Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Optimized

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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7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Enter the Avatar State
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
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82%inclusion51 decks62 decks
76%synergy
Pact Weapon
65%inclusion40 decks62 decks
63%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
66%inclusion41 decks62 decks
63%synergy
Black Market Connections
79%inclusion49 decks62 decks
58%synergy
Children of Korlis
61%inclusion38 decks62 decks
58%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
66%inclusion41 decks62 decks
56%synergy
Toxic Deluge
66%inclusion41 decks62 decks
49%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
58%inclusion36 decks62 decks
46%synergy
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50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
45%synergy
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45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
44%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
79%inclusion49 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
63%inclusion39 decks62 decks
34%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
58%inclusion36 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
56%inclusion35 decks62 decks
40%synergy
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion35 decks62 decks
34%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
35%synergy
Path to Exile
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Damn
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion32 decks62 decks
26%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
74%inclusion46 decks62 decks
60%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
37%synergy
Teferi's Protection
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
31%synergy
The One Ring
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
39%synergy
Ancient Tomb
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
39%synergy
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
29%synergy
Necropotence
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
34%synergy
Smothering Tithe
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Ad Nauseam
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
19%synergy
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Esper Sentinel
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
32%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
41%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
40%synergy
Wall of Blood
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
41%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
36%synergy
General's Enforcer
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
34%synergy
Rosa, Resolute White Mage
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
35%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Bastion Protector
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
32%synergy
Witch Enchanter
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
28%synergy
Blood Celebrant
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Knight Exemplar
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
28%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Mister Negative
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Crypt Ghast
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Mother of Runes
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Voice of Victory
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Doom Whisperer
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Enduring Angel
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Grand Abolisher
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Caustic Bronco
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Magus of the Mirror
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Keen Duelist
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Tree of Perdition
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Codsworth, Handy Helper
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Blood Artist
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-24%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
0%synergy
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Deadly Rollick
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
34%synergy
Fell the Profane
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Dismember
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
34%synergy
Withering Torment
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
29%synergy
Inkshield
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Restoration Magic
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Snuff Out
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Angel's Grace
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Akroma's Will
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
Withering Boon
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Hatred
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-10%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Despark
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-21%synergy
Darkness
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Entomb
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Silence
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Dire Tactics
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Murder
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Strike
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Secure the Wastes
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Final Showdown
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Overkill
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Fight On!
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Protection Magic
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
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Reanimate
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
35%synergy
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
38%synergy
Repay in Kind
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
38%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Exsanguinate
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Read the Bones
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Farewell
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Contract
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Bond of Agony
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Cruel Bargain
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Profane Transfusion
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Wrath of God
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
0%synergy
Pain's Reward
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Reverse the Sands
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Fumigate
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Evil Reawakened
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Shadowspear
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Sigil
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Mithril Coat
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
27%synergy
The Wind Crystal
30%inclusion15 decks50 decks
23%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Buster Sword
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Plate
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Excalibur II
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
15%synergy
The Endstone
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Whip of Erebos
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Sword of the Animist
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Colossus Hammer
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-17%synergy
Darksteel Plate
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Genji Glove
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Champion's Helm
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Paladin's Arms
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
29%synergy
Exquisite Blood
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
36%synergy
Lunar Convocation
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Greed
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Blind Obedience
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Call of the Ring
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Axis of Mortality
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Forge Anew
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Necrodominance
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Font of Agonies
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
29%synergy
Rogue's Passage
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Castle Locthwain
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
24%synergy
The Black Gate
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
-8%synergy
War Room
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Minas Tirith
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Pit
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion59 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion56 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
68%inclusion42 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Signet
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
-22%synergy
Mox Amber
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Staff of Compleation
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion60 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Plains
92%inclusion57 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion53 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Godless Shrine
81%inclusion50 decks62 decks
31%synergy
Caves of Koilos
77%inclusion48 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Isolated Chapel
66%inclusion41 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
65%inclusion40 decks62 decks
35%synergy
Vault of Champions
63%inclusion39 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Silent Clearing
52%inclusion32 decks62 decks
36%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
27%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Fetid Heath
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Scrubland
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Silence
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
-14%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
-15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
18%synergy
City of Brass
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Field
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
-29%synergy
Starting Town
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Desolate Mire
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-8%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Windswept Heath
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-11%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Crossroads Village
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Scoured Barrens
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-16%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Horizon of Progress
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1%synergy
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