Mendicant Core, Guidelight (Commander) - Budget Optimized Artifacts

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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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Seat of the Synod
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
85%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
72%synergy
Foundry Inspector
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
69%synergy
Ancient Den
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
69%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
68%synergy
Chief of the Foundry
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Fomori Vault
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Thought Monitor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Fabricate
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Voyager Quickwelder
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Game Changers
Enlightened Tutor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Smothering Tithe
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Tidus, Blitzball Star
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Master of Etherium
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Nesting Bot
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Stridehangar Automaton
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Bronze Guardian
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Cephalopod Sentry
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Scrap Trawler
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Sojourner's Companion
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Cyberman Patrol
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Platoon Dispenser
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Walking Ballista
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Diversion Unit
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Esper Sentinel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Silver Myr
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Kappa Cannoneer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Cybermen Squadron
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Frogmite
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Gold Myr
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Guidelight Synergist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Master Transmuter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Shimmer Myr
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Riptide Gearhulk
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Chrome Companion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Emissary Escort
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Valkyrie Aerial Unit
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Cogwork Assembler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Chief Engineer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Swooping Lookout
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Trophy Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Tin-Wing Chimera
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Leonin Abunas
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Gingerbrute
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Elder Owyn Lyons
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Brass-Talon Chimera
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Negate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Path to Exile
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Generous Gift
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dispatch
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Disenchant
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Desynchronization
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Battle Menu
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Unravel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Desculpting Blast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Pongify
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Parting Gust
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Dawn's Truce
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Ceremonious Rejection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Cancel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Make Your Move
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Saw It Coming
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Override
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Spectral Interference
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Officious Interrogation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Null Elemental Blast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Long River's Pull
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sorceries
Voyage Home
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Thoughtcast
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Supreme Verdict
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Day of Judgment
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Organic Extinction
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Requisition Raid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Clear the Mind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Stock Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Dismantling Wave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Revoke Existence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wrath of God
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Reshape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Winds of Abandon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Season of Weaving
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Reduce to Memory
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Spectacular Pileup
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Tune Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Aether Gale
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Silent Departure
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Armageddon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Soulscour
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
March of Progress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand Moons Smithy
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Salvation Engine
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Cloud Key
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Simulacrum Synthesizer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
The Seriema
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Cryogen Relic
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Synthesizer Labship
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Uthros Scanship
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dragoon's Lance
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Phoenix Down
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Machinist's Arsenal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Nexus of Becoming
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lithoform Engine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Unwinding Clock
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Repurposing Bay
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Tamiyo's Journal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Barbed Spike
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Reaver Titan
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Radiant Lotus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Manifold Key
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Brotherhood Vertibird
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Skyship Weatherlight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Quick-Draw Katana
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mirage Mirror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Sculpting Steel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Assimilation Aegis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Perilous Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Braided Net
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Jester's Cap
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Forge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Forge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Hulldrifter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Pithing Needle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Transmutation Font
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Golden Throne
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Myr Turbine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Semblance Anvil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Unidentified Hovership
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Enchantments
Mechanized Production
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Search the Premises
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Grasp of Fate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Utter Insignificance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Efficient Construction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Pacifism
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
All That Glitters
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Witness Protection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Ossification
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Realmbreaker's Grasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
97%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Academy Ruins
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Archway of Innovation
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Buried Ruin
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Secluded Starforge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Idyllic Grange
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Terrain Generator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Monumental Henge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Hedron Archive
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Worn Powerstone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Midnight Clock
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Azorius Locket
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Starting Column
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
White Auracite
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Progress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-33%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Fabrication Foundry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Forger's Foundry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Azorius Cluestone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Basalt Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Azorius Keyrune
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sisay's Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Coveted Jewel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-26%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Five Hundred Year Diary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thran Dynamo
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Azorius Signet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-43%synergy
Ur-Golem's Eye
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lands
Razortide Bridge
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
86%synergy
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Prairie Stream
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Glacial Fortress
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Chancery
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Port Town
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Power Depot
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Spire of Industry
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Scene of the Crime
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Deserted Beach
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Tranquil Cove
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-23%synergy
Seachrome Coast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Opal Palace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Glimmervoid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Meticulous Archive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Gate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
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