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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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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 1 week, 1 day.

The Penny Dreadful 500 is on Nov 16th with free entry and $500 in prizes!

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Combo-Control	1805	3667–3581–13	50.6	103	853
Mass Land Destruction	651	1295–1285–6	50.2	33	301
Jokulhaups Control	419	852–802	51.5	27	208
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	165	378–313	54.7	14	81

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	63–76	45.3
Mono Black Aggro	5–3	62.5
Heroic	4–5	44.4
Mono White Heroic	3–3	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	16–31	34.0
Goblins	3–3	50.0
Tokens	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	5–8	38.5
White Weenie	2–5	28.6
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Elves	1–2	33.3
Zombies	0–1	0.0
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	1–2	33.3
Artifact Aggro	13–8	61.9
Affinity	9–6	60.0
Hush-finity	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	4–2	66.7
Madness	2–2	50.0
Rakdos Madness	2–2	50.0
Voltron	0–1	0.0
Hexproof	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	5–3	62.5
Cats	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	2–0	100.0
Shamans	1–0	100.0
Combo	53–54	49.5
Storm	4–4	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	2–2	50.0
Izzet Storm	2–2	50.0
Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Recurring Nightmare	2–2	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Jund Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Traditional Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	1–0	100.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–4	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–4	0.0
Umbral Mantle	0–2	0.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	4–9	30.8
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	25–23	52.1
Oops All Spells	25–23	52.1
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	2–0	100.0
Ad Nauseam	1–1	50.0
Ad Swanseam	1–0	100.0
Tibalt's Trickery	2–2	50.0
Restore Balance	3–4	42.9
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Control	65–37	63.7
Esper Control	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Control	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	3–3	50.0
Azorius Control	14–10	58.3
Cawblade	4–6	40.0
Izzet Control	2–1	66.7
Mill	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	10–3	76.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–1	80.0
Izzet Cloudpost Control	3–2	60.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	3–3	50.0
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	1–1	50.0
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	4–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	1–1	50.0
Mono White Control	3–0	100.0
Life is Ez	3–0	100.0
Cycling Control	9–8	52.9
Astral Slide	9–8	52.9
Bant Control	2–1	66.7
Pox	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Control	1–1	50.0
Seasons Past Control	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	2–0	100.0
Prison	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	34–48	41.5
Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Burn	4–9	30.8
Infect	5–10	33.3
Simic Infect	3–8	27.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–2	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	4–11	26.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	4–10	28.6
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–2	33.3
Hushnought	7–8	46.7
Liquimetal Fishing	2–1	66.7
Combo Goblins	9–5	64.3
Goblin Persist	8–5	61.5
Dirty Kitty	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	33–22	60.0
Izzet Tempo	9–6	60.0
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Wizards	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Tempo	7–6	53.8
Mono Blue Librarians	2–2	50.0
Izzet Spells	2–4	33.3
Dimir Tempo	5–1	83.3
Ensoul Aggro-Control	5–2	71.4
Combo-Control	44–43	50.6
Mindcrank	9–5	64.3
Displace Loop	1–2	33.3
Familiars	0–1	0.0
Hive Mind	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	2–3	40.0
Mass Land Destruction	32–32	50.0
Wildfire	0–4	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	32–28	53.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	21–21	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–0	100.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	4–1	80.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–3	25.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Midrange	62–26	70.5
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Jund	1–1	50.0
Blink	3–0	100.0
Wave Blink	1–0	100.0
Abzan Wave	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	2–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
Vampires	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–1	80.0
Mono Black Midrange	5–0	100.0
Mono Black Devotion	3–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	1–2	33.3
Angels	4–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	4–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–4	33.3
Martyr's Grace	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Midrange	17–10	63.0
Orzhov Capenna	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	5–2	71.4
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	3–1	75.0
Five Color Hero	1–0	100.0
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Clerics	3–0	100.0
Simic Snow	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	6–3	66.7
Coinflips	2–0	100.0
Game Objects	1–0	100.0
Ramp	24–7	77.4
Rofellos Ramp	3–3	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	18–4	81.8
Greenpost	11–0	100.0
Gruul Post	6–4	60.0
Simic Post	1–0	100.0