Mendicant Core, Guidelight
Aetherdrift 365 • rare
- Set
- Aetherdrift
- Collector number
- 365
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- white mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue · White
- Artist
- Dan Mumford
- Market price
- $1.77
What it does
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 1 generic mana. If you do, copy it. (The copy becomes a token.)
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Mendicant Core, Guidelight card was released as part of the Aetherdrift expansion, an entry in the long-running collectable trading card game universe. Designed to fit within the game's expansive lore of interdimensional travel and cosmic phenomena, the card represents a specialized creature entity intended to impact board state mechanics through its specific abilities. The card's release followed established patterns of seasonal set expansions, designed to introduce fresh strategic depth for players looking to explore shifting meta-trends within the game's evolving ecosystem.
The visual identity of this card was crafted by illustrator Dan Mumford, whose distinct style—often characterized by vibrant, high-contrast color palettes and intricate, almost ethereal line work—was selected to capture the otherworldly nature of the creature. Mumford's work on this piece was aimed at grounding the abstract concept of a 'Guidelight' into a tangible, recognizable form that fits the broader aesthetic continuity of the Aetherdrift set. Upon release, the card was received as a notable addition for its thematic cohesion and the stylistic flair Mumford brought to the card's frame.
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