Average Deck for Mendicant Core, Guidelight - Expensive Artificers

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Josh Nelson
Feb 10, 2026
Examining Aetherdrift, One Year Later
Oh, Aetherdrift. How do we begin to talk about you, even a full year after you've come out? As it turns out, not terribly well.
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Cooper Gottfried
Jan 12, 2026
The Top 40 Two-Mana Commanders
In this latest Top 40 list, Cooper dives into the most popular commanders on EDHREC that you can play for just two mana.
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Average Decklist

Bronze Guardian
Bronze Guardian
Esper Sentinel
Esper Sentinel
Etherium Sculptor
Etherium Sculptor
Forensic Gadgeteer
Forensic Gadgeteer
Foundry Inspector
Foundry Inspector
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Illustrious Wanderglyph
Illustrious Wanderglyph
Kappa Cannoneer
Kappa Cannoneer
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
Memnite
Memnite
Nesting Bot
Nesting Bot
Ornithopter
Ornithopter
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
Phyrexian Walker
Phyrexian Walker
Silver Myr
Silver Myr
Steel Overseer
Steel Overseer
Stridehangar Automaton
Stridehangar Automaton
Thought Monitor
Thought Monitor
Urza, Lord High Artificer
Urza, Lord High Artificer
Vedalken Archmage
Vedalken Archmage
Voyager Quickwelder
Voyager Quickwelder
Instants (10)
Akroma's Will
Akroma's Will
Cyclonic Rift
Cyclonic Rift
Desynchronization
Desynchronization
Dispatch
Dispatch
Generous Gift
Generous Gift
Mana Drain
Mana Drain
Path to Exile
Path to Exile
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
Teferi's Protection
Teferi's Protection
Whir of Invention
Whir of Invention
Sorceries (6)
Brilliant Restoration
Brilliant Restoration
Fabricate
Fabricate
Organic Extinction
Organic Extinction
Thoughtcast
Thoughtcast
Tune Up
Tune Up
Voyage Home
Voyage Home
Artifacts (22)
Aetherflux Reservoir
Aetherflux Reservoir
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Assimilation Aegis
Assimilation Aegis
Basalt Monolith
Basalt Monolith
Braided Net
Braided Net
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
Darksteel Forge
Darksteel Forge
Feldon's Cane
Feldon's Cane
Fellwar Stone
Fellwar Stone
Inspiring Statuary
Inspiring Statuary
Mana Vault
Mana Vault
Mox Opal
Mox Opal
Mycosynth Lattice
Mycosynth Lattice
Mystic Forge
Mystic Forge
Racers' Scoreboard
Racers' Scoreboard
Repurposing Bay
Repurposing Bay
Sculpting Steel
Sculpting Steel
Simulacrum Synthesizer
Simulacrum Synthesizer
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Progress
Talisman of Progress
Unwinding Clock
Unwinding Clock
Uthros Research Craft
Uthros Research Craft
Enchantments (4)
Efficient Construction
Efficient Construction
Rhystic Study
Rhystic Study
Thopter Spy Network
Thopter Spy Network
Unstoppable Plan
Unstoppable Plan
Planeswalkers (2)
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
Lands (22)
Academy Ruins
Academy Ruins
Adarkar Wastes
Adarkar Wastes
Archway of Innovation
Archway of Innovation
Command Tower
Command Tower
Darksteel Citadel
Darksteel Citadel
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
Flooded Strand
Flooded Strand
Floodfarm Verge
Floodfarm Verge
Fomori Vault
Fomori Vault
Glacial Fortress
Glacial Fortress
Hallowed Fountain
Hallowed Fountain
Homeward Path
Homeward Path
Inventors' Fair
Inventors' Fair
Meticulous Archive
Meticulous Archive
Muraganda Raceway
Muraganda Raceway
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Prairie Stream
Prairie Stream
Razortide Bridge
Razortide Bridge
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Sea of Clouds
Sea of Clouds
Spire of Industry
Spire of Industry
Urza's Saga
Urza's Saga
Basics (2)
Island
7 Islands
Plains
5 Plains