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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 1 day, 13 hours.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	5605	11784–10875–18	52.0	416	2701
Necrotic Ooze Combo	163	406–303–1	57.3	17	97

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	123–77	61.5
Mono Black Aggro	3–6	33.3
Heroic	10–9	52.6
Mono White Heroic	10–6	62.5
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	25–13	65.8
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Goblins	5–2	71.4
Tokens	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	3–0	100.0
White Weenie	17–8	68.0
Odric Keywords	2–2	50.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–0	100.0
Soldiers	5–2	71.4
Chroma White	3–1	75.0
Mono White Humans	1–1	50.0
Elves	7–2	77.8
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Zombies	1–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	1–2	33.3
Mono Red Swarm	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	29–19	60.4
Affinity	13–7	65.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	16–11	59.3
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	3–3	50.0
Equipment Aggro	3–3	50.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–3	25.0
AggroSlide	7–3	70.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Humans	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	2–3	40.0
Boros Legends Aggro	1–2	33.3
Bard Class	1–1	50.0
Combo	72–63–1	53.3
Storm	5–3	62.5
Dimir Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–1	50.0
Izzet Storm	1–2	33.3
Reanimator	6–12–1	33.3
Traditional Reanimator	6–12–1	33.3
Dimir Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–11–1	21.4
Necrotic Ooze Combo	13–13	50.0
Warp World	5–3	62.5
Temur Glimpse	1–1	50.0
Boros Glimpse	2–2	50.0
Four Color Glimpse	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	2–0	100.0
New Perspectives	4–1	80.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	4–1	80.0
Anvil Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eggs	4–4	50.0
Saffi Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	2–1	66.7
Breakfast	3–9	25.0
Cephalid Breakfast	1–4	20.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–4	20.0
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	2–4	33.3
Oops All Lands	2–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	0–2	0.0
Ad Nauseam	0–3	0.0
Ad Swanseam	0–2	0.0
Intruder Alarm	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	1–1	50.0
Possibility Storm	1–0	100.0
Midnight Mass	1–0	100.0
Phoenix Altar	2–1	66.7
Actual Twin	4–5	44.4
Izzet Twin	3–5	37.5
Boros Twin	1–0	100.0
Control	54–45	54.5
Esper Control	3–3	50.0
Demonic Rising	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	3–2	60.0
Dimir Control	2–3	40.0
Azorius Control	16–10	61.5
Cawblade	4–1	80.0
Turbo Fog	3–1	75.0
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	7–6	53.8
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	4–2	66.7
Grixis Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	1–2	33.3
Ponza	1–0	100.0
Mono White Control	2–0	100.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Five Color Control	0–2	0.0
Sultai Control	2–4	33.3
Pox	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Control	3–4	42.9
Prison	4–2	66.7
Enchantress	3–1	75.0
Aggro-Combo	29–26	52.7
Aristocrats	8–9	47.1
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	5–7	41.7
Burn	3–2	60.0
Infect	2–2	50.0
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–2	33.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	9–9	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	9–9	50.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	2–1	66.7
Combo Goblins	3–3	50.0
Goblin Persist	3–3	50.0
Aggro-Control	24–14	63.2
Izzet Tempo	6–1	85.7
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–2	50.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–2	33.3
Izzet Spells	6–3	66.7
Dimir Tempo	3–3	50.0
Dimir Librarians	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	3–2	60.0
Combo-Control	17–12	58.6
Curses	2–0	100.0
Mindcrank	0–3	0.0
Solar Flare	1–2	33.3
Plasma Swans	2–4	33.3
Mass Land Destruction	10–3	76.9
Wildfire	5–1	83.3
Borderpost Wildfire	2–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	5–2	71.4
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	4–0	100.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–0	100.0
Greasefang	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Greasefang	1–0	100.0
Midrange	73–52	58.4
Temur Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	2–2	50.0
Abzan Midrange	4–1	80.0
Jund	3–2	60.0
Blink	9–5	64.3
Wave Blink	2–2	50.0
Azorius Wave	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Wave	0–2	0.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	4–2	66.7
Allies	6–2	75.0
Orzhov Allies	1–1	50.0
Boros Allies	1–1	50.0
Esper Allies	4–0	100.0
Treefolk	3–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	3–0	100.0
White Jund	1–0	100.0
Vampires	1–8	11.1
Mono Black Vampires	0–6	0.0
Legends Midrange	2–2	50.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Mardu Legends	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–4	50.0
Naya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Card Advantage White	2–2	50.0
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–3	50.0
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	1–2	33.3
Dimir Midrange	2–3	40.0
Angels	5–3	62.5
Mono White Angels	3–0	100.0
Azorius Angels	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Angels	1–2	33.3
Lifegain Midrange	4–0	100.0
Martyr's Grace	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	0–4	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	4–2	66.7
Orzhov Hero	2–0	100.0
Five Color Hero	0–2	0.0
Naya Hero	2–0	100.0
Clerics	1–1	50.0
Coinflip Tribal	1–1	50.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Nissa Company	1–1	50.0
Ramp	14–14	50.0
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	5–4	55.6
Cloudpost Ramp	7–3	70.0
Greenpost	6–2	75.0
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Devoid Cruelty	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	0–2	0.0
Field Ramp	0–1	0.0