Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Upgraded

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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Decorum Dissertation
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Turbulent Moor
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Fix What's Broken
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dark Confidant
69%inclusion136 decks197 decks
62%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
54%inclusion97 decks178 decks
53%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
55%inclusion109 decks197 decks
52%synergy
Pact Weapon
50%inclusion99 decks197 decks
49%synergy
The Wind Crystal
54%inclusion94 decks175 decks
47%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
47%inclusion82 decks175 decks
45%synergy
Children of Korlis
48%inclusion94 decks197 decks
44%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
48%inclusion85 decks178 decks
43%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion98 decks197 decks
42%synergy
Rosa, Resolute White Mage
41%inclusion72 decks176 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
76%inclusion150 decks197 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
65%inclusion129 decks197 decks
37%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
62%inclusion123 decks197 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
57%inclusion112 decks197 decks
35%synergy
Path to Exile
56%inclusion111 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Damn
55%inclusion108 decks197 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion105 decks197 decks
36%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
52%inclusion102 decks197 decks
32%synergy
Night's Whisper
47%inclusion92 decks197 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion90 decks197 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
50%inclusion99 decks197 decks
37%synergy
Necropotence
26%inclusion51 decks197 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion35 decks197 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Protection
15%inclusion30 decks197 decks
0%synergy
Farewell
12%inclusion24 decks197 decks
0%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion22 decks197 decks
-4%synergy
Smothering Tithe
8.1%inclusion16 decks197 decks
-14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.1%inclusion16 decks197 decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.6%inclusion15 decks197 decks
1%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.1%inclusion12 decks197 decks
4%synergy
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Enduring Tenacity
44%inclusion86 decks197 decks
32%synergy
Darkstar Augur
42%inclusion83 decks197 decks
37%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
42%inclusion83 decks197 decks
21%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
40%inclusion78 decks197 decks
34%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
39%inclusion77 decks197 decks
35%synergy
General's Enforcer
35%inclusion69 decks197 decks
32%synergy
Bastion Protector
34%inclusion67 decks197 decks
31%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
33%inclusion58 decks178 decks
30%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
32%inclusion64 decks197 decks
23%synergy
Knight Exemplar
30%inclusion59 decks197 decks
29%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
28%inclusion55 decks197 decks
25%synergy
Wall of Blood
28%inclusion55 decks197 decks
26%synergy
Mister Negative
27%inclusion34 decks126 decks
25%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
27%inclusion53 decks197 decks
25%synergy
Witch Enchanter
26%inclusion51 decks197 decks
14%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
24%inclusion48 decks197 decks
22%synergy
Caustic Bronco
24%inclusion47 decks197 decks
23%synergy
Blood Celebrant
24%inclusion47 decks197 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
23%inclusion46 decks197 decks
13%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
20%inclusion28 decks139 decks
18%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
19%inclusion34 decks175 decks
19%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
19%inclusion34 decks178 decks
18%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
18%inclusion36 decks197 decks
12%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
15%synergy
Esper Sentinel
17%inclusion33 decks197 decks
-1%synergy
Keen Duelist
17%inclusion33 decks197 decks
14%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
17%inclusion33 decks197 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
16%inclusion32 decks197 decks
16%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
15%inclusion30 decks197 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
15%inclusion29 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
15%inclusion26 decks177 decks
12%synergy
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
15%inclusion26 decks178 decks
13%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
14%inclusion28 decks197 decks
0%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
13%inclusion26 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Doom Whisperer
13%inclusion25 decks197 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Ghast
13%inclusion25 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
12%inclusion24 decks197 decks
4%synergy
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion23 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Mother of Runes
11%inclusion22 decks197 decks
2%synergy
The Speed Demon
11%inclusion21 decks197 decks
10%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
10%inclusion20 decks197 decks
9%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
10%inclusion20 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Soul Warden
10%inclusion20 decks197 decks
-7%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
10%inclusion15 decks155 decks
2%synergy
Vincent Valentine
10%inclusion17 decks176 decks
8%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
8.9%inclusion14 decks158 decks
2%synergy
Murderous Rider
8.6%inclusion17 decks197 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.6%inclusion17 decks197 decks
2%synergy
Stoneforge Mystic
8.6%inclusion17 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion89 decks197 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
34%inclusion66 decks197 decks
21%synergy
Inkshield
31%inclusion61 decks197 decks
11%synergy
Restoration Magic
30%inclusion53 decks175 decks
26%synergy
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion56 decks197 decks
24%synergy
Dismember
25%inclusion50 decks197 decks
24%synergy
Generous Gift
24%inclusion47 decks197 decks
1%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion45 decks197 decks
-8%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion43 decks197 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion40 decks197 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
20%inclusion40 decks197 decks
18%synergy
Akroma's Will
20%inclusion39 decks197 decks
13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
18%inclusion36 decks197 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion32 decks197 decks
-6%synergy
Angel's Grace
15%inclusion29 decks197 decks
12%synergy
Mortify
14%inclusion28 decks197 decks
-8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion26 decks197 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion26 decks197 decks
0%synergy
Overkill
13%inclusion23 decks175 decks
12%synergy
Dawn's Truce
12%inclusion24 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
12%inclusion23 decks197 decks
3%synergy
Fracture
11%inclusion22 decks197 decks
-9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion20 decks197 decks
-1%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion19 decks197 decks
2%synergy
Dire Tactics
8.6%inclusion17 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
8.6%inclusion17 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Hatred
8.1%inclusion16 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.6%inclusion15 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Necrologia
7.6%inclusion15 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Battle Menu
7.4%inclusion13 decks175 decks
7%synergy
Stunning Reversal
7.1%inclusion14 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.1%inclusion14 decks197 decks
2%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
6.1%inclusion12 decks197 decks
3%synergy
Silence
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
2%synergy
Withering Boon
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Erode
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Darkness
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
39%inclusion77 decks197 decks
23%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion70 decks197 decks
18%synergy
Exsanguinate
36%inclusion70 decks197 decks
22%synergy
Repay in Kind
30%inclusion60 decks197 decks
29%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion29 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Open the Armory
12%inclusion24 decks197 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Contract
12%inclusion24 decks197 decks
12%synergy
Profane Transfusion
12%inclusion23 decks197 decks
11%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
12%inclusion23 decks197 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion21 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion20 decks197 decks
-7%synergy
Fumigate
10%inclusion19 decks197 decks
2%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
10%inclusion19 decks197 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion19 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion18 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
9.1%inclusion18 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Moment of Reckoning
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
8.1%inclusion16 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Pain's Reward
7.6%inclusion15 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Wrath of God
7.1%inclusion14 decks197 decks
1%synergy
Cruel Bargain
6.6%inclusion13 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Bond of Agony
6.6%inclusion13 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.1%inclusion12 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
6.1%inclusion12 decks197 decks
-6%synergy
Day of Judgment
6.1%inclusion12 decks197 decks
4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
-1%synergy
Revival // Revenge
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Darkness Crystal
33%inclusion58 decks178 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Sigil
32%inclusion64 decks197 decks
30%synergy
Excalibur II
29%inclusion51 decks174 decks
28%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
28%inclusion48 decks174 decks
27%synergy
Sword of the Animist
26%inclusion52 decks197 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion50 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion34 decks197 decks
14%synergy
Shadowspear
16%inclusion32 decks197 decks
13%synergy
Buster Sword
16%inclusion28 decks175 decks
14%synergy
Whip of Erebos
14%inclusion27 decks197 decks
11%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
14%inclusion27 decks197 decks
12%synergy
Genji Glove
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion21 decks197 decks
3%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
10%inclusion19 decks197 decks
9%synergy
The Endstone
9.5%inclusion15 decks158 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
9.1%inclusion18 decks197 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
9.1%inclusion18 decks197 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
8.6%inclusion17 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
8.6%inclusion15 decks175 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.1%inclusion16 decks197 decks
-5%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
8.1%inclusion16 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
8.1%inclusion16 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.1%inclusion16 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
7.6%inclusion15 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Leyline Axe
7.6%inclusion15 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.6%inclusion15 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Herald's Horn
7.1%inclusion14 decks197 decks
3%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.1%inclusion14 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
7.1%inclusion14 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Paladin's Arms
6.9%inclusion12 decks175 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.6%inclusion13 decks197 decks
4%synergy
Celestial Armor
6.1%inclusion12 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Colossus Hammer
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
1%synergy
Elixir
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
4%synergy
Eye of Vecna
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
4%synergy
Soul Conduit
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
37%inclusion72 decks197 decks
17%synergy
Lunar Convocation
30%inclusion60 decks197 decks
20%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
29%inclusion58 decks197 decks
29%synergy
Exquisite Blood
27%inclusion54 decks197 decks
11%synergy
Greed
27%inclusion53 decks197 decks
23%synergy
Call of the Ring
20%inclusion39 decks197 decks
16%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
19%inclusion37 decks197 decks
3%synergy
Axis of Mortality
18%inclusion35 decks197 decks
17%synergy
Glasswing Grace
16%inclusion31 decks197 decks
8%synergy
Dark Tutelage
15%inclusion29 decks197 decks
13%synergy
Blind Obedience
13%inclusion26 decks197 decks
-4%synergy
Bitterblossom
12%inclusion23 decks197 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
11%inclusion22 decks197 decks
10%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion21 decks197 decks
-1%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
8.6%inclusion17 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Necrodominance
8.6%inclusion17 decks197 decks
8%synergy
Knights' Charge
8.6%inclusion17 decks197 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.6%inclusion17 decks197 decks
4%synergy
Font of Agonies
7.6%inclusion15 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
7.1%inclusion14 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.6%inclusion13 decks197 decks
4%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
6.1%inclusion12 decks197 decks
3%synergy
Reconnaissance
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
4%synergy
Parker Luck
5.5%inclusion7 decks127 decks
4%synergy
Intermediate Chirography
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Near-Death Experience
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
-5%synergy
Ghostly Prison
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
-10%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion99 decks197 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion88 decks197 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion73 decks197 decks
14%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
36%inclusion71 decks197 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
28%inclusion55 decks197 decks
19%synergy
War Room
25%inclusion49 decks197 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion46 decks197 decks
3%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
16%inclusion28 decks177 decks
13%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
15%inclusion26 decks175 decks
9%synergy
Minas Tirith
15%inclusion29 decks197 decks
8%synergy
The Black Gate
14%inclusion28 decks197 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion27 decks197 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion25 decks197 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion18 decks197 decks
-2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.6%inclusion17 decks197 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.6%inclusion17 decks197 decks
8%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
8.1%inclusion16 decks197 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.1%inclusion16 decks197 decks
0%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.6%inclusion15 decks197 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.1%inclusion14 decks197 decks
3%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.7%inclusion12 decks178 decks
5%synergy
Shefet Dunes
6.6%inclusion13 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Multiversal Passage
6.2%inclusion9 decks145 decks
5%synergy
Secret Tunnel
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Nomad Stadium
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion177 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion167 decks197 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
65%inclusion129 decks197 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Signet
42%inclusion82 decks197 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion40 decks197 decks
-1%synergy
Staff of Compleation
15%inclusion30 decks197 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion29 decks197 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion29 decks197 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion26 decks197 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion14 decks197 decks
-8%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion193 decks197 decks
0%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion190 decks197 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion173 decks197 decks
1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
79%inclusion155 decks197 decks
21%synergy
Isolated Chapel
75%inclusion147 decks197 decks
8%synergy
Godless Shrine
69%inclusion136 decks197 decks
18%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
46%inclusion90 decks197 decks
22%synergy
Marsh Flats
45%inclusion88 decks197 decks
15%synergy
Fetid Heath
44%inclusion87 decks197 decks
3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
44%inclusion87 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Field
43%inclusion84 decks197 decks
-8%synergy
Vault of Champions
41%inclusion80 decks197 decks
1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
39%inclusion76 decks197 decks
-3%synergy
Silent Clearing
36%inclusion71 decks197 decks
21%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
34%inclusion67 decks197 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
34%inclusion66 decks197 decks
21%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
31%inclusion62 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Silence
29%inclusion57 decks197 decks
-10%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
26%inclusion52 decks197 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
26%inclusion51 decks197 decks
14%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
24%inclusion48 decks197 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion44 decks197 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion44 decks197 decks
-1%synergy
Desolate Mire
20%inclusion40 decks197 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
16%inclusion31 decks197 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion31 decks197 decks
12%synergy
Scoured Barrens
14%inclusion27 decks197 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion24 decks197 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
12%inclusion24 decks197 decks
-8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion23 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Starting Town
11%inclusion20 decks178 decks
10%synergy
Scrubland
11%inclusion22 decks197 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion20 decks197 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion20 decks197 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion18 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.6%inclusion17 decks197 decks
-10%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.6%inclusion17 decks197 decks
3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.6%inclusion17 decks197 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.1%inclusion16 decks197 decks
2%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.6%inclusion15 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.6%inclusion15 decks197 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.6%inclusion15 decks197 decks
3%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
7.4%inclusion13 decks175 decks
5%synergy
Windswept Heath
7.1%inclusion14 decks197 decks
1%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.1%inclusion14 decks197 decks
2%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
6.1%inclusion12 decks197 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
0%synergy
Umbral Expanse
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
-6%synergy
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