Hypergenesis

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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
Combo	1260	1983–2142	48.1	12	93	41
Hypergenesis	139	248–214	53.7	4	15	2

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	54–26	67.5
Mono Black Aggro	1–0	100.0
Heroic	1–1	50.0
Mono White Heroic	1–1	50.0
Red Deck Wins	7–2	77.8
Goblins	2–2	50.0
Tokens	3–1	75.0
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	1–1	50.0
Mono Green Stompy	1–0	100.0
White Weenie	4–0	100.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	3–0	100.0
Elves	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–1	50.0
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	1–3	25.0
Artifact Aggro	11–7	61.1
Affinity	6–3	66.7
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Architect	2–3	40.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	2–3	40.0
Hateful Auras	2–3	40.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
Knights	4–1	80.0
AggroSlide	4–2	66.7
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Shamans	4–0	100.0
Combo	36–44	45.0
Storm	2–2	50.0
Dragonstorm	0–2	0.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–1	66.7
Warp World	2–0	100.0
Maniac Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	5–5	50.0
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
"Twin"	1–1	50.0
Naya "Twin"	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–1	75.0
Anvil Colossus	1–0	100.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	2–0	100.0
Taking Turns	2–4	33.3
Izzet Ascension	2–4	33.3
Breakfast	3–4	42.9
Oops All Spells	3–4	42.9
Oops All Lands	0–2	0.0
Dredge	0–1	0.0
Polymorph	0–1	0.0
Dice Factory	3–2	60.0
Storm Herald	0–1	0.0
Ad Nauseam	0–3	0.0
Ad Swanseam	0–3	0.0
GreenTwin	0–1	0.0
Tibalt's Trickery	1–1	50.0
Restore Balance	3–6	33.3
Control	35–37	48.6
Esper Control	5–3	62.5
Azorius Control	5–13	27.8
Cawblade	2–3	40.0
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Izzet Control	1–4	20.0
Mill	3–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	0–3	0.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–3	0.0
Grixis Control	1–0	100.0
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Dragon Control	1–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	4–4	50.0
Mono White Control	1–1	50.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	6–4	60.0
Astral Slide	6–4	60.0
Bant Control	0–2	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	1–0	100.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	19–9	67.9
Aristocrats	8–1	88.9
Mono Black Aristocrats	3–1	75.0
Golgari Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Burn	3–1	75.0
Infect	4–2	66.7
Simic Infect	3–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Izzet Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	0–1	0.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	3–2	60.0
Aggro-Control	26–30	46.4
Izzet Tempo	12–12	50.0
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Wizards	2–3	40.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	5–5	50.0
Dimir Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	2–8	20.0
Combo-Control	7–19	26.9
Curses	1–0	100.0
Shared Fate	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	1–6	14.3
Lich's Mastery	0–1	0.0
Plasma Swans	2–3	40.0
Mass Land Destruction	2–9	18.2
Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Borderpost Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	1–8	11.1
Jund Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–7	12.5
Midrange	54–39	58.1
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	1–0	100.0
Blink	2–1	66.7
Anti-Persecution	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	4–2	66.7
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	3–4	42.9
Boros Allies	0–2	0.0
Esper Allies	1–0	100.0
Azorius Allies	1–2	33.3
Fake-Rack	3–1	75.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	3–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Vampires	2–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–0	100.0
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	3–4	42.9
Mono Black Devotion	0–2	0.0
Dimir Midrange	1–1	50.0
Angel Tribal	2–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	3–6	33.3
Martyr's Grace	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	7–13	35.0
Jeskai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	0–2	0.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	0–2	0.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Clerics	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	4–0	100.0
Ramp	17–10	63.0
Rofellos Ramp	6–4	60.0
Cloudpost Ramp	7–5	58.3
Greenpost	6–5	54.5
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Carth Superfriends	1–0	100.0