Mendicant Core, Guidelight (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded Artifacts

Mendicant Core, Guidelight
Rank #120
29decks
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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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Kappa Cannoneer
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
82%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
75%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
66%synergy
Illustrious Wanderglyph
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
65%synergy
Thought Monitor
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Simulacrum Synthesizer
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Esper Sentinel
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Seat of the Synod
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Ancient Den
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Foundry Inspector
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
59%synergy
Voyage Home
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
61%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Organic Extinction
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
65%inclusion11 decks17 decks
61%synergy
Dispatch
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Bronze Guardian
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Thoughtcast
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Enlightened Tutor
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Protection
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Smothering Tithe
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
The One Ring
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Rhystic Study
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Voyager Quickwelder
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Riptide Gearhulk
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Oltec Matterweaver
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
33%synergy
K-9, Mark I
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Ethersworn Canonist
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Master of Etherium
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Diversion Unit
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Vedalken Archmage
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Research Thief
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Gingerbrute
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Silver Myr
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Steel Overseer
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Gold Myr
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Scrap Trawler
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Nesting Bot
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Master Transmuter
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
The Reality Chip
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Cybermen Squadron
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Stridehangar Automaton
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Karn, Legacy Reforged
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Spellskite
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Artificer's Assistant
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Metalworker
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Urza, Lord Protector
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Shimmer Myr
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Digsite Engineer
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Mycosynth Golem
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Rook Turret
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Cyberman Patrol
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Silver Raven
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Ethersworn Sphinx
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Guidelight Synergist
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Path to Exile
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Desynchronization
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Dovin's Veto
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Whir of Invention
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Swan Song
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Scour for Scrap
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Clever Concealment
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Dawn's Truce
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Reality Heist
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Spider-Sense
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Stubborn Denial
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Unexplained Absence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Akroma's Will
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Fabricate
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Dance of the Manse
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
March of Progress
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Season of Weaving
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Redress Fate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Supreme Verdict
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-21%synergy
Open the Vaults
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Stock Up
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Winds of Abandon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Enter the Enigma
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Universal Surveillance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Transmute Artifact
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Refurbish
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Combat Tutorial
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mystic Forge
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Unwinding Clock
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Darksteel Forge
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Adaptive Omnitool
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Thousand Moons Smithy
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Sculpting Steel
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Repurposing Bay
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Cloud Key
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Twinning Staff
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Racers' Scoreboard
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Perilous Snare
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Nettlecyst
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Manifold Key
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Skullclamp
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Cryogen Relic
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Salvation Engine
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Guidelight Pathmaker
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Assimilation Aegis
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Insight Engine
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Reaver Titan
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Lotus
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Smuggler's Copter
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Helm of the Host
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Winged Boots
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Bident of Thassa
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Glider Staff
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Golem's Heart
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Thopter Shop
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Wondrous Crucible
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Imposter Mech
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Mechanized Production
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Artificer Class
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Anointed Procession
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Efficient Construction
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Copy Artifact
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Tempered Steel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
All That Glitters
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Land Tax
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-17%synergy
Propaganda
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urza's Saga
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Inventors' Fair
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Academy Ruins
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Archway of Innovation
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
42%synergy
Fomori Vault
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Buried Ruin
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Monumental Henge
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
20%synergy
Treasure Vault
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Multiversal Passage
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Tower
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Mine
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Wasteland
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Talisman of Progress
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Azorius Signet
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
-17%synergy
Thran Dynamo
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Mox Amber
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
The Aetherspark
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Cargo Ship
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Fabrication Foundry
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Basalt Monolith
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Endurance Bobblehead
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Perception Bobblehead
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Tundra
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
80%synergy
Island
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Plains
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Flooded Strand
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Sea of Clouds
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Glacial Fortress
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Razortide Bridge
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Deserted Beach
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Prairie Stream
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-21%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Gate
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Meticulous Archive
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Port Town
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-16%synergy
Spire of Industry
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Nimbus Maze
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Windswept Heath
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Azorius Chancery
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Arid Mesa
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Seachrome Coast
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Starting Town
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Witch Enchanter
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Power Depot
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-28%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Planar Nexus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Glimmervoid
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy