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.

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 8 weeks, 3 days.

Hero of Precinct One

Tournaments Only
Season 20▾
1. All
2. 36
3. 35
4. 34
5. 33
6. 32
7. 31
8. 30
9. 29
10. 28
11. 27
12. 26
13. 25
14. 24
15. 23
16. 22
17. 21
18. 20
19. 19
20. 18
21. 17
22. 16
23. 15
24. 14
25. 13
26. 12
27. 11
28. 10
29. 9
30. 8
31. 7
32. 6
33. 5
34. 4
35. 3
36. 2
37. 1

Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧	5–0s
Midrange	1808	2941–3187–1	48.0	11	79	68
Hero of Precinct One	80	152–144–1	51.4	0	1	5
Abzan Hero	11	21–25	45.7
Mardu Hero	4	8–8	50.0
Esper Hero	9	20–17	54.1			1
Orzhov Hero	11	17–21	44.7	0	1
Five Color Hero	15	21–23	47.7			1

Decks

Cards

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	36–27–1	57.1
Heroic	9–3–1	75.0
Mono White Heroic	7–3–1	70.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–0	100.0
Boros Heroic	1–0	100.0
Red Deck Wins	2–3	40.0
Goblins	4–0	100.0
White Weenie	2–0	100.0
Soldiers	1–0	100.0
Elves	3–7	30.0
Selesnya Little Kid	0–1	0.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	1–0	100.0
Merfolk	1–0	100.0
Artifact Aggro	7–10	41.2
Affinity	7–8	46.7
Hush-finity	1–0	100.0
Tempered Steel	0–2	0.0
Mono Blue Aggro	1–0	100.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Gruul Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	1–0	100.0
Hexproof	1–0	100.0
Slivers	1–0	100.0
AggroSlide	1–3	25.0
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Combo	33–17	66.0
Storm	4–0	100.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Paradoxical Outcome Storm	3–0	100.0
Reanimator	4–3	57.1
Worldgorger Dragon	2–1	66.7
Dimir Cycling Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Traditional Reanimator	0–1	0.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–1	50.0
Hypergenesis	2–2	50.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Eggs	5–1	83.3
Blazing Shoal Combo	1–0	100.0
Taking Turns	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	2–0	100.0
Soulflayer	0–1	0.0
Dredge	2–0	100.0
Dice Factory	3–0	100.0
Storm Herald	1–0	100.0
Enduring Ideal	1–2	33.3
Ad Nauseam	3–1	75.0
Control	20–20	50.0
Esper Control	2–4	33.3
Mono Blue Control	1–0	100.0
Dimir Control	1–0	100.0
Azorius Control	2–4	33.3
Cawblade	2–1	66.7
Turbo Fog	1–0	100.0
Mill	1–1	50.0
Boros Control	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Control	1–3	25.0
Azorius Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	0–2	0.0
Grixis Control	1–3	25.0
Cruel Control	0–2	0.0
Stax	4–0	100.0
Runeflare	1–0	100.0
Ponza	1–1	50.0
Mono White Control	1–1	50.0
Life is Ez	1–1	50.0
Dynavolt Tower	1–0	100.0
Cycling Control	1–1	50.0
Astral Slide	1–1	50.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	0–1	0.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Enchantress	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	16–18	47.1
Aristocrats	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Burn	0–2	0.0
Infect	3–1	75.0
Blazing Shoal Infect	3–1	75.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Mono Blue Dreadnought	2–1	66.7
Izzet Blitzkrieg	5–1	83.3
Hushnought	0–3	0.0
Liquimetal Fishing	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	4–7	36.4
Goblin Persist	4–7	36.4
Aggro-Control	16–17	48.5
Izzet Tempo	8–7	53.3
Azorius Skies	1–0	100.0
Blue Madness	3–1	75.0
Simic Madness	3–1	75.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	3–3	50.0
Mono Blue Faeries	1–1	50.0
Izzet Spells	0–1	0.0
Dimir Tempo	1–3	25.0
Combo-Control	11–11	50.0
Curses	1–0	100.0
Mindcrank	2–0	100.0
Hive Mind	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	2–1	66.7
Plasma Swans	3–4	42.9
Mass Land Destruction	2–6	25.0
Wildfire	2–6	25.0
Borderpost Wildfire	2–6	25.0
Midrange	15–26	36.6
The Rock	1–1	50.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Abzan Midrange	0–3	0.0
Jund	0–2	0.0
Blink	3–4	42.9
Graveyard Value	1–3	25.0
Séance	0–1	0.0
Varolz Dreadnought	1–1	50.0
Vampires	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	1–1	50.0
Legends Midrange	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Legends	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Midrange	1–3	25.0
Big Red	0–1	0.0
Mono Black Midrange	1–3	25.0
Mono Black Devotion	1–3	25.0
Dimir Midrange	3–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	0–1	0.0
Sultai Midrange	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Midrange	1–2	33.3
Jeskai Midrange	0–1	0.0
Mythic Colossification	0–1	0.0
Ramp	5–8	38.5
Villainous Wealth	1–0	100.0
Rofellos Ramp	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	3–7	30.0
Arcum's Not Astrolabe	0–1	0.0
Greenpost	3–5	37.5