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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20%synergy
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8%synergy
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36%synergy
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24%synergy
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10%synergy
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6%synergy
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4%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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37%synergy
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5%synergy
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14%synergy
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19%synergy
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6%synergy
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14%synergy
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12%synergy
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7%synergy
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8%synergy
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1%synergy
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8%synergy
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3%synergy
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2%synergy
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11%synergy
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14%synergy
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-5%synergy
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-1%synergy
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-10%synergy
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-1%synergy
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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21%synergy
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19%synergy
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18%synergy
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-2%synergy
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12%synergy
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3%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
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9%synergy
Tainted Field
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-16%synergy
Silent Clearing
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18%synergy
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7%synergy
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-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
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-2%synergy
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-17%synergy
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-13%synergy
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2%synergy
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15%synergy
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-2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
City of Brass
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Starting Town
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20%synergy
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17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Neglected Manor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Scrubland
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Horizon of Progress
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
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8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
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5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
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