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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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Legality is determined a week after the release of a Standard-legal set on Magic Online.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	49580	92685–82990–65	52.8	724	5666	2335
Rakdos Aggro	510	817–908	47.4	1	21	22
Rakdos Hellbent	61	146–118	55.3			5

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	145–237	38.0
Mono Black Aggro	8–6	57.1
Heroic	15–25	37.5
Mono White Heroic	6–15	28.6
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–1	75.0
Boros Heroic	4–3	57.1
Selesnya Heroic	1–2	33.3
Red Deck Wins	17–29	37.0
Goblins	5–2	71.4
Tokens	2–4	33.3
Selesnya Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	0–3	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–12	7.7
White Weenie	11–24	31.4
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	5–2	71.4
Soldiers	0–2	0.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Mono White Humans	0–1	0.0
Elves	14–13	51.9
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–6	0.0
Selesnya Counters	0–2	0.0
Rogues	4–0	100.0
Zombies	3–4	42.9
Gruul Aggro	4–7	36.4
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	2–2	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	7–4	63.6
8 Whack	6–2	75.0
Artifact Aggro	28–44	38.9
Affinity	16–19	45.7
Hush-finity	1–1	50.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–3	0.0
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	8–22	26.7
Mono Blue Architect	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Aggro	3–0	100.0
Illusions	2–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	0–1	0.0
Madness	1–5	16.7
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Golgari Madness	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Jund Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	0–6	0.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Boros Auras	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	0–3	0.0
Naya Zoo	1–1	50.0
Knights	0–3	0.0
AggroSlide	3–8	27.3
Cats	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Cats	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–2	50.0
Boros Aggro	1–2	33.3
Humans	0–5	0.0
Gruul Humans	0–3	0.0
Boros Humans	0–2	0.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Brushwaggs	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	2–9	18.2
Boros Legends Aggro	1–8	11.1
Bard Class	1–1	50.0
Permanent Vacation	0–1	0.0
Pirates	3–2	60.0
Combo	137–154	47.1
Storm	31–28	52.5
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	6–9	40.0
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	3–4	42.9
Hazoret Storm	7–2	77.8
Citadel Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	1–8	11.1
Grixis Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Stormpost	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	7–1	87.5
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	14–22	38.9
Recurring Nightmare	4–1	80.0
Dragon Nightmare	3–1	75.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	3–10	23.1
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	7–10	41.2
Rakdos Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	4–5	44.4
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	1–4	20.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	5–7	41.7
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	1–2	33.3
Temur Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Actual Warp World	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	5–4	55.6
New Perspectives	7–1	87.5
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–9	30.8
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–6	14.3
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	1–0	100.0
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	12–3	80.0
Anvil Colossus	3–3	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	4–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	0–2	0.0
Eggs	2–2	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–2	33.3
Taking Turns	3–1	75.0
Izzet Ascension	4–5	44.4
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–2	50.0
Soulflayer	2–4	33.3
Breakfast	12–20	37.5
Cephalid Breakfast	3–4	42.9
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	2–2	50.0
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	4–12	25.0
Neoform Hermit	3–4	42.9
Unctus	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	1–2	33.3
Dredge	0–4	0.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Protean Hulk Combo	0–2	0.0
Dice Factory	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–2	50.0
Ad Nauseam	3–3	50.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–5	16.7
Gyruda	0–2	0.0
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–3	25.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	1–6	14.3
Izzet Twin	1–4	20.0
Boros Twin	0–2	0.0
Control	176–125	58.5
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	10–5	66.7
Demonic Rising	0–4	0.0
Mono Blue Control	2–3	40.0
Dimir Control	13–9	59.1
Azorius Control	19–21	47.5
Cawblade	2–1	66.7
Turbo Fog	3–0	100.0
Izzet Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Control	6–4	60.0
Mill	7–5	58.3
Boros Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Control	13–12	52.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Blackpost	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–7	22.2
Grixis Control	15–5	75.0
Cruel Control	4–1	80.0
Stax	13–5	72.2
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	3–2	60.0
Dragon Control	4–5	44.4
Izzet Dragons	1–3	25.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	9–0	100.0
Ponza	7–4	63.6
Mono White Control	2–10	16.7
Life is Ez	2–7	22.2
Dynavolt Tower	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	4–0	100.0
Astral Slide	4–0	100.0
Five Color Control	3–4	42.9
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	2–2	50.0
Sultai Control	6–8	42.9
Sultai Ultimatum	2–2	50.0
Bant Control	1–2	33.3
Pox	8–3	72.7
Enchantments Control	2–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	4–2	66.7
Seasons Past Control	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	4–3	57.1
Prison	2–3	40.0
Enchantress	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Combo	58–65	47.2
Aristocrats	12–17	41.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	5–7	41.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–5	16.7
Burn	10–4	71.4
Infect	7–6	53.8
Simic Infect	1–4	20.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	5–1	83.3
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	10–17	37.0
Izzet Dreadnought	4–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	5–15	25.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–8	33.3
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	9–3	75.0
Combo Goblins	4–9	30.8
Goblin Persist	2–7	22.2
Dirty Kitty	2–2	50.0
Dwarf Combo	2–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	47–49	49.0
Simic Flash	2–2	50.0
Izzet Tempo	12–13	48.0
Azorius Skies	3–4	42.9
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–2	33.3
Ninjas	0–4	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–4	55.6
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	5–3	62.5
Dimir Tempo	8–4	66.7
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Dimir Librarians	1–1	50.0
Sultai Tempo	1–1	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	3–1	75.0
Combo-Control	63–39	61.8
Curses	10–7	58.8
Cruel Combo-Control	5–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	5–4	55.6
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	6–3	66.7
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	3–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	5–2	71.4
Solar Flare	1–3	25.0
Plasma Swans	4–2	66.7
Mass Land Destruction	20–15	57.1
Wildfire	9–7	56.3
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–3	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	11–8	57.9
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	4–1	80.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Archfiend Alteration	0–2	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	141–187	43.0
Temur Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
The Rock	9–6	60.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	8–8	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Jund	4–7	36.4
Blink	11–29	27.5
Wave Blink	3–14	17.6
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–6	0.0
Orzhov Wave	1–4	20.0
Abzan Wave	2–1	66.7
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Acid Trip	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Blink	0–6	0.0
Graveyard Value	2–15	11.8
Séance	0–6	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–5	0.0
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Allies	5–3	62.5
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Boros Allies	1–1	50.0
Esper Allies	0–2	0.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	1–4	20.0
Mardu Midrange	4–6	40.0
Leave // Chance Midrange	0–1	0.0
White Jund	2–2	50.0
Vampires	1–4	20.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–4	20.0
Legends Midrange	2–4	33.3
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Legends	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Midrange	10–11	47.6
Big Red	1–4	20.0
Mono Black Midrange	7–8	46.7
Mono Black Devotion	2–3	40.0
Davriel Braids	1–0	100.0
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	5–4	55.6
Angels	1–2	33.3
Mono White Angels	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	4–1	80.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–5	0.0
Martyr's Grace	0–5	0.0
Sultai Midrange	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	10–12	45.5
Orzhov Capenna	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–3	0.0
Prophet Glare	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–1	50.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Neoform	2–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Simic Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	3–2	60.0
Fires of Invention	7–4	63.6
Hero of Precinct One	8–11	42.1
Abzan Hero	3–2	60.0
Mardu Hero	2–1	66.7
Esper Hero	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Hero	2–1	66.7
Five Color Hero	1–4	20.0
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–1	50.0
Artifact Midrange	2–2	50.0
Coinflip Tribal	2–1	66.7
Death Cloud	2–1	66.7
Ramp	50–52	49.0
Villainous Wealth	2–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	4–10	28.6
Channel-Rofellos	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	28–28	50.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–2	33.3
Greenpost	24–19	55.8
Gruul Post	1–2	33.3
Simic Post	0–2	0.0
Temurpost	1–0	100.0
Domain	3–3	50.0
Temur Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–1	0.0
Historic Bloom	0–1	0.0
Defenders	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	4–1	80.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	0–2	0.0