Hello everyone. Outlaws of Thunder Junction is finally here and it's time to start brewing some new decks. I've managed to wrangle up four new decks that you can try out that all feature new cards from Outlaws of Thunder Junction. Let's get started.

Jund Terror

We'll start with a deck that features a re-released card from Core Set 2021, Terror of the Peaks. Let's take a look at the deck.

Jund Terror | OTJ Standard | MtgMalone, aetherhub.com user

• Creatures (26)
• 2 Archfiend of the Dross
• 2 Colossal Rattlewurm
• 2 Hardbristle Bandit
• 2 Railway Brawler
• 2 Shakedown Heavy
• 2 Vaultborn Tyrant
• 2 Yargle and Multani
• 3 Bramble Familiar
• 3 Jolene, Plundering Pugilist
• 3 Outcaster Trailblazer
• 3 Terror of the Peaks

• Instants (3)
• 3 Smuggler's Surprise

• Sorceries (3)
• 3 Storm the Festival

• Enchantments (3)
• 3 Fight Rigging

• Lands (25)
• 1 Forest
• 1 Mountain
• 1 Swamp
• 1 Restless Cottage
• 1 Restless Ridgeline
• 2 Boseiju, Who Endures
• 2 Bristling Backwoods
• 2 Commercial District
• 2 Deathcap Glade
• 2 Festering Gulch
• 3 Haunted Ridge
• 3 Rockfall Vale
• 4 Ziatora's Proving Ground

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While most of the creatures pair nicely with Terror of the Peaks due to their high power, one stands head and shoulders above the rest. That creature is a little bulk rare named Yargle and Multani. If you bring Yargle and Multani onto the battlefield while Terror of the Peaks is in play, Terror of the Peaks will deal a whopping 18 points of damage to any target. Obviously, most of the time, you'll want to target your opponent directly. One sneaky way of getting Yargle and Multani onto the battlefield is with Smuggler's Surprise, another new card that I expect will see a lot of play.

Selesnya Counters

Next, I have a deck that can gain a ton of +1/+1 counters. Let's take a look at the deck.

Selesnya Counters - OTJ Standard | LegenVD, aetherhub.com user

• Creatures (26)
• 1 Sovereign Okinec Ahau
• 2 Cenote Scout
• 3 Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
• 4 Botanical Brawler
• 4 Dusk Legion Duelist
• 4 Enduring Bondwarden
• 4 Iron Apprentice
• 4 Ornery Tumblewagg

• Planeswalkers (4)
• 1 Archangel Elspeth
• 1 Elspeth Resplendent
• 2 The Wandering Emperor

• Artifacts (6)
• 2 Collector's Cage
• 4 Ozolith, the Shattered Spire

• Lands (24)
• 6 Forest
• 6 Plains
• 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 2 Overgrown Farmland
• 4 Brushland
• 4 Razorverge Thicket

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Helping you gain additional +1/+1 counters are a pair of artifacts, Collector's Cage and Ozolith, the Shattered Spire. With Collector's Cage, you not only have a way of gaining additional +1/+1 counters, but its hideaway ability allows you to cheat a card into play without having to pay its mana cost. Ozolith, the Shattered Spire also can be used to put +1/+1 counters onto artifacts or creatures you control. It also has an ability that places an extra +1/+1 counter whenever you would place a +1/+1 counter on an artifact or creature you control.

Azorius Simulacrum Factory

The next deck I have for you wants to create an army of Construct creatures to dominate the battlefield. Let's take a look at the deck.

Azorius Simulacrum Factory | OTJ Standard | LegenVD, aetherhub.com user

• Creatures (8)
• 1 Stenn, Paranoid Partisan
• 3 Urza, Lord Protector
• 4 Thran Spider

• Instants (4)
• 4 Three Steps Ahead

• Artifacts (23)
• 1 The Irencrag
• 2 Thousand Moons Smithy
• 4 Assimilation Aegis
• 4 Fabrication Foundry
• 4 Simulacrum Synthesizer
• 4 The Mightstone and Weakstone
• 4 Worldwalker Helm

• Lands (25)
• 4 Plains
• 5 Island
• 1 Blast Zone
• 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1 Field of Ruin
• 1 Otawara, Soaring City
• 2 Mirrex
• 2 Restless Anchorage
• 4 Deserted Beach
• 4 Meticulous Archive

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Helping you with the plan of creating Constructs to take over the world with is Worldwalker Helm. While this artifact is on the battlefield, any time you would create one or more artifact tokens, you create a Map token in addition to the tokens you were creating. Worldwalker Helm also has an activated ability you can use to create token copies of artifact tokens you control. Simulacrum Synthesizer and Worldwalker Helm have a ton of synergy, which shines brightly in this deck.

Mardu Outlaws

The final deck I have for you this week is built around the outlaw theme (which includes creatures with the Assassin, Mercenary, Pirate, Rogue, or Warlock creature type). Let's check it out.

Mardu Outlaws | OTJ Standard | JayVillain, aetherhub.com user

• Creatures (20)
• 2 Akul the Unrepentant
• 3 Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power
• 3 Wispdrinker Vampire
• 4 Charming Scoundrel
• 4 Greedy Freebooter
• 4 Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier

• Instants (10)
• 2 Bitter Triumph
• 2 Cut Down
• 2 Destroy Evil
• 2 Fanatical Offering
• 2 Lightning Helix

• Sorceries (4)
• 4 Form a Posse

• Enchantments (3)
• 3 Warleader's Call

• Lands (23)
• 3 Plains
• 4 Mountain
• 4 Swamp
• 3 Battlefield Forge
• 3 Blackcleave Cliffs
• 3 Caves of Koilos
• 3 Sulfurous Springs

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You'll be able to deal additional damage from Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier's ability if you happen to have a couple of other cards in play. The first is Warleader's Call, which will increase the amount of damage dealt when any creature enters the battlefield under your control. The second is Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power, who can give a massive boost to the amount of noncombat damage that Red sources you control will deal. Having all three of these cards in play enables you to deal 8 points of damage whenever you successfully cast an outlaw. That amount of damage will end games in a hurry.

Wrapping Up

Outlaws of Thunder Junction brings a ton of new cards that can be used to enhance current decks as well as creating new possibilities. I've barely scratched the surface of what is possible with these four decks, and am looking forward to seeing what I can find for you next week.

What do you think of these decks? Feel free to share this article with your friends anywhere on social media. And be sure to join me here again next week as I continue my search for innovative decks in Standard. I'll see you then!

- Mike Likes