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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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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
Aggro-Combo	503	851–896	48.7	1	25	11
Aristocrats	195	328–332	49.7	0	6	3
Mono Black Aristocrats	27	40–49	44.9	0	1
Orzhov Aristocrats	57	95–106	47.3
Golgari Aristocrats	8	8–15	34.8
Abzan Aristocrats	3	2–4	33.3
Mardu Aristocrats	3	5–7	41.7
Food	17	18–29	38.3
Rakdos Aristocrats	73	149–112	57.1	0	5	3
Burn	147	281–278	50.3	1	14	4
Infect	48	50–95	34.5
Blazing Shoal Infect	36	43–81	34.7
Mono Black Infect	7	7–10	41.2
Pummeler	8	2–11	15.4
Hermit Humans	14	26–23	53.1	0	1
Trickbind Dreadnought	66	137–108	55.9	0	4	4
Izzet Dreadnought	9	17–12	58.6
Mono Blue Dreadnought	51	106–81	56.7	0	4	4
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3	4–4	50.0
Chancellor of the Forge Combo	3	6–5	54.5
Hushnought	2	2–3	40.0
Combo Goblins	10	7–22	24.1
Goblin Persist	10	7–22	24.1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	188–234	44.5
Mono Black Aggro	2–1	66.7
Heroic	17–33	34.0
Mono White Heroic	7–23	23.3
Azorius Heroic	5–1	83.3
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–9	25.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	34–44	43.6
Mono Red Devotion	2–0	100.0
Goblins	5–6	45.5
Tokens	7–2	77.8
Mono White Tokens	6–2	75.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–4	60.0
White Weenie	15–23	39.5
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–1	50.0
Soldiers	6–4	60.0
Elves	10–11	47.6
Selesnya Little Kid	6–7	46.2
Selesnya Counters	4–6	40.0
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	12–33	26.7
Gruul Aggro	5–2	71.4
Mono Red Swarm	3–1	75.0
Artifact Aggro	6–11	35.3
Affinity	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	1–2	33.3
Tempered Steel	3–8	27.3
Madness	3–0	100.0
Golgari Madness	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	8–3	72.7
Hexproof	2–1	66.7
Equipment Aggro	3–1	75.0
Hateful Auras	1–1	50.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	14–15	48.3
AggroSlide	18–30	37.5
Cats	2–1	66.7
Mono White Cats	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	2–3	40.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Combo	202–179	53.0
Storm	53–66	44.5
Dragonstorm	1–3	25.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	2–0	100.0
High Tide	49–63	43.8
Reanimator	26–22	54.2
Worldgorger Dragon	18–16	52.9
Double Dragon	9–11	45.0
Traditional Reanimator	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Grixis Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Oriss Genesis	2–0	100.0
Dubious Challenge	5–5	50.0
Warp World	0–1	0.0
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	3–1	75.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
"Twin"	8–7	53.3
Jeskai "Twin"	3–1	75.0
Naya "Twin"	4–5	44.4
Combo Post	2–1	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	4–4	50.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eggs	2–2	50.0
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	5–3	62.5
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	17–5	77.3
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–1	50.0
Izzet Ascension	7–4	63.6
Ominous Good	15–10	60.0
Jokulhaups Combo	3–6	33.3
Soulflayer	5–9	35.7
Breakfast	21–21	50.0
Hermit Gond	4–6	40.0
Hermit Dredge	6–7	46.2
Neoform Hermit	10–7	58.8
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	2–1	66.7
Protean Hulk Combo	2–1	66.7
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Stuffy Doll	8–4	66.7
Control	134–124	51.9
Mono Black Control	1–3	25.0
Esper Control	9–19	32.1
Mono Blue Control	0–2	0.0
Dimir Control	4–5	44.4
Azorius Control	12–8	60.0
Turbo Fog	6–4	60.0
Izzet Control	0–1	0.0
Mardu Control	2–4	33.3
Mill	3–2	60.0
Boros Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Grixis Control	11–9	55.0
Cruel Control	4–5	44.4
Stax	17–8	68.0
Chandra Nalaar	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	5–6	45.5
Jeskai Approach	1–0	100.0
Ponza	22–21	51.2
Mono White Control	3–1	75.0
Life is Ez	2–0	100.0
Cycling Control	3–1	75.0
Five Color Control	2–1	66.7
Shrines	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	11–17	39.3
Guildgate Control	10–1	90.9
Bant Control	2–5	28.6
Temur Reclamation	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Control	1–2	33.3
Aggro-Combo	42–42	50.0
Aristocrats	13–20	39.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	5–4	55.6
Mardu Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Food	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	3–11	21.4
Burn	16–9	64.0
Infect	4–1	80.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Infect	2–1	66.7
Pummeler	0–1	0.0
Hermit Humans	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	7–7	50.0
Izzet Dreadnought	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	6–3	66.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	1–3	25.0
Goblin Persist	1–3	25.0
Aggro-Control	47–74	38.8
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	9–18	33.3
Azorius Skies	2–4	33.3
Blue Madness	5–6	45.5
Simic Madness	5–6	45.5
Wizards	1–3	25.0
Ninjas	6–2	75.0
Mono Blue Tempo	10–23	30.3
Izzet Spells	6–12	33.3
Dimir Tempo	5–5	50.0
Combo-Control	52–42	55.3
Cruel Combo-Control	3–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	1–2	33.3
Pickles	3–0	100.0
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Zur's Weirding	2–4	33.3
Solar Flare	0–2	0.0
Plasma Swans	4–5	44.4
Liliana's Contract	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	37–27	57.8
Wildfire	37–27	57.8
Thryx-Wildfire	11–8	57.9
Borderpost Wildfire	24–14	63.2
Midrange	148–159	48.2
Temur Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
The Rock	3–0	100.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Value Town	2–2	50.0
Jund	18–6	75.0
Blink	9–33	21.4
Wave Blink	7–28	20.0
Esper Wave	1–1	50.0
Azorius Wave	3–17	15.0
Orzhov Wave	2–9	18.2
Bant Wave	1–1	50.0
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	5–7	41.7
Varolz Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Allies	1–0	100.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	5–2	71.4
Fake-Rack	6–3	66.7
Mardu Midrange	0–2	0.0
Vampires	5–2	71.4
Mono Black Vampires	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Vampires	3–1	75.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	11–19	36.7
Naya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Big Red	3–14	17.6
Mono Black Midrange	19–20	48.7
Mono Black Devotion	11–13	45.8
Davriel Braids	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	5–11	31.3
Toughness Matters	3–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Adventures	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	3–3	50.0
Sultai Emerge	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	1–1	50.0
Owling Mine	11–5	68.8
Jeskai Midrange	4–5	44.4
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Zur the Enchanter	1–2	33.3
Ordealbreak	1–2	33.3
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–2	33.3
Mythic Colossification	1–5	16.7
Neoform	3–3	50.0
Temur Neoform	2–1	66.7
Sultai Neoform	1–2	33.3
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Ramp	38–42	47.5
Villainous Wealth	0–1	0.0
Rofellos Ramp	1–0	100.0
Wild Pair	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Ramp	26–31	45.6
Golgari Post	0–1	0.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	1–2	33.3
Greenpost	13–22	37.1
Simic Post	3–2	60.0
Domain	2–0	100.0
Eureka!	5–8	38.5