Mendicant Core, Guidelight (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Artifacts

Mendicant Core, Guidelight
Rank #128
27decks
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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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The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Glider Staff
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Voyager Quickwelder
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
80%synergy
Voyage Home
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
70%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
64%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Thought Monitor
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Foundry Inspector
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Racers' Scoreboard
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Seat of the Synod
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Solemn Simulacrum
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Organic Extinction
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Repurposing Bay
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Dispatch
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Kappa Cannoneer
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Guidelight Synergist
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Thoughtcast
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Guidelight Pathmaker
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Master of Etherium
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Diversion Unit
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Steel Overseer
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Nesting Bot
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Bronze Guardian
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Guidelight Optimizer
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
K-9, Mark I
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Chief of the Foundry
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Shimmer Myr
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Swooping Lookout
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Gingerbrute
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Silver Raven
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Artificer's Assistant
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Research Thief
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Interface Ace
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Memory Guardian
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Riptide Gearhulk
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Aetherjacket
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Oltec Matterweaver
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Stridehangar Automaton
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Digsite Engineer
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Filigree Attendant
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Hulking Metamorph
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Emissary Escort
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Trophy Mage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Network Disruptor
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Darksteel Juggernaut
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Whirler Rogue
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Ethersworn Sphinx
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Burnished Hart
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Transit Mage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Sharding Sphinx
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Cephalopod Sentry
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Mechan Assembler
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Steelswarm Operator
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Scrap Trawler
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Vedalken Humiliator
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
-29%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Path to Exile
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-24%synergy
Spectral Interference
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-32%synergy
Bounce Off
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Spell Pierce
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Desynchronization
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Access Denied
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Disruption Protocol
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Reality Heist
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Ride's End
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Disenchant
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-22%synergy
Whir of Invention
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Refute
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Run Away Together
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Hindering Light
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Metallic Rebuke
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Masterful Replication
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Lightshield Parry
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Cerebral Download
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Divert Disaster
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Scour for Scrap
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
One with the Machine
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Tune Up
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Austere Command
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Stock Up
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Spectacular Pileup
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
March of Progress
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Dance of the Manse
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Fabricate
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Stall Out
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Forging the Anchor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Anchor to Reality
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Rebirth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Universal Surveillance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Recommission
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Reverse Engineer
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
The Crystal's Chosen
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Retrieve the Esper
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Aerith Rescue Mission
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Salvation Engine
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
40%synergy
Mystic Forge
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Hulldrifter
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Sculpting Steel
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Cloud Key
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Perilous Snare
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Thousand Moons Smithy
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Bident of Thassa
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Machinist's Arsenal
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Detention Chariot
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Prodigy's Prototype
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Guidelight Matrix
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Adaptive Omnitool
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Nettlecyst
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Spotcycle Scouter
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Air Response Unit
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Broadcast Rambler
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Manifold Key
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Thopter Shop
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Mangler
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Lumen-Class Frigate
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Rover Blades
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Lotus
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Brotherhood Vertibird
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Alacrian Armory
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Smuggler's Copter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Cliffhaven Kitesail
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Panharmonicon
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Voyager Glidecar
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Thundersteel Colossus
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Semblance Anvil
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
The Seriema
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Imperial Recovery Unit
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Parhelion II
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Moonsilver Key
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mobilizer Mech
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Twinning Staff
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Assimilation Aegis
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Weatherlight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Efficient Construction
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Mechanized Production
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Roadside Assistance
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Tempered Steel
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Lightwheel Enhancements
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Born to Drive
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Aqueous Form
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Extravagant Replication
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
All That Glitters
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Flood the Engine
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Champions from Beyond
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Dovin, Grand Arbiter
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Darksteel Citadel
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Ancient Den
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Archway of Innovation
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Reef Roads
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Country Roads
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-26%synergy
Buried Ruin
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Mech Hangar
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Academy Ruins
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Monumental Henge
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Vault
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Inventors' Fair
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Starforge
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
The Gold Saucer
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Azorius Signet
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-33%synergy
Talisman of Progress
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-28%synergy
Gilded Lotus
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Starting Column
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Fabrication Foundry
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-31%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
White Auracite
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Slagstone Refinery
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Cultivator's Caravan
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Skyclave Relic
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Cargo Ship
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Blitzball
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Prairie Stream
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Razortide Bridge
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Glacial Fortress
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Tranquil Cove
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Azorius Chancery
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Port Town
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Spire of Industry
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Power Depot
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Night Market
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Abandoned Campground
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Meandering River
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Deserted Beach
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-28%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Seachrome Coast
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy