Cecil, Dark Knight (Commander) - Upgraded Lifedrain

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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83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
82%synergy
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82%synergy
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83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
80%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
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79%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
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71%synergy
Children of Korlis
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
63%synergy
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67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
62%synergy
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60%synergy
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59%synergy
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54%synergy
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Damn
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
50%synergy
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67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
43%synergy
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67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
45%synergy
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67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
41%synergy
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Bolas's Citadel
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
53%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Teferi's Protection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Farewell
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
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Darkstar Augur
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
General's Enforcer
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Dion, Bahamut's Dominant
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Syr Vondam, the Lucent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Honored Knight-Captain
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mister Negative
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Tree of Perdition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Murderous Rider
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Caustic Bronco
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Hooded Blightfang
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Lady of Laughter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Extraction Specialist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Brass Squire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Esper Sentinel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Champion of Dusk
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Intrepid Hero
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Blood Celebrant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Starscape Cleric
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Bastion Protector
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Defiler of Faith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Sangromancer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Enduring Angel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Tonberry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Silence
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Infernal Grasp
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Snuff Out
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Clever Concealment
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Angel's Grace
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-16%synergy
Dismember
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Restoration Magic
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Comeuppance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fatal Push
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thrilling Encore
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Eerie Interference
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dawn's Truce
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Everybody Lives!
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fanatical Offering
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Get Lost
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Doom Blade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Vanishing Verse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Fleeting Flight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Necrologia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Shelter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utter End
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Inkshield
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Fracture
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Batwing Brume
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Akroma's Will
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Overkill
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Exsanguinate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Repay in Kind
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Split Up
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Profane Transfusion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pain's Reward
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Vindicate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Storm of Souls
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Return Triumphant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Reverse the Sands
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Pact Weapon
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
The Endstone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Requiem Monolith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Quietus Spike
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Neglected Heirloom
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Eye of Vecna
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Celestial Armor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dissection Tools
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Shadowspear
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Cobbled Wings
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Transmutation Font
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Darksteel Plate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Goldvein Pick
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tome of Legends
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tinker's Tote
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sword of the Animist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Saw
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Dusk Rose Reliquary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Sigiled Sword of Valeron
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Sigil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Collector's Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Dragoon's Lance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
White Mage's Staff
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reaper's Scythe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Paladin's Arms
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
World Map
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Genji Glove
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Seriema
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Axis of Mortality
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Sanguine Bond
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Land Tax
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Ghostly Prison
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Parker Luck
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Dark Tutelage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Grasp of Fate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Greed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Hopeful Vigil
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Leyline of Sanctity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Grievous Wound
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Life Insurance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Karmic Justice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Necrodominance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Monologue Tax
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Flaming Fist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of the Void
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Champions from Beyond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Ghost Assassin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-27%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Throne of the High City
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Labyrinth of Skophos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Blighted Steppe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Great Arashin City
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Orzhov Signet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-23%synergy
White Auracite
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Staff of Compleation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Relic of Legends
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
The Irencrag
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Caves of Koilos
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Plains
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Fetid Heath
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Godless Shrine
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Isolated Chapel
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Mire
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Field
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-18%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Scoured Barrens
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Champions
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Horizon of Progress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Demolition Field
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Scrubland
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Silence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-23%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Voldaren Estate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Silent Clearing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Starting Town
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
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