Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Core

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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21%synergy
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17%synergy
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27%synergy
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6%synergy
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13%synergy
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8%synergy
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2%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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12%synergy
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10%synergy
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6%synergy
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12%synergy
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12%synergy
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10%synergy
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5%synergy
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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4%synergy
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22%synergy
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12%synergy
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23%synergy
Despark
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19%synergy
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-1%synergy
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14%synergy
Battle Menu
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14%synergy
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2%synergy
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12%synergy
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-8%synergy
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6%synergy
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
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7%synergy
Fracture
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-11%synergy
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8%synergy
Fatal Push
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8%synergy
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9%synergy
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16%synergy
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-0%synergy
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6%synergy
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13%synergy
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10%synergy
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1%synergy
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1%synergy
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10%synergy
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10%synergy
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3%synergy
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8%synergy
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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6%synergy
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7%synergy
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1%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
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3%synergy
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30%synergy
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27%synergy
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1%synergy
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16%synergy
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17%synergy
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15%synergy
Dragoon's Lance
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14%synergy
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11%synergy
Mithril Coat
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9%synergy
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10%synergy
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11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
11%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
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11%synergy
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10%synergy
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7%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
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10%synergy
The Endstone
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10%synergy
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9%synergy
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8%synergy
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-3%synergy
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6%synergy
Elixir
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8%synergy
White Mage's Staff
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8%synergy
Maul of the Skyclaves
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8%synergy
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8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
6%synergy
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7%synergy
Jet Medallion
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1%synergy
World Map
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6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
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4%synergy
Soul Conduit
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6%synergy
Tome of Legends
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6%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
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4%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
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2%synergy
Requiem Monolith
6.3%inclusion8 decks127 decks
5%synergy
Celestial Armor
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
Darksteel Plate
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5%synergy
Phoenix Down
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5%synergy
Instant Ramen
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
Vorpal Sword
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5%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
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3%synergy
Skullclamp
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-21%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
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5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
3%synergy
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Unspeakable Symbol
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32%synergy
Greed
29%inclusion44 decks150 decks
25%synergy
Lunar Convocation
24%inclusion36 decks150 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Bond
22%inclusion33 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Dark Tutelage
18%inclusion27 decks150 decks
17%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
17%inclusion26 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Axis of Mortality
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Glasswing Grace
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Call of the Ring
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Knights' Charge
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
-9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
-8%synergy
Paladin Class
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Spirit Link
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Ghostly Prison
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
-9%synergy
Vampiric Link
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Forge Anew
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Intermediate Chirography
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Coercive Impetus
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Gift of Immortality
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Font of Agonies
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
-12%synergy
Land Tax
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
-7%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
-3%synergy
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Rogue's Passage
45%inclusion68 decks150 decks
26%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
41%inclusion61 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion55 decks150 decks
-8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
23%inclusion35 decks150 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
-0%synergy
War Room
21%inclusion32 decks150 decks
13%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
15%inclusion22 decks147 decks
13%synergy
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13%inclusion19 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Minas Tirith
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
8%synergy
The Black Gate
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
-10%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
-0%synergy
Restless Fortress
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
-0%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Shefet Dunes
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion107 decks150 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion92 decks150 decks
-19%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
54%inclusion81 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
40%inclusion60 decks150 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion17 decks150 decks
-11%synergy
White Auracite
10%inclusion15 decks147 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
-4%synergy
Blitzball
10%inclusion14 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
-5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion150 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion144 decks150 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion126 decks150 decks
-2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
66%inclusion99 decks150 decks
-2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
61%inclusion91 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Godless Shrine
49%inclusion73 decks150 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Heath
47%inclusion70 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
43%inclusion65 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Field
42%inclusion63 decks150 decks
-8%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
38%inclusion57 decks150 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
37%inclusion55 decks150 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Silence
31%inclusion47 decks150 decks
-7%synergy
Desolate Mire
31%inclusion46 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion44 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
29%inclusion43 decks150 decks
6%synergy
Silent Clearing
27%inclusion41 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
26%inclusion39 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Champions
26%inclusion39 decks150 decks
-13%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion37 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
24%inclusion36 decks150 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion34 decks150 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion32 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion31 decks150 decks
-6%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
19%inclusion28 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion27 decks150 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
17%inclusion25 decks150 decks
-6%synergy
Turbulent Moor
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
16%inclusion23 decks146 decks
13%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
-4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion19 decks150 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion18 decks150 decks
5%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Neglected Manor
10%inclusion15 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Umbral Expanse
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
-4%synergy
Starting Town
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
6%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
-7%synergy
Opal Palace
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
2%synergy
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