Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Upgraded Midrange

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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80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
78%synergy
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83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
67%synergy
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66%synergy
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65%synergy
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64%synergy
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67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Sign in Blood
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49%synergy
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45%synergy
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43%synergy
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100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
35%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
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33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
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17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
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10%synergy
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17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
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17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
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Mister Negative
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
59%synergy
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50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Dark Confidant
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
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50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
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50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
28%synergy
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50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Wall of Blood
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Timeline Culler
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
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40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
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40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Darkstar Augur
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
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33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Doom Whisperer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Bastion Protector
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Grim Hireling
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Children of Korlis
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Ainok Strike Leader
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Tataru Taru
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Thancred Waters
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
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20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Seymour Flux
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
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20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Breaker of Armies
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Archon of Absolution
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Caustic Bronco
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dread Presence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Minion of the Wastes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Serra Ascendant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Crystal Barricade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Resplendent Angel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Necropolis Regent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Necrologia
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Path to Exile
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Inkshield
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Imp's Mischief
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Bitter Triumph
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Generous Gift
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Restoration Magic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lapse of Certainty
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tithe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Stunning Reversal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hatred
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Moonlight Bargain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ulcerate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Vendetta
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Abstruse Appropriation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Withering Boon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
True Love's Kiss
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Utter End
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Grand Crescendo
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Reprieve
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Fracture
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Akroma's Will
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
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Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Read the Bones
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Exsanguinate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Repay in Kind
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Ambition's Cost
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Bond of Agony
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Requisition Raid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Temporal Extortion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Providence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Pain's Reward
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Finale of Glory
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Army of the Damned
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Craving
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dark Petition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Exterminatus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Diresight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Risky Shortcut
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Damn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-17%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
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Soul Conduit
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Pact Weapon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Jet Medallion
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Sword of the Animist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Wrecking Ball Arm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Buster Sword
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
The Wind Crystal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
World Map
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
The Masamune
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Pearl Medallion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline Axe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Glamdring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Whip of Erebos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Skullclamp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Shadowspear
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Norn's Annex
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Darksteel Plate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Sigil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Enchantments
Axis of Mortality
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Sanguine Bond
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Greed
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Call of the Ring
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Vow of Duty
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Vow of Torment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Legion Loyalty
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Gift of Doom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Noble Heritage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Reconnaissance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Hyena Umbra
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Kithkin Armor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Underworld Connections
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Glasswing Grace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Contaminated Bond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blind Obedience
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Court of Ambition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Curse of Disturbance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sinister Possession
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Spirit Mantle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Vow of Malice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Necrodominance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Redemption Arc
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Lunar Convocation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Flaming Fist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Land Tax
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Nowhere to Run
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Marchesa's Decree
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Ghostly Prison
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Court of Grace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Karma
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Bitterblossom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
True Conviction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
23%synergy
War Room
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Minas Tirith
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Clive's Hideaway
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sejiri Steppe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Black Gate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Diamond City
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Orzhov Signet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-24%synergy
Staff of Compleation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Marble Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Caves of Koilos
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-20%synergy
Isolated Chapel
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Marsh Flats
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Witch Enchanter
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Fetid Heath
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Vault of Champions
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Silence
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Silent Clearing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
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