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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19%synergy
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18%synergy
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16%synergy
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18%synergy
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13%synergy
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3%synergy
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13%synergy
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8%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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12%synergy
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14%synergy
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8%synergy
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-2%synergy
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10%synergy
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13%synergy
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12%synergy
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9%synergy
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4%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
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9%synergy
Necropolis Regent
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8%synergy
Frontline Medic
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8%synergy
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Path to Exile
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-7%synergy
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35%synergy
Imp's Mischief
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29%synergy
Snuff Out
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31%synergy
Dismember
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32%synergy
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28%synergy
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24%synergy
Inkshield
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7%synergy
Hatred
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23%synergy
Angel's Grace
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21%synergy
Silence
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20%synergy
Withering Torment
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21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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7%synergy
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Despark
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-11%synergy
Fracture
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-2%synergy
Mortify
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-3%synergy
Restoration Magic
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15%synergy
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1%synergy
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6%synergy
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11%synergy
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14%synergy
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Repay in Kind
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23%synergy
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11%synergy
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14%synergy
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7%synergy
Austere Command
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-7%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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3%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
Risky Research
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4%synergy
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13%synergy
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14%synergy
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23%synergy
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23%synergy
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17%synergy
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23%synergy
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15%synergy
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9%synergy
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9%synergy
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7%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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2%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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3%synergy
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6%synergy
Buster Sword
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8%synergy
Genji Glove
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9%synergy
The Seriema
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8%synergy
The Endstone
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9%synergy
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Greed
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39%synergy
Black Market Connections
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21%synergy
Lunar Convocation
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23%synergy
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27%synergy
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10%synergy
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21%synergy
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23%synergy
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18%synergy
Dark Tutelage
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13%synergy
Near-Death Experience
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14%synergy
Exquisite Blood
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12%synergy
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13%synergy
Brilliant Wings
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Reconnaissance
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Fear
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
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1%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
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-7%synergy
Blind Obedience
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
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10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
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10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
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10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Parker Luck
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Search for Dagger
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5%synergy
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Castle Locthwain
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39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
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38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
19%synergy
The Black Gate
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
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24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
3%synergy
War Room
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
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19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
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14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Multiversal Passage
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Minas Tirith
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
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10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
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10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
High Market
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-1%synergy
Cabal Pit
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
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Arcane Signet
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Staff of Compleation
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Blitzball
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
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Swamp
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
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-1%synergy
Plains
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Caves of Koilos
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Godless Shrine
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Isolated Chapel
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
62%inclusion13 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flats
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Vault of Champions
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Fetid Heath
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Silent Clearing
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Field
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-21%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Silence
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Desolate Mire
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Starting Town
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Witch Enchanter
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Neglected Manor
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Scoured Barrens
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-12%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Scrubland
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Horizon of Progress
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
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