Outlaws of Thunder Junction Releases April 16, 2024 at 8 AM PST! - MTG Arena Announcements - April 15, 2024 • MTG Arena Zone (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 JunctionLaunches This Week!
• Jump In!Update forOutlaws of Thunder Junction
• Release Notes forOutlaws 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 JunctionLaunches This Week!

There’s less than a day left toget yourOutlaws of Thunder Junctionpreorders in, because the new set arrives tomorrow, April 16!

Get to know the cards in the set with the completeOutlaws of Thunder JunctionCard Image Gallery.

Then, get a sample of the new set by playing in this week’sJump Into Outlaws of Thunder JunctionMidweekMagicevent, 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 theOutlaws of Thunder JunctionPremier Draft opens tomorrow, April 16, after the release.Build your season ranking, win prizes, and scorecool card styleseach season.

Jump In!Update forOutlaws of Thunder Junction

Jump In!gets ten new packets with the release ofOutlaws 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 theJump In!Packets Update forOutlaws of Thunder Junction.

Release Notes forOutlaws of Thunder Junction

There are a couple cool features to talk about coming toMTG Arenawith the release ofOutlaws of Thunder Junction.

The first is a batch of new phrases! Aspart of theOutlaws of Thunder JunctionMastery 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 MidweekMagic) and close to entries at 8 a.m. PT (UTC-07:00) on the ending date shown unless otherwise noted.

MidweekMagic

MidweekMagiceventsopen 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 JunctionConstructed
• 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 JunctionLimited

• 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 eventsare single-day tournaments in which players compete to earn invitations to that month’s Qualifier Weekend events.

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

Qualifier tokens are delivered to yourMTG Arenainbox. 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 JunctionLimited
• Qualifier Play-In (Best-of-Three)
  May 10, 6 a.m. PT–May 11, 3 a.m. PT
  • Format:Outlaws of Thunder JunctionLimited
• Qualifier Weekend
  May 11, 6 a.m. PT–May 12, 4 p.m. PT
  • Format:Outlaws of Thunder JunctionLimited

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 JunctionSealed (Best-of-One and Best-of-Three)
  • May 5: Day Two,Outlaws of Thunder JunctionDraft (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: 1Outlaws of Thunder Junctionpack
• Silver Reward: 1Outlaws of Thunder Junctionpack + 500 gold
• Gold Reward: 2Outlaws of Thunder Junctionpacks + 1,000 gold + Binding Negotiation card style
• Platinum Reward: 3Outlaws of Thunder Junctionpacks + 1,000 gold + Binding Negotiation card style + Aven Interruptercard style
• Diamond Reward: 4Outlaws of Thunder Junctionpacks + 1,000 gold + Binding Negotiation card style + Aven Interruptercard style
• Mythic Reward: 5Outlaws of Thunder Junctionpacks + 1,000 gold + Binding Negotiation card style + Aven Interruptercard style