Hero of Precinct One

Penny Dreadful. The ultra-budget, thousands-of-cards Magic Online brewer's paradise with powerful cards, six free weekly tournaments, free 24/7 league, prizes, quarterly rotations, and a super friendly community.

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How do I get started with Magic Online?

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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.

Browse Decklists from tournaments, leagues and elsewhere

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How do I get a game and find other Penny Dreadful players?

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.

To find the Penny Dreadful community join the Discord.
How do I enter the league?

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.

Top 8 finishers on each month's league leaderboard win credit with Cardhoarder.

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How do I enter a tournament?

We have six free-to-enter weekly tournaments with prizes from Cardhoarder.

They are hosted on Gatherling along with a lot of other player-run Magic Online events.

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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.

The next rotation is in 14 weeks, 5 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Midrange	6034	11537–12233–34	48.5	294	2701
Hero of Precinct One	206	415–441–1	48.5	9	89
Abzan Hero	14	30–28	51.7	0	5
Mardu Hero	27	56–56	50.0	1	13
Esper Hero	12	17–27	38.6	0	1
Orzhov Hero	42	103–89	53.6	3	18
Five Color Hero	59	108–129	45.6	0	29
Naya Hero	31	68–67	50.4	3	13
Boros Hero	1	0–3	0.0

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	121–117–1	50.8
Mono Black Aggro	6–1	85.7
Heroic	5–10–1	33.3
Mono White Heroic	4–5–1	44.4
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–3	25.0
Boros Heroic	0–2	0.0
Red Deck Wins	41–33	55.4
Goblins	4–3	57.1
Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono White Tokens	1–2	33.3
Mono Green Stompy	0–1	0.0
White Weenie	12–2	85.7
Soldiers	3–0	100.0
Elves	9–11	45.0
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Zombies	3–0	100.0
Merfolk	2–5	28.6
Mono Red Swarm	0–4	0.0
8 Whack	0–4	0.0
Artifact Aggro	12–12	50.0
Affinity	5–7	41.7
Tempered Steel	7–5	58.3
Madness	1–2	33.3
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Jund Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Knights	0–1	0.0
AggroSlide	12–22	35.3
Rakdos Aggro	0–1	0.0
Boros Aggro	4–0	100.0
Humans	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	3–5	37.5
Boros Legends Aggro	3–5	37.5
Combo	64–66	49.2
Storm	10–11	47.6
Dimir Tendrils	0–1	0.0
Dragonstorm	2–1	66.7
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
High Tide	1–2	33.3
Izzet Storm	3–3	50.0
Swath Storm	1–0	100.0
Channel Storm	3–3	50.0
Reanimator	9–9	50.0
Recurring Nightmare	2–2	50.0
Dragon Nightmare	1–0	100.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	5–7	41.7
Mono Black Reanimator	4–7	36.4
Necrotic Ooze Combo	2–4	33.3
Maniac Combo	2–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	8–4	66.7
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	4–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	3–4	42.9
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Metalwork Colossus	3–5	37.5
Anvil Colossus	3–4	42.9
Upheaval Colossus	0–1	0.0
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Combo	2–2	50.0
Quest for Ula's Temple	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	3–2	60.0
Soulflayer	1–1	50.0
Breakfast	16–15	51.6
Hermit Dredge	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	11–8	57.9
Neoform Hermit	4–7	36.4
Storm Herald	0–2	0.0
Intruder Alarm	2–1	66.7
Stuffy Doll	0–1	0.0
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Tameshi Bloom	1–4	20.0
Midnight Mass	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	2–0	100.0
Izzet Twin	2–0	100.0
Control	52–66	44.1
Esper Control	8–5	61.5
Mono Blue Control	5–6	45.5
Dimir Control	3–2	60.0
Azorius Control	6–13	31.6
Cawblade	1–2	33.3
Turbo Fog	2–3	40.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	4–3	57.1
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–2	33.3
Izzet Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	3–2	60.0
Cruel Control	0–1	0.0
Stax	1–2	33.3
Chandra Nalaar	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	2–0	100.0
Dragon Control	2–4	33.3
Izzet Dragons	2–4	33.3
Ponza	3–2	60.0
Mono White Control	2–3	40.0
Cycling Control	2–9	18.2
Astral Slide	2–9	18.2
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Bant Control	1–2	33.3
Pox	2–2	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	1–2	33.3
Seasons Past Control	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Control	2–3	40.0
Prison	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	42–52	44.7
Aristocrats	5–5	50.0
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–2	33.3
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Burn	7–6	53.8
Infect	8–10	44.4
Simic Infect	2–1	66.7
Blazing Shoal Infect	4–3	57.1
Golgari Infect	2–6	25.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	11–22	33.3
Izzet Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	7–20	25.9
Izzet Blitzkrieg	2–1	66.7
Hushnought	8–5	61.5
Combo Goblins	1–3	25.0
Goblin Persist	1–1	50.0
Dirty Kitty	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Control	18–22	45.0
Izzet Tempo	4–4	50.0
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Simic Madness	1–0	100.0
Wizards	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Tempo	6–7	46.2
Mono Blue Librarians	0–3	0.0
Izzet Spells	1–4	20.0
Dimir Tempo	4–1	80.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	0–3	0.0
Combo-Control	26–19	57.8
Battle of Wits	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	3–1	75.0
Displace Loop	1–1	50.0
Familiars	1–1	50.0
Hive Mind	2–1	66.7
Solar Flare	3–2	60.0
Plasma Swans	2–2	50.0
Mass Land Destruction	12–11	52.2
Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Thryx-Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	12–10	54.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–5	28.6
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Jund Jokulhaups Control	5–3	62.5
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Resurgent Belief	2–0	100.0
Midrange	87–91	48.9
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	4–2	66.7
Selesnya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	1–0	100.0
Jund	6–4	60.0
Blink	3–8	27.3
Wave Blink	2–6	25.0
Azorius Wave	2–5	28.6
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Wave Blink	1–2	33.3
Graveyard Value	3–1	75.0
Varolz Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Boros Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	7–12	36.8
Big Red	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	7–7	50.0
Mono Black Devotion	5–3	62.5
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	0–1	0.0
Angel Tribal	3–7	30.0
Lifegain Midrange	1–0	100.0
Martyr's Grace	1–0	100.0
Sultai Midrange	0–2	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–6	40.0
Orzhov Capenna	0–2	0.0
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	1–5	16.7
Hero of Precinct One	19–19	50.0
Abzan Hero	1–1	50.0
Mardu Hero	1–0	100.0
Esper Hero	2–3	40.0
Orzhov Hero	3–3	50.0
Five Color Hero	6–6	50.0
Naya Hero	4–4	50.0
Clerics	4–1	80.0
Simic Snow	4–5	44.4
Artifact Midrange	7–6	53.8
Death Cloud	3–1	75.0
Ramp	5–8	38.5
Cloudpost Ramp	4–7	36.4
Greenpost	2–4	33.3
Gruul Post	1–3	25.0