Esper Control

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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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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.

The next rotation is in 14 weeks, 5 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Control	1760	2788–2986	48.3	19	133	74
Esper Control	101	167–202	45.3	0	3	3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	25–46	35.2
Mono Black Aggro	2–1	66.7
Heroic	3–2	60.0
Mono White Heroic	1–2	33.3
Azorius Heroic	2–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	5–24	17.2
Goblins	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	0–1	0.0
White Weenie	1–2	33.3
Elves	0–3	0.0
Werewolves	1–1	50.0
Rogues	0–2	0.0
Zombies	1–1	50.0
Gruul Aggro	2–3	40.0
Artifact Aggro	3–1	75.0
Affinity	2–1	66.7
Salvage Titan	1–0	100.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Aggro	2–0	100.0
Brushwaggs	1–1	50.0
Combo	32–36	47.1
Storm	7–9	43.8
Dimir Tendrils	4–6	40.0
Dark Tide	1–2	33.3
Simic Storm	1–2	33.3
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	2–0	100.0
Izzet Storm	0–1	0.0
Reanimator	5–0	100.0
Recurring Nightmare	5–0	100.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Warp World	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	4–2	66.7
New Perspectives	0–1	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Taking Turns	2–2	50.0
Soulflayer	2–1	66.7
Breakfast	8–10	44.4
Oops All Spells	8–10	44.4
Dredge	1–2	33.3
Ad Nauseam	1–3	25.0
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
Belcher	0–3	0.0
Control	39–35	52.7
Esper Control	5–5	50.0
Dimir Control	2–1	66.7
Azorius Control	11–11	50.0
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	4–0	100.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Blackpost	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	2–0	100.0
Grixis Control	0–3	0.0
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	0–1	0.0
Ponza	0–2	0.0
Mono White Control	2–2	50.0
Cycling Control	4–5	44.4
Astral Slide	4–5	44.4
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Pox	3–1	75.0
Seasons Past Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	2–1	66.7
Prison	2–2	50.0
Enchantress	2–2	50.0
Aggro-Combo	14–28	33.3
Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Boros Bombardment	0–1	0.0
Burn	2–4	33.3
Infect	3–8	27.3
Simic Infect	1–8	11.1
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	8–10	44.4
Izzet Dreadnought	4–3	57.1
Mono Blue Dreadnought	4–5	44.4
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	0–2	0.0
Dirty Kitty	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Control	4–7	36.4
Izzet Tempo	3–5	37.5
Lich Aggro-Control	0–1	0.0
Izzet Spells	0–1	0.0
Combo-Control	11–20	35.5
Curses	2–0	100.0
Battle of Wits	2–2	50.0
Mindcrank	2–1	66.7
Plasma Swans	1–1	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	4–16	20.0
Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	4–15	21.1
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	2–5	28.6
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–5	0.0
Midrange	36–23	61.0
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Abzan Midrange	2–2	50.0
Jund	1–1	50.0
Blink	1–0	100.0
Graveyard Value	1–1	50.0
Fake-Rack	0–1	0.0
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	3–1	75.0
Mono Black Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Devotion	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	4–1	80.0
Martyr's Grace	4–1	80.0
Orzhov Midrange	8–3	72.7
Orzhov Capenna	1–1	50.0
Owling Mine	0–1	0.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Party	1–0	100.0
Hero of Precinct One	4–2	66.7
Mardu Hero	0–2	0.0
Five Color Hero	3–0	100.0
Naya Hero	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	5–6	45.5
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Ramp	6–7	46.2
Cloudpost Ramp	4–7	36.4
Greenpost	4–7	36.4
Summer Bloom Ramp	1–0	100.0