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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%synergy
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15%synergy
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13%synergy
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16%synergy
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7%synergy
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15%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
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8%synergy
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-2%synergy
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13%synergy
Enduring Angel
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15%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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6%synergy
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5%synergy
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
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Infernal Grasp
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32%synergy
Despark
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1%synergy
Restoration Magic
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28%synergy
Angel's Grace
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25%synergy
Generous Gift
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4%synergy
Withering Torment
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25%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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13%synergy
Fell the Profane
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11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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2%synergy
Inkshield
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6%synergy
Mortify
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1%synergy
Snuff Out
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18%synergy
Silence
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16%synergy
Fracture
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1%synergy
Battle Menu
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18%synergy
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12%synergy
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13%synergy
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11%synergy
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15%synergy
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12%synergy
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11%synergy
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6%synergy
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Exsanguinate
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36%synergy
Reanimate
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33%synergy
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31%synergy
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22%synergy
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31%synergy
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24%synergy
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2%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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15%synergy
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0%synergy
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8%synergy
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11%synergy
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2%synergy
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8%synergy
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3%synergy
Painful Truths
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8%synergy
Revival // Revenge
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3%synergy
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8%synergy
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0%synergy
Cruel Bargain
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8%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
Villainous Wrath
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4%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
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23%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
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35%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
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36%synergy
Tainted Sigil
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29%synergy
Sword of the Animist
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21%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
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11%synergy
Shadowspear
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17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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0%synergy
Excalibur II
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16%synergy
Whip of Erebos
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13%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
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14%synergy
The Endstone
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15%synergy
World Map
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13%synergy
Dragoon's Lance
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Paladin's Arms
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13%synergy
Jet Medallion
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6%synergy
White Mage's Staff
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8%synergy
Pearl Medallion
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2%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
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7%synergy
Mithril Coat
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5%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
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5%synergy
Soul Conduit
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8%synergy
Lich's Mirror
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8%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
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3%synergy
Sigiled Sword of Valeron
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8%synergy
Chaos Shrine's Black Crystal
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6%synergy
Requiem Monolith
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4%synergy
The Seriema
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4%synergy
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Unspeakable Symbol
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35%synergy
Greed
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24%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
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12%synergy
Exquisite Blood
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11%synergy
Axis of Mortality
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19%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
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5%synergy
Call of the Ring
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12%synergy
Necrodominance
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15%synergy
Lunar Convocation
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5%synergy
Brilliant Wings
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Glasswing Grace
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4%synergy
Life Insurance
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8%synergy
Blind Obedience
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Prison
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Cleric Class
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Dark Tutelage
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6%synergy
Near-Death Experience
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7%synergy
Tainted Remedy
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6%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
The Creation of Avacyn
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Font of Agonies
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Knights' Charge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
History of Benalia
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Land Tax
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Doom Foretold
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Abiding Grace
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Search for Dagger
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Warrior's Resolve
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Parker Luck
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
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Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Castle Locthwain
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Minas Tirith
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
The Black Gate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
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Sol Ring
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
White Auracite
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mox Amber
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
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Swamp
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Caves of Koilos
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Godless Shrine
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Vault of Champions
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Fetid Heath
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Isolated Chapel
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-22%synergy
Witch Enchanter
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Field
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Silent Clearing
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Scoured Barrens
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Starting Town
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Horizon of Progress
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Demolition Field
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Scrubland
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Silence
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-28%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Heath
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
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