Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

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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Mister Negative
50% of 2 decks +49% synergy
The Endstone
29% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Amazing Alliance
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Syr Vondam, the Lucent
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Decode Transmissions
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
High Synergy Cards
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
85% of 13 decks +82% synergy
Black Market Connections
92% of 13 decks +72% synergy
Reanimate
77% of 13 decks +63% synergy
Deadly Rollick
69% of 13 decks +59% synergy
Enduring Tenacity
69% of 13 decks +58% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
77% of 13 decks +56% synergy
Toxic Deluge
69% of 13 decks +53% synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
62% of 13 decks +52% synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
54% of 13 decks +51% synergy
Children of Korlis
54% of 13 decks +51% synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
77% of 13 decks +38% synergy
Swords to Plowshares
69% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
62% of 13 decks +39% synergy
Exquisite Blood
62% of 13 decks +44% synergy
Damn
62% of 13 decks +28% synergy
Sign in Blood
62% of 13 decks +44% synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
56% of 9 decks +50% synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
54% of 13 decks +35% synergy
Dark Confidant
54% of 13 decks +48% synergy
Dark Ritual
54% of 13 decks +32% synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
85% of 13 decks +78% synergy
Necropotence
77% of 13 decks +71% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
77% of 13 decks +62% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
62% of 13 decks +49% synergy
Demonic Tutor
62% of 13 decks +45% synergy
The One Ring
54% of 13 decks +47% synergy
Enlightened Tutor
46% of 13 decks +34% synergy
Teferi's Protection
46% of 13 decks +30% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
23% of 13 decks +18% synergy
Ad Nauseam
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Creatures
Esper Sentinel
54% of 13 decks +35% synergy
Tymna the Weaver
54% of 13 decks +50% synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
46% of 13 decks +41% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
46% of 13 decks +36% synergy
Boggart Trawler
46% of 13 decks +40% synergy
Darkstar Augur
38% of 13 decks +33% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
38% of 13 decks +32% synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
33% of 9 decks +32% synergy
Rosa, Resolute White Mage
33% of 9 decks +32% synergy
Witch Enchanter
31% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Necropolis Regent
23% of 13 decks +21% synergy
Marshland Bloodcaster
23% of 13 decks +23% synergy
Mother of Runes
23% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Enduring Angel
23% of 13 decks +22% synergy
Twilight Prophet
23% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Crypt Ghast
23% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
23% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Wall of Blood
23% of 13 decks +22% synergy
Qarsi Revenant
23% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Knight Exemplar
23% of 13 decks +22% synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
23% of 13 decks +16% synergy
Bloodtracker
23% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
22% of 9 decks +20% synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
22% of 9 decks +19% synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
15% of 13 decks +9% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
15% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Blood Artist
15% of 13 decks -17% synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Knight of the Ebon Legion
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
15% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Exquisite Archangel
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Blood Celebrant
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
15% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Bastion Protector
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
General's Enforcer
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
15% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Drannith Magistrate
15% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Veinwitch Coven
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Platinum Angel
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
15% of 13 decks +9% synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
15% of 13 decks +9% synergy
Magus of the Mirror
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Astelli Reclaimer
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
14% of 7 decks +6% synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
14% of 7 decks +6% synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
12% of 8 decks +11% synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
54% of 13 decks +42% synergy
Path to Exile
54% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Dismember
46% of 13 decks +45% synergy
Withering Torment
38% of 13 decks +35% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Entomb
23% of 13 decks +17% synergy
Snuff Out
23% of 13 decks +22% synergy
Hatred
23% of 13 decks +22% synergy
Deadly Dispute
23% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Angel's Grace
23% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Darkness
23% of 13 decks +22% synergy
Tainted Strike
23% of 13 decks +22% synergy
Inkshield
23% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Generous Gift
23% of 13 decks -3% synergy
Plunge into Darkness
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Stunning Reversal
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Culling the Weak
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Final Showdown
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Silence
15% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Necrologia
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Beacon of Immortality
15% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Sejiri Shelter
15% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Heliod's Intervention
15% of 13 decks +10% synergy
False Cure
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Dire Tactics
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Ethereal Haze
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Imp's Mischief
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Condemn
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Dawn's Truce
8% of 13 decks +0% synergy
Courageous Resolve
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Union of the Third Path
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8% of 13 decks -1% synergy
Vendetta
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Cabal Ritual
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Soul Shatter
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Withering Boon
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Devour in Shadow
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Murder
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8% of 13 decks -7% synergy
Intervention Pact
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Secure the Wastes
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Despark
8% of 13 decks -24% synergy
Spoils of the Vault
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Batwing Brume
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Akroma's Will
8% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
54% of 13 decks +38% synergy
Repay in Kind
46% of 13 decks +45% synergy
Exsanguinate
46% of 13 decks +35% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
38% of 13 decks +34% synergy
Farewell
31% of 13 decks +18% synergy
Read the Bones
31% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
31% of 13 decks +27% synergy
Damnation
31% of 13 decks +26% synergy
Profane Transfusion
23% of 13 decks +23% synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
23% of 13 decks +23% synergy
Diabolic Intent
15% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Pain's Reward
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Feed the Swarm
15% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Debt to the Deathless
15% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Buried Alive
15% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Essence Harvest
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Reverse the Sands
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Imperial Seal
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8% of 13 decks -3% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Break the Ice
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Profane Tutor
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Open the Armory
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Infernal Contract
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Captain's Call
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Demonic Counsel
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Blood Money
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Despoil
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Revival // Revenge
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Consume Spirit
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Bond of Agony
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Ashes to Ashes
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Risky Shortcut
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Slash the Ranks
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Dark Deal
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Blood Tithe
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Zof Consumption
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Cruel Bargain
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Grim Tutor
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Hop to It
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
46% of 13 decks +37% synergy
Pact Weapon
46% of 13 decks +45% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
46% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Shadowspear
38% of 13 decks +35% synergy
Whip of Erebos
31% of 13 decks +28% synergy
Lightning Greaves
31% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Tainted Sigil
31% of 13 decks +28% synergy
Mithril Coat
23% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Jet Medallion
23% of 13 decks +18% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Skullclamp
15% of 13 decks -12% synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Commander's Plate
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Sword of the Animist
15% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
12% of 8 decks +12% synergy
Excalibur II
12% of 8 decks +10% synergy
Buster Sword
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Campfire
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Wedding Ring
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Sword of Once and Future
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8% of 13 decks -8% synergy
Greataxe
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8% of 13 decks -4% synergy
Expedition Map
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Door of Destinies
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Blade of Selves
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
The Golden Throne
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Sword of War and Peace
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Sword of Wealth and Power
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Soul Conduit
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Champion's Helm
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Herald's Horn
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Dowsing Dagger
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Adaptive Omnitool
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
54% of 13 decks +32% synergy
Animate Dead
38% of 13 decks +29% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
38% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Blind Obedience
31% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Smothering Tithe
23% of 13 decks -2% synergy
Necrodominance
23% of 13 decks +22% synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
23% of 13 decks +23% synergy
Lunar Convocation
23% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Axis of Mortality
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Glasswing Grace
15% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Carnival of Souls
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Call of the Ring
15% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Dauthi Embrace
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Oubliette
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Trouble in Pairs
15% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Skrelv's Hive
8% of 13 decks +2% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8% of 13 decks -3% synergy
Greed
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8% of 13 decks +1% synergy
Near-Death Experience
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Grievous Wound
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Forge Anew
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Life Insurance
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Tainted Remedy
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Authority of the Consuls
8% of 13 decks -7% synergy
Pacifism
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Necromancy
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Pillory of the Sleepless
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Font of Agonies
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8% of 13 decks -3% synergy
Knights' Charge
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
History of Benalia
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Leyline of Hope
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Demonic Embrace
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Nowhere to Run
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Leyline of the Void
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
62% of 13 decks +17% synergy
Cabal Coffers
46% of 13 decks +34% synergy
The Black Gate
38% of 13 decks +37% synergy
Castle Locthwain
38% of 13 decks +28% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
31% of 13 decks +26% synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
31% of 13 decks +21% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
31% of 13 decks +27% synergy
Rogue's Passage
31% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
23% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
23% of 13 decks +23% synergy
Minas Tirith
23% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Vault of the Archangel
23% of 13 decks -10% synergy
Westvale Abbey
15% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Nomad Stadium
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Cabal Pit
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Reliquary Tower
15% of 13 decks -7% synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
14% of 7 decks +10% synergy
Witch's Clinic
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Vault of Whispers
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Wasteland
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Barren Moor
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Urza's Tower
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Arid Archway
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Blinkmoth Nexus
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Witch's Cottage
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
War Room
8% of 13 decks +0% synergy
Shefet Dunes
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
High Market
8% of 13 decks -4% synergy
Barad-dûr
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Restless Fortress
8% of 13 decks -1% synergy
Secluded Steppe
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Inventors' Fair
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Deserted Temple
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Strip Mine
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Baldur's Gate
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Sol Ring
92% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
62% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Mox Amber
38% of 13 decks +35% synergy
Mind Stone
38% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Orzhov Signet
38% of 13 decks -20% synergy
Fellwar Stone
31% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Chrome Mox
15% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Commander's Sphere
8% of 13 decks -10% synergy
The Aetherspark
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Thought Vessel
8% of 13 decks -6% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Plains
85% of 13 decks -13% synergy
Command Tower
77% of 13 decks -10% synergy
Caves of Koilos
77% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Godless Shrine
77% of 13 decks +29% synergy
Marsh Flats
77% of 13 decks +47% synergy
Silent Clearing
69% of 13 decks +54% synergy
Vault of Champions
62% of 13 decks +21% synergy
Fell the Profane
54% of 13 decks +42% synergy
Bleachbone Verge
54% of 13 decks +34% synergy
Boggart Trawler
46% of 13 decks +40% synergy
Isolated Chapel
46% of 13 decks -18% synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
38% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Fetid Heath
38% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
38% of 13 decks +34% synergy
Orzhov Basilica
38% of 13 decks -4% synergy
Shattered Sanctum
38% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Scrubland
38% of 13 decks +27% synergy
Witch Enchanter
31% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
31% of 13 decks +25% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Temple of Silence
31% of 13 decks -11% synergy
City of Brass
31% of 13 decks +27% synergy
Prismatic Vista
23% of 13 decks +17% synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
23% of 13 decks +1% synergy
Reflecting Pool
23% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Path of Ancestry
23% of 13 decks -1% synergy
Mana Confluence
23% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Starting Town
22% of 9 decks +21% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15% of 13 decks +1% synergy
Myriad Landscape
15% of 13 decks -7% synergy
Exotic Orchard
15% of 13 decks -9% synergy
Glasswing Grace
15% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Desolate Mire
15% of 13 decks +1% synergy
Tainted Field
15% of 13 decks -37% synergy
Horizon of Progress
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Arid Mesa
15% of 13 decks +9% synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
15% of 13 decks -26% synergy
Sejiri Shelter
15% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Polluted Delta
15% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15% of 13 decks +9% synergy
Fabled Passage
8% of 13 decks -2% synergy
Citadel Gate
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Planar Nexus
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Windswept Heath
8% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Concealed Courtyard
8% of 13 decks -13% synergy
Spire of Industry
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Tarnished Citadel
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8% of 13 decks -1% synergy
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