Mendicant Core, Guidelight (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

Mendicant Core, Guidelight
Rank #116
136decks
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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16%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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7%synergy
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4%synergy
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10%synergy
Mechan Assembler
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11%synergy
Trophy Mage
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10%synergy
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11%synergy
Burnished Hart
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
Filigree Attendant
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11%synergy
Virulent Silencer
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11%synergy
Meteor Golem
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7%synergy
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11%synergy
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9%synergy
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Dispatch
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29%synergy
Path to Exile
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-14%synergy
Counterspell
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-15%synergy
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23%synergy
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-6%synergy
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20%synergy
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-13%synergy
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15%synergy
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-20%synergy
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13%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
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12%synergy
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10%synergy
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12%synergy
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6%synergy
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-15%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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-7%synergy
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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22%synergy
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18%synergy
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10%synergy
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7%synergy
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-7%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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16%synergy
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36%synergy
Salvation Engine
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32%synergy
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33%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
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27%synergy
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23%synergy
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23%synergy
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23%synergy
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22%synergy
Hulldrifter
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23%synergy
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15%synergy
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19%synergy
Cloud Key
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15%synergy
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10%synergy
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16%synergy
Cryogen Relic
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13%synergy
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17%synergy
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17%synergy
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15%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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12%synergy
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10%synergy
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-8%synergy
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7%synergy
Air Response Unit
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11%synergy
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6%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
Manifold Key
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4%synergy
Valor's Flagship
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7%synergy
Mobilizer Mech
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2%synergy
Insight Engine
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8%synergy
Panharmonicon
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-2%synergy
Rangers' Refueler
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7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
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5%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Semblance Anvil
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Synthesizer Labship
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7%synergy
Parhelion II
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0%synergy
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
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1%synergy
Unwinding Clock
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Celestial Armor
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Scrap Compactor
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Mechanized Production
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23%synergy
Efficient Construction
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24%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
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17%synergy
Tempered Steel
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11%synergy
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13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Lightwheel Enhancements
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
12%synergy
All That Glitters
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8%synergy
Roadside Assistance
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-18%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
Aqueous Form
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1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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2%synergy
Utility Lands
Seat of the Synod
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44%synergy
Ancient Den
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33%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
46%inclusion62 decks136 decks
35%synergy
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43%synergy
Archway of Innovation
32%inclusion43 decks136 decks
24%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion39 decks136 decks
14%synergy
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23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
15%synergy
Reef Roads
23%inclusion31 decks136 decks
21%synergy
Country Roads
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion26 decks136 decks
-29%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
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8%synergy
Academy Ruins
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
1%synergy
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12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Vault
12%inclusion16 decks136 decks
9%synergy
Mech Hangar
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
0%synergy
Secluded Starforge
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion119 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion108 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Progress
40%inclusion54 decks136 decks
-11%synergy
Azorius Signet
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-20%synergy
Thought Vessel
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-17%synergy
Starting Column
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21%synergy
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6%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion28 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
Hedron Archive
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11%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
5%synergy
Fabrication Foundry
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
11%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
10%synergy
Gilded Lotus
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6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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-18%synergy
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6%synergy
The Aetherspark
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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1%synergy
White Auracite
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7%synergy
Azorius Cluestone
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5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
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3%synergy
Azorius Locket
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
4%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
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4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion136 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Plains
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5%synergy
Command Tower
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-6%synergy
Prairie Stream
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-12%synergy
Razortide Bridge
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39%synergy
Glacial Fortress
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-9%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
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17%synergy
Port Town
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-2%synergy
Tranquil Cove
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24%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
39%inclusion53 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
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-3%synergy
Azorius Chancery
32%inclusion44 decks136 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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3%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
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4%synergy
Spire of Industry
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17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
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8%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
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16%synergy
Deserted Beach
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
-22%synergy
Night Market
18%inclusion24 decks136 decks
17%synergy
Seachrome Coast
16%inclusion22 decks136 decks
1%synergy
Power Depot
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
13%inclusion18 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion14 decks136 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-5%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
6%synergy
Abandoned Campground
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6%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
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0%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
8.1%inclusion11 decks136 decks
-18%synergy
Mystic Gate
7.4%inclusion10 decks136 decks
-16%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
6.6%inclusion9 decks136 decks
-40%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
3%synergy
Meandering River
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Heath
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
4%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
5.1%inclusion7 decks136 decks
-3%synergy