Average Deck for Mendicant Core, Guidelight - Budget Core Affinity

Mendicant Core, Guidelight
Rank #120
3decks
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Average Decklist

Angel of the Ruins
Angel of the Ruins
Artificer's Assistant
Artificer's Assistant
Bronze Guardian
Bronze Guardian
Cephalopod Sentry
Cephalopod Sentry
Digsite Engineer
Digsite Engineer
Diversion Unit
Diversion Unit
Duplicant
Duplicant
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Etherium Sculptor
Etherium Sculptor
Foundry Inspector
Foundry Inspector
Gingerbrute
Gingerbrute
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
Guidelight Optimizer
Guidelight Optimizer
Hangarback Walker
Hangarback Walker
Jhoira's Familiar
Jhoira's Familiar
Kappa Cannoneer
Kappa Cannoneer
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
Master of Etherium
Master of Etherium
Ornithopter of Paradise
Ornithopter of Paradise
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
Research Thief
Research Thief
Riptide Gearhulk
Riptide Gearhulk
Sai, Master Thopterist
Sai, Master Thopterist
Sharding Sphinx
Sharding Sphinx
Shimmer Dragon
Shimmer Dragon
Solemn Simulacrum
Solemn Simulacrum
Steel Overseer
Steel Overseer
Thought Monitor
Thought Monitor
Valkyrie Aerial Unit
Valkyrie Aerial Unit
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
Voyager Quickwelder
Voyager Quickwelder
Whirler Rogue
Whirler Rogue
Instants (9)
An Offer You Can't Refuse
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Counterspell
Counterspell
Dispatch
Dispatch
Generous Gift
Generous Gift
Kabira Takedown
Kabira Takedown
Negate
Negate
Reality Heist
Reality Heist
Stoic Rebuttal
Stoic Rebuttal
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
Sorceries (7)
Enter the Enigma
Enter the Enigma
One with the Machine
One with the Machine
Open the Vaults
Open the Vaults
Organic Extinction
Organic Extinction
Slip Through Space
Slip Through Space
Thoughtcast
Thoughtcast
Voyage Home
Voyage Home
Artifacts (15)
Adaptive Omnitool
Adaptive Omnitool
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Azorius Signet
Azorius Signet
Bident of Thassa
Bident of Thassa
Chromatic Lantern
Chromatic Lantern
Guidelight Pathmaker
Guidelight Pathmaker
Infiltration Lens
Infiltration Lens
Marble Diamond
Marble Diamond
Mind Stone
Mind Stone
Nettlecyst
Nettlecyst
Salvation Engine
Salvation Engine
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Progress
Talisman of Progress
Thousand Moons Smithy
Thousand Moons Smithy
Voyager Glidecar
Voyager Glidecar
Enchantments (2)
All That Glitters
All That Glitters
Thopter Spy Network
Thopter Spy Network
Lands (14)
Ancient Den
Ancient Den
Avishkar Raceway
Avishkar Raceway
Buried Ruin
Buried Ruin
Command Tower
Command Tower
Darksteel Citadel
Darksteel Citadel
Deserted Beach
Deserted Beach
Glacial Fortress
Glacial Fortress
Muraganda Raceway
Muraganda Raceway
Port Town
Port Town
Power Depot
Power Depot
Prairie Stream
Prairie Stream
Razortide Bridge
Razortide Bridge
Seat of the Synod
Seat of the Synod
Skycloud Expanse
Skycloud Expanse
Basics (2)
Island
11 Islands
Plains
9 Plains