Aristocrats

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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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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.

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Congratulations to chickeninthebrain, winner of The Penny Dreadful 500 (Season 32)

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Aggro-Combo	392	669–723	48.1	6	42	14
Aristocrats	335	609–609	50.0	6	35	13
Mono Black Aristocrats	3	1–5	16.7
Orzhov Aristocrats	16	18–41	30.5
Golgari Aristocrats	6	11–13	45.8	1	3
Abzan Aristocrats	1	0–1	0.0
Mardu Aristocrats	2	1–1	50.0
Food	274	536–478	52.9	5	32	12
Rakdos Aristocrats	14	19–30	38.8

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	133–133	50.0
Mono Black Aggro	6–2	75.0
Heroic	1–2	33.3
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	22–44	33.3
Goblins	4–1	80.0
Tokens	11–2	84.6
Selesnya Tokens	3–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	7–2	77.8
Mono Green Stompy	8–11	42.1
White Weenie	10–8	55.6
Soldiers	6–3	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	5–10	33.3
Selesnya Counters	3–8	27.3
Gruul Aggro	5–7	41.7
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Mono Red Swarm	22–20	52.4
Artifact Aggro	1–0	100.0
Affinity	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	2–0	100.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	10–12	45.5
Hexproof	1–2	33.3
Boros Auras	0–1	0.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	4–1	80.0
Knights	15–11	57.7
Cats	1–0	100.0
Mono White Cats	1–0	100.0
Combo	46–27	63.0
Storm	11–3	78.6
Simic Storm	10–3	76.9
Reclamation Storm	10–3	76.9
Reanimator	31–14	68.9
Traditional Reanimator	31–14	68.9
Mono Black Reanimator	24–12	66.7
Grixis Reanimator	3–0	100.0
Oriss Genesis	1–1	50.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–9	10.0
Retraction Helix Combo	2–0	100.0
Control	153–203	43.0
Esper Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Control	17–32	34.7
Azorius Control	9–5	64.3
Turbo Fog	7–1	87.5
Izzet Control	12–20	37.5
Grixis Control	4–7	36.4
Ponza	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	32–19	62.7
Astral Slide	32–19	62.7
Sultai Control	2–5	28.6
Guildgate Control	62–97	39.0
Temur Reclamation	5–16	23.8
Aggro-Combo	56–58	49.1
Aristocrats	50–50	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	4–1	80.0
Golgari Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	34–40	45.9
Rakdos Aristocrats	4–2	66.7
Burn	3–6	33.3
Infect	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Control	63–89	41.4
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	15–25	37.5
Azorius Skies	5–10	33.3
Blue Madness	2–3	40.0
Simic Madness	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Tempo	19–23	45.2
Izzet Spells	12–17	41.4
Dimir Tempo	4–6	40.0
Combo-Control	1–0	100.0
Midrange	148–93	61.4
The Rock	2–0	100.0
Jund	2–2	50.0
Blink	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	8–6	57.1
Fake-Rack	3–1	75.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	1–2	33.3
Mono Black Vampires	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Midrange	5–1	83.3
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	56–48	53.8
Mono Black Devotion	52–47	52.5
Dimir Midrange	18–11	62.1
Toughness Matters	9–5	64.3
Lifegain Midrange	10–5	66.7
Adventures	6–4	60.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	0–1	0.0
Neoform	4–4	50.0
Temur Neoform	0–1	0.0
UBRG Neoform	3–2	60.0
Ramp	9–6	60.0
Applejacks	3–3	50.0