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

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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34%synergy
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45%synergy
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63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
43%synergy
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33%synergy
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41%synergy
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36%synergy
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42%synergy
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17%synergy
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40%synergy
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27%synergy
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10%synergy
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19%synergy
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2%synergy
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24%synergy
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16%synergy
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21%synergy
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12%synergy
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10%synergy
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13%synergy
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18%synergy
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15%synergy
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18%synergy
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17%synergy
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15%synergy
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11%synergy
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16%synergy
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15%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
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9%synergy
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12%synergy
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14%synergy
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13%synergy
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13%synergy
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-18%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
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11%synergy
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4%synergy
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12%synergy
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7%synergy
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Dark Ritual
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21%synergy
Restoration Magic
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31%synergy
Fell the Profane
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17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
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25%synergy
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25%synergy
Inkshield
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10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
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13%synergy
Snuff Out
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23%synergy
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2%synergy
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-1%synergy
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18%synergy
Despark
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-10%synergy
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14%synergy
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18%synergy
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9%synergy
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16%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
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4%synergy
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45%synergy
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18%synergy
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15%synergy
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15%synergy
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20%synergy
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11%synergy
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13%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
Bond of Agony
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16%synergy
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-5%synergy
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12%synergy
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
Day of Judgment
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10%synergy
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8%synergy
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2%synergy
Martial Coup
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5%synergy
Heroes Remembered
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8%synergy
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2%synergy
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8%synergy
Pain's Reward
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8%synergy
Finale of Glory
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7%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
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8%synergy
Damnation
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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21%synergy
The Wind Crystal
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38%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
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29%synergy
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26%synergy
Sword of the Animist
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22%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
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24%synergy
Excalibur II
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18%synergy
Whip of Erebos
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14%synergy
Soul Conduit
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16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
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-3%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
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15%synergy
The Endstone
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Pearl Medallion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
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12%synergy
Leyline Axe
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12%synergy
Shadowspear
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9%synergy
Jet Medallion
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6%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
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12%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
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11%synergy
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0%synergy
Expedition Map
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6%synergy
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3%synergy
Norn's Annex
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6%synergy
Herald's Horn
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
Phoenix Down
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5%synergy
Wrecking Ball Arm
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5%synergy
Paladin's Arms
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5%synergy
Buster Sword
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3%synergy
World Map
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4%synergy
Elixir
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5%synergy
Genji Glove
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4%synergy
The Masamune
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4%synergy
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Greed
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Sanguine Bond
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Axis of Mortality
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Lunar Convocation
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Call of the Ring
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Glasswing Grace
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Exquisite Blood
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Dark Tutelage
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Spirit Mantle
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Underworld Connections
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Blind Obedience
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Monologue Tax
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Knights' Charge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Ghostly Prison
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Search for Dagger
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Brilliant Wings
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Reconnaissance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Necrodominance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sidequest: Catch a Fish
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
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Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
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Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
8%synergy
War Room
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Minas Tirith
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Multiversal Passage
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
17%synergy
Westvale Abbey
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
The Black Gate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Clive's Hideaway
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Secret Tunnel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Monumental Henge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
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Arcane Signet
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Mox Amber
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Staff of Compleation
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Signet
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-39%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Caves of Koilos
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Isolated Chapel
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Godless Shrine
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flats
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Vault of Champions
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Silent Clearing
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Heath
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Field
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-22%synergy
Temple of Silence
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-20%synergy
Starting Town
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Scrubland
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Desolate Mire
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
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