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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.

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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.

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

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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.

The next rotation is in 2 days, 1 hour.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro	50199	93775–84018–65	52.7	734	5753	2361
Artifact Aggro	6303	11741–10383	53.1	99	681	289
Salvage Titan	324	361–626	36.6	0	11	6

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	75–181	29.3
Mono Black Aggro	3–4	42.9
Heroic	4–16	20.0
Mono White Heroic	2–12	14.3
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–3	25.0
Red Deck Wins	13–33	28.3
Mono Red Devotion	2–2	50.0
Proliferate Red	1–3	25.0
Goblins	3–4	42.9
Tokens	3–13	18.8
Selesnya Tokens	2–11	15.4
Mono White Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	2–7	22.2
White Weenie	6–13	31.6
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	2–5	28.6
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Kithkin	1–0	100.0
Elves	2–11	15.4
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–4	50.0
Selesnya Counters	0–1	0.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	2–7	22.2
Gruul Aggro	3–5	37.5
Gruul Landfall	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	2–5	28.6
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	9–26	25.7
Affinity	2–7	22.2
Boros Vehicles	0–2	0.0
Salvage Titan	4–4	50.0
Tempered Steel	2–11	15.4
Mono Blue Architect	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Aggro	1–1	50.0
Illusions	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	2–1	66.7
Madness	4–5	44.4
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Madness	1–4	20.0
Voltron	4–7	36.4
Hexproof	2–2	50.0
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Hateful Auras	0–2	0.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	1–1	50.0
Knights	2–1	66.7
AggroSlide	1–4	20.0
Cats	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Hellbent	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	0–4	0.0
Humans	0–1	0.0
Gruul Humans	0–1	0.0
Combo	63–90	41.2
Storm	24–23	51.1
Dimir Tendrils	4–8	33.3
Dragonstorm	3–1	75.0
Hazoret Storm	0–2	0.0
Simic Storm	0–2	0.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	10–5	66.7
Grixis Tendrils	1–2	33.3
Stormpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–3	25.0
Channel Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	10–14	41.7
Recurring Nightmare	0–2	0.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–1	66.7
Double Dragon	0–1	0.0
Starlit Graves	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	7–11	38.9
Rakdos Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	3–3	50.0
Grixis Reanimator	1–2	33.3
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–1	50.0
Warp World	4–0	100.0
Temur Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	1–2	33.3
New Perspectives	0–2	0.0
Cat Wave	1–0	100.0
Acid Wave	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–7	30.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–3	25.0
Myr Incubator	0–2	0.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Combo Post	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–4	20.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–2	33.3
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Eggs	0–1	0.0
Turntimber Ranger	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	4–1	80.0
Izzet Ascension	1–2	33.3
Jokulhaups Combo	2–0	100.0
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	3–11	21.4
Hermit Gond	1–1	50.0
Hermit Dredge	0–2	0.0
Oops All Spells	2–8	20.0
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	0–1	0.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Enduring Ideal	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	1–2	33.3
Tibalt's Trickery	0–1	0.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	0–1	0.0
Restore Balance	1–1	50.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Control	69–77	47.3
Mono Black Control	2–1	66.7
Esper Control	6–6	50.0
Demonic Rising	0–4	0.0
Paradox Haze Lock	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Control	2–2	50.0
Dimir Control	5–3	62.5
Azorius Control	5–12	29.4
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	3–4	42.9
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	3–2	60.0
Cloudpost Control	8–3	72.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–1	80.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	3–6	33.3
Cruel Control	0–4	0.0
Stax	5–4	55.6
Pollute the Planet	0–2	0.0
Birthday Stax	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	2–4	33.3
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–1	50.0
Ponza	1–5	16.7
Mono White Control	3–5	37.5
Life is Ez	3–5	37.5
Dynavolt Tower	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	0–3	0.0
Astral Slide	0–3	0.0
Five Color Control	4–0	100.0
Shrines	1–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–2	0.0
Guildgate Control	1–1	50.0
Bant Control	2–2	50.0
Pox	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	2–1	66.7
Prison	1–1	50.0
Enchantress	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	30–47	39.0
Aristocrats	5–15	25.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–4	20.0
Golgari Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Abzan Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Food	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Boros Bombardment	0–2	0.0
Burn	10–8	55.6
Infect	1–6	14.3
Simic Infect	0–4	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–2	0.0
Pummeler	1–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	5–6	45.5
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–6	33.3
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Hushnought	3–1	75.0
Combo Goblins	4–8	33.3
Goblin Persist	3–5	37.5
Dirty Kitty	1–3	25.0
Aggro-Control	22–41	34.9
Simic Flash	0–1	0.0
Izzet Tempo	5–9	35.7
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	2–3	40.0
Simic Madness	1–2	33.3
Temur Madness	0–1	0.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Tetsukotog	2–0	100.0
12 Pest	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	1–3	25.0
Mono Blue Gush	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–10	16.7
Izzet Spells	1–3	25.0
Dimir Tempo	1–4	20.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–3	0.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	27–45	37.5
Curses	5–2	71.4
Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	3–4	42.9
Battle of Wits	2–2	50.0
Shared Fate	1–2	33.3
Sunforger	0–1	0.0
Pickles	1–4	20.0
Mindcrank	0–4	0.0
Hedron Alignment	1–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	1–1	50.0
Solar Flare	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	9–19	32.1
Wildfire	4–6	40.0
Thryx-Wildfire	2–2	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	5–13	27.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	2–6	25.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–3	40.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	0–1	0.0
Midrange	59–124	32.2
Temur Ascendancy	1–4	20.0
Prophet Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	3–5	37.5
Golgari Citadel	0–2	0.0
Abzan Midrange	3–5	37.5
Knights of Windgrace	0–1	0.0
Jund	6–12	33.3
Blink	6–10	37.5
Wave Blink	4–4	50.0
Azorius Wave	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	4–6	40.0
Varolz Dreadnought	0–2	0.0
Allies	1–4	20.0
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	0–2	0.0
Fake-Rack	1–4	20.0
Mardu Midrange	2–1	66.7
White Jund	0–1	0.0
Vampires	0–5	0.0
Mono Black Vampires	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Vampires	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Vampires	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–7	0.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	9–13	40.9
Mono Black Devotion	4–5	44.4
Dimir Midrange	3–4	42.9
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	0–6	0.0
Sultai Emerge	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–4	20.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–2	0.0
Fires of Invention	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	1–4	20.0
Five Color Hero	1–2	33.3
Clerics	1–2	33.3
Simic Snow	4–10	28.6
Artifact Midrange	0–2	0.0
Ramp	16–21	43.2
Villainous Wealth	2–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	0–7	0.0
Channel-Rofellos	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	10–8	55.6
Locus Awakening	0–1	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	8–6	57.1
Domain	0–2	0.0
Applejacks	2–0	100.0