We’re still two months away from the Outlaws of Thunder Junction release date, and we’ve just had the commander precons spoiled! Well, sort of. They popped up on Amazon briefly and then were taken down. That said, they were up long enough for us to see boxes that show the names, colors, and themes. Below, I’ll review what we saw and give you everything you need to know about the Outlaws of Thunder Junction precons.
The Outlaws of Thunder Junction release date is April 19th, 2024. The set includes four commander precons. They are:
| Deck Name | Colors | Theme |
| Desert Bloom | White, Red, Green (Naya) | Discard lands. Grow them back. |
| Quick Draw | Blue, Red (Izzet) | Sling multiple spells. Unleash big turns. |
| Most Wanted | White, Black, Red (Mardu) | Earn treasures. Buy outlaws. |
| Grand Larceny | Blue, Black, Green (Sultai) | Steal Cards. Generate Mana. |
Outlaws Of Thunder Junction Precons
With that basic info above out of the way, let’s jump into each deck in more detail. In addition to covering the information mentioned above more in-depth, I’ll also make some educated guesses about the decks and what cards they may contain. You’ll find TCGPlayer and Amazon preorder links with each deck whenever they resurface online.
Desert Bloom Decklist
The name “Desert Bloom,” the Naya colors, and the “Discard Lands. Grow Them Back” paint a pretty clear picture. The deck will likely be devoted to playing lands, specifically “deserts” from your graveyard after you’ve discarded them. Things like Hazeon, Shaper of Sand are similar to what I would expect this deck to do. That said, there are multiple directions you can take with the strategy.
For example, anything with landfall could be outstanding in conjunction with replaying lands from your graveyard. Speaking of replaying the lands, there will undoubtedly be some Crucible of World type effects to fuel the strategy. And, of course, deserts like Desert of the True, Desert of the Fervant, and Hashep Oasis.
Here is what the complete Desert Bloom decklist may look like. Note: This is NOT an official deck list.
Desert Bloom
Quick Draw Decklist
An Izzet deck that says “sling multiple spells” isn’t too hard to figure out the game plan for. Quick Draw will want to cast multiple instants and sorceries per turn and generate extra value with cards like Storm-Kiln Artist, Guttersnipe, and Talrand, Sky Summoner.
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To help the deck chain spells together and “unleash big turns,” as it says, I expect support cards that reduce the cost of your spells and things that allow you to recast things from your graveyard as well.
Aside from the cut-and-dry “cast as many spells as you can,” there are a few cool sub-themes the deck could also explore. You’ve got combat-based options with things like Harmonic Prodigy, Balmor, Battlemage Captain, and Haughty Djinn. And you’ve got some lovely burn options with cards like Kessig Flamebreather, Electrostatic Field, and Guttersnipe.
Here is what the complete Quick Draw decklist may look like. Remember that some of these cards would be replaced with cards from the new set. Note: This is NOT an official deck list.
Quick Draw
Most Wanted Decklist
Most Wanted is a Mardu deck that cares about making treasue and “buying outlaws.” What’s interesting is that Olivia Voldaren is pictured on the box, which would indicate a vampire tribal. This is curious, because vampires don’t make treasure. In fact, after a quick search only two vampires (Scion of Opulence and Mari, the Killing Quill) make treasure.
So, what gives? Considering we’re talking about Olivia Voldaren here, I imagine the deck will be turning opposing creatures into vampires and taking them. This would be something we’ve seen Olivia do before. And it would also be on flavor for the “buy outlaws” theme if you work treasures into the mix of “recruting” them to your cause.
If this were the case, the deck could focus mainly on being a treasue deck with cards like Deadly Dispute, Revel in Riches, Big Score, and Smothering Tithe. While playing some Vampire value creatures and support cards. Even though not many Vamps make treaures a few care about you sacrifing artifacts, so I could see an aristocrats strategy where you sacthe stolen creatures as well.
Despite the strange theme, I have a few ideas for what a complete Most Wanted decklist may look like. Remember that some of these cards would be replaced with cards from the new set and we don’t yet know the commanders for the Outlaws of Thunder Junction precons yet. Note: This is NOT an official deck list.
Most Wanted
Grand Larceny Decklist
Grand Larceny has Gonti on the front, which means one thing – Playing all your opponents’ cards before they get the chance to! Most Wanted deck sways creatures to your cause via treasures; this deck will take them straight up. This is something Dimir does exceptionally well, and the addition of green will contribute to that “generate mana” portion also mentioned on the box.
With Gonti and crew in the Wild West, your opponent’s spell (no matter the type) won’t be safe anywhere. Things like Gonti, Lord of Luxuary and Theif of Sanity can take them from the library, while Geth, Lord of the Vault and Sepulchral Primordial can recyle them from the graveyard.
Access to green gives cards like Explore, Cultivate, Growth Spiral, and Urban Evolution to ramp up the mana but I wouldn’t be surprised to cast a lot of your opponents lands either. And I’d bet my mint Scrubland that we see Villianous Wealth show up here.
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With the basic idea out of the way, let’s look at awhat a complete Grand Larceny decklist may look like. Again, around 10 of these cards would be replaced with cards from the new set including the commander. Note: This is NOT an official deck list.
Grand Larceny
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander Spoilers
As of now, we don’t have any Outlaws of Thunder Junction spoilers for the commander decks or the main set. When they do start to come out, you’ll find them here.
Conclusion
There you have it, my friends, eveything we know so far about the Outlaws of Thunder Junction commander precons. Considering the set doesn’t release until April 19th, I was surprised to see the decks pop up on Amazon like they did. Even more surprising was the fact they they quickly took them down.
In any case, I hope you’ve anjoyed today’s article and be sure to check back when the spoilers and official decklists start to roll out. Until next time, get out there and play some Magic.
