Fight Knight by resin

Format: Commander

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

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This deck is an Orzhov Knight tribal and life-manipulation aggro-midrange strategy led by Cecil, Dark Knight // Cecil, Redeemed Paladin. Cecil enters on Turn 1 and applies immediate early pressure while utilizing self-inflicted life loss from combat, spells like Bitter Triumph, or engines like Unspeakable Symbol to drop to 20 or fewer life. Once transformed into Cecil, Redeemed Paladin, Cecil becomes a 4/4 lifelink threat that grants other attacking creatures indestructible during combat. The deck rapidly scales board power through redundant Knight lords such as Knight Exemplar, Kinsbaile Cavalier, and Valiant Knight, turning wide swings into lethal assaults. Supporting equipment like Blackblade Reforged and Pact Weapon amplifies individual threats, while efficient removal spells like Swords to Plowshares, Anguished Unmaking, and Damn disrupt opposing boards. The deck reliably closes games on Turn 7 through overwhelming combat damage and drain from Knights' Charge.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
  • 1 Arvad the Cursed
  • 1 Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
  • 1 Barren Moor
  • 1 Bastion Protector
  • 1 Bitter Triumph
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Blood Celebrant
  • 1 Cathar Commando
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Cecil, Dark Knight // Cecil, Redeemed Paladin
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 Children of Korlis
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Damnable Pact
  • 1 Dark Knight's Greatsword
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkstar Augur
  • 1 Dawn Charm
  • 1 Deafening Silence
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Dion, Bahamut's Dominant // Bahamut, Warden of Light
  • 1 Dragoon's Lance
  • 1 Elenda, Saint of Dusk
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Excalibur II
  • 1 Exsanguinator Cavalry
  • 1 Faith's Shield
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Forebear's Blade
  • 1 General's Enforcer
  • 1 Greed
  • 1 Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
  • 1 Hope Against Hope
  • 1 Infernal Grasp
  • 1 Inkshield
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kain, Traitorous Dragoon
  • 1 Kinsbaile Cavalier
  • 1 Knight Exemplar
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Knights' Charge
  • 1 Light of Promise
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Loyal Warhound
  • 1 Marauding Blight-Priest
  • 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Odric, Lunarch Marshal
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Orzhov Basilica
  • 1 Pact Weapon
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 11 Plains
  • 1 Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field
  • 1 Read the Bones
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Shining Armor
  • 1 Sign in Blood
  • 1 Silverblade Paladin
  • 1 Smitten Swordmaster // Curry Favor
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 11 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Tainted Sigil
  • 1 The Circle of Loyalty
  • 1 Thriving Moor
  • 1 Tome of Legends
  • 1 Twinblade Paladin
  • 1 Unspeakable Symbol
  • 1 Valiant Knight
  • 1 Wall of Blood
  • 1 Wintermoor Commander