Mendicant Core, Guidelight

Commander
WUMendicant Core, Guidelight
5.8±0.4
Casual
Intentional card choices with a clear game plan. Functional mana but room to optimize.
High confidence(390 pts)
Estimated win turn
T4best
T5typical
T6+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks4
2Arcane Signet+6
2Azorius Signet+4
3Sonic Screwdriver+1
3Starnheim Memento+1
Mana dorks6
2Gold Myr+4
1UGuidelight Optimizer+4
1UOaken Siren+4
2Ornithopter of Paradise+4
2Silver Myr+4
2UUUrza, Lord High Artificer+6
Other acceleration3
3Foundry Inspector+7
2WVoyager Quickwelder+6
5WUVoyage Home+1
Tutors3
WEnlightened Tutor+9
3Tezzeret, Cruel Captain+5
Urza's Saga+3
Draw engines6
WEsper Sentinel+8
1URiddlesmith+5
2URhystic Study+10
2UUthros Research Craft+5
2UUThopter Spy Network+5
4UResearch Thief+5
Cantrips & burst draw4
2USimulacrum Synthesizer+2
3Sonic Screwdriver+1
4UUSeason of Weaving+2
5WUVoyage Home+1
Recursion4
2Myr Retriever+5
3Junk Diver+1
4WSalvation Engine+1
Academy Ruins+5
Value engines6
2Steel Overseer+1
2USai, Master Thopterist+3
2UWorldwalker Helm+2
3Shimmer Myr+1
2UUUrza, Lord High Artificer+5
2WUUrza, Prince of Kroog+4
Other3
1Flight Spellbomb+2
1UMalcator's Watcher+2
5UUValkyrie Aerial Unit+2
Counterspells2
UUCounterspell+8
2UFierce Guardianship+10
Spot removal5
WRequisition Raid+7
1WWUURiptide Gearhulk+1
4UUSeason of Weaving+2
5WWAngel of the Ruins+3
Otawara, Soaring City+4
Board wipes3
3WWFumigate+6
6WSublime Exhalation+6
8WWOrganic Extinction+6
Stax & hate1
1WEthersworn Canonist+6
Protection3
WBlacksmith's Skill+1
WUGold-Forged Thopteryx+1
2WTeferi's Protection+9
Other1
1UDiversion Unit+2
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (2)+8ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (14 sources)+4ⓘ
Premium utility lands2
Spire of Industry+6
Command Tower+5
Utility lands12
1UJwari Disruption+2
2WWThousand Moons Smithy+2
Urza's Saga+4
Amonkhet Raceway+2
Ancient Den+2
Avishkar Raceway+2
Meteor Crater+2
Muraganda Raceway+2
Night Market+2
Otawara, Soaring City+2
Prairie Stream+2
Seat of the Synod+2
Taplands8
3WWIshgard, the Holy See+2
Temple of Enlightenment+3
Azorius Chancery+2
Port Town+2
Power Depot+2
Razortide Bridge+2
Tranquil Cove+2
Uthros, Titanic Godcore+2
Basic lands2
Island+7
Plains+8
4 Combo Families (4 lines, Consistency: 81%)+36ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 1 evasion enabler, aristocrats engine, 2 damage multipliers+25ⓘ
Combo pieces5
2UWorldwalker Helm+5
2UUMechanized Production+11
2UUUrza, Lord High Artificer+9
2WUUrza, Prince of Kroog+4
5UMasterful Replication+9
Synergy pieces7
2USai, Master Thopterist+2
2USimulacrum Synthesizer+2
2UUThopter Spy Network+5
3WGuidelight Synergist+1
4UMemory Guardian+1
4WSalvation Engine+1
4UUSharding Sphinx+4
Combat threats3
3Chief of the Foundry+5
2UMaster of Etherium+5
4WBronze Guardian+1
Token generators2
1Retrofitter Foundry+4
3Stridehangar Automaton+4
Other3
WSwooping Lookout+1
2WPaladin Danse, Steel Maverick+1
2WUCephalopod Sentry+1

Bracket

4
Bracket 4Optimized
High power, built to win. Unlimited Game Changers, efficient combos expected.
Breakdown
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Power level 5.8 (Bracket 3)+Game Changers→ Bracket 4
Threats94Consistency85Mana base80
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Game changers 4
Enlightened TutorFierce GuardianshipRhystic StudyTeferi's Protection
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes10 total

Artifacts Matter27 cards

27 artifact synergy cards. Deck is built to leverage artifacts beyond just utility.

Academy Ruins,Bronze Guardian,Cephalopod Sentry,Guidelight Synergist,Junk Diver
Go-Wide / Weenies16 cards

16 low-cost creatures. Swarm the board and pump for lethal attacks.

Chief of the Foundry,Diversion Unit,Esper Sentinel,Ethersworn Canonist,Gold Myr
Storm15 cards

15 storm synergies. Chain spells for exponential value.

Foundry Inspector,Memory Guardian,Otawara, Soaring City,Riddlesmith,Riptide Gearhulk

Combos4 total