Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Budget Core Lifegain

Cecil, Dark Knight
Rank #920
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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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100%synergy
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97%synergy
Abigale, Poet Laureate
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97%synergy
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38%synergy
Verrak, Warped Sengir
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49%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
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36%synergy
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49%synergy
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50%synergy
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49%synergy
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48%synergy
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46%synergy
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49%synergy
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50%synergy
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller
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49%synergy
Vault Skirge
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50%synergy
Envoy of the Ancestors
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48%synergy
Starscape Cleric
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41%synergy
Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
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50%synergy
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47%synergy
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50%synergy
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50%synergy
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50%synergy
Reluctant Role Model
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49%synergy
General's Enforcer
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47%synergy
Pain Seer
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50%synergy
Adanto Vanguard
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50%synergy
Neyam Shai Murad
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50%synergy
Treasure Dredger
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49%synergy
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50%synergy
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49%synergy
Crypt Ghast
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43%synergy
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
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48%synergy
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49%synergy
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50%synergy
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47%synergy
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48%synergy
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47%synergy
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50%synergy
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98%synergy
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50%synergy
Toxin Analysis
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50%synergy
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50%synergy
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47%synergy
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46%synergy
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48%synergy
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49%synergy
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50%synergy
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49%synergy
Mortify
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28%synergy
Auron's Inspiration
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50%synergy
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Game Over
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99%synergy
Fix What's Broken
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95%synergy
Chaplain's Blessing
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50%synergy
Heroes Remembered
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50%synergy
Bleeding Edge
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50%synergy
Infernal Contract
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50%synergy
Mourner's Surprise
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50%synergy
Night's Whisper
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32%synergy
Exsanguinate
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37%synergy
Fell
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48%synergy
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50%synergy
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18%synergy
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50%synergy
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32%synergy
Eaten Alive
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49%synergy
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50%synergy
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48%synergy
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50%synergy
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49%synergy
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Lashwrithe
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50%synergy
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50%synergy
Nightmare Lash
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50%synergy
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50%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
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49%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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30%synergy
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49%synergy
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48%synergy
The Seriema
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49%synergy
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50%synergy
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Greed
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96%synergy
Lunar Convocation
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90%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
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48%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
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47%synergy
Felidar Umbra
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50%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
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47%synergy
Protection Racket
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50%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
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46%synergy
Font of Agonies
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49%synergy
Leyline of Hope
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48%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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22%synergy
Leyline of the Void
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49%synergy
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Hostile Hostel
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50%synergy
Great Arashin City
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48%synergy
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47%synergy
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46%synergy
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Arcane Signet
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20%synergy
Sol Ring
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16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
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36%synergy
Bandit's Haul
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50%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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-3%synergy
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-3%synergy
Blitzball
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48%synergy
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Command Tower
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14%synergy
Swamp
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2%synergy
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92%synergy
Plains
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2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
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77%synergy
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24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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24%synergy
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-8%synergy
Desolate Mire
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32%synergy
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-0%synergy
Godless Shrine
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-1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
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43%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
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46%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
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39%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
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11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
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27%synergy
Neglected Manor
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48%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
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8%synergy
Ballroom
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49%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
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49%synergy
Temple of Silence
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11%synergy
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