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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.

Browse Decklists from tournaments, leagues and elsewhere

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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.

To find the Penny Dreadful community join the Discord.
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.

Top 8 finishers on each month's league leaderboard win credit with Cardhoarder.

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How do I enter a tournament?

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 4 days, 2 hours.

Congratulations to vagstor, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 35)

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	50189	93756–84004–65	52.7	734	5749	2361
Legends Aggro	795	1587–1282	55.3	17	149	47
Boros Legends Aggro	617	1273–973	56.7	16	140	41
Selesnya Legends Aggro	35	58–71	45.0	0	1	1
Bard Class	88	180–139	56.4	0	7	4

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	346–328	51.3
Mono Black Aggro	6–3	66.7
Heroic	3–17	15.0
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	2–8	20.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–8	11.1
Red Deck Wins	50–46	52.1
Goblins	18–4	81.8
Tokens	8–3	72.7
Selesnya Tokens	1–3	25.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Tokens	4–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	14–13	51.9
White Weenie	15–30	33.3
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Soldiers	5–18	21.7
Mono White Humans	2–6	25.0
Elves	6–13	31.6
Selesnya Little Kid	5–1	83.3
Selesnya Counters	2–1	66.7
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Zombies	0–1	0.0
Gruul Aggro	12–13	48.0
Merfolk	2–3	40.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–4	20.0
Artifact Aggro	25–24	51.0
Affinity	17–10	63.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	6–8	42.9
Tempered Steel	2–10	16.7
Mono Blue Architect	6–4	60.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–2	0.0
Madness	4–1	80.0
Golgari Madness	3–1	75.0
Voltron	12–7	63.2
Equipment Aggro	9–7	56.3
Hateful Auras	3–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	0–2	0.0
Knights	6–0	100.0
AggroSlide	17–9	65.4
Cats	7–3	70.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	6–3	66.7
Rakdos Aggro	9–2	81.8
Boros Aggro	2–0	100.0
Humans	17–18	48.6
Selesnya Humans	4–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	8–12	40.0
Orzhov Humans	4–4	50.0
Mono Red Eldrazi	2–4	33.3
Legends Aggro	93–93	50.0
Boros Legends Aggro	83–81	50.6
Selesnya Legends Aggro	3–1	75.0
Bard Class	3–3	50.0
Permanent Vacation	0–3	0.0
Pirates	4–3	57.1
Rats	4–4	50.0
Combo	302–209	59.1
Storm	43–24	64.2
Dimir Tendrils	0–2	0.0
Dragonstorm	6–5	54.5
Hazoret Storm	4–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	8–2	80.0
High Tide	25–14	64.1
Reanimator	23–15	60.5
Worldgorger Dragon	1–2	33.3
Starlit Graves	4–1	80.0
Living Death	6–6	50.0
Excruciator Combo	5–6	45.5
Traditional Reanimator	12–6	66.7
Orzhov Reanimator	9–5	64.3
Oriss Genesis	2–0	100.0
Necro Combo	9–7	56.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	14–12	53.8
Warp World	12–12	50.0
Temur Glimpse	3–3	50.0
Boros Glimpse	5–9	35.7
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	2–6	25.0
New Perspectives	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–0	100.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	19–9	67.9
Anvil Colossus	16–6	72.7
Seismic Swans	7–1	87.5
Eggs	3–1	75.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	2–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	29–20	59.2
Taking Turns	1–2	33.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	6–1	85.7
Soulflayer	3–3	50.0
Breakfast	4–4	50.0
Oops All Spells	2–1	66.7
Unctus	2–3	40.0
Oops All Lands	7–11	38.9
Dredge	6–3	66.7
Insidious Roots Dredge	4–3	57.1
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	4–1	80.0
Enduring Ideal	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	0–1	0.0
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	3–4	42.9
Intruder Alarm	3–1	75.0
Calibrated Blast	9–2	81.8
Restore Balance	6–5	54.5
Gyruda	7–12	36.8
Belcher	3–3	50.0
Tameshi Bloom	14–9	60.9
Possibility Storm	3–3	50.0
Midnight Mass	16–9	64.0
Phoenix Altar	7–5	58.3
Actual Twin	7–10	41.2
Izzet Twin	6–9	40.0
Boros Twin	1–1	50.0
Nadu Combo	1–6	14.3
Primal Prayers Combo	0–3	0.0
Control	254–194	56.7
Mono Black Control	2–1	66.7
Esper Control	43–27	61.4
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	21–17	55.3
Azorius Control	35–34	50.7
Cawblade	1–0	100.0
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	6–7	46.2
Mill	3–2	60.0
Cloudpost Control	41–25	62.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	5–2	71.4
Blackpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	12–5	70.6
Izzet Cloudpost Control	6–1	85.7
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	10–9	52.6
Mono White Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Grixis Control	6–1	85.7
Cruel Control	4–1	80.0
Stax	16–10	61.5
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	5–1	83.3
Dragon Control	8–4	66.7
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Esper Dragons	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	2–0	100.0
Ponza	9–5	64.3
Mono White Control	4–0	100.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	8–3	72.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	2–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	6–2	75.0
Sultai Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	6–5	54.5
Pox	3–1	75.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	8–14	36.4
Orzhov Control	8–16	33.3
Prison	11–20	35.5
Enchantress	9–17	34.6
Aggro-Combo	56–41	57.7
Aristocrats	18–9	66.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Golgari Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Food	3–2	60.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	9–6	60.0
Burn	12–1	92.3
Necro Burn	4–0	100.0
Infect	19–28	40.4
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–2	60.0
Golgari Infect	12–25	32.4
Mono Black Infect	3–0	100.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–3	50.0
Combo Goblins	1–0	100.0
Goblin Persist	1–0	100.0
Dwarf Combo	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	81–57	58.7
Simic Flash	5–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	6–2	75.0
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	0–1	0.0
Grixis Madness	0–1	0.0
Wizards	5–4	55.6
Ninjas	5–3	62.5
Mono Blue Tempo	4–10	28.6
Mono Blue Librarians	2–6	25.0
Izzet Spells	18–4	81.8
Dimir Tempo	12–9	57.1
Dimir Faeries	6–5	54.5
Dimir Librarians	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	11–12	47.8
Combo-Control	58–54	51.8
Curses	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	15–6	71.4
Approach Necro	1–3	25.0
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Pickles	3–1	75.0
Displace Loop	2–1	66.7
Familiars	2–1	66.7
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–1	50.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	6–3	66.7
Zur's Weirding	1–4	20.0
Solar Flare	10–28	26.3
Plasma Swans	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	6–2	75.0
Wildfire	6–2	75.0
Borderpost Wildfire	4–1	80.0
Resurgent Belief	3–1	75.0
Greasefang	3–4	42.9
Esper Greasefang	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Greasefang	2–1	66.7
Midrange	412–364	53.1
Temur Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
The Rock	18–12	60.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–2	33.3
Abzan Midrange	14–16	46.7
Selesnya Midrange	6–3	66.7
Selesnya Value Town	3–1	75.0
Jund	8–7	53.3
Blink	117–156	42.9
Wave Blink	16–29	35.6
Cloudpost Wave Blink	4–7	36.4
Azorius Wave	11–16	40.7
Orzhov Wave	1–6	14.3
Orzhov Blink	84–110	43.3
Anti-Persecution	2–2	50.0
Graveyard Value	11–5	68.8
Séance	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	3–3	50.0
Allies	3–2	60.0
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	2–1	66.7
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	5–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
White Jund	0–1	0.0
Vampires	9–7	56.3
Mono Black Vampires	8–7	53.3
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	9–7	56.3
Mardu Legends	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Legends	3–6	33.3
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Elementals	4–3	57.1
Rakdos Midrange	10–3	76.9
Naya Midrange	3–1	75.0
Big Red	10–3	76.9
Mono Black Midrange	28–30	48.3
Necro Midrange	14–19	42.4
Mono Black Devotion	6–4	60.0
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	9–6	60.0
Angels	3–2	60.0
Azorius Angels	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	1–3	25.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–1	80.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	6–1	85.7
Orzhov Midrange	4–3	57.1
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	6–18	25.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	42–31	57.5
Hero of Precinct One	15–8	65.2
Mardu Hero	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Hero	1–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	10–7	58.8
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	4–2	66.7
Artifact Midrange	12–3	80.0
Coinflips	1–1	50.0
Death Cloud	8–5	61.5
Nissa Company	1–1	50.0
Illness in the Ranks	0–1	0.0
Game Objects	1–2	33.3
Laelia Cascade	5–0	100.0
Wight Midrange	2–5	28.6
Golgari Wight	2–3	40.0
Jund Wight	0–1	0.0
Ramp	73–35	67.6
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	4–2	66.7
Wild Pair	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	30–18	62.5
Eldrazipost	1–2	33.3
Greenpost	12–5	70.6
Gruul Post	6–2	75.0
Simic Post	10–5	66.7
Temurpost	1–3	25.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Defenders	2–1	66.7
Carth Superfriends	5–7	41.7
Jund Carth	1–2	33.3
Applejacks	3–1	75.0
Field Ramp	8–4	66.7
Superfriends	1–0	100.0
Unclassified	5–0	100.0