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The best MTG Arena decks in 2024 for every format
Whether you're just starting out or looking to conquer everything from Alchemy to Standard.
Jason Coles
Contributor
Jason spends a lot of time shuffling, sleeving up cards and playing decks that are bad. It's for this reason that he loves card games, even if they don't always love him. His poison of choice is Magic: The Gathering, but he'll play anything really, as it doesn't pay to be picky.
How To
MTG Arena codes: Free MTGA booster packs and cosmetics
Build your digital card collection without paying a penny.
Opinion
5 perfect Magic: The Gathering pop-culture crossovers that deserve their own Universes Beyond set
Anything should be possible.
Feature
Magic: The Gathering’s Outlaws of Thunder Junction ends up a soulless gimmick in a cowboy hat, even if its cards are a crack shot
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Best Games
MTG Outlaws of Thunder Junction: 10 best cards in the new Magic: The Gathering set
Saddle up for the prime picks from the Wild West-themed expansion.
Feature
Magic: The Gathering’s Fallout Commander decks struggle to find personality in the video games’ atomic wasteland
Hooray for Dogmeat.
How To
Magic: The Gathering release schedule 2024: Every upcoming MTG set and release date
From a return to Ravnica and the next Modern Horizons to crossovers with massive video games, 2024 looks to be a busy 12 months for Magic.
Opinion
Charisma in D&D isn't just about confidence - and that goes for real life, too
What a charmer.
Best Games
MTG Murders at Karlov Manor: 10 best cards in the new Magic: The Gathering set
Pulls to kill for.
Feature
Ravnica Remastered’s fun dip into MTG history can’t make up for its underwhelming, overpriced offering
2024 starts with a befuddled bang for the card game.
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MTG Ravnica Remastered: 10 best cards in the new Magic: The Gathering set
Blasts from the past
Opinion
Magic: The Gathering’s 2023 showed the card game mixing sweet sets with sour business
Inventive designs and fun crossovers were held back by frustrating pricing and industry woes.
Feature
Magic: The Gathering’s The Lost Caverns of Ixalan is a resplendent return to a fascinating plane
Everybody do the dinosaur.
Feature
Wilds of Eldraine is a triumph of fairy tale card design and the first set in new era of Magic: The Gathering
Putting the magic in Magic.
How To
How to play Commander in Magic: The Gathering
Take charge as we guide you through one of MTG’s most popular formats.
Feature
Tales of Middle-earth is an excellent reimagining of Lord of the Rings that raises the bar for Magic: The Gathering’s crossovers
One set to guide them all.
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10 best Tales of Middle-Earth cards in Magic: The Gathering’s Lord of the Rings set
Precious pulls.
Feature
March of the Machine: Aftermath is a Magic: The Gathering oddity in every possible way
Picking up the pieces.
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10 best March of the Machine: Aftermath cards in Magic: The Gathering’s latest set
Boast in the machine.
Feature
Magic: The Gathering’s Endgame, March of the Machine, wraps up the card game’s years-long storyline with a fan-pleasing finale
Battles throughout the multiverse.
Feature
Phyrexia: All Will Be One is a bad time for Magic: The Gathering’s characters, but a very good time for players
Toxic, but not in a bad way.
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10 best Phyrexia: All Will Be One cards in Magic: The Gathering’s latest set
You compleat me.
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10 best Dominaria Remastered cards in Magic: The Gathering’s latest set
Revisit the legendary plane with these essential reprints.
Opinion
Magic: The Gathering in 2022: Excellent sets and cards continue to be let down by relentless releases and baffling decisions
A joy as players, a nightmare as fans.
Feature
Magic: The Gathering’s Warhammer 40,000 decks are a roaring success for fans of both games - if you can stomach the price
And the perfect place for newcomers to get into the TCG.
Feature
Dominaria United is a hugely satisfying return to Magic: The Gathering’s founding plane
Story, gameplay, cards - they're all here in abundance.
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10 best Dominaria United cards in Magic: The Gathering’s newest set
Legendaries for everyone.
Opinion
Magic: The Gathering is going the way of Fortnite - and it’s only the beginning
Universes Beyond reason?
Feature
Double Masters 2022 revisits some of Magic: The Gathering’s greatest cards at an unjustifiable cost
Reprinting money.
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10 best Double Masters 2022 cards in Magic: The Gathering's latest set
Another chance to grab must-have reprints.
Feature
Magic: The Gathering’s second D&D set Battle for Baldur’s Gate offers plenty for fans of both games
You better Bhaal-leve it.
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The best D&D references in Magic: The Gathering - Battle for Baldur’s Gate
Roll Perception.
How To
MTG keywords explained: What every keyword means in Magic: The Gathering
From Absorb to Wither, all the keywords a MTG player needs to know.
Feature
Streets of New Capenna brings the messiness of the mob to Magic: The Gathering’s latest set
Crime doesn’t play.
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10 best Streets of New Capenna cards in Magic: The Gathering’s latest set
Gangster attraction.
Feature
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty finally delivers on the promise of the Magic: The Gathering plane after almost 20 years
The long-awaited follow-up to the TCG’s underwhelming 2004 block is largely a deserved success.
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10 best Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty cards in Magic: The Gathering’s latest set
Fluorescent favourites.
Opinion
Magic: The Gathering in 2021: Exhausting release cycle and skyrocketing prices pour cold water on game-changers
Too much of a good thing.
News
Here’s an exclusive Magic: The Gathering Kaldheim card reveal and Commander deck build
Introducing Fynn, the Fangbearer.
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10 best Magic: The Gathering cards of 2021
Picking out the highlights of MTG’s busiest year yet.
Feature
Innistrad: Crimson Vow showcases some of the very best - and very worst - of Magic: The Gathering
A marriage made in Hell.
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10 best cards in Magic: The Gathering’s new set Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
Lycan subscribe.
Opinion
MTG Arena’s differences from paper Magic: The Gathering are a confusing, exhausting muddle
Digital-only cards, exclusive sets and a lack of popular formats have made it hard for players to keep up.
Opinion
Magic: The Gathering’s new Commander decks are a good thing for every player
More dedicated products for the popular format means fewer cards elsewhere - and that helps everyone.
How To
Magic: The Gathering terms explained: glossary of MTG slang, jargon and lingo
Talk the talk before you planeswalk the walk.
Video
How well do you know your D&D monsters? Test for knowledge on this week's Dicebreaker Podcast!
Creature teacher.
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The best D&D references in MTG's Adventures in the Forgotten Realms set
From character classes to critical rolls.
Feature
Modern Horizons 2 could finally make good on the promise of a game-changing Magic: The Gathering set
Once you’ve done your research.
Opinion
Magic: The Gathering is more ban-happy than ever, and it’s holding MTG Arena back
Getting the banned back together.
Opinion
As thrilling as it is simple, Pack Wars is one of Magic: The Gathering’s best overlooked formats
Here’s how - and why - to play.
Opinion
MTG Arena on mobile is great, but it highlights one of the game’s worst accessibility issues
Word (size) up.
Opinion
Magic: The Gathering’s pop-culture crossovers are full of potential, but must learn from the mistakes of The Walking Dead
The multiverse is the perfect home for The Lord of the Rings, Warhammer and more - if handled correctly.
Feature
Kaldheim is another excellent Magic: The Gathering set that’s caused more chaos for the card game as a whole
Trickery to untangle.
Opinion
Magic: The Gathering in 2020: Strong sets struggle to steer the card game away from a worrying direction
Community’s resilience during lockdown undermined by divisive design and controversial business decisions.
How To
How to play Pioneer in Magic: The Gathering
Standard's rotation a pain? Modern too pricey? Get started with one of MTG’s newest - and most accessible - formats.
Feature
Magic: The Gathering’s Double Masters set has an unrivalled card selection - at an eye-watering cost
Reprints and rares both essential and exorbitant.
How To
How to play Draft in Magic: The Gathering
Learn about MTG’s Draft format, how to play and the best way to build your deck.
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10 best Magic: The Gathering Core Set 2021 cards
We pick out some of the most powerful creatures, game-changing spells and absurd abilities in M21.