Average Deck for Cecil, Dark Knight - Budget Lifegain

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.
Ben Macready
Jun 24, 2025
Ranking Which Final Fantasy Main Protagonists Got the Best Cards
Which protagonists from the Final Fantasy series got the best Magic cards? Let's look at all of them and find out.
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Average Decklist

Aerith Gainsborough
Aerith Gainsborough
Angel of Vitality
Angel of Vitality
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
Arvad the Cursed
Arvad the Cursed
Barbed Servitor
Barbed Servitor
Bastion Protector
Bastion Protector
Children of Korlis
Children of Korlis
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
Dark Confidant
Dark Confidant
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
Elegy Acolyte
Elegy Acolyte
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
General's Enforcer
General's Enforcer
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Hinterland Sanctifier
Hinterland Sanctifier
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Lita, Little Orphan Amphibian
Lita, Little Orphan Amphibian
Marshland Bloodcaster
Marshland Bloodcaster
Mister Negative
Mister Negative
Rosa, Resolute White Mage
Rosa, Resolute White Mage
Shredder, Shadow Master
Shredder, Shadow Master
Solemn Simulacrum
Solemn Simulacrum
Unstoppable Slasher
Unstoppable Slasher
Wall of Blood
Wall of Blood
Instants (9)
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Deadly Dispute
Deadly Dispute
Doom Blade
Doom Blade
Mortify
Mortify
Murder
Murder
Scarblade's Malice
Scarblade's Malice
Sephiroth's Intervention
Sephiroth's Intervention
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
Vendetta
Vendetta
Sorceries (10)
Austere Command
Austere Command
Damn
Damn
Decode Transmissions
Decode Transmissions
Diabolic Tutor
Diabolic Tutor
Exsanguinate
Exsanguinate
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Game Over
Game Over
Night's Whisper
Night's Whisper
Read the Bones
Read the Bones
Sign in Blood
Sign in Blood
Artifacts (11)
Anchovy & Banana Pizza
Anchovy & Banana Pizza
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Dragoon's Lance
Dragoon's Lance
Mind Stone
Mind Stone
Orzhov Signet
Orzhov Signet
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots
Tainted Sigil
Tainted Sigil
Talisman of Hierarchy
Talisman of Hierarchy
White Auracite
White Auracite
Enchantments (7)
Axis of Mortality
Axis of Mortality
Barrensteppe Siege
Barrensteppe Siege
Dark Tutelage
Dark Tutelage
Greed
Greed
Life Insurance
Life Insurance
Phyrexian Arena
Phyrexian Arena
Phyrexian Unlife
Phyrexian Unlife
Lands (11)
Command Tower
Command Tower
Desolate Mire
Desolate Mire
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Rogue's Passage
Rogue's Passage
Scoured Barrens
Scoured Barrens
Shineshadow Snarl
Shineshadow Snarl
Tainted Field
Tainted Field
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
Basics (2)
Plains
12 Plains
Swamp
14 Swamps