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

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 11 weeks, 5 days.

The Season Kick Off is on Nov 30th with free entry and over 100 tix in prizes to 32nd place!

Gruul Aggro

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Archetype Tree

Archetype	# Decks	Record	Win %	①	⑧
Aggro	11962	24369–23313–65	51.1	737	5772
Gruul Aggro	144	237–307	43.6	1	63
Gruul Landfall	12	11–23	32.4	0	1

Decks

Cards

Meta Share By Season

Matchups

Archetype	Record	Win %
Aggro	72–107	40.2
Mono Black Aggro	2–1	66.7
Heroic	5–13	27.8
Mono White Heroic	3–7	30.0
Azorius Heroic	0–1	0.0
Mono Red Blitzkrieg	1–2	33.3
Boros Heroic	1–3	25.0
Red Deck Wins	19–28	40.4
Prisoner	1–0	100.0
Proliferate Red	1–0	100.0
Goblins	1–4	20.0
Tokens	3–3	50.0
Selesnya Tokens	2–2	50.0
Mono White Tokens	1–0	100.0
Mono Green Stompy	0–5	0.0
White Weenie	7–10	41.2
Odric Keywords	0–2	0.0
Quest for the Holy Relic	0–1	0.0
Soldiers	1–3	25.0
Mono White Humans	1–1	50.0
Elves	1–4	20.0
Warriors	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Little Kid	2–2	50.0
Rogues	1–0	100.0
Zombies	2–9	18.2
Gruul Aggro	1–1	50.0
Merfolk	4–1	80.0
Mono Red Swarm	2–1	66.7
Artifact Aggro	7–8	46.7
Affinity	2–0	100.0
Salvage Titan	2–1	66.7
Tempered Steel	2–7	22.2
Mono Blue Architect	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Aggro	0–1	0.0
Illusions	0–1	0.0
Madness	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Madness	1–0	100.0
Voltron	1–3	25.0
Hexproof	1–2	33.3
Hateful Auras	0–1	0.0
Naya Zoo	0–2	0.0
Knights	0–2	0.0
AggroSlide	2–1	66.7
Cats	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Cats	1–0	100.0
Rakdos Aggro	0–2	0.0
Humans	1–0	100.0
Gruul Humans	1–0	100.0
Legends Aggro	6–4	60.0
Boros Legends Aggro	5–4	55.6
Selesnya Legends Aggro	1–0	100.0
Rats	0–1	0.0
Combo	35–36	49.3
Storm	5–4	55.6
Dragonstorm	0–1	0.0
Simic Storm	1–0	100.0
High Tide	2–3	40.0
Grixis Tendrils	1–0	100.0
Reanimator	10–6	62.5
Recurring Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Dragon Nightmare	0–1	0.0
Worldgorger Dragon	1–0	100.0
Double Dragon	1–0	100.0
Living Death	1–2	33.3
Grozoth	2–1	66.7
Traditional Reanimator	6–2	75.0
Dimir Reanimator	1–0	100.0
Mono Black Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Reanimator	1–1	50.0
Necrotic Ooze Combo	1–0	100.0
Hypergenesis	3–2	60.0
Hyperwave	1–1	50.0
New Perspectives	2–0	100.0
Jeskai Ascendancy	2–4	33.3
Four Color Jeskai Ascendancy	0–2	0.0
Jeskai Jeskai Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
Umbral Mantle	0–1	0.0
Combo Post	0–1	0.0
Metalwork Colossus	1–1	50.0
Seismic Swans	0–1	0.0
Eye of the Storm	1–0	100.0
Heartless Summoning Combo	0–1	0.0
Izzet Ascension	0–1	0.0
Ominous Good	1–0	100.0
Jokulhaups Combo	0–1	0.0
Soulflayer	1–0	100.0
Reanim8 Rack	1–0	100.0
Breakfast	1–4	20.0
Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Druid Cephalid Breakfast	0–1	0.0
Oops All Spells	1–3	25.0
Oops All Lands	1–0	100.0
Polymorph	1–0	100.0
Tameshi Bloom	0–2	0.0
Midnight Mass	2–0	100.0
Phoenix Altar	0–1	0.0
Actual Twin	2–5	28.6
Izzet Twin	2–4	33.3
Boros Twin	0–1	0.0
Control	40–53	43.0
Mono Black Control	1–2	33.3
Esper Control	6–4	60.0
Paradox Haze Lock	0–1	0.0
Dimir Control	2–1	66.7
Azorius Control	1–11	8.3
Cawblade	0–2	0.0
Izzet Control	2–0	100.0
Mardu Control	1–0	100.0
Cloudpost Control	3–5	37.5
Mono Blue Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Dimir Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Cloudy With Sunny Spells	0–1	0.0
Selesnya Cloudpost Control	0–1	0.0
Mono White Cloudpost Control	1–1	50.0
Grixis Control	3–6	33.3
Cruel Control	2–5	28.6
Stax	1–3	25.0
Jeskai Control	4–3	57.1
Dragon Control	6–3	66.7
Izzet Dragons	1–0	100.0
Esper Dragons	1–0	100.0
Grixis Dragons	4–2	66.7
Mono White Control	0–1	0.0
Cycling Control	2–3	40.0
Astral Slide	2–3	40.0
Five Color Control	1–0	100.0
Sultai Control	0–1	0.0
Guildgate Control	2–2	50.0
Pox	1–1	50.0
Enchantments Control	0–1	0.0
Four Color Counter Ghazi	2–2	50.0
Orzhov Control	0–2	0.0
Prison	1–0	100.0
Aggro-Combo	14–19	42.4
Aristocrats	7–8	46.7
Mono Black Aristocrats	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Aristocrats	2–1	66.7
Golgari Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Abzan Aristocrats	0–1	0.0
Food	3–2	60.0
Boros Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Burn	1–0	100.0
Infect	4–3	57.1
Simic Infect	2–2	50.0
Golgari Infect	2–0	100.0
Trickbind Dreadnought	1–4	20.0
Mono Blue Dreadnought	1–3	25.0
Izzet Blitzkrieg	0–1	0.0
Combo Goblins	1–2	33.3
Goblin Persist	1–0	100.0
Dirty Kitty	0–2	0.0
Aggro-Control	14–8	63.6
Izzet Tempo	3–2	60.0
Blue Madness	5–3	62.5
Simic Madness	3–2	60.0
Temur Madness	1–1	50.0
Grixis Madness	1–0	100.0
Temur Clues	2–0	100.0
Wizards	0–1	0.0
Ninjas	0–1	0.0
Mono Blue Tempo	1–0	100.0
Mono Blue Librarians	1–0	100.0
Izzet Spells	3–0	100.0
Combo-Control	11–19	36.7
Curses	1–1	50.0
Cruel Combo-Control	1–1	50.0
Battle of Wits	0–1	0.0
Pickles	1–1	50.0
Mindcrank	1–0	100.0
Displace Loop	2–0	100.0
Peregrine Drake	2–0	100.0
Yosei Vat	1–0	100.0
Solar Flare	0–3	0.0
Plasma Swans	0–6	0.0
Mass Land Destruction	3–5	37.5
Wildfire	1–1	50.0
Jokulhaups Control	2–4	33.3
Grixis Jokulhaups Control	1–1	50.0
Jeskai Jokulhaups Control	1–0	100.0
WUBR Jokulhaups Control	0–1	0.0
Archfiend Alteration	1–1	50.0
Midrange	40–59	40.4
Temur Ascendancy	1–2	33.3
The Rock	3–1	75.0
Golgari Citadel	1–0	100.0
Selesnya Midrange	2–0	100.0
Selesnya Value Town	2–0	100.0
Jund	4–2	66.7
Blink	2–17	10.5
Wave Blink	2–11	15.4
Azorius Wave	1–8	11.1
Orzhov Wave	1–3	25.0
Orzhov Blink	0–3	0.0
Graveyard Value	2–0	100.0
Enchantments Matter	0–1	0.0
Allies	3–3	50.0
Mardu Allies	1–2	33.3
Esper Allies	1–1	50.0
Treefolk	2–0	100.0
Fake-Rack	1–0	100.0
Mardu Midrange	1–0	100.0
Vampires	2–2	50.0
Mono Black Vampires	2–1	66.7
Rakdos Vampires	0–1	0.0
Legends Midrange	1–1	50.0
Selesnya Legends	0–1	0.0
Rakdos Midrange	2–3	40.0
Big Red	1–1	50.0
Mono Black Midrange	2–10	16.7
Mono Black Devotion	0–4	0.0
Dimir Midrange	0–4	0.0
Angels	1–0	100.0
Orzhov Angels	1–0	100.0
Lifegain Midrange	2–1	66.7
Martyr's Grace	1–1	50.0
Orzhov Midrange	4–3	57.1
Fires of Invention	1–1	50.0
Clerics	0–1	0.0
Simic Snow	0–2	0.0
Artifact Midrange	1–0	100.0
Ramp	11–6	64.7
Rofellos Ramp	0–1	0.0
Wild Pair	0–1	0.0
Cloudpost Ramp	2–2	50.0
Greenpost	1–2	33.3
Gruul Post	1–0	100.0
Devoid Cruelty	2–0	100.0
Domain	1–1	50.0
Temur Bombardment	1–0	100.0
Summer Bloom Ramp	2–0	100.0