Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Lifegain

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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11%synergy
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11%synergy
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14%synergy
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17%synergy
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4%synergy
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22%synergy
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22%synergy
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6%synergy
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18%synergy
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7%synergy
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-9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
23%inclusion35 decks150 decks
1%synergy
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22%inclusion33 decks150 decks
15%synergy
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21%inclusion32 decks150 decks
9%synergy
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21%inclusion32 decks150 decks
1%synergy
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0%synergy
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-3%synergy
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20%inclusion30 decks150 decks
12%synergy
Desolate Mire
20%inclusion30 decks150 decks
1%synergy
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19%inclusion29 decks150 decks
-7%synergy
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15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Starting Town
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion21 decks150 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion20 decks150 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
-6%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
8%synergy
Scrubland
11%inclusion16 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
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11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
8%synergy
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-2%synergy
Mana Confluence
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7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.7%inclusion13 decks150 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.0%inclusion12 decks150 decks
4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
7.3%inclusion11 decks150 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.7%inclusion10 decks150 decks
-6%synergy
Demolition Field
6.0%inclusion9 decks150 decks
3%synergy
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5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
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5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
-0%synergy
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5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
3%synergy
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5.3%inclusion8 decks150 decks
-1%synergy
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