.

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We have six free-to-enter weekly tournaments with prizes from Cardhoarder.

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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.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	50169	93706–83959–65	52.7	734	5745	2361
Heroic	3801	7599–6275–25	54.8	73	503	224
Mono White Heroic	2100	4669–3387–25	58.0	59	375	132
Azorius Heroic	254	378–532	41.5	1	22	2
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	818	1578–1279	55.2	7	59	52
Boros Heroic	441	717–720	49.9	5	29	31
Selesnya Heroic	117	190–220	46.3	1	14	7

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	2061–1571–8	56.7
Mono Black Aggro	32–29	52.5
Heroic	299–299–6	50.0
Mono White Heroic	195–209–6	48.3
Azorius Heroic	21–11	65.6
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	58–57	50.4
Boros Heroic	18–17	51.4
Selesnya Heroic	5–4	55.6
Red Deck Wins	378–333–1	53.2
Mono Red Devotion	15–17	46.9
Prisoner	2–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	6–8	42.9
Goblins	38–32	54.3
Tokens	53–48–1	52.5
Selesnya Tokens	25–16–1	61.0
Mardu Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	11–16	40.7
Orzhov Tokens	6–6	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	69–36	65.7
White Weenie	140–142	49.6
Odric Keywords	9–14	39.1
Quest for the Holy Relic	17–18	48.6
Soldiers	31–16	66.0
Kithkin	2–3	40.0
Chroma White	3–3	50.0
Mono White Humans	4–1	80.0
Elves	154–70	68.8
Werewolves	19–3	86.4
Minotaurs	3–0	100.0
Warriors	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Little Kid	22–11	66.7
Selesnya Counters	5–1	83.3
Rogues	15–13	53.6
Zombies	72–76	48.6
Gruul Aggro	39–30	56.5
Gruul Landfall	8–4	66.7
Merfolk	62–23	72.9
Mono Red Swarm	25–20	55.6
8 Whack	3–5	37.5
Artifact Aggro	239–181	56.9
Affinity	149–120	55.4
Hush-finity	3–2	60.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	4–3	57.1
Boros Vehicles	8–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	16–4	80.0
Tempered Steel	51–42	54.8
Mono Blue Architect	13–10	56.5
Devoid Aggro	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Aggro	20–4	83.3
Illusions	3–3	50.0
Devastating Dreams	1–2	33.3
Madness	33–15	68.8
Gruul Madness	12–4	75.0
Golgari Madness	5–2	71.4
Rakdos Madness	13–5	72.2
Jund Madness	1–2	33.3
Voltron	60–25	70.6
Hexproof	28–11	71.8
Boros Auras	2–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	21–7	75.0
Hateful Auras	5–4	55.6
Slivers	15–2	88.2
Naya Zoo	7–4	63.6
Knights	21–32	39.6
AggroSlide	89–57	61.0
Cats	19–11	63.3
Mono White Cats	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Cats	16–10	61.5
Rakdos Aggro	25–15	62.5
Rakdos Hellbent	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	9–5	64.3
Humans	20–19	51.3
Gruul Humans	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Humans	2–1	66.7
Bant Humans	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Humans	6–8	42.9
Boros Humans	5–6	45.5
Orzhov Humans	2–1	66.7
Shamans	4–3	57.1
Brushwaggs	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	17–3	85.0
Boros Legends Aggro	15–3	83.3
Pirates	4–2	66.7
Rats	3–0	100.0
Combo	1350–1043–1	56.4
Storm	340–217–1	61.0
Sultai Tendrils	11–4	73.3
Dimir Tendrils	77–50–1	60.6
Dark Tide	2–3	40.0
Dragonstorm	25–16	61.0
Hazoret Storm	28–4	87.5
Simic Storm	11–6	64.7
Citadel Storm	5–5	50.0
High Tide	87–80	52.1
Grixis Tendrils	7–2	77.8
Stormpost	11–2	84.6
Mono Blue Post Desire	10–1	90.9
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	10–2	83.3
Izzet Storm	20–10	66.7
Swath Storm	2–2	50.0
Song Storm	3–0	100.0
Channel Storm	23–32	41.8
Reanimator	221–200	52.5
Recurring Nightmare	32–29	52.5
Dragon Nightmare	15–12	55.6
Jund Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	46–53	46.5
Double Dragon	7–10	41.2
Starlit Graves	1–2	33.3
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	6–3	66.7
8 Goyf	2–0	100.0
Living Death	6–9	40.0
Excruciator Combo	5–2	71.4
Traditional Reanimator	125–101	55.3
Rakdos Reanimator	17–9	65.4
Dimir Reanimator	24–23	51.1
Mono Black Reanimator	45–45	50.0
Grixis Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Oriss Genesis	14–12	53.8
Necro Combo	2–2	50.0
Faith Necro	0–2	0.0
Deathmantle Necro	2–0	100.0
Biovisionary	3–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	23–35	39.7
Mono Green Stormless Storm	2–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	6–5	54.5
Warp World	21–10	67.7
Temur Glimpse	3–2	60.0
Boros Glimpse	4–1	80.0
Actual Warp World	4–1	80.0
Four Color Glimpse	8–5	61.5
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	10–13	43.5
Hypergenesis	44–58	43.1
Hyperwave	14–20	41.2
New Perspectives	19–6	76.0
Cat Wave	10–18	35.7
Acid Wave	5–6	45.5
Splendid Reclamation Combo	3–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	0–1	0.0
Mardu Life	4–2	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	50–45	52.6
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	28–36	43.8
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	16–6	72.7
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Myr Incubator	3–3	50.0
Umbral Mantle	5–6	45.5
Fake-Twin	14–19	42.4
Murderous Mastery	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	2–4	33.3
Naya Fake-Twin	4–8	33.3
Combo Post	6–6	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	27–33	45.0
Anvil Colossus	7–16	30.4
Upheaval Colossus	8–11	42.1
Seismic Swans	5–6	45.5
Cruel Combo	0–1	0.0
Eggs	56–33	62.9
Saffi Combo	5–6	45.5
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	8–9	47.1
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	11–5	68.8
Retraction Helix Combo	3–0	100.0
Taking Turns	31–19	62.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	4–2	66.7
Izzet Ascension	19–16	54.3
Ominous Good	22–4	84.6
Jokulhaups Combo	20–7	74.1
Soulflayer	14–13	51.9
Reanim8 Rack	1–2	33.3
Breakfast	68–102	40.0
Cephalid Breakfast	7–11	38.9
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	6–9	40.0
Grixis Breakfast	1–1	50.0
Hermit Gond	4–12	25.0
Hermit Dredge	3–8	27.3
Oops All Spells	43–53	44.8
Neoform Hermit	4–12	25.0
Unctus	1–4	20.0
Oops All Lands	8–7	53.3
Dredge	60–22	73.2
Insidious Roots Dredge	5–0	100.0
Polymorph	9–3	75.0
Protean Hulk Combo	5–3	62.5
Dice Factory	17–4	81.0
Storm Herald	10–3	76.9
Enduring Ideal	14–7	66.7
Ad Nauseam	13–15	46.4
Ad Swanseam	2–5	28.6
Chain of Acid	5–3	62.5
GreenTwin	7–2	77.8
Tibalt's Trickery	3–4	42.9
Intruder Alarm	2–1	66.7
Calibrated Blast	9–2	81.8
Restore Balance	11–9	55.0
Gyruda	4–4	50.0
Stuffy Doll	1–6	14.3
Belcher	6–2	75.0
Tameshi Bloom	3–1	75.0
Midnight Mass	3–1	75.0
Actual Twin	3–7	30.0
Izzet Twin	3–7	30.0
Nadu Combo	3–3	50.0
Amalia Combo	1–0	100.0
Primal Prayers Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	1116–1105–6	50.2
Mono Black Control	34–36–1	48.6
Esper Control	65–106	38.0
Demonic Rising	33–50–1	39.8
Paradox Haze Lock	13–3–1	81.3
Mono Blue Control	20–13	60.6
Turbo Xerox	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	66–68–1	49.3
Dreadful Inspiration	5–2–1	71.4
Azorius Control	131–224	36.9
Adam's Ale	2–5	28.6
Cawblade	9–38	19.1
Turbo Fog	16–31	34.0
Izzet Control	30–22	57.7
Mardu Control	11–10	52.4
Mill	38–10	79.2
Boros Control	7–11	38.9
Cloudpost Control	81–81–1	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	12–12–1	50.0
Blackpost	7–4	63.6
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	28–19	59.6
Dimir Cloudpost Control	4–5	44.4
Izzet Cloudpost Control	4–2	66.7
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	3–4	42.9
Mono White Cloudpost Control	8–24	25.0
Grixis Control	80–43–1	65.0
Cruel Control	50–25–1	66.7
Stax	54–31	63.5
Necro Stax	1–0	100.0
Pollute the Planet	2–5	28.6
Birthday Stax	2–2	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	5–4	55.6
Stagnant Control	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	29–38	43.3
Jeskai Approach	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	41–21	66.1
Izzet Dragons	11–3	78.6
Esper Dragons	3–2	60.0
WUBR Dragons	4–1	80.0
Grixis Dragons	6–4	60.0
Dimir Dragons	1–1	50.0
UBRG Dragons	1–1	50.0
Galleon Control	14–9	60.9
Runeflare	24–6	80.0
Ponza	84–36	70.0
Mono White Control	14–38	26.9
Life is Ez	8–19	29.6
Dynavolt Tower	11–10	52.4
Cycling Control	35–41	46.1
Astral Slide	30–39	43.5
Five Color Control	26–10	72.2
Five Color Collected Conjuring	7–7	50.0
Shrines	7–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	5–0	100.0
Sultai Control	25–17	59.5
Sultai Ultimatum	6–2	75.0
Guildgate Control	20–10	66.7
Bant Control	19–10	65.5
Temur Reclamation	1–1	50.0
Pox	25–40	38.5
Enchantments Control	4–3	57.1
Four Color Counter Ghazi	4–11	26.7
Seasons Past Control	16–8	66.7
Orzhov Control	11–19	36.7
Prison	5–16	23.8
Enchantress	4–12	25.0
Aggro-Combo	516–448	53.5
Aristocrats	156–164	48.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	40–55	42.1
Orzhov Aristocrats	39–40	49.4
Golgari Aristocrats	21–27	43.8
Abzan Aristocrats	24–8	75.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–3	0.0
Food	6–5	54.5
Rakdos Aristocrats	20–19	51.3
Boros Bombardment	1–2	33.3
Burn	93–47	66.4
Necro Burn	3–1	75.0
Infect	77–62	55.4
Simic Infect	20–25	44.4
Blazing Shoal Infect	23–15	60.5
Golgari Infect	2–5	28.6
Mono Black Infect	1–1	50.0
Turbo Myth	5–1	83.3
Pummeler	7–4	63.6
Hermit Humans	1–3	25.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	50–73	40.7
Izzet Dreadnought	6–7	46.2
Mono Blue Dreadnought	32–54	37.2
Izzet Blitzkrieg	24–20	54.5
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	2–0	100.0
Hushnought	27–35	43.5
Liquimetal Fishing	9–8	52.9
Combo Goblins	54–24	69.2
Goblin Persist	42–18	70.0
Dirty Kitty	11–6	64.7
Dwarf Combo	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	453–380	54.4
Simic Flash	5–4	55.6
Simic Vat	2–2	50.0
Izzet Tempo	116–107	52.0
Azorius Skies	18–19	48.6
Blue Madness	21–13	61.8
Simic Madness	11–7	61.1
Temur Madness	6–2	75.0
Grixis Madness	3–2	60.0
Lich Aggro-Control	13–6	68.4
Temur Clues	5–3	62.5
Wizards	19–17	52.8
12 Pest	1–2	33.3
Ninjas	19–18	51.4
Mono Blue Gush	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	72–74	49.3
Mono Blue Faeries	5–3	62.5
Mono Blue Librarians	3–5	37.5
Izzet Spells	59–44	57.3
Dimir Tempo	44–33	57.1
Dimir Faeries	6–4	60.0
Dimir Librarians	0–4	0.0
Sultai Tempo	2–2	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–10	16.7
Azorius Tempo	15–9	62.5
Combo-Control	378–312–4	54.8
Curses	20–11	64.5
Oketra's Monument	5–3	62.5
Azorius Oketra's Monument	3–2	60.0
Mono White Oketra's Monument	2–1	66.7
Burning Vengeance	7–7	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	10–9	52.6
Battle of Wits	23–15	60.5
Shared Fate	0–3	0.0
Swarm Intelligence	2–3	40.0
Sunforger	3–3	50.0
Pickles	7–4	63.6
Mindcrank	26–38	40.6
Dragoncrank	2–3	40.0
Displace Loop	10–11–1	47.6
Peregrine Drake	9–6–1	60.0
Familiars	0–3	0.0
Hedron Alignment	3–1	75.0
Yosei Vat	1–4	20.0
Lich's Mastery	5–4	55.6
Curious Niv-Mizzet	0–1–1	0.0
Hive Mind	8–5	61.5
Zur's Weirding	18–25	41.9
Solar Flare	13–6	68.4
Plasma Swans	21–24	46.7
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	166–117–2	58.7
Wildfire	99–61–2	61.9
Thryx-Wildfire	15–6	71.4
Borderpost Wildfire	49–38–2	56.3
Jokulhaups Control	67–56	54.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	22–17	56.4
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	9–17	34.6
Temur Jokulhaups Control	13–4	76.5
Jund Jokulhaups Control	7–2	77.8
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	4–8	33.3
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	3–7	30.0
Thopter-Sword	7–4	63.6
Azorius Thopter-Sword	4–3	57.1
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	2–1	66.7
Archfiend Alteration	2–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	1–2	33.3
Greasefang	3–5	37.5
Esper Greasefang	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–3	25.0
Midrange	1328–1180–6	53.0
Temur Ascendancy	72–25–2	74.2
Prophet Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
The Rock	34–25	57.6
Golgari Citadel	5–2	71.4
Angels and Taxes	2–0	100.0
Grenzo	9–5	64.3
Abzan Midrange	48–48–2	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	8–6	57.1
Selesnya Value Town	5–4	55.6
Jund	38–28	57.6
Blink	107–177	37.7
Wave Blink	28–78	26.4
Cloudpost Wave Blink	3–9	25.0
Esper Wave	0–3	0.0
Azorius Wave	14–45	23.7
Orzhov Wave	7–11	38.9
Abzan Wave	4–3	57.1
Bant Wave	0–5	0.0
Acid Trip	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Blink	20–32	38.5
Anti-Persecution	4–5	44.4
Graveyard Value	65–35	65.0
Séance	6–11	35.3
Dimir Graves	4–2	66.7
Varolz Dreadnought	18–15	54.5
Indestructible	4–4	50.0
Enchantments Matter	13–15	46.4
Orzhov Enchantress	2–5	28.6
Constellation	4–1	80.0
Allies	52–50	51.0
Orzhov Allies	8–3	72.7
Mardu Allies	13–9	59.1
Boros Allies	4–3	57.1
Mono White Allies	4–7	36.4
Esper Allies	5–5	50.0
BRGW Allies	3–2	60.0
Azorius Allies	2–8	20.0
Treefolk	17–3	85.0
-1/-1 Counters	7–3	70.0
Fake-Rack	39–22	63.9
Selvala Morningstar	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	28–29	49.1
White Jund	1–1	50.0
Vampires	29–42–1	40.8
Mono Black Vampires	17–33–1	34.0
Rakdos Vampires	8–2	80.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–7	22.2
Legends Midrange	15–17	46.9
Boros Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mardu Legends	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Legends	6–5	54.5
Selesnya Legends	3–3	50.0
Elementals	11–3	78.6
Rakdos Midrange	59–55	51.8
Naya Midrange	3–5	37.5
Card Advantage White	2–0	100.0
Big Red	28–21	57.1
Mono Black Midrange	104–130	44.4
Necro Midrange	3–9	25.0
Mono Black Devotion	43–54	44.3
Davriel Braids	0–2	0.0
Heart of Darkness	12–10	54.5
Hellion Whip	3–2	60.0
Dimir Midrange	32–36	47.1
Temur Energy	1–2	33.3
Angels	20–17	54.1
Mono White Angels	11–6	64.7
Azorius Angels	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Angels	5–8	38.5
Toughness Matters	22–14	61.1
Lifegain Midrange	24–32	42.9
Martyr's Grace	5–13	27.8
Mutate	3–1	75.0
Sultai Midrange	36–22	62.1
Sultai Emerge	6–5	54.5
Sultai Energy	6–1	85.7
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	42–70	37.5
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	6–7	46.2
Prophet Glare	5–2	71.4
Heartless Summoning Stompy	10–6	62.5
Zur the Enchanter	3–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	6–5	54.5
Enigmatic Incarnation	5–3	62.5
Mythic Colossification	4–3	57.1
Neoform	12–7	63.2
Temur Neoform	2–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	2–7	22.2
Simic Neoform	3–0	100.0
Party	5–3	62.5
Fires of Invention	23–4	85.2
Hero of Precinct One	41–46–1	47.1
Abzan Hero	4–4	50.0
Mardu Hero	6–7	46.2
Esper Hero	3–5	37.5
Orzhov Hero	5–5	50.0
Five Color Hero	16–15	51.6
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Hero	3–1	75.0
Gruul Obosh	2–0	100.0
Clerics	11–9	55.0
Simic Snow	20–24	45.5
Artifact Midrange	18–15	54.5
Coinflips	9–0	100.0
Death Cloud	10–8	55.6
Nissa Company	3–0	100.0
Illness in the Ranks	5–1	83.3
Game Objects	8–4	66.7
Laelia Cascade	1–3	25.0
Wight Midrange	2–7	22.2
Golgari Wight	0–3	0.0
Jund Wight	1–1	50.0
Ramp	396–235	62.8
Villainous Wealth	8–3	72.7
Rofellos Ramp	60–51	54.1
Wild Pair	8–3	72.7
Channel-Rofellos	8–18	30.8
Cloudpost Ramp	199–132	60.1
Eldrazipost	4–6	40.0
Locus Awakening	2–1	66.7
Golgari Post	10–22	31.3
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	4–3	57.1
Greenpost	130–77	62.8
Gruul Post	14–6	70.0
Simic Post	10–11	47.6
Temurpost	2–0	100.0
Devoid Cruelty	22–9	71.0
Domain	2–2	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	8–5	61.5
Historic Bloom	2–3	40.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–0	100.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0
Eureka!	0–4	0.0
Defenders	5–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	9–6	60.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	8–5	61.5
Orcish Aids	2–2	50.0
Field Ramp	8–1	88.9
Unclassified	1–1	50.0