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.
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
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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.
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MTG Arena codes: Free MTGA booster packs and cosmetics
Build your digital card collection without paying a penny.
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Hooray for Dogmeat.
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10 best card-draw cards in Magic: The Gathering
More options are always good.
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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.
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10 best Magic: The Gathering commanders 2024
Leading the way.
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The best Magic: The Gathering gifts 2024
Topdeck the halls.
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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
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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.
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10 festive Magic: The Gathering cards for Christmas
Planeswalking in the Air.
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Feature: Magic: The Gathering’s The Lost Caverns of Ixalan is a resplendent return to a fascinating plane
Everybody do the dinosaur.
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MTG Wilds of Eldraine: 10 best cards in Magic: The Gathering set
The stuff of legends.
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Putting the magic in Magic.
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How to play Commander in Magic: The Gathering
Take charge as we guide you through one of MTG’s most popular formats.
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10 best Commander cards in Magic: The Gathering 2023
One in a hundred.
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One set to guide them all.
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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.
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Battles throughout the multiverse.
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10 best mono-green Commander cards in Magic: The Gathering
Give me land, lots of land.
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10 best mono-red Commander cards in Magic: The Gathering
Crimson peaks.
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Toxic, but not in a bad way.
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10 best Dominaria Remastered cards in Magic: The Gathering’s latest set
Revisit the legendary plane with these essential reprints.
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A joy as players, a nightmare as fans.
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Feature: Magic: The Gathering’s The Brothers’ War is a set worthy of its history
Marvel could never.
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10 best Brothers’ War cards in Magic: The Gathering’s latest set
Sibling the best.
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And the perfect place for newcomers to get into the TCG.
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10 most absurd Magic: The Gathering Unfinity cards
It’s time to get silly.
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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.
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Magic: The Gathering is going the way of Fortnite - and it’s only the beginning
Universes Beyond reason?
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The best Magic: The Gathering Standard decks in August 2022
Hold your own using MTG’s latest cards in these top Standard builds.
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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.
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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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MTG keywords explained: What every keyword means in Magic: The Gathering
From Absorb to Wither, all the keywords a MTG player needs to know.
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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.
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Best MTG Arena decks 2023: Five powerful MTGA decks to use in Standard
Change for the meta.
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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.
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Feature: Magic: The Gathering’s Innistrad: Double Feature set is a real horror show
Mono-Scream.
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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.
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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 tribes in Magic: The Gathering
Tribed and tested.
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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.
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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.
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Magic: The Gathering terms explained: glossary of MTG slang, jargon and lingo
Talk the talk before you planeswalk the walk.
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The best D&D references in MTG's Adventures in the Forgotten Realms set
From character classes to critical rolls.
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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.
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Magic: The Gathering is more ban-happy than ever, and it’s holding MTG Arena back
Getting the banned back together.
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5 great Magic: The Gathering formats you’ve never played
Allure of the Unknown.
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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.
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Feature: Magic: The Gathering illustrators reveal how card artwork gets made
Art decko.
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The multiverse is the perfect home for The Lord of the Rings, Warhammer and more - if handled correctly.
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Magic: The Gathering is at its best with more people - here’s why
All hands on decks.
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Trickery to untangle.
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10 best cards in Magic: The Gathering - Kaldheim
Viking for a play.
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10 best planeswalkers in Magic: The Gathering
Sorin to new heights.
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Community’s resilience during lockdown undermined by divisive design and controversial business decisions.
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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.
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10 scariest Magic: The Gathering cards for Halloween
Tap into your fears.
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10 best Modern cards in Magic: The Gathering
Get with the times.
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5 best budget Modern decks in Magic: The Gathering
Low cost, high power.
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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.
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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.
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Two halves make a whole lot of fun.
