Average Deck for Mendicant Core, Guidelight - Budget Optimized Affinity

Mendicant Core, Guidelight
Rank #135
2decks
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Average Decklist

Cataclysmic Gearhulk
Cataclysmic Gearhulk
Chief of the Foundry
Chief of the Foundry
Crystal Barricade
Crystal Barricade
Cyberdrive Awakener
Cyberdrive Awakener
Cyberman Patrol
Cyberman Patrol
Drift of Phantasms
Drift of Phantasms
Elder Owyn Lyons
Elder Owyn Lyons
Filigree Attendant
Filigree Attendant
Foundry Inspector
Foundry Inspector
Indomitable Archangel
Indomitable Archangel
Iron Giant
Iron Giant
Kappa Cannoneer
Kappa Cannoneer
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
Master of Etherium
Master of Etherium
Memory Guardian
Memory Guardian
Meteor Golem
Meteor Golem
Mishra's Self-Replicator
Mishra's Self-Replicator
Nick Valentine, Private Eye
Nick Valentine, Private Eye
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
Palladium Myr
Palladium Myr
Pilgrim's Eye
Pilgrim's Eye
Platoon Dispenser
Platoon Dispenser
Renowned Weaponsmith
Renowned Weaponsmith
Scrap Trawler
Scrap Trawler
Scrawling Crawler
Scrawling Crawler
Sojourner's Companion
Sojourner's Companion
Solemn Simulacrum
Solemn Simulacrum
The Reality Chip
The Reality Chip
Urza, Prince of Kroog
Urza, Prince of Kroog
Voyager Quickwelder
Voyager Quickwelder
Instants (8)
Absorb
Absorb
Counterspell
Counterspell
Dispatch
Dispatch
Machine Over Matter
Machine Over Matter
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
Three Steps Ahead
Three Steps Ahead
Whirlwind Denial
Whirlwind Denial
Whir of Invention
Whir of Invention
Sorceries (4)
Dismantling Wave
Dismantling Wave
Fabricate
Fabricate
Soulscour
Soulscour
Winds of Abandon
Winds of Abandon
Artifacts (20)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Azorius Cluestone
Azorius Cluestone
Brotherhood Vertibird
Brotherhood Vertibird
Chimil, the Inner Sun
Chimil, the Inner Sun
Cloud Key
Cloud Key
Crawlspace
Crawlspace
Encroaching Mycosynth
Encroaching Mycosynth
Masterwork of Ingenuity
Masterwork of Ingenuity
Mechtitan Core
Mechtitan Core
Mirror Box
Mirror Box
Radiant Lotus
Radiant Lotus
Repurposing Bay
Repurposing Bay
Sensei's Divining Top
Sensei's Divining Top
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Soul-Guide Lantern
Soul-Guide Lantern
Tamiyo's Journal
Tamiyo's Journal
The Enigma Jewel
The Enigma Jewel
Thought Vessel
Thought Vessel
Thousand Moons Smithy
Thousand Moons Smithy
Unwinding Clock
Unwinding Clock
Enchantments (2)
Mechanized Production
Mechanized Production
Search the Premises
Search the Premises
Lands (20)
Ancient Den
Ancient Den
Azorius Chancery
Azorius Chancery
Buried Ruin
Buried Ruin
Command Tower
Command Tower
Darksteel Citadel
Darksteel Citadel
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Floodfarm Verge
Floodfarm Verge
Glacial Fortress
Glacial Fortress
Irrigated Farmland
Irrigated Farmland
Lonely Arroyo
Lonely Arroyo
Myriad Landscape
Myriad Landscape
Night Market
Night Market
Port Town
Port Town
Power Depot
Power Depot
Prairie Stream
Prairie Stream
Reflecting Pool
Reflecting Pool
Roadside Reliquary
Roadside Reliquary
Seat of the Synod
Seat of the Synod
Spire of Industry
Spire of Industry
Treasure Vault
Treasure Vault
Basics (2)
Island
8 Islands
Plains
7 Plains