Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Self-Damage

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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40% of 30 decks +38% synergy
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37% of 30 decks +31% synergy
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33% of 24 decks +31% synergy
Rosa, Resolute White Mage
31% of 29 decks +29% synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
21% of 24 decks +15% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dark Confidant
68% of 40 decks +62% synergy
Black Market Connections
75% of 40 decks +55% synergy
Pact Weapon
52% of 40 decks +52% synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
50% of 40 decks +50% synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
50% of 40 decks +48% synergy
Children of Korlis
50% of 40 decks +47% synergy
Night's Whisper
57% of 40 decks +41% synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
42% of 40 decks +39% synergy
Repay in Kind
40% of 40 decks +39% synergy
Rogue's Passage
57% of 40 decks +38% synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
68% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Anguished Unmaking
62% of 40 decks +23% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
57% of 40 decks +29% synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
55% of 40 decks +36% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
55% of 40 decks +29% synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
45% of 40 decks +22% synergy
Enduring Tenacity
45% of 40 decks +34% synergy
Toxic Deluge
45% of 40 decks +29% synergy
Feed the Swarm
45% of 40 decks +38% synergy
Darkstar Augur
42% of 40 decks +37% synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
57% of 40 decks +43% synergy
Teferi's Protection
28% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Necropotence
25% of 40 decks +19% synergy
The One Ring
25% of 40 decks +19% synergy
Ancient Tomb
22% of 40 decks +16% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Enlightened Tutor
12% of 40 decks -0% synergy
Demonic Tutor
12% of 40 decks -4% synergy
Ad Nauseam
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5% of 40 decks -1% synergy
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Vilis, Broker of Blood
38% of 40 decks +35% synergy
Witch Enchanter
35% of 40 decks +25% synergy
Blood Celebrant
32% of 40 decks +32% synergy
Boggart Trawler
32% of 40 decks +26% synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
30% of 40 decks +25% synergy
Wall of Blood
28% of 40 decks +27% synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
28% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Knight Exemplar
28% of 40 decks +27% synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
25% of 40 decks +24% synergy
Bastion Protector
25% of 40 decks +22% synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
22% of 40 decks +22% synergy
General's Enforcer
22% of 40 decks +20% synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
22% of 40 decks +20% synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
20% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Doom Whisperer
20% of 40 decks +19% synergy
Crypt Ghast
20% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
20% of 40 decks +16% synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
20% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
20% of 30 decks +16% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
18% of 40 decks +7% synergy
The Speed Demon
18% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Esper Sentinel
18% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Tymna the Weaver
18% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
18% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Keen Duelist
15% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
15% of 40 decks +13% synergy
Puresteel Paladin
15% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
15% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Street Wraith
15% of 40 decks +15% synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
15% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
14% of 29 decks +13% synergy
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
13% of 30 decks +11% synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
12% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
12% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Knight of the Ebon Legion
12% of 40 decks +11% synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
12% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Kinsbaile Cavalier
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Archangel of Thune
12% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Halvar, God of Battle
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
12% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Caustic Bronco
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
10% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Grand Abolisher
10% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
10% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
10% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Midnight Reaper
10% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Marshland Bloodcaster
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Sun Titan
10% of 40 decks -3% synergy
Enduring Angel
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
45% of 40 decks +33% synergy
Path to Exile
40% of 40 decks -9% synergy
Withering Torment
35% of 40 decks +32% synergy
Generous Gift
32% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Infernal Grasp
30% of 40 decks +26% synergy
Dismember
28% of 40 decks +26% synergy
Snuff Out
28% of 40 decks +26% synergy
Angel's Grace
25% of 40 decks +22% synergy
Dark Ritual
25% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Inkshield
22% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Despark
20% of 40 decks -11% synergy
Akroma's Will
18% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Imp's Mischief
18% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Deadly Rollick
18% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Necrologia
15% of 40 decks +15% synergy
Dawn's Truce
12% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
12% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Plunge into Darkness
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Hatred
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Deadly Dispute
12% of 40 decks -8% synergy
Withering Boon
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Devour in Shadow
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Restoration Magic
12% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10% of 40 decks -4% synergy
Moonlight Bargain
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Stunning Reversal
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Dire Tactics
8% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Fracture
8% of 40 decks -12% synergy
Beacon of Immortality
8% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8% of 40 decks -3% synergy
Reprieve
8% of 40 decks -0% synergy
Moogles' Valor
7% of 29 decks +6% synergy
Vendetta
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Call the Coppercoats
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Return to Dust
5% of 40 decks -0% synergy
Dispatch
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Heliod's Intervention
5% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Bitter Triumph
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Darkness
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Clever Concealment
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Disenchant
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Utter End
5% of 40 decks -9% synergy
Flare of Fortitude
5% of 40 decks -2% synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
False Cure
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Hellish Rebuke
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Take Up the Shield
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Lapse of Certainty
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
42% of 40 decks +24% synergy
Damn
40% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Exsanguinate
35% of 40 decks +24% synergy
Read the Bones
30% of 40 decks +19% synergy
Reanimate
30% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
28% of 40 decks +27% synergy
Profane Transfusion
25% of 40 decks +24% synergy
Bond of Agony
22% of 40 decks +22% synergy
Open the Armory
22% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Pain's Reward
15% of 40 decks +15% synergy
Debt to the Deathless
15% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
15% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Farewell
15% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Infernal Contract
15% of 40 decks +15% synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
12% of 40 decks +11% synergy
Damnation
12% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Day of Judgment
12% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Cruel Bargain
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Risky Shortcut
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Reverse the Sands
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Ambition's Cost
10% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Wrath of God
10% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8% of 40 decks -3% synergy
Austere Command
8% of 40 decks -11% synergy
Stargaze
8% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Ashes to Ashes
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Divine Reckoning
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Vindicate
8% of 40 decks -5% synergy
Unearth
5% of 40 decks -0% synergy
Call a Surprise Witness
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Ancient Craving
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Revival // Revenge
5% of 40 decks +0% synergy
Kaya's Wrath
5% of 40 decks -4% synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Tragic Arrogance
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Grim Tutor
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Slash the Ranks
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Diresight
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tainted Sigil
40% of 40 decks +38% synergy
Sword of the Animist
32% of 40 decks +29% synergy
Blackblade Reforged
30% of 40 decks +28% synergy
Shadowspear
25% of 40 decks +22% synergy
Lightning Greaves
22% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Leyline Axe
20% of 40 decks +19% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
18% of 40 decks +14% synergy
The Wind Crystal
16% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Champion's Helm
15% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Darksteel Plate
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
12% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Mithril Coat
12% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Commander's Plate
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Maul of the Skyclaves
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
12% of 24 decks +11% synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
10% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Whip of Erebos
10% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Viridian Longbow
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Sword of Vengeance
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Fireshrieker
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Colossus Hammer
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Jet Medallion
10% of 40 decks +5% synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Excalibur II
8% of 24 decks +6% synergy
Soul Conduit
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Nettlecyst
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Robe of Stars
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Adaptive Omnitool
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
8% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Dowsing Dagger
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
The Last Ride
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Buster Sword
7% of 28 decks +4% synergy
The Golden Throne
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Skullclamp
5% of 40 decks -23% synergy
Norn's Annex
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Greatsword of Tyr
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Basilisk Collar
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Expedition Map
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Tome of Legends
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Bilbo's Ring
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Mask of Memory
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Enchantments
Greed
32% of 40 decks +28% synergy
Sanguine Bond
32% of 40 decks +11% synergy
Glasswing Grace
30% of 40 decks +22% synergy
Call of the Ring
28% of 40 decks +23% synergy
Lunar Convocation
25% of 40 decks +13% synergy
Dark Tutelage
20% of 40 decks +18% synergy
Axis of Mortality
18% of 40 decks +17% synergy
Exquisite Blood
18% of 40 decks -0% synergy
Smothering Tithe
18% of 40 decks -8% synergy
Authority of the Consuls
18% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Knights' Charge
15% of 40 decks +15% synergy
Trouble in Pairs
15% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Blind Obedience
15% of 40 decks -4% synergy
Necrodominance
15% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Sigarda's Aid
15% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Bitterblossom
12% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
All That Glitters
12% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10% of 40 decks +5% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Duelist's Heritage
10% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Flaming Fist
10% of 40 decks +9% synergy
Font of Agonies
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Gonti's Machinations
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
8% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Forge Anew
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Skrelv's Hive
8% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Spirit Mantle
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Felidar Retreat
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Animate Dead
5% of 40 decks -5% synergy
Murderous Betrayal
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Legion's Landing
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Soul Channeling
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
5% of 40 decks -3% synergy
Land Tax
5% of 40 decks -5% synergy
Underworld Connections
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Smuggler's Share
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Revel in Riches
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Monologue Tax
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5% of 40 decks +0% synergy
Paladin Class
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Ghostly Prison
5% of 40 decks -10% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
55% of 40 decks +11% synergy
Castle Locthwain
42% of 40 decks +31% synergy
War Room
32% of 40 decks +25% synergy
Reliquary Tower
28% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Vault of the Archangel
28% of 40 decks -6% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Minas Tirith
20% of 40 decks +12% synergy
The Black Gate
20% of 40 decks +18% synergy
Cabal Coffers
15% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Access Tunnel
12% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
12% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Cabal Pit
12% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Vault of Whispers
10% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Nomad Stadium
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10% of 40 decks -2% synergy
Westvale Abbey
8% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Shefet Dunes
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Arid Archway
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Castle Ardenvale
5% of 40 decks -2% synergy
Inventors' Fair
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Cabal Stronghold
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Thespian's Stage
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Urza's Saga
5% of 40 decks -0% synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5% of 40 decks -4% synergy
Shambling Vent
5% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Three Tree City
5% of 40 decks +1% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
80% of 40 decks +26% synergy
Sol Ring
78% of 40 decks -8% synergy
Orzhov Signet
40% of 40 decks -20% synergy
Fellwar Stone
28% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Mind Stone
18% of 40 decks -10% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Mox Amber
15% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Marble Diamond
12% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Mox Opal
10% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Staff of Compleation
8% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Patchwork Banner
8% of 40 decks +2% synergy
The Aetherspark
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Prismatic Lens
5% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Thought Vessel
5% of 40 decks -8% synergy
Commander's Sphere
5% of 40 decks -13% synergy
Lands
Plains
100% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Swamp
100% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Caves of Koilos
85% of 40 decks +28% synergy
Command Tower
75% of 40 decks -12% synergy
Godless Shrine
68% of 40 decks +21% synergy
Isolated Chapel
55% of 40 decks -8% synergy
Vault of Champions
55% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Marsh Flats
55% of 40 decks +26% synergy
Shattered Sanctum
48% of 40 decks +16% synergy
Fell the Profane
45% of 40 decks +33% synergy
Fetid Heath
40% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
40% of 40 decks +12% synergy
Silent Clearing
40% of 40 decks +25% synergy
Bleachbone Verge
38% of 40 decks +19% synergy
Witch Enchanter
35% of 40 decks +25% synergy
Boggart Trawler
32% of 40 decks +26% synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
32% of 40 decks -9% synergy
Glasswing Grace
30% of 40 decks +22% synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
28% of 40 decks +6% synergy
Temple of Silence
22% of 40 decks -20% synergy
Tainted Field
18% of 40 decks -35% synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18% of 40 decks -3% synergy
City of Brass
18% of 40 decks +14% synergy
Path of Ancestry
18% of 40 decks -7% synergy
Scrubland
15% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
12% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Myriad Landscape
12% of 40 decks -10% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Orzhov Basilica
10% of 40 decks -33% synergy
Exotic Orchard
10% of 40 decks -14% synergy
Desolate Mire
10% of 40 decks -4% synergy
Mana Confluence
10% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10% of 40 decks +5% synergy
Urza's Cave
10% of 40 decks +8% synergy
Prismatic Vista
10% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Starting Town
10% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Evolving Wilds
8% of 40 decks -14% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8% of 40 decks -3% synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8% of 40 decks -4% synergy
Ash Barrens
8% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8% of 40 decks +3% synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
8% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Tarnished Citadel
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Scoured Barrens
8% of 40 decks -16% synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8% of 40 decks +4% synergy
Horizon of Progress
8% of 40 decks +7% synergy
Windswept Heath
5% of 40 decks -1% synergy
Neglected Manor
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5% of 40 decks -10% synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5% of 40 decks +2% synergy
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