Limited Draft Guide

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

Mystical Tether
Mystical Tether
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Trained Arynx
Trained Arynx
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Holy Cow
Holy Cow
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Phantom Interference
Phantom Interference
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Peerless Ropemaster
Peerless Ropemaster
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Take the Fall
Take the Fall
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Consuming Ashes
Consuming Ashes
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Murder
Murder
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Vault Plunderer
Vault Plunderer
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Prickly Pair
Prickly Pair
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Explosive Derailment
Explosive Derailment
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Thunder Salvo
Thunder Salvo
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Throw from the Saddle
Throw from the Saddle
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Snakeskin Veil
Snakeskin Veil
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Patient Naturalist
Patient Naturalist
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Archetypes & Signpost Uncommons

Take a Break
Jem Lightfoote, Sky Explorer
Jem Lightfoote, Sky Explorer
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Wrangler of the Damned
Wrangler of the Damned
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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, Familiar Stranger
Lazav, Familiar Stranger
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Intimidation Campaign
Intimidation Campaign
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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
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier
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At Knifepoint
At Knifepoint
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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+
Jolene, Plundering Pugilist
Jolene, Plundering Pugilist
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Cactusfolk Sureshot
Cactusfolk Sureshot
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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, Herd Whisperer
Miriam, Herd Whisperer
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Congregation Gryff
Congregation Gryff
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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 Graywater
Baron Bertram Graywater
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Ruthless Lawbringer
Ruthless Lawbringer
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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, Violent Cacophony
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
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Slick Sequence
Slick Sequence
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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
Honest Rutstein
Honest Rutstein
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Badlands Revival
Badlands Revival
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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, Frontier Mentor
Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor
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Form a Posse
Form a Posse
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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, Grizzled Genius
Doc Aurlock, Grizzled Genius
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Make Your Own Luck
Make Your Own Luck
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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!

View all 26 Crime cards

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.

View all 32 Plot cards

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.

View all 21 Spree cards

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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