Outlaws of Thunder Junction is the second Standard-legal set for Magic: The Gathering in 2024 and is scheduled to release on April 19. Outlaws of Thunder Junction is Magic’s first take on a western genre, using a fantasy frontier setting to showcase a new plane all about the villains from across the multiverse. Below you’ll find all the important information you’ll need to know leading up to its release. This article will be updated as new information is released, so be sure to bookmark it and check back frequently!
Set Symbols
Key Dates
- Story Begins: March 11
- Debut and Previews Begin: March 26
- Card Image Gallery and Previews Complete: April 5
- Prerelease Events: April 12–18
- MTG Arena Global Release: April 16
- Global Tabletop Release: April 19
- Open House: April 19–21
- Standard Showdown: April 19 – July 25
- Commander Party: April 26 – May 2
- Store Championship: May 4–12
First Previews
Product Information
Outlaws of Thunder Junction will follow a standard line-up of products, featuring Play Boosters, Collector Boosters, Bundles, Prerelease Packs, and Commander Decks.
Play Boosters
- 36 Outlaws of Thunder Junction Play Boosters, each containing 14 cards
Collector Boosters
- 12 Outlaws of Thunder Junction Collector Boosters, each containing 15 cards
Bundle
- 9 Outlaws of Thunder Junction Play Boosters
- 1 traditional foil alt-art card
- 30 land cards (15 foil, 15 nonfoil
- 1 spindown life counter
- 1 card storage box
- 2 reference cards
Prerelease Pack
- 6 Outlaws of Thunder Junction Play Boosters
- 1 foil stamped rare or mythic rare
- 1 spindown die
Commander Decks
- Four total ready-to-play preconstructed decks
- Desert Bloom
- Grand Larceny
- Most Wanted
- Quick Draw
- 2 traditional foil legendary cards
- 98 nonfoil cards
- 2-card Collector Booster sample pack
- 10 double-sided tokens
- 1 deck box
- 1 life tracker
Breaking News Bonus Sheet
The Breaking News bonus sheet is full of crimes—a new mechanic across the set—and iconic reprints that commit crimes. Players commit a crime anytime they target an opponent or an opponent’s cards, whether they be on the battlefield, the stack, or graveyard. Breaking New bonus sheet cards will appear in Play Boosters and Collector Boosters, with Collector Boosters being the only place to open textured foil versions of these cards.
Thoughtseize (Breaking News) | Thoughtseize (Textured Foil Breaking News)
Crime // Punishment (Breaking News) | Crime // Punishment (Textured Foil Breaking News)
Cards from the Breaking News bonus sheet will only be legal in formats they already are legal in.
The Big Score
The Big Score is a special subset of cards in Outlaws of Thunder Junction with their own set symbol and set code. There will be 30 mythic rares in the Big Score and they will be legal in Standard. The 30 cards from the Big Score and Special Guest cards from Outlaws of Thunder Junction will also be featured in a special Vault Frame. These cards will be available in Play Boosters and Collector Boosters.
Sword of Wealth and Power | Sword of Wealth and Power (Vault Frame)
Nexus of Becoming | Nexus of Becoming (Vault Frame)
Special versions of cards with the Vault Frame can be found exclusively in Collector Boosters with a raised foil version of the Vault Frame.
Booster Fun
Outlaws of Thunder Junction will feature a swath of Booster Fun treatments, including the usual extended-art variants and the examples shown above. There will also be a Wanted Poster treatment for outlaws in the set that show up in Play Boosters and Collector Boosters.
Outlaws of Thunder Junction is scheduled to release on April 19.