Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Budget

Cecil, Dark Knight
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Jesse Barker Plotkin
Jun 26, 2025
Jesse Barker Plotkin
Use Your Life Total as a Resource With This Cecil, Dark Knight Brew
What's the old adage? "Winning at full life is the same as winning at one life"? Jesse's got a deck that really puts that notion to the test.
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46%synergy
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44%inclusion81 decks185 decks
43%synergy
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35%inclusion65 decks185 decks
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32%synergy
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31%synergy
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27%synergy
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-21%synergy
Sign in Blood
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
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34%inclusion69 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion67 decks203 decks
-16%synergy
Mortify
32%inclusion65 decks203 decks
9%synergy
Greed
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25%synergy
Restoration Magic
29%inclusion53 decks185 decks
25%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
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23%synergy
Dark Tutelage
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27%synergy
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-6%synergy
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28%inclusion57 decks203 decks
24%synergy
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27%inclusion54 decks203 decks
21%synergy
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26%inclusion53 decks203 decks
23%synergy
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26%inclusion52 decks203 decks
22%synergy
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25%inclusion50 decks203 decks
23%synergy
Judge Magister Gabranth
23%inclusion42 decks185 decks
19%synergy
Dark Confidant
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16%synergy
Knight Exemplar
21%inclusion43 decks203 decks
20%synergy
Vincent Valentine
20%inclusion37 decks186 decks
18%synergy
Blood Celebrant
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19%synergy
Wall of Blood
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17%synergy
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13%synergy
Zack Fair
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14%synergy
Caustic Bronco
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17%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
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10%synergy
Mister Negative
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15%synergy
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn
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13%synergy
Summon: Anima
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16%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
15%inclusion31 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
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6%synergy
Adelbert Steiner
14%inclusion26 decks186 decks
14%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
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13%synergy
Syr Vondam, the Lucent
13%inclusion21 decks157 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
13%inclusion27 decks203 decks
13%synergy
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13%synergy
Murderous Rider
13%inclusion27 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
13%inclusion24 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
13%inclusion26 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
13%inclusion26 decks203 decks
12%synergy
Keen Duelist
12%inclusion25 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Arvad the Cursed
12%inclusion25 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
12%inclusion24 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Minwu, White Mage
11%inclusion21 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Seymour Flux
11%inclusion21 decks186 decks
11%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
11%inclusion17 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Al Bhed Salvagers
11%inclusion20 decks186 decks
9%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
10%inclusion21 decks203 decks
-3%synergy
Foulmire Knight
10%inclusion20 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Zenos yae Galvus
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Smitten Swordmaster
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
-3%synergy
Weapons Vendor
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Malboro
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
0%synergy
Gaius van Baelsar
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Paladin of Atonement
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
7%synergy
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Anguished Unmaking
26%inclusion53 decks203 decks
-14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion46 decks203 decks
18%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
22%inclusion41 decks186 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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-1%synergy
Battle Menu
19%inclusion36 decks185 decks
19%synergy
Despark
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-12%synergy
Dire Tactics
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16%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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0%synergy
Fight On!
14%inclusion25 decks185 decks
13%synergy
You're Not Alone
13%inclusion25 decks186 decks
13%synergy
Fracture
12%inclusion25 decks203 decks
-7%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion23 decks203 decks
-12%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
11%inclusion20 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion21 decks203 decks
-13%synergy
Murder
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Slash of Light
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Fate of the Sun-Cryst
7.5%inclusion14 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Fatal Push
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
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5%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
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3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
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4%synergy
Utter End
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-6%synergy
Village Rites
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-15%synergy
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4%synergy
Dark Endurance
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
Moogles' Valor
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12%synergy
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14%synergy
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4%synergy
Damn
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-15%synergy
Infernal Contract
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16%synergy
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14%synergy
Decode Transmissions
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11%synergy
Diresight
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
Repay in Kind
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8%synergy
Fumigate
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2%synergy
Vindicate
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-3%synergy
Risky Shortcut
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8%synergy
Stargaze
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7%synergy
Bond of Agony
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9%synergy
Unearth
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3%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Resentful Revelation
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Circle of Power
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
-9%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
-3%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Fell
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4%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Ultima
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
5%synergy
The Crystal's Chosen
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.1%inclusion8 decks156 decks
4%synergy
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Pact Weapon
25%inclusion51 decks203 decks
24%synergy
Paladin's Arms
24%inclusion45 decks186 decks
24%synergy
The Wind Crystal
19%inclusion36 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Dragoon's Lance
18%inclusion34 decks187 decks
18%synergy
White Mage's Staff
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
17%synergy
Elixir
16%inclusion29 decks185 decks
15%synergy
World Map
14%inclusion25 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Crystal Fragments
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion23 decks203 decks
-2%synergy
Maul of the Skyclaves
11%inclusion23 decks203 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Sigil
11%inclusion23 decks203 decks
9%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
10%inclusion21 decks203 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Celestial Armor
9.4%inclusion19 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.6%inclusion16 decks187 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
-12%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Phoenix Down
8.0%inclusion15 decks187 decks
8%synergy
The Last Ride
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Instant Ramen
7.0%inclusion13 decks186 decks
7%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Requiem Monolith
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Hylderblade
6.5%inclusion10 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Lion Heart
6.5%inclusion12 decks186 decks
6%synergy
Reaper's Scythe
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Colossus Hammer
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Fireshrieker
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Vorpal Sword
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
5.4%inclusion10 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Squire's Lightblade
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
5%synergy
The Endstone
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
4%synergy
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Phyrexian Arena
28%inclusion56 decks203 decks
-2%synergy
Lunar Convocation
25%inclusion51 decks203 decks
14%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
18%inclusion36 decks203 decks
17%synergy
Glasswing Grace
16%inclusion33 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Spirit Link
15%inclusion31 decks203 decks
11%synergy
Knights' Charge
14%inclusion28 decks203 decks
13%synergy
Hyena Umbra
11%inclusion23 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
11%inclusion22 decks203 decks
-10%synergy
Axis of Mortality
10%inclusion21 decks203 decks
9%synergy
All That Glitters
10%inclusion20 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
-7%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Flaming Fist
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Sidequest: Catch a Fish
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Cleric Class
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
6.5%inclusion13 decks201 decks
3%synergy
Edge of the Divinity
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Light of Promise
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
-12%synergy
Paladin Class
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Ethereal Armor
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Font of Agonies
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
-12%synergy
Demonic Embrace
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
5%synergy
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Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion68 decks203 decks
14%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
22%inclusion45 decks203 decks
-11%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
21%inclusion40 decks187 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion32 decks203 decks
-28%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.9%inclusion18 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.4%inclusion17 decks203 decks
-14%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Shefet Dunes
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Restless Fortress
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.9%inclusion11 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
57%inclusion116 decks203 decks
-27%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion103 decks203 decks
-30%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
33%inclusion66 decks203 decks
-20%synergy
Orzhov Signet
33%inclusion66 decks203 decks
-24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion47 decks203 decks
7%synergy
White Auracite
21%inclusion40 decks187 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion34 decks203 decks
-8%synergy
Blitzball
14%inclusion25 decks185 decks
11%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
8.1%inclusion15 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.9%inclusion12 decks203 decks
0%synergy
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Swamp
100%inclusion202 decks203 decks
2%synergy
Plains
95%inclusion192 decks203 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
66%inclusion134 decks203 decks
-20%synergy
Scoured Barrens
39%inclusion79 decks203 decks
15%synergy
Caves of Koilos
38%inclusion77 decks203 decks
-19%synergy
Isolated Chapel
37%inclusion75 decks203 decks
-29%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
33%inclusion68 decks203 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
33%inclusion68 decks203 decks
-8%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
33%inclusion61 decks185 decks
31%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion62 decks203 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Field
31%inclusion62 decks203 decks
-21%synergy
Temple of Silence
25%inclusion51 decks203 decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion51 decks203 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion47 decks203 decks
0%synergy
Desolate Mire
23%inclusion46 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Heath
21%inclusion42 decks203 decks
-19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion38 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
16%inclusion33 decks203 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
16%inclusion32 decks203 decks
7%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion29 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion23 decks203 decks
-8%synergy
Crossroads Village
11%inclusion20 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
10%inclusion20 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Capital City
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.9%inclusion16 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
-14%synergy
Godless Shrine
7.4%inclusion15 decks203 decks
-43%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Neglected Manor
6.4%inclusion13 decks203 decks
4%synergy
Opal Palace
5.4%inclusion11 decks203 decks
3%synergy
Command Bridge
5.0%inclusion8 decks159 decks
4%synergy
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