Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Upgraded

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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Decorum Dissertation
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Turbulent Moor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Fix What's Broken
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dark Confidant
69%inclusion133 decks192 decks
62%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
55%inclusion95 decks173 decks
54%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
56%inclusion108 decks192 decks
53%synergy
Pact Weapon
50%inclusion96 decks192 decks
49%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
48%inclusion82 decks170 decks
47%synergy
The Wind Crystal
54%inclusion91 decks170 decks
46%synergy
Children of Korlis
48%inclusion93 decks192 decks
45%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
48%inclusion83 decks173 decks
43%synergy
Feed the Swarm
49%inclusion95 decks192 decks
42%synergy
Rosa, Resolute White Mage
42%inclusion71 decks171 decks
40%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
76%inclusion146 decks192 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
65%inclusion125 decks192 decks
36%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
64%inclusion122 decks192 decks
23%synergy
Path to Exile
57%inclusion110 decks192 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
56%inclusion108 decks192 decks
34%synergy
Damn
55%inclusion106 decks192 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion102 decks192 decks
36%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
52%inclusion100 decks192 decks
32%synergy
Night's Whisper
46%inclusion89 decks192 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion89 decks192 decks
21%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
52%inclusion99 decks192 decks
38%synergy
Necropotence
26%inclusion49 decks192 decks
19%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion35 decks192 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Protection
16%inclusion31 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Farewell
13%inclusion25 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion21 decks192 decks
-5%synergy
Smothering Tithe
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
-14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.8%inclusion15 decks192 decks
-3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
4%synergy
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Darkstar Augur
43%inclusion83 decks192 decks
38%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
43%inclusion83 decks192 decks
31%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
42%inclusion80 decks192 decks
21%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
40%inclusion77 decks192 decks
34%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
40%inclusion77 decks192 decks
36%synergy
General's Enforcer
36%inclusion70 decks192 decks
34%synergy
Bastion Protector
34%inclusion66 decks192 decks
31%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
34%inclusion65 decks192 decks
25%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
33%inclusion57 decks173 decks
30%synergy
Knight Exemplar
30%inclusion57 decks192 decks
29%synergy
Mister Negative
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Wall of Blood
28%inclusion53 decks192 decks
26%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
28%inclusion53 decks192 decks
25%synergy
Witch Enchanter
27%inclusion51 decks192 decks
15%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
27%inclusion51 decks192 decks
25%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
24%inclusion47 decks192 decks
22%synergy
Caustic Bronco
24%inclusion46 decks192 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
23%inclusion45 decks192 decks
12%synergy
Blood Celebrant
23%inclusion45 decks192 decks
23%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
21%inclusion35 decks170 decks
20%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
17%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
19%inclusion37 decks192 decks
14%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
19%inclusion25 decks133 decks
17%synergy
Esper Sentinel
18%inclusion35 decks192 decks
0%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
18%inclusion31 decks173 decks
17%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
16%inclusion31 decks192 decks
8%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
16%inclusion30 decks192 decks
13%synergy
Keen Duelist
16%inclusion30 decks192 decks
13%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
15%inclusion29 decks192 decks
15%synergy
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
15%inclusion26 decks173 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
15%inclusion28 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
15%inclusion28 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
15%inclusion25 decks172 decks
12%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
14%inclusion26 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Ghast
13%inclusion25 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
13%inclusion24 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Doom Whisperer
13%inclusion24 decks192 decks
11%synergy
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn
12%inclusion21 decks169 decks
9%synergy
The Speed Demon
11%inclusion22 decks192 decks
11%synergy
Mother of Runes
11%inclusion21 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion21 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
10%inclusion20 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Soul Warden
10%inclusion20 decks192 decks
-7%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
10%inclusion19 decks192 decks
8%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Enduring Angel
9.4%inclusion18 decks192 decks
9%synergy
Vincent Valentine
9.4%inclusion16 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
9.2%inclusion14 decks152 decks
2%synergy
Grand Abolisher
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
0%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
3%synergy
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Dark Ritual
44%inclusion84 decks192 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion64 decks192 decks
21%synergy
Inkshield
32%inclusion61 decks192 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
29%inclusion56 decks192 decks
25%synergy
Restoration Magic
29%inclusion49 decks170 decks
25%synergy
Dismember
26%inclusion49 decks192 decks
24%synergy
Generous Gift
23%inclusion45 decks192 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion44 decks192 decks
20%synergy
Despark
22%inclusion43 decks192 decks
-8%synergy
Snuff Out
21%inclusion41 decks192 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion38 decks192 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion36 decks192 decks
14%synergy
Akroma's Will
19%inclusion36 decks192 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion31 decks192 decks
-6%synergy
Angel's Grace
15%inclusion28 decks192 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion28 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Mortify
15%inclusion28 decks192 decks
-8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion26 decks192 decks
11%synergy
Overkill
13%inclusion22 decks170 decks
11%synergy
Dawn's Truce
13%inclusion24 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Fracture
11%inclusion22 decks192 decks
-8%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
11%inclusion21 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion19 decks192 decks
-2%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion19 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Dire Tactics
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.8%inclusion15 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Battle Menu
7.6%inclusion13 decks170 decks
7%synergy
Stunning Reversal
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Hatred
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Necrologia
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Withering Boon
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Silence
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
1%synergy
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Reanimate
40%inclusion77 decks192 decks
24%synergy
Exsanguinate
36%inclusion70 decks192 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
34%inclusion66 decks192 decks
16%synergy
Repay in Kind
31%inclusion60 decks192 decks
30%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion27 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Contract
13%inclusion25 decks192 decks
13%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
12%inclusion23 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Open the Armory
11%inclusion22 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Profane Transfusion
11%inclusion21 decks192 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion20 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion19 decks192 decks
-7%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
10%inclusion19 decks192 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.4%inclusion18 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Fumigate
9.4%inclusion18 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.4%inclusion18 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
7.8%inclusion15 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Wrath of God
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Pain's Reward
6.8%inclusion13 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Bond of Agony
6.8%inclusion13 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Vindicate
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
-6%synergy
Cruel Bargain
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
-4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Day of Judgment
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Extortion
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
Revival // Revenge
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
1%synergy
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The Darkness Crystal
33%inclusion57 decks173 decks
29%synergy
Tainted Sigil
32%inclusion62 decks192 decks
30%synergy
Excalibur II
29%inclusion49 decks169 decks
27%synergy
Sword of the Animist
28%inclusion53 decks192 decks
24%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
27%inclusion46 decks169 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion49 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion32 decks192 decks
14%synergy
Buster Sword
16%inclusion27 decks170 decks
14%synergy
Shadowspear
16%inclusion30 decks192 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
14%inclusion27 decks192 decks
11%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
13%inclusion24 decks192 decks
10%synergy
Genji Glove
11%inclusion19 decks169 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion21 decks192 decks
3%synergy
The Endstone
11%inclusion16 decks152 decks
10%synergy
Jet Medallion
9.4%inclusion18 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
9.4%inclusion18 decks192 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
8%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
8%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
8.8%inclusion15 decks170 decks
8%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Leyline Axe
7.8%inclusion15 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.8%inclusion15 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Paladin's Arms
7.6%inclusion13 decks170 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
-6%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.8%inclusion13 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Celestial Armor
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Colossus Hammer
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Elixir
5.3%inclusion9 decks169 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Eye of Vecna
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Horn of Gondor
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
4%synergy
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Sanguine Bond
36%inclusion69 decks192 decks
16%synergy
Lunar Convocation
31%inclusion60 decks192 decks
21%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
29%inclusion56 decks192 decks
28%synergy
Exquisite Blood
28%inclusion53 decks192 decks
11%synergy
Greed
27%inclusion52 decks192 decks
23%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
19%inclusion36 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Call of the Ring
18%inclusion35 decks192 decks
15%synergy
Axis of Mortality
18%inclusion34 decks192 decks
16%synergy
Glasswing Grace
17%inclusion33 decks192 decks
9%synergy
Dark Tutelage
15%inclusion29 decks192 decks
14%synergy
Blind Obedience
14%inclusion26 decks192 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
13%inclusion24 decks192 decks
11%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion22 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion21 decks192 decks
0%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Necrodominance
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
8%synergy
Knights' Charge
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
8%synergy
Font of Agonies
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
6.8%inclusion13 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Parker Luck
5.8%inclusion7 decks121 decks
5%synergy
Reconnaissance
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Ghostly Prison
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
-9%synergy
Animate Dead
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
51%inclusion97 decks192 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion86 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion72 decks192 decks
15%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
36%inclusion70 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
27%inclusion51 decks192 decks
17%synergy
War Room
24%inclusion46 decks192 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion46 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
16%inclusion27 decks170 decks
10%synergy
Minas Tirith
15%inclusion29 decks192 decks
8%synergy
The Black Gate
15%inclusion28 decks192 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion27 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion25 decks192 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
0%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
7.8%inclusion15 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.9%inclusion12 decks173 decks
5%synergy
Multiversal Passage
6.5%inclusion9 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Secret Tunnel
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Shefet Dunes
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion175 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion163 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
65%inclusion125 decks192 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Signet
41%inclusion79 decks192 decks
-14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion39 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
Staff of Compleation
15%inclusion28 decks192 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion28 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion27 decks192 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion24 decks192 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.8%inclusion13 decks192 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion188 decks192 decks
0%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion185 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion168 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
79%inclusion151 decks192 decks
21%synergy
Isolated Chapel
73%inclusion141 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Godless Shrine
71%inclusion136 decks192 decks
20%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
47%inclusion90 decks192 decks
23%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
46%inclusion88 decks192 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
45%inclusion87 decks192 decks
15%synergy
Fetid Heath
44%inclusion84 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Field
42%inclusion80 decks192 decks
-9%synergy
Vault of Champions
42%inclusion80 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
38%inclusion72 decks192 decks
-4%synergy
Silent Clearing
36%inclusion69 decks192 decks
21%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
34%inclusion65 decks192 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion64 decks192 decks
21%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
33%inclusion64 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Silence
28%inclusion53 decks192 decks
-12%synergy
Witch Enchanter
27%inclusion51 decks192 decks
15%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
27%inclusion51 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
25%inclusion48 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion43 decks192 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion42 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
Desolate Mire
19%inclusion37 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
17%inclusion33 decks192 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion30 decks192 decks
12%synergy
Scoured Barrens
13%inclusion25 decks192 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion24 decks192 decks
9%synergy
Starting Town
12%inclusion21 decks173 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion22 decks192 decks
-9%synergy
Scrubland
11%inclusion22 decks192 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion21 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion19 decks192 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion19 decks192 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.4%inclusion18 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
-11%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.8%inclusion15 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.8%inclusion15 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.8%inclusion15 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
7.6%inclusion13 decks170 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
0%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
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