Dyfed, the Guiding Hand

Dyfed, the Guiding Hand

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{3}{U}{U} · Legendary Planeswalker — Dyfed
Rare · Mystery Booster Commander Edition · Art by Alix Branwyn
+1: Create two tapped Powerstone tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}: Add {C}. This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell.") −X: Untap X target artifacts. −6: Search your library for an artifact card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Dyfed, the Guiding Hand can be your commander.
Predicted power
Standard — Eng.NLUsr.—
Pioneer — Eng.NLUsr.—
Modern 28 Eng.FUsr.—

Far below 78-score Karn, the Great Creator: Dyfed costs five, lacks immediate artifact access, and needs substantial setup to exploit -X.

Best home Artifact comboBand speculativeConfidence 52%

Could be wrong if A compact artifact-mana combo could turn the immediate -X into more mana than this estimate assumes.

Legacy 30 Eng.D-Usr.—

Fast mana makes -X worth testing, but Dyfed remains much slower and less self-contained than 82-score Karn, the Great Creator.

Best home Artifact-mana comboBand fringeConfidence 47%

Could be wrong if Legacy artifact mana could make a five-mana untap burst or delayed battlefield tutor substantially more dangerous.

Pauper — Eng.NLUsr.—
Commander 54 Eng.CUsr.—

Commander access, two Powerstones, and eventual artifact tutoring make it a solid mono-blue artifact build-around, though slow and exposed.

Best home Mono-blue artifactsBand role-playerConfidence 55%

Could be wrong if Its untap ability may enable stronger artifact-mana loops than the revealed context establishes.

Limited 42 Eng.D+Usr.—

Two tapped Powerstones can support expensive artifacts, but a five-mana walker with no board impact is vulnerable before its delayed tutor matters.

Best home Artifact-heavy blue deckBand fillerConfidence 25%

Could be wrong if Artifact density, removal, and format speed are unknown; a slow artifact-centric environment would improve it.

Artifact mana engine

“Dyfed is a slow artifact-only mana engine whose delayed tutor and untap mode need unusually dense artifact shells.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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