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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.

Orzhov Control

Tournaments Only
Season 34▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	914	1586–1497	51.4	12	84	44
Orzhov Control	185	390–306	56.0	7	34	9

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	82–54	60.3
Mono Black Aggro	7–3	70.0
Heroic	10–6	62.5
Azorius Heroic	4–1	80.0
Boros Heroic	6–5	54.5
Red Deck Wins	17–22	43.6
Mono Green Stompy	5–0	100.0
White Weenie	3–3	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Elves	2–0	100.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	2–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	2–4	33.3
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	13–4	76.5
Affinity	13–4	76.5
Hardened Scales Affinity	10–4	71.4
Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	1–1	50.0
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	0–2	0.0
Knights	4–1	80.0
AggroSlide	9–6	60.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–2	0.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Humans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	3–0	100.0
Bard Class	3–0	100.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	81–70	53.6
Storm	10–16	38.5
Dimir Tendrils	3–6	33.3
Citadel Storm	6–10	37.5
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	12–5	70.6
Warp World	1–1	50.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	15–9	62.5
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–3	40.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–2	33.3
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	4–0	100.0
Reanim8 Rack	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	2–2	50.0
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	5–5	50.0
Dredge	5–0	100.0
Polymorph	4–0	100.0
Storm Herald	0–2	0.0
Enduring Ideal	3–8	27.3
Ad Nauseam	2–2	50.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	2–2	50.0
Belcher	3–4	42.9
Phoenix Altar	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	3–4	42.9
Izzet Twin	3–4	42.9
Primal Prayers Combo	1–2	33.3
Control	79–86	47.9
Mono Black Control	6–1	85.7
Esper Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	10–15	40.0
Azorius Control	10–14	41.7
Mill	1–1	50.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	19–22	46.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–9	30.8
Mono White Cloudpost Control	12–12	50.0
Grixis Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	3–4	42.9
Dragon Control	2–1	66.7
Runeflare	0–1	0.0
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Pox	2–2	50.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	22–22	50.0
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	23–23	50.0
Aristocrats	19–16	54.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Golgari Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Aristocrats	12–12	50.0
Burn	4–7	36.4
Aggro-Control	16–20	44.4
Izzet Tempo	2–0	100.0
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–3	62.5
Mono Blue Librarians	4–2	66.7
Izzet Spells	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tempo	4–10	28.6
Dimir Faeries	0–3	0.0
Dimir Librarians	3–5	37.5
Azorius Tempo	1–3	25.0
Combo-Control	14–7	66.7
Battle of Wits	3–2	60.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Solar Flare	9–3	75.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–1	50.0
Midrange	73–37	66.4
The Rock	5–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	0–1	0.0
Blink	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Blink	0–2	0.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	1–0	100.0
Séance	1–0	100.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	0–2	0.0
Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Elementals	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–1	75.0
Angels	24–10	70.6
Mono White Angels	12–6	66.7
Azorius Angels	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	2–2	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–1	80.0
Sultai Midrange	5–1	83.3
Fight Rigging	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–1	83.3
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	2–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	2–3	40.0
Death Cloud	3–1	75.0
Nissa Company	1–4	20.0
Game Objects	1–2	33.3
Ramp	20–9	69.0
Rofellos Ramp	7–4	63.6
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	4–1	80.0
Eldrazipost	2–0	100.0
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	3–1	75.0
Unclassified	2–0	100.0