Pro Tour Outlaws of Thunder Junction

Pro Tour Outlaws of Thunder Junction was the second Pro Tour of the 2022–23 season. It took place on April 26-28 in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was a standalone Pro Tour without an associated MagicCon. The format was Outlaws of Thunder Junction Booster Draft and Standard Constructed. 
==Standard==
The full scope of the new three-year rotation is realized with the release of Outlaws of Thunder Junction, the twelfth set of the format. Esper Midrange kept its top position by a wide margin of 31% of the field, with <c>Rest in Peace</c> and <c>Pest Control</c> being critical white sideboard cards that Dimir Midrange can't access. Boros Convoke gained <c>Inspiring Vantage</c> to up its consistency and pulled the second-highest number of pilots at just over 10%. The last glimpse of Standard during the Open at Chicago (won by eventual 5th-place Rei Zhang) brought forth the <c>Aftermath Analyst</c> combo deck with 9.2%, using the fetch lands of Streets of New Capenna to buffer the life total and accelerate into a lethal <c>Worldsoul's Rage</c>. <c>Atraxa, Grand Unifier</c> Ramp and 4C <c>Slogurk, the Overslime</c> Legend decks made up the next category, and most of the remaining fields were classic two-color decks. It was noted that Bant Toxic with its <c>Venerated Rotpriest</c> and <c>March of Swirling Mist</c> combo had completely vanished, potentially from its vulnerability to <c>Pest Control</c>.
==Day One==
Featured drafters: Seth Manfield 
Manfield drafted a fast Red-White deck that was considered reasonable, but he posted a disappointing 0-2 into 1-2, placing one ranking above the 0-3s. The pod was won by newcomer Justin Warden on Black-Red, defeating Cain Reinhardt. The overnight leader was former MPL player Yoshihiko Ikawa on Domain Ramp; the small field and more draws meant only four 7-1 players of Lucas Duchow, Rei Zhang, Javier Dominguez and Muhan Yu, all players with accomplishments to their names.
The top eight players after day one:
Rank	Player 	Points
1 	Yoshihiko Ikawa 	24
2 	Lucas Duchow 	21
3 	Rei Zhang 	21
4 	Javier Dominguez 	21
5 	Muhan Yu 	21
6 	Jason Ye 	19
7 	Kevin Anctil 	19
8 	Kenny Öberg Falguera	19
==Day Two==
Featured drafters: Yoshihiko Ikawa
Ikawa took a loss in the draft but still posted the first twelve-win spot by winning the first two Standard rounds, with Javier Dominguez winning the pod. Drafters that went 6-0 were Jose Neves, Gregory Michel and Arne Huschenbeth. In Round 15, Rei Zhang defeated Karl Sarap and Takumi Matsuura defeated Huschenbeth, who himself would defeat Dominguez in round 16 for a spot. The remaining spots were taken by Lucas Duchow over Nicole Tipple, Yuta Takahashi over Karl Sarap, and Sean Goddard drew with Jason Ye. Unusually, three players entered with a 11-3-2 record, contrasting with the previous Pro Tour where there was an extra 12-4.
==Top 8==
==Finals==
The standout teams in the field of ChannelFireball and Handshake took a backseat to the up-and-coming team Sanctum of All, but more so to the Japanese powerhouse of Moriyama, with three of the top four and strong results all-round. Ikawa's Domain Ramp overcame the bad Analyst Combo matchup and skated past Huschenbeth's Esper Midrange. Takahashi's control deck was ill-equipped against the <c>Cavern of Souls</c> and <c>Up the Beanstalk</c>s of Ikawa, who took two sideboard games and the trophy.
==Results==
Place	Player 	Deck 	Prize	POTY Points	Comment
1 	Yoshihiko Ikawa 	Domain Ramp 	$ 	27 	Third Top Finish
2 	Yuta Takahashi 	Azorius Control 	$ 	23 	Sixth Top Finish
3 	Tatsumi Matsuura	Boros Convoke 	$ 	20 	Second Top Finish
4 	Arne Huschenbeth	Esper Midrange 	$ 	20 	Third Top Finish
5 	Rei Zhang 	Four-Color Legends	$ 	18 	
6 	Lucas Duchow 	Esper Midrange 	$ 	18 	
7 	Jason Ye 	Four-Color Legends	$ 	18 	
8 	Sean Goddard 	Temur Analyst 	$ 	18 	
==References==
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