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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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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, 5 days.

Aristocrats

Tournaments Only
Season 19▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
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37. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	904	1650–1505	52.3	8	48	38
Aristocrats	283	495–439	53.0	0	11	16
Mono Black Aristocrats	158	258–235	52.3	0	9	11
Orzhov Aristocrats	44	75–67	52.8			2
Golgari Aristocrats	40	79–67	54.1	0	1	1
Abzan Aristocrats	8	9–8	52.9	0	1
Mardu Aristocrats	1	0–4	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	28	66–54	55.0			1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	91–109	45.5
Mono Black Aggro	2–4	33.3
Heroic	5–5	50.0
Mono White Heroic	1–2	33.3
Boros Heroic	3–3	50.0
Red Deck Wins	13–20	39.4
Goblins	4–3	57.1
Tokens	3–4	42.9
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–3	25.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–3	50.0
White Weenie	4–8	33.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–3	50.0
Soldiers	0–3	0.0
Elves	4–7	36.4
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Counters	2–2	50.0
Rogues	3–0	100.0
Zombies	4–2	66.7
Gruul Aggro	1–2	33.3
Merfolk	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	9–5	64.3
8 Whack	9–5	64.3
Artifact Aggro	6–10	37.5
Affinity	2–2	50.0
Tempered Steel	4–6	40.0
Devastating Dreams	3–2	60.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	0–2	0.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	0–3	0.0
AggroSlide	8–12	40.0
Cats	2–6	25.0
Selesnya Cats	2–6	25.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–1	75.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Combo	102–85	54.5
Storm	14–6	70.0
Dragonstorm	4–3	57.1
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
Stormpost	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	4–1	80.0
Izzet Storm	2–0	100.0
Swath Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	19–18	51.4
Traditional Reanimator	19–18	51.4
Rakdos Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	17–17	50.0
Oriss Genesis	2–5	28.6
Dubious Challenge	2–1	66.7
Zubera Tribal	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	5–7	41.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–4	20.0
Fake-Twin	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	11–11	50.0
Anvil Colossus	9–9	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–2	50.0
Eggs	3–2	60.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	6–4	60.0
Ominous Good	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	4–1	80.0
Reanim8 Rack	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	12–20	37.5
Oops All Spells	5–3	62.5
Neoform Hermit	7–16	30.4
Dredge	2–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	6–1	85.7
Stuffy Doll	1–2	33.3
Control	86–63	57.7
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	13–10	56.5
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	6–5	54.5
Azorius Control	9–6	60.0
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	2–2	50.0
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	12–11	52.2
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Blackpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–4	50.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	2–2	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	4–0	100.0
Grixis Control	4–3	57.1
Cruel Control	2–1	66.7
Stax	3–1	75.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	4–6	40.0
Izzet Dragons	4–6	40.0
Runeflare	1–2	33.3
Ponza	4–4	50.0
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	0–1	0.0
Astral Slide	0–1	0.0
Five Color Control	3–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	2–0	100.0
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	5–2	71.4
Bant Control	3–4	42.9
Pox	3–4	42.9
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–0	100.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	27–30	47.4
Aristocrats	4–4	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	7–1	87.5
Infect	4–4	50.0
Simic Infect	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–2	66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	5–1	83.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–1	75.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–1	75.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	3–14	17.6
Combo Goblins	0–5	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–5	0.0
Aggro-Control	50–25	66.7
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Simic Vat	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	5–6	45.5
Azorius Skies	1–2	33.3
Blue Madness	2–4	33.3
Simic Madness	2–4	33.3
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	2–1	66.7
Ninjas	5–1	83.3
Mono Blue Tempo	4–4	50.0
Izzet Spells	6–1	85.7
Dimir Tempo	12–6	66.7
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Sultai Tempo	3–0	100.0
Combo-Control	11–4	73.3
Curses	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	0–2	0.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	4–2	66.7
Wildfire	4–2	66.7
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Midrange	119–104	53.4
The Rock	12–5	70.6
Golgari Citadel	4–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	8–8	50.0
Jund	1–1	50.0
Blink	9–13	40.9
Wave Blink	7–13	35.0
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	5–6	45.5
Orzhov Wave	1–2	33.3
Abzan Wave	0–3	0.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	4–6	40.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Constellation	0–1	0.0
Allies	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Allies	2–1	66.7
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	1–2	33.3
Fake-Rack	6–4	60.0
Selvala Morningstar	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	3–4	42.9
Legends Midrange	2–7	22.2
Selesnya Legends	0–4	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	11–8	57.9
Big Red	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	12–6	66.7
Mono Black Devotion	4–3	57.1
Dimir Midrange	0–4	0.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	7–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Party	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	15–10	60.0
Hero of Precinct One	6–11	35.3
Abzan Hero	1–5	16.7
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Esper Hero	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Hero	1–2	33.3
Gruul Obosh	4–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–3	25.0
Ramp	9–19	32.1
Rofellos Ramp	0–1	0.0
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	4–17	19.0
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	1–13	7.1
Domain	2–0	100.0