Mendicant Core, Guidelight (Commander) - Expensive Core

Mendicant Core, Guidelight
Rank #119
92decks
Background image for Examining Aetherdrift, One Year Later
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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26%synergy
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19%synergy
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19%synergy
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18%synergy
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14%synergy
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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Artificer Class
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28%synergy
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24%synergy
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22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
18%synergy
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16%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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7%synergy
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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51%synergy
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49%synergy
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44%synergy
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41%synergy
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44%synergy
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37%synergy
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40%synergy
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15%synergy
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25%synergy
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-19%synergy
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21%synergy
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
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8%synergy
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20%synergy
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18%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
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-7%synergy
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-6%synergy
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31%synergy
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Mind Stone
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16%synergy
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16%synergy
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15%synergy
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12%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
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9%synergy
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5%synergy
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6%synergy
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2%synergy
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
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7%synergy
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34%synergy
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25%synergy
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47%synergy
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16%synergy
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8%synergy
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22%synergy
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34%synergy
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15%synergy
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18%synergy
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5%synergy
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18%synergy
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21%synergy
Port Town
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-23%synergy
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11%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
-13%synergy
Azorius Chancery
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
-16%synergy
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21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
14%synergy
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21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
13%synergy
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-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-8%synergy
Seachrome Coast
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5%synergy
Arid Mesa
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12%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Power Depot
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Windswept Heath
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-24%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Glimmervoid
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Scene of the Crime
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy