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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.

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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 1 week, 2 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro-Control	2198	4154–4502–3	48.0	89	955
Mono Blue Tempo	483	982–942	51.0	26	218
Mono Blue Faeries	9	9–21	30.0	0	2
Mono Blue Librarians	61	153–118	56.5	8	35

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	243–311	43.9
Mono Black Aggro	4–5	44.4
Heroic	22–28	44.0
Mono White Heroic	16–19	45.7
Azorius Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–8	20.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	49–73	40.2
Goblins	6–2	75.0
Tokens	8–6	57.1
Mono White Tokens	6–6	50.0
Orzhov Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	7–14	33.3
White Weenie	24–15	61.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–2	60.0
Soldiers	9–5	64.3
Mono White Humans	2–1	66.7
Elves	11–24	31.4
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	4–4	50.0
Selesnya Counters	0–2	0.0
Rogues	3–0	100.0
Zombies	10–19	34.5
Gruul Aggro	0–1	0.0
Merfolk	4–5	44.4
Mono Red Swarm	8–10	44.4
8 Whack	0–2	0.0
Artifact Aggro	31–31	50.0
Affinity	19–20	48.7
Hush-finity	1–1	50.0
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–2	0.0
Tempered Steel	10–8	55.6
Mono Blue Architect	2–2	50.0
Madness	1–2	33.3
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Golgari Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	5–3	62.5
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	0–1	0.0
Hateful Auras	2–0	100.0
Knights	7–6	53.8
AggroSlide	23–46	33.3
Cats	2–0	100.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Humans	6–9	40.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	4–6	40.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Humans	0–1	0.0
Shamans	0–3	0.0
Legends Aggro	3–0	100.0
Boros Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Bard Class	2–0	100.0
Pirates	0–2	0.0
Combo	186–130	58.9
Storm	41–32	56.2
Dimir Tendrils	3–2	60.0
Dragonstorm	2–2	50.0
Hazoret Storm	0–1	0.0
Simic Storm	3–1	75.0
Reclamation Storm	2–1	66.7
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	19–11	63.3
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	4–0	100.0
Swath Storm	2–0	100.0
Channel Storm	10–12	45.5
Reanimator	27–13	67.5
Recurring Nightmare	6–6	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	5–4	55.6
Worldgorger Dragon	6–1	85.7
Double Dragon	2–0	100.0
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	14–6	70.0
Rakdos Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	13–5	72.2
Oriss Genesis	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–2	50.0
Dubious Challenge	4–2	66.7
Warp World	5–4	55.6
Temur Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Boros Glimpse	5–2	71.4
Four Color Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	7–3	70.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	8–3	72.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	8–1	88.9
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Fake-Twin	0–2	0.0
Naya Fake-Twin	0–2	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	6–2	75.0
Anvil Colossus	5–1	83.3
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	2–1	66.7
Eggs	3–2	60.0
Saffi Combo	0–1	0.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	4–1	80.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	3–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	4–2	66.7
Ominous Good	2–2	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–0	100.0
Soulflayer	3–3	50.0
Reanim8 Rack	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	21–24	46.7
Hermit Gond	1–0	100.0
Hermit Dredge	1–2	33.3
Oops All Spells	15–15	50.0
Neoform Hermit	4–6	40.0
Unctus	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	3–0	100.0
Dredge	2–4	33.3
Insidious Roots Dredge	1–1	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1–0	100.0
Dice Factory	1–1	50.0
Enduring Ideal	3–1	75.0
Ad Nauseam	5–2	71.4
Ad Swanseam	3–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–0	100.0
Restore Balance	6–3	66.7
Gyruda	2–3	40.0
Belcher	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–1	0.0
Midnight Mass	3–2	60.0
Phoenix Altar	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	8–8	50.0
Izzet Twin	8–8	50.0
Nadu Combo	0–1	0.0
Control	150–141	51.5
Mono Black Control	2–0	100.0
Esper Control	6–10	37.5
Mono Blue Control	9–9	50.0
Dimir Control	10–14	41.7
Azorius Control	18–25	41.9
Cawblade	3–5	37.5
Turbo Fog	3–0	100.0
Izzet Control	3–6	33.3
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	4–0	100.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	7–7	50.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Grixis Control	5–7	41.7
Cruel Control	3–1	75.0
Stax	6–0	100.0
Chandra Nalaar	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	8–5	61.5
Dragon Control	2–4	33.3
Izzet Dragons	2–2	50.0
Galleon Control	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	2–1	66.7
Ponza	6–0	100.0
Mono White Control	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	5–10	33.3
Astral Slide	4–10	28.6
Five Color Control	4–3	57.1
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	4–7	36.4
Sultai Ultimatum	1–0	100.0
Guildgate Control	17–12	58.6
Bant Control	4–1	80.0
Temur Reclamation	1–5	16.7
Pox	8–2	80.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	3–2	60.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–4	20.0
Prison	5–4	55.6
Enchantress	4–4	50.0
Aggro-Combo	55–70	44.0
Aristocrats	14–14	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Food	2–4	33.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	7–7	50.0
Burn	9–12	42.9
Necro Burn	1–1	50.0
Infect	6–9	40.0
Simic Infect	2–5	28.6
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–1	50.0
Golgari Infect	0–3	0.0
Hermit Humans	1–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	7–11	38.9
Izzet Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	5–9	35.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	4–8	33.3
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	5–10	33.3
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	7–6	53.8
Goblin Persist	5–5	50.0
Dirty Kitty	2–1	66.7
Aggro-Control	80–75	51.6
Izzet Tempo	20–15	57.1
Wizards	6–2	75.0
Ninjas	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	31–31	50.0
Mono Blue Faeries	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Librarians	4–4	50.0
Izzet Spells	6–15	28.6
Dimir Tempo	7–3	70.0
Dimir Faeries	1–1	50.0
Dimir Librarians	1–0	100.0
Sultai Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Azorius Tempo	2–2	50.0
Combo-Control	49–24	67.1
Curses	1–0	100.0
Burning Vengeance	2–1	66.7
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	7–8	46.7
Dragoncrank	1–1	50.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	5–0	100.0
Solar Flare	3–3	50.0
Plasma Swans	3–2	60.0
Mass Land Destruction	23–7	76.7
Wildfire	9–0	100.0
Thryx-Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Borderpost Wildfire	7–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	14–7	66.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	6–7	46.2
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	3–0	100.0
Midrange	189–159	54.3
The Rock	4–2	66.7
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	6–2	75.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Jund	5–2	71.4
Blink	15–23	39.5
Wave Blink	7–11	38.9
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	3–1	75.0
Orzhov Wave	2–8	20.0
Abzan Wave	0–2	0.0
Bant Wave	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	5–9	35.7
Graveyard Value	7–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	3–0	100.0
Allies	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Allies	0–1	0.0
Esper Allies	2–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–2	33.3
Fake-Rack	6–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	6–5	54.5
Vampires	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Legends	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	0–2	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	17–25	40.5
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	3–5	37.5
Mono Black Midrange	36–28	56.3
Necro Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	30–23	56.6
Heart of Darkness	1–2	33.3
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	7–8	46.7
Angels	8–3	72.7
Mono White Angels	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Angels	8–2	80.0
Toughness Matters	3–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	5–3	62.5
Martyr's Grace	0–1	0.0
Adventures	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Sultai Emerge	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	10–11	47.6
Jeskai Midrange	3–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	7–3	70.0
Ordealbreak	1–1	50.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–1	50.0
Neoform	1–0	100.0
UBRG Neoform	1–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	4–3	57.1
Hero of Precinct One	7–6	53.8
Mardu Hero	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Hero	0–1	0.0
Five Color Hero	5–1	83.3
Gruul Obosh	0–1	0.0
Clerics	4–0	100.0
Simic Snow	7–10	41.2
Artifact Midrange	2–3	40.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Ramp	30–32	48.4
Rofellos Ramp	4–5	44.4
Cloudpost Ramp	22–24	47.8
Golgari Post	3–4	42.9
Greenpost	17–17	50.0
Simic Post	1–1	50.0
Sarkhan's Unsealing Ramp	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	0–1	0.0
Field Ramp	2–1	66.7