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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 12 weeks, 2 days.

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

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	36323	58113–63941–43	47.6	270	2510	1337
Azorius Control	5883	10712–9144–3	53.9	70	461	355
Cawblade	439	830–687	54.7	9	47	20

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	218–155	58.4
Mono Black Aggro	3–0	100.0
Heroic	38–10	79.2
Mono White Heroic	30–8	78.9
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–1	80.0
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	23–27	46.0
Proliferate Red	0–1	0.0
Goblins	11–2	84.6
Tokens	1–7	12.5
Selesnya Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono White Tokens	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Tokens	0–2	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	8–2	80.0
White Weenie	7–13	35.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–1	66.7
Soldiers	2–6	25.0
Mono White Humans	1–0	100.0
Elves	13–12	52.0
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Minotaurs	1–0	100.0
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–0	100.0
Rogues	3–0	100.0
Zombies	6–3	66.7
Gruul Aggro	8–0	100.0
Gruul Landfall	3–0	100.0
Merfolk	0–2	0.0
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	42–32	56.8
Affinity	32–20	61.5
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	4–5	44.4
Mono Blue Architect	5–7	41.7
Madness	9–6	60.0
Gruul Madness	2–3	40.0
Golgari Madness	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Madness	5–2	71.4
Voltron	10–6	62.5
Hexproof	5–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	4–3	57.1
Hateful Auras	1–3	25.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	2–4	33.3
AggroSlide	17–17	50.0
Cats	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Hellbent	0–2	0.0
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	2–0	100.0
Shamans	3–1	75.0
Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–1	0.0
Rats	0–1	0.0
Combo	132–122	52.0
Storm	19–13	59.4
Dimir Tendrils	6–5	54.5
Dark Tide	0–2	0.0
Dragonstorm	1–2	33.3
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Simic Storm	1–2	33.3
Citadel Storm	3–0	100.0
High Tide	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	2–0	100.0
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	14–18	43.8
Recurring Nightmare	1–1	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	6–10	37.5
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Living Death	1–1	50.0
Excruciator Combo	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	5–5	50.0
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–1	75.0
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	5–16	23.8
Warp World	2–4	33.3
Boros Glimpse	1–2	33.3
Maniac Combo	3–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	6–3	66.7
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–12	20.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–7	30.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–5	0.0
Umbral Mantle	2–1	66.7
Fake-Twin	2–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	2–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	0–4	0.0
Anvil Colossus	0–2	0.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–2	0.0
Eggs	12–7	63.2
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–2	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–1	66.7
Taking Turns	3–1	75.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–2	50.0
Izzet Ascension	3–3	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	11–14	44.0
Cephalid Breakfast	1–3	25.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–3	25.0
Oops All Spells	6–11	35.3
Unctus	3–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	2–0	100.0
Dredge	5–0	100.0
Polymorph	3–0	100.0
Dice Factory	2–1	66.7
Storm Herald	4–1	80.0
Enduring Ideal	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	1–4	20.0
Ad Swanseam	1–2	33.3
Tibalt's Trickery	1–2	33.3
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	0–2	0.0
Phoenix Altar	1–1	50.0
Actual Twin	10–4	71.4
Izzet Twin	9–3	75.0
Boros Twin	1–1	50.0
Nadu Combo	1–1	50.0
Control	112–87	56.3
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	13–7	65.0
Demonic Rising	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	4–5	44.4
Azorius Control	20–15	57.1
Cawblade	6–6	50.0
Turbo Fog	2–1	66.7
Izzet Control	8–1	88.9
Mill	5–6	45.5
Boros Control	2–1	66.7
Cloudpost Control	11–14	44.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–4	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	5–9	35.7
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–1	66.7
Grixis Control	8–2	80.0
Cruel Control	5–1	83.3
Stax	4–5	44.4
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	0–3	0.0
Izzet Dragons	0–2	0.0
Ponza	5–7	41.7
Mono White Control	2–4	33.3
Life is Ez	1–3	25.0
Cycling Control	3–1	75.0
Astral Slide	3–1	75.0
Five Color Control	3–2	60.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–1	50.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	2–1	66.7
Bant Control	2–1	66.7
Pox	5–1	83.3
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–1	50.0
Prison	7–4	63.6
Enchantress	5–4	55.6
Aggro-Combo	68–64	51.5
Aristocrats	11–10	52.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Abzan Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Burn	10–6	62.5
Infect	16–11	59.3
Simic Infect	10–4	71.4
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–4	42.9
Mono Black Infect	3–2	60.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	4–4	50.0
Izzet Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–7	36.4
Hushnought	10–10	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	6–3	66.7
Combo Goblins	7–12	36.8
Goblin Persist	7–12	36.8
Aggro-Control	72–36	66.7
Izzet Tempo	26–14	65.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	15–6	71.4
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	3–6	33.3
Dimir Tempo	5–4	55.6
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	13–2	86.7
Azorius Tempo	3–1	75.0
Combo-Control	47–64	42.3
Curses	1–2	33.3
Burning Vengeance	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	0–7	0.0
Pickles	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	4–7	36.4
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–3	25.0
Hive Mind	1–2	33.3
Zur's Weirding	4–1	80.0
Solar Flare	0–2	0.0
Plasma Swans	5–5	50.0
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	26–30	46.4
Wildfire	9–16	36.0
Borderpost Wildfire	7–12	36.8
Jokulhaups Control	17–14	54.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	13–11	54.2
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	2–1	66.7
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	143–111	56.3
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	2–2	50.0
Golgari Citadel	1–1	50.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	6–2	75.0
Jund	6–2	75.0
Blink	19–16	54.3
Wave Blink	2–1	66.7
Azorius Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Wave	1–0	100.0
Abzan Wave	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	5–6	45.5
Graveyard Value	5–3	62.5
Séance	1–2	33.3
Varolz Dreadnought	4–0	100.0
Allies	6–7	46.2
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	2–2	50.0
Azorius Allies	2–4	33.3
-1/-1 Counters	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	2–2	50.0
Mardu Midrange	3–3	50.0
White Jund	1–1	50.0
Vampires	7–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	5–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	4–2	66.7
Boros Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Legends	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	8–6	57.1
Big Red	5–1	83.3
Mono Black Midrange	11–10	52.4
Mono Black Devotion	6–6	50.0
Heart of Darkness	1–1	50.0
Dimir Midrange	4–3	57.1
Angels	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Angels	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	1–1	50.0
Lifegain Midrange	5–2	71.4
Sultai Midrange	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Midrange	7–8	46.7
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–1	0.0
Mythic Colossification	1–0	100.0
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	3–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	10–12	45.5
Abzan Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	6–7	46.2
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Boros Hero	1–2	33.3
Gruul Obosh	2–1	66.7
Clerics	1–3	25.0
Simic Snow	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	5–4	55.6
Coinflips	2–0	100.0
Game Objects	2–0	100.0
Laelia Cascade	1–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	0–3	0.0
Golgari Wight	0–1	0.0
Jund Wight	0–2	0.0
Ramp	38–48	44.2
Villainous Wealth	2–1	66.7
Rofellos Ramp	10–12	45.5
Cloudpost Ramp	20–31	39.2
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	8–22	26.7
Gruul Post	1–3	25.0
Simic Post	3–2	60.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	1–1	50.0