Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Optimized Lifedrain

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%inclusion3 decks3 decks
93%synergy
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86%synergy
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94%synergy
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67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Ad Nauseam
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
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55%synergy
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67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
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18%synergy
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31%synergy
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80%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
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97%synergy
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55%synergy
Darkstar Augur
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61%synergy
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60%synergy
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61%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
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56%synergy
Boggart Trawler
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60%synergy
Bastion Protector
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64%synergy
Crypt Ghast
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59%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Children of Korlis
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
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57%synergy
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43%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
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49%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
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45%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
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47%synergy
Auron, Venerated Guardian
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49%synergy
Rosa, Resolute White Mage
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49%synergy
Gaius van Baelsar
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49%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
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41%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
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48%synergy
Mister Negative
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48%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
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28%synergy
Tree of Perdition
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32%synergy
Caustic Bronco
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33%synergy
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29%synergy
Blood Artist
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2%synergy
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26%synergy
Knight of the Ebon Legion
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32%synergy
Selenia, Dark Angel
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33%synergy
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21%synergy
Doom Whisperer
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32%synergy
Archangel of Thune
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29%synergy
Esper Sentinel
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15%synergy
Marshland Bloodcaster
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33%synergy
Mother of Runes
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23%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
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28%synergy
Blood Celebrant
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33%synergy
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11%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
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30%synergy
General's Enforcer
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31%synergy
Enduring Angel
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33%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
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22%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Warren Soultrader
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Voice of Victory
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
35%synergy
Path to Exile
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Deadly Rollick
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Cabal Ritual
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Generous Gift
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
42%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Entomb
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27%synergy
Imp's Mischief
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29%synergy
Snuff Out
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32%synergy
Hatred
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32%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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12%synergy
Culling the Weak
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30%synergy
Angel's Grace
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30%synergy
Bitter Triumph
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31%synergy
Silence
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29%synergy
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29%synergy
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22%synergy
Dawn Charm
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32%synergy
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32%synergy
Utter End
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20%synergy
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28%synergy
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27%synergy
Withering Torment
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30%synergy
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Damn
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
67%synergy
Farewell
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
54%synergy
Night's Whisper
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
50%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
52%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
50%synergy
Sign in Blood
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
49%synergy
Diabolic Intent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Repay in Kind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Dismantling Wave
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Infernal Contract
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Read the Bones
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Exsanguinate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Buried Alive
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Bond of Agony
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Slash the Ranks
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32%synergy
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33%synergy
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Aetherflux Reservoir
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58%synergy
The Endstone
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49%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
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31%synergy
Whip of Erebos
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Soul Conduit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Pact Weapon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sword of the Animist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Tainted Sigil
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31%synergy
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Glasswing Grace
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Sanguine Bond
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
46%synergy
Exquisite Blood
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
49%synergy
Necrodominance
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Black Market Connections
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
45%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
37%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Axis of Mortality
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Blind Obedience
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Carnival of Souls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
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Castle Locthwain
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Coffers
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Minas Tirith
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
46%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
High Market
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Barad-dûr
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Pit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
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Arcane Signet
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
15%synergy
Mox Amber
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
14%synergy
The Soul Stone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Orzhov Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-24%synergy
Chrome Mox
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
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Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
78%synergy
Caves of Koilos
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43%synergy
Swamp
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2%synergy
Godless Shrine
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
50%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Marsh Flats
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
70%synergy
Vault of Champions
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Silent Clearing
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
85%synergy
Prismatic Vista
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Witch Enchanter
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
39%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
45%synergy
Glasswing Grace
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Desolate Mire
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Fetid Heath
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Boggart Trawler
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Starting Town
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Fabled Passage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Horizon of Progress
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
10%synergy
Scrubland
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Mana Confluence
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
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