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?

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

View the full legal cards list
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	5–0s
Midrange	1759	2819–3097	47.7	15	160	74
Hero of Precinct One	171	302–258	53.9	0	12	9
Mardu Hero	82	166–110	60.1	0	9	4
Esper Hero	1	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Hero	3	3–8	27.3
Five Color Hero	63	104–103	50.2	0	3	4
Naya Hero	5	9–10	47.4
Boros Hero	3	3–6	33.3

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	68–39	63.6
Mono Black Aggro	6–2	75.0
Heroic	9–7	56.3
Mono White Heroic	8–6	57.1
Azorius Heroic	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	0–1	0.0
Red Deck Wins	13–8	61.9
Mono Red Devotion	0–1	0.0
Goblins	4–0	100.0
Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono White Tokens	2–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	4–2	66.7
White Weenie	4–0	100.0
Elves	3–1	75.0
Werewolves	1–0	100.0
Rogues	2–0	100.0
Gruul Aggro	0–2	0.0
Merfolk	1–1	50.0
Artifact Aggro	10–10	50.0
Affinity	6–6	50.0
Salvage Titan	0–1	0.0
Tempered Steel	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Madness	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Madness	0–1	0.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Equipment Aggro	1–0	100.0
Slivers	2–2	50.0
Knights	1–1	50.0
AggroSlide	2–0	100.0
Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	1–2	33.3
Boros Aggro	1–0	100.0
Combo	51–36	58.6
Storm	17–8	68.0
Dimir Tendrils	4–5	44.4
Dark Tide	1–1	50.0
Dragonstorm	4–0	100.0
Simic Storm	2–0	100.0
Citadel Storm	1–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–1	50.0
Izzet Storm	4–2	66.7
Reanimator	4–3	57.1
Recurring Nightmare	4–3	57.1
Dubious Challenge	0–1	0.0
Hypergenesis	2–3	40.0
Runeflare	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–2	50.0
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–0	100.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Anvil Colossus	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	2–1	66.7
Taking Turns	1–1	50.0
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	13–11	54.2
Oops All Spells	13–11	54.2
Dredge	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–1	50.0
Ad Nauseam	2–0	100.0
Chain of Acid	1–0	100.0
Restore Balance	2–0	100.0
Gyruda	1–0	100.0
Belcher	0–1	0.0
Control	50–55	47.6
Mono Black Control	0–1	0.0
Esper Control	2–4	33.3
Dimir Control	1–4	20.0
Dreadful Inspiration	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	15–22	40.5
Cawblade	1–2	33.3
Mill	1–0	100.0
Boros Control	2–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	3–3	50.0
Blackpost	2–0	100.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Grixis Control	1–2	33.3
Cruel Control	1–0	100.0
Stax	2–1	66.7
Dragon Control	2–0	100.0
Izzet Dragons	2–0	100.0
Ponza	1–0	100.0
Mono White Control	3–1	75.0
Life is Ez	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	8–9	47.1
Astral Slide	8–9	47.1
Five Color Control	4–1	80.0
Pox	1–0	100.0
Seasons Past Control	1–6	14.3
Orzhov Control	2–1	66.7
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	29–35	45.3
Aristocrats	4–3	57.1
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–0	100.0
Mardu Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Boros Bombardment	1–1	50.0
Burn	5–7	41.7
Infect	7–6	53.8
Simic Infect	7–5	58.3
Blazing Shoal Infect	0–1	0.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	6–12	33.3
Izzet Dreadnought	3–2	60.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	3–10	23.1
Hushnought	5–4	55.6
Liquimetal Fishing	1–0	100.0
Combo Goblins	1–3	25.0
Dirty Kitty	1–3	25.0
Aggro-Control	20–15	57.1
Izzet Tempo	4–7	36.4
Azorius Skies	0–1	0.0
Blue Madness	1–0	100.0
Ninjas	3–4	42.9
Mono Blue Tempo	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	1–1	50.0
Dimir Tempo	1–0	100.0
Ensoul Aggro-Control	1–0	100.0
Combo-Control	22–19	53.7
Curses	1–2	33.3
Battle of Wits	6–1	85.7
Mindcrank	0–3	0.0
Displace Loop	1–0	100.0
Familiars	1–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Plasma Swans	0–1	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	13–11	54.2
Wildfire	0–1	0.0
Jokulhaups Control	13–10	56.5
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	0–2	0.0
Temur Jokulhaups Control	3–1	75.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–3	0.0
Mardu Jokulhaups Control	5–2	71.4
Archfiend Alteration	0–1	0.0
Midrange	52–48	52.0
The Rock	2–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	2–2	50.0
Selesnya Midrange	1–2	33.3
Jund	1–3	25.0
Blink	0–1	0.0
Graveyard Value	0–2	0.0
Enchantments Matter	3–0	100.0
Allies	0–2	0.0
Azorius Allies	0–2	0.0
Fake-Rack	2–1	66.7
Vampires	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–0	100.0
Legends Midrange	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–0	100.0
Naya Midrange	1–0	100.0
Big Red	1–3	25.0
Hellion Whip	0–1	0.0
Dimir Midrange	0–1	0.0
Angel Tribal	0–1	0.0
Toughness Matters	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–3	40.0
Martyr's Grace	0–3	0.0
Orzhov Midrange	14–7	66.7
Orzhov Capenna	0–3	0.0
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Heartless Summoning Stompy	1–0	100.0
Ordealbreak	1–0	100.0
Enigmatic Incarnation	1–0	100.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Party	0–1	0.0
Hero of Precinct One	4–4	50.0
Mardu Hero	3–1	75.0
Five Color Hero	1–2	33.3
Artifact Midrange	10–10	50.0
Coinflip Tribal	1–0	100.0
Death Cloud	1–0	100.0
Ramp	10–11	47.6
Cloudpost Ramp	7–9	43.8
Golgari Post	2–0	100.0
Greenpost	2–7	22.2
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Simic Post	2–2	50.0
Carth Superfriends	1–1	50.0