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
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Turbulent Moor
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
-7%synergy
Fix What's Broken
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Moment of Reckoning
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
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Dark Confidant
69%inclusion142 decks207 decks
62%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
55%inclusion103 decks188 decks
54%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion112 decks207 decks
51%synergy
Pact Weapon
50%inclusion103 decks207 decks
48%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
48%inclusion88 decks185 decks
46%synergy
The Wind Crystal
52%inclusion97 decks185 decks
45%synergy
Children of Korlis
48%inclusion99 decks207 decks
44%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
48%inclusion90 decks188 decks
43%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion104 decks207 decks
43%synergy
Rosa, Resolute White Mage
42%inclusion78 decks186 decks
41%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
75%inclusion156 decks207 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
65%inclusion134 decks207 decks
36%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
62%inclusion128 decks207 decks
21%synergy
Path to Exile
57%inclusion118 decks207 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
57%inclusion117 decks207 decks
35%synergy
Damn
56%inclusion116 decks207 decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
55%inclusion113 decks207 decks
38%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
50%inclusion104 decks207 decks
31%synergy
Night's Whisper
45%inclusion94 decks207 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion94 decks207 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
51%inclusion105 decks207 decks
37%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion52 decks207 decks
19%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion36 decks207 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Protection
15%inclusion32 decks207 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion26 decks207 decks
-3%synergy
Farewell
12%inclusion25 decks207 decks
0%synergy
Smothering Tithe
8.2%inclusion17 decks207 decks
-13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.2%inclusion17 decks207 decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.7%inclusion16 decks207 decks
1%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.8%inclusion14 decks207 decks
5%synergy
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Darkstar Augur
43%inclusion88 decks207 decks
38%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
43%inclusion88 decks207 decks
31%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
40%inclusion83 decks207 decks
20%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
39%inclusion81 decks207 decks
33%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
38%inclusion79 decks207 decks
34%synergy
General's Enforcer
35%inclusion73 decks207 decks
33%synergy
Bastion Protector
34%inclusion71 decks207 decks
31%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
34%inclusion64 decks188 decks
31%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
33%inclusion68 decks207 decks
24%synergy
Knight Exemplar
29%inclusion60 decks207 decks
28%synergy
Wall of Blood
29%inclusion59 decks207 decks
27%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
28%inclusion58 decks207 decks
25%synergy
Mister Negative
27%inclusion37 decks136 decks
26%synergy
Witch Enchanter
26%inclusion54 decks207 decks
14%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
26%inclusion54 decks207 decks
25%synergy
Blood Celebrant
24%inclusion50 decks207 decks
23%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
24%inclusion50 decks207 decks
21%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
23%inclusion48 decks207 decks
13%synergy
Caustic Bronco
22%inclusion46 decks207 decks
22%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
19%inclusion29 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
19%inclusion35 decks185 decks
18%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
19%inclusion35 decks188 decks
18%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
16%synergy
Esper Sentinel
17%inclusion36 decks207 decks
0%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
17%inclusion36 decks207 decks
11%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
17%inclusion35 decks207 decks
9%synergy
Keen Duelist
17%inclusion35 decks207 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
16%inclusion34 decks207 decks
16%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
15%inclusion32 decks207 decks
13%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
15%inclusion31 decks207 decks
7%synergy
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
15%inclusion28 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
14%inclusion30 decks207 decks
1%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
14%inclusion29 decks207 decks
8%synergy
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
14%inclusion26 decks188 decks
12%synergy
Doom Whisperer
14%inclusion28 decks207 decks
12%synergy
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn
13%inclusion23 decks184 decks
10%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
12%inclusion25 decks207 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Ghast
12%inclusion25 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion25 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Mother of Runes
11%inclusion22 decks207 decks
1%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
11%inclusion22 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Soul Warden
10%inclusion21 decks207 decks
-7%synergy
The Speed Demon
10%inclusion21 decks207 decks
9%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
10%inclusion16 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
10%inclusion20 decks207 decks
8%synergy
Murderous Rider
9.2%inclusion19 decks207 decks
8%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
9.2%inclusion19 decks207 decks
1%synergy
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
9.2%inclusion19 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Vincent Valentine
9.1%inclusion17 decks186 decks
8%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
8.9%inclusion15 decks168 decks
2%synergy
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Dark Ritual
44%inclusion92 decks207 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion68 decks207 decks
20%synergy
Inkshield
30%inclusion63 decks207 decks
10%synergy
Restoration Magic
30%inclusion56 decks185 decks
26%synergy
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion58 decks207 decks
24%synergy
Dismember
24%inclusion50 decks207 decks
23%synergy
Generous Gift
24%inclusion50 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion47 decks207 decks
-7%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion45 decks207 decks
19%synergy
Snuff Out
20%inclusion42 decks207 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion41 decks207 decks
8%synergy
Akroma's Will
20%inclusion41 decks207 decks
13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion36 decks207 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion34 decks207 decks
-6%synergy
Angel's Grace
16%inclusion33 decks207 decks
13%synergy
Mortify
15%inclusion31 decks207 decks
-7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion29 decks207 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion27 decks207 decks
0%synergy
Fracture
13%inclusion26 decks207 decks
-8%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
12%inclusion25 decks207 decks
4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
12%inclusion25 decks207 decks
4%synergy
Overkill
12%inclusion22 decks185 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion23 decks207 decks
0%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion20 decks207 decks
1%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
8.7%inclusion18 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Dire Tactics
8.2%inclusion17 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Hatred
8.2%inclusion17 decks207 decks
7%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.7%inclusion16 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.7%inclusion16 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Battle Menu
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Erode
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Stunning Reversal
6.8%inclusion14 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Necrologia
6.8%inclusion14 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
5.8%inclusion12 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Withering Boon
5.3%inclusion11 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
5.3%inclusion11 decks207 decks
4%synergy
Silence
5.3%inclusion11 decks207 decks
1%synergy
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Reanimate
39%inclusion80 decks207 decks
23%synergy
Exsanguinate
36%inclusion74 decks207 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
34%inclusion71 decks207 decks
16%synergy
Repay in Kind
31%inclusion65 decks207 decks
30%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion33 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Contract
13%inclusion26 decks207 decks
12%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
13%inclusion26 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Profane Transfusion
12%inclusion24 decks207 decks
11%synergy
Open the Armory
12%inclusion24 decks207 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion24 decks207 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion22 decks207 decks
-6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion21 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
10%inclusion21 decks207 decks
10%synergy
Fumigate
10%inclusion20 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.2%inclusion19 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
9.2%inclusion19 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
7.7%inclusion16 decks207 decks
7%synergy
Wrath of God
7.2%inclusion15 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Pain's Reward
7.2%inclusion15 decks207 decks
7%synergy
Bond of Agony
6.8%inclusion14 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Bargain
6.8%inclusion14 decks207 decks
7%synergy
Vindicate
6.3%inclusion13 decks207 decks
-6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.8%inclusion12 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Day of Judgment
5.8%inclusion12 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.3%inclusion11 decks207 decks
-4%synergy
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The Darkness Crystal
32%inclusion61 decks188 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Sigil
32%inclusion67 decks207 decks
30%synergy
Excalibur II
29%inclusion54 decks184 decks
28%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
28%inclusion51 decks184 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion54 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
26%inclusion54 decks207 decks
23%synergy
Mithril Coat
16%inclusion34 decks207 decks
14%synergy
Shadowspear
16%inclusion33 decks207 decks
13%synergy
Buster Sword
15%inclusion28 decks185 decks
13%synergy
Whip of Erebos
14%inclusion29 decks207 decks
11%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
14%inclusion28 decks207 decks
12%synergy
Genji Glove
11%inclusion20 decks184 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion21 decks207 decks
2%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
10%inclusion20 decks207 decks
9%synergy
The Endstone
10%inclusion16 decks168 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
9.2%inclusion19 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
9.2%inclusion19 decks207 decks
9%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
8.7%inclusion18 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
8.6%inclusion16 decks185 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
8.2%inclusion17 decks207 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.7%inclusion16 decks207 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Plate
7.7%inclusion16 decks207 decks
7%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.7%inclusion16 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
7.2%inclusion15 decks207 decks
7%synergy
Leyline Axe
7.2%inclusion15 decks207 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Plate
7.2%inclusion15 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Paladin's Arms
7.0%inclusion13 decks185 decks
7%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.8%inclusion14 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Celestial Armor
6.3%inclusion13 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.3%inclusion13 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
6.3%inclusion13 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.3%inclusion13 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Eye of Vecna
5.3%inclusion11 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Colossus Hammer
5.3%inclusion11 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
5.3%inclusion11 decks207 decks
0%synergy
Soul Conduit
5.3%inclusion11 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
37%inclusion76 decks207 decks
17%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
30%inclusion62 decks207 decks
29%synergy
Lunar Convocation
30%inclusion62 decks207 decks
20%synergy
Greed
28%inclusion58 decks207 decks
24%synergy
Exquisite Blood
28%inclusion57 decks207 decks
12%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
19%inclusion39 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Call of the Ring
19%inclusion39 decks207 decks
16%synergy
Axis of Mortality
18%inclusion37 decks207 decks
17%synergy
Glasswing Grace
15%inclusion32 decks207 decks
7%synergy
Dark Tutelage
14%inclusion29 decks207 decks
13%synergy
Blind Obedience
13%inclusion27 decks207 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
11%inclusion23 decks207 decks
10%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion23 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion22 decks207 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9.2%inclusion19 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
8.7%inclusion18 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Knights' Charge
8.7%inclusion18 decks207 decks
8%synergy
Necrodominance
8.7%inclusion18 decks207 decks
8%synergy
Font of Agonies
7.2%inclusion15 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
7.2%inclusion15 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.8%inclusion14 decks207 decks
4%synergy
Reconnaissance
5.8%inclusion12 decks207 decks
4%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
5.8%inclusion12 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Spirit Link
5.3%inclusion11 decks207 decks
0%synergy
Parker Luck
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
51%inclusion106 decks207 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion95 decks207 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion76 decks207 decks
14%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
36%inclusion75 decks207 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
27%inclusion56 decks207 decks
18%synergy
War Room
25%inclusion51 decks207 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion47 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
16%inclusion30 decks187 decks
13%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
16%inclusion29 decks185 decks
10%synergy
The Black Gate
14%inclusion29 decks207 decks
12%synergy
Minas Tirith
14%inclusion29 decks207 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion28 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion27 decks207 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.2%inclusion19 decks207 decks
-2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.7%inclusion18 decks207 decks
-1%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
8.7%inclusion18 decks207 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.2%inclusion17 decks207 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion16 decks207 decks
0%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.2%inclusion15 decks207 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.8%inclusion14 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Shefet Dunes
6.8%inclusion14 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Multiversal Passage
6.5%inclusion10 decks155 decks
6%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Secret Tunnel
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion184 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion175 decks207 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
66%inclusion137 decks207 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Signet
43%inclusion88 decks207 decks
-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion42 decks207 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion32 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Staff of Compleation
14%inclusion30 decks207 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion30 decks207 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion26 decks207 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.2%inclusion15 decks207 decks
-7%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion202 decks207 decks
0%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion198 decks207 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion183 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
80%inclusion165 decks207 decks
22%synergy
Isolated Chapel
75%inclusion156 decks207 decks
8%synergy
Godless Shrine
71%inclusion146 decks207 decks
19%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
47%inclusion97 decks207 decks
23%synergy
Fetid Heath
46%inclusion95 decks207 decks
4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
45%inclusion94 decks207 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
44%inclusion92 decks207 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Field
42%inclusion87 decks207 decks
-8%synergy
Vault of Champions
41%inclusion84 decks207 decks
1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
40%inclusion82 decks207 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
36%inclusion74 decks207 decks
-4%synergy
Silent Clearing
35%inclusion73 decks207 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion68 decks207 decks
20%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
32%inclusion66 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Silence
29%inclusion59 decks207 decks
-11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
27%inclusion55 decks207 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
26%inclusion54 decks207 decks
14%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
26%inclusion54 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion48 decks207 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion47 decks207 decks
0%synergy
Desolate Mire
20%inclusion42 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
15%inclusion32 decks207 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion32 decks207 decks
12%synergy
Scoured Barrens
14%inclusion29 decks207 decks
-9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion26 decks207 decks
-7%synergy
Scrubland
12%inclusion25 decks207 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion25 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion25 decks207 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion23 decks207 decks
0%synergy
Starting Town
11%inclusion20 decks188 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion21 decks207 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion21 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
-12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.7%inclusion18 decks207 decks
-9%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.2%inclusion17 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.7%inclusion16 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.7%inclusion16 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.7%inclusion16 decks207 decks
5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.7%inclusion16 decks207 decks
3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
7.7%inclusion16 decks207 decks
-4%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
7.6%inclusion14 decks185 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.2%inclusion15 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.8%inclusion14 decks207 decks
1%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
5.8%inclusion12 decks207 decks
6%synergy
Umbral Expanse
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.3%inclusion11 decks207 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.3%inclusion11 decks207 decks
-1%synergy
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