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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.

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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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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.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	36229	57960–63819–43	47.6	269	2503	1329
Pox	1165	1816–2221	45.0	0	38	29

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	325–546	37.3
Mono Black Aggro	6–11	35.3
Heroic	40–25	61.5
Mono White Heroic	18–17	51.4
Azorius Heroic	2–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	14–6	70.0
Boros Heroic	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	43–114	27.4
Mono Red Devotion	5–3	62.5
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	10–11	47.6
Tokens	8–13	38.1
Selesnya Tokens	4–4	50.0
Mono White Tokens	4–6	40.0
Orzhov Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	8–24	25.0
White Weenie	19–39	32.8
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–8	33.3
Soldiers	2–2	50.0
Kithkin	2–0	100.0
Chroma White	0–2	0.0
Mono White Humans	1–0	100.0
Elves	26–47	35.6
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	5–10	33.3
Selesnya Counters	2–4	33.3
Rogues	8–3	72.7
Zombies	10–14	41.7
Gruul Aggro	8–12	40.0
Gruul Landfall	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	8–25	24.2
Mono Red Swarm	11–9	55.0
8 Whack	8–5	61.5
Artifact Aggro	50–87	36.5
Affinity	31–56	35.6
Hardened Scales Affinity	0–2	0.0
Boros Vehicles	1–1	50.0
Salvage Titan	1–1	50.0
Tempered Steel	13–21	38.2
Mono Blue Architect	3–8	27.3
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Devastating Dreams	1–1	50.0
Madness	7–15	31.8
Gruul Madness	0–1	0.0
Golgari Madness	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Madness	5–11	31.3
Voltron	14–13	51.9
Hexproof	7–3	70.0
Equipment Aggro	4–6	40.0
Hateful Auras	0–4	0.0
Slivers	2–3	40.0
Naya Zoo	4–1	80.0
Knights	2–11	15.4
AggroSlide	16–17	48.5
Cats	3–9	25.0
Selesnya Cats	3–9	25.0
Rakdos Aggro	3–8	27.3
Boros Aggro	2–6	25.0
Humans	1–6	14.3
Selesnya Humans	0–1	0.0
Bant Humans	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Humans	0–2	0.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Shamans	0–2	0.0
Brushwaggs	0–2	0.0
Legends Aggro	1–3	25.0
Boros Legends Aggro	0–3	0.0
Bard Class	1–0	100.0
Rats	1–0	100.0
Combo	414–400	50.9
Storm	128–78	62.1
Sultai Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Dimir Tendrils	36–21	63.2
Dark Tide	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	17–8	68.0
Hazoret Storm	7–0	100.0
Simic Storm	3–5	37.5
Citadel Storm	3–3	50.0
High Tide	15–17	46.9
Grixis Tendrils	7–0	100.0
Stormpost	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Post Desire	2–1	66.7
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	22–10	68.8
Swath Storm	2–3	40.0
Song Storm	0–1	0.0
Channel Storm	6–11	35.3
Reanimator	59–50	54.1
Recurring Nightmare	4–10	28.6
Dragon Nightmare	3–5	37.5
Worldgorger Dragon	11–14	44.0
Double Dragon	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	44–24	64.7
Rakdos Reanimator	5–4	55.6
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	37–20	64.9
Oriss Genesis	5–12	29.4
Biovisionary	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	7–5	58.3
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Warp World	7–6	53.8
Temur Glimpse	0–1	0.0
Boros Glimpse	0–2	0.0
Actual Warp World	2–0	100.0
Four Color Glimpse	5–3	62.5
Maniac Combo	0–2	0.0
Hypergenesis	9–6	60.0
New Perspectives	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	16–21	43.2
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	12–9	57.1
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–10	23.1
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Myr Incubator	1–4	20.0
Fake-Twin	2–1	66.7
Naya Fake-Twin	0–1	0.0
Combo Post	3–1	75.0
Metalwork Colossus	11–24	31.4
Anvil Colossus	5–11	31.3
Upheaval Colossus	6–12	33.3
Seismic Swans	0–4	0.0
Eggs	12–4	75.0
Saffi Combo	0–2	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	4–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–3	40.0
Taking Turns	7–7	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	16–12	57.1
Ominous Good	1–2	33.3
Jokulhaups Combo	5–8	38.5
Soulflayer	4–13	23.5
Reanim8 Rack	1–5	16.7
Breakfast	37–46	44.6
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	26–31	45.6
Neoform Hermit	8–13	38.1
Oops All Lands	2–1	66.7
Dredge	10–39	20.4
Polymorph	6–3	66.7
Protean Hulk Combo	2–2	50.0
Dice Factory	4–1	80.0
Enduring Ideal	9–8	52.9
Ad Nauseam	9–4	69.2
Ad Swanseam	3–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	0–1	0.0
Intruder Alarm	0–1	0.0
Calibrated Blast	0–3	0.0
Restore Balance	3–4	42.9
Gyruda	1–2	33.3
Stuffy Doll	1–1	50.0
Belcher	2–2	50.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–0	100.0
Possibility Storm	3–1	75.0
Phoenix Altar	1–3	25.0
Actual Twin	1–2	33.3
Izzet Twin	1–2	33.3
Primal Prayers Combo	1–0	100.0
Control	314–335	48.4
Mono Black Control	5–6	45.5
Esper Control	25–34	42.4
Demonic Rising	5–5	50.0
Mono Blue Control	4–4	50.0
Dimir Control	14–20	41.2
Azorius Control	51–79	39.2
Cawblade	1–5	16.7
Turbo Fog	8–5	61.5
Izzet Control	1–2	33.3
Mardu Control	6–3	66.7
Mill	13–8	61.9
Boros Control	2–4	33.3
Cloudpost Control	18–31	36.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	3–0	100.0
Blackpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	3–14	17.6
Dimir Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	8–11	42.1
Grixis Control	13–7	65.0
Cruel Control	2–1	66.7
Stax	7–16	30.4
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	3–5	37.5
Dragon Control	7–3	70.0
Izzet Dragons	4–2	66.7
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Galleon Control	1–1	50.0
Runeflare	10–4	71.4
Ponza	24–26	48.0
Mono White Control	4–10	28.6
Life is Ez	2–7	22.2
Dynavolt Tower	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	6–8	42.9
Astral Slide	6–7	46.2
Five Color Control	12–0	100.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	8–0	100.0
Shrines	3–0	100.0
Last Stand Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	4–3	57.1
Sultai Ultimatum	1–1	50.0
Guildgate Control	6–6	50.0
Bant Control	9–0	100.0
Pox	30–30	50.0
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–2	0.0
Seasons Past Control	7–2	77.8
Orzhov Control	5–5	50.0
Prison	10–4	71.4
Enchantress	5–2	71.4
Aggro-Combo	149–156	48.9
Aristocrats	28–36	43.8
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–4	42.9
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–9	35.7
Golgari Aristocrats	1–6	14.3
Abzan Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Food	4–1	80.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	8–10	44.4
Boros Bombardment	3–3	50.0
Burn	19–14	57.6
Infect	31–13	70.5
Simic Infect	6–4	60.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	12–5	70.6
Golgari Infect	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	0–2	0.0
Pummeler	2–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	38–55	40.9
Izzet Dreadnought	6–8	42.9
Mono Blue Dreadnought	25–39	39.1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	8–2	80.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	2–1	66.7
Hushnought	8–11	42.1
Liquimetal Fishing	4–1	80.0
Combo Goblins	7–20	25.9
Goblin Persist	2–14	12.5
Dirty Kitty	5–6	45.5
Aggro-Control	120–172	41.1
Izzet Tempo	33–40	45.2
Azorius Skies	7–4	63.6
Blue Madness	3–7	30.0
Simic Madness	0–5	0.0
Temur Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	2–4	33.3
Wizards	7–4	63.6
Ninjas	9–21	30.0
Mono Blue Tempo	27–47	36.5
Mono Blue Faeries	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	3–3	50.0
Izzet Spells	6–15	28.6
Dimir Tempo	13–14	48.1
Dimir Faeries	0–2	0.0
Dimir Librarians	1–1	50.0
Sultai Tempo	1–1	50.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Azorius Tempo	6–3	66.7
Combo-Control	80–102	44.0
Curses	4–4	50.0
Burning Vengeance	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	15–9	62.5
Shared Fate	1–1	50.0
Pickles	0–1	0.0
Mindcrank	7–5	58.3
Dragoncrank	0–1	0.0
Displace Loop	1–1	50.0
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–1	50.0
Zur's Weirding	9–13	40.9
Solar Flare	4–3	57.1
Plasma Swans	0–3	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	31–49	38.8
Wildfire	11–13	45.8
Thryx-Wildfire	3–2	60.0
Borderpost Wildfire	3–3	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	20–36	35.7
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–4	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	8–10	44.4
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–12	14.3
Jund Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	3–3	50.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–5	28.6
Thopter-Sword	2–7	22.2
Azorius Thopter-Sword	1–3	25.0
Dimir Thopter-Sword	0–3	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–1	50.0
Resurgent Belief	0–3	0.0
Midrange	311–410	43.1
Temur Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
The Rock	9–19	32.1
Golgari Citadel	1–1	50.0
Grenzo	0–3	0.0
Abzan Midrange	15–25	37.5
Selesnya Midrange	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	11–20	35.5
Blink	26–42	38.2
Wave Blink	20–34	37.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	3–1	75.0
Azorius Wave	5–16	23.8
Orzhov Wave	10–12	45.5
Abzan Wave	2–2	50.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Blink	2–1	66.7
Anti-Persecution	1–2	33.3
Graveyard Value	8–14	36.4
Séance	0–3	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	3–4	42.9
Allies	4–17	19.0
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Allies	1–2	33.3
Boros Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	1–8	11.1
Azorius Allies	0–2	0.0
Treefolk	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	10–14	41.7
Mardu Midrange	14–11	56.0
Vampires	5–10	33.3
Mono Black Vampires	2–5	28.6
Rakdos Vampires	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–2	50.0
Legends Midrange	4–3	57.1
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	2–0	100.0
Elementals	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	26–19	57.8
Naya Midrange	2–5	28.6
Card Advantage White	0–1	0.0
Big Red	6–10	37.5
Mono Black Midrange	31–41	43.1
Mono Black Devotion	7–10	41.2
Heart of Darkness	3–6	33.3
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	7–16	30.4
Temur Energy	0–1	0.0
Angels	4–2	66.7
Mono White Angels	2–2	50.0
Azorius Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	4–2	66.7
Lifegain Midrange	3–11	21.4
Martyr's Grace	0–8	0.0
Mutate	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	7–10	41.2
Fight Rigging	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	16–32	33.3
Jeskai Midrange	2–2	50.0
Prophet Glare	1–3	25.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–1	66.7
Zur the Enchanter	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	2–5	28.6
Enigmatic Incarnation	2–5	28.6
Mythic Colossification	2–0	100.0
Neoform	7–2	77.8
Sultai Neoform	2–1	66.7
Simic Neoform	0–1	0.0
Party	4–0	100.0
Fires of Invention	15–12	55.6
Hero of Precinct One	15–16	48.4
Abzan Hero	2–3	40.0
Mardu Hero	1–2	33.3
Esper Hero	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Hero	3–1	75.0
Five Color Hero	0–2	0.0
Naya Hero	5–5	50.0
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Hero	0–1	0.0
Gruul Obosh	1–2	33.3
Clerics	3–3	50.0
Simic Snow	3–10	23.1
Artifact Midrange	3–8	27.3
Coinflips	3–1	75.0
Death Cloud	8–4	66.7
Nissa Company	1–0	100.0
Game Objects	1–1	50.0
Ramp	103–100	50.7
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	8–11	42.1
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	63–71	47.0
Eldrazipost	0–2	0.0
Locus Awakening	1–0	100.0
Golgari Post	4–4	50.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	4–0	100.0
Greenpost	43–58	42.6
Gruul Post	3–3	50.0
Simic Post	4–0	100.0
Temurpost	0–1	0.0
Domain	2–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	8–3	72.7
Historic Bloom	5–1	83.3
Carth Superfriends	7–7	50.0
Jund Carth	0–1	0.0
Applejacks	2–1	66.7