Wizards of the Coast recently invited us to an event where they showed us details about the new Magic: The Gathering expansion. With “Thunder Crossing Outlaws” comes a surprising revelation: you must put on your hat, saddle your horses, watch your back, and escape from the law. Western Stream Punk Epic arrives at the world’s most played TCG.
Magic: The Gathering is giving fans access to collections every month. Between licenses and expansions, the level of collection of these cards is increasing. With each new edition, cards are creatively designed to not only be played, but also collected. It will not be less in “Thunder Crossing Rules”. Marvel’s arrival to Magic: The Gathering promises to be the perfect prelude to a year full of surprises and expected returns.
Thundercross Outlaws announces the long-awaited return of Mage to Magic
But what is Thunder Crossing in Magic: The Gathering Universe? Border, no more, no less. Border plane, really. A multidimensional plane where chaos and anarchy reign and vice is the order of the day. A place hidden in the multiverse where everyone wants to be and battles are fought to bring about the reality that everything has gone to hell. You can always entrust yourself to a sacred cow.
“Thundercrossing Outlaws” will be released on April 19, 2024, and will be loaded with new card arts, commander decks, and new mechanics that will take the game to the next level. For some time now, Wizards of the Coast has wanted to add the mechanics that make each edition uniquely enjoyable. In this new expansion, the American West Gold Hunt and North American expansion is the inspiration to bring cards with outlaw poster art. Because the protagonists here are villains.
We return to the events that unfolded after “March of the Machines” and the aftermath of the Fraxian invasion. It seems that the passage between the planes is limited to the passengers of the planes, but this is not the case. Now that power is distributed among all who know how to use magic. The temptation to explore, gain power or at least wealth was too much to ignore. The journey between planes is now a battle for fame, power and fortune in the style of the American Old West.
And who was going to be the protagonist of this western story? all right. The most powerful wizard in the multiverse, according to gossip, is Vault Quest. To do this, she has her own army of outlaws, criminals, and criminals eager to gain access to the gold, power, and wealth she hides to control interplanetary travel. But Oko is hiding something. Oko is not what he claims to be.
Oko, the main character and the inspiration behind all of Thunder Crossing Outlaws
Mark Rosewater, Vision Design Lead, and Dave Humphries, Print Design Lead, told us how the legends of classic Western films inspired this edition. According to them, the mystery had to involve one of the characters who act as the protagonists of the story, and those characters are Oko and his son Kellan. A rude and cunning hunter, but without making it clear who he is in this story.
But, if Kellan is Oko’s son in this story, who is Oko, the legendary planeswalker outlaw? Since we were told the origin of this mysterious character in the show, we can reveal it, but the best part is to follow the clues of the crime he and his gang committed in Thunder Crossing. The new mechanics invite you to find blue markings on his face and above all, because his powers are very reminiscent of another Planeswalker.
New cards and usual products, but with interesting surprises
Thunder Crossing will feature new card art, “wanted” posters, but also the entire collection will be based on a western theme. There will be criminals, male and female criminals, but above all, grand theft. Expansion keywords that bring icon cards and aspect ratio better than previous versions.
The good news is, very special guests can get the new art treatment with the new (no longer new) game packs. Following the theme of the edition, there will be Treasures and Mounts and many other cards designed to add a twist to this amazing edition. The first foray into the American West promises to be a breath of fresh air mixed with the classic Magic: The Gathering style of play.
In addition to the new game packs, there are products such as commander classes, collectors and packaged products such as bundles for pre-releases in various stores on the weekend of April 13th and 14th. All over the world. As always, new cards, all the mechanics (which we thoroughly research) and surprises will be revealed on the official website here.
We’re here to tell you that the county sheriff has asked us to help him hunt down a group of outlaws who are causing trouble at Thunder Crossing. They close when they leave.