Yee-haw! Are you heading Out West in the hopes of making your fortune? Well you’re in luck, because there’s not one, not two, but FIVE whole sets that can be found in Outlaws of Thunder Junction booster packs. No, I’m not kidding… kinda.
Read moreIt’s time to start brewing some new Commander decks! Every Magic set brings fresh cards, but Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) has a heavy legendary theme. As infamous creatures from across the Multiverse converge on the desert plane through the...
Read moreWelcome to one of the most labyrinthic parts of Outlaws of Thunder Junction – tryin’ to wrangle some sort of sense from all the set codes an’ set symbols in an OTJ boost pack.
Read moreWelcome to Thunder Junction, a place where apparently, crime doesn’t does pay. The Omenpaths are open, and some of the worst criminals of the multiverse are joining forces – including some famous planeswalker characters.
Read moreOutlaws of Thunder Junction looks to be an MTG set with very powerful cards and a very powerful hat game, both eclipsing Murders at Karlov Manor. There are a lot of cards here that will make waves in Standard, Pioneer, and Commander, and I think...
Read moreWow, Outlaws of Thunder Junction spoiler season was messy, wasn’t it? Between the chaotic main set, the Breaking News bonus sheet, repurposed “The Big Score” cards, and Special Guests, it felt like literally everything was coming to Thunder...
Read moreBooster packs of Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) feel just about as lawless as the actual Wild West plane of villains itself. Play boosters are already new enough as it is, but OTJ boosters have so much going on. There’s “The Big Score”...
Read moreThe last MTG set from the Mirrodin block, Fifth Dawn, was released in 2004. While it didn’t bring tons of powerful cards like its predecessor sets, Mirrodin and Darksteel, it has some hidden gems worth exploring. Some of them are key in decks...
Read moreKaladesh was a fairly innovative Magic set. We’d seen artifact sets before, but Kaladesh’s mechanics made it feel distinct. It was a golden world full of invention and energy, and finally solidified how vehicles fit into Magic’s framework. Aether...
Read moreReleased in 2008, Morningtide contains one of my favorite cards in MTG. To be completely transparent, I couldn’t play with the Lorwyn block, but I used some of its most powerful cards in formats like Extended and Modern in the early days.
Read moreShards of Alara was the MTG set that fleshed out and named the allied 3-color combinations as we know them today: Bant, Esper, Grixis, Jund, and Naya. That’s also why these combinations are called “shards”
Read moreMaybe I’m old, but I remember a time when cards from Magic sets were just Magic cards. No Universes Beyond. No alternate art. Just regular cards, maybe some foil cards, and that was it.
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