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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.
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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.

The next rotation is in 2 days, 1 hour.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	41539	68176–73186–34	48.2	354	3085	1593
Allies	1153	2012–1963–2	50.6	15	140	40
Orzhov Allies	186	228–328–2	41.0	0	17	2

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	55–82–1	40.1
Mono Black Aggro	6–10	37.5
Heroic	3–8	27.3
Mono White Heroic	1–6	14.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–2	0.0
Boros Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	7–27–1	20.6
Mono Red Devotion	0–3	0.0
Goblins	1–1	50.0
Tokens	3–4	42.9
Selesnya Tokens	3–3	50.0
Mardu Tokens	0–1	0.0
Mono Green Stompy	4–1	80.0
White Weenie	4–7	36.4
Odric Keywords	0–1	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	0–1	0.0
Chroma White	0–1	0.0
Elves	2–3	40.0
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	2–2	50.0
Gruul Aggro	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	2–1	66.7
Mono Red Swarm	0–1	0.0
Artifact Aggro	7–6	53.8
Affinity	4–2	66.7
Tempered Steel	3–4	42.9
Devoid Aggro	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Madness	1–1	50.0
Gruul Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	4–1	80.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	4–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	0–2	0.0
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	34–40–1	45.9
Storm	6–5	54.5
Sultai Tendrils	1–2	33.3
Dimir Tendrils	0–2	0.0
High Tide	1–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	7–5	58.3
Recurring Nightmare	2–0	100.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	0–1	0.0
Starlit Graves	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	4–4	50.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Oriss Genesis	0–1	0.0
Necro Combo	1–1–1	50.0
Faith Necro	1–0–1	100.0
Deathmantle Necro	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–2	50.0
Mono Green Stormless Storm	0–1	0.0
Warp World	1–0	100.0
Actual Warp World	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	0–3	0.0
Hypergenesis	5–5	50.0
Hyperwave	0–2	0.0
New Perspectives	1–1	50.0
Cat Wave	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Myr Incubator	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	0–2	0.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	2–6	25.0
Cephalid Breakfast	2–4	33.3
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	1–2	33.3
Grixis Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	0–1	0.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Control	40–69	36.7
Mono Black Control	0–3	0.0
Esper Control	3–3	50.0
Demonic Rising	3–10	23.1
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	3–9	25.0
Dreadful Inspiration	0–1	0.0
Azorius Control	3–6	33.3
Izzet Control	0–3	0.0
Mardu Control	3–3	50.0
Mill	5–1	83.3
Boros Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	0–3	0.0
Grixis Control	2–5	28.6
Cruel Control	1–2	33.3
Stax	2–4	33.3
Pollute the Planet	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Control	1–4	20.0
Dragon Control	0–6	0.0
Esper Dragons	0–1	0.0
Grixis Dragons	0–3	0.0
Dimir Dragons	0–1	0.0
Galleon Control	2–0	100.0
Ponza	2–2	50.0
Mono White Control	0–1	0.0
Life is Ez	0–1	0.0
Dynavolt Tower	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	0–2	0.0
Astral Slide	0–1	0.0
Five Color Control	0–2	0.0
Sultai Control	2–0	100.0
Bant Control	0–1	0.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	18–17	51.4
Aristocrats	4–10	28.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	4–5	44.4
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–2	0.0
Burn	2–1	66.7
Infect	6–2	75.0
Simic Infect	0–1	0.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–0	100.0
Golgari Infect	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–2	50.0
Hushnought	0–1	0.0
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	15–15	50.0
Izzet Tempo	3–3	50.0
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	4–0	100.0
Simic Madness	3–0	100.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–2	0.0
Wizards	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Gush	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	2–5	28.6
Dimir Tempo	0–1	0.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Tempo	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	11–27	28.9
Curses	0–1	0.0
Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Azorius Oketra's Monument	0–1	0.0
Cruel Combo-Control	0–5	0.0
Battle of Wits	3–2	60.0
Approach Necro	1–2	33.3
Shared Fate	0–1	0.0
Swarm Intelligence	0–2	0.0
Displace Loop	0–2	0.0
Peregrine Drake	0–2	0.0
Lich's Mastery	1–1	50.0
Curious Niv-Mizzet	1–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	4–9	30.8
Wildfire	3–5	37.5
Borderpost Wildfire	0–4	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–4	20.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Midrange	44–50	46.8
Temur Ascendancy	0–4	0.0
The Rock	0–2	0.0
Angels and Taxes	1–0	100.0
Grenzo	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–1	66.7
Jund	2–2	50.0
Blink	2–7	22.2
Wave Blink	1–7	12.5
Azorius Wave	1–5	16.7
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	4–2	66.7
Séance	1–1	50.0
Indestructible	0–1	0.0
Allies	3–6	33.3
Orzhov Allies	2–2	50.0
Mardu Allies	1–2	33.3
Boros Allies	0–2	0.0
Treefolk	0–1	0.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	0–1	0.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
White Jund	1–0	100.0
Vampires	1–5	16.7
Mono Black Vampires	1–5	16.7
Rakdos Midrange	0–2	0.0
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	6–6	50.0
Necro Midrange	4–5	44.4
Dimir Midrange	3–1	75.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–1	50.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Sultai Emerge	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–3	57.1
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Coinflips	1–0	100.0
Illness in the Ranks	0–1	0.0
Ramp	11–28	28.2
Rofellos Ramp	6–20	23.1
Channel-Rofellos	1–13	7.1
Cloudpost Ramp	1–4	20.0
Locus Awakening	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	0–2	0.0
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0