Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Optimized

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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48% of 27 decks +47% synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
48% of 27 decks +42% synergy
Rosa, Resolute White Mage
38% of 26 decks +37% synergy
The Wind Crystal
31% of 26 decks +25% synergy
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
30% of 27 decks +27% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dark Confidant
79% of 38 decks +73% synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
74% of 38 decks +72% synergy
Black Market Connections
89% of 38 decks +69% synergy
Pact Weapon
66% of 38 decks +65% synergy
Enduring Tenacity
71% of 38 decks +60% synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
68% of 38 decks +58% synergy
Children of Korlis
58% of 38 decks +55% synergy
Deadly Rollick
58% of 38 decks +48% synergy
Darkstar Augur
53% of 38 decks +47% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
66% of 38 decks +45% synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
84% of 38 decks +19% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
63% of 38 decks +35% synergy
Dark Ritual
61% of 38 decks +39% synergy
Toxic Deluge
61% of 38 decks +44% synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
58% of 38 decks +39% synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
58% of 38 decks +35% synergy
Anguished Unmaking
58% of 38 decks +19% synergy
Path to Exile
58% of 38 decks +9% synergy
Esper Sentinel
55% of 38 decks +37% synergy
Exquisite Blood
55% of 38 decks +37% synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
71% of 38 decks +56% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
61% of 38 decks +48% synergy
The One Ring
58% of 38 decks +51% synergy
Teferi's Protection
55% of 38 decks +38% synergy
Ancient Tomb
53% of 38 decks +46% synergy
Demonic Tutor
53% of 38 decks +36% synergy
Necropotence
50% of 38 decks +44% synergy
Enlightened Tutor
34% of 38 decks +21% synergy
Ad Nauseam
21% of 38 decks +19% synergy
Imperial Seal
18% of 38 decks +16% synergy
Creatures
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
45% of 38 decks +40% synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
39% of 38 decks +37% synergy
Wall of Blood
39% of 38 decks +39% synergy
Tymna the Weaver
39% of 38 decks +36% synergy
Witch Enchanter
34% of 38 decks +24% synergy
Boggart Trawler
34% of 38 decks +28% synergy
Bastion Protector
34% of 38 decks +32% synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
30% of 27 decks +26% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29% of 38 decks +19% synergy
General's Enforcer
29% of 38 decks +26% synergy
Blood Celebrant
26% of 38 decks +26% synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
26% of 38 decks +24% synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
24% of 38 decks +22% synergy
Crypt Ghast
24% of 38 decks +16% synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
24% of 38 decks +20% synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
24% of 38 decks +22% synergy
Knight Exemplar
24% of 38 decks +23% synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
21% of 38 decks +13% synergy
Puresteel Paladin
21% of 38 decks +20% synergy
Grand Abolisher
21% of 38 decks +12% synergy
Voice of Victory
19% of 36 decks +14% synergy
Mother of Runes
18% of 38 decks +8% synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
18% of 38 decks +14% synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
18% of 38 decks +12% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
18% of 38 decks +13% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
16% of 38 decks +9% synergy
Doom Whisperer
16% of 38 decks +15% synergy
Marshland Bloodcaster
16% of 38 decks +15% synergy
Qarsi Revenant
14% of 36 decks +11% synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
13% of 38 decks +11% synergy
Caustic Bronco
13% of 38 decks +13% synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
13% of 38 decks +10% synergy
Enduring Angel
13% of 38 decks +12% synergy
Drannith Magistrate
13% of 38 decks +9% synergy
Keen Duelist
13% of 38 decks +11% synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
13% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
12% of 24 decks +10% synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
12% of 8 decks +10% synergy
Vincent Valentine
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Zack Fair
11% of 27 decks +7% synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
11% of 38 decks +7% synergy
Serra Ascendant
11% of 38 decks +3% synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
11% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
11% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
11% of 38 decks +0% synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
11% of 38 decks +10% synergy
Halvar, God of Battle
11% of 38 decks +10% synergy
Guide of Souls
11% of 38 decks +6% synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
11% of 38 decks +4% synergy
Instants
Dismember
45% of 38 decks +43% synergy
Fell the Profane
42% of 38 decks +30% synergy
Withering Torment
37% of 38 decks +34% synergy
Inkshield
34% of 38 decks +18% synergy
Snuff Out
29% of 38 decks +28% synergy
Angel's Grace
24% of 38 decks +21% synergy
Akroma's Will
21% of 38 decks +15% synergy
Imp's Mischief
18% of 38 decks +15% synergy
Flawless Maneuver
18% of 38 decks +10% synergy
Withering Boon
18% of 38 decks +18% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18% of 38 decks +8% synergy
Infernal Grasp
16% of 38 decks +12% synergy
Generous Gift
16% of 38 decks -10% synergy
Hatred
13% of 38 decks +12% synergy
Dire Tactics
11% of 38 decks +8% synergy
Dawn's Truce
11% of 38 decks +3% synergy
Deadly Dispute
11% of 38 decks -10% synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
11% of 38 decks +8% synergy
Final Showdown
11% of 38 decks +8% synergy
Darkness
11% of 38 decks +10% synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11% of 38 decks -4% synergy
Restoration Magic
8% of 24 decks +4% synergy
Entomb
8% of 38 decks +2% synergy
Stunning Reversal
8% of 38 decks +7% synergy
Cabal Ritual
8% of 38 decks +6% synergy
Silence
8% of 38 decks +4% synergy
Tainted Strike
8% of 38 decks +7% synergy
Moogles' Valor
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Vendetta
5% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Culling the Weak
5% of 38 decks +2% synergy
Bitter Triumph
5% of 38 decks +3% synergy
Necrologia
5% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Murder
5% of 38 decks +1% synergy
Despark
5% of 38 decks -26% synergy
Beacon of Immortality
5% of 38 decks +2% synergy
Reprieve
5% of 38 decks -2% synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
5% of 38 decks +2% synergy
Mortify
5% of 38 decks -17% synergy
False Cure
5% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
55% of 38 decks +42% synergy
Night's Whisper
53% of 38 decks +36% synergy
Damn
53% of 38 decks +19% synergy
Sign in Blood
45% of 38 decks +27% synergy
Exsanguinate
39% of 38 decks +28% synergy
Feed the Swarm
37% of 38 decks +29% synergy
Repay in Kind
34% of 38 decks +33% synergy
Read the Bones
32% of 38 decks +20% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18% of 38 decks +14% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
18% of 38 decks +14% synergy
Damnation
18% of 38 decks +14% synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
16% of 38 decks +15% synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
13% of 38 decks +3% synergy
Profane Transfusion
13% of 38 decks +13% synergy
Farewell
13% of 38 decks +0% synergy
Bond of Agony
13% of 38 decks +13% synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
13% of 38 decks +12% synergy
Grim Tutor
13% of 38 decks +9% synergy
Infernal Contract
11% of 38 decks +10% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8% of 38 decks +7% synergy
Open the Armory
8% of 38 decks +3% synergy
Wrath of God
8% of 38 decks +1% synergy
Risky Shortcut
8% of 38 decks +7% synergy
Reverse the Sands
8% of 38 decks +7% synergy
Cruel Bargain
8% of 38 decks +8% synergy
The Crystal's Chosen
7% of 27 decks +7% synergy
Diabolic Intent
5% of 38 decks -5% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5% of 38 decks +3% synergy
Pain's Reward
5% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Idyllic Tutor
5% of 38 decks +1% synergy
Buried Alive
5% of 38 decks -0% synergy
Revival // Revenge
5% of 38 decks +0% synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5% of 38 decks +1% synergy
Essence Harvest
5% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Stargaze
5% of 38 decks +3% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
55% of 38 decks +29% synergy
Lightning Greaves
50% of 38 decks +29% synergy
Shadowspear
39% of 38 decks +36% synergy
Mithril Coat
37% of 38 decks +33% synergy
Tainted Sigil
34% of 38 decks +32% synergy
Excalibur II
25% of 24 decks +22% synergy
Buster Sword
23% of 26 decks +20% synergy
Whip of Erebos
21% of 38 decks +18% synergy
Jet Medallion
21% of 38 decks +16% synergy
Commander's Plate
21% of 38 decks +20% synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
21% of 24 decks +20% synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
18% of 38 decks +18% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18% of 38 decks +9% synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
18% of 38 decks +17% synergy
Sword of the Animist
16% of 38 decks +12% synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
16% of 38 decks +15% synergy
The Darkness Crystal
15% of 27 decks +11% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13% of 38 decks +10% synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
13% of 38 decks +13% synergy
Paladin's Arms
12% of 26 decks +11% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11% of 38 decks -5% synergy
Colossus Hammer
11% of 38 decks +10% synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
11% of 38 decks +8% synergy
Blackblade Reforged
11% of 38 decks +8% synergy
Aettir and Priwen
8% of 24 decks +7% synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Expedition Map
8% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
8% of 38 decks +8% synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8% of 38 decks +7% synergy
Soul Conduit
8% of 38 decks +7% synergy
Darksteel Plate
8% of 38 decks +7% synergy
Sword of Vengeance
8% of 38 decks +7% synergy
Dragoon's Lance
7% of 27 decks +7% synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
5% of 38 decks +4% synergy
Nettlecyst
5% of 38 decks +4% synergy
Maul of the Skyclaves
5% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Sword of Once and Future
5% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Worldslayer
5% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Phyrexian Processor
5% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Celestial Armor
5% of 38 decks +4% synergy
Skullclamp
5% of 38 decks -23% synergy
Cranial Plating
5% of 38 decks +4% synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
5% of 38 decks +5% synergy
The Golden Throne
5% of 38 decks +4% synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
5% of 38 decks -4% synergy
Sword of War and Peace
5% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Champion's Helm
5% of 38 decks +4% synergy
Adaptive Omnitool
5% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Basilisk Collar
5% of 38 decks +4% synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
5% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
53% of 38 decks +31% synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
39% of 38 decks +39% synergy
Smothering Tithe
34% of 38 decks +9% synergy
Call of the Ring
26% of 38 decks +22% synergy
Blind Obedience
24% of 38 decks +4% synergy
Lunar Convocation
24% of 38 decks +12% synergy
Greed
21% of 38 decks +16% synergy
Forge Anew
16% of 38 decks +15% synergy
Sigarda's Aid
16% of 38 decks +13% synergy
Glasswing Grace
13% of 38 decks +6% synergy
Authority of the Consuls
13% of 38 decks -1% synergy
Animate Dead
13% of 38 decks +4% synergy
Bitterblossom
13% of 38 decks +6% synergy
Axis of Mortality
11% of 38 decks +10% synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
11% of 38 decks +10% synergy
Necrodominance
11% of 38 decks +10% synergy
Dark Tutelage
8% of 38 decks +6% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8% of 38 decks -3% synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
8% of 38 decks +7% synergy
Land Tax
8% of 38 decks -2% synergy
Ghostly Prison
8% of 38 decks -7% synergy
Trouble in Pairs
8% of 38 decks +2% synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
5% of 38 decks +2% synergy
Brave the Sands
5% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Life Insurance
5% of 38 decks +1% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5% of 38 decks -0% synergy
Dauthi Embrace
5% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Oubliette
5% of 38 decks +4% synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
55% of 38 decks +43% synergy
Rogue's Passage
47% of 38 decks +28% synergy
Bojuka Bog
37% of 38 decks -7% synergy
Castle Locthwain
32% of 38 decks +20% synergy
Reliquary Tower
29% of 38 decks +7% synergy
The Black Gate
26% of 38 decks +24% synergy
Vault of the Archangel
21% of 38 decks -12% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
18% of 38 decks +14% synergy
War Room
18% of 38 decks +11% synergy
Minas Tirith
18% of 38 decks +11% synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
18% of 38 decks +8% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16% of 38 decks +4% synergy
Westvale Abbey
13% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13% of 38 decks +9% synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Vault of Whispers
11% of 38 decks +9% synergy
Urza's Saga
11% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8% of 38 decks -8% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8% of 38 decks +8% synergy
Shefet Dunes
8% of 38 decks +8% synergy
Cabal Pit
8% of 38 decks +8% synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
8% of 38 decks +8% synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7% of 27 decks +6% synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
5% of 38 decks +2% synergy
Maze of Ith
5% of 38 decks +3% synergy
Nomad Stadium
5% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Witch's Cottage
5% of 38 decks +1% synergy
Command Beacon
5% of 38 decks +2% synergy
Inventors' Fair
5% of 38 decks +4% synergy
Deserted Temple
5% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Temple of the False God
5% of 38 decks -3% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95% of 38 decks +9% synergy
Arcane Signet
92% of 38 decks +10% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
71% of 38 decks +17% synergy
Orzhov Signet
32% of 38 decks -28% synergy
Mox Amber
29% of 38 decks +26% synergy
Fellwar Stone
21% of 38 decks -0% synergy
Thought Vessel
16% of 38 decks +2% synergy
Mind Stone
13% of 38 decks -14% synergy
Mox Opal
11% of 38 decks +9% synergy
Chrome Mox
11% of 38 decks +8% synergy
Staff of Compleation
8% of 38 decks +6% synergy
Mana Vault
8% of 38 decks +6% synergy
Mox Diamond
8% of 38 decks +6% synergy
Commander's Sphere
5% of 38 decks -13% synergy
The Aetherspark
5% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Lands
Swamp
97% of 38 decks +0% synergy
Plains
92% of 38 decks -5% synergy
Command Tower
82% of 38 decks -5% synergy
Godless Shrine
82% of 38 decks +35% synergy
Caves of Koilos
79% of 38 decks +22% synergy
Marsh Flats
68% of 38 decks +39% synergy
Vault of Champions
68% of 38 decks +28% synergy
Isolated Chapel
61% of 38 decks -3% synergy
Bleachbone Verge
50% of 38 decks +32% synergy
Silent Clearing
47% of 38 decks +32% synergy
Fell the Profane
42% of 38 decks +30% synergy
Shattered Sanctum
37% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Witch Enchanter
34% of 38 decks +24% synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
34% of 38 decks +6% synergy
Boggart Trawler
34% of 38 decks +28% synergy
Fetid Heath
32% of 38 decks -5% synergy
Scrubland
32% of 38 decks +21% synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
26% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Starting Town
26% of 27 decks +25% synergy
Tainted Field
21% of 38 decks -31% synergy
City of Brass
21% of 38 decks +17% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18% of 38 decks +14% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18% of 38 decks +8% synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
18% of 38 decks -23% synergy
Orzhov Basilica
16% of 38 decks -27% synergy
Mana Confluence
16% of 38 decks +13% synergy
Temple of Silence
16% of 38 decks -27% synergy
Prismatic Vista
13% of 38 decks +7% synergy
Exotic Orchard
13% of 38 decks -11% synergy
Concealed Courtyard
13% of 38 decks -7% synergy
Glasswing Grace
13% of 38 decks +6% synergy
Desolate Mire
13% of 38 decks -1% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13% of 38 decks +7% synergy
Polluted Delta
13% of 38 decks +8% synergy
Flooded Strand
13% of 38 decks +7% synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
11% of 38 decks +8% synergy
Path of Ancestry
11% of 38 decks -14% synergy
Arid Mesa
11% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Fabled Passage
8% of 38 decks -1% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8% of 38 decks -7% synergy
Myriad Landscape
8% of 38 decks -15% synergy
Windswept Heath
8% of 38 decks +2% synergy
Reflecting Pool
8% of 38 decks +4% synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Spire of Industry
5% of 38 decks +3% synergy
Horizon of Progress
5% of 38 decks +5% synergy
Cavern of Souls
5% of 38 decks +0% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5% of 38 decks +3% synergy
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