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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.

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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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.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	40789	66950–71916–34	48.2	342	3009	1562
Allies	1149	2010–1956–2	50.7	15	140	40
Orzhov Allies	186	228–328–2	41.0	0	17	2
Mardu Allies	222	508–371	57.8	8	47	10
Boros Allies	126	222–212	51.2	2	8	5
Mono White Allies	88	219–130	62.8	2	16	8
Esper Allies	92	161–181	47.1	2	20	2
BRGW Allies	41	78–64	54.9	0	5	3
Azorius Allies	120	195–162	54.6	1	6	5

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	542–488–1	52.6
Mono Black Aggro	24–20	54.5
Heroic	50–52	49.0
Mono White Heroic	32–34	48.5
Azorius Heroic	4–1	80.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	7–13	35.0
Boros Heroic	6–4	60.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	85–126–1	40.3
Mono Red Devotion	2–7	22.2
Prisoner	2–2	50.0
Proliferate Red	1–1	50.0
Goblins	9–14	39.1
Tokens	25–11	69.4
Selesnya Tokens	10–5	66.7
Mardu Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	7–2	77.8
Orzhov Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	19–10	65.5
White Weenie	42–37	53.2
Odric Keywords	1–3	25.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–4	50.0
Soldiers	6–3	66.7
Kithkin	2–0	100.0
Chroma White	0–6	0.0
Elves	37–23	61.7
Werewolves	3–5	37.5
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Warriors	3–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	9–5	64.3
Selesnya Counters	1–0	100.0
Rogues	8–8	50.0
Zombies	28–37	43.1
Gruul Aggro	12–3	80.0
Merfolk	10–6	62.5
Mono Red Swarm	7–4	63.6
8 Whack	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	70–68	50.7
Affinity	28–33	45.9
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–1	0.0
Boros Vehicles	1–1	50.0
Salvage Titan	4–1	80.0
Tempered Steel	33–25	56.9
Mono Blue Architect	2–7	22.2
Devoid Aggro	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Aggro	4–2	66.7
Illusions	2–1	66.7
Devastating Dreams	3–1	75.0
Madness	9–4	69.2
Gruul Madness	3–1	75.0
Golgari Madness	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Madness	4–1	80.0
Voltron	20–10	66.7
Hexproof	9–4	69.2
Boros Auras	3–1	75.0
Equipment Aggro	8–2	80.0
Hateful Auras	0–3	0.0
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	6–4	60.0
Knights	4–5	44.4
AggroSlide	14–8	63.6
Cats	5–2	71.4
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	3–5	37.5
Rakdos Hellbent	1–2	33.3
Boros Aggro	4–2	66.7
Humans	5–2	71.4
Selesnya Humans	3–0	100.0
Boros Humans	2–1	66.7
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	2–3	40.0
Boros Legends Aggro	2–3	40.0
Pirates	1–1	50.0
Combo	277–315–1	46.8
Storm	72–40	64.3
Sultai Tendrils	2–3	40.0
Dimir Tendrils	11–10	52.4
Dark Tide	1–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	6–3	66.7
Hazoret Storm	6–1	85.7
Simic Storm	7–2	77.8
Citadel Storm	3–1	75.0
High Tide	9–5	64.3
Grixis Tendrils	4–1	80.0
Stormpost	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	2–2	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	8–9	47.1
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	2–2	50.0
Reanimator	33–38	46.5
Recurring Nightmare	12–9	57.1
Dragon Nightmare	6–4	60.0
Jund Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	2–1	66.7
Worldgorger Dragon	7–7	50.0
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Starlit Graves	1–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Living Death	2–6	25.0
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	8–16	33.3
Rakdos Reanimator	1–5	16.7
Mono Black Reanimator	3–5	37.5
Oriss Genesis	1–3	25.0
Necro Combo	1–1–1	50.0
Faith Necro	1–0–1	100.0
Deathmantle Necro	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	8–16	33.3
Mono Green Stormless Storm	1–1	50.0
Warp World	8–3	72.7
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Boros Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Actual Warp World	3–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	4–1	80.0
Zubera Tribal	1–2	33.3
Maniac Combo	6–9	40.0
Hypergenesis	17–15	53.1
Hyperwave	0–2	0.0
New Perspectives	10–3	76.9
Cat Wave	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	11–18	37.9
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	6–13	31.6
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–4	42.9
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	5–3	62.5
Umbral Mantle	4–4	50.0
"Twin"	2–12	14.3
Jeskai "Twin"	1–8	11.1
Naya "Twin"	0–1	0.0
Combo Post	1–2	33.3
Metalwork Colossus	16–9	64.0
Anvil Colossus	1–2	33.3
Upheaval Colossus	8–6	57.1
Infinite Infinite Combos	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo	0–1	0.0
Eggs	8–9	47.1
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Turntimber Ranger	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–1	66.7
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	7–6	53.8
Izzet Ascension	4–6	40.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–2	0.0
Soulflayer	2–3	40.0
Breakfast	13–61	17.6
Cephalid Breakfast	5–19	20.8
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	2–15	11.8
Grixis Breakfast	2–3	40.0
Hermit Gond	3–5	37.5
Hermit Dredge	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	5–28	15.2
Neoform Hermit	0–4	0.0
Oops All Lands	3–0	100.0
Dredge	7–9	43.8
Insidious Roots Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	3–2	60.0
Dice Factory	0–2	0.0
Storm Herald	1–2	33.3
Enduring Ideal	1–6	14.3
Ad Nauseam	1–3	25.0
Ad Swanseam	0–1	0.0
GreenTwin	0–3	0.0
Intruder Alarm	1–1	50.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	0–4	0.0
Gyruda	2–1	66.7
Stuffy Doll	0–2	0.0
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	0–3	0.0
Izzet Twin	0–3	0.0
Control	348–316	52.4
Mono Black Control	5–7	41.7
Esper Control	20–20	50.0
Demonic Rising	9–22	29.0
Mono Blue Control	7–6	53.8
Dimir Control	21–25	45.7
Dreadful Inspiration	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	44–59	42.7
Adam's Ale	0–1	0.0
Cawblade	7–6	53.8
Turbo Fog	9–2	81.8
Izzet Control	4–7	36.4
Mardu Control	7–4	63.6
Mill	14–2	87.5
Boros Control	1–2	33.3
Cloudpost Control	22–28	44.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–10	23.1
Blackpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	7–6	53.8
Dimir Cloudpost Control	2–4	33.3
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	4–5	44.4
Grixis Control	13–13	50.0
Cruel Control	3–5	37.5
Stax	6–10	37.5
Pollute the Planet	1–5	16.7
Birthday Stax	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–2	50.0
Stagnant Control	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Control	14–22	38.9
Jeskai Approach	2–3	40.0
Dragon Control	9–7	56.3
Izzet Dragons	3–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Grixis Dragons	0–3	0.0
Dimir Dragons	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	5–0	100.0
Runeflare	4–1	80.0
Ponza	28–16	63.6
Mono White Control	6–5	54.5
Life is Ez	0–3	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	11–3	78.6
Cycling Control	11–12	47.8
Astral Slide	10–11	47.6
Five Color Control	1–5	16.7
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	0–2	0.0
Sultai Control	20–8	71.4
Sultai Ultimatum	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	5–4	55.6
Bant Control	5–3	62.5
Pox	17–4	81.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	7–5	58.3
Seasons Past Control	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Control	6–1	85.7
Prison	1–2	33.3
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	106–147	41.9
Aristocrats	32–52	38.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	15–23	39.5
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–13	23.5
Golgari Aristocrats	1–4	20.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	6–8	42.9
Burn	20–15	57.1
Infect	15–20	42.9
Simic Infect	3–8	27.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	6–7	46.2
Golgari Infect	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Infect	0–2	0.0
Pummeler	5–5	50.0
Hermit Humans	1–2	33.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	18–26	40.9
Izzet Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	15–20	42.9
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–3	40.0
Hushnought	2–12	14.3
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	5–9	35.7
Goblin Persist	2–6	25.0
Dirty Kitty	3–3	50.0
Aggro-Control	105–120	46.7
Simic Flash	3–1	75.0
Simic Vat	2–1	66.7
Izzet Tempo	25–35	41.7
Azorius Skies	7–10	41.2
Blue Madness	10–5	66.7
Simic Madness	6–4	60.0
Temur Madness	1–1	50.0
Grixis Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Wizards	8–8	50.0
Tetsukotog	2–2	50.0
12 Pest	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Gush	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	14–11	56.0
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–3	0.0
Izzet Spells	13–25	34.2
Dimir Tempo	7–5	58.3
Dimir Faeries	2–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	3–6	33.3
Azorius Tempo	0–2	0.0
Combo-Control	109–121	47.4
Curses	11–15	42.3
Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	9–9	50.0
Battle of Wits	14–10	58.3
Approach Necro	1–2	33.3
Shared Fate	3–2	60.0
Swarm Intelligence	1–2	33.3
Pickles	2–3	40.0
Mindcrank	16–12	57.1
Displace Loop	4–7	36.4
Peregrine Drake	1–2	33.3
Familiars	0–2	0.0
Lich's Mastery	2–3	40.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	4–2	66.7
Hive Mind	4–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	0–3	0.0
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	2–7	22.2
Liliana's Contract	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	26–40	39.4
Wildfire	16–18	47.1
Thryx-Wildfire	1–4	20.0
Borderpost Wildfire	6–6	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	10–22	31.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	3–9	25.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–6	14.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Greasefang	0–1	0.0
Midrange	432–362	54.4
Temur Ascendancy	6–13	31.6
The Rock	12–10	54.5
Golgari Citadel	0–1	0.0
Angels and Taxes	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	7–6	53.8
Abzan Midrange	24–8	75.0
Selesnya Midrange	9–1	90.0
Selesnya Value Town	6–0	100.0
Jund	14–16	46.7
Blink	55–66	45.5
Wave Blink	15–31	32.6
Cloudpost Wave Blink	3–2	60.0
Azorius Wave	7–20	25.9
Orzhov Wave	5–5	50.0
Abzan Wave	0–3	0.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	1–7	12.5
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	15–8	65.2
Séance	1–4	20.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Indestructible	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	5–2	71.4
Constellation	1–1	50.0
Allies	36–36	50.0
Orzhov Allies	6–3	66.7
Mardu Allies	14–15	48.3
Boros Allies	3–4	42.9
Mono White Allies	4–4	50.0
Esper Allies	1–4	20.0
BRGW Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	4–7	36.4
-1/-1 Counters	3–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	9–4	69.2
Selvala Morningstar	2–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	3–3	50.0
White Jund	1–0	100.0
Vampires	9–16	36.0
Mono Black Vampires	3–15	16.7
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	4–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	5–3	62.5
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Mardu Legends	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Elementals	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	9–26	25.7
Naya Midrange	4–8	33.3
Big Red	5–5	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	38–34	52.8
Necro Midrange	5–7	41.7
Mono Black Devotion	8–8	50.0
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Heart of Darkness	0–2	0.0
Verdant Succession	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	10–11	47.6
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Temur Energy	4–1	80.0
Angels	1–0	100.0
Mono White Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	4–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	5–10	33.3
Martyr's Grace	2–6	25.0
Mutate	2–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	17–6	73.9
Sultai Emerge	8–3	72.7
Sultai Energy	1–1	50.0
Fight Rigging	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	22–15	59.5
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–2	66.7
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Neoform	1–1	50.0
Simic Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	1–4	20.0
Hero of Precinct One	6–6	50.0
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	2–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Naya Hero	2–2	50.0
Clerics	1–3	25.0
Simic Snow	2–1	66.7
Artifact Midrange	8–1	88.9
Coinflip Tribal	4–1	80.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Illness in the Ranks	0–1	0.0
Game Objects	1–1	50.0
Ramp	91–87	51.1
Villainous Wealth	0–3	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	27–36	42.9
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Channel-Rofellos	6–15	28.6
Cloudpost Ramp	33–25	56.9
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Locus Awakening	3–3	50.0
Golgari Post	5–1	83.3
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	15–13	53.6
Gruul Post	2–2	50.0
Simic Post	4–3	57.1
Domain	4–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	3–3	50.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0
Defenders	2–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	5–1	83.3
Jund Carth	3–0	100.0
Applejacks	0–3	0.0
Field Ramp	0–1	0.0
Superfriends	0–1	0.0