Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Optimized Self-Damage

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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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68%synergy
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48%synergy
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48%synergy
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38%synergy
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31%synergy
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52%synergy
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39%synergy
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44%synergy
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45%synergy
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22%synergy
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18%synergy
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23%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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12%synergy
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8%synergy
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11%synergy
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14%synergy
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
Zack Fair
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11%synergy
Gaius van Baelsar
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14%synergy
Tree of Perdition
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
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10%synergy
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4%synergy
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Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
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11%synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
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11%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
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11%synergy
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Generous Gift
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38%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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39%synergy
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38%synergy
Path to Exile
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49%synergy
Angel's Grace
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35%synergy
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37%synergy
Darkness
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36%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
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25%synergy
Imp's Mischief
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21%synergy
Snuff Out
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23%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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4%synergy
Silence
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21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
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14%synergy
Despark
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-6%synergy
Inkshield
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8%synergy
Akroma's Will
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19%synergy
Withering Torment
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22%synergy
Overkill
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15%synergy
Restoration Magic
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13%synergy
Dire Tactics
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10%synergy
Simulacrum
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12%synergy
Entomb
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7%synergy
Dawn's Truce
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Stunning Reversal
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12%synergy
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7%synergy
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12%synergy
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Repay in Kind
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37%synergy
Farewell
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30%synergy
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27%synergy
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27%synergy
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37%synergy
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23%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
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21%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
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25%synergy
Sign in Blood
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7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
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2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
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6%synergy
Imperial Seal
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10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
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11%synergy
Dismantling Wave
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12%synergy
Profane Transfusion
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12%synergy
Open the Armory
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8%synergy
Pain's Reward
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12%synergy
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8%synergy
Revival // Revenge
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8%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
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12%synergy
Risky Shortcut
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11%synergy
Reverse the Sands
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12%synergy
Slash the Ranks
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12%synergy
Dark Deal
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12%synergy
Blood Tithe
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12%synergy
Damnation
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8%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
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11%synergy
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
Crippling Fear
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12%synergy
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Tainted Sigil
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47%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
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29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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17%synergy
The Endstone
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32%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
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24%synergy
Soul Conduit
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25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
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-1%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
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16%synergy
Genji Glove
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16%synergy
The Wind Crystal
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7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
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10%synergy
Defense Grid
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12%synergy
Mithril Coat
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9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
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10%synergy
Skullclamp
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-15%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
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9%synergy
Shadowspear
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9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
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9%synergy
The Golden Throne
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11%synergy
Darksteel Plate
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12%synergy
Commander's Plate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Enchantments
Blind Obedience
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Sanguine Bond
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Exquisite Blood
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20%synergy
Axis of Mortality
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Call of the Ring
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21%synergy
Necrodominance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Lunar Convocation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Near-Death Experience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Glasswing Grace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Spirit Mantle
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Carnival of Souls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Font of Agonies
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sidequest: Catch a Fish
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
42%synergy
The Black Gate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Minas Tirith
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Castle Locthwain
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Westvale Abbey
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Pit
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Vault of Whispers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wasteland
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Nomad Stadium
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Shefet Dunes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Secluded Steppe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Inventors' Fair
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Deserted Temple
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mox Amber
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-33%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
The Aetherspark
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Marsh Flats
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Silent Clearing
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Vault of Champions
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Witch Enchanter
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Isolated Chapel
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Scrubland
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
39%synergy
Prismatic Vista
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Heath
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Field
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Horizon of Progress
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Boggart Trawler
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Silence
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
City of Brass
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Fabled Passage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Windswept Heath
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Mana Confluence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Starting Town
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Glasswing Grace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Spire of Industry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
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