Outlaws of Thunder Junction is right around the corner, so here's a look at what's coming in this brand new set for Magic: The Gathering!

 

 

Outlaws of Thunder Junction Mechanics

Outlaws of Thunder Junction has plenty of new mechanics!

 

Outlaws

An outlaw is any permanent with one or more of these creature types: Assassin, Mercenary, Pirate, Rogue, and Warlock.

Committing a Crime

You commit a crime as you cast a spell, activate an ability, or put a triggered ability on the stack that targets one or more of the following:

• An opponent
• A spell or ability an opponent controls
• A permanent an opponent controls
• A card in an opponent's graveyard

Once you've cast the spell, activated the ability, or have put the triggered ability on the stack, the crime has been committed. It doesn't matter what happens to the spell or ability after that point.

 

Spree

Spree is a new keyword for additional costs found on some spells in Outlaws of Thunder Junction. Cards with Spree have additional costs, at least one of which must be paid to cast the spell. You must choose one or more modes as you cast a spell with spree, but no single mode can be chosen more than once.

 

Mounts and Saddle

Mount is a new creature type! The creature type doesn't have anything specific it does, other than that Mount creatures are more likely to have the Saddle mechanic. Saddle is an activated ability that you activate during your Main Phase if the stack is empty by tapping any number of untapped creatures you control other than the Mount with Saddle with total power N or more, where N is the number included in the saddle keyword. If a Mount becomes some other creature type, it will still have saddle, and non-Mounts can gain saddle if effects allow them to do so.

 

Plot

Plot is a new keyword that allows you to pay a cost up front and exile a card from your hand. The card then becomes plotted. On a future turn, you may cast a plotted card from exile without paying its mana cost. Paying the Plot cost on a card and putting in exile is a special action that doesn't use the stack, and can only be done at sorcery speed.

 

Wanted Poster Frame

Some cards from Outlaws of Thunder Junction have alternate art versions called Wanted Posters!

 

 

 

Breaking News!

Each Play Booster of Outlaws of Thunder Junction contains a Breaking News card! There's 65 different Breaking News cards to collect, each of which are alternate art versions of existing cards, and are not legal to play in Standard!

 

 

Special Guests

Each booster of Outlaws of Thunder Junction has a chance to have a Special Guest! These cards are alternate art versions of 10 different cards, which also are not legal to play in Standard!