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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.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	14057	25901–23652–4	52.3	204	1329	678
Combo Goblins	1005	2099–1704	55.2	10	87	53
Goblin Persist	666	1428–1106	56.4	5	58	37

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	310–280	52.5
Mono Black Aggro	10–3	76.9
Heroic	18–42	30.0
Mono White Heroic	13–31	29.5
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–8	33.3
Boros Heroic	1–3	25.0
Red Deck Wins	37–38	49.3
Mono Red Devotion	1–1	50.0
Goblins	9–7	56.3
Tokens	5–3	62.5
Selesnya Tokens	3–1	75.0
Mono White Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	16–8	66.7
White Weenie	26–10	72.2
Quest for the Holy Relic	12–6	66.7
Soldiers	2–0	100.0
Elves	22–27	44.9
Werewolves	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	5–3	62.5
Selesnya Counters	2–2	50.0
Rogues	2–3	40.0
Zombies	8–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	3–3	50.0
Merfolk	16–4	80.0
Mono Red Swarm	3–2	60.0
8 Whack	3–2	60.0
Artifact Aggro	71–72	49.7
Affinity	51–52	49.5
Hush-finity	1–3	25.0
Salvage Titan	5–3	62.5
Tempered Steel	12–9	57.1
Mono Blue Architect	2–7	22.2
Devastating Dreams	1–0	100.0
Madness	9–6	60.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Madness	5–4	55.6
Voltron	5–5	50.0
Hexproof	3–1	75.0
Hateful Auras	2–4	33.3
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	1–0	100.0
Knights	8–4	66.7
AggroSlide	17–28	37.8
Cats	3–2	60.0
Selesnya Cats	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Aggro	7–2	77.8
Boros Aggro	1–2	33.3
Humans	1–1	50.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	2–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Pirates	2–0	100.0
Combo	248–195	56.0
Storm	46–47	49.5
Sultai Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tendrils	8–6	57.1
Dragonstorm	4–5	44.4
Hazoret Storm	6–1	85.7
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	3–1	75.0
High Tide	2–4	33.3
Grixis Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–1	66.7
Izzet Storm	15–21	41.7
Swath Storm	3–0	100.0
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	0–2	0.0
Reanimator	15–24	38.5
Recurring Nightmare	3–2	60.0
Dragon Nightmare	2–2	50.0
Worldgorger Dragon	4–10	28.6
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Grozoth	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	7–11	38.9
Rakdos Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	4–9	30.8
Orzhov Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	4–9	30.8
Dubious Challenge	2–2	50.0
Warp World	2–2	50.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Zubera Tribal	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	3–1	75.0
Hypergenesis	12–7	63.2
Jeskai Ascendancy	14–22	38.9
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	10–15	40.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–7	30.0
Myr Incubator	2–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	3–2	60.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–2	66.7
Anvil Colossus	2–1	66.7
Eggs	12–10	54.5
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–0	100.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	5–2	71.4
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	20–13	60.6
Ominous Good	2–4	33.3
Soulflayer	10–5	66.7
Reanim8 Rack	0–2	0.0
Breakfast	23–17	57.5
Hermit Dredge	1–1	50.0
Oops All Spells	19–14	57.6
Neoform Hermit	3–2	60.0
Oops All Lands	3–1	75.0
Dredge	9–1	90.0
Polymorph	4–2	66.7
Protean Hulk Combo	0–2	0.0
Dice Factory	6–5	54.5
Storm Herald	5–3	62.5
Enduring Ideal	6–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	6–6	50.0
Ad Swanseam	0–2	0.0
GreenTwin	3–1	75.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	2–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	4–1	80.0
Restore Balance	3–2	60.0
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Control	207–129	61.6
Mono Black Control	4–1	80.0
Esper Control	19–16	54.3
Demonic Rising	5–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	3–4	42.9
Dimir Control	3–7	30.0
Azorius Control	41–37	52.6
Cawblade	12–7	63.2
Turbo Fog	4–3	57.1
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	5–1	83.3
Mill	9–2	81.8
Boros Control	4–2	66.7
Cloudpost Control	16–14	53.3
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Blackpost	5–2	71.4
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	6–4	60.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	2–2	50.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Grixis Control	10–8	55.6
Cruel Control	5–5	50.0
Stax	9–7	56.3
Pollute the Planet	0–1	0.0
Chandra Nalaar	0–5	0.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Dragons	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	3–0	100.0
Ponza	15–3	83.3
Mono White Control	5–2	71.4
Life is Ez	2–2	50.0
Cycling Control	9–4	69.2
Astral Slide	9–4	69.2
Five Color Control	8–4	66.7
Shrines	4–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	0–2	0.0
Sultai Control	3–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	3–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	3–2	60.0
Bant Control	3–0	100.0
Pox	14–2	87.5
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–1	66.7
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	2–2	50.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	127–131	49.2
Aristocrats	21–17	55.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	6–4	60.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–5	44.4
Golgari Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	4–4	50.0
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	17–16	51.5
Infect	20–21	48.8
Simic Infect	11–8	57.9
Blazing Shoal Infect	9–12	42.9
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	21–18	53.8
Izzet Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	20–13	60.6
Izzet Blitzkrieg	11–5	68.8
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	4–29	12.1
Liquimetal Fishing	8–3	72.7
Combo Goblins	22–19	53.7
Goblin Persist	19–19	50.0
Dirty Kitty	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	95–80	54.3
Izzet Tempo	27–28	49.1
Azorius Skies	4–1	80.0
Blue Madness	1–2	33.3
Simic Madness	0–2	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	3–2	60.0
Wizards	10–3	76.9
Ninjas	6–4	60.0
Mono Blue Gush	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	17–18	48.6
Mono Blue Faeries	0–4	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	2–1	66.7
Izzet Spells	5–10	33.3
Dimir Tempo	15–1	93.8
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–4	0.0
Combo-Control	108–91	54.3
Curses	6–3	66.7
Battle of Wits	2–2	50.0
Mindcrank	22–17	56.4
Dragoncrank	1–1	50.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	6–5	54.5
Zur's Weirding	5–1	83.3
Solar Flare	5–4	55.6
Plasma Swans	7–6	53.8
Liliana's Contract	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	50–53	48.5
Wildfire	20–20	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	14–13	51.9
Jokulhaups Control	30–33	47.6
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	17–18	48.6
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	3–4	42.9
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–2	60.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	3–4	42.9
Resurgent Belief	2–0	100.0
Midrange	260–164	61.3
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	14–5	73.7
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	4–6	40.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–1	50.0
Jund	7–5	58.3
Blink	39–26	60.0
Wave Blink	6–10	37.5
Esper Wave	2–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	1–8	11.1
Orzhov Wave	2–2	50.0
Abzan Wave	1–0	100.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	15–11	57.7
Séance	6–3	66.7
Varolz Dreadnought	4–7	36.4
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	6–2	75.0
Mardu Allies	2–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–2	33.3
Azorius Allies	2–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	6–6	50.0
Mardu Midrange	4–5	44.4
Vampires	6–2	75.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	4–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	6–3	66.7
Boros Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	5–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	15–13	53.6
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	24–17	58.5
Mono Black Devotion	12–4	75.0
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	10–6	62.5
Angels	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	3–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	3–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	5–2	71.4
Martyr's Grace	1–1	50.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	5–4	55.6
Orzhov Midrange	7–4	63.6
Jeskai Midrange	6–5	54.5
Mythic Colossification	3–2	60.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
Simic Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	0–2	0.0
Fires of Invention	6–3	66.7
Hero of Precinct One	19–8	70.4
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Esper Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	7–2	77.8
Five Color Hero	2–0	100.0
Naya Hero	3–1	75.0
Clerics	3–1	75.0
Simic Snow	2–5	28.6
Artifact Midrange	2–0	100.0
Coinflips	2–2	50.0
Death Cloud	1–1	50.0
Illness in the Ranks	2–0	100.0
Game Objects	6–0	100.0
Ramp	73–36	67.0
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	13–7	65.0
Channel-Rofellos	3–1	75.0
Cloudpost Ramp	48–24	66.7
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	31–18	63.3
Gruul Post	8–5	61.5
Simic Post	6–1	85.7
Domain	0–1	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	3–0	100.0
Applejacks	2–1	66.7