Average Deck for Mendicant Core, Guidelight - Budget Core Affinity

Mendicant Core, Guidelight
Rank #133
2decks
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Average Decklist

Artificer's Assistant
Artificer's Assistant
Bronze Guardian
Bronze Guardian
Cephalopod Sentry
Cephalopod Sentry
Digsite Engineer
Digsite Engineer
Duplicant
Duplicant
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Etherium Sculptor
Etherium Sculptor
Foundry Inspector
Foundry Inspector
Frogmite
Frogmite
Gingerbrute
Gingerbrute
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
Guidelight Synergist
Guidelight Synergist
Jhoira's Familiar
Jhoira's Familiar
Kappa Cannoneer
Kappa Cannoneer
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
Master of Etherium
Master of Etherium
Memory Guardian
Memory Guardian
Metalwork Colossus
Metalwork Colossus
Myr Battlesphere
Myr Battlesphere
Nesting Bot
Nesting Bot
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
Paladin Danse, Steel Maverick
Paladin Danse, Steel Maverick
Research Thief
Research Thief
Riptide Gearhulk
Riptide Gearhulk
Sai, Master Thopterist
Sai, Master Thopterist
Securitron Squadron
Securitron Squadron
Sharding Sphinx
Sharding Sphinx
Shimmer Dragon
Shimmer Dragon
Solemn Simulacrum
Solemn Simulacrum
Steel Overseer
Steel Overseer
Thought Monitor
Thought Monitor
Threefold Thunderhulk
Threefold Thunderhulk
Voyager Quickwelder
Voyager Quickwelder
Whirler Rogue
Whirler Rogue
Instants (8)
An Offer You Can't Refuse
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Blacksmith's Skill
Blacksmith's Skill
Dispatch
Dispatch
Kabira Takedown
Kabira Takedown
Negate
Negate
Reality Heist
Reality Heist
Stoic Rebuttal
Stoic Rebuttal
Stroke of Midnight
Stroke of Midnight
Sorceries (6)
Dance of the Manse
Dance of the Manse
March of Progress
March of Progress
Organic Extinction
Organic Extinction
Thoughtcast
Thoughtcast
Triumphant Reckoning
Triumphant Reckoning
Voyage Home
Voyage Home
Artifacts (16)
Azorius Signet
Azorius Signet
Fellwar Stone
Fellwar Stone
Guidelight Matrix
Guidelight Matrix
Guidelight Pathmaker
Guidelight Pathmaker
Infiltration Lens
Infiltration Lens
Key to the City
Key to the City
Lavaspur Boots
Lavaspur Boots
Mind Stone
Mind Stone
Nettlecyst
Nettlecyst
Salvation Engine
Salvation Engine
Sculpting Steel
Sculpting Steel
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots
Talisman of Progress
Talisman of Progress
Thought Vessel
Thought Vessel
Voyager Glidecar
Voyager Glidecar
Enchantments (2)
All That Glitters
All That Glitters
Thopter Spy Network
Thopter Spy Network
Lands (10)
Ancient Den
Ancient Den
Darksteel Citadel
Darksteel Citadel
Muraganda Raceway
Muraganda Raceway
Port Town
Port Town
Power Depot
Power Depot
Prairie Stream
Prairie Stream
Razortide Bridge
Razortide Bridge
Seat of the Synod
Seat of the Synod
Skycloud Expanse
Skycloud Expanse
Treasure Vault
Treasure Vault
Basics (2)
Island
13 Islands
Plains
10 Plains