Mark Rosewater's teasers for Outlaws of Thunder Junction

As usual in the week before the official previews of a new set begin, Magic: The Gathering's head designer, Mark Rosewater, released some teasers about abilities, texts, creature types and card names that we will find in the next expansion: Outlaws of Thunder Junction.

Teasers of new Outlaws of Thunder Junction cards

• A new batch of five related creature types

• A card capable of returning three different card types from the graveyard to the battlefield

• A mechanic players have been asking us to do for many years gets made as the setting was the perfect place to finally do it

• Dual lands with a land subtype that has never been on dual lands before

• A new modal mechanic that introduces something different to think about

• A card that can swap/exchange control of up to three different card types

• A new creature token that has an ability no creature token has ever had before

• A typal card for Skeletons and Zombie

• Some of the planes with legendary Villains in this set: Dominaria, Eldraine, Fiora, Innistrad, Ixalan, Kaladesh, Kaldheim, Kamigawa, New Capenna, and Ravnica

Tokens present in Outlaws of Thunder Junction

Some may have abilities;

• White Sheep 1/1

• Blue bird 1/1

• Black Vampire Rogue 1/1

• Red Mercenary 1/1

• Green Varmint 2/1

• White Ox 2/2

• White Spirit 2/2

• Blue and black Zombie 2/2

• Red Dinosaur 3/1

• White Angel 3/3

• Green Elk 3/3

• Red Scorpion Dragon 4/4

• Green Elemental X/X

• Blue Ox /

Rules texts from Outlaws of Thunder Junction

• “Then repeat this process X more times.”

• “if it wasn’t cast or no mana was spent to cast it.”

• “Plotting cards from your hand costs {2} less.”

• “You can’t cast this spell during your first, second, or third turns of the game.”

• “That card gains flashback {0}”

• “Target creature becomes a white Rabbit with a base power and toughness 0/1.”

• “When you win that flip, copy that spell.”

• “If a triggered ability of a legendary creature you control triggers, that ability triggers an additional time.”

• “you get that many additional upkeep steps after this phase.”

• “Oxen you control have double strike.”

Creature Types from Outlaws of Thunder Junction

• Creature – Armadillo

• Creature – Shark Rogue

• Creature – Plant Bard

• Creature – Coyote

• Creature – Homarid Mercenary

• Creature – Rhino Brawler

• Creature – Ox Angel

• Creature – Porcupine Mount

• Legendary Creature – Kor Advisor

• Legendary Creature – Giant Scout

Card Names in Outlaws of Thunder Junction

• Claim Jumper

• Form a Posse

• Gold Rush

• Great Train Heist

• High Noon

• Quick Draw

• Reach for the Sky

• Resilient Roadrunner

• Shoot the Sheriff

• This Town Ain’t Big Enough

Outlaws of Thunder Junction is scheduled for release on April 19th, and previews officially begin on March 26th. The set brings a classic western theme to Magic: The Gathering, in addition to the return of the Planeswalker Oko, known for the high-power level of his card in Throne of Eldraine, as a core character in the plot.