Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Expensive 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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Pact Weapon
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
82%synergy
Black Market Connections
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
78%synergy
Dark Confidant
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
77%synergy
Deadly Rollick
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
72%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Mithril Coat
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Shadowspear
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
55%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
49%synergy
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Lightning Greaves
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Path to Exile
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Ancient Tomb
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
77%synergy
The One Ring
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
77%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
55%synergy
Imperial Seal
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Mox Diamond
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
65%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Mana Vault
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
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Aerith Gainsborough
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Esper Sentinel
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Grand Abolisher
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Children of Korlis
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Voice of Victory
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Darkstar Augur
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
General's Enforcer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Blood Celebrant
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Wall of Blood
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Thalia, Heretic Cathar
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Crypt Ghast
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Zenos yae Galvus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Papalymo Totolymo
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Al Bhed Salvagers
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Selfless Spirit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Enduring Angel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ratadrabik of Urborg
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
The Speed Demon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Markov Purifier
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Knight Exemplar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Viscera Seer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Tree of Perdition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Relic Seeker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Serra Ascendant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Mother of Runes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Protection
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Ad Nauseam
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Angel's Grace
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Withering Boon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Silence
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Darkness
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Akroma's Will
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
You're Not Alone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Restoration Magic
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Imp's Mischief
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Protection Magic
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Simulacrum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mana Tithe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Rain of Filth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Reprieve
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Songs of the Damned
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Inkshield
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Mortify
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Read the Bones
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Night's Whisper
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Bond of Agony
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Infernal Contract
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cut a Deal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Damn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-17%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Cruel Bargain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Providence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Risky Shortcut
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Repay in Kind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wrath of God
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Killing Wave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Darkness Crystal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
The Wind Crystal
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Excalibur II
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Worldslayer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Sword of the Animist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Buster Sword
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Cranial Plating
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Darksteel Plate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Portable Hole
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fireshrieker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mandibular Kite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Zephyr Boots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nettlecyst
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Explorer's Scope
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mask of Memory
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Defense Grid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Colossus Hammer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Gisa's Favorite Shovel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Goldvein Pick
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Plate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Short Bow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Enchantments
Blind Obedience
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Forge Anew
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Sanguine Bond
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Lunar Convocation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Land Tax
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Greed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mantle of the Ancients
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Necrodominance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
All That Glitters
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Edge of the Divinity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Life Insurance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Deafening Silence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Ghostly Prison
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Urza's Saga
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Cabal Coffers
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Command Beacon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Den
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Vault of Whispers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
The Black Gate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-27%synergy
Emergence Zone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Deserted Temple
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mox Opal
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Orzhov Signet
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Chrome Mox
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Mox Amber
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Grim Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Basalt Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Champions
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Caves of Koilos
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Scrubland
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
72%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-20%synergy
Godless Shrine
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Marsh Flats
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Isolated Chapel
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-16%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Cavern of Souls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Prismatic Vista
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Mana Confluence
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Capital City
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Arid Mesa
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Flooded Strand
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-18%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Silent Clearing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Fetid Heath
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-22%synergy
Tainted Field
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-35%synergy
Horizon of Progress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-25%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-24%synergy
Temple of Silence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
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