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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.

You can view the full legal cards list.
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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How do I get a game and find other Penny Dreadful players?

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.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	36498	60997–62350–18	49.5	416	2700	1643
Dredge	1273	1997–2212	47.4	5	53	59
Insidious Roots Dredge	131	189–225	45.7	1	9	3

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	429–526	44.9
Mono Black Aggro	11–7	61.1
Heroic	22–60	26.8
Mono White Heroic	14–28	33.3
Azorius Heroic	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–12	25.0
Boros Heroic	2–18	10.0
Selesnya Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	73–80	47.7
Mono Red Devotion	2–1	66.7
Proliferate Red	2–0	100.0
Goblins	8–9	47.1
Tokens	11–11	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–4	20.0
Mono White Tokens	8–6	57.1
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	10–24	29.4
White Weenie	32–54	37.2
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–7	30.0
Soldiers	4–10	28.6
Kithkin	2–1	66.7
Mono White Humans	2–5	28.6
Elves	36–38	48.6
Werewolves	2–3	40.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	6–3	66.7
Rogues	7–7	50.0
Zombies	8–14	36.4
Gruul Aggro	5–5	50.0
Gruul Landfall	2–0	100.0
Merfolk	17–17	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	8–3	72.7
8 Whack	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	74–95	43.8
Affinity	50–67	42.7
Hardened Scales Affinity	4–14	22.2
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	17–18	48.6
Mono Blue Architect	5–9	35.7
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Madness	15–3	83.3
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Madness	11–1	91.7
Voltron	13–15	46.4
Hexproof	8–4	66.7
Equipment Aggro	3–4	42.9
Hateful Auras	2–6	25.0
Slivers	3–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	6–7	46.2
AggroSlide	20–26	43.5
Cats	6–9	40.0
Mono White Cats	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Cats	6–7	46.2
Rakdos Aggro	4–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	4–2	66.7
Humans	8–12	40.0
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	4–5	44.4
Orzhov Humans	3–6	33.3
Shamans	0–3	0.0
Legends Aggro	3–5	37.5
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Bard Class	3–4	42.9
Permanent Vacation	2–1	66.7
Pirates	2–9	18.2
Rats	5–1	83.3
Combo	377–485	43.7
Storm	82–120	40.6
Dimir Tendrils	34–52	39.5
Dragonstorm	8–7	53.3
Hazoret Storm	0–5	0.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	4–1	80.0
High Tide	24–37	39.3
Grixis Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Stormpost	1–1	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	3–2	60.0
Izzet Storm	0–8	0.0
Swath Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	0–2	0.0
Reanimator	48–56	46.2
Recurring Nightmare	2–2	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	12–16	42.9
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	31–35	47.0
Rakdos Reanimator	11–7	61.1
Dimir Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	18–26	40.9
Oriss Genesis	13–11	54.2
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–6	0.0
Dubious Challenge	2–0	100.0
Warp World	9–28	24.3
Temur Glimpse	4–8	33.3
Boros Glimpse	1–17	5.6
Actual Warp World	1–2	33.3
Four Color Glimpse	2–1	66.7
Maniac Combo	2–2	50.0
Hypergenesis	6–7	46.2
Jeskai Ascendancy	14–27	34.1
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	12–19	38.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–5	16.7
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Myr Incubator	4–8	33.3
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–4	20.0
Anvil Colossus	1–2	33.3
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Seismic Swans	1–4	20.0
Eggs	3–1	75.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–1	75.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–3	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	3–1	75.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	6–12	33.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	17–12	58.6
Ominous Good	4–2	66.7
Jokulhaups Combo	6–6	50.0
Soulflayer	3–2	60.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	12–39	23.5
Oops All Spells	11–29	27.5
Neoform Hermit	0–2	0.0
Unctus	1–8	11.1
Oops All Lands	5–4	55.6
Dredge	69–69	50.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	6–7	46.2
Polymorph	4–3	57.1
Protean Hulk Combo	2–2	50.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	2–2	50.0
Ad Nauseam	6–2	75.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	4–3	57.1
GreenTwin	1–1	50.0
Tibalt's Trickery	3–3	50.0
Intruder Alarm	1–2	33.3
Calibrated Blast	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	4–7	36.4
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Belcher	7–14	33.3
Tameshi Bloom	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	1–1	50.0
Midnight Mass	1–0	100.0
Phoenix Altar	1–0	100.0
Actual Twin	4–3	57.1
Izzet Twin	4–3	57.1
Control	355–306	53.7
Mono Black Control	6–1	85.7
Esper Control	27–24	52.9
Demonic Rising	5–4	55.6
Mono Blue Control	2–2	50.0
Dimir Control	14–22	38.9
Azorius Control	72–65	52.6
Cawblade	0–5	0.0
Turbo Fog	5–6	45.5
Izzet Control	4–11	26.7
Mardu Control	7–5	58.3
Mill	19–11	63.3
Boros Control	3–1	75.0
Cloudpost Control	24–27	47.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–1	80.0
Blackpost	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–6	40.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	12–13	48.0
Grixis Control	12–8	60.0
Cruel Control	7–3	70.0
Stax	3–5	37.5
Chandra Nalaar	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–2	33.3
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	8–1	88.9
Ponza	23–18	56.1
Mono White Control	4–10	28.6
Life is Ez	1–3	25.0
Cycling Control	7–9	43.8
Astral Slide	6–9	40.0
Five Color Control	24–5	82.8
Five Color Collected Conjuring	15–2	88.2
Shrines	9–1	90.0
Sultai Control	3–1	75.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	0–2	0.0
Bant Control	3–4	42.9
Pox	39–10	79.6
Enchantments Control	2–6	25.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–2	60.0
Seasons Past Control	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Control	10–13	43.5
Prison	13–24	35.1
Enchantress	11–22	33.3
Aggro-Combo	121–166	42.2
Aristocrats	33–47	41.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–13	23.5
Golgari Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Mardu Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Food	5–4	55.6
Rakdos Aristocrats	16–22	42.1
Boros Bombardment	1–2	33.3
Burn	21–11	65.6
Infect	31–25	55.4
Simic Infect	15–15	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–3	57.1
Golgari Infect	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Infect	0–1	0.0
Turbo Myth	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	22–38	36.7
Izzet Dreadnought	2–5	28.6
Mono Blue Dreadnought	16–32	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–5	16.7
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	4–2	66.7
Hushnought	3–16	15.8
Liquimetal Fishing	0–2	0.0
Combo Goblins	2–17	10.5
Goblin Persist	1–9	10.0
Dirty Kitty	1–8	11.1
Dwarf Combo	0–3	0.0
Aggro-Control	176–137	56.2
Simic Flash	2–1	66.7
Izzet Tempo	63–38	62.4
Azorius Skies	11–3	78.6
Blue Madness	3–2	60.0
Simic Madness	1–1	50.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	4–4	50.0
Wizards	5–8	38.5
Ninjas	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	23–34	40.4
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	4–11	26.7
Izzet Spells	4–11	26.7
Dimir Tempo	35–16	68.6
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Tempo	7–8	46.7
Combo-Control	118–111	51.5
Curses	4–2	66.7
Battle of Wits	15–12	55.6
Shared Fate	2–0	100.0
Sunforger	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	19–10	65.5
Dragoncrank	5–3	62.5
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–3	25.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–1	66.7
Zur's Weirding	8–16	33.3
Solar Flare	7–4	63.6
Plasma Swans	1–3	25.0
Liliana's Contract	5–1	83.3
Mass Land Destruction	30–33	47.6
Wildfire	8–11	42.1
Thryx-Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–3	40.0
Jokulhaups Control	22–22	50.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	5–2	71.4
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	3–4	42.9
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–3	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–5	16.7
Thopter-Sword	15–14	51.7
Azorius Thopter-Sword	5–9	35.7
Dimir Thopter-Sword	7–1	87.5
Esper Thopter-Sword	3–4	42.9
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Greasefang	5–9	35.7
Esper Greasefang	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Greasefang	4–5	44.4
Midrange	349–357	49.4
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	20–11	64.5
Golgari Citadel	2–4	33.3
Grenzo	3–2	60.0
Abzan Midrange	9–11	45.0
Selesnya Midrange	10–5	66.7
Selesnya Value Town	2–0	100.0
Jund	13–15	46.4
Blink	29–34	46.0
Wave Blink	3–14	17.6
Esper Wave	0–1	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–7	0.0
Orzhov Wave	1–2	33.3
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	13–11	54.2
Anti-Persecution	1–2	33.3
Graveyard Value	6–18	25.0
Séance	0–3	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–5	0.0
Enchantments Matter	2–3	40.0
Allies	9–7	56.3
Orzhov Allies	1–1	50.0
Boros Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	1–2	33.3
Azorius Allies	3–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	11–4	73.3
Mardu Midrange	12–14	46.2
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
White Jund	0–2	0.0
Vampires	4–13	23.5
Mono Black Vampires	3–7	30.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Legends	3–2	60.0
Elementals	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	14–20	41.2
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	7–3	70.0
Mono Black Midrange	50–35	58.8
Mono Black Devotion	23–14	62.2
Heart of Darkness	7–6	53.8
Dimir Midrange	13–7	65.0
Angels	2–2	50.0
Mono White Angels	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	2–2	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	10–15	40.0
Martyr's Grace	5–11	31.3
Adventures	0–1	0.0
Mutate	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	5–8	38.5
Fight Rigging	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	33–39	45.8
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	0–4	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	5–4	55.6
Ordealbreak	1–3	25.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–3	0.0
Neoform	1–6	14.3
Sultai Neoform	1–3	25.0
Simic Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	2–1	66.7
Fires of Invention	4–2	66.7
Hero of Precinct One	2–11	15.4
Abzan Hero	0–3	0.0
Mardu Hero	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	1–1	50.0
Boros Hero	1–1	50.0
Clerics	4–13	23.5
Simic Snow	2–7	22.2
Artifact Midrange	8–3	72.7
Coinflip Tribal	5–0	100.0
Death Cloud	6–5	54.5
Nissa Company	2–0	100.0
Game Objects	6–2	75.0
Ramp	72–124	36.7
Rofellos Ramp	4–7	36.4
Cloudpost Ramp	31–81	27.7
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	20–66	23.3
Gruul Post	2–8	20.0
Simic Post	3–2	60.0
Temurpost	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	4–8	33.3
Historic Bloom	0–3	0.0
Defenders	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	7–7	50.0
Jund Carth	1–2	33.3
Applejacks	0–1	0.0
Field Ramp	11–8	57.9
Superfriends	2–0	100.0