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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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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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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Combo	1326	2126–2128–2	50.0	17	98	59
Storm	193	273–327	45.5	0	8	8
Sultai Tendrils	6	8–19	29.6
Dimir Tendrils	4	7–5	58.3
Dragonstorm	3	5–7	41.7	0	1
Hazoret Storm	138	219–225	49.3	0	5	7
Simic Storm	2	0–4	0.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	8	0–16	0.0
Izzet Storm	22	30–38	44.1	0	2	1
Reanimator	412	785–658–1	54.4	7	46	25
Recurring Nightmare	29	30–36	45.5	0	2	1
Dragon Nightmare	16	21–21	50.0			1
Jund Nightmare	1	0–3	0.0
Four Color Powerful Magic	3	0–3	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	30	52–48	52.0	0	1	3
Starlit Graves	4	8–6	57.1	0	1
Traditional Reanimator	348	694–566–1	55.1	7	42	21
Rakdos Reanimator	9	14–20	41.2
Dimir Reanimator	18	25–21	54.3			1
Mono Black Reanimator	319	653–521–1	55.6	7	42	20
Grixis Reanimator	1	2–3	40.0
Oriss Genesis	1	1–1	50.0
Biovisionary	1	0–2	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	133	255–181–1	58.5	4	15	11
Dubious Challenge	1	1–2	33.3
Warp World	54	79–96	45.1	1	1	1
Hypergenesis	65	125–110	53.2	0	3	2
New Perspectives	1	0–1	0.0
Runeflare	4	3–7	30.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	55	83–86	49.1	5	10
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	50	72–81	47.1	4	9
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	5	11–5	68.8	1	1
"Twin"	2	1–3	25.0
Naya "Twin"	1	0–2	0.0
Combo Post	1	0–3	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	23	16–34	32.0
Anvil Colossus	4	4–7	36.4
Seismic Swans	1	1–0	100.0
Eggs	18	17–33	34.0			1
Lookout-Buccaneer Combo	1	0–3	0.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1	0–1	0.0
Taking Turns	26	31–40	43.7
Izzet Ascension	62	94–84	52.8	0	10	4
Ominous Good	2	1–5	16.7
Jokulhaups Combo	14	21–27	43.8
Soulflayer	5	1–9	10.0
Reanim8 Rack	3	0–5	0.0
Breakfast	27	52–45	53.6			1
Oops All Spells	27	52–45	53.6			1
Oops All Lands	1	0–2	0.0
Dredge	31	29–43	40.3
Polymorph	6	8–8	50.0
Protean Hulk Combo	1	0–2	0.0
Ad Nauseam	12	14–27	34.1			1
GreenTwin	27	35–56	38.5	0	3
Intruder Alarm	9	9–11	45.0
Restore Balance	14	20–17	54.1	0	1
Belcher	69	137–98	58.3			5
Endless Belch	21	31–27	53.4			2
Possibility Storm	3	4–5	44.4	0	1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	480–404	54.3
Mono Black Aggro	7–3	70.0
Heroic	13–25	34.2
Mono White Heroic	8–19	29.6
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	3–3	50.0
Boros Heroic	2–2	50.0
Red Deck Wins	138–115	54.5
Goblins	18–15	54.5
Tokens	4–1	80.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–1	66.7
Mono White Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	6–5	54.5
White Weenie	39–23	62.9
Quest for the Holy Relic	4–2	66.7
Soldiers	13–11	54.2
Chroma White	2–0	100.0
Elves	61–68	47.3
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Minotaurs	6–1	85.7
Warriors	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	9–11	45.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	3–5	37.5
Gruul Aggro	8–6	57.1
Gruul Landfall	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	4–11	26.7
Mono Red Swarm	3–7	30.0
Artifact Aggro	99–67	59.6
Affinity	54–31	63.5
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	39–35	52.7
Mono Blue Architect	4–0	100.0
Madness	13–9	59.1
Golgari Madness	4–6	40.0
Rakdos Madness	3–3	50.0
Jund Madness	2–0	100.0
Voltron	8–8	50.0
Hexproof	4–2	66.7
Equipment Aggro	1–1	50.0
Hateful Auras	3–5	37.5
Slivers	1–1	50.0
Naya Zoo	2–1	66.7
Knights	11–3	78.6
AggroSlide	0–3	0.0
Rakdos Aggro	12–9	57.1
Boros Aggro	4–2	66.7
Humans	2–4	33.3
Jeskai Humans	0–1	0.0
Boros Humans	1–0	100.0
Brushwaggs	1–0	100.0
Combo	454–454–2	50.0
Storm	71–57	55.5
Sultai Tendrils	2–2	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	3–0	100.0
Dragonstorm	1–0	100.0
Hazoret Storm	60–50	54.5
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	1–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	4–5	44.4
Reanimator	117–168–1	41.1
Recurring Nightmare	7–5	58.3
Dragon Nightmare	5–4	55.6
Jund Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	10–11	47.6
Starlit Graves	1–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	99–152–1	39.4
Rakdos Reanimator	4–3	57.1
Dimir Reanimator	5–7	41.7
Mono Black Reanimator	90–142–1	38.8
Necrotic Ooze Combo	43–46–1	48.3
Warp World	21–19	52.5
Hypergenesis	23–18	56.1
New Perspectives	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	25–9	73.5
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	24–8	75.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
"Twin"	1–0	100.0
Naya "Twin"	1–0	100.0
Combo Post	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	7–5	58.3
Anvil Colossus	2–0	100.0
Eggs	9–6	60.0
Retraction Helix Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	11–13	45.8
Izzet Ascension	16–27	37.2
Jokulhaups Combo	4–6	40.0
Soulflayer	2–0	100.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	9–11	45.0
Oops All Spells	9–11	45.0
Dredge	11–1	91.7
Polymorph	2–3	40.0
Ad Nauseam	8–4	66.7
GreenTwin	12–10	54.5
Intruder Alarm	3–3	50.0
Restore Balance	5–6	45.5
Belcher	30–29	50.8
Endless Belch	8–10	44.4
Possibility Storm	2–1	66.7
Control	268–322	45.4
Mono Black Control	2–1	66.7
Esper Control	28–43	39.4
Demonic Rising	1–2	33.3
Mono Blue Control	7–8	46.7
Dimir Control	14–22	38.9
Azorius Control	74–116	38.9
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Izzet Control	5–2	71.4
Mardu Control	0–1	0.0
Mill	8–2	80.0
Boros Control	3–1	75.0
Cloudpost Control	13–7	65.0
Blackpost	3–1	75.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	4–5	44.4
Grixis Control	5–3	62.5
Cruel Control	3–3	50.0
Stax	10–11	47.6
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	5–5	50.0
Izzet Dragons	1–2	33.3
Dimir Dragons	1–0	100.0
Ponza	15–10	60.0
Mono White Control	11–11	50.0
Life is Ez	2–5	28.6
Dynavolt Tower	1–1	50.0
Cycling Control	11–10	52.4
Astral Slide	11–9	55.0
Five Color Control	14–14	50.0
Five Color Collected Conjuring	0–1	0.0
Sultai Control	5–2	71.4
Guildgate Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–1	50.0
Pox	9–16	36.0
Orzhov Control	15–14	51.7
Prison	4–16	20.0
Enchantress	4–16	20.0
Aggro-Combo	233–261	47.2
Aristocrats	43–39	52.4
Mono Black Aristocrats	0–4	0.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Mardu Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Food	15–9	62.5
Rakdos Aristocrats	8–4	66.7
Boros Bombardment	12–16	42.9
Burn	20–11	64.5
Infect	21–24	46.7
Simic Infect	5–7	41.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	14–17	45.2
Trickbind Dreadnought	86–145	37.2
Izzet Dreadnought	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Dreadnought	65–135	32.5
Izzet Blitzkrieg	21–13	61.8
Hushnought	20–20	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	4–1	80.0
Combo Goblins	18–8	69.2
Goblin Persist	3–2	60.0
Dirty Kitty	15–6	71.4
Aggro-Control	69–93	42.6
Izzet Tempo	14–17	45.2
Azorius Skies	1–1	50.0
Blue Madness	2–1	66.7
Simic Madness	2–0	100.0
Wizards	5–9	35.7
Ninjas	17–18	48.6
Mono Blue Tempo	8–28	22.2
Mono Blue Faeries	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Librarians	4–17	19.0
Izzet Spells	8–14	36.4
Dimir Tempo	2–1	66.7
Ensoul Aggro-Control	9–1	90.0
Combo-Control	171–160	51.7
Curses	1–5	16.7
Cruel Combo-Control	3–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	34–14	70.8
Pickles	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	17–18	48.6
Displace Loop	2–1	66.7
Familiars	2–1	66.7
Hedron Alignment	0–1	0.0
Lich's Mastery	0–4	0.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Zur's Weirding	2–4	33.3
Solar Flare	5–1	83.3
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	97–105	48.0
Wildfire	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Control	96–105	47.8
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	14–16	46.7
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	40–52	43.5
Temur Jokulhaups Control	4–0	100.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	21–20	51.2
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	6–8	42.9
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	8–6	57.1
Resurgent Belief	7–5	58.3
Midrange	315–308	50.6
Temur Ascendancy	4–3	57.1
The Rock	5–1	83.3
Grenzo	2–2	50.0
Abzan Midrange	23–17	57.5
Selesnya Midrange	5–2	71.4
Jund	15–8	65.2
Blink	16–8	66.7
Graveyard Value	5–1	83.3
Séance	2–0	100.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	1–0	100.0
Allies	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Allies	1–0	100.0
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Azorius Allies	1–0	100.0
-1/-1 Counters	1–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	19–3	86.4
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	11–10	52.4
Mono Black Vampires	10–10	50.0
Orzhov Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	7–3	70.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Legends	5–3	62.5
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	16–18	47.1
Naya Midrange	4–2	66.7
Big Red	3–2	60.0
Mono Black Midrange	15–18	45.5
Mono Black Devotion	3–3	50.0
Dimir Midrange	0–2	0.0
Angel Tribal	7–15	31.8
Toughness Matters	5–1	83.3
Lifegain Midrange	6–10	37.5
Martyr's Grace	6–10	37.5
Mutate	4–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	2–0	100.0
Fight Rigging	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	23–60	27.7
Heartless Summoning Stompy	2–1	66.7
Zur the Enchanter	1–1	50.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Party	3–2	60.0
Hero of Precinct One	45–70	39.1
Mardu Hero	5–1	83.3
Five Color Hero	38–66	36.5
Naya Hero	0–1	0.0
Clerics	31–21	59.6
Artifact Midrange	5–3	62.5
Coinflip Tribal	5–9	35.7
Ramp	136–126	51.9
Cloudpost Ramp	116–104	52.7
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	2–2	50.0
Greenpost	110–92	54.5
Gruul Post	2–3	40.0
Simic Post	2–5	28.6
Carth Superfriends	4–4	50.0