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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
Combo	37288	62367–63590–18	49.5	430	2787	1687
Oriss Genesis	319	552–451–2	55.0	0	6	28

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	125–108	53.6
Mono Black Aggro	1–2	33.3
Heroic	12–14	46.2
Mono White Heroic	6–7	46.2
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–6	25.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	17–23	42.5
Mono Red Devotion	0–2	0.0
Goblins	7–4	63.6
Tokens	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–2	75.0
White Weenie	13–6	68.4
Odric Keywords	1–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	6–10	37.5
Werewolves	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Little Kid	6–1	85.7
Selesnya Counters	3–0	100.0
Rogues	0–2	0.0
Zombies	2–1	66.7
Gruul Aggro	3–1	75.0
Merfolk	2–6	25.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–3	40.0
8 Whack	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	14–18	43.8
Affinity	7–14	33.3
Tempered Steel	5–3	62.5
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	4–1	80.0
Hexproof	4–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Slivers	2–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	2–0	100.0
Knights	5–3	62.5
AggroSlide	3–2	60.0
Cats	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Cats	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Aggro	4–1	80.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Humans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–2	0.0
Rats	0–1	0.0
Combo	106–92	53.5
Storm	23–19	54.8
Dimir Tendrils	6–6	50.0
Dragonstorm	4–1	80.0
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	7–7	50.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Stormpost	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–2	33.3
Izzet Storm	2–0	100.0
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	17–18	48.6
Recurring Nightmare	0–3	0.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	3–1	75.0
Double Dragon	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	14–14	50.0
Rakdos Reanimator	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	10–11	47.6
Orzhov Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	4–4	50.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	1–2	33.3
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Zubera Tribal	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Ascendancy	6–1	85.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	6–1	85.7
Myr Incubator	0–4	0.0
Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	5–4	55.6
Anvil Colossus	1–3	25.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	1–1	50.0
Eggs	0–3	0.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	2–1	66.7
Izzet Ascension	2–0	100.0
Ominous Good	3–2	60.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–0	100.0
Soulflayer	3–1	75.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	6–5	54.5
Hermit Dredge	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	2–2	50.0
Neoform Hermit	2–3	40.0
Unctus	1–0	100.0
Dredge	11–13	45.8
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	1–0	100.0
Storm Herald	0–2	0.0
Enduring Ideal	4–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	0–1	0.0
Chain of Acid	2–0	100.0
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Control	100–83	54.6
Mono Black Control	2–2	50.0
Esper Control	7–9	43.8
Demonic Rising	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Control	3–1	75.0
Dimir Control	3–4	42.9
Azorius Control	23–8	74.2
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	2–1	66.7
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Control	2–2	50.0
Mill	4–4	50.0
Cloudpost Control	5–7	41.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Blackpost	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–1	75.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Grixis Control	5–3	62.5
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	4–2	66.7
Jeskai Control	1–2	33.3
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	0–1	0.0
Ponza	7–6	53.8
Mono White Control	1–5	16.7
Life is Ez	1–2	33.3
Cycling Control	2–4	33.3
Astral Slide	2–2	50.0
Five Color Control	1–2	33.3
Shrines	1–1	50.0
Last Stand Control	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	4–2	66.7
Sultai Ultimatum	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	2–7	22.2
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Temur Reclamation	1–2	33.3
Pox	12–5	70.6
Seasons Past Control	3–1	75.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	24–28	46.2
Aristocrats	8–7	53.3
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–1	80.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Food	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Burn	3–2	60.0
Infect	1–7	12.5
Simic Infect	1–1	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–4	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–2	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–3	40.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	5–4	55.6
Liquimetal Fishing	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	2–2	50.0
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Dirty Kitty	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	39–38	50.6
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	5–17	22.7
Azorius Skies	3–4	42.9
Blue Madness	2–2	50.0
Simic Madness	2–1	66.7
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Wizards	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	12–7	63.2
Mono Blue Faeries	0–2	0.0
Izzet Spells	3–4	42.9
Dimir Tempo	6–0	100.0
Combo-Control	16–17–1	48.5
Curses	1–2	33.3
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	2–1	66.7
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	1–1	50.0
Peregrine Drake	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	2–1	66.7
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	3–10	23.1
Wildfire	2–6	25.0
Thryx-Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Resurgent Belief	1–0	100.0
Midrange	116–76–1	60.4
The Rock	5–4	55.6
Golgari Citadel	0–2	0.0
Angels and Taxes	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	0–1–1	0.0
Abzan Midrange	9–3	75.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	8–3	72.7
Blink	7–7	50.0
Wave Blink	5–4	55.6
Azorius Wave	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Wave	2–0	100.0
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Bant Wave	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	8–5	61.5
Séance	1–2	33.3
Varolz Dreadnought	2–3	40.0
Allies	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
BRGW Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	3–1	75.0
Mardu Midrange	3–2	60.0
Vampires	4–4	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	3–3	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	10–7	58.8
Big Red	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	8–9	47.1
Mono Black Devotion	4–5	44.4
Dimir Midrange	2–4	33.3
Dimir Vat	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	4–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	3–1	75.0
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	7–7	50.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–1	50.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–1	50.0
Ordealbreak	2–1	66.7
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–1	66.7
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	3–2	60.0
Hero of Precinct One	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Hero	2–0	100.0
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–2	33.3
Simic Snow	4–2	66.7
Artifact Midrange	1–1	50.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Game Objects	2–0	100.0
Ramp	26–9	74.3
Cloudpost Ramp	19–6	76.0
Golgari Post	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	8–6	57.1
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Simic Post	4–0	100.0
Domain	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0