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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.

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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.

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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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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 1 week.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo-Control	11114	19323–19088–13	50.3	103	853	522
Mass Land Destruction	4298	7739–7086–6	52.2	33	301	208
Wildfire	1693	2874–3046–6	48.5	6	93	58
Thryx-Wildfire	300	562–552	50.4	1	5	15

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	134–142	48.6
Mono Black Aggro	2–2	50.0
Heroic	6–15	28.6
Mono White Heroic	4–9	30.8
Azorius Heroic	0–2	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–3	0.0
Boros Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	17–33	34.0
Mono Red Devotion	1–1	50.0
Goblins	10–4	71.4
Tokens	8–3	72.7
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	5–2	71.4
Mono Green Stompy	2–4	33.3
White Weenie	12–3	80.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	5–2	71.4
Soldiers	3–0	100.0
Kithkin	2–0	100.0
Elves	30–10	75.0
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Rogues	3–0	100.0
Zombies	11–17	39.3
Gruul Aggro	1–4	20.0
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	2–2	50.0
Artifact Aggro	9–11	45.0
Affinity	4–5	44.4
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	2–2	50.0
Tempered Steel	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Madness	2–1	66.7
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Jund Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	3–2	60.0
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	2–1	66.7
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Knights	3–6	33.3
AggroSlide	7–16	30.4
Cats	1–1	50.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Combo	120–100	54.5
Storm	27–23	54.0
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	5–5	50.0
Dragonstorm	0–1	0.0
Simic Storm	2–1	66.7
Citadel Storm	2–1	66.7
High Tide	13–15	46.4
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–0	100.0
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	16–14	53.3
Recurring Nightmare	2–2	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	2–2	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	10–6	62.5
Double Dragon	9–5	64.3
Traditional Reanimator	4–5	44.4
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–5	16.7
Oriss Genesis	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	2–1	66.7
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–5	44.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–4	42.9
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Myr Incubator	2–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–5	50.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–2	0.0
Eggs	5–1	83.3
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–0	100.0
Taking Turns	5–7	41.7
Izzet Ascension	7–7	50.0
Ominous Good	6–7	46.2
Jokulhaups Combo	7–6	53.8
Soulflayer	3–1	75.0
Breakfast	3–9	25.0
Oops All Spells	0–4	0.0
Neoform Hermit	3–2	60.0
Oops All Lands	3–2	60.0
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Polymorph	2–1	66.7
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–2	33.3
Enduring Ideal	3–2	60.0
Control	91–98	48.1
Mono Black Control	5–5	50.0
Esper Control	4–5	44.4
Demonic Rising	1–2	33.3
Dimir Control	2–7	22.2
Azorius Control	12–14	46.2
Turbo Fog	6–1	85.7
Mardu Control	1–6	14.3
Mill	2–3	40.0
Cloudpost Control	4–3	57.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Grixis Control	9–11	45.0
Cruel Control	3–5	37.5
Stax	3–3	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	3–1	75.0
Dragon Control	2–1	66.7
Izzet Dragons	2–1	66.7
Runeflare	2–1	66.7
Ponza	16–10	61.5
Mono White Control	0–3	0.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	1–1	50.0
Five Color Control	0–2	0.0
Shrines	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	3–6	33.3
Guildgate Control	3–3	50.0
Bant Control	2–3	40.0
Temur Reclamation	2–0	100.0
Pox	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Control	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	16–25	39.0
Aristocrats	6–12	33.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–4	20.0
Burn	3–2	60.0
Infect	4–3	57.1
Simic Infect	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–2	60.0
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	1–1	50.0
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	33–39	45.8
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	6–10	37.5
Azorius Skies	5–0	100.0
Blue Madness	3–6	33.3
Simic Madness	3–5	37.5
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Tempo	6–11	35.3
Izzet Spells	4–4	50.0
Dimir Tempo	1–4	20.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	31–37	45.6
Curses	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	0–2	0.0
Battle of Wits	0–1	0.0
Sunforger	1–1	50.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–2	50.0
Zur's Weirding	2–2	50.0
Solar Flare	1–1	50.0
Plasma Swans	1–2	33.3
Liliana's Contract	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	17–21	44.7
Wildfire	17–21	44.7
Thryx-Wildfire	14–14	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–6	25.0
Midrange	108–82	56.8
Temur Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
The Rock	6–4	60.0
Golgari Citadel	2–3	40.0
Abzan Midrange	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–1	50.0
Jund	6–8	42.9
Blink	11–10	52.4
Wave Blink	6–8	42.9
Esper Wave	1–2	33.3
Azorius Wave	3–5	37.5
Orzhov Wave	2–0	100.0
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	5–2	71.4
Varolz Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	4–0	100.0
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Allies	4–1	80.0
Treefolk	1–3	25.0
Fake-Rack	4–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
Vampires	6–2	75.0
Mono Black Vampires	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	5–2	71.4
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	5–3	62.5
Mono Black Midrange	5–6	45.5
Mono Black Devotion	2–2	50.0
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	2–7	22.2
Dimir Vat	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–3	40.0
Mutate	4–3	57.1
Sultai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–2	71.4
Jeskai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–2	33.3
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Neoform	2–1	66.7
Sultai Neoform	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	0–3	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	3–1	75.0
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	3–0	100.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Illness in the Ranks	0–1	0.0
Ramp	29–29	50.0
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	19–16	54.3
Locus Awakening	1–1	50.0
Golgari Post	4–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–1	66.7
Greenpost	10–12	45.5
Gruul Post	0–1	0.0
Simic Post	1–1	50.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–1	0.0
Reclamation at Wake	2–2	50.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–3	0.0
Eureka!	3–6	33.3
Applejacks	1–0	100.0