Mendicant Core, Guidelight (Commander) - Expensive Optimized Affinity

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Cas Hinds
Sep 29, 2025
Cas Hinds
Is Optimization Ruining Commander Deck Building?
Some people in the Commander community talk about deck optimization leading to homogeneity, and how this ruins Commander. Let's discuss.
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Mishra's Workshop
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
94%synergy
Chrome Mox
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Mana Vault
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Ancient Tomb
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Force of Will
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Mystical Tutor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
36%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Creatures
Sai, Master Thopterist
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
89%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
85%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
88%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
99%synergy
Quistis Trepe
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
24%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Senator Peacock
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Master of Etherium
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Foundry Inspector
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
36%synergy
Sojourner's Companion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Hanna, Ship's Navigator
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Grim Poppet
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Esper Sentinel
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
28%synergy
Automated Artificer
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Urza, Prince of Kroog
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Kappa Cannoneer
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Artificer's Assistant
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Voyager Quickwelder
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Silver Myr
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Bronze Guardian
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Thought Monitor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Palladium Myr
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Apothecary White
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Kuldotha Forgemaster
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Sun Titan
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
38%synergy
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Metalworker
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Lodestone Golem
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Rug of Smothering
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Meteor Golem
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Karn, Legacy Reforged
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Gold Myr
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Duplicant
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Ethersworn Canonist
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Oswald Fiddlebender
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Urza, Lord Protector
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Instants
Dispatch
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
37%synergy
Dovin's Veto
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
13%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Cyber Conversion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Fateful Absence
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33%synergy
Mana Drain
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Flusterstorm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-20%synergy
Metallic Rebuke
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
32%synergy
No More Lies
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Pact of Negation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Desertion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Sorceries
Fabricate
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
89%synergy
Voyage Home
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
91%synergy
Thoughtcast
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
91%synergy
Reshape
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Solemn Offering
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Organic Extinction
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Machinist's Arsenal
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Unwinding Clock
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
38%synergy
Moonsilver Key
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Smuggler's Copter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Vexing Bauble
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Cursed Totem
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Sculpting Steel
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Portable Hole
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Shadowspear
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Weatherlight
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Mazemind Tome
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Mindslaver
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Mystic Forge
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
30%synergy
Strionic Resonator
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Sword of the Animist
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Peacewalker Colossus
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Enchantments
Smothering Tithe
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
24%synergy
Mechanized Production
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
25%synergy
Blind Obedience
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Artificer Class
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Deafening Silence
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Mystic Remora
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
34%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Teleportation Circle
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Planeswalkers
Karn Liberated
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
40%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Den
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
86%synergy
Seat of the Synod
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
85%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
89%synergy
Buried Ruin
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Urza's Saga
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Scorched Ruins
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Emergence Zone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Detection Tower
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Academy Ruins
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
38%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
1%synergy
Ugin's Labyrinth
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
31%synergy
Archway of Innovation
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Progress
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
33%synergy
Pristine Talisman
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Lotus Petal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Sol Ring
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-37%synergy
Mox Amber
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
20%synergy
Thran Dynamo
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Cultivator's Caravan
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Azorius Signet
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-10%synergy
Misleading Signpost
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
14%synergy
Spire of Industry
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
91%synergy
Razortide Bridge
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
86%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
5%synergy
Nimbus Maze
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
77%synergy
Island
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Fortress
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-10%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Wastes
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Tundra
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
37%synergy
Misty Rainforest
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Fabled Passage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
Windswept Heath
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
29%synergy
Prairie Stream
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
-16%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
29%synergy
Port Town
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
2%synergy
Sea of Clouds
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Meticulous Archive
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
32%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Marsh Flats
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Deserted Beach
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
11%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Flooded Strand
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
42%synergy
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