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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Chronicle of Victory
3.8%inclusion2 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Game Over
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
2.3%inclusion1 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Adept Watershaper
2.0%inclusion1 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Oft-Nabbed Goat
2.0%inclusion1 decks51 decks
1%synergy
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Dark Confidant
67%inclusion121 decks181 decks
60%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
57%inclusion92 decks162 decks
56%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
55%inclusion100 decks181 decks
52%synergy
Pact Weapon
49%inclusion89 decks181 decks
48%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
48%inclusion76 decks159 decks
46%synergy
Children of Korlis
49%inclusion88 decks181 decks
45%synergy
The Wind Crystal
50%inclusion80 decks159 decks
43%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
47%inclusion76 decks162 decks
42%synergy
Rosa, Resolute White Mage
42%inclusion67 decks160 decks
41%synergy
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion86 decks181 decks
40%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
75%inclusion136 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
65%inclusion117 decks181 decks
35%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
64%inclusion115 decks181 decks
23%synergy
Path to Exile
57%inclusion104 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
56%inclusion102 decks181 decks
35%synergy
Damn
56%inclusion101 decks181 decks
23%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
54%inclusion97 decks181 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion95 decks181 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion84 decks181 decks
21%synergy
Night's Whisper
45%inclusion82 decks181 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
52%inclusion94 decks181 decks
38%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion46 decks181 decks
19%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion33 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Protection
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Farewell
13%inclusion24 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
-3%synergy
Smothering Tithe
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
-15%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
4%synergy
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Darkstar Augur
44%inclusion79 decks181 decks
38%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
44%inclusion79 decks181 decks
32%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
41%inclusion75 decks181 decks
20%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
40%inclusion73 decks181 decks
35%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
38%inclusion68 decks181 decks
34%synergy
General's Enforcer
35%inclusion64 decks181 decks
33%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
35%inclusion63 decks181 decks
25%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
35%inclusion56 decks162 decks
32%synergy
Bastion Protector
34%inclusion61 decks181 decks
31%synergy
Knight Exemplar
30%inclusion54 decks181 decks
29%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
28%inclusion51 decks181 decks
25%synergy
Witch Enchanter
27%inclusion48 decks181 decks
15%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
25%inclusion45 decks181 decks
23%synergy
Mister Negative
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
24%inclusion44 decks181 decks
21%synergy
Caustic Bronco
24%inclusion43 decks181 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Blood
24%inclusion43 decks181 decks
22%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
23%inclusion42 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Blood Celebrant
22%inclusion39 decks181 decks
21%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
21%inclusion33 decks159 decks
20%synergy
Esper Sentinel
19%inclusion35 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
19%inclusion30 decks162 decks
17%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
17%inclusion31 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
17%inclusion13 decks77 decks
14%synergy
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
16%inclusion26 decks162 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16%inclusion29 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
16%inclusion29 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Keen Duelist
15%inclusion28 decks181 decks
13%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
14%inclusion26 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
14%inclusion26 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
14%inclusion26 decks181 decks
0%synergy
Doom Whisperer
13%inclusion24 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
13%inclusion24 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
13%inclusion21 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion23 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Ghast
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Soul Warden
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
-6%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
12%inclusion21 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Mother of Runes
12%inclusion21 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
12%inclusion21 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn
11%inclusion18 decks158 decks
8%synergy
The Speed Demon
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Enduring Angel
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Grand Abolisher
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
0%synergy
Vincent Valentine
9.4%inclusion15 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion78 decks181 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion60 decks181 decks
21%synergy
Inkshield
31%inclusion56 decks181 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
30%inclusion54 decks181 decks
26%synergy
Restoration Magic
28%inclusion45 decks159 decks
24%synergy
Dismember
26%inclusion47 decks181 decks
24%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion42 decks181 decks
-8%synergy
Generous Gift
23%inclusion42 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion42 decks181 decks
20%synergy
Snuff Out
21%inclusion38 decks181 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion35 decks181 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion35 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Akroma's Will
18%inclusion32 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
-5%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion29 decks181 decks
-7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion27 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Angel's Grace
14%inclusion26 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Overkill
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12%synergy
Fracture
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
-7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion21 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Dawn's Truce
12%inclusion21 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Reprieve
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Dire Tactics
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Battle Menu
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
8%synergy
Hatred
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Stunning Reversal
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Necrologia
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Silence
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Final Showdown
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Withering Boon
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
5%synergy
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Reanimate
41%inclusion75 decks181 decks
26%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion65 decks181 decks
18%synergy
Exsanguinate
35%inclusion64 decks181 decks
23%synergy
Repay in Kind
31%inclusion56 decks181 decks
30%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion25 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Contract
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Open the Armory
12%inclusion21 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Profane Transfusion
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion19 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
-8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Fumigate
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Wrath of God
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Pain's Reward
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Bond of Agony
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Day of Judgment
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Cruel Bargain
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Vindicate
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
-6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Darkness Crystal
31%inclusion50 decks162 decks
26%synergy
Excalibur II
30%inclusion47 decks158 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Sigil
29%inclusion53 decks181 decks
27%synergy
Sword of the Animist
29%inclusion52 decks181 decks
25%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
28%inclusion45 decks158 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion44 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Mithril Coat
18%inclusion32 decks181 decks
15%synergy
Buster Sword
18%inclusion28 decks159 decks
16%synergy
Shadowspear
15%inclusion28 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
14%inclusion26 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
14%inclusion25 decks181 decks
12%synergy
The Endstone
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
12%inclusion21 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Genji Glove
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
10%inclusion19 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
10%inclusion16 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
6%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Leyline Axe
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Paladin's Arms
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
8%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
-6%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Celestial Armor
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Elixir
6.3%inclusion10 decks158 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Colossus Hammer
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
6%synergy
White Mage's Staff
5.6%inclusion9 decks162 decks
5%synergy
Eye of Vecna
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Soul Conduit
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
39%inclusion70 decks181 decks
18%synergy
Lunar Convocation
32%inclusion58 decks181 decks
21%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
28%inclusion50 decks181 decks
27%synergy
Greed
27%inclusion49 decks181 decks
23%synergy
Exquisite Blood
26%inclusion47 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Call of the Ring
19%inclusion35 decks181 decks
16%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
18%inclusion33 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Axis of Mortality
16%inclusion29 decks181 decks
15%synergy
Dark Tutelage
15%inclusion28 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Blind Obedience
15%inclusion27 decks181 decks
-3%synergy
Bitterblossom
14%inclusion25 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
11%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Font of Agonies
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Necrodominance
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Knights' Charge
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Parker Luck
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Ghostly Prison
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
-9%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
51%inclusion92 decks181 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion78 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion70 decks181 decks
16%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
35%inclusion64 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
27%inclusion48 decks181 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion45 decks181 decks
4%synergy
War Room
23%inclusion42 decks181 decks
16%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
17%inclusion27 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Minas Tirith
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
16%inclusion26 decks159 decks
11%synergy
The Black Gate
14%inclusion26 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion26 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion24 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
-2%synergy
Multiversal Passage
7.2%inclusion9 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Secret Tunnel
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Shefet Dunes
6.1%inclusion11 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
0%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion163 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion153 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
65%inclusion118 decks181 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Signet
41%inclusion75 decks181 decks
-15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion36 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion27 decks181 decks
-9%synergy
Staff of Compleation
14%inclusion26 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion25 decks181 decks
0%synergy
Mox Amber
12%inclusion21 decks181 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
-8%synergy
White Auracite
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion177 decks181 decks
0%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion174 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion158 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
77%inclusion139 decks181 decks
20%synergy
Isolated Chapel
72%inclusion131 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Godless Shrine
69%inclusion125 decks181 decks
19%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
46%inclusion83 decks181 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flats
44%inclusion80 decks181 decks
14%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
44%inclusion79 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Heath
41%inclusion75 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Champions
41%inclusion75 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Field
40%inclusion73 decks181 decks
-11%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
36%inclusion65 decks181 decks
-5%synergy
Silent Clearing
35%inclusion64 decks181 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion60 decks181 decks
21%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
33%inclusion60 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
33%inclusion60 decks181 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Silence
28%inclusion51 decks181 decks
-12%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
27%inclusion48 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
27%inclusion48 decks181 decks
15%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
25%inclusion46 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion38 decks181 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion37 decks181 decks
-3%synergy
Desolate Mire
18%inclusion32 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
17%inclusion30 decks181 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion29 decks181 decks
12%synergy
Scrubland
13%inclusion23 decks181 decks
1%synergy
Scoured Barrens
13%inclusion23 decks181 decks
-11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion23 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion22 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Starting Town
11%inclusion18 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion18 decks181 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
-5%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.3%inclusion15 decks181 decks
-3%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
8.2%inclusion13 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Windswept Heath
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
0%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.5%inclusion10 decks181 decks
2%synergy
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