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Which cards are legal?

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.

You play five matches per run. You can join the league at any 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, 2 days.

The Season Kick Off is on Nov 30th with free entry and over 100 tix in prizes to 32nd place!

Heartless Summoning Combo

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	37368	62479–63744–18	49.5	431	2796	1688
Heartless Summoning Combo	236	302–478	38.7	1	10	1

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	64–110	36.8
Mono Black Aggro	0–2	0.0
Heroic	9–8	52.9
Mono White Heroic	5–3	62.5
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–3	40.0
Boros Heroic	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	6–30	16.7
Goblins	1–6	14.3
Tokens	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–5	28.6
White Weenie	3–10	23.1
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–4	20.0
Elves	4–5	44.4
Selesnya Little Kid	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Counters	1–1	50.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	3–6	33.3
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	1–4	20.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–3	0.0
8 Whack	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	14–12	53.8
Affinity	7–9	43.8
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	6–3	66.7
Madness	4–4	50.0
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	2–1	66.7
Jund Madness	0–2	0.0
Voltron	5–1	83.3
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	4–0	100.0
Knights	1–2	33.3
AggroSlide	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	0–2	0.0
Humans	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Pirates	0–1	0.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	52–80	39.4
Storm	9–14	39.1
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	0–2	0.0
High Tide	0–2	0.0
Grixis Tendrils	3–1	75.0
Izzet Storm	1–5	16.7
Reanimator	6–10	37.5
Worldgorger Dragon	2–4	33.3
Traditional Reanimator	4–6	40.0
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–1	66.7
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	1–5	16.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–5	16.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–5	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	0–2	0.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–3	25.0
Anvil Colossus	0–1	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	1–2	33.3
Eggs	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–2	50.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	2–2	50.0
Izzet Ascension	3–3	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	0–2	0.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	5–4	55.6
Oops All Spells	5–4	55.6
Oops All Lands	1–1	50.0
Dredge	1–3	25.0
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	0–2	0.0
Dice Factory	2–2	50.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	0–2	0.0
Chain of Acid	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–1	66.7
Restore Balance	2–1	66.7
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	1–0	100.0
Boros Twin	1–0	100.0
Control	60–66	47.6
Mono Black Control	2–1	66.7
Esper Control	4–7	36.4
Mono Blue Control	0–2	0.0
Dimir Control	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	17–14	54.8
Cawblade	2–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	3–0	100.0
Mill	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Control	5–2	71.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	4–4	50.0
Cruel Control	2–1	66.7
Stax	3–4	42.9
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	2–2	50.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Ponza	5–10	33.3
Mono White Control	1–3	25.0
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	2–2	50.0
Astral Slide	2–2	50.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Shrines	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	0–2	0.0
Guildgate Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Pox	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Control	0–1	0.0
Prison	5–3	62.5
Enchantress	3–2	60.0
Aggro-Combo	21–47	30.9
Aristocrats	7–9	43.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Burn	4–7	36.4
Infect	5–6	45.5
Simic Infect	1–3	25.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–2	33.3
Golgari Infect	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–13	18.8
Izzet Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–10	23.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–3	0.0
Hushnought	0–3	0.0
Combo Goblins	2–5	28.6
Goblin Persist	0–3	0.0
Dirty Kitty	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Control	14–30	31.8
Izzet Tempo	4–9	30.8
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	1–1	50.0
Simic Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Tempo	1–6	14.3
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	1–3	25.0
Dimir Tempo	1–3	25.0
Dimir Faeries	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	17–25	40.5
Curses	0–2	0.0
Battle of Wits	1–2	33.3
Mindcrank	2–3	40.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	0–6	0.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	11–9	55.0
Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	11–8	57.9
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	4–1	80.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–4	33.3
Midrange	52–102	33.8
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	1–5	16.7
Grenzo	2–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–1	50.0
Jund	2–1	66.7
Blink	9–13	40.9
Wave Blink	2–6	25.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Wave	0–4	0.0
Abzan Wave	1–0	100.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	1–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	1–4	20.0
Séance	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–3	0.0
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	1–2	33.3
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	1–7	12.5
Mardu Midrange	1–5	16.7
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
Vampires	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–6	33.3
Naya Midrange	0–2	0.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–15	16.7
Mono Black Devotion	1–5	16.7
Heart of Darkness	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	2–3	40.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–2	50.0
Martyr's Grace	1–2	33.3
Sultai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	3–7	30.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–3	0.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	3–1	75.0
Mardu Hero	1–1	50.0
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	0–2	0.0
Artifact Midrange	2–2	50.0
Illness in the Ranks	0–1	0.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	22–18	55.0
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	6–4	60.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	9–12	42.9
Greenpost	8–11	42.1
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Defenders	2–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0