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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Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
77%synergy
Voyager Quickwelder
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
75%synergy
Foundry Inspector
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
69%synergy
Seat of the Synod
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
68%synergy
Chief of the Foundry
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Mechanized Production
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Fabricate
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Ancient Den
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Enlightened Tutor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Smothering Tithe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Rhystic Study
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Cyberdrive Awakener
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Master of Etherium
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Diversion Unit
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Nesting Bot
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Cephalopod Sentry
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Tidus, Blitzball Star
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Cyberman Patrol
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Nick Valentine, Private Eye
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Kappa Cannoneer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Stridehangar Automaton
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Bronze Guardian
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Steel Overseer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Thought Monitor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Guidelight Synergist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Myr Battlesphere
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Riptide Gearhulk
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Valkyrie Aerial Unit
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Chrome Companion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Virulent Silencer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Emissary Escort
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Illvoi Galeblade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Luxknight Breacher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Chief Engineer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Marketback Walker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Guidelight Optimizer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Trophy Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Patchwork Automaton
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Malcator, Purity Overseer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Tin-Wing Chimera
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Gingerbrute
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Scrap Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Elder Owyn Lyons
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sojourner's Companion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Healer's Hawk
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Crystal Barricade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Dispatch
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-20%synergy
Disenchant
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-20%synergy
Officious Interrogation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Generous Gift
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Battle Menu
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Unravel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Desculpting Blast
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Scour for Scrap
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%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
Nexus of Fate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Cancel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Make Your Move
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Archmage's Charm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Family Reunion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Saw It Coming
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Spectral Interference
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Annul
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Desynchronization
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Long River's Pull
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sorceries
Voyage Home
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Spectacular Pileup
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Thoughtcast
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Day of Judgment
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Organic Extinction
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Supreme Verdict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-11%synergy
Requisition Raid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Austere Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Clear the Mind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Open the Vaults
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Stock Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Dismantling Wave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Enter the Infinite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Winds of Abandon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Season of Weaving
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Farewell
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Serum Visions
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
One with the Machine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Tune Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Aether Gale
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Soulscour
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Portent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%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
Uthros Research Craft
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Repurposing Bay
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Manifold Key
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Worldwalker Helm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Forge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Guidelight Pathmaker
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Dragoon's Lance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Phoenix Down
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Machinist's Arsenal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
The Seriema
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cryogen Relic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Synthesizer Labship
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Uthros Scanship
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Pinnacle Kill-Ship
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Nexus of Becoming
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lithoform Engine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Wedding Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Unwinding Clock
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Winter Orb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Tamiyo's Journal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Broadcast Rambler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Barbed Spike
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Cloud Key
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Lotus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Moonsilver Key
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Brotherhood Vertibird
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Twinning Staff
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Alacrian Armory
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Racers' Scoreboard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Skyship Weatherlight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Clock of Omens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Quick-Draw Katana
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mirage Mirror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Sculpting Steel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Assimilation Aegis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Perilous Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Braided Net
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Enchantments
Unstoppable Plan
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Omniscience
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Search the Premises
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Extravagant Replication
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Utter Insignificance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Pacifism
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%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
Propaganda
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Fomori Vault
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Archway of Innovation
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Buried Ruin
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Academy Ruins
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Secluded Starforge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Idyllic Grange
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Restless Anchorage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Inventors' Fair
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Terrain Generator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
23%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Talisman of Progress
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-17%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Starting Column
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
White Auracite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Forger's Foundry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Azorius Cluestone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Hedron Archive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Basalt Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Azorius Keyrune
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
Coveted Jewel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Five Hundred Year Diary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Worn Powerstone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Clock
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Azorius Locket
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Azorius Signet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-43%synergy
Lands
Glacial Fortress
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Prairie Stream
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Razortide Bridge
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
69%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Azorius Chancery
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Port Town
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Power Depot
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Scene of the Crime
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Spire of Industry
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Deserted Beach
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-13%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
Tranquil Cove
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-22%synergy
Seachrome Coast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Opal Palace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Meticulous Archive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Gate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
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