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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 1 week, 2 days.

The Penny Dreadful 500 is on Nov 16th with free entry and $500 in prizes!

Golgari Citadel

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41477	68098–73086–34	48.2	351	3078	1592
The Rock	1269	1943–2414	44.6	1	70	27
Golgari Citadel	120	138–236	36.9	0	2	1

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	25–53	32.1
Mono Black Aggro	0–2	0.0
Heroic	2–5	28.6
Mono White Heroic	2–4	33.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	6–4	60.0
Goblins	2–1	66.7
Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono White Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	0–2	0.0
White Weenie	2–3	40.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–2	0.0
Elves	1–4	20.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Counters	1–2	33.3
Zombies	0–5	0.0
Gruul Aggro	1–5	16.7
Gruul Landfall	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	3–6	33.3
Affinity	1–3	25.0
Salvage Titan	2–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–2	0.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	0–1	0.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	4–5	44.4
Cats	0–2	0.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	37–48	43.5
Storm	8–11	42.1
Dimir Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	3–8	27.3
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	0–8	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–5	0.0
Double Dragon	0–2	0.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	0–2	0.0
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	0–2	0.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–4	0.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–3	57.1
Anvil Colossus	2–2	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	1–1	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	1–0	100.0
Ominous Good	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–4	20.0
Soulflayer	3–0	100.0
Breakfast	2–6	25.0
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Hermit Dredge	2–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	0–3	0.0
Neoform Hermit	0–2	0.0
Dredge	4–2	66.7
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	0–1	0.0
Control	21–35	37.5
Mono Black Control	0–2	0.0
Esper Control	2–3	40.0
Dimir Control	1–2	33.3
Azorius Control	4–3	57.1
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	0–5	0.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–3	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	0–2	0.0
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	3–2	60.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	0–2	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	2–1	66.7
Ponza	1–1	50.0
Mono White Control	0–1	0.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	1–2	33.3
Guildgate Control	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	1–2	33.3
Temur Reclamation	1–0	100.0
Pox	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Control	2–1	66.7
Seasons Past Control	0–2	0.0
Prison	2–1	66.7
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	4–18	18.2
Aristocrats	1–5	16.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	0–5	0.0
Simic Infect	0–5	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	0–4	0.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	1–2	33.3
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Dirty Kitty	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Control	8–27	22.9
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	2–6	25.0
Azorius Skies	1–3	25.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–11	15.4
Izzet Spells	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tempo	1–3	25.0
Combo-Control	8–10	44.4
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	0–4	0.0
Zur's Weirding	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	7–5	58.3
Wildfire	6–4	60.0
Thryx-Wildfire	3–2	60.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Midrange	29–39	42.6
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–1	50.0
Jund	0–2	0.0
Blink	5–9	35.7
Wave Blink	0–2	0.0
Azorius Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	4–2	66.7
Séance	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–1	50.0
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Midrange	0–5	0.0
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–2	0.0
Dimir Midrange	0–3	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mutate	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–2	33.3
Esper Hero	1–2	33.3
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Ramp	6–6	50.0
Rofellos Ramp	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	4–4	50.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	3–2	60.0
Gruul Post	1–1	50.0
Domain	1–0	100.0