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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4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Adept Watershaper
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Reaping Willow
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Wanderbrine Trapper
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Kinscaer Sentry
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
3%synergy
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Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
47%inclusion81 decks172 decks
46%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
41%inclusion70 decks170 decks
40%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
34%inclusion58 decks170 decks
33%synergy
Excalibur II
34%inclusion57 decks170 decks
32%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
33%inclusion57 decks172 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion71 decks189 decks
30%synergy
Rosa, Resolute White Mage
30%inclusion51 decks171 decks
29%synergy
Overkill
30%inclusion51 decks170 decks
28%synergy
Dark Tutelage
29%inclusion55 decks189 decks
28%synergy
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30%inclusion57 decks189 decks
27%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
44%inclusion84 decks189 decks
-20%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion73 decks189 decks
21%synergy
Night's Whisper
36%inclusion68 decks189 decks
19%synergy
Path to Exile
34%inclusion65 decks189 decks
-15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion64 decks189 decks
8%synergy
Mortify
32%inclusion60 decks189 decks
9%synergy
Greed
30%inclusion56 decks189 decks
25%synergy
General's Enforcer
29%inclusion55 decks189 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion54 decks189 decks
-1%synergy
Children of Korlis
29%inclusion54 decks189 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
8.5%inclusion16 decks189 decks
-6%synergy
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Vona, Butcher of Magan
28%inclusion53 decks189 decks
25%synergy
Darkstar Augur
27%inclusion51 decks189 decks
22%synergy
Bastion Protector
25%inclusion47 decks189 decks
22%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
24%inclusion42 decks172 decks
19%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
24%inclusion46 decks189 decks
23%synergy
Knight Exemplar
22%inclusion42 decks189 decks
21%synergy
Dark Confidant
22%inclusion41 decks189 decks
15%synergy
Judge Magister Gabranth
21%inclusion35 decks170 decks
17%synergy
Blood Celebrant
20%inclusion38 decks189 decks
19%synergy
Mister Negative
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Vincent Valentine
19%inclusion32 decks171 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Blood
19%inclusion35 decks189 decks
17%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
17%inclusion33 decks189 decks
12%synergy
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn
17%inclusion29 decks170 decks
14%synergy
Zack Fair
17%inclusion29 decks172 decks
13%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
16%inclusion31 decks189 decks
9%synergy
Caustic Bronco
16%inclusion30 decks189 decks
15%synergy
Summon: Anima
16%inclusion27 decks171 decks
16%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
15%inclusion29 decks189 decks
7%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
15%inclusion28 decks189 decks
4%synergy
Wintermoor Commander
14%inclusion27 decks189 decks
14%synergy
Syr Vondam, the Lucent
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
14%inclusion26 decks189 decks
13%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
14%inclusion26 decks189 decks
13%synergy
Murderous Rider
14%inclusion26 decks189 decks
13%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
13%inclusion22 decks172 decks
12%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Keen Duelist
12%inclusion23 decks189 decks
9%synergy
Seymour Flux
12%inclusion20 decks171 decks
11%synergy
Adelbert Steiner
12%inclusion20 decks171 decks
11%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
12%inclusion22 decks189 decks
8%synergy
Arvad the Cursed
12%inclusion22 decks189 decks
10%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
11%inclusion21 decks189 decks
6%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11%inclusion21 decks189 decks
2%synergy
Al Bhed Salvagers
11%inclusion19 decks171 decks
10%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
10%inclusion19 decks189 decks
5%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
10%inclusion19 decks189 decks
-4%synergy
Minwu, White Mage
10%inclusion17 decks170 decks
9%synergy
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
10%inclusion17 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
10%inclusion18 decks189 decks
4%synergy
Zenos yae Galvus
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Foulmire Knight
9.0%inclusion17 decks189 decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
9.0%inclusion17 decks189 decks
-2%synergy
Paladin of Atonement
8.5%inclusion16 decks189 decks
8%synergy
Smitten Swordmaster
8.5%inclusion16 decks189 decks
8%synergy
Cathar Commando
8.5%inclusion16 decks189 decks
1%synergy
Sun Titan
8.5%inclusion16 decks189 decks
-4%synergy
Midnight Reaper
8.5%inclusion16 decks189 decks
2%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Essence Channeler
7.9%inclusion15 decks189 decks
2%synergy
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Restoration Magic
28%inclusion48 decks170 decks
24%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
28%inclusion53 decks189 decks
-12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion43 decks189 decks
19%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
21%inclusion36 decks171 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion39 decks189 decks
-1%synergy
Despark
20%inclusion38 decks189 decks
-11%synergy
Dire Tactics
19%inclusion35 decks189 decks
16%synergy
Battle Menu
18%inclusion30 decks170 decks
17%synergy
Fight On!
14%inclusion24 decks170 decks
13%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion25 decks189 decks
-1%synergy
You're Not Alone
13%inclusion22 decks171 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
12%inclusion23 decks189 decks
-11%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
12%inclusion20 decks170 decks
11%synergy
Fracture
12%inclusion22 decks189 decks
-7%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion21 decks189 decks
-13%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
11%inclusion18 decks170 decks
10%synergy
Slash of Light
10%inclusion17 decks170 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
7.9%inclusion15 decks189 decks
5%synergy
Murder
7.9%inclusion15 decks189 decks
4%synergy
Dark Endurance
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Fate of the Sun-Cryst
7.6%inclusion13 decks171 decks
7%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
7.4%inclusion14 decks189 decks
3%synergy
Fatal Push
7.4%inclusion14 decks189 decks
6%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.4%inclusion14 decks189 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
6.3%inclusion12 decks189 decks
-16%synergy
Utter End
6.3%inclusion12 decks189 decks
-7%synergy
Blood Pact
6.3%inclusion12 decks189 decks
5%synergy
Disenchant
6.3%inclusion12 decks189 decks
2%synergy
Moogles' Valor
5.8%inclusion10 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.8%inclusion11 decks189 decks
3%synergy
Vendetta
5.3%inclusion10 decks189 decks
5%synergy
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Read the Bones
24%inclusion45 decks189 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
23%inclusion44 decks189 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
22%inclusion42 decks189 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Contract
19%inclusion35 decks189 decks
18%synergy
Damn
19%inclusion35 decks189 decks
-15%synergy
Evil Reawakened
14%inclusion24 decks171 decks
14%synergy
Diresight
12%inclusion23 decks189 decks
9%synergy
Risky Shortcut
12%inclusion22 decks189 decks
11%synergy
Decode Transmissions
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Stargaze
11%inclusion21 decks189 decks
9%synergy
Aerith Rescue Mission
11%inclusion18 decks170 decks
10%synergy
Repay in Kind
11%inclusion20 decks189 decks
9%synergy
Bond of Agony
9.0%inclusion17 decks189 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.0%inclusion17 decks189 decks
-8%synergy
Fumigate
9.0%inclusion17 decks189 decks
1%synergy
Resentful Revelation
8.8%inclusion15 decks170 decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
8.5%inclusion16 decks189 decks
-4%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
8.2%inclusion14 decks170 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
7.9%inclusion15 decks189 decks
3%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
7.9%inclusion15 decks189 decks
7%synergy
Circle of Power
7.6%inclusion13 decks172 decks
7%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
7.4%inclusion14 decks189 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.9%inclusion13 decks189 decks
1%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.9%inclusion13 decks189 decks
4%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.3%inclusion12 decks189 decks
4%synergy
Fell
6.3%inclusion12 decks189 decks
4%synergy
Ultima
5.8%inclusion10 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Day of Judgment
5.8%inclusion11 decks189 decks
3%synergy
Profane Transfusion
5.8%inclusion11 decks189 decks
5%synergy
The Crystal's Chosen
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Killing Wave
5.3%inclusion10 decks189 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
5.3%inclusion10 decks189 decks
-10%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.3%inclusion10 decks189 decks
5%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Pact Weapon
26%inclusion50 decks189 decks
25%synergy
Paladin's Arms
23%inclusion40 decks171 decks
23%synergy
The Wind Crystal
19%inclusion32 decks171 decks
11%synergy
Dragoon's Lance
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
16%synergy
White Mage's Staff
16%inclusion28 decks172 decks
16%synergy
Elixir
15%inclusion26 decks170 decks
15%synergy
World Map
15%inclusion25 decks170 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Sigil
13%inclusion24 decks189 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion22 decks189 decks
-2%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12%inclusion20 decks172 decks
7%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
11%inclusion21 decks189 decks
11%synergy
Maul of the Skyclaves
11%inclusion21 decks189 decks
11%synergy
Crystal Fragments
11%inclusion19 decks171 decks
11%synergy
Celestial Armor
10%inclusion19 decks189 decks
9%synergy
Phoenix Down
9.3%inclusion16 decks172 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.0%inclusion17 decks189 decks
-11%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
8.7%inclusion15 decks172 decks
8%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
8.5%inclusion16 decks189 decks
6%synergy
Requiem Monolith
8.4%inclusion11 decks131 decks
7%synergy
The Last Ride
7.9%inclusion15 decks189 decks
8%synergy
Instant Ramen
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
7%synergy
Lion Heart
7.0%inclusion12 decks171 decks
7%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.9%inclusion13 decks189 decks
6%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
6.3%inclusion12 decks189 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.3%inclusion12 decks189 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
5.8%inclusion11 decks189 decks
5%synergy
Vorpal Sword
5.8%inclusion11 decks189 decks
5%synergy
Reaper's Scythe
5.8%inclusion10 decks172 decks
6%synergy
The Endstone
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
5.3%inclusion9 decks170 decks
5%synergy
Fireshrieker
5.3%inclusion10 decks189 decks
5%synergy
Tome of Legends
5.3%inclusion10 decks189 decks
5%synergy
Colossus Hammer
5.3%inclusion10 decks189 decks
5%synergy
Magitek Scythe
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
5%synergy
The Seriema
5.3%inclusion8 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Dancer's Chakrams
5.2%inclusion9 decks172 decks
5%synergy
Hylderblade
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
5.1%inclusion9 decks177 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Lunar Convocation
25%inclusion47 decks189 decks
14%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
18%inclusion34 decks189 decks
17%synergy
Glasswing Grace
17%inclusion32 decks189 decks
9%synergy
Spirit Link
15%inclusion29 decks189 decks
11%synergy
Knights' Charge
14%inclusion27 decks189 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Bond
11%inclusion21 decks189 decks
-10%synergy
Hyena Umbra
11%inclusion20 decks189 decks
8%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
11%inclusion20 decks189 decks
-5%synergy
Axis of Mortality
10%inclusion19 decks189 decks
9%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
10%inclusion18 decks189 decks
8%synergy
All That Glitters
9.0%inclusion17 decks189 decks
2%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
8.5%inclusion16 decks189 decks
8%synergy
Flaming Fist
7.9%inclusion15 decks189 decks
7%synergy
Sidequest: Catch a Fish
7.4%inclusion14 decks189 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
7.4%inclusion14 decks189 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
6.9%inclusion13 decks189 decks
-12%synergy
Cleric Class
6.9%inclusion13 decks189 decks
-1%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
3%synergy
Light of Promise
6.3%inclusion12 decks189 decks
3%synergy
Edge of the Divinity
6.3%inclusion12 decks189 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.8%inclusion11 decks189 decks
3%synergy
Pacifism
5.8%inclusion11 decks189 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Link
5.3%inclusion10 decks189 decks
1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.3%inclusion10 decks189 decks
-12%synergy
Font of Agonies
5.3%inclusion10 decks189 decks
4%synergy
Ethereal Armor
5.3%inclusion10 decks189 decks
-1%synergy
Parker Luck
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion62 decks189 decks
13%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
24%inclusion45 decks189 decks
-10%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
23%inclusion39 decks172 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion29 decks189 decks
-28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion18 decks189 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion18 decks189 decks
1%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
8.5%inclusion16 decks189 decks
8%synergy
Shefet Dunes
7.4%inclusion14 decks189 decks
7%synergy
Restless Fortress
7.4%inclusion14 decks189 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
1%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
7.1%inclusion12 decks170 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.8%inclusion11 decks189 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
56%inclusion106 decks189 decks
-28%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion98 decks189 decks
-29%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
35%inclusion66 decks189 decks
-18%synergy
Orzhov Signet
33%inclusion62 decks189 decks
-24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion43 decks189 decks
6%synergy
White Auracite
23%inclusion39 decks172 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion33 decks189 decks
-7%synergy
Blitzball
15%inclusion25 decks170 decks
12%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
8.8%inclusion15 decks170 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.5%inclusion16 decks189 decks
2%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.9%inclusion13 decks189 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.3%inclusion10 decks189 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion188 decks189 decks
2%synergy
Plains
95%inclusion179 decks189 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion127 decks189 decks
-19%synergy
Caves of Koilos
40%inclusion75 decks189 decks
-17%synergy
Isolated Chapel
39%inclusion73 decks189 decks
-27%synergy
Scoured Barrens
37%inclusion70 decks189 decks
13%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
37%inclusion69 decks189 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
36%inclusion68 decks189 decks
-6%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
33%inclusion56 decks170 decks
30%synergy
Tainted Field
31%inclusion58 decks189 decks
-21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion58 decks189 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion50 decks189 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Silence
25%inclusion48 decks189 decks
-15%synergy
Desolate Mire
24%inclusion46 decks189 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion45 decks189 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion39 decks189 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Heath
20%inclusion38 decks189 decks
-19%synergy
Glasswing Grace
17%inclusion32 decks189 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
15%inclusion28 decks189 decks
6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion27 decks189 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion23 decks189 decks
-8%synergy
Crossroads Village
12%inclusion20 decks170 decks
11%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
10%inclusion18 decks189 decks
-11%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
10%inclusion18 decks189 decks
5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
8.5%inclusion16 decks189 decks
3%synergy
Capital City
8.2%inclusion14 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Godless Shrine
7.9%inclusion15 decks189 decks
-42%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.4%inclusion14 decks189 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.9%inclusion13 decks189 decks
4%synergy
Neglected Manor
6.3%inclusion12 decks189 decks
4%synergy
Opal Palace
5.8%inclusion11 decks189 decks
3%synergy
Command Bridge
5.7%inclusion8 decks141 decks
5%synergy
Uncharted Haven
5.3%inclusion10 decks189 decks
4%synergy
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