Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Budget

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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32%synergy
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21%synergy
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19%synergy
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8%synergy
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26%synergy
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26%synergy
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-11%synergy
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26%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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11%synergy
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6%synergy
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11%synergy
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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9%synergy
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-4%synergy
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6%synergy
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1%synergy
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-3%synergy
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-1%synergy
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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19%synergy
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21%synergy
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-11%synergy
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-1%synergy
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19%synergy
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17%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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-11%synergy
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-12%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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7%synergy
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9%synergy
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-3%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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-2%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
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5%synergy
Ultima
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
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-9%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
Killing Wave
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4%synergy
Deadly Embrace
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5%synergy
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Pact Weapon
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24%synergy
Paladin's Arms
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22%synergy
The Wind Crystal
19%inclusion31 decks160 decks
12%synergy
Dragoon's Lance
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18%synergy
White Mage's Staff
17%inclusion28 decks161 decks
17%synergy
World Map
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16%synergy
Elixir
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15%synergy
Crystal Fragments
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12%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
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12%synergy
Phoenix Down
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion20 decks179 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Sigil
11%inclusion19 decks179 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
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6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.5%inclusion17 decks179 decks
-10%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Requiem Monolith
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
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7%synergy
The Last Ride
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8%synergy
Champion's Helm
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7%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
7.3%inclusion13 decks179 decks
7%synergy
Instant Ramen
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7%synergy
Vorpal Sword
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6%synergy
Hylderblade
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5%synergy
Lion Heart
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
The Seriema
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4%synergy
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5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
The Endstone
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
Hero's Blade
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4%synergy
Magitek Scythe
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5%synergy
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Lunar Convocation
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14%synergy
Glasswing Grace
17%inclusion30 decks179 decks
9%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
17%inclusion30 decks179 decks
16%synergy
Spirit Link
16%inclusion28 decks179 decks
11%synergy
Knights' Charge
14%inclusion25 decks179 decks
14%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
11%inclusion20 decks179 decks
-4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
10%inclusion18 decks179 decks
-11%synergy
Hyena Umbra
9.5%inclusion17 decks179 decks
6%synergy
Axis of Mortality
9.5%inclusion17 decks179 decks
8%synergy
All That Glitters
8.9%inclusion16 decks179 decks
2%synergy
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8.9%inclusion16 decks179 decks
8%synergy
Sidequest: Catch a Fish
8.9%inclusion16 decks179 decks
9%synergy
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8.9%inclusion16 decks179 decks
8%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
8.9%inclusion16 decks179 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
7.8%inclusion14 decks179 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.3%inclusion13 decks179 decks
-11%synergy
Parker Luck
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
6.8%inclusion12 decks177 decks
4%synergy
Cleric Class
6.1%inclusion11 decks179 decks
-2%synergy
Edge of the Divinity
6.1%inclusion11 decks179 decks
5%synergy
Sidequest: Hunt the Mark
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Pacifism
5.6%inclusion10 decks179 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Link
5.6%inclusion10 decks179 decks
2%synergy
Life Insurance
5.6%inclusion10 decks179 decks
2%synergy
Light of Promise
5.6%inclusion10 decks179 decks
3%synergy
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5.6%inclusion10 decks179 decks
-12%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.0%inclusion9 decks179 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Insignia
5.0%inclusion9 decks179 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Embrace
5.0%inclusion9 decks179 decks
4%synergy
Banishing Light
5.0%inclusion9 decks179 decks
3%synergy
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1%synergy
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Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion59 decks179 decks
13%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
25%inclusion44 decks179 decks
-9%synergy
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23%inclusion37 decks161 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion28 decks179 decks
-28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion19 decks179 decks
-12%synergy
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8.4%inclusion15 decks179 decks
0%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
7.8%inclusion14 decks179 decks
7%synergy
Restless Fortress
7.8%inclusion14 decks179 decks
0%synergy
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7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
6%synergy
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7.0%inclusion11 decks158 decks
1%synergy
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6.7%inclusion12 decks179 decks
-1%synergy
Shefet Dunes
6.7%inclusion12 decks179 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.6%inclusion10 decks179 decks
-5%synergy
Shambling Vent
5.0%inclusion9 decks179 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Pit
5.0%inclusion9 decks179 decks
5%synergy
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Sol Ring
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-29%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion93 decks179 decks
-29%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
35%inclusion62 decks179 decks
-18%synergy
Orzhov Signet
31%inclusion55 decks179 decks
-26%synergy
White Auracite
23%inclusion37 decks161 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion40 decks179 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion32 decks179 decks
-7%synergy
Blitzball
16%inclusion26 decks158 decks
14%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.4%inclusion15 decks179 decks
2%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.7%inclusion12 decks179 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.1%inclusion11 decks179 decks
-8%synergy
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Swamp
99%inclusion178 decks179 decks
2%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion173 decks179 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
68%inclusion121 decks179 decks
-19%synergy
Isolated Chapel
41%inclusion74 decks179 decks
-24%synergy
Caves of Koilos
41%inclusion74 decks179 decks
-16%synergy
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38%inclusion68 decks179 decks
-4%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
37%inclusion67 decks179 decks
-4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
37%inclusion67 decks179 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion59 decks179 decks
12%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
33%inclusion52 decks159 decks
30%synergy
Tainted Field
31%inclusion56 decks179 decks
-21%synergy
Temple of Silence
27%inclusion48 decks179 decks
-14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion47 decks179 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Mire
25%inclusion45 decks179 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion44 decks179 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Heath
21%inclusion38 decks179 decks
-17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion38 decks179 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
17%inclusion30 decks179 decks
9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
16%inclusion28 decks179 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion25 decks179 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
14%inclusion25 decks179 decks
5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
11%inclusion20 decks179 decks
-10%synergy
Crossroads Village
11%inclusion17 decks158 decks
10%synergy
Forlorn Flats
8.4%inclusion15 decks179 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.4%inclusion15 decks179 decks
4%synergy
Capital City
8.1%inclusion13 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.8%inclusion14 decks179 decks
5%synergy
Godless Shrine
7.8%inclusion14 decks179 decks
-42%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.7%inclusion12 decks179 decks
4%synergy
Command Bridge
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
6.1%inclusion11 decks179 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.6%inclusion10 decks179 decks
-2%synergy
Opal Palace
5.6%inclusion10 decks179 decks
3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
5.0%inclusion9 decks179 decks
-29%synergy
Uncharted Haven
5.0%inclusion9 decks179 decks
4%synergy
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