Outlaws of Thunder Junction Releases April 16, 2024 at 8 AM PST! – MTG Arena Announcements – April 15, 2024

The weekly MTG Arena Announcement post has been published by Wizards of the Coast! Here’s the roundup of everything that is happening and upcoming on MTG Arena! In this edition:

• Outlaws of Thunder Junction Launches This Week!
• Jump In! Update for Outlaws of Thunder Junction
• Release Notes for Outlaws of Thunder Junction
• Event Schedule

Outlaws of Thunder Junction releases tomorrow at 8 AM PST, on April 16, 2024. This is a pretty big set with supplementary sets that impact Standard, Timeless, Historic, and Alchemy formats. Also, this is the final set before rotations for both Standard Rotation and Alchemy Rotation happens with the next set Bloomburrow!

Take note everybody will get a reset in the quests so be sure to complete them before the Murders at Karlov Manor Mastery ends, and wait until the new Outlaws of Thunder Junction Mastery goes live before completing any new ones to progress.

See below for details!

Outlaws of Thunder Junction Launches This Week!

There’s less than a day left to get your Outlaws of Thunder Junction preorders in, because the new set arrives tomorrow, April 16!

Get to know the cards in the set with the complete Outlaws of Thunder Junction Card Image Gallery.

Then, get a sample of the new set by playing in this week’s Jump Into Outlaws of Thunder Junction Midweek Magic event, April 16–18! There’s no fee to enter, you can start playing fast, and you can pick up some prizes!

Finally, get your fingers limbered up, because the Outlaws of Thunder Junction Premier Draft opens tomorrow, April 16, after the release. Build your season ranking, win prizes, and score cool card styles each season.

Jump In! Update for Outlaws of Thunder Junction

Jump In! gets ten new packets with the release of Outlaws of Thunder Junction:

• Patience
• Crimes
• Outlaws
• Power
• Mounts
• Entering
• Casting
• Graveyard
• Treasured
• Frontier

Packets include new cards from the set, and you can see card lists for each in the Jump In! Packets Update for Outlaws of Thunder Junction.

Release Notes for Outlaws of Thunder Junction

There are a couple cool features to talk about coming to MTG Arena with the release of Outlaws of Thunder Junction.

The first is a batch of new phrases! As part of the Outlaws of Thunder Junction Mastery Pass, you can add ten new Western-inspired phrases to your emotes repertoire.

We’re also adding helpful visual feedback when creatures with reach are on the battlefield. Say goodbye to mistakenly flying into sneaky archers, spiders, and others with reach!

Event Schedule

Events open at 8 a.m. PT on their starting dates (excluding Midweek Magic) and close to entries at 8 a.m. PT (UTC-07:00) on the ending date shown unless otherwise noted.

Midweek Magic

Midweek Magic events open on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. PT and close to new entries on Thursdays at 2 p.m. PT (UTC-07:00).

• April 16–18: Jump Into Outlaws of Thunder Junction
• April 23–25: Outlaws of Thunder Junction Constructed
• April 30–May 2: On the Edge
• May 7–May9: Into the Future

Quick Draft

• April 9–26: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
• April 26–May 7: Outlaws of Thunder Junction

Other Events

• April 2–16: Remix Draft: Artifacts
• April 23–30: Festival: Bonny Pall

May Qualifier Events – Outlaws of Thunder Junction Limited

• May 4: Best-of-One Play-In
• May 10: Best-of-Three Play-In
• May 11–12: Qualifier Weekend

Competitive Play Schedule

All times listed are Pacific time (UTC-07:00).

Premier Play

Qualifier Play-In events are single-day tournaments in which players compete to earn invitations to that month’s Qualifier Weekend events.

Qualifier Weekend events are two-day events in which eligible players compete for invitations to upcoming Arena Championship events.

Qualifier tokens are delivered to your MTG Arena inbox. Remember to claim them before the event starts!

May

• Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-One)
  May 4, 6 a.m. PT
  • Format: Outlaws of Thunder Junction Limited
• Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-Three)
  May 10, 6 a.m. PT–May 11, 3 a.m. PT
  • Format: Outlaws of Thunder Junction Limited
• Qualifier Weekend
  May 11, 6 a.m. PT–May 12, 4 p.m. PT
  • Format: Outlaws of Thunder Junction Limited

Arena Open

The Arena Open Day One entry window begins at 6 a.m. PT and closes to new entries the following day at 3 a.m. PT (UTC-07:00). The Day Two entry window is 2 hours only, from 6 a.m. PT until 8 a.m. PT (UTC-07:00).

• Arena Open: Outlaws of Thunder Junction
  • May 4: Day One, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Sealed (Best-of-One and Best-of-Three)
  • May 5: Day Two, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Draft (Best-of-Three)

April 2024 Ranked Season

The April 2024 Ranked Season begins March 31 at 12:05 p.m. PT (UTC-08:00) and ends April 30 at 12 p.m. PT (UTC-07:00).

• Bronze Reward: 1 Outlaws of Thunder Junction pack
• Silver Reward: 1 Outlaws of Thunder Junction pack + 500 gold
• Gold Reward: 2 Outlaws of Thunder Junction packs + 1,000 gold + Binding Negotiation card style
• Platinum Reward: 3 Outlaws of Thunder Junction packs + 1,000 gold + Binding Negotiation card style + Aven Interruptercard style
• Diamond Reward: 4 Outlaws of Thunder Junction packs + 1,000 gold + Binding Negotiation card style + Aven Interruptercard style
• Mythic Reward: 5 Outlaws of Thunder Junction packs + 1,000 gold + Binding Negotiation card style + Aven Interruptercard style