---
name: "Form a Posse"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "OTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction"
collector_number: "204"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "J.Lonnee"
oracle_id: "8923462f-0540-41e8-931e-97b5f1dadd51"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/form-a-posse-otj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Form a Posse
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{R}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Create X 1/1 red Mercenary creature tokens with "{T}: Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery."

> *The terms were simple: half in advance, half when the entire town belonged to their employer.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Prickly Pair](/printing/prickly-pair-otj.md) — Creature — Plant Mercenary
2. [Hellspur Posse Boss](/printing/hellspur-posse-boss-otj.md) — Creature — Lizard Rogue
3. [Mishra's Onslaught](/printing/mishras-onslaught-bro.md) — Instant
4. [Assemble the Legion](/printing/assemble-the-legion-rvr.md) — Enchantment
5. [War Effort](/printing/war-effort-tdm.md) — Enchantment
6. [Goblin Offensive](/printing/goblin-offensive-ath.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) #204
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** J.Lonnee
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`