Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Expensive Core Self-Damage

Cecil, Dark Knight
Rank #910
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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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81%synergy
Esper Sentinel
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82%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
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92%synergy
Crypt Ghast
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93%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
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99%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
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35%synergy
Angel of Destiny
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48%synergy
Witch Enchanter
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38%synergy
Darkstar Augur
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45%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
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43%synergy
Murderous Rider
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49%synergy
Dark Confidant
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43%synergy
Serra Ascendant
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44%synergy
Archangel of Thune
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46%synergy
Karlov of the Ghost Council
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45%synergy
Celestine, the Living Saint
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48%synergy
Boggart Trawler
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43%synergy
Grim Haruspex
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42%synergy
Bastion Protector
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47%synergy
General's Enforcer
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47%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
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47%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
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41%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
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49%synergy
Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector
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49%synergy
Undead Augur
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49%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
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50%synergy
Phyrexian Fleshgorger
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50%synergy
Children of Korlis
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46%synergy
Ketramose, the New Dawn
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49%synergy
Midnight Reaper
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44%synergy
Knight Exemplar
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49%synergy
Serra Paragon
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48%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
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44%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
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46%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
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49%synergy
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Despark
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70%synergy
Fell the Profane
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37%synergy
Stinging Study
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49%synergy
Faith's Reward
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49%synergy
Imp's Mischief
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46%synergy
Slaughter
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50%synergy
Hatred
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49%synergy
Vanishing Verse
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43%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
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48%synergy
Nightmare's Thirst
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50%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
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38%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
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9%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
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-13%synergy
Surge of Salvation
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49%synergy
Warping Wail
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50%synergy
Inkshield
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29%synergy
March of Otherworldly Light
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49%synergy
Reprieve
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42%synergy
Generous Gift
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28%synergy
Akroma's Will
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43%synergy
Withering Torment
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47%synergy
Restoration Magic
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46%synergy
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Read the Bones
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91%synergy
Night's Whisper
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82%synergy
Sign in Blood
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82%synergy
Infernal Contract
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50%synergy
Pain's Reward
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50%synergy
Feed the Swarm
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42%synergy
Painful Truths
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50%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
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40%synergy
Vindicate
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38%synergy
Reanimate
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34%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
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46%synergy
Toxic Deluge
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33%synergy
Damn
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18%synergy
Cruel Bargain
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50%synergy
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Shadowspear
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97%synergy
The Wind Crystal
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93%synergy
Pearl Medallion
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43%synergy
The Ozolith
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46%synergy
Mithril Coat
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47%synergy
Mind's Eye
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50%synergy
Pact Weapon
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49%synergy
Jet Medallion
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44%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
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50%synergy
Commander's Plate
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49%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
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47%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
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48%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
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46%synergy
Buster Sword
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48%synergy
Genji Glove
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49%synergy
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Unspeakable Symbol
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99%synergy
Black Market Connections
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78%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
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48%synergy
Sunbond
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49%synergy
Greed
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46%synergy
Brave the Sands
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49%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
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34%synergy
Light of Promise
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48%synergy
Spirit Loop
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48%synergy
Cradle of Vitality
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50%synergy
Font of Agonies
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49%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
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49%synergy
Lunar Convocation
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40%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
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43%synergy
Dawn of Hope
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47%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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22%synergy
Concerted Effort
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50%synergy
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Shizo, Death's Storehouse
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95%synergy
Bojuka Bog
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55%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
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91%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
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42%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
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50%synergy
The Black Gate
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48%synergy
War Room
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42%synergy
Minas Tirith
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43%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
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49%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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27%synergy
Monumental Henge
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48%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
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29%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
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18%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
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44%synergy
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Arcane Signet
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20%synergy
Sol Ring
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16%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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47%synergy
Staff of Compleation
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48%synergy
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Command Tower
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14%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
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76%synergy
Caves of Koilos
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42%synergy
Fetid Heath
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58%synergy
Swamp
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2%synergy
Godless Shrine
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48%synergy
Isolated Chapel
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32%synergy
Demolition Field
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97%synergy
Plains
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2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
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61%synergy
Vault of Champions
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61%synergy
Witch Enchanter
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
38%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
37%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
24%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
27%synergy
Desolate Mire
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Field
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-0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
43%synergy
Cavern of Souls
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
38%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
27%synergy
Scrubland
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38%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
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46%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
20%synergy
Silent Clearing
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
35%synergy
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