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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.

To find the Penny Dreadful community join the Discord.
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 14 weeks, 6 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	118	212–218	49.3	0	8	4
Aristocrats	27	62–51	54.9	0	3	1
Mono Black Aristocrats	4	11–5	68.8
Orzhov Aristocrats	17	36–33	52.2	0	3	1
Golgari Aristocrats	4	10–8	55.6
Abzan Aristocrats	2	5–5	50.0
Burn	6	3–9	25.0
Infect	33	60–63	48.8	0	4	1
Pummeler	11	9–20	31.0
Hermit Humans	5	10–7	58.8
Trickbind Dreadnought	23	47–41	53.4	0	1	1
Izzet Dreadnought	5	10–4	71.4			1
Izzet Blitzkrieg	5	5–10	33.3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	59–63	48.4
Mono Black Aggro	4–4	50.0
Heroic	10–18	35.7
Mono White Heroic	5–14	26.3
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	4–4	50.0
Red Deck Wins	9–11	45.0
Mono Red Devotion	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	2–0	100.0
Goblins	1–2	33.3
Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–2	33.3
White Weenie	5–2	71.4
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Kithkin	0–1	0.0
Elves	5–7	41.7
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	4–4	50.0
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	4–1	80.0
Mono Red Swarm	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	4–3	57.1
Affinity	4–2	66.7
Mono Blue Aggro	3–0	100.0
Illusions	3–0	100.0
Madness	0–1	0.0
Combo	33–35	48.5
Storm	9–8	52.9
Simic Storm	4–4	50.0
Stormpost	5–4	55.6
Mono Blue Post Desire	5–4	55.6
Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–3	40.0
Maniac Combo	2–3	40.0
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	2–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	2–0	100.0
Combo Post	1–2	33.3
Metalwork Colossus	3–9	25.0
Upheaval Colossus	2–7	22.2
Eggs	3–0	100.0
Saffi Combo	1–4	20.0
Breakfast	2–2	50.0
Hermit Gond	0–1	0.0
Neoform Hermit	2–1	66.7
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Control	39–35	52.7
Mono Black Control	1–1	50.0
Esper Control	9–2	81.8
Demonic Rising	4–6	40.0
Dimir Control	1–1	50.0
Azorius Control	3–7	30.0
Turbo Fog	2–1	66.7
Izzet Control	1–0	100.0
Mill	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	1–1	50.0
Cruel Control	1–1	50.0
Stagnant Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–3	25.0
Dragon Control	3–1	75.0
Galleon Control	0–1	0.0
Ponza	2–4	33.3
Dynavolt Tower	3–0	100.0
Cycling Control	1–0	100.0
Astral Slide	1–0	100.0
Pox	2–3	40.0
Aggro-Combo	9–9	50.0
Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	0–1	0.0
Infect	3–2	60.0
Pummeler	2–0	100.0
Hermit Humans	0–2	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	2–4	33.3
Azorius Skies	0–2	0.0
Blue Madness	2–0	100.0
Temur Madness	2–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–2	0.0
Combo-Control	3–4	42.9
Battle of Wits	1–1	50.0
Pickles	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	1–2	33.3
Wildfire	1–2	33.3
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Midrange	53–48	52.5
Temur Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
The Rock	1–3	25.0
Abzan Midrange	7–12	36.8
Blink	5–10	33.3
Wave Blink	2–5	28.6
Azorius Wave	1–5	16.7
Abzan Wave	1–0	100.0
Acid Trip	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–5	16.7
Graveyard Value	0–1	0.0
Séance	0–1	0.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	6–8	42.9
Orzhov Allies	0–1	0.0
Mardu Allies	3–2	60.0
Mono White Allies	1–4	20.0
Treefolk	1–2	33.3
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
Vampires	4–4	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	2–4	33.3
Rakdos Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–1	66.7
Temur Energy	2–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–1	66.7
Sultai Energy	2–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	3–1	75.0
Ramp	14–20	41.2
Rofellos Ramp	3–9	25.0
Wild Pair	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Ramp	10–10	50.0
Golgari Post	6–8	42.9
Greenpost	1–0	100.0
Gruul Post	2–0	100.0
Defenders	1–1	50.0