Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Budget

Cecil, Dark Knight
Rank #1,048
167decks
As CommanderAs CardAverage DeckDecks
Bracket
All12345
Budget
Any$$$$
Background image for Use Your Life Total as a Resource With This Cecil, Dark Knight Brew
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
New Cards
High Synergy Cards
Top Cards
Game Changers
Creatures
Instants
Sorceries
Utility Artifacts
Enchantments
Utility Lands
Mana Artifacts
Lands
Back to Top
Mai, Scornful Striker
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Swampsnare Trap
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Canyon Crawler
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Vengeful Villagers
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
44%inclusion65 decks148 decks
43%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
43%inclusion63 decks145 decks
43%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
34%inclusion50 decks145 decks
33%synergy
Excalibur II
34%inclusion50 decks145 decks
32%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
34%inclusion51 decks148 decks
31%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion64 decks167 decks
31%synergy
Overkill
32%inclusion47 decks146 decks
30%synergy
Rosa, Resolute White Mage
31%inclusion46 decks147 decks
30%synergy
Dark Tutelage
31%inclusion52 decks167 decks
30%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion51 decks167 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
46%inclusion76 decks167 decks
-19%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion65 decks167 decks
21%synergy
Path to Exile
38%inclusion63 decks167 decks
-11%synergy
Night's Whisper
35%inclusion58 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion55 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Mortify
32%inclusion53 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Restoration Magic
30%inclusion43 decks145 decks
26%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
29%inclusion49 decks167 decks
-10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion49 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Greed
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
General's Enforcer
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
26%synergy
Children of Korlis
28%inclusion47 decks167 decks
24%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
28%inclusion47 decks167 decks
25%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
27%inclusion40 decks148 decks
22%synergy
Darkstar Augur
27%inclusion45 decks167 decks
21%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
25%inclusion42 decks167 decks
24%synergy
Bastion Protector
23%inclusion38 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Knight Exemplar
22%inclusion36 decks167 decks
21%synergy
Dark Confidant
21%inclusion35 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Blood Celebrant
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Vincent Valentine
20%inclusion29 decks147 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Blood
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Mister Negative
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Judge Magister Gabranth
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Summon: Anima
16%inclusion23 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Caustic Bronco
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
16%inclusion26 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Syr Vondam, the Lucent
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Zack Fair
14%inclusion20 decks148 decks
10%synergy
Murderous Rider
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Wintermoor Commander
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Arvad the Cursed
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Adelbert Steiner
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Al Bhed Salvagers
13%inclusion19 decks147 decks
11%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
12%inclusion18 decks148 decks
11%synergy
Keen Duelist
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Seymour Flux
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Minwu, White Mage
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Sun Titan
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Paladin of Atonement
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Essence Channeler
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Vampire Scrivener
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Foulmire Knight
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Smitten Swordmaster
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
-27%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion39 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
20%inclusion30 decks147 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Despark
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
-11%synergy
Dire Tactics
19%inclusion32 decks167 decks
17%synergy
Battle Menu
18%inclusion26 decks145 decks
17%synergy
You're Not Alone
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
15%synergy
Fight On!
14%inclusion21 decks145 decks
14%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion23 decks167 decks
-11%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
14%inclusion20 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
-10%synergy
Fracture
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
-7%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Slash of Light
10%inclusion15 decks146 decks
10%synergy
Dark Endurance
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Fate of the Sun-Cryst
10%inclusion14 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Blood Pact
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
-16%synergy
Fatal Push
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Auron's Inspiration
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Moogles' Valor
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Lightfoot Technique
5.2%inclusion8 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Read the Bones
26%inclusion44 decks167 decks
16%synergy
Austere Command
23%inclusion38 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
21%inclusion35 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Contract
19%inclusion31 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Damn
19%inclusion31 decks167 decks
-15%synergy
Evil Reawakened
17%inclusion25 decks147 decks
17%synergy
Decode Transmissions
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Risky Shortcut
13%inclusion21 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Diresight
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Aerith Rescue Mission
11%inclusion16 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Stargaze
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Fumigate
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Vindicate
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Repay in Kind
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
9.0%inclusion13 decks145 decks
9%synergy
The Crystal's Chosen
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
9%synergy
Circle of Power
8.8%inclusion13 decks148 decks
8%synergy
Bond of Agony
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Unearth
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
-9%synergy
Resentful Revelation
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Ultima
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Fell
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Day of Judgment
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Pact Weapon
25%inclusion42 decks167 decks
24%synergy
Paladin's Arms
22%inclusion33 decks147 decks
22%synergy
Dragoon's Lance
19%inclusion28 decks148 decks
18%synergy
The Wind Crystal
18%inclusion26 decks147 decks
10%synergy
Elixir
17%inclusion25 decks145 decks
17%synergy
World Map
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
16%synergy
White Mage's Staff
17%inclusion25 decks148 decks
16%synergy
Crystal Fragments
14%inclusion20 decks147 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Sigil
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Celestial Armor
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Maul of the Skyclaves
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Phoenix Down
10%inclusion15 decks148 decks
10%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
10%inclusion15 decks148 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
5%synergy
Requiem Monolith
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
-11%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
7%synergy
The Last Ride
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Vorpal Sword
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Instant Ramen
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Hylderblade
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Fireshrieker
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
4%synergy
The Seriema
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Lion Heart
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Ninja's Blades
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Lunar Convocation
26%inclusion44 decks167 decks
15%synergy
Spirit Link
17%inclusion28 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Glasswing Grace
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
15%inclusion25 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Knights' Charge
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Hyena Umbra
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Axis of Mortality
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
10%synergy
Sanguine Bond
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
-11%synergy
All That Glitters
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
-6%synergy
Flaming Fist
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Sidequest: Catch a Fish
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Blind Obedience
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
-10%synergy
Edge of the Divinity
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Cleric Class
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Call of the Ring
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Link
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Light of Promise
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Feather of Flight
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Sidequest: Hunt the Mark
5.5%inclusion8 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Ethereal Armor
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Banishing Light
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Pacifism
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Life Insurance
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion54 decks167 decks
12%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
24%inclusion40 decks167 decks
-10%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
21%inclusion31 decks148 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
-28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Restless Fortress
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
-1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.9%inclusion10 decks145 decks
1%synergy
Shefet Dunes
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.5%inclusion8 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Pit
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
54%inclusion90 decks167 decks
-31%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion84 decks167 decks
-30%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
32%inclusion54 decks167 decks
-21%synergy
Orzhov Signet
31%inclusion51 decks167 decks
-27%synergy
White Auracite
24%inclusion35 decks148 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion37 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion30 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Blitzball
16%inclusion23 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Marble Diamond
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion166 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion162 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion112 decks167 decks
-19%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
40%inclusion67 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
40%inclusion67 decks167 decks
-25%synergy
Caves of Koilos
40%inclusion66 decks167 decks
-18%synergy
Scoured Barrens
37%inclusion62 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
36%inclusion60 decks167 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion58 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
30%inclusion44 decks146 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Field
30%inclusion50 decks167 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of Silence
26%inclusion43 decks167 decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion40 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion37 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Mire
22%inclusion37 decks167 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion37 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Heath
20%inclusion33 decks167 decks
-18%synergy
Glasswing Grace
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion24 decks167 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Crossroads Village
12%inclusion17 decks145 decks
11%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
11%inclusion19 decks167 decks
-9%synergy
Godless Shrine
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
-40%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Capital City
8.2%inclusion12 decks147 decks
8%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.6%inclusion11 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Opal Palace
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
3%synergy
About UsContactPrivacy PolicyTerms of Service
Space Cow MediaArchidektCardsphereCommander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
Space Cow MediaArchidektCommander's Herald
Commander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
EDHREC is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
next@15 test