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.

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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 16 hours, 51 minutes.

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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
Midrange	2940	4766–5235	47.7	14	183	117
Hero of Precinct One	209	325–391	45.4	4	15	5
Mardu Hero	46	78–100	43.8	1	3
Esper Hero	11	5–9	35.7
Five Color Hero	1	0–3	0.0
Naya Hero	95	158–176	47.3	3	12	4
Boros Hero	23	39–46	45.9

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	71–91	43.8
Mono Black Aggro	2–0	100.0
Heroic	3–1	75.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	2–1	66.7
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	12–11	52.2
Tokens	2–1	66.7
Selesnya Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	0–1	0.0
White Weenie	11–9	55.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–3	0.0
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Chroma White	1–0	100.0
Elves	3–15	16.7
Selesnya Little Kid	1–0	100.0
Zombies	1–2	33.3
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	3–13	18.8
Mono Red Swarm	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	18–22	45.0
Affinity	5–9	35.7
Boros Vehicles	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	12–12	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	0–1	0.0
Madness	1–3	25.0
Golgari Madness	1–1	50.0
Rakdos Madness	0–2	0.0
Voltron	3–2	60.0
Equipment Aggro	2–0	100.0
Hateful Auras	1–2	33.3
AggroSlide	7–9	43.8
Cats	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Cats	1–1	50.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Humans	1–0	100.0
Combo	55–73	43.0
Storm	22–22	50.0
Dimir Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Hazoret Storm	1–0	100.0
Simic Storm	2–2	50.0
Stormpost	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Post Desire	1–1	50.0
Izzet Storm	17–18	48.6
Swath Storm	1–1	50.0
Reanimator	2–3	40.0
Worldgorger Dragon	2–2	50.0
Double Dragon	2–0	100.0
Traditional Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–7	12.5
Dubious Challenge	1–0	100.0
Warp World	2–2	50.0
Hypergenesis	1–6	14.3
Splendid Reclamation Combo	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	4–4	50.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	4–4	50.0
Myr Incubator	1–1	50.0
Metalwork Colossus	2–0	100.0
Upheaval Colossus	1–0	100.0
Eggs	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	1–2	33.3
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	2–1	66.7
Breakfast	3–5	37.5
Oops All Spells	3–5	37.5
Dredge	1–1	50.0
Polymorph	1–3	25.0
Storm Herald	1–1	50.0
Intruder Alarm	2–3	40.0
Calibrated Blast	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–7	22.2
Possibility Storm	2–1	66.7
Control	43–45	48.9
Esper Control	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Control	2–4	33.3
Dimir Control	2–2	50.0
Azorius Control	9–15	37.5
Cawblade	0–1	0.0
Turbo Fog	0–2	0.0
Izzet Control	3–1	75.0
Mill	3–1	75.0
Grixis Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	3–0	100.0
Jeskai Control	1–0	100.0
Dragon Control	0–1	0.0
Grixis Dragons	0–1	0.0
Ponza	9–6	60.0
Mono White Control	2–0	100.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	0–1	0.0
Astral Slide	0–1	0.0
Bant Control	0–2	0.0
Pox	5–7	41.7
Seasons Past Control	0–1	0.0
Orzhov Control	1–1	50.0
Prison	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Combo	25–40	38.5
Aristocrats	2–4	33.3
Orzhov Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	1–1	50.0
Boros Bombardment	0–2	0.0
Burn	5–1	83.3
Infect	4–2	66.7
Simic Infect	1–0	100.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	2–2	50.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	8–27	22.9
Mono Blue Dreadnought	7–26	21.2
Izzet Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Hushnought	1–1	50.0
Liquimetal Fishing	2–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	2–5	28.6
Goblin Persist	2–4	33.3
Dirty Kitty	0–1	0.0
Aggro-Control	16–21	43.2
Izzet Tempo	3–2	60.0
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	3–2	60.0
Simic Madness	3–2	60.0
Ninjas	5–6	45.5
Mono Blue Tempo	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	4–9	30.8
Combo-Control	19–20	48.7
Curses	2–3	40.0
Battle of Wits	3–2	60.0
Solar Flare	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	12–13	48.0
Jokulhaups Control	12–13	48.0
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–4	42.9
Jund Jokulhaups Control	5–1	83.3
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	2–5	28.6
Resurgent Belief	2–1	66.7
Midrange	88–92	48.9
The Rock	0–2	0.0
Abzan Midrange	1–3	25.0
Selesnya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Jund	21–11	65.6
Blink	2–8	20.0
Graveyard Value	1–3	25.0
Séance	0–3	0.0
Enchantments Matter	2–0	100.0
Allies	1–2	33.3
Mono White Allies	0–1	0.0
Fake-Rack	6–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	2–5	28.6
Vampires	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–3	25.0
Rakdos Midrange	7–3	70.0
Naya Midrange	0–1	0.0
Big Red	2–0	100.0
Mono Black Midrange	11–18	37.9
Mono Black Devotion	5–1	83.3
Dimir Midrange	4–2	66.7
Toughness Matters	0–1	0.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–2	50.0
Martyr's Grace	2–1	66.7
Orzhov Midrange	4–8	33.3
Party	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	7–7	50.0
Mardu Hero	0–1	0.0
Esper Hero	0–1	0.0
Naya Hero	5–4	55.6
Boros Hero	1–0	100.0
Artifact Midrange	1–5	16.7
Death Cloud	5–3	62.5
Ramp	8–9	47.1
Cloudpost Ramp	4–5	44.4
Greenpost	4–5	44.4
Carth Superfriends	2–0	100.0