Mendicant Core, Guidelight (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Artifacts

Mendicant Core, Guidelight
Rank #135
25decks
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Jonathan Zucchetti
The Best Card for Each New MTG Ability in 2025
2025 gave us plenty of new mechanics to play with in Magic, so let's dig through them all to see the best card for each.
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Voyage Home
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
80%synergy
Voyager Quickwelder
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
79%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
65%synergy
Thought Monitor
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
64%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Organic Extinction
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Foundry Inspector
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Racers' Scoreboard
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Repurposing Bay
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
48%synergy
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Solemn Simulacrum
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Dispatch
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Salvation Engine
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Master of Etherium
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Diversion Unit
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Kappa Cannoneer
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Guidelight Synergist
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Thoughtcast
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Creatures
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Bronze Guardian
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Guidelight Optimizer
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Steel Overseer
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Chief of the Foundry
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Nesting Bot
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
K-9, Mark I
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Artificer's Assistant
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Memory Guardian
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Swooping Lookout
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Gingerbrute
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Silver Raven
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Research Thief
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Interface Ace
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Shimmer Myr
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Filigree Attendant
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Riptide Gearhulk
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Mechan Assembler
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Aetherjacket
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Whirler Rogue
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Hulking Metamorph
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Digsite Engineer
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Trophy Mage
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Network Disruptor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Acquisition Octopus
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Oltec Matterweaver
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Darksteel Juggernaut
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Ethersworn Sphinx
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Stridehangar Automaton
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Transit Mage
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Sharding Sphinx
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Cephalopod Sentry
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
City Pigeon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Patchwork Automaton
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Vedalken Humiliator
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Spikeshell Harrier
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Combat Courier
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-26%synergy
Path to Exile
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-21%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Counterspell
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-26%synergy
Bounce Off
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Spectral Interference
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Cerebral Download
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Refute
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Access Denied
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Disruption Protocol
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Spell Pierce
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Desynchronization
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-21%synergy
Whir of Invention
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Run Away Together
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Reality Heist
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Disorder in the Court
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherize
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Ride's End
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Hindering Light
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Metallic Rebuke
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Lightshield Parry
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Desculpting Blast
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mental Modulation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Divert Disaster
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Scour for Scrap
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Spectacular Tactics
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Austere Command
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Tune Up
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
One with the Machine
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Spectacular Pileup
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
March of Progress
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Stock Up
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Dance of the Manse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Supreme Verdict
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Roadside Blowout
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Time Wipe
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Anchor to Reality
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Rebirth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Universal Surveillance
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Stall Out
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Reverse Engineer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Beyond the Quiet
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Guidelight Pathmaker
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Mystic Forge
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Perilous Snare
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Cloud Key
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Sculpting Steel
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Hulldrifter
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Nettlecyst
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Thousand Moons Smithy
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Machinist's Arsenal
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Detention Chariot
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Manifold Key
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Prodigy's Prototype
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Bident of Thassa
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
The Seriema
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Spotcycle Scouter
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Broadcast Rambler
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Panharmonicon
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Guidelight Matrix
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Thopter Shop
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Mangler
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Adaptive Omnitool
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Lumen-Class Frigate
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Illvoi Light Jammer
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Insight Engine
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Rover Blades
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Air Response Unit
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Alacrian Armory
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Cliffhaven Kitesail
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Voyager Glidecar
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Thundersteel Colossus
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Valor's Flagship
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Semblance Anvil
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
The Enigma Jewel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Aether Syphon
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Recovery Unit
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Tamiyo's Journal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Parhelion II
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Radiant Lotus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mobilizer Mech
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Twinning Staff
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Smuggler's Copter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Efficient Construction
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Mechanized Production
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Tempered Steel
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Aqueous Form
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Roadside Assistance
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Lightwheel Enhancements
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Born to Drive
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Invisibility
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Flood the Engine
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Seat of the Synod
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Ancient Den
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Archway of Innovation
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Reef Roads
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Country Roads
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Buried Ruin
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-29%synergy
Mech Hangar
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Monumental Henge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Treasure Vault
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Academy Ruins
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Fomori Vault
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Starforge
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
The Gold Saucer
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Talisman of Progress
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Starting Column
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Azorius Signet
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-27%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
White Auracite
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Fabrication Foundry
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Gilded Lotus
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Worn Powerstone
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-31%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Blitzball
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cultivator's Caravan
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Azorius Locket
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Skyclave Relic
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Prairie Stream
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Razortide Bridge
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Glacial Fortress
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Tranquil Cove
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Azorius Chancery
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Port Town
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Spire of Industry
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Power Depot
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Night Market
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Abandoned Campground
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Deserted Beach
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-23%synergy
University Campus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Meandering River
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Seachrome Coast
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy