Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Life Exchange

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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17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
65%synergy
Children of Korlis
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
64%synergy
Tainted Sigil
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Toxic Deluge
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
60%synergy
Wall of Blood
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Dark Confidant
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Pact Weapon
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Exsanguinate
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
45%synergy
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Damn
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
45%synergy
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64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Dark Ritual
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Greed
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Darkstar Augur
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Necropotence
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Farewell
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Protection
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Demonic Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
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Caustic Bronco
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Rosa, Resolute White Mage
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Mister Negative
40%inclusion8 decks20 decks
38%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
17%synergy
General's Enforcer
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Crypt Ghast
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
31%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Enduring Angel
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Keen Duelist
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Bastion Protector
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Magus of the Mirror
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Witch Enchanter
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Blood Celebrant
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Knight Exemplar
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Murderous Rider
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Doom Whisperer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Evra, Halcyon Witness
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Black Widow, Deadly Hunter
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
White Widow, Yelena Belova
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Soul's Attendant
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Tree of Perdition
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Foulmire Knight
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Qala, Ajani's Pridemate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Necropolis Regent
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
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Path to Exile
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Snuff Out
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Bitter Triumph
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Imp's Mischief
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Dismember
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Stunning Reversal
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Hatred
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Infernal Grasp
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Inkshield
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Angel's Grace
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Silence
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Despark
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Fracture
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Mortify
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Restoration Magic
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Armor of Shadows
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Batwing Brume
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Dire Tactics
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Necrologia
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Cling to Dust
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Utter End
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Pact
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Congregate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Akroma's Will
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Judgment of Alexander
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
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Repay in Kind
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Sign in Blood
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Infernal Contract
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Reanimate
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Pain's Reward
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Requisition Raid
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Temporal Extortion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Profane Transfusion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Bond of Agony
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Fumigate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Reverse the Sands
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Eaten Alive
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Bargain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Moment of Reckoning
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Pox Plague
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Splinter's Technique
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Day of Black Sun
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Fated Clash
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
17%synergy
The Wind Crystal
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Soul Conduit
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Shadowspear
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Excalibur II
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Campfire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Lashwrithe
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Eye of Vecna
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Nightmare Lash
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Celestial Armor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Sword of the Animist
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Buster Sword
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Genji Glove
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
The Seriema
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
The Endstone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Axis of Mortality
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Lunar Convocation
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Sanguine Bond
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Call of the Ring
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Blind Obedience
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Necrodominance
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Font of Agonies
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Dark Tutelage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Near-Death Experience
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Brilliant Wings
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Reconnaissance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Fear
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Hope
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Flaming Fist
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
LAND TAX
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Bitterblossom
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Parker Luck
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Search for Dagger
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Castle Locthwain
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
The Black Gate
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
War Room
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
RELIQUARY TOWER
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Multiversal Passage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Minas Tirith
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
High Market
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Pit
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-0%synergy
Staff of Compleation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
-0%synergy
Plains
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Caves of Koilos
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Godless Shrine
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Isolated Chapel
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Vault of Champions
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Heath
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Silent Clearing
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Field
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-23%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of Silence
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Desolate Mire
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-0%synergy
Scoured Barrens
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Starting Town
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Witch Enchanter
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Neglected Manor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Scrubland
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Horizon of Progress
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
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