Mendicant Core, Guidelight DFT

Other printings of "Mendicant Core, Guidelight": DFT #213 PDFT #213p PDFT #213s DFT #365 DFT #485

Card

id	25873
artist	Zezhou Chen
artistIds	810677e5-a502-4c03-b726-78cd808a75d4
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	arena, mtgo, paper
boosterTypes
borderColor	yellow
colorIdentity	U, W
colorIndicator
colors	U, W
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	4967
edhrecSaltiness
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	foil
flavorName
flavorText
frameEffects	legendary, inverted
frameVersion	2015
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	1
hasNonFoil	0
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords	Max speed, Start your engines!
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills	{'brawl': True, 'commander': True, 'oathbreaker': False}
life
loyalty
manaCost	{W}{U}
manaValue	2
name	Mendicant Core, Guidelight
number	485
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	Mendicant Core's power is equal to the number of artifacts you control. Start your engines Max speed — Whenever you cast an artifact spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, copy it.
otherFaceIds
power	*
printings	DFT, PDFT
promoTypes	firstplacefoil, boxtopper
rarity	rare
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp	oval
setCode	DFT
side
signature
sourceProducts
subsets
subtypes	Robot
supertypes	Legendary
text	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}. If you do, copy it. (The copy becomes a token.)
toughness	3
type	Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot
types	Artifact, Creature
uuid	20e030f3-dfc8-5099-99a1-b25538b5217b
variations	49ff9665-07de-5a69-a4ca-32500d5ce204, e99b7dda-d75c-5141-9cf7-c42967efc2bd
watermark
setName	Aetherdrift

Identifiers

id	25873
cardKingdomEtchedId
cardKingdomFoilId
cardKingdomId
cardsphereFoilId	133126
cardsphereId
deckboxId
mcmId	807338
mcmMetaId	444698
mtgArenaId
mtgjsonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonNonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonV4Id	8efc1831-9cbc-512f-aa65-6479fa10ec46
mtgoFoilId
mtgoId	137117
multiverseId	689996
scryfallCardBackId	0aeebaf5-8c7d-4636-9e82-8c27447861f7
scryfallId	ec057f26-8d14-463b-84ce-cce82b95b08e
scryfallIllustrationId	e54f5805-c80b-4087-af33-d42e94c85988
scryfallOracleId	b20d74a4-0e08-4779-972a-499f1a2be15a
tcgplayerEtchedProductId
tcgplayerProductId	614340
uuid	20e030f3-dfc8-5099-99a1-b25538b5217b

Legalities

id	25873
alchemy	Legal
brawl	Legal
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future	Legal
gladiator	Legal
historic	Legal
legacy	Legal
modern	Legal
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny	Legal
pioneer	Legal
predh
premodern
standard	Legal
standardbrawl	Legal
timeless	Legal
uuid	20e030f3-dfc8-5099-99a1-b25538b5217b
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

id	25873
cardKingdom
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil
cardmarket	https://mtgjson.com/links/b3963f6afb33b0c9
tcgplayer	https://mtgjson.com/links/2b0ee77308acb139
tcgplayerEtched
uuid	20e030f3-dfc8-5099-99a1-b25538b5217b

Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	type	text	multiverseId
French	Noyau Mendiant, guidelux	Créature-artefact légendaire — robot	La force de Noyau Mendiant est égale au nombre d'artefacts que vous contrôlez. Allumez les moteurs Vitesse maximale — À chaque fois que vous lancez un sort d'artefact, vous pouvez payer {1}. Si vous faites ainsi, copiez-le.	690236
German	Mendikant Kern, das Leitlicht	Legendäre Artefaktkreatur — Roboter	Mendikant Kerns Stärke ist gleich der Anzahl an Artefakten, die du kontrollierst. Starte die Motoren Maximaltempo — Immer wenn du einen Artefaktzauber wirkst, kannst du {1} bezahlen. Falls du dies tust, kopiere ihn.	690076
Italian	Nucleo Vagabondo, Faro Guida	Creatura Artefatto Leggendaria — Robot	La forza di Nucleo Vagabondo è pari al numero di artefatti che controlli. Accendete i motori Massima velocità — Ogniqualvolta lanci una magia artefatto, puoi pagare {1}. Se lo fai, copiala.	690316
Japanese	ガイドライト、雲水核	伝説のアーティファクト・クリーチャー — ロボット	これのパワーは、あなたがコントロールしているアーティファクトの数に等しい。エンジン始動！最高速度 — あなたがアーティファクト・呪文１つを唱えるたび、{1}を支払ってもよい。そうしたなら、それをコピーする。	690396
Spanish	Núcleo Mendicante, lumiguía	Criatura artefacto legendaria — Robot	La fuerza de Núcleo Mendicante es igual a la cantidad de artefactos que controlas. ¡Enciende el motor Velocidad máxima — Siempre que lances un hechizo de artefacto, puedes pagar {1}. Si lo haces, cópiala.	690156

Rulings

date	text
2025-02-07	A player “has max speed” if their speed is 4.
2025-02-07	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.
2025-02-07	Each player tracks their speed (or lack thereof) separately. Increasing your speed has no effect on whether another player has speed.
2025-02-07	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.
2025-02-07	Start your engines! isn’t a triggered ability. Increasing your speed to 1 is something that happens as a state-based action as soon as you control a permanent with the ability. Notably, this includes gaining control of a permanent with the ability that another player controls.
2025-02-07	The copy remembers any decisions that were made for the original spell as it was cast, including values chosen for X in its mana cost and whether any alternative or additional costs were chosen. For example, if the original artifact spell had kicker and its kicker cost was paid, the copy will also be kicked.
2025-02-07	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.
2025-02-07	“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.