Kaervek the Merciless
$0.26
$0.26Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Meta Pick
Very popular, most players know the strategy.
Ranking
#1375
Current Rank
#1672
Last Week
#1065
Last Month
Links & Decks
Rakdos Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Kaervek the Merciless.
Generic Commander Episode 36: RAKDOS WEEK!!! Deadpool v Mishra v Kaervek v Keskit/Prismatic Piper
'90s vs 2000s vs 2010s vs 2020s | Commander Clash S17 E23
I Hate Your Deck #104 Kaervek v Flubs the Fool v Necrobloom v Zimone || Commander Gameplay MTG EDH
Boomer Magic: Playing Commander Like Its 2009 | Budget Magic: The Gathering EDH Gameplay
Commander Gameplay with @JoelareMagic and @KingdomsTV Magic Summit | K&F 59 MTG
Time Spiral Remastered w/ Cassius Marsh | Game Knights 43 | Magic The Gathering Gameplay EDH
Dragonlord Silumgar vs Karador vs Kaervek vs Ghalta EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Kaervek the Merciless decks.
Pain for All+1% Synergy
$0.62
Requiem Monolith+1% Synergy
$0.27
The Eternity Elevator+1% Synergy
$2.36
Scrounge for Eternity+1% Synergy
$0.07
Mutinous Massacre0% Synergy
$0.23
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kaervek the Merciless's abilities and overall game plan.
Dictate of the Twin Gods+47% Synergy
$0.94
Painful Quandary+46% Synergy
$0.97
Brash Taunter+42% Synergy
$0.63
Heartless Hidetsugu+37% Synergy
$1.10
Wound Reflection+34% Synergy
$8.63
Basilisk Collar+34% Synergy
$3.34
Obosh, the Preypiercer+32% Synergy
$0.17
Underworld Dreams+31% Synergy
$2.22
Vial Smasher the Fierce+30% Synergy
$1.19
Burnished Hart+30% Synergy
$0.09
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kaervek the Merciless decks.
Mana Geyser+28% Synergy
$1.99
The Lord of Pain+28% Synergy
$6.05
Blasphemous Act+16% Synergy
$1.85
Terminate+13% Synergy
$0.36
Lightning Greaves+13% Synergy
$4.54
Rakdos Charm+10% Synergy
$0.44
Chaos Warp+9% Synergy
$0.50
Bedevil+8% Synergy
$0.41
Vandalblast+8% Synergy
$3.74
Dark Ritual+7% Synergy
$3.59
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Deflecting Swat+3% Synergy
$50.95
Mana Vault+2% Synergy
$77.64
Jeska's Will0% Synergy
$25.52
Ancient Tomb0% Synergy
$95.44
Demonic Tutor-1% Synergy
$52.72
Vampiric Tutor-1% Synergy
$59.87
Orcish Bowmasters-1% Synergy
$31.96
Bolas's Citadel-6% Synergy
$12.28
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kaervek the Merciless's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Angrath's Marauders+30% Synergy
$0.21
Indulgent Tormentor+27% Synergy
$0.51
Scytheclaw Raptor+26% Synergy
$0.12
Harmonic Prodigy+25% Synergy
$11.39
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus+24% Synergy
$16.58
Harsh Mentor+24% Synergy
$0.20
Zo-Zu the Punisher+22% Synergy
$10.95
Mogis, God of Slaughter+21% Synergy
$2.88
Guttersnipe+21% Synergy
$0.19
Tor Wauki the Younger+20% Synergy
$0.63
Sin Prodder+20% Synergy
$0.36
Stormfist Crusader+19% Synergy
$0.36
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell+19% Synergy
$2.67
Archfiend of Depravity+19% Synergy
$8.18
Solemn Simulacrum+16% Synergy
$0.25
Kardur, Doomscourge+16% Synergy
$0.53
Kederekt Parasite+15% Synergy
$2.80
Rug of Smothering+15% Synergy
$0.43
Bloodgift Demon+15% Synergy
$1.05
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs+15% Synergy
$0.17
Lightning Reaver+15% Synergy
$0.63
Toralf, God of Fury+15% Synergy
$2.10
Master of Cruelties+14% Synergy
$3.95
Sangromancer+14% Synergy
$0.90
Stuffy Doll+14% Synergy
$6.87
Combustible Gearhulk+13% Synergy
$0.22
Magmatic Force+13% Synergy
$0.29
Tectonic Giant+12% Synergy
$0.18
Sepulchral Primordial+12% Synergy
$0.57
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls+10% Synergy
$11.57
Twinflame Tyrant+10% Synergy
$21.32
Vampire Nighthawk+10% Synergy
$0.33
Viashino Heretic+10% Synergy
$0.70
Rampaging Ferocidon+9% Synergy
$0.41
Neheb, the Eternal+9% Synergy
$1.18
Wildfire Devils+9% Synergy
$0.32
Scythe Specter+9% Synergy
$0.65
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+8% Synergy
$1.22
Crypt Ghast+8% Synergy
$13.56
Rakshasa Debaser+8% Synergy
$0.36
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+7% Synergy
$66.16
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames+7% Synergy
$0.50
Razorkin Needlehead+5% Synergy
$9.49
Fate Unraveler+5% Synergy
$1.11
Thermo-Alchemist+5% Synergy
$0.23
Rakdos, Lord of Riots+4% Synergy
$0.48
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might+4% Synergy
$11.92
Magus of the Wheel+4% Synergy
$0.71
Gleeful Arsonist+3% Synergy
$3.93
Florian, Voldaren Scion+2% Synergy
$0.23
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kaervek the Merciless safe.
Unlicensed Disintegration+26% Synergy
$0.17
Breath of Malfegor+19% Synergy
$0.23
Wild Ricochet+17% Synergy
$0.35
Soul Shatter+16% Synergy
$2.99
Seething Song+15% Synergy
$5.85
Lightning Bolt+12% Synergy
$1.06
Not Dead After All+10% Synergy
$0.89
Risk Factor+10% Synergy
$0.57
Undying Malice+9% Synergy
$0.59
Sudden Spoiling+9% Synergy
$4.33
Stinging Study+9% Synergy
$5.34
Blood for the Blood God!+6% Synergy
$6.90
Kolaghan's Command+6% Synergy
$0.34
Hero's Downfall+5% Synergy
$0.15
Abrade+4% Synergy
$0.10
Supernatural Stamina+4% Synergy
$0.13
Shock+4% Synergy
$0.72
Tainted Strike+4% Synergy
$1.56
Arcbond+4% Synergy
$0.77
Return the Favor+3% Synergy
$1.47
Murder+3% Synergy
$0.04
Undying Evil+3% Synergy
$0.40
Feign Death+2% Synergy
$0.77
Tragic Slip+2% Synergy
$0.14
Bolt Bend+1% Synergy
$3.54
Valakut Awakening+1% Synergy
$11.04
Go for the Throat0% Synergy
$0.76
Red Elemental Blast-1% Synergy
$8.90
Malakir Rebirth-2% Synergy
$8.35
Pyroblast-3% Synergy
$6.27
Tibalt's Trickery-4% Synergy
$9.06
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$5.02
Withering Torment-7% Synergy
$2.64
Untimely Malfunction-8% Synergy
$4.99
Deadly Rollick-10% Synergy
$18.91
Thrill of Possibility-10% Synergy
$0.08
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kaervek the Merciless's game plan and control the board.
Read the Bones+23% Synergy
$0.25
Deadly Tempest+19% Synergy
$0.74
Syphon Mind+17% Synergy
$0.48
Fiery Confluence+14% Synergy
$0.30
Exsanguinate+12% Synergy
$0.31
Ambition's Cost+11% Synergy
$0.18
Sign in Blood+10% Synergy
$0.40
Prisoner's Dilemma+10% Synergy
$0.76
Profane Command+10% Synergy
$0.27
Browbeat+10% Synergy
$0.46
Imposing Grandeur+10% Synergy
$1.24
Dredge the Mire+10% Synergy
$0.21
Torment of Hailfire+8% Synergy
$20.32
Dreadbore+8% Synergy
$0.58
Reign of the Pit+8% Synergy
$0.18
Damnation+7% Synergy
$20.12
Diabolic Tutor+7% Synergy
$1.72
Explosion of Riches+7% Synergy
$0.08
Hate Mirage+6% Synergy
$0.15
Banefire+6% Synergy
$0.58
Chain Reaction+5% Synergy
$0.25
Rakdos's Return+5% Synergy
$0.67
Boltwave+4% Synergy
$2.26
Earthquake+4% Synergy
$0.78
Decree of Pain+3% Synergy
$0.23
Wheel of Misfortune+2% Synergy
$4.72
Risky Shortcut+2% Synergy
$0.17
Wheel of Fortune0% Synergy
$1482.44
Toxic Deluge-1% Synergy
$5.54
Bloodsoaked Insight-1% Synergy
$0.17
Disrupt Decorum-1% Synergy
$0.93
Light Up the Stage-3% Synergy
$0.20
Night's Whisper-4% Synergy
$0.43
Blasphemous Edict-4% Synergy
$4.51
Faithless Looting-6% Synergy
$0.28
Reanimate-8% Synergy
$5.14
Feed the Swarm-9% Synergy
$0.20
Victimize-10% Synergy
$0.44
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Wayfarer's Bauble+22% Synergy
$0.26
Mithril Coat+13% Synergy
$18.49
Shadowspear+8% Synergy
$34.22
Mask of Griselbrand+8% Synergy
$0.40
Ankh of Mishra+8% Synergy
$7.24
Darksteel Plate+7% Synergy
$5.90
Resurrection Orb+7% Synergy
$14.96
Crawlspace+6% Synergy
$4.54
Nihil Spellbomb+6% Synergy
$1.28
Expedition Map+5% Synergy
$0.85
Howling Mine+5% Synergy
$4.70
Isolation Cell+5% Synergy
$0.37
Swiftfoot Boots+4% Synergy
$1.32
Whispersilk Cloak+4% Synergy
$2.11
Mindcrank+4% Synergy
$16.33
Grafted Exoskeleton+4% Synergy
$5.61
Ruby Medallion+3% Synergy
$7.33
Jet Medallion+3% Synergy
$8.53
Whip of Erebos+2% Synergy
$6.89
Helm of the Host+1% Synergy
$12.57
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kaervek the Merciless's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Fiery Emancipation+28% Synergy
$9.69
Spiteful Visions+23% Synergy
$0.54
Havoc Festival+20% Synergy
$0.38
City on Fire+19% Synergy
$7.34
Sulfuric Vortex+19% Synergy
$0.98
Spellshock+17% Synergy
$4.75
Gratuitous Violence+17% Synergy
$0.73
Exquisite Blood+16% Synergy
$21.86
Manabarbs+16% Synergy
$3.99
Court of Ire+16% Synergy
$0.30
Descent into Avernus+15% Synergy
$9.60
Polluted Bonds+14% Synergy
$4.67
Pain Magnification+14% Synergy
$0.71
Phyrexian Arena+13% Synergy
$2.62
No Mercy+12% Synergy
$16.56
Repercussion+12% Synergy
$5.97
Sunbird's Invocation+12% Synergy
$0.29
Furnace of Rath+12% Synergy
$5.59
Theater of Horrors+11% Synergy
$0.20
Citadel of Pain+8% Synergy
$4.48
Mechanized Warfare+8% Synergy
$0.45
Tainted Remedy+8% Synergy
$4.46
Grievous Wound+7% Synergy
$0.35
Everlasting Torment+7% Synergy
$2.74
Possibility Storm+7% Synergy
$1.09
Bloodchief Ascension+6% Synergy
$18.15
Mana Flare+6% Synergy
$0.66
Price of Glory+6% Synergy
$10.60
Kaya's Ghostform+5% Synergy
$0.93
Warlock Class+5% Synergy
$0.17
Captive Audience+4% Synergy
$4.10
Phyresis+4% Synergy
$0.89
Sanguine Bond+3% Synergy
$3.00
The Rollercrusher Ride+3% Synergy
$0.58
Black Market+2% Synergy
$3.70
Roiling Vortex0% Synergy
$1.14
Curse of Opulence0% Synergy
$0.74
Animate Dead-4% Synergy
$6.56
Black Market Connections-5% Synergy
$12.32
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kaervek the Merciless to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ob Nixilis Reignited+16% Synergy
$0.29
Chandra, Torch of Defiance+8% Synergy
$4.03
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted+8% Synergy
$0.46
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Molten Slagheap+18% Synergy
$0.08
Temple of the False God+16% Synergy
$0.15
Stensia Bloodhall+13% Synergy
$0.23
Spinerock Knoll+8% Synergy
$0.49
Cabal Coffers+6% Synergy
$25.71
Command Beacon+6% Synergy
$5.76
Witch's Clinic+5% Synergy
$5.11
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+4% Synergy
$49.13
Lavaclaw Reaches+4% Synergy
$0.29
Maze of Ith+4% Synergy
$7.45
Bojuka Bog+2% Synergy
$0.89
Forgotten Cave+1% Synergy
$0.18
Barren Moor+1% Synergy
$0.14
Castle Locthwain-1% Synergy
$3.74
Urza's Saga-1% Synergy
$41.89
Reliquary Tower-2% Synergy
$2.59
Rogue's Passage-10% Synergy
$0.32
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Worn Powerstone+32% Synergy
$0.20
Commander's Sphere+28% Synergy
$0.17
Gilded Lotus+20% Synergy
$1.13
Thran Dynamo+19% Synergy
$2.70
Glittering Stockpile+11% Synergy
$0.34
Rakdos Locket+7% Synergy
$0.21
Hedron Archive+7% Synergy
$0.28
Rakdos Cluestone+6% Synergy
$0.07
Coveted Jewel+6% Synergy
$0.25
Darksteel Ingot+6% Synergy
$0.23
Skyclave Relic+5% Synergy
$1.95
Rakdos Keyrune+4% Synergy
$0.13
Chromatic Lantern+4% Synergy
$2.28
Sol Ring+3% Synergy
$1.24
Everflowing Chalice+3% Synergy
$0.24
Charcoal Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.24
Fire Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.27
Mind Stone0% Synergy
$0.21
Thought Vessel-3% Synergy
$1.15
Rakdos Signet-4% Synergy
$0.75
Cursed Mirror-5% Synergy
$1.28
Talisman of Indulgence-8% Synergy
$1.67
Fellwar Stone-9% Synergy
$1.34
Arcane Signet-13% Synergy
$0.52
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kaervek the Merciless decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Myriad Landscape+21% Synergy
$0.21
Akoum Refuge+20% Synergy
$0.21
Bloodfell Caves+17% Synergy
$0.08
Temple of Malice+15% Synergy
$0.24
Cinder Barrens+13% Synergy
$0.08
Urborg Volcano+12% Synergy
$0.25
Foreboding Ruins+9% Synergy
$0.24
Rakdos Carnarium+4% Synergy
$0.38
Rakdos Guildgate+3% Synergy
$0.17
Smoldering Marsh+2% Synergy
$0.29
Mountain+1% Synergy
$0.06
Evolving Wilds+1% Synergy
$0.07
Jagged Barrens+1% Synergy
$0.53
Valakut Awakening+1% Synergy
$11.04
Swamp0% Synergy
$0.07
Terramorphic Expanse0% Synergy
$0.18
Bloodsoaked Insight-1% Synergy
$0.17
Malakir Rebirth-2% Synergy
$8.35
Badlands-2% Synergy
Geothermal Bog-2% Synergy
$0.21
Command Tower-3% Synergy
$0.30
Fabled Passage-3% Synergy
$5.01
Graven Cairns-4% Synergy
$2.66
Canyon Slough-5% Synergy
$0.17
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$5.02
Luxury Suite-7% Synergy
$16.12
Blightstep Pathway-7% Synergy
$5.10
Blackcleave Cliffs-7% Synergy
$0.83
Mount Doom-7% Synergy
$4.74
Blood Crypt-8% Synergy
$22.42
Haunted Ridge-8% Synergy
$4.86
Raucous Theater-8% Synergy
$9.94
Dragonskull Summit-9% Synergy
$0.69
Bloodstained Mire-10% Synergy
$13.64
Shadowblood Ridge-11% Synergy
$0.24
Exotic Orchard-12% Synergy
$0.27
Tainted Peak-13% Synergy
$0.28
Blazemire Verge-14% Synergy
$6.60
Sulfurous Springs-15% Synergy
$0.57
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