Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Budget 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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100%synergy
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Dark Confidant
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
73%synergy
Feed the Swarm
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
72%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
46%synergy
Smothering Tithe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
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20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
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Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
General's Enforcer
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Children of Korlis
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
56%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Darkstar Augur
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Bastion Protector
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Knight Exemplar
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Mother of Runes
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Wall of Blood
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Rager
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Raving Oni-Slave
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Swooping Lookout
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Servant of the Stinger
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20%synergy
Wall of Shadows
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20%synergy
Essence Channeler
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13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
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11%synergy
Caustic Bronco
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Feral Deathgorger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Knight of the Ebon Legion
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19%synergy
Cutthroat Contender
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20%synergy
Towering Viewpoint
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20%synergy
Doom Whisperer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Arco-Flagellant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Cat Collector
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Demon of Fate's Design
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Blood Celebrant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Cathar Commando
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Dazzling Angel
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17%synergy
Burnished Hart
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16%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Captain of the Watch
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Tonberry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Bruna, the Fading Light
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Ghastly Death Tyrant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Fleshgorger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Faerie Dreamthief
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Virus Beetle
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
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Deadly Dispute
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
-5%synergy
Withering Torment
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Murder
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Fight On!
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Stab
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Restoration Magic
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Dire Tactics
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Fanatical Offering
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Union of the Third Path
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Adamant Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Winter's Intervention
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Blot Out
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Riot Control
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Path to Exile
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-29%synergy
Slash of Light
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Battle Menu
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Elspeth's Smite
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Candy Grapple
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Secure the Wastes
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Offer Immortality
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Inkshield
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Cut Down
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Moment of Triumph
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Holy Day
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
March of Otherworldly Light
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mortify
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Overkill
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
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Repay in Kind
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
Read the Bones
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Night's Whisper
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
43%synergy
Fumigate
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
23%synergy
Split Up
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Damn
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Captain's Call
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
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2%synergy
Aerith Rescue Mission
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20%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
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19%synergy
Break the Ice
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20%synergy
Profane Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Demonic Counsel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Blood Money
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Consume Spirit
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20%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Past
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Mind Rot
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20%synergy
Reverse the Sands
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Macabre Waltz
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Hop to It
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20%synergy
Evil Reawakened
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Vindicate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Despoil
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Gix's Command
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Drown in Ichor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
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Tainted Sigil
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Pact Weapon
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Phantom Blade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Cobbled Wings
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Hedgewitch's Mask
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sword of the Animist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Basilisk Collar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Genji Glove
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Requiem Monolith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Tithing Blade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-6%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Hero's Blade
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Paladin's Arms
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
World Map
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Campfire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mephitic Draught
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Greataxe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Champion's Helm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Adventurer's Airship
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
The Endstone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Lunar Convocation
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Greed
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Glasswing Grace
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Snack
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Pacifism
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sanguine Bond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Font of Agonies
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Leyline of Hope
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Nowhere to Run
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Leyline of the Void
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Grievous Wound
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lurking Evil
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Dead Weight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Twinblade Blessing
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ghostly Prison
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Sidequest: Hunt the Mark
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Candletrap
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Life Insurance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Pillory of the Sleepless
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Stab Wound
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
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Kaya, Intangible Slayer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
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Temple of the False God
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Rogue's Passage
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
The Dross Pits
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Drannith Ruins
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Clive's Hideaway
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Mishra's Foundry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Baldur's Gate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-17%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Blitzball
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Plains
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-17%synergy
Caves of Koilos
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
46%synergy
Temple of Silence
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Desolate Mire
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
7%synergy
Godless Shrine
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Ash Barrens
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Isolated Chapel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-45%synergy
Vault of Champions
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-20%synergy
Crossroads Village
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Witch Enchanter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Night Market
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Thriving Moor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-21%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-10%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Forlorn Flats
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Crystal Grotto
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Silent Clearing
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Citadel Gate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Field
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-32%synergy
Thriving Heath
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
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