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Mendicant Core, Guidelight Commander Deck From Your Collection

A real BinderBrew Mendicant Core, Guidelight Commander shell for Artifact Engine, UW role balance, missing-card estimates, and a buy-list preview.

Mendicant Core, Guidelight card
Legendary Artifact Creature — RobotArtifact Engine

4 protection pieces in an optional role; strategy relevance limits confidence.

Synergy data from EDHREC.

CommanderMendicant Core, Guidelight
VariantMidrange
StrategyArtifact Engine
Full retail if you own nothing$465

Starting shell, not a prescription

This page is anchored by a real generated deck fixture. BinderBrew uses it to show the shape of a Mendicant Core, Guidelight build, then your uploaded collection decides which cards are already covered and which upgrades are actually worth buying.

Synergy data from Mendicant Core, Guidelight on EDHREC.

Role counts

The list is grouped against BinderBrew's Tier 1 role targets.

  • Lands: 37 cards, target 33-38
  • Ramp: 10 cards, target 4-16
  • Card Draw: 9 cards, target 6-20
  • Interaction: 10 cards, target 3-13
  • Board Wipes: 3 cards, target 1-5
  • Protection: 4 cards, target 0-8
  • Theme and Utility: 26 cards, target 0-99

Buy-list preview

Only missing-card estimates are shown here. Marketplace totals can change.

  • Smothering Tithe - $54.55
  • Monument to Endurance - $18.31
  • Urza, Lord High Artificer - $15.63
  • Cyclonic Rift - $30.32
  • Shadowspear - $21.59
  • Mystic Remora - $8.67

Sample decklist by role

Lands (37)

1 Ancient Den, 1 Buried Ruin, 1 Darksteel Citadel, 1 Fountainport, 1 Inventors' Fair, 12 Island, 1 Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core, 1 Muraganda Raceway, 10 Plains, 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn, 1 Seat of the Synod, 1 Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand, 1 Treasure Map // Treasure Cove, 1 Treasure Vault, ...

Ramp (10)

1 Arc Reactor, 1 Arcane Signet, 1 Fellwar Stone, 1 Mind Stone, 1 Monument to Endurance, 1 Reckoner Bankbuster, 1 Smothering Tithe, 1 Sol Ring, 1 Solemn Simulacrum, 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer

Card Draw (9)

1 Mind's Eye, 1 Mystic Remora, 1 Padeem, Consul of Innovation, 1 Sai, Master Thopterist, 1 Skullclamp, 1 Thopter Spy Network, 1 Thought Monitor, 1 Thoughtcast, 1 Voyage Home

Interaction (10)

1 An Offer You Can't Refuse, 1 Conjurer's Closet, 1 Counterspell, 1 Cyclonic Rift, 1 Erode, 1 Kozilek's Command, 1 Path to Exile, 1 Resculpt, 1 Swords to Plowshares, 1 Warping Wail

Board Wipes (3)

1 Austere Command, 1 Cleansing Nova, 1 The Battle of Bywater

Protection (4)

1 Cloudshift, 1 Ephemerate, 1 Flare of Fortitude, 1 Shadowspear

Theme and Utility (26)

1 Academy Manufactor, 1 Bontu's Monument, 1 Bronze Guardian, 1 Burnished Hart, 1 Commander's Sphere, 1 Dispatch, 1 Echocasting Symposium, 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch, 1 Enlightened Tutor, 1 Etherium Sculptor, 1 Foundry Inspector, 1 Helm of the Host, 1 Inspiring Statuary, 1 Iron Man, Bleeding Edge, ...

Common questions

Is this Mendicant Core, Guidelight deck generated by BinderBrew?

Yes. This is a committed sample fixture produced by the deterministic BinderBrew generation use case. It is not generated during the web request.

Will my deck look exactly like this?

No. Treat this as a starting shell. Uploading your collection changes owned-card coverage, missing cards, budget pressure, and final recommendations.

Are the prices exact?

No. Prices are estimates from the committed card cache and marketplace checkout can differ by printing, condition, seller, tax, and shipping.

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