It's so over... We're so back by user2667145

Format: Commander

Commander: Cecil, Dark Knight // Cecil, Redeemed Paladin

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This Orzhov midrange deck is led by Cecil, Dark Knight // Cecil, Redeemed Paladin, leveraging early combat, life-payment mechanics, and equipment to manipulate your life total and transform Cecil into an indestructible combat powerhouse. Deployed on Turn 1 for just {B}, Cecil trades life for early board pressure before flipping into a 4/4 lifelink Knight that grants indestructible to other attacking creatures. The deck synergizes Knight tribal elements like Adeline, Resplendent Cathar, Aryel, Knight of Windgrace, and Knights' Charge with potent Voltron equipment such as Commander's Plate and Shadowspear. A powerful lifegain-to-counter engine through Light of Promise accelerates combat clocks, while Bloodthirsty Conqueror combines with Sanguine Bond or Enduring Tenacity to provide a game-ending infinite life drain loop. Backed by versatile sweepers like Farewell and resilient protection like Teferi's Protection, the deck controls the pace of combat and closes games through relentless martial pressure.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Adventurer's Inn
  • 1 Aerith Gainsborough
  • 1 Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Bastion Protector
  • 1 Battle Menu
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Bloodthirsty Conqueror
  • 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Cecil, Dark Knight // Cecil, Redeemed Paladin
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 Children of Korlis
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Plate
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Damnation
  • 1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
  • 1 Dark Confidant
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Dion, Bahamut's Dominant // Bahamut, Warden of Light
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exsanguinator Cavalry
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Font of Agonies
  • 1 General's Enforcer
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grim Tutor
  • 1 Inkshield
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Judge Magister Gabranth
  • 1 K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Knights' Charge
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Light of Promise
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Oketra's Last Mercy
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 11 Plains
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Rosa, Resolute White Mage
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Sign in Blood
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Squall, SeeD Mercenary
  • 1 Starting Town
  • 1 Stunning Reversal
  • 1 Summon: Knights of Round
  • 1 Sunbond
  • 13 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Light and Shadow
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Temple of Silence
  • 1 The Darkness Crystal
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Twinblade Blessing
  • 1 Unspeakable Symbol
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vilis, Broker of Blood
  • 1 Westvale Abbey // Ormendahl, Profane Prince
  • 1 Wrath of God