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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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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.

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We have six free-to-enter weekly tournaments with prizes from Cardhoarder.

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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.

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The next rotation is in 1 week.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	14047	25888–23637–4	52.3	203	1326	678
Infect	2144	3495–3860	47.5	16	141	70
Simic Infect	838	1557–1434	52.1	7	58	44

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	269–296	47.6
Mono Black Aggro	9–17	34.6
Heroic	25–20	55.6
Mono White Heroic	18–15	54.5
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–4	20.0
Boros Heroic	5–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	25–93	21.2
Mono Red Devotion	1–3	25.0
Goblins	10–5	66.7
Tokens	6–3	66.7
Selesnya Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono White Tokens	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	11–18	37.9
White Weenie	16–14	53.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–2	33.3
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Chroma White	2–0	100.0
Elves	27–14	65.9
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Warriors	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–3	50.0
Rogues	1–3	25.0
Zombies	9–13	40.9
Gruul Aggro	9–7	56.3
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	7–4	63.6
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	59–27	68.6
Affinity	20–13	60.6
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	4–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	28–12	70.0
Mono Blue Architect	6–2	75.0
Devoid Aggro	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Madness	11–13	45.8
Gruul Madness	4–1	80.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	6–9	40.0
Voltron	6–7	46.2
Hexproof	5–3	62.5
Equipment Aggro	1–2	33.3
Hateful Auras	0–2	0.0
Slivers	1–2	33.3
Knights	10–3	76.9
AggroSlide	11–16	40.7
Cats	3–4	42.9
Mono White Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	2–3	40.0
Rakdos Aggro	4–1	80.0
Boros Aggro	1–1	50.0
Humans	1–1	50.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Rats	0–1	0.0
Combo	331–209	61.3
Storm	87–30	74.4
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	24–12	66.7
Dark Tide	2–1	66.7
Dragonstorm	13–5	72.2
Hazoret Storm	3–5	37.5
Simic Storm	6–1	85.7
Citadel Storm	4–1	80.0
High Tide	2–1	66.7
Grixis Tendrils	6–0	100.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	18–3	85.7
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	37–34	52.1
Recurring Nightmare	17–4	81.0
Dragon Nightmare	6–2	75.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–1	66.7
Traditional Reanimator	18–29	38.3
Rakdos Reanimator	8–10	44.4
Dimir Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	8–16	33.3
Grixis Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	3–6	33.3
Dubious Challenge	1–1	50.0
Warp World	7–4	63.6
Temur Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Four Color Glimpse	5–2	71.4
Maniac Combo	4–2	66.7
Hypergenesis	4–6	40.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	15–12	55.6
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	8–10	44.4
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	5–2	71.4
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Umbral Mantle	2–0	100.0
Fake-Twin	3–3	50.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Naya Fake-Twin	2–1	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	9–1	90.0
Anvil Colossus	3–1	75.0
Upheaval Colossus	5–0	100.0
Eggs	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	3–1	75.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–2	0.0
Taking Turns	10–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	13–15	46.4
Ominous Good	3–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–0	100.0
Soulflayer	10–0	100.0
Reanim8 Rack	2–0	100.0
Breakfast	48–61	44.0
Hermit Dredge	0–2	0.0
Oops All Spells	48–57	45.7
Neoform Hermit	0–2	0.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	15–15	50.0
Polymorph	3–1	75.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	2–0	100.0
Storm Herald	2–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	6–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	7–3	70.0
Chain of Acid	3–1	75.0
GreenTwin	2–1	66.7
Tibalt's Trickery	4–0	100.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	2–0	100.0
Restore Balance	4–1	80.0
Gyruda	1–1	50.0
Belcher	1–3	25.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Control	218–222	49.5
Mono Black Control	2–3	40.0
Esper Control	17–12	58.6
Demonic Rising	0–4	0.0
Mono Blue Control	2–0	100.0
Dimir Control	11–16	40.7
Azorius Control	46–58	44.2
Cawblade	4–10	28.6
Turbo Fog	10–0	100.0
Izzet Control	4–6	40.0
Mardu Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	5–4	55.6
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	17–9	65.4
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–0	100.0
Blackpost	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	7–5	58.3
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–4	42.9
Grixis Control	8–6	57.1
Cruel Control	2–1	66.7
Stax	9–13	40.9
Chandra Nalaar	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	5–6	45.5
Izzet Dragons	2–4	33.3
Runeflare	6–2	75.0
Ponza	15–10	60.0
Mono White Control	2–11	15.4
Life is Ez	0–6	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	11–16	40.7
Astral Slide	11–16	40.7
Five Color Control	2–3	40.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–2	0.0
Last Stand Control	2–1	66.7
Sultai Control	4–3	57.1
Sultai Ultimatum	3–1	75.0
Guildgate Control	3–0	100.0
Bant Control	6–1	85.7
Temur Reclamation	0–1	0.0
Pox	4–6	40.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	7–6	53.8
Orzhov Control	2–9	18.2
Prison	12–9	57.1
Enchantress	11–7	61.1
Aggro-Combo	147–182	44.7
Aristocrats	14–29	32.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–7	41.7
Golgari Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Boros Bombardment	1–10	9.1
Burn	19–14	57.6
Infect	50–47	51.5
Simic Infect	41–41	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	7–5	58.3
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	26–55	32.1
Izzet Dreadnought	3–7	30.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	23–40	36.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–1	50.0
Hushnought	15–8	65.2
Liquimetal Fishing	4–3	57.1
Combo Goblins	17–25	40.5
Goblin Persist	8–11	42.1
Dirty Kitty	9–14	39.1
Aggro-Control	78–107	42.2
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	19–40	32.2
Azorius Skies	4–1	80.0
Blue Madness	3–1	75.0
Simic Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–2	50.0
Wizards	6–2	75.0
Ninjas	10–7	58.8
Mono Blue Tempo	14–15	48.3
Mono Blue Librarians	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	6–7	46.2
Dimir Tempo	3–16	15.8
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	0–2	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	3–4	42.9
Azorius Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	126–95	57.0
Curses	3–7	30.0
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	17–9	65.4
Mindcrank	11–13	45.8
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	3–1	75.0
Zur's Weirding	2–7	22.2
Solar Flare	2–4	33.3
Plasma Swans	3–3	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	80–48	62.5
Wildfire	5–1	83.3
Thryx-Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	75–47	61.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	30–17	63.8
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	9–5	64.3
Temur Jokulhaups Control	10–8	55.6
Jund Jokulhaups Control	4–1	80.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	13–7	65.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	6–8	42.9
Midrange	285–290	49.6
The Rock	9–8	52.9
Golgari Citadel	5–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	12–11	52.2
Selesnya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	8–12	40.0
Blink	44–44	50.0
Wave Blink	27–31	46.6
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	10–8	55.6
Orzhov Wave	1–19	5.0
Abzan Wave	9–3	75.0
Bant Wave	3–0	100.0
Acid Trip	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	0–5	0.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	18–13	58.1
Séance	4–2	66.7
Varolz Dreadnought	8–5	61.5
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Allies	8–3	72.7
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–1	50.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	3–2	60.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	8–7	53.3
Mardu Midrange	4–6	40.0
Vampires	7–2	77.8
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Vampires	4–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	3–3	50.0
Orzhov Legends	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Legends	1–2	33.3
Elementals	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	15–18	45.5
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	9–3	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	8–31	20.5
Mono Black Devotion	2–22	8.3
Heart of Darkness	1–1	50.0
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	10–12	45.5
Dimir Vat	1–0	100.0
Angels	5–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	4–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	14–6	70.0
Martyr's Grace	7–3	70.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	13–36	26.5
Orzhov Capenna	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Prophet Glare	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	4–3	57.1
Ordealbreak	2–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Neoform	1–1	50.0
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	4–3	57.1
Hero of Precinct One	11–18	37.9
Abzan Hero	0–1	0.0
Mardu Hero	3–5	37.5
Esper Hero	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	1–5	16.7
Five Color Hero	2–6	25.0
Boros Hero	1–1	50.0
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Clerics	8–3	72.7
Simic Snow	14–6	70.0
Artifact Midrange	9–7	56.3
Death Cloud	4–3	57.1
Illness in the Ranks	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	1–1	50.0
Ramp	103–33	75.7
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	17–9	65.4
Cloudpost Ramp	69–17	80.2
Eldrazipost	2–1	66.7
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	50–13	79.4
Gruul Post	7–1	87.5
Simic Post	4–0	100.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–0	100.0
Historic Bloom	1–0	100.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	1–0	100.0
Defenders	1–2	33.3
Carth Superfriends	5–3	62.5
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0
Applejacks	1–0	100.0