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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.

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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	680	1192–1113	51.7	5	24	31
Infect	226	438–378	53.7	3	14	13
Simic Infect	157	323–243	57.1	3	11	12
Blazing Shoal Infect	49	87–88	49.7	0	3
Golgari Infect	7	6–17	26.1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	91–90	50.3
Mono Black Aggro	4–2	66.7
Heroic	9–3	75.0
Mono White Heroic	7–3	70.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	13–22	37.1
Goblins	2–4	33.3
Tokens	5–3	62.5
Selesnya Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono White Tokens	4–2	66.7
Mono Green Stompy	2–3	40.0
White Weenie	9–3	75.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Elves	6–1	85.7
Minotaurs	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–2	0.0
Rogues	1–1	50.0
Zombies	5–10	33.3
Gruul Aggro	5–5	50.0
Merfolk	2–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	12–10	54.5
Affinity	0–1	0.0
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	9–8	52.9
Mono Blue Architect	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Madness	9–16	36.0
Gruul Madness	4–2	66.7
Rakdos Madness	5–12	29.4
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	4–0	100.0
AggroSlide	2–1	66.7
Cats	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cats	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	0–1	0.0
Combo	107–72	59.8
Storm	30–10	75.0
Dimir Tendrils	16–6	72.7
Dragonstorm	4–2	66.7
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	0–1	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	5–0	100.0
Song Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	21–35	37.5
Worldgorger Dragon	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	20–35	36.4
Rakdos Reanimator	10–16	38.5
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	7–15	31.8
Grixis Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Maniac Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	11–8	57.9
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	10–8	55.6
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	3–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–1	50.0
Taking Turns	6–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	4–2	66.7
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	8–6	57.1
Oops All Spells	8–6	57.1
Dredge	2–6	25.0
Polymorph	2–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	3–2	60.0
GreenTwin	2–1	66.7
Tibalt's Trickery	4–0	100.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–0	100.0
Control	57–43	57.0
Esper Control	4–5	44.4
Demonic Rising	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	3–4	42.9
Azorius Control	13–9	59.1
Cawblade	1–1	50.0
Turbo Fog	2–0	100.0
Izzet Control	2–3	40.0
Cloudpost Control	6–1	85.7
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–1	80.0
Grixis Control	2–3	40.0
Stax	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Control	1–1	50.0
Dragon Control	1–2	33.3
Izzet Dragons	1–2	33.3
Ponza	2–1	66.7
Mono White Control	3–2	60.0
Life is Ez	0–2	0.0
Cycling Control	3–0	100.0
Astral Slide	3–0	100.0
Five Color Control	1–1	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Control	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	5–5	50.0
Prison	3–2	60.0
Enchantress	1–1	50.0
Aggro-Combo	34–31	52.3
Aristocrats	10–9	52.6
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	6–3	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Boros Bombardment	0–3	0.0
Burn	2–3	40.0
Infect	12–12	50.0
Simic Infect	10–10	50.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	1–2	33.3
Trickbind Dreadnought	3–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–0	100.0
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	4–5	44.4
Goblin Persist	1–5	16.7
Dirty Kitty	3–0	100.0
Aggro-Control	19–33	36.5
Simic Flash	1–0	100.0
Izzet Tempo	3–10	23.1
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Lich Aggro-Control	1–2	33.3
Ninjas	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Tempo	4–8	33.3
Dimir Tempo	2–8	20.0
Dimir Faeries	1–0	100.0
Azorius Tempo	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	19–8	70.4
Curses	3–1	75.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	2–1	66.7
Solar Flare	0–2	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	13–4	76.5
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	12–4	75.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	4–1	80.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	6–3	66.7
Jund Jokulhaups Control	2–0	100.0
Midrange	97–97	50.0
The Rock	2–2	50.0
Abzan Midrange	0–2	0.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–1	50.0
Jund	2–12	14.3
Blink	19–8	70.4
Wave Blink	19–8	70.4
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	8–6	57.1
Orzhov Wave	0–1	0.0
Abzan Wave	6–0	100.0
Bant Wave	1–1	50.0
Graveyard Value	8–9	47.1
Varolz Dreadnought	7–7	50.0
Allies	2–0	100.0
Mardu Allies	1–0	100.0
Treefolk	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	2–2	50.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	5–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Vampires	3–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	4–5	44.4
Big Red	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	4–27	12.9
Mono Black Devotion	2–25	7.4
Dimir Midrange	3–6	33.3
Angel Tribal	1–0	100.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	5–3	62.5
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–1	50.0
Fires of Invention	1–1	50.0
Clerics	2–1	66.7
Simic Snow	16–10	61.5
Artifact Midrange	3–2	60.0
Death Cloud	0–1	0.0
Ramp	14–4	77.8
Cloudpost Ramp	10–1	90.9
Eldrazipost	1–0	100.0
Greenpost	6–1	85.7
Simic Post	1–0	100.0
Defenders	0–1	0.0
Carth Superfriends	3–2	60.0
Jund Carth	1–0	100.0