Mendicant Core, Guidelight (Commander) - Expensive Spell Copy

Kyle Massa
Apr 30, 2026
The Over/Under - A Review of Aetherdrift Commanders
We're looking back at Kyle's predictions for Aetherdrift commanders last year. Did he pick the right Overs and Unders?
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Erode
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Simulacrum Synthesizer
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
87%synergy
Dispatch
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
79%synergy
Bronze Guardian
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
78%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
77%synergy
Kappa Cannoneer
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
75%synergy
Illustrious Wanderglyph
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
71%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Seat of the Synod
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Inventors' Fair
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Esper Sentinel
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Foundry Inspector
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Unwinding Clock
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
56%synergy
K-9, Mark I
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Fabricate
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Mystic Forge
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Darksteel Forge
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Path to Exile
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Master of Etherium
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Mishra's Workshop
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Smothering Tithe
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Rhystic Study
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Protection
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Krang, Utrom Warlord
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Vedalken Archmage
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Voyager Quickwelder
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Stridehangar Automaton
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Thought Monitor
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Oltec Matterweaver
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Riptide Gearhulk
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Gingerbrute
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Roaming Throne
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Cybermen Squadron
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Research Thief
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Karn, Legacy Reforged
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Master Transmuter
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Cephalopod Sentry
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Metalworker
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Guidelight Synergist
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Shimmer Myr
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Digsite Engineer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Mycosynth Golem
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Cyberman Patrol
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Nesting Bot
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Steel Overseer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Walking Ballista
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Diversion Unit
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Threefold Thunderhulk
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Canoptek Spyder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Hangarback Walker
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Palladium Myr
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Kuldotha Forgemaster
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Surge Conductor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cid, Timeless Artificer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Swooping Lookout
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Desynchronization
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Dovin's Veto
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Whir of Invention
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Swan Song
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Generous Gift
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Scour for Scrap
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Clever Concealment
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Pongify
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Access Denied
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Blustersquall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Negate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Everybody Lives!
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Curate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Disallow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Consider
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Keep Safe
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Metallic Rebuke
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Slip Out the Back
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Ride's End
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hindering Light
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Override
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Masterful Replication
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Akroma's Will
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Voyage Home
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Organic Extinction
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Thoughtcast
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Dance of the Manse
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Supreme Verdict
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-11%synergy
One with the Machine
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
March of Progress
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Requisition Raid
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Austere Command
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Forging the Anchor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Stock Up
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Tune Up
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Reverse Engineer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Twinning Staff
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Cloud Key
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Thousand Moons Smithy
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Racers' Scoreboard
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Salvation Engine
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Adaptive Omnitool
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Sculpting Steel
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Semblance Anvil
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Mithril Coat
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Guidelight Pathmaker
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Nettlecyst
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Repurposing Bay
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Assimilation Aegis
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Perilous Snare
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Forsaken Monument
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Shadowspear
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Seriema
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Voltaic Key
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Wedding Ring
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Moonsilver Key
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Staff of Nin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Reaver Titan
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Untethered Express
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Manifold Key
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Weatherlight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Cloak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Robe of Stars
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Golem Foundry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Feldon's Cane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Scourglass
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Mechanized Production
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Artificer Class
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Efficient Construction
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Land Tax
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Shifting Visage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Echoes of Eternity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Anointed Procession
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Copy Artifact
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
All That Glitters
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Monologue Tax
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Flood the Engine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Prison
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Den
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Academy Ruins
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
55%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Urza's Saga
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Archway of Innovation
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Rogue's Passage
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Fomori Vault
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Urza's Tower
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Mine
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Vault
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Monumental Henge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Progress
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Mox Opal
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Azorius Signet
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Thran Dynamo
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Basalt Monolith
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-25%synergy
Hourglass of the Lost
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Replicating Ring
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
The Aetherspark
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Coveted Jewel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Azorius Locket
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Starting Column
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Sea of Clouds
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Razortide Bridge
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Prairie Stream
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Fortress
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Flooded Strand
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Tundra
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Deserted Beach
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Spire of Industry
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Gate
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
18%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Azorius Chancery
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Port Town
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Meticulous Archive
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Power Depot
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Nimbus Maze
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Planar Nexus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-29%synergy
Seachrome Coast
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Arid Mesa
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy