Esper Control

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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?

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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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 MTGO Traders.

When you complete a five match league run for the first time ever you will get 1 tik credit with MTGO Traders (at the end of the month).

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We have seven 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 roughly 7 weeks away.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	1046	1601–1843	46.5	1	45	32
Esper Control	114	236–175	57.4	0	6	8

Most Common Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	48–62	43.6
Heroic	7–6	53.8
Mono White Heroic	7–6	53.8
Red Deck Wins	5–6	45.5
Goblins	7–8	46.7
Mono Green Stompy	0–1	0.0
White Weenie	1–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Elves	5–4	55.6
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Zombies	0–1	0.0
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	10–20	33.3
Affinity	10–19	34.5
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Voltron	1–1	50.0
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	3–9	25.0
Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–2	0.0
Combo	49–26	65.3
Storm	4–1	80.0
Dimir Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Hazoret Storm	2–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–4	33.3
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	6–2	75.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
Seismic Swans	1–0	100.0
Eggs	9–8	52.9
Taking Turns	0–1	0.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	3–1	75.0
Jokulhaups	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	2–0	100.0
Dredge	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	4–1	80.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	3–1	75.0
Ad Nauseam	4–2	66.7
Control	32–18	64.0
Mono Black Control	1–0	100.0
Esper Control	1–1	50.0
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	5–2	71.4
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	0–1	0.0
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	2–2	50.0
Cruel Control	2–1	66.7
Stax	6–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Ponza	3–7	30.0
Wildfire	3–7	30.0
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	3–6	33.3
Mono White Control	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	2–1	66.7
Astral Slide	2–1	66.7
Sultai Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	28–15	65.1
Aristocrats	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Burn	6–4	60.0
Infect	4–1	80.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–0	100.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–2	50.0
Hushnought	6–4	60.0
Liquimetal Fishing	5–2	71.4
Aggro-Control	12–8	60.0
Izzet Tempo	6–5	54.5
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–0	100.0
Dimir Tempo	2–1	66.7
Combo-Control	9–9	50.0
Mindcrank	2–4	33.3
Hive Mind	2–3	40.0
Solar Flare	1–1	50.0
Plasma Swans	4–1	80.0
Midrange	49–26	65.3
Temur Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
The Rock	1–2	33.3
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	4–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	2–0	100.0
Blink	6–3	66.7
Graveyard Value	1–4	20.0
Séance	0–3	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	2–0	100.0
Esper Allies	2–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	2–1	66.7
Vampires	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends	3–1	75.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–5	28.6
Mono Black Midrange	4–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	3–1	75.0
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Hero	2–0	100.0
Ramp	9–10	47.4
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	8–8	50.0
Greenpost	6–8	42.9

Penny Dreadful Magic

Esper Control

Archetype Tree

Most Common Cards

Matchups

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