Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Upgraded

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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18%synergy
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22%synergy
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27%synergy
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15%synergy
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8%synergy
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14%synergy
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7%synergy
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1%synergy
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9%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
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-9%synergy
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4%synergy
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4%synergy
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5%synergy
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1%synergy
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2%synergy
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18%synergy
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4%synergy
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16%synergy
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12%synergy
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14%synergy
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9%synergy
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13%synergy
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10%synergy
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2%synergy
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-1%synergy
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1%synergy
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-1%synergy
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9%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
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7%synergy
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5%synergy
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8%synergy
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6%synergy
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0%synergy
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0%synergy
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5%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
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13%synergy
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-13%synergy
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-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
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12%synergy
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-12%synergy
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6%synergy
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-8%synergy
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6.8%inclusion10 decks147 decks
6%synergy
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1%synergy
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-1%synergy
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2%synergy
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20%synergy
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6%synergy
Godless Shrine
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21%synergy
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14%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
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22%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
43%inclusion72 decks167 decks
9%synergy
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3%synergy
Fetid Heath
41%inclusion68 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Field
41%inclusion68 decks167 decks
-11%synergy
Silent Clearing
37%inclusion61 decks167 decks
21%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
35%inclusion58 decks167 decks
-6%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
34%inclusion56 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
33%inclusion55 decks167 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion52 decks167 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Silence
29%inclusion48 decks167 decks
-12%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
28%inclusion46 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
25%inclusion42 decks167 decks
14%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
25%inclusion42 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion35 decks167 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion31 decks167 decks
-5%synergy
Desolate Mire
17%inclusion29 decks167 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
13%synergy
Glasswing Grace
16%inclusion27 decks167 decks
8%synergy
Scoured Barrens
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
-11%synergy
Scrubland
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Starting Town
12%inclusion18 decks148 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion20 decks167 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion18 decks167 decks
-10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion17 decks167 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
10%inclusion16 decks167 decks
-2%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
9.0%inclusion13 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
-11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.0%inclusion15 decks167 decks
3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.4%inclusion14 decks167 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
7.8%inclusion13 decks167 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.2%inclusion12 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.0%inclusion10 decks167 decks
0%synergy
Windswept Heath
5.4%inclusion9 decks167 decks
0%synergy
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