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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Enter the Avatar State
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dark Confidant
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Feed the Swarm
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Smothering Tithe
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Ad Nauseam
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Creatures
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
General's Enforcer
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Children of Korlis
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Darkstar Augur
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Bastion Protector
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Rager
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Knight Exemplar
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Al Bhed Salvagers
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Judge Magister Gabranth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Demon Wall
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Mother of Runes
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Tonberry
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Wall of Blood
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Caustic Bronco
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Burglar Rat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Frontline Medic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Haazda Marshal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Towering Viewpoint
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Doom Whisperer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Seraph of the Scales
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Campus Guide
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Jazal Goldmane
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Blood Celebrant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Myr Convert
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Dazzling Angel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Burnished Hart
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Moon-Blessed Cleric
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Myr Kinsmith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Captain of the Watch
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Murder
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Fight On!
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Stab
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Restoration Magic
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Elspeth's Smite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Union of the Third Path
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Adamant Will
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Moment of Triumph
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mana Tithe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Getaway Glamer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Secure the Wastes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
March of Otherworldly Light
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Espers to Magicite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Battle Menu
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fanatical Offering
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Candy Grapple
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Holy Day
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Offer Immortality
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wither and Bloom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Path to Exile
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-33%synergy
You're Not Alone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Overkill
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dire Tactics
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Bile Blight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Cut Down
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Winter's Intervention
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Blot Out
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Riot Control
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Inkshield
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Mortify
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Slash of Light
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sorceries
Repay in Kind
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Read the Bones
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Night's Whisper
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Exsanguinate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Split Up
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Fumigate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Damn
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Break the Ice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Captain's Call
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Gix's Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reverse the Sands
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Drown in Ichor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Profane Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Vindicate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Despoil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Consume Spirit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Macabre Waltz
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hop to It
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rejoin the Fight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Aerith Rescue Mission
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Austere Command
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Final Judgment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Counsel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blood Money
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Raise the Past
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Mind Rot
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Defossilize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Evil Reawakened
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tainted Sigil
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Pact Weapon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Cobbled Wings
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
The Falcon, Airship Restored
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Paladin's Arms
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Genji Glove
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Greataxe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Colossus Hammer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sword of the Animist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Phoenix Down
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Endstone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Campfire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mephitic Draught
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Phantom Blade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Barrow-Blade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tithing Blade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Champion's Helm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hedgewitch's Mask
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Hero's Blade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Basilisk Collar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Conformer Shuriken
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
World Map
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Adventurer's Airship
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Masamune
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Requiem Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Enchantments
Unspeakable Symbol
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Leyline of the Void
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Glasswing Grace
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Lunar Convocation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Candletrap
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Greed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Snack
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Grievous Wound
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Pacifism
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Warlock Class
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lurking Evil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Stab Wound
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Dead Weight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sidequest: Catch a Fish
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Gift of Orzhova
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ghostly Prison
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Sidequest: Hunt the Mark
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Oppressive Rays
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Life Insurance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Grave Betrayal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Twinblade Blessing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Leyline of Hope
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Nowhere to Run
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Pillory of the Sleepless
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Profane Procession
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Font of Agonies
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Paladin Class
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of the False God
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
The Dross Pits
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Mishra's Foundry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Foul Roads
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Baldur's Gate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Drannith Ruins
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Clive's Hideaway
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Blitzball
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Plains
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Silence
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Desolate Mire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Godless Shrine
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-16%synergy
Glasswing Grace
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Scoured Barrens
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Crystal Grotto
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Crossroads Village
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Field
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-35%synergy
Isolated Chapel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-49%synergy
Thriving Moor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Thriving Heath
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Forlorn Flats
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Vault of Champions
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-23%synergy
Silent Clearing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Citadel Gate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Night Market
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-25%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-13%synergy
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