Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Lifegain

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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8%synergy
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57%synergy
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37%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
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Damn
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26%synergy
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37%synergy
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3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
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6%synergy
The One Ring
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-12%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
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19%synergy
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Witch Enchanter
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9%synergy
Blood Celebrant
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19%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
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19%synergy
Esper Sentinel
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1%synergy
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9%synergy
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13%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
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11%synergy
Caustic Bronco
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15%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
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13%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
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15%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
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7%synergy
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn
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12%synergy
Archangel of Thune
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9%synergy
Crypt Ghast
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7%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
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11%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
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5%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
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7%synergy
Mother of Runes
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4%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
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Vincent Valentine
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10%synergy
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6%synergy
Soul Warden
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8%synergy
Murderous Rider
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9%synergy
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4%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
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8%synergy
Enduring Angel
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10%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
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2%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
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2%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
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17%synergy
Restoration Magic
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34%synergy
Fell the Profane
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18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
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21%synergy
Dismember
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23%synergy
Snuff Out
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21%synergy
Inkshield
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1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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-1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
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18%synergy
Withering Torment
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18%synergy
Despark
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-11%synergy
Generous Gift
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-3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
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13%synergy
Angel's Grace
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14%synergy
Mortify
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-6%synergy
Akroma's Will
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6%synergy
Hatred
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11%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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Fracture
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Overkill
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Silence
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Battle Menu
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Reprieve
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Stunning Reversal
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Erode
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1%synergy
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Exsanguinate
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Reanimate
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28%synergy
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11%synergy
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6%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
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10%synergy
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13%synergy
Profane Transfusion
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11%synergy
Fumigate
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Fix What's Broken
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Vindicate
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8%synergy
Damnation
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Grim Tutor
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3%synergy
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3%synergy
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The Darkness Crystal
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33%synergy
Tainted Sigil
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33%synergy
Excalibur II
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30%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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11%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
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29%synergy
Sword of the Animist
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18%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
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8%synergy
Shadowspear
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12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
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12%synergy
Jet Medallion
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8%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
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12%synergy
Paladin's Arms
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13%synergy
The Endstone
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10%synergy
Mithril Coat
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8%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
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10%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
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10%synergy
Buster Sword
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8%synergy
Champion's Helm
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8%synergy
Leyline Axe
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8%synergy
Dragoon's Lance
8.3%inclusion12 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.6%inclusion12 decks157 decks
-4%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
7.6%inclusion12 decks157 decks
7%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
7.6%inclusion12 decks157 decks
7%synergy
Genji Glove
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6%synergy
Commander's Plate
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6%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
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4%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
6.4%inclusion10 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
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4%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
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4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
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3%synergy
White Mage's Staff
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6%synergy
Maul of the Skyclaves
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5%synergy
Soul Conduit
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5%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
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5%synergy
Elixir
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6%synergy
World Map
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4%synergy
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Sanguine Bond
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24%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
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39%synergy
Greed
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22%synergy
Lunar Convocation
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14%synergy
Glasswing Grace
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13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
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5%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
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3%synergy
Call of the Ring
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15%synergy
Axis of Mortality
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15%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
13%inclusion21 decks157 decks
12%synergy
Dark Tutelage
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11%synergy
Blind Obedience
11%inclusion18 decks157 decks
-5%synergy
Necrodominance
11%inclusion17 decks157 decks
10%synergy
Font of Agonies
11%inclusion17 decks157 decks
10%synergy
Knights' Charge
10%inclusion16 decks157 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.3%inclusion13 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
7.0%inclusion11 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Light of Promise
6.4%inclusion10 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Land Tax
6.4%inclusion10 decks157 decks
-7%synergy
Bitterblossom
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-2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
-4%synergy
Forge Anew
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
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-5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
-1%synergy
Reconnaissance
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
3%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
3%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
49%inclusion77 decks157 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion67 decks157 decks
-2%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
36%inclusion57 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
32%inclusion51 decks157 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion43 decks157 decks
5%synergy
War Room
22%inclusion35 decks157 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion25 decks157 decks
-5%synergy
The Black Gate
15%inclusion23 decks157 decks
13%synergy
Minas Tirith
13%inclusion21 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
13%inclusion20 decks157 decks
3%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
13%inclusion18 decks144 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion17 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion17 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion17 decks157 decks
-0%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
10%inclusion14 decks145 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.3%inclusion13 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Shefet Dunes
7.0%inclusion11 decks157 decks
7%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
7.0%inclusion11 decks157 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
-2%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion125 decks157 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion117 decks157 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
61%inclusion96 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Signet
35%inclusion55 decks157 decks
-18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion30 decks157 decks
-3%synergy
Staff of Compleation
14%inclusion22 decks157 decks
12%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion21 decks157 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion21 decks157 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion15 decks157 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.0%inclusion11 decks157 decks
-6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.7%inclusion9 decks157 decks
0%synergy
White Auracite
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
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2%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion152 decks157 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion131 decks157 decks
-3%synergy
Caves of Koilos
73%inclusion115 decks157 decks
15%synergy
Isolated Chapel
68%inclusion106 decks157 decks
-1%synergy
Godless Shrine
66%inclusion104 decks157 decks
14%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
57%inclusion89 decks157 decks
17%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
46%inclusion72 decks157 decks
22%synergy
Fetid Heath
46%inclusion72 decks157 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Champions
41%inclusion64 decks157 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
40%inclusion63 decks157 decks
10%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
39%inclusion62 decks157 decks
-3%synergy
Silent Clearing
38%inclusion59 decks157 decks
23%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
36%inclusion56 decks157 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Field
33%inclusion52 decks157 decks
-17%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
32%inclusion50 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion48 decks157 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion45 decks157 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Silence
29%inclusion45 decks157 decks
-10%synergy
Scoured Barrens
23%inclusion36 decks157 decks
1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
22%inclusion35 decks157 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
22%inclusion35 decks157 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion33 decks157 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
21%inclusion33 decks157 decks
13%synergy
Desolate Mire
20%inclusion32 decks157 decks
2%synergy
Turbulent Moor
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
-0%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
20%inclusion31 decks157 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion30 decks157 decks
-7%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Starting Town
14%inclusion20 decks145 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion21 decks157 decks
-6%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion21 decks157 decks
10%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
13%inclusion18 decks140 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion20 decks157 decks
-2%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
11%inclusion17 decks157 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion16 decks157 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion16 decks157 decks
-2%synergy
Scrubland
10%inclusion16 decks157 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion16 decks157 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.3%inclusion13 decks157 decks
4%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.3%inclusion13 decks157 decks
3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
7.6%inclusion12 decks157 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.4%inclusion10 decks157 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.4%inclusion10 decks157 decks
-7%synergy
Demolition Field
6.4%inclusion10 decks157 decks
3%synergy
Umbral Expanse
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
-0%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
2%synergy
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