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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23%synergy
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36%synergy
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38%synergy
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33%synergy
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15%synergy
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11%synergy
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14%synergy
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8%synergy
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12%synergy
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14%synergy
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-2%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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7%synergy
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Dark Ritual
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17%synergy
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18%synergy
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22%synergy
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30%synergy
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25%synergy
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27%synergy
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Restoration Magic
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22%synergy
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13%synergy
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39%synergy
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22%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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7%synergy
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
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4%synergy
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Ultima
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0%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
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23%synergy
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29%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
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26%synergy
Tainted Sigil
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28%synergy
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29%synergy
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26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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3%synergy
Mithril Coat
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17%synergy
Buster Sword
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16%synergy
Shadowspear
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14%synergy
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14%synergy
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11%synergy
The Endstone
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11%synergy
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9%synergy
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11%synergy
Genji Glove
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11%synergy
Jet Medallion
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6%synergy
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10%synergy
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1%synergy
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8%synergy
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
Leyline Axe
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9%synergy
Darksteel Plate
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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7%synergy
Elixir
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8%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
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7%synergy
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7%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
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-1%synergy
Commander's Plate
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6%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
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2%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Colossus Hammer
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Soul Conduit
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Champion's Helm
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5%synergy
Skullclamp
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-22%synergy
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Sanguine Bond
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19%synergy
Lunar Convocation
35%inclusion45 decks127 decks
24%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
31%inclusion40 decks127 decks
31%synergy
Greed
29%inclusion37 decks127 decks
25%synergy
Exquisite Blood
27%inclusion34 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Call of the Ring
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
16%synergy
Bitterblossom
19%inclusion24 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Dark Tutelage
18%inclusion23 decks127 decks
17%synergy
Axis of Mortality
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
15%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
17%inclusion21 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Blind Obedience
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
-4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Knights' Charge
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Land Tax
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Necrodominance
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Font of Agonies
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Flaming Fist
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Reconnaissance
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
1%synergy
True Conviction
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Ghostly Prison
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
-9%synergy
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Rogue's Passage
57%inclusion72 decks127 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion58 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion54 decks127 decks
20%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
37%inclusion47 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
28%inclusion35 decks127 decks
17%synergy
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26%inclusion33 decks127 decks
5%synergy
War Room
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
18%synergy
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12%synergy
Minas Tirith
17%inclusion22 decks127 decks
10%synergy
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14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
1%synergy
The Black Gate
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion11 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.4%inclusion9 decks107 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
2%synergy
Shefet Dunes
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion112 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion107 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
69%inclusion87 decks127 decks
15%synergy
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43%inclusion55 decks127 decks
-15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Staff of Compleation
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion20 decks127 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-10%synergy
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Swamp
98%inclusion124 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Plains
94%inclusion120 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
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3%synergy
Caves of Koilos
81%inclusion103 decks127 decks
24%synergy
Isolated Chapel
76%inclusion96 decks127 decks
11%synergy
Godless Shrine
69%inclusion87 decks127 decks
20%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
45%inclusion57 decks127 decks
12%synergy
Vault of Champions
45%inclusion57 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
44%inclusion56 decks127 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flats
44%inclusion56 decks127 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Field
43%inclusion54 decks127 decks
-10%synergy
Fetid Heath
38%inclusion48 decks127 decks
0%synergy
Silent Clearing
38%inclusion48 decks127 decks
23%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
35%inclusion45 decks127 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
35%inclusion44 decks127 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
34%inclusion43 decks127 decks
22%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
32%inclusion41 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Silence
32%inclusion41 decks127 decks
-9%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
3%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
25%inclusion32 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
24%inclusion31 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion27 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Desolate Mire
20%inclusion25 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
15%inclusion19 decks127 decks
-9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion18 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
-8%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Starting Town
12%inclusion13 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Scrubland
12%inclusion15 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion14 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
-12%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
6%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
7%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
9.4%inclusion12 decks127 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.9%inclusion10 decks127 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion9 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
1%synergy
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