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The MAGIC telescope array observes the very-high-energy gamma-ray (VHE; E > 100 GeV) sky since 2009. The system is composed of two 17-m diameter Cherenkov telescopes, sensitive to energies above 50 GeV, installed on the Canary island of La Palma. The study of gamma-ray extragalactic sources is one of the pillars of the MAGIC scientific activities. The extragalactic VHE gamma-ray sky is populated mainly by blazars, active galactic nuclei whose relativistic jet points in the direction of the observer. The low-energy threshold of the MAGIC telescope array is particularly suited for the study of high-redshift sources, and low-synchrotron-peaked blazars. In this contribution we present a review of the VHE gamma-ray extragalactic sky seen by MAGIC, with a focus on recent highlights and discoveries.
