Cecil, Dark Knight commander decks

{W}{B}Orzhov commanders

We track 189 decks led by Cecil, Dark Knight.

Deck numbers as of October 5, 2026 · refreshed weekly

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The card$0.75-38.5% in 30 daysas of Oct 5Price history for Cecil, Dark Knight
Decks led
189

0.02% of the 787,845 legal decks we track.

Median deck price
$366

Most cost $96 to $1,548.

Median power
5.3

Most rate 4.1 to 7.1 on the 1 to 10 EDH power level scale.

Median salt
3.2

Most score 2.4 to 4.9 out of 10.

Most often built as kindred (26%), then combat (26%).

Real Cecil, Dark Knight decks

Real decks from our database, picked from this commander's own price range and from every bracket people build it in. Open any of them for the full list. The picks rotate weekly.

By budget

  • Budget build
    $91.31
    price
    4.9
    power
    3.6
    salt
    Bracket 3 (Upgraded)
    {W}{B}midrange
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  • Typical build
    $327
    price
    4.7
    power
    2.9
    salt
    Bracket 3 (Upgraded)
    {W}{B}midrange
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  • High-end build
    $1,489
    price
    6.0
    power
    5.7
    salt
    Bracket 4 (Optimized)
    {W}{B}midrange
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By bracket

  • Bracket 1 · Exhibition
    $329
    price
    4.8
    power
    2.5
    salt
    Bracket 1 (Exhibition)
    {W}{B}midrange
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  • Bracket 2 · Core
    $165
    price
    4.3
    power
    2.3
    salt
    Bracket 2 (Core)
    {W}{B}midrange
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  • Bracket 3 · Upgraded
    $506
    price
    5.2
    power
    4.8
    salt
    Bracket 3 (Upgraded)
    {W}{B}midrange
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  • Bracket 4 · Optimized
    $212
    price
    4.2
    power
    3.1
    salt
    Bracket 4 (Optimized)
    {W}{B}midrange
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Cecil, Dark Knight decks by price and bracket

Deck prices

$0 to $50: 9 decks.
$50 to $100: 11 decks.
$100 to $150: 18 decks.
$150 to $200: 17 decks.
$200 to $300: 28 decks.
$300 to $400: 18 decks.
$400 to $500: 16 decks.
$500 to $750: 29 decks.
$750 to $1,000: 10 decks.
$1,000 to $1,500: 14 decks.
$1,500 to $2,000: 4 decks.
$2,000 to $3,000: 9 decks.
$3,000 and up: 6 decks.

Decks per price band. The highlighted band, $300 to $400, holds the median deck at $366. 71 of these decks cost $250 or less.

WotC brackets

  • Bracket 1 (Exhibition)21% · 40
  • Bracket 2 (Core)12% · 22
  • Bracket 3 (Upgraded)39% · 73
  • Bracket 4 (Optimized)25% · 47
  • Bracket 5 (cEDH)4% · 7

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Under $100 (20) Under $250 (71) Bracket 3 builds (73)

What Cecil, Dark Knight decks play

The 40 cards found most often across these 189 decks, with each card's current price. The bar is the share of decks running the card, and its green part is how far that share runs above the card's rate in every deck that could play it.

Creatures9

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Instants4

  • Swords to Plowshares51%$0.68
    Run in 96 of these decks (51%), 48% of decks that could run it.
  • Dark Ritual50%$4.44
    Run in 95 of these decks (50%), 34% of decks that could run it.
  • Path to Exile49%$0.58
    Run in 93 of these decks (49%), 50% of decks that could run it.
  • Anguished Unmaking46%$1.50
    Run in 87 of these decks (46%), 26% of decks that could run it.

Sorceries5

  • Feed the Swarm41%$0.19
    Run in 78 of these decks (41%), 17% of decks that could run it.
  • Toxic Deluge39%$4.99
    Run in 74 of these decks (39%), 23% of decks that could run it.
  • Damn37%$1.77
    Run in 69 of these decks (37%), 15% of decks that could run it.
  • Night's Whisper35%$0.24
    Run in 67 of these decks (35%), 10% of decks that could run it.
  • Reanimate32%$6.61
    Run in 60 of these decks (32%), 17% of decks that could run it.

Artifacts7

  • Sol Ring86%$1.00
    Run in 163 of these decks (86%), 88% of decks that could run it.
  • Arcane Signet73%$0.37
    Run in 138 of these decks (73%), 79% of decks that could run it.
  • Talisman of Hierarchy54%$0.42
    Run in 102 of these decks (54%), 30% of decks that could run it.
  • Pact Weapon42%$3.76
    Run in 79 of these decks (42%), under 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Bolas's Citadel39%$8.40
    Run in 74 of these decks (39%), 11% of decks that could run it.
  • The Wind Crystal39%$6.70
    Run in 73 of these decks (39%), 4% of decks that could run it.
  • Swiftfoot Boots37%$1.48
    Run in 69 of these decks (37%), 25% of decks that could run it.

Enchantments2

Lands13

  • Command Tower83%$0.20
    Run in 157 of these decks (83%), 91% of decks that could run it.
  • Caves of Koilos67%$0.25
    Run in 126 of these decks (67%), 33% of decks that could run it.
  • Isolated Chapel65%$0.29
    Run in 123 of these decks (65%), 36% of decks that could run it.
  • Godless Shrine56%$8.44
    Run in 106 of these decks (56%), 48% of decks that could run it.
  • Rogue's Passage43%$0.27
    Run in 82 of these decks (43%), 18% of decks that could run it.
  • Fetid Heath39%$0.29
    Run in 73 of these decks (39%), 17% of decks that could run it.
7 more lands
  • Shattered Sanctum39%$1.46
    Run in 73 of these decks (39%), 18% of decks that could run it.
  • Shineshadow Snarl39%$0.28
    Run in 73 of these decks (39%), 13% of decks that could run it.
  • Bojuka Bog38%$0.93
    Run in 72 of these decks (38%), 31% of decks that could run it.
  • Bleachbone Verge35%$9.29
    Run in 67 of these decks (35%), 9% of decks that could run it.
  • Vault of Champions33%$16.40
    Run in 62 of these decks (33%), 25% of decks that could run it.
  • Silent Clearing32%$5.37
    Run in 61 of these decks (32%), 6% of decks that could run it.
  • Path of Ancestry31%$0.21
    Run in 58 of these decks (31%), 25% of decks that could run it.

Cards that set Cecil decks apart

These show up in Cecil decks far more often than in other decks that could play them.

6 more signature cards

Cecil, Dark Knight combos

99 of these decks (52%) run at least one combo listed on Commander Spellbook. These are the ones they run most.

  1. Bloodthirsty ConquerorplusEnduring Tenacity

    Infinite lifegain and life loss

    14%27 decks
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  2. Exquisite BloodplusSanguine Bond

    Infinite lifegain and life loss

    14%27 decks
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  3. Bloodthirsty ConquerorplusSanguine Bond

    Infinite lifegain and life loss

    13%25 decks
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  4. Bloodthirsty ConquerorplusVito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

    Infinite lifegain and life loss

    13%25 decks
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  5. Angelic EnforcerplusEnduring Tenacity

    Infinite lifegain and life loss, wins the game

    9%16 decks
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  6. Exquisite BloodplusVito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

    Infinite lifegain and life loss

    8%15 decks
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  7. Aetherflux ReservoirplusExquisite Blood

    Infinite damage and lifegain

    7%13 decks
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  8. Angelic EnforcerplusVito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

    Infinite lifegain and life loss

    7%13 decks
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Commanders like Cecil, Dark Knight

Their decks lean on many of the same signature cards as Cecil decks do.