Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Upgraded 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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33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
High Synergy Cards
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
63%synergy
Rosa, Resolute White Mage
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
59%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
The Wind Crystal
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Dark Confidant
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
General's Enforcer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Damn
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Sanguine Bond
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Children of Korlis
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Necropotence
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Smothering Tithe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Exsanguinator Cavalry
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Soul Warden
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Knight Exemplar
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Zack Fair
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Bastion Protector
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Darkstar Augur
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Caustic Bronco
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Murderous Rider
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Champion of Dusk
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Esper Sentinel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Relentless Rats
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Graven Abomination
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tree of Perdition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Company Commander
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Abyssal Specter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Extraction Specialist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Assault Intercessor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Lady of Laughter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Hooded Blightfang
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Anrakyr the Traveller
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Brass Squire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Abattoir Ghoul
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Childhood Horror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Carrion Locust
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Soul's Attendant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Angel's Grace
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Silence
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Path to Exile
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Inkshield
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Snuff Out
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Clever Concealment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Deadly Dispute
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Dismember
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Akroma's Will
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Overkill
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Restoration Magic
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Enter the Avatar State
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Comeuppance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fatal Push
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thrilling Encore
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Eerie Interference
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dawn's Truce
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Everybody Lives!
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Fanatical Offering
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Get Lost
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Doom Blade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Vanishing Verse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Fleeting Flight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Necrologia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Despark
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-17%synergy
Shelter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utter End
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Fracture
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Batwing Brume
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cloud's Limit Break
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fight On!
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Night's Whisper
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Exsanguinate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Repay in Kind
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Pain's Reward
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Vindicate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Temporal Extortion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Split Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Profane Transfusion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Merciless Eviction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Storm of Souls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unfinished Business
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Return Triumphant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Reverse the Sands
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Pact Weapon
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Genji Glove
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Eye of Vecna
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Sigil
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Buster Sword
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Quietus Spike
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Neglected Heirloom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Celestial Armor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dissection Tools
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Shadowspear
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Cobbled Wings
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Colossus Hammer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gisa's Favorite Shovel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Transmutation Font
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Plate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Champion's Helm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Goldvein Pick
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Tome of Legends
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Plate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Endless Atlas
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tinker's Tote
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sword of the Animist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Saw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dusk Rose Reliquary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Sigiled Sword of Valeron
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Collector's Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Hero's Heirloom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Axis of Mortality
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Land Tax
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ghostly Prison
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Parker Luck
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Dark Tutelage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Grasp of Fate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Hopeful Vigil
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Glasswing Grace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of Sanctity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grievous Wound
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Forge Anew
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Brave the Sands
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Life Insurance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Blind Obedience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Defenders of Humanity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Karmic Justice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Necrodominance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Font of Agonies
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wound Reflection
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Flaming Fist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Champions from Beyond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Super State
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Ghost Assassin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Minas Tirith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Throne of the High City
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Blighted Steppe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Great Arashin City
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-16%synergy
The Mind Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-27%synergy
White Auracite
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Staff of Compleation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Relic of Legends
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
The Irencrag
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Plains
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Caves of Koilos
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Fetid Heath
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Godless Shrine
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Field
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Silence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Vault of Champions
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Horizon of Progress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Ballroom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-17%synergy
Voldaren Estate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Silent Clearing
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
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