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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.

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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.

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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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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.

Combo

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Season 19▾
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	2339	4193–4003	51.2	23	123	132
Storm	325	417–666	38.5	1	6	8
Dragonstorm	121	207–239	46.4	1	4	4
Hazoret Storm	11	6–16	27.3
Simic Storm	5	1–9	10.0
Citadel Storm	3	1–13	7.1
Stormpost	3	3–6	33.3
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	63	60–141	29.9
Izzet Storm	59	105–123	46.1	0	2	3
Swath Storm	50	100–110	47.6	0	2	3
Song Storm	11	2–21	8.7
Reanimator	348	754–572	56.9	1	21	25
Traditional Reanimator	348	754–572	56.9	1	21	25
Rakdos Reanimator	6	13–16	44.8	0	1
Dimir Reanimator	14	24–29	45.3
Mono Black Reanimator	324	715–519	57.9	1	20	25
Oriss Genesis	75	162–80	66.9	0	1	11
Necrotic Ooze Combo	9	11–11	50.0			1
Dubious Challenge	5	1–10	9.1
Warp World	1	0–1	0.0
Actual Warp World	1	0–1	0.0
Zubera Tribal	4	4–8	33.3
Maniac Combo	8	6–18	25.0
Hypergenesis	39	38–83	31.4
Jeskai Ascendancy	186	348–262	57.0	2	9	16
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	74	132–129	50.6	1	5	2
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	12	29–20	59.2	0	2	1
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	93	186–100	65.0	1	2	13
Fake-Twin	43	48–77	38.4
Jeskai Fake-Twin	13	13–22	37.1
Naya Fake-Twin	22	27–43	38.6
Metalwork Colossus	309	672–528	56.0	7	24	22
Anvil Colossus	208	504–342	59.6	7	23	19
Upheaval Colossus	79	135–144	48.4	0	1	3
Seismic Swans	7	15–16	48.4
Cruel Combo	1	1–1	50.0
Eggs	84	82–148	35.7	0	3	1
Heartless Summoning Combo	14	12–29	29.3
Taking Turns	2	1–2	33.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	8	8–17	32.0
Izzet Ascension	87	146–161	47.6	0	1	5
Ominous Good	10	6–16	27.3
Jokulhaups Combo	42	57–76	42.9
Soulflayer	96	197–175	53.0	3	16	2
Reanim8 Rack	43	117–86	57.6	3	16
Breakfast	428	939–604	60.9	9	39	38
Hermit Gond	2	0–2	0.0
Hermit Dredge	2	3–3	50.0
Oops All Spells	102	233–155	60.1	1	5	8
Neoform Hermit	292	663–412	61.7	8	34	29
Oops All Lands	2	1–4	20.0
Dredge	30	20–68	22.7
Polymorph	9	21–23	47.7
Dice Factory	10	13–27	32.5
Storm Herald	21	40–44	47.6
Enduring Ideal	50	67–108	38.3	0	1	1
Stuffy Doll	27	55–51	51.9	0	2	2
Possibility Storm	1	3–2	60.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	919–857	51.7
Mono Black Aggro	16–15	51.6
Heroic	64–25	71.9
Mono White Heroic	20–10	66.7
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–4	33.3
Boros Heroic	40–10	80.0
Red Deck Wins	141–189	42.7
Mono Red Devotion	4–2	66.7
Goblins	19–20	48.7
Tokens	33–28	54.1
Selesnya Tokens	2–3	40.0
Mono White Tokens	14–8	63.6
Orzhov Tokens	10–12	45.5
Mono Green Stompy	36–31	53.7
White Weenie	60–68	46.9
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	26–33	44.1
Soldiers	2–3	40.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Chroma White	2–0	100.0
Elves	60–56	51.7
Werewolves	4–2	66.7
Warriors	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Little Kid	30–42	41.7
Selesnya Counters	14–21	40.0
Rogues	13–11	54.2
Zombies	24–19	55.8
Gruul Aggro	15–6	71.4
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	5–2	71.4
Mono Red Swarm	56–75	42.7
8 Whack	54–74	42.2
Artifact Aggro	74–49	60.2
Affinity	29–14	67.4
Boros Vehicles	3–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	0–3	0.0
Tempered Steel	33–24	57.9
Mono Blue Aggro	0–2	0.0
Devastating Dreams	6–6	50.0
Madness	3–3	50.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Jund Madness	2–3	40.0
Voltron	10–4	71.4
Hexproof	4–2	66.7
Equipment Aggro	5–2	71.4
Slivers	13–4	76.5
Naya Zoo	14–4	77.8
Knights	31–22	58.5
AggroSlide	91–89	50.6
Cats	35–16	68.6
Mono White Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	34–15	69.4
Rakdos Aggro	28–25	52.8
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	4–1	80.0
Shamans	7–3	70.0
Combo	740–740	50.0
Storm	146–67	68.5
Dragonstorm	52–32	61.9
Hazoret Storm	3–1	75.0
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	5–0	100.0
Stormpost	1–1	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	30–11	73.2
Izzet Storm	32–13	71.1
Swath Storm	30–12	71.4
Song Storm	6–1	85.7
Reanimator	95–155	38.0
Traditional Reanimator	95–155	38.0
Rakdos Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–5	28.6
Mono Black Reanimator	90–146	38.1
Oriss Genesis	13–21	38.2
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–4	33.3
Dubious Challenge	2–0	100.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	2–1	66.7
Hypergenesis	9–12	42.9
Jeskai Ascendancy	54–66	45.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	32–24	57.1
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–6	33.3
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	18–35	34.0
Fake-Twin	20–8	71.4
Jeskai Fake-Twin	7–2	77.8
Naya Fake-Twin	10–4	71.4
Metalwork Colossus	106–91	53.8
Anvil Colossus	70–57	55.1
Upheaval Colossus	28–31	47.5
Seismic Swans	3–4	42.9
Cruel Combo	0–1	0.0
Eggs	26–14	65.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–6	33.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	31–24	56.4
Ominous Good	4–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	17–9	65.4
Soulflayer	33–37	47.1
Reanim8 Rack	17–21	44.7
Breakfast	91–169	35.0
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	25–45	35.7
Neoform Hermit	60–117	33.9
Dredge	10–3	76.9
Polymorph	5–3	62.5
Dice Factory	5–2	71.4
Storm Herald	10–7	58.8
Enduring Ideal	19–12	61.3
Stuffy Doll	11–9	55.0
Possibility Storm	0–2	0.0
Control	721–648	52.7
Mono Black Control	2–2	50.0
Esper Control	70–94	42.7
Demonic Rising	3–6	33.3
Mono Blue Control	5–1	83.3
Dimir Control	32–44	42.1
Azorius Control	117–131	47.2
Turbo Fog	15–10	60.0
Izzet Control	2–2	50.0
Mardu Control	11–9	55.0
Mill	12–6	66.7
Boros Control	3–2	60.0
Cloudpost Control	81–89	47.6
Azorius Cloudpost Control	13–18	41.9
Blackpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	28–24	53.8
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	8–13	38.1
Mono White Cloudpost Control	21–24	46.7
Grixis Control	40–22	64.5
Cruel Control	10–3	76.9
Stax	17–15	53.1
Chandra Nalaar	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	11–8	57.9
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	37–18	67.3
Izzet Dragons	37–18	67.3
Galleon Control	1–2	33.3
Runeflare	8–10	44.4
Ponza	68–30	69.4
Mono White Control	11–9	55.0
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	7–7	50.0
Astral Slide	7–5	58.3
Five Color Control	16–8	66.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	5–1	83.3
Shrines	4–1	80.0
Last Stand Control	4–4	50.0
Sultai Control	31–18	63.3
Sultai Ultimatum	29–16	64.4
Guildgate Control	17–5	77.3
Bant Control	17–18	48.6
Pox	69–68	50.4
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Control	7–2	77.8
Prison	0–4	0.0
Enchantress	0–4	0.0
Aggro-Combo	241–339	41.6
Aristocrats	85–102	45.5
Mono Black Aristocrats	49–41	54.4
Orzhov Aristocrats	12–15	44.4
Golgari Aristocrats	8–24	25.0
Abzan Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	12–17	41.4
Burn	18–24	42.9
Infect	28–56	33.3
Simic Infect	10–17	37.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	13–37	26.0
Golgari Infect	3–1	75.0
Pummeler	2–3	40.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	21–43	32.8
Mono Blue Dreadnought	14–28	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	10–13	43.5
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	3–2	60.0
Hushnought	56–77	42.1
Combo Goblins	17–18	48.6
Goblin Persist	17–18	48.6
Aggro-Control	266–355	42.8
Izzet Tempo	68–108	38.6
Azorius Skies	11–8	57.9
Blue Madness	9–6	60.0
Simic Madness	9–6	60.0
Lich Aggro-Control	3–3	50.0
Wizards	18–17	51.4
Ninjas	13–5	72.2
Mono Blue Tempo	47–70	40.2
Mono Blue Faeries	3–4	42.9
Izzet Spells	4–12	25.0
Dimir Tempo	48–82	36.9
Dimir Faeries	3–5	37.5
Sultai Tempo	14–19	42.4
Azorius Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	87–52	62.6
Curses	3–2	60.0
Burning Vengeance	6–1	85.7
Cruel Combo-Control	5–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	13–10	56.5
Shared Fate	3–1	75.0
Pickles	4–1	80.0
Displace Loop	2–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	2–1	66.7
Lich's Mastery	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–1	66.7
Zur's Weirding	2–6	25.0
Mass Land Destruction	38–25	60.3
Wildfire	38–25	60.3
Thryx-Wildfire	9–7	56.3
Borderpost Wildfire	13–11	54.2
Midrange	1045–925	53.0
Temur Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
The Rock	47–44	51.6
Golgari Citadel	9–7	56.3
Grenzo	2–2	50.0
Abzan Midrange	105–86	55.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	19–16	54.3
Blink	83–84	49.7
Wave Blink	78–80	49.4
Esper Wave	8–4	66.7
Azorius Wave	42–42	50.0
Orzhov Wave	2–2	50.0
Abzan Wave	15–16	48.4
Bant Wave	5–6	45.5
Acid Trip	5–1	83.3
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	45–35	56.3
Séance	8–1	88.9
Varolz Dreadnought	15–14	51.7
Enchantments Matter	7–0	100.0
Constellation	1–0	100.0
Allies	18–8	69.2
Mardu Allies	5–3	62.5
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	5–2	71.4
Treefolk	1–1	50.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	32–35	47.8
Mardu Midrange	12–14	46.2
Vampires	4–10	28.6
Mono Black Vampires	2–8	20.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	34–31	52.3
Orzhov Legends	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	19–29	39.6
Elementals	3–3	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	109–121	47.4
Naya Midrange	5–2	71.4
Card Advantage White	1–0	100.0
Big Red	32–19	62.7
Mono Black Midrange	35–48	42.2
Mono Black Devotion	14–27	34.1
Hellion Whip	9–7	56.3
Dimir Midrange	27–24	52.9
Angels	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	15–5	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	5–4	55.6
Mutate	3–2	60.0
Sultai Midrange	36–28	56.3
Sultai Emerge	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Midrange	30–35	46.2
Jeskai Midrange	3–9	25.0
Prophet Glare	2–4	33.3
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–2	50.0
Zur the Enchanter	4–1	80.0
Ordealbreak	11–8	57.9
Enigmatic Incarnation	11–8	57.9
Mythic Colossification	2–1	66.7
Neoform	5–8	38.5
Sultai Neoform	3–6	33.3
Simic Neoform	1–1	50.0
Party	1–2	33.3
Fires of Invention	120–65	64.9
Hero of Precinct One	81–94	46.3
Abzan Hero	16–23	41.0
Mardu Hero	10–13	43.5
Esper Hero	13–15	46.4
Orzhov Hero	25–31	44.6
Five Color Hero	6–5	54.5
Boros Hero	4–1	80.0
Gruul Obosh	22–19	53.7
Clerics	11–9	55.0
Death Cloud	16–16	50.0
Illness in the Ranks	1–1	50.0
Ramp	174–87	66.7
Villainous Wealth	2–1	66.7
Rofellos Ramp	2–0	100.0
Wild Pair	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	124–66	65.3
Golgari Post	11–3	78.6
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	6–2	75.0
Greenpost	75–51	59.5
Gruul Post	6–2	75.0
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Domain	10–7	58.8
Defenders	0–2	0.0