Mendicant Core, Guidelight (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

Mendicant Core, Guidelight
Rank #135
117decks
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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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18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Voyager Quickwelder
88%inclusion103 decks117 decks
79%synergy
Voyage Home
76%inclusion89 decks117 decks
68%synergy
Guidelight Pathmaker
60%inclusion70 decks117 decks
56%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
62%inclusion72 decks117 decks
55%synergy
Foundry Inspector
65%inclusion76 decks117 decks
51%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
55%inclusion64 decks117 decks
50%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
59%inclusion69 decks117 decks
49%synergy
Racers' Scoreboard
48%inclusion56 decks117 decks
46%synergy
Thought Monitor
53%inclusion62 decks117 decks
45%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
48%inclusion56 decks117 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Sai, Master Thopterist
56%inclusion65 decks117 decks
45%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
55%inclusion64 decks117 decks
40%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
50%inclusion58 decks117 decks
24%synergy
Organic Extinction
50%inclusion58 decks117 decks
41%synergy
Kappa Cannoneer
50%inclusion58 decks117 decks
42%synergy
Diversion Unit
47%inclusion55 decks117 decks
45%synergy
Nesting Bot
47%inclusion55 decks117 decks
44%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
46%inclusion54 decks117 decks
-24%synergy
Guidelight Synergist
46%inclusion54 decks117 decks
44%synergy
Master of Etherium
44%inclusion52 decks117 decks
38%synergy
Creatures
Guidelight Optimizer
44%inclusion51 decks117 decks
42%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
43%inclusion50 decks117 decks
33%synergy
Bronze Guardian
41%inclusion48 decks117 decks
36%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
40%inclusion47 decks117 decks
36%synergy
Memory Guardian
40%inclusion47 decks117 decks
39%synergy
Steel Overseer
38%inclusion44 decks117 decks
34%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
36%inclusion42 decks117 decks
24%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Transit Mage
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
26%synergy
Interface Ace
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
26%synergy
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
23%synergy
Riptide Gearhulk
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Gingerbrute
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
24%synergy
Chief of the Foundry
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
23%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Research Thief
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Shimmer Myr
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Whirler Rogue
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Sharding Sphinx
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Silver Raven
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Digsite Engineer
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
K-9, Mark I
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Silver Myr
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Artificer's Assistant
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Urza, Prince of Kroog
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Stridehangar Automaton
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Swooping Lookout
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Ethersworn Sphinx
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Cephalopod Sentry
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Oltec Matterweaver
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Gold Myr
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Aetherjacket
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Trophy Mage
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Scrap Trawler
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Gearseeker Serpent
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Mu Yanling, Wind Rider
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Mechan Assembler
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Marketback Walker
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Kotori, Pilot Prodigy
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Spikeshell Harrier
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Filigree Attendant
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Steelswarm Operator
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
40%inclusion47 decks117 decks
-14%synergy
Dispatch
37%inclusion43 decks117 decks
24%synergy
Path to Exile
36%inclusion42 decks117 decks
-17%synergy
Bounce Off
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
27%synergy
Spectral Interference
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Scour for Scrap
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
-18%synergy
Spell Pierce
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Dovin's Veto
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
-23%synergy
Ride's End
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Desynchronization
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Reality Heist
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Whir of Invention
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Access Denied
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Refute
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-17%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-8%synergy
Gallant Strike
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Disruption Protocol
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Lightshield Parry
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Cerebral Download
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Make Your Move
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Disorder in the Court
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Stoic Rebuttal
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Metallic Rebuke
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Thoughtcast
44%inclusion52 decks117 decks
35%synergy
Tune Up
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
27%synergy
One with the Machine
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Stock Up
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
13%synergy
March of Progress
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Dance of the Manse
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Collision Course
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Fabricate
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Stall Out
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Spectacular Pileup
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Supreme Verdict
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-19%synergy
Anchor to Reality
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Enter the Enigma
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Time Wipe
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-6%synergy
Reverse Engineer
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Trade the Helm
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Universal Surveillance
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
From Father to Son
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Ponder
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-6%synergy
Roadside Blowout
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Open the Vaults
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Forging the Anchor
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Repurposing Bay
42%inclusion49 decks117 decks
38%synergy
Salvation Engine
41%inclusion48 decks117 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion47 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Perilous Snare
35%inclusion41 decks117 decks
33%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
29%inclusion34 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Hulldrifter
29%inclusion34 decks117 decks
27%synergy
Thousand Moons Smithy
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Forge
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Adaptive Omnitool
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Voyager Glidecar
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Guidelight Matrix
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
20%synergy
Alacrian Armory
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Aether Syphon
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Bident of Thassa
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Sculpting Steel
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Nettlecyst
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Cloud Key
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Rover Blades
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Cryogen Relic
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Detention Chariot
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Spotcycle Scouter
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Broadcast Rambler
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Mangler
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Air Response Unit
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Possession Engine
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Machinist's Arsenal
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Prodigy's Prototype
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
8%synergy
The Seriema
12%inclusion7 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Lotus
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Manifold Key
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Brotherhood Vertibird
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Panharmonicon
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Valor's Flagship
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Insight Engine
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Mobilizer Mech
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-10%synergy
Scrap Compactor
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Parhelion II
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Rangers' Refueler
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Semblance Anvil
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Wedgelight Rammer
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Uthros Scanship
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Illvoi Light Jammer
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Assimilation Aegis
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Skyseer's Chariot
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Peacewalker Colossus
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Mechanized Production
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Efficient Construction
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Lightwheel Enhancements
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Flood the Engine
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Tempered Steel
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
12%synergy
All That Glitters
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
-16%synergy
Roadside Assistance
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Born to Drive
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Seat of the Synod
55%inclusion64 decks117 decks
39%synergy
Ancient Den
45%inclusion53 decks117 decks
31%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
42%inclusion49 decks117 decks
31%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Reef Roads
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Archway of Innovation
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Country Roads
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Buried Ruin
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
-32%synergy
Treasure Vault
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Academy Ruins
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Mech Hangar
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Monumental Henge
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion100 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion90 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Progress
38%inclusion45 decks117 decks
-11%synergy
Azorius Signet
38%inclusion44 decks117 decks
-21%synergy
Starting Column
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
27%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
-18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
-11%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Fabrication Foundry
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Hedron Archive
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
9%synergy
The Aetherspark
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Cultivator's Caravan
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
6%synergy
White Auracite
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Locket
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-20%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
0%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Blitzball
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Cluestone
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Skyclave Relic
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion117 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion117 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion90 decks117 decks
-9%synergy
Prairie Stream
55%inclusion64 decks117 decks
-12%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
52%inclusion61 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Glacial Fortress
51%inclusion60 decks117 decks
-10%synergy
Razortide Bridge
50%inclusion59 decks117 decks
36%synergy
Tranquil Cove
44%inclusion51 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Port Town
42%inclusion49 decks117 decks
-6%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
36%inclusion42 decks117 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
35%inclusion41 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Azorius Chancery
34%inclusion40 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Spire of Industry
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Night Market
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Deserted Beach
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
-23%synergy
Power Depot
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Seachrome Coast
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
-15%synergy
Abandoned Campground
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Meandering River
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Gate
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-16%synergy
Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
3%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-41%synergy