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Which cards are legal?

Card legality is set quarterly based on which cards are 2¢ or less at that time.
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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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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, 5 days.

Ramp

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Ramp	1271	2355–2622–2	47.3	67	575
Villainous Wealth	7	12–16	42.9	0	3
Rofellos Ramp	409	872–810	51.8	36	245
Wild Pair	19	43–42	50.6	0	6
Channel-Rofellos	236	562–452	55.4	31	171
Cloudpost Ramp	499	935–1041	47.3	23	195
Eldrazipost	26	32–59	35.2	0	4
Locus Awakening	5	2–13	13.3
Golgari Post	19	32–43	42.7	0	5
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	8	10–13	43.5	0	1
Greenpost	328	688–670	50.7	22	151
Gruul Post	44	78–99	44.1	1	17
Simic Post	29	46–60	43.4	0	10
Temurpost	1	0–2	0.0
Devoid Cruelty	37	92–66	58.2	3	19
Domain	16	34–34	50.0	1	8
Temur Bombardment	1	0–3	0.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	14	18–32	36.0	0	1
Historic Bloom	4	4–9	30.8
Reclamation at Wake	4	5–8	38.5
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	4	8–8	50.0	0	2
Eureka!	5	12–9	57.1	0	3
Defenders	3	0–7	0.0
Carth Superfriends	20	25–37	40.3	1	8
Jund Carth	5	3–11	21.4	0	1
Applejacks	24	45–43	51.1	2	8
Orcish Aids	1	1–2	33.3
Field Ramp	30	44–67	39.6	0	15

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	688–918	42.8
Mono Black Aggro	33–60	35.5
Heroic	50–62	44.6
Mono White Heroic	38–53	41.8
Azorius Heroic	4–5	44.4
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–2	50.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Heroic	5–1	83.3
Red Deck Wins	195–311	38.5
Mono Red Devotion	3–12	20.0
Prisoner	0–2	0.0
Proliferate Red	2–4	33.3
Goblins	19–23	45.2
Tokens	19–9	67.9
Selesnya Tokens	8–7	53.3
Mono White Tokens	5–2	71.4
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	18–21	46.2
White Weenie	80–75	51.6
Odric Keywords	9–8	52.9
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–1	66.7
Soldiers	13–18	41.9
Kithkin	2–0	100.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Mono White Humans	0–6	0.0
Elves	24–38	38.7
Werewolves	2–0	100.0
Warriors	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	0–6	0.0
Zombies	35–59	37.2
Gruul Aggro	6–11	35.3
Merfolk	9–9	50.0
Mono Red Swarm	8–9	47.1
8 Whack	3–1	75.0
Artifact Aggro	68–80	45.9
Affinity	31–44	41.3
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	8–3	72.7
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	30–29	50.8
Mono Blue Architect	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–4	20.0
Devastating Dreams	0–3	0.0
Madness	4–2	66.7
Gruul Madness	0–2	0.0
Golgari Madness	4–0	100.0
Voltron	17–13	56.7
Hexproof	9–7	56.3
Equipment Aggro	5–4	55.6
Hateful Auras	2–2	50.0
Slivers	2–3	40.0
Knights	14–10	58.3
AggroSlide	57–74	43.5
Cats	4–5	44.4
Mono White Cats	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Cats	4–3	57.1
Rakdos Aggro	3–4	42.9
Boros Aggro	3–1	75.0
Humans	2–9	18.2
Selesnya Humans	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Humans	1–1	50.0
Boros Humans	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Humans	0–4	0.0
Shamans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	4–9	30.8
Boros Legends Aggro	3–9	25.0
Bard Class	1–0	100.0
Pirates	0–1	0.0
Rats	2–0	100.0
Combo	298–408	42.2
Storm	49–52	48.5
Sultai Tendrils	2–1	66.7
Dimir Tendrils	15–16	48.4
Dragonstorm	9–7	56.3
Hazoret Storm	0–6	0.0
Simic Storm	2–2	50.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	4–9	30.8
Grixis Tendrils	3–3	50.0
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	4–6	40.0
Swath Storm	1–1	50.0
Channel Storm	4–1	80.0
Reanimator	45–79	36.3
Recurring Nightmare	6–19	24.0
Dragon Nightmare	4–14	22.2
Four Color Powerful Magic	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	10–22	31.3
Double Dragon	0–5	0.0
Starlit Graves	1–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	0–1	0.0
8 Goyf	0–1	0.0
Living Death	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	28–35	44.4
Rakdos Reanimator	5–4	55.6
Dimir Reanimator	0–2	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	14–12	53.8
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necro Combo	0–1	0.0
Faith Necro	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	15–14	51.7
Mono Green Stormless Storm	0–1	0.0
Dubious Challenge	1–3	25.0
Warp World	6–14	30.0
Temur Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Boros Glimpse	4–13	23.5
Hypergenesis	29–25	53.7
Hyperwave	4–4	50.0
New Perspectives	2–5	28.6
Cat Wave	5–6	45.5
Acid Wave	1–2	33.3
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Monumental Ignus	2–0	100.0
Mardu Life	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–16	15.8
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–9	10.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–4	20.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Myr Incubator	2–3	40.0
Fake-Twin	2–6	25.0
Jeskai Fake-Twin	0–3	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	6–5	54.5
Anvil Colossus	3–1	75.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–2	33.3
Infinite Infinite Combos	2–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	3–4	42.9
Eggs	19–15	55.9
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–2	33.3
Blazing Shoal Combo	0–2	0.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	7–3	70.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	2–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	6–4	60.0
Ominous Good	1–6	14.3
Jokulhaups Combo	1–3	25.0
Soulflayer	4–9	30.8
Reanim8 Rack	2–6	25.0
Breakfast	28–51	35.4
Cephalid Breakfast	16–7	69.6
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	16–6	72.7
Hermit Dredge	1–1	50.0
Oops All Spells	10–37	21.3
Neoform Hermit	0–5	0.0
Unctus	1–0	100.0
Oops All Lands	3–3	50.0
Dredge	9–6	60.0
Insidious Roots Dredge	2–2	50.0
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–1	50.0
Dice Factory	1–2	33.3
Storm Herald	1–3	25.0
Enduring Ideal	4–1	80.0
Ad Nauseam	2–5	28.6
Ad Swanseam	2–1	66.7
GreenTwin	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	4–5	44.4
Gyruda	0–2	0.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Belcher	0–2	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–3	25.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Phoenix Altar	3–11	21.4
Actual Twin	6–16	27.3
Izzet Twin	4–15	21.1
Boros Twin	2–1	66.7
Control	392–297–2	56.9
Mono Black Control	11–6	64.7
Esper Control	31–17	64.6
Demonic Rising	18–15	54.5
Paradox Haze Lock	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	5–3	62.5
Dimir Control	28–29	49.1
Dreadful Inspiration	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	54–52	50.9
Adam's Ale	1–1	50.0
Cawblade	6–6	50.0
Turbo Fog	10–7	58.8
Izzet Control	10–4	71.4
Mardu Control	4–2	66.7
Mill	6–4	60.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	31–31–2	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	4–10–2	28.6
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	6–8	42.9
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	6–1	85.7
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	9–10	47.4
Grixis Control	28–9	75.7
Cruel Control	19–5	79.2
Stax	15–10	60.0
Pollute the Planet	5–7	41.7
Chandra Nalaar	4–3	57.1
Jeskai Control	23–11	67.6
Jeskai Approach	0–3	0.0
Dragon Control	6–4	60.0
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Esper Dragons	2–2	50.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	5–2	71.4
Runeflare	4–1	80.0
Ponza	12–12	50.0
Mono White Control	10–3	76.9
Life is Ez	4–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–5	16.7
Cycling Control	14–13	51.9
Astral Slide	13–13	50.0
Five Color Control	7–8	46.7
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Last Stand Control	1–2	33.3
Sultai Control	7–6	53.8
Guildgate Control	11–8	57.9
Bant Control	2–2	50.0
Temur Reclamation	1–1	50.0
Pox	6–4	60.0
Enchantments Control	1–2	33.3
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–3	50.0
Seasons Past Control	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Control	8–9	47.1
Prison	7–5	58.3
Enchantress	6–4	60.0
Aggro-Combo	113–178	38.8
Aristocrats	43–59	42.2
Mono Black Aristocrats	14–16	46.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	7–10	41.2
Golgari Aristocrats	3–4	42.9
Abzan Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	13–24	35.1
Boros Bombardment	2–1	66.7
Burn	15–9	62.5
Necro Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	13–22	37.1
Simic Infect	0–8	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–7	36.4
Golgari Infect	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Infect	1–1	50.0
Turbo Myth	1–3	25.0
Pummeler	2–3	40.0
Hermit Humans	2–1	66.7
Trickbind Dreadnought	13–43	23.2
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	11–37	22.9
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–6	40.0
Hushnought	3–8	27.3
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	9–19	32.1
Goblin Persist	9–15	37.5
Dirty Kitty	0–4	0.0
Aggro-Control	152–140	52.1
Simic Flash	1–4	20.0
Simic Vat	1–3	25.0
Izzet Tempo	28–30	48.3
Azorius Skies	2–2	50.0
Blue Madness	8–6	57.1
Simic Madness	7–5	58.3
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Temur Clues	1–3	25.0
Wizards	3–9	25.0
Tetsukotog	0–1	0.0
12 Pest	1–1	50.0
Ninjas	5–7	41.7
Mono Blue Gush	11–7	61.1
Mono Blue Tempo	32–30	51.6
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	5–3	62.5
Izzet Spells	35–15	70.0
Dimir Tempo	13–11	54.2
Dimir Faeries	1–2	33.3
Sultai Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–5	28.6
Azorius Tempo	6–2	75.0
Combo-Control	109–132	45.2
Curses	3–2	60.0
Burning Vengeance	2–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	6–12	33.3
Battle of Wits	7–2	77.8
Shared Fate	1–2	33.3
Swarm Intelligence	2–0	100.0
Pickles	2–4	33.3
Mindcrank	15–16	48.4
Dragoncrank	1–1	50.0
Displace Loop	1–1	50.0
Peregrine Drake	1–0	100.0
Hedron Alignment	3–1	75.0
Yosei Vat	5–4	55.6
Curious Niv-Mizzet	2–1	66.7
Hive Mind	5–2	71.4
Zur's Weirding	5–5	50.0
Solar Flare	6–10	37.5
Plasma Swans	5–6	45.5
Mass Land Destruction	26–57	31.3
Wildfire	16–16	50.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–4	20.0
Borderpost Wildfire	7–6	53.8
Jokulhaups Control	10–41	19.6
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	7–24	22.6
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–5	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–5	16.7
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Thopter-Sword	1–1	50.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	1–0	100.0
Esper Thopter-Sword	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	0–1	0.0
Greasefang	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Greasefang	2–2	50.0
Coveted Falcon Combo	1–0	100.0
Midrange	382–327	53.9
Temur Ascendancy	10–11	47.6
Prophet Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	9–1	90.0
Golgari Citadel	1–1	50.0
Grenzo	3–4	42.9
Abzan Midrange	5–4	55.6
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	17–16	51.5
Blink	49–59	45.4
Wave Blink	32–38	45.7
Cloudpost Wave Blink	2–3	40.0
Esper Wave	3–3	50.0
Azorius Wave	20–12	62.5
Orzhov Wave	6–13	31.6
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Blink	9–14	39.1
Graveyard Value	5–2	71.4
Séance	1–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Constellation	0–2	0.0
Allies	15–12	55.6
Orzhov Allies	8–3	72.7
Mardu Allies	2–2	50.0
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	0–3	0.0
Esper Allies	2–1	66.7
Azorius Allies	0–2	0.0
Treefolk	5–2	71.4
-1/-1 Counters	1–2	33.3
Fake-Rack	9–3	75.0
Selvala Morningstar	1–2	33.3
Mardu Midrange	8–3	72.7
Yisan-Prophet	1–0	100.0
Vampires	11–15	42.3
Mono Black Vampires	4–12	25.0
Rakdos Vampires	5–2	71.4
Orzhov Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	4–4	50.0
Orzhov Legends	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	0–3	0.0
Elementals	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	21–18	53.8
Big Red	5–3	62.5
Mono Black Midrange	54–57	48.6
Necro Midrange	1–4	20.0
Mono Black Devotion	14–10	58.3
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Heart of Darkness	4–5	44.4
Hellion Whip	2–4	33.3
Dimir Midrange	13–12	52.0
Temur Energy	6–1	85.7
Angels	16–8	66.7
Mono White Angels	1–0	100.0
Azorius Angels	1–4	20.0
Orzhov Angels	13–3	81.3
Toughness Matters	2–1	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	4–7	36.4
Martyr's Grace	0–4	0.0
Sultai Midrange	12–10	54.5
Sultai Emerge	3–5	37.5
Sultai Energy	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	26–22	54.2
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Prophet Glare	2–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	3–1	75.0
Zur the Enchanter	0–1	0.0
Neoform	3–0	100.0
Temur Neoform	1–0	100.0
Sultai Neoform	1–0	100.0
Party	2–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	8–13	38.1
Hero of Precinct One	8–5	61.5
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Hero	4–1	80.0
Five Color Hero	2–2	50.0
Clerics	7–2	77.8
Simic Snow	1–2	33.3
Artifact Midrange	2–4	33.3
Death Cloud	1–2	33.3
Nissa Company	2–0	100.0
Game Objects	2–0	100.0
Ramp	221–221	50.0
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	151–154	49.5
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Channel-Rofellos	138–139	49.8
Cloudpost Ramp	36–39	48.0
Eldrazipost	2–2	50.0
Golgari Post	2–3	40.0
Greenpost	23–27	46.0
Gruul Post	2–2	50.0
Simic Post	2–3	40.0
Temurpost	1–0	100.0
Devoid Cruelty	4–6	40.0
Domain	3–1	75.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	3–0	100.0
Historic Bloom	2–0	100.0
Reclamation at Wake	1–1	50.0
Eureka!	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	1–4	20.0
Field Ramp	1–1	50.0
Unclassified	0–1	0.0