Orzhov Hero

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?

Check out the guide to Magic Online.
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 1 week, 2 days.

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	3016	5262–5462	49.1	7	127	109
Hero of Precinct One	281	525–506	50.9	1	12	14
Orzhov Hero	105	202–187	51.9	1	6	6

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	41–41	50.0
Mono Black Aggro	4–1	80.0
Heroic	2–2	50.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	12–5	70.6
Goblins	0–2	0.0
Tokens	1–2	33.3
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	0–2	0.0
White Weenie	3–2	60.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	1–0	100.0
Elves	4–1	80.0
Werewolves	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Little Kid	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Counters	2–1	66.7
Rogues	0–1	0.0
Zombies	1–3	25.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–2	50.0
8 Whack	2–2	50.0
Artifact Aggro	1–0	100.0
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Madness	1–1	50.0
Jund Madness	1–1	50.0
Voltron	1–1	50.0
Hexproof	1–1	50.0
Slivers	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	0–1	0.0
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	3–8	27.3
Rakdos Aggro	1–2	33.3
Combo	31–25	55.4
Storm	5–1	83.3
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Simic Storm	0–1	0.0
Izzet Storm	2–0	100.0
Swath Storm	2–0	100.0
Reanimator	2–7	22.2
Traditional Reanimator	2–7	22.2
Dimir Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Reanimator	2–6	25.0
Oriss Genesis	0–2	0.0
Hypergenesis	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	5–2	71.4
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–1	50.0
Five Color Jeskai Ascendancy	2–1	66.7
Metalwork Colossus	7–3	70.0
Anvil Colossus	5–1	83.3
Upheaval Colossus	1–2	33.3
Eggs	1–0	100.0
Izzet Ascension	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Combo	1–0	100.0
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Breakfast	7–5	58.3
Hermit Dredge	1–0	100.0
Oops All Spells	1–0	100.0
Neoform Hermit	4–5	44.4
Enduring Ideal	1–0	100.0
Stuffy Doll	0–2	0.0
Possibility Storm	0–1	0.0
Control	35–34	50.7
Esper Control	6–2	75.0
Demonic Rising	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	4–2	66.7
Azorius Control	7–6	53.8
Turbo Fog	1–1	50.0
Cloudpost Control	3–4	42.9
Azorius Cloudpost Control	2–3	40.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Grixis Control	5–3	62.5
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	1–1	50.0
Izzet Dragons	1–1	50.0
Ponza	0–4	0.0
Mono White Control	2–3	40.0
Sultai Control	0–3	0.0
Sultai Ultimatum	0–3	0.0
Bant Control	2–1	66.7
Pox	1–3	25.0
Aggro-Combo	15–11	57.7
Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Burn	6–2	75.0
Infect	1–6	14.3
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–2	0.0
Golgari Infect	0–4	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	5–0	100.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Combo Goblins	0–1	0.0
Goblin Persist	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	19–7	73.1
Izzet Tempo	5–2	71.4
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Tempo	2–2	50.0
Dimir Tempo	8–1	88.9
Sultai Tempo	1–1	50.0
Combo-Control	4–3	57.1
Burning Vengeance	1–0	100.0
Cruel Combo-Control	0–1	0.0
Battle of Wits	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	2–0	100.0
Mass Land Destruction	0–2	0.0
Wildfire	0–2	0.0
Borderpost Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Midrange	47–61	43.5
The Rock	1–6	14.3
Abzan Midrange	5–9	35.7
Jund	1–0	100.0
Blink	4–4	50.0
Wave Blink	4–4	50.0
Esper Wave	1–0	100.0
Azorius Wave	2–3	40.0
Abzan Wave	1–0	100.0
Bant Wave	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	5–1	83.3
Varolz Dreadnought	3–0	100.0
Allies	0–1	0.0
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Midrange	3–9	25.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	2–1	66.7
Mono Black Midrange	2–3	40.0
Mono Black Devotion	2–2	50.0
Hellion Whip	1–0	100.0
Dimir Midrange	1–3	25.0
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Midrange	2–4	33.3
Owling Mine	1–0	100.0
Neoform	0–1	0.0
Sultai Neoform	0–1	0.0
Fires of Invention	8–4	66.7
Hero of Precinct One	3–3	50.0
Abzan Hero	1–0	100.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Hero	2–2	50.0
Gruul Obosh	1–2	33.3
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Ramp	10–5	66.7
Cloudpost Ramp	7–4	63.6
Greenpost	7–4	63.6
Domain	1–0	100.0
Defenders	0–1	0.0