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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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How do I enter the league?

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.

They are hosted on Gatherling along with a lot of other player-run Magic Online events.

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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!

Hero of Precinct One

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41628	68323–73351–34	48.2	357	3096	1596
Hero of Precinct One	1366	2378–2355–1	50.2	9	93	57
Abzan Hero	77	149–131	53.2	0	5	4
Mardu Hero	208	380–342	52.6	1	13	7
Esper Hero	78	113–150	43.0	0	1	1
Orzhov Hero	208	414–355	53.8	3	18	10
Five Color Hero	419	714–718	49.9	0	33	23
Naya Hero	118	194–215	47.4	3	13	4
Boros Hero	52	86–95	47.5
Jeskai Hero	28	40–53	43.0	0	1

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	504–547–1	48.0
Mono Black Aggro	19–16	54.3
Heroic	46–42–1	52.3
Mono White Heroic	23–23–1	50.0
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	11–11	50.0
Boros Heroic	7–6	53.8
Selesnya Heroic	3–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	92–97	48.7
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	24–16	60.0
Tokens	10–9	52.6
Selesnya Tokens	4–2	66.7
Mono White Tokens	3–5	37.5
Orzhov Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	14–9	60.9
White Weenie	37–35	51.4
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–8	27.3
Soldiers	8–4	66.7
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Mono White Humans	0–4	0.0
Elves	31–70	30.7
Werewolves	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Little Kid	9–10	47.4
Selesnya Counters	3–2	60.0
Rogues	9–4	69.2
Zombies	10–10	50.0
Gruul Aggro	4–7	36.4
Merfolk	7–18	28.0
Mono Red Swarm	10–12	45.5
8 Whack	6–10	37.5
Artifact Aggro	67–80	45.6
Affinity	33–38	46.5
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–1	0.0
Boros Vehicles	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	4–1	80.0
Tempered Steel	25–34	42.4
Mono Blue Architect	2–5	28.6
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Madness	5–9	35.7
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	1–4	20.0
Rakdos Madness	2–4	33.3
Jund Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	12–7	63.2
Hexproof	5–3	62.5
Equipment Aggro	5–2	71.4
Hateful Auras	2–2	50.0
Slivers	5–5	50.0
Naya Zoo	5–2	71.4
Knights	6–11	35.3
AggroSlide	23–33	41.1
Cats	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Cats	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Aggro	11–8	57.9
Boros Aggro	10–2	83.3
Humans	12–9	57.1
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Bant Humans	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Humans	3–1	75.0
Boros Humans	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Humans	2–0	100.0
Shamans	2–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	8–15	34.8
Boros Legends Aggro	5–9	35.7
Selesnya Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Bard Class	2–3	40.0
Permanent Vacation	0–1	0.0
Pirates	1–1	50.0
Rats	0–1	0.0
Combo	467–378	55.3
Storm	121–82	59.6
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	6–8	42.9
Dark Tide	1–1	50.0
Dragonstorm	7–3	70.0
Hazoret Storm	15–6	71.4
Simic Storm	4–3	57.1
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	34–23	59.6
Grixis Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Stormpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–1	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	6–1	85.7
Izzet Storm	26–22	54.2
Swath Storm	5–2	71.4
Channel Storm	13–14	48.1
Reanimator	60–60	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	15–15	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	9–6	60.0
Worldgorger Dragon	13–9	59.1
Double Dragon	2–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Living Death	4–5	44.4
Excruciator Combo	3–5	37.5
Traditional Reanimator	26–30	46.4
Rakdos Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Dimir Reanimator	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Reanimator	19–25	43.2
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Reanimator	3–2	60.0
Oriss Genesis	1–2	33.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	11–19	36.7
Dubious Challenge	3–1	75.0
Warp World	12–8	60.0
Temur Glimpse	2–2	50.0
Boros Glimpse	4–1	80.0
Four Color Glimpse	5–4	55.6
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	17–13	56.7
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	20–16	55.6
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	10–5	66.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	6–7	46.2
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–4	50.0
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	19–26	42.2
Anvil Colossus	12–14	46.2
Upheaval Colossus	4–11	26.7
Seismic Swans	3–1	75.0
Eggs	12–4	75.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–3	25.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	4–3	57.1
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	3–2	60.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	16–9	64.0
Jokulhaups Combo	5–1	83.3
Soulflayer	11–7	61.1
Reanim8 Rack	3–1	75.0
Breakfast	55–46	54.5
Hermit Dredge	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	37–28	56.9
Neoform Hermit	12–18	40.0
Oops All Lands	2–0	100.0
Dredge	11–2	84.6
Polymorph	3–6	33.3
Dice Factory	6–0	100.0
Storm Herald	4–4	50.0
Enduring Ideal	7–5	58.3
Ad Nauseam	6–3	66.7
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
GreenTwin	2–1	66.7
Intruder Alarm	4–4	50.0
Calibrated Blast	2–0	100.0
Restore Balance	7–10	41.2
Gyruda	3–1	75.0
Stuffy Doll	4–3	57.1
Belcher	2–8	20.0
Endless Belch	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	2–8	20.0
Possibility Storm	3–2	60.0
Midnight Mass	2–4	33.3
Actual Twin	5–5	50.0
Izzet Twin	5–4	55.6
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Primal Prayers Combo	1–0	100.0
Control	368–367	50.1
Mono Black Control	5–2	71.4
Esper Control	24–32	42.9
Demonic Rising	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Control	9–13	40.9
Dimir Control	20–20	50.0
Dreadful Inspiration	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	70–102	40.7
Cawblade	12–10	54.5
Turbo Fog	7–4	63.6
Izzet Control	8–3	72.7
Mardu Control	2–2	50.0
Mill	11–2	84.6
Boros Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Control	35–39	47.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–6	40.0
Blackpost	6–3	66.7
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	14–15	48.3
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–6	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	4–5	44.4
Grixis Control	15–13	53.6
Cruel Control	4–4	50.0
Stax	20–7	74.1
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	7–3	70.0
Dragon Control	8–11	42.1
Izzet Dragons	8–10	44.4
Grixis Dragons	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	5–3	62.5
Ponza	29–25	53.7
Mono White Control	13–6	68.4
Life is Ez	3–2	60.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	12–15	44.4
Astral Slide	12–14	46.2
Five Color Control	10–2	83.3
Shrines	0–1	0.0
Last Stand Control	10–1	90.9
Sultai Control	3–3	50.0
Sultai Ultimatum	2–3	40.0
Guildgate Control	7–3	70.0
Bant Control	6–6	50.0
Pox	16–15	51.6
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–3	25.0
Seasons Past Control	2–11	15.4
Orzhov Control	6–7	46.2
Prison	7–6	53.8
Enchantress	6–5	54.5
Aggro-Combo	200–202	49.8
Aristocrats	38–29	56.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	9–6	60.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	10–6	62.5
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	12–5	70.6
Boros Bombardment	2–8	20.0
Burn	37–26	58.7
Infect	35–32	52.2
Simic Infect	18–11	62.1
Blazing Shoal Infect	14–13	51.9
Golgari Infect	2–8	20.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	39–61	39.0
Izzet Dreadnought	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	29–53	35.4
Izzet Blitzkrieg	14–6	70.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	21–21	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	5–1	83.3
Combo Goblins	11–25	30.6
Goblin Persist	8–19	29.6
Dirty Kitty	3–6	33.3
Aggro-Control	151–153	49.7
Izzet Tempo	33–38	46.5
Azorius Skies	1–5	16.7
Blue Madness	12–5	70.6
Simic Madness	9–5	64.3
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	3–2	60.0
Ninjas	12–13	48.0
Mono Blue Tempo	26–28	48.1
Mono Blue Faeries	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	2–5	28.6
Izzet Spells	11–26	29.7
Dimir Tempo	23–16	59.0
Dimir Faeries	1–5	16.7
Sultai Tempo	2–1	66.7
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–7	22.2
Azorius Tempo	4–4	50.0
Combo-Control	123–120	50.6
Curses	7–6	53.8
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	24–4	85.7
Sunforger	2–0	100.0
Pickles	4–0	100.0
Mindcrank	9–8	52.9
Displace Loop	1–1	50.0
Familiars	1–1	50.0
Yosei Vat	0–2	0.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	6–2	75.0
Zur's Weirding	3–4	42.9
Solar Flare	7–7	50.0
Plasma Swans	6–5	54.5
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	47–71	39.8
Wildfire	6–14	30.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–3	25.0
Borderpost Wildfire	4–8	33.3
Jokulhaups Control	41–57	41.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	9–16	36.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	4–5	44.4
Temur Jokulhaups Control	6–8	42.9
Jund Jokulhaups Control	8–9	47.1
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–5	37.5
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	7–10	41.2
Archfiend Alteration	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	4–3	57.1
Greasefang	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–3	25.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	0–1	0.0
Midrange	463–501	48.0
The Rock	11–18	37.9
Golgari Citadel	2–1	66.7
Abzan Midrange	19–28	40.4
Selesnya Midrange	2–3	40.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	31–22	58.5
Blink	33–54	37.9
Wave Blink	18–25	41.9
Cloudpost Wave Blink	4–4	50.0
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	7–15	31.8
Abzan Wave	3–2	60.0
Bant Wave	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Blink	3–6	33.3
Graveyard Value	19–17	52.8
Séance	1–4	20.0
Varolz Dreadnought	8–5	61.5
Enchantments Matter	6–1	85.7
Allies	6–6	50.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	0–2	0.0
Esper Allies	2–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–2	33.3
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	13–4	76.5
Mardu Midrange	5–8	38.5
Vampires	9–6	60.0
Mono Black Vampires	9–6	60.0
Legends Midrange	4–9	30.8
Boros Legends Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	0–3	0.0
Selesnya Legends	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Midrange	25–37	40.3
Naya Midrange	3–1	75.0
Big Red	14–8	63.6
Mono Black Midrange	31–36	46.3
Mono Black Devotion	13–14	48.1
Hellion Whip	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	13–9	59.1
Angels	3–7	30.0
Mono White Angels	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Angels	3–5	37.5
Toughness Matters	3–4	42.9
Lifegain Midrange	5–8	38.5
Martyr's Grace	3–4	42.9
Sultai Midrange	9–9	50.0
Sultai Energy	1–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	31–39	44.3
Orzhov Capenna	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–4	20.0
Prophet Glare	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–5	16.7
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	4–2	66.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	4–2	66.7
Mythic Colossification	1–2	33.3
Neoform	1–4	20.0
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Simic Neoform	0–2	0.0
Party	2–2	50.0
Fires of Invention	19–23	45.2
Hero of Precinct One	60–60	50.0
Abzan Hero	5–4	55.6
Mardu Hero	7–4	63.6
Esper Hero	4–6	40.0
Orzhov Hero	8–9	47.1
Five Color Hero	21–22	48.8
Naya Hero	6–4	60.0
Boros Hero	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Hero	1–1	50.0
Gruul Obosh	1–2	33.3
Clerics	9–5	64.3
Simic Snow	9–12	42.9
Artifact Midrange	13–16	44.8
Coinflips	2–0	100.0
Death Cloud	7–7	50.0
Illness in the Ranks	5–1	83.3
Game Objects	8–4	66.7
Laelia Cascade	2–2	50.0
Wight Midrange	0–2	0.0
Golgari Wight	0–1	0.0
Ramp	102–87	54.0
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	3–5	37.5
Cloudpost Ramp	69–67	50.7
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	5–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–2	33.3
Greenpost	47–52	47.5
Gruul Post	6–4	60.0
Simic Post	7–6	53.8
Domain	2–0	100.0
Defenders	0–2	0.0
Carth Superfriends	5–3	62.5
Applejacks	2–1	66.7
Field Ramp	2–0	100.0