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Alchemy: Outlaws of Thunder Junction (YOTJ)

Crush your next MTG draft with our Alchemy: Outlaws of Thunder Junction draft guide, including a color tier list, card ratings, set mechanics, and more.

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Set OverviewStats based on: Premier Draft

8,9
Fast
Slow
8,2 min
Short
Long
BestWorst
38
0
10
15
13
2024

Top Colors Combinations

Tier
Colors
6+ Wins
Popularity
Tier
A
Rakdos
8,9%
Simic
4,1%
Tier
B
Selesnya
12,6%
Dimir
6,7%
Golgari
6,5%
Orzhov
6,3%
Gruul
5,7%
Jund
3,5%
Izzet
3,0%
Tier
C
Sultai
6,9%
Boros
4,9%
Abzan
3,5%
Tier
D
Grixis
8,3%
Naya
4,9%
Esper
2,5%
Bant
2,4%
Mardu
2,2%
Azorius
2,0%
Temur
1,3%
Low Match Volume
Tier
?
4-Color
0,8%
Jeskai
0,6%
4-Color
0,6%
4-Color
0,3%
4-Color
0,3%
Mono Green
0,2%
Mono Red
0,2%

Top Commons by Color

Longe mystique
Longe mystique
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Arynx dressé
Arynx dressé
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La Vache
La Vache
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Interférence fantomatique
Interférence fantomatique
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Maîtresse du lasso sans égal
Maîtresse du lasso sans égal
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Porter le chapeau
Porter le chapeau
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Cendres dévorantes
Cendres dévorantes
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Homicide
Homicide
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Pilleuse de la salle des coffres
Pilleuse de la salle des coffres
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Duo piquant
Duo piquant
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Déraillement explosif
Déraillement explosif
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Salve tonnante
Salve tonnante
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Désarçonner
Désarçonner
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Voile en peau de serpent
Voile en peau de serpent
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Naturaliste patiente
Naturaliste patiente
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Archetypes & Signpost Uncommons

Take a Break
Jem Pied-léger, exploratrice céleste
Jem Pied-léger, exploratrice céleste
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Dresseuse des damnés
Dresseuse des damnés
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Keep your guard up. Use the plot mechanic and cards with flash to pass your turn with mana available, ready for anything.View Azorius decks
Crimes
Lazav, étranger familier
Lazav, étranger familier
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Campagne d'intimidation
Campagne d'intimidation
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Keep targeting your opponents and their stuff turn after turn. You're looking to play a long game, but your constant heists will leave your opponents less than prepared.View Dimir decks
Outlaws
Casse-fiole, grenadière joviale
Casse-fiole, grenadière joviale
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Sous la menace du couteau
Sous la menace du couteau
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Assemble a crew of Assassins, Mercenaries, Pirates, Rogues, and Warlocks. This motley crew of outlaws will find ways to work together to wear down your opponents.,View Rakdos decks
Power 4+
Jolène, pugiliste pillarde
Jolène, pugiliste pillarde
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Buteur cacté
Buteur cacté
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Big creatures are usually their own reward, but this set steps it up. Boost your forces with spells or Mercenary tokens and let the onslaught begin.View Gruul decks
Mount
Miriam, celle qui murmure au troupeau
Miriam, celle qui murmure au troupeau
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Gryff de la congrégation
Gryff de la congrégation
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There's a whole stable of Mounts eager to charge into battle. Every time a Mount attacks backed by some skilled riders, you'll reap more rewards. Saddle up!View decks
Attrition
Baron Bertram Eaugrise
Baron Bertram Eaugrise
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Porteur de la Loi impitoyable
Porteur de la Loi impitoyable
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Your permanents are here for a good time, not a long time. Sacrifice shamelessly, block fearlessly, and attack aggressively. Every loss is another opportunity for a larger gain.View Orzhov decks
Second Spell
Kraum, cacophonie assourdissante
Kraum, cacophonie assourdissante
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Séquence sophistiquée
Séquence sophistiquée
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Sling your spells in one-two bursts. Low-mana value cards and plotted cards enable combinations of two or more spells in a turn, unlocking a flurry of bonuses.View Izzet decks
Creatures in the Graveyard
Rutstein l'honnête
Rutstein l'honnête
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Renaissance des mauvaises terres
Renaissance des mauvaises terres
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You only live once? Hardly. Your cards can bring fallen creatures back to the fray or simply take advantage of the number of creature cards in your graveyard.View Golgari decks
Mercenary Aggro
Ertha Jo, mentor des frontières
Ertha Jo, mentor des frontières
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Former une faction
Former une faction
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You might not have the biggest creatures, but you have the most aggressive ones. Mercenary tokens will pump the power of your creatures so you can keep making good attacks when opposition arrives.View decks
Plot
Doc Aurlock, génie grisonnant
Doc Aurlock, génie grisonnant
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Provoquer la chance
Provoquer la chance
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Set your mastermind plans into motion with the plot mechanic. Your opponents may see them coming, but that doesn't mean they'll be able to stop them.View decks

Most Popular Combat Tricks

Set Mechanics

You can't make a fortune without breaking a few rules. At least, that's what an outlaw would say! Outlaw is a new game term that refers to any card with the Assassin, Mercenary, Pirate, Rogue, or Warlock creature type.

View all 13 Outlaw cards

What goes great with outlaws? Crime, of course! Whether it's a simple robbery or an elaborate heist, a haul is a haul at the end of the day. Crime does pay in Thunder Junction—just make sure you're the one getting paid!

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If you're getting ready to pull off a heist, you'll need to concoct a plot. You can pay a card's plot cost, exile that card, and then cast it on a later turn without paying its mana cost.

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Saddle is an activated ability that can be activated only as a sorcery, meaning during your main phases while the stack is empty. To activate a saddle ability, tap untapped creatures you control (other than the Mount itself) with total power greater than or equal to the number after saddle. When that ability resolves, the creature becomes saddled until end of turn. What that means exactly varies from creature to creature. Many Mounts have a triggered ability that triggers whenever it attacks while saddled.

View all 18 Mounts and Saddle cards

Once you've assembled your crew and put together a plan, the last step is to get things done. Don't give anyone time to dissect your plan; get everything done in a spree! Spells with spree have a base cost as well as multiple additional costs, each of which is associated with a specific effect.

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On Thunder Junction, settlements are dotted across a large expanse of hot, dry Desert. Be prepared for danger as you cross!

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