Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Budget 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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74%synergy
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73%synergy
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45%synergy
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18%synergy
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14%synergy
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8%synergy
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59%synergy
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57%synergy
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55%synergy
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50%synergy
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36%synergy
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32%synergy
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37%synergy
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38%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
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29%synergy
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37%synergy
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37%synergy
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40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
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36%synergy
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39%synergy
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36%synergy
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20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
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20%synergy
Wall of Shadows
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20%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
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0%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
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17%synergy
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19%synergy
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20%synergy
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19%synergy
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19%synergy
Star Charter
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17%synergy
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10%synergy
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
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19%synergy
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19%synergy
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-3%synergy
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13%synergy
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19%synergy
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19%synergy
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
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11%synergy
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
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19%synergy
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15%synergy
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20%synergy
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18%synergy
Ghastly Death Tyrant
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20%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Resolute Reinforcements
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20%synergy
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20%synergy
Heron of Hope
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20%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Withering Torment
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Murder
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Deadly Dispute
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Path to Exile
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-9%synergy
Restoration Magic
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Winter's Intervention
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Stab
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Inkshield
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Fight On!
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Cut Down
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Give In to Violence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
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20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Candy Grapple
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Slash of Light
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Union of the Third Path
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Angel's Grace
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Secure the Wastes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Offer Immortality
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Overkill
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Fanatical Offering
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Elspeth's Smite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Adamant Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-2%synergy
Moment of Triumph
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Blood Curdle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Blot Out
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Akroma's Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Battle Menu
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
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Night's Whisper
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
43%synergy
Read the Bones
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Damn
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Repay in Kind
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Split Up
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Evil Reawakened
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Break the Ice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Counsel
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19%synergy
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20%synergy
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19%synergy
Mind Rot
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20%synergy
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12%synergy
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19%synergy
Grim Tutor
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16%synergy
Aerith Rescue Mission
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20%synergy
Requisition Raid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Captain's Call
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Despoil
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20%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Hop to It
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20%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
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19%synergy
Blood Money
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19%synergy
Exsanguinate
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8%synergy
Gix's Command
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20%synergy
Stargaze
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18%synergy
Drown in Ichor
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17%synergy
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Pact Weapon
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Sigil
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Mephitic Draught
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cobbled Wings
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Champion's Helm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
World Map
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Genji Glove
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Requiem Monolith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Campfire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Tithing Blade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Crook of Condemnation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sword of the Animist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Basilisk Collar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Phantom Blade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Greataxe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Hedgewitch's Mask
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Hero's Blade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Paladin's Arms
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
The Wind Crystal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Lunatic Pandora
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20%synergy
Adventurer's Airship
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
The Endstone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
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Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Sanguine Bond
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Lunar Convocation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Black Market Connections
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Candletrap
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Greed
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Life Insurance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Blind Obedience
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
1%synergy
Exquisite Blood
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Hope
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ghostly Prison
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Void
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Sidequest: Hunt the Mark
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Grievous Wound
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Stab Wound
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Dead Weight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Twinblade Blessing
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Land Tax
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Glasswing Grace
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Snack
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cracked Skull
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Pacifism
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Pillory of the Sleepless
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
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20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
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20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Nowhere to Run
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
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Kaya, Intangible Slayer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
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Rogue's Passage
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Shambling Vent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-2%synergy
The Dross Pits
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Restless Fortress
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Drannith Ruins
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Baldur's Gate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Clive's Hideaway
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mishra's Foundry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
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Arcane Signet
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-38%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Blitzball
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Plains
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Silence
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
65%synergy
Caves of Koilos
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Crossroads Village
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Scoured Barrens
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-2%synergy
Night Market
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Thriving Heath
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Forlorn Flats
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Silent Clearing
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Citadel Gate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Desolate Mire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-10%synergy
Conduit Pylons
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Glasswing Grace
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Field
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-32%synergy
Godless Shrine
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-29%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-22%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-21%synergy
Vault of Champions
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-20%synergy
Crystal Grotto
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
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