Mendicant Core, Guidelight

Commander
WUMendicant Core, Guidelight
5.8±0.3
Casual
Intentional card choices with a clear game plan. Functional mana but room to optimize.
Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish
High confidence(409 pts)
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana3
0Mox Opal+10
0Mox Amber+8
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks7
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Progress+5
2Thought Vessel+4
2Azorius Signet+4
2Mind Stone+4
4Thran Dynamo+6
Mana dorks2
2Ornithopter of Paradise+4
2UUUrza, Lord High Artificer+6
Land ramp2
4Scampering Surveyor+2
4Solemn Simulacrum+2
Other acceleration8
1UEtherium Sculptor+7
3Foundry Inspector+7
2WVoyager Quickwelder+6
3Cloud Key+6
2UForensic Gadgeteer+3
3UUSynth Infiltrator+5
5WUVoyage Home+1
7WUEthersworn Sphinx+5
Tutors2
WEnlightened Tutor+9
2UFabricate+5
Draw engines6
1UVnwxt, Verbose Host+1
2UUthros Research Craft+5
2WLosheel, Clockwork Scholar+3
2UForensic Gadgeteer+3
3UPadeem, Consul of Innovation+1
4UUShimmer Dragon+4
Cantrips & burst draw5
2USicarian Infiltrator+2
2USimulacrum Synthesizer+2
4UThoughtcast+1
6UThought Monitor+1
5WUVoyage Home+1
Recursion5
2Myr Retriever+5
2UEmry, Lurker of the Loch+7
3Scrap Trawler+6
Academy Ruins+5
Buried Ruin+3
Value engines6
2Steel Overseer+1
3Sculpting Steel+5
2USai, Master Thopterist+3
3U/PPhyrexian Metamorph+6
4Unwinding Clock+6
2UUUrza, Lord High Artificer+5
Counterspells3
USiren Stormtamer+6
UUCounterspell+8
WUDovin's Veto+7
Spot removal2
WSwords to Plowshares+7
2UUDesynchronization+1
Board wipes3
3WWTragic Arrogance+1
4WWFarewell+6
8WWOrganic Extinction+6
Stax & hate2
1Hope of Ghirapur+5
1WEthersworn Canonist+6
Protection6
2Lightning Greaves+6
2WTeferi's Protection+9
2WLosheel, Clockwork Scholar+3
3UPadeem, Consul of Innovation+1
2WWClever Concealment+1
9Darksteel Forge+6
Mana Acceleration (23 sources)+13ⓘ
Dual & shock lands6
Hallowed Fountain+6
Sea of Clouds+5
Seachrome Coast+5
Archway of Innovation+4
Adarkar Wastes+4
Glacial Fortress+4
Premium utility lands2
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands15
Darksteel Citadel+2
Prairie Stream+2
Skycloud Expanse+2
Mystic Gate+2
Buried Ruin+2
War Room+2
Deserted Beach+2
Roadside Reliquary+2
Minas Tirith+2
Cephalid Coliseum+2
Floodfarm Verge+2
Amonkhet Raceway+2
+3 more
Taplands6
1WKabira Takedown // Kabira Plateau+2
2UHydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory+2
3WWitch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow+2
Razortide Bridge+2
Meticulous Archive+2
Uthros, Titanic Godcore+2
Basic lands2
Island+4
Plains+2
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, aristocrats engine, 1 damage multiplier+25ⓘ
Combo pieces1
2UUUrza, Lord High Artificer+5
Synergy pieces3
2USai, Master Thopterist+2
2USimulacrum Synthesizer+2
9Portal to Phyrexia+5
Combat threats4
2UMaster of Etherium+5
4WIllustrious Wanderglyph+4
4WBronze Guardian+1
6Wurmcoil Engine+5
Token generators2
WNesting Bot+4
2USicarian Infiltrator+2

Bracket

3
Bracket 3Upgraded
Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.
Breakdown
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Power level 5.8 → Bracket 3
Speed90Mana base86Consistency84

1.3 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

0.7 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 3.

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Game changers 3
Teferi's ProtectionEnlightened TutorFarewell
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes10 total

Artifacts Matter29 cards

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

Urza, Lord High Artificer,Emry, Lurker of the Loch,Master of Etherium,Buried Ruin,Darksteel Forge
Storm17 cards

17 storm synergies. Chain spells for exponential value.

Urza, Lord High Artificer,Emry, Lurker of the Loch,Foundry Inspector,Etherium Sculptor,Ethersworn Sphinx
Aristocrats9 cards

9 sacrifice/death synergies. Drains opponents while generating value from deaths.

Hope of Ghirapur,Myr Retriever,Scrap Trawler,Wurmcoil Engine,Siren Stormtamer

Combos0 total

No combos detected

This deck wins through combat, value engines, or synergies rather than infinite combos. Checked against Commander Spellbook's database of 80,000+ documented combo variants.