Mendicant Core, Guidelight
DFTAetherdrift/#365/2025RareBorderless
Colour IDMV 2
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$2.49
Cardmarket€1.25
ManaPool$0.69
TCGplayer$1.99
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.85
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $2.49High $2.49Low $1.79▲ 8.7%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$1.99TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 13.1%30d▲ 27.6%90d▲ 17.8%
90d high
$2.09
90d low
$1.42
Paper printings priced
5
Currently 3rd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.55
Aetherdrift
- Up 27.6% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 5% below its 90 day high of $2.09.
- This printing is the 3rd cheapest paper printing currently priced (5 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 125% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot
Mendicant Core's power is equal to the number of artifacts you control.
Start your engines! (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.)
Max speed — Whenever you cast an artifact spell, you may pay . If you do, copy it. (The copy becomes a token.)
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Keywords
Max speedStart your engines!
Card capabilities
ArtifactCreatureLegendary creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (8)
wotc7 Feb 2025
If an effect needs to know what a player’s speed is and that player doesn’t have a speed, their speed is considered 0.
wotc7 Feb 2025
A resolving copy of a permanent spell becomes a token, so the token isn’t “created.” Effects that care about a token being created won’t interact with a token that enters the battlefield from Mendicant Core’s last ability.
wotc7 Feb 2025
Your speed doesn’t change until a spell or ability says so, such as the inherent triggered ability that cares about opponents losing life during your turn. Notably, losing control of permanents with start your engines! doesn’t affect your speed.
wotc7 Feb 2025
Each player tracks their speed (or lack thereof) separately. Increasing your speed has no effect on whether another player has speed.
wotc7 Feb 2025
A player “has max speed” if their speed is 4.
wotc7 Feb 2025
“Max speed — [ability]” means “As long as you have max speed, this object has [ability].” If the granted ability functions in a zone other than the battlefield, the max speed ability does too.
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About this card
Mendicant Core, Guidelight
Mendicant Core, Guidelight is a Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot, with mana cost {W}{U} (mana value 2). Printed 5 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $1.99 (up 27.6% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Mendicant Core, Guidelight FAQ
How much is Mendicant Core, Guidelight worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Mendicant Core, Guidelight is $1.99. It is up 27.6% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $1.42 to $2.09.
What is the cheapest printing of Mendicant Core, Guidelight?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Aetherdrift at $0.55 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Mendicant Core, Guidelight?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Aetherdrift at $10.71 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Mendicant Core, Guidelight are there?
Mendicant Core, Guidelight has been printed 5 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Mendicant Core, Guidelight first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from DFT #365, released 2025-02-14.
Is there a foil version of Mendicant Core, Guidelight?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $4.47 versus $1.99 for nonfoil, which is 125% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Mendicant Core, Guidelight legal in Commander?
Yes, Mendicant Core, Guidelight is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Mendicant Core, Guidelight legal in Modern?
Yes, Mendicant Core, Guidelight is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.