Kaervek the Merciless
$0.27
$0.27Legendary 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
#1104
Current Rank
#1122
Last Week
#1041
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.
Multiversal Passage+6% Synergy
Blitzball+1% Synergy
$0.08
Kefka, Dancing Mad-1% Synergy
$2.24
Black Waltz No. 3-9% Synergy
$0.23
Cornered by Black Mages-12% Synergy
$0.12
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
$0.99
Painful Quandary+46% Synergy
$0.59
Brash Taunter+42% Synergy
$0.64
Heartless Hidetsugu+37% Synergy
$1.30
Wound Reflection+35% Synergy
$6.39
Basilisk Collar+34% Synergy
$3.11
Obosh, the Preypiercer+32% Synergy
$0.18
Underworld Dreams+31% Synergy
$1.78
Vial Smasher the Fierce+30% Synergy
$1.39
Burnished Hart+28% Synergy
$0.12
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kaervek the Merciless decks.
Mana Geyser+28% Synergy
$1.76
Blasphemous Act+17% Synergy
$1.13
Solemn Simulacrum+16% Synergy
$0.26
Lightning Greaves+14% Synergy
$4.45
Terminate+13% Synergy
$0.32
Rakdos Charm+10% Synergy
$0.31
Chaos Warp+9% Synergy
$0.34
Bedevil+8% Synergy
$0.51
Vandalblast+8% Synergy
$2.73
Dark Ritual+7% Synergy
$2.94
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Deflecting Swat+3% Synergy
$46.20
Mana Vault+2% Synergy
$71.05
Ancient Tomb0% Synergy
$94.69
Orcish Bowmasters0% Synergy
$25.95
Jeska's Will-1% Synergy
$26.15
Demonic Tutor-1% Synergy
$58.30
Vampiric Tutor-1% Synergy
$50.85
Bolas's Citadel-6% Synergy
$11.59
Gamble-6% Synergy
$7.91
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kaervek the Merciless's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Angrath's Marauders+28% Synergy
$0.23
Indulgent Tormentor+28% Synergy
$0.49
The Lord of Pain+27% Synergy
$7.21
Harmonic Prodigy+26% Synergy
$16.52
Scytheclaw Raptor+26% Synergy
$0.15
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus+25% Synergy
$14.70
Harsh Mentor+24% Synergy
$0.23
Zo-Zu the Punisher+22% Synergy
$13.79
Mogis, God of Slaughter+21% Synergy
$1.93
Guttersnipe+21% Synergy
$0.23
Tor Wauki the Younger+21% Synergy
$0.55
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell+20% Synergy
$1.86
Stormfist Crusader+19% Synergy
$0.42
Archfiend of Depravity+19% Synergy
$9.21
Sin Prodder+19% Synergy
$0.36
Kardur, Doomscourge+16% Synergy
$0.65
Bloodgift Demon+16% Synergy
$1.11
Toralf, God of Fury+16% Synergy
$1.76
Rug of Smothering+15% Synergy
$0.24
Master of Cruelties+15% Synergy
$4.42
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs+15% Synergy
$0.17
Sangromancer+15% Synergy
$0.87
Lightning Reaver+15% Synergy
$0.59
Kederekt Parasite+14% Synergy
$3.57
Combustible Gearhulk+13% Synergy
$0.26
Stuffy Doll+13% Synergy
$3.61
Magmatic Force+13% Synergy
$0.25
Tectonic Giant+12% Synergy
$0.20
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls+11% Synergy
$15.67
Twinflame Tyrant+11% Synergy
$21.28
Sepulchral Primordial+11% Synergy
$0.77
Vampire Nighthawk+10% Synergy
$0.15
Viashino Heretic+10% Synergy
$0.88
Rampaging Ferocidon+9% Synergy
$0.79
Neheb, the Eternal+9% Synergy
$0.91
Crypt Ghast+9% Synergy
$11.29
Wildfire Devils+9% Synergy
$0.26
Scythe Specter+9% Synergy
$0.67
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+8% Synergy
$1.09
Rakshasa Debaser+8% Synergy
$0.29
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+7% Synergy
$63.03
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames+7% Synergy
$0.42
Razorkin Needlehead+5% Synergy
$2.69
Fate Unraveler+5% Synergy
$1.31
Thermo-Alchemist+5% Synergy
$0.18
Rakdos, Lord of Riots+4% Synergy
$0.80
Magus of the Wheel+4% Synergy
$0.57
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might+4% Synergy
$8.74
Gleeful Arsonist+3% Synergy
$6.04
Florian, Voldaren Scion+2% Synergy
$0.28
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kaervek the Merciless safe.
Unlicensed Disintegration+26% Synergy
$0.17
Breath of Malfegor+20% Synergy
$0.22
Wild Ricochet+17% Synergy
$0.38
Seething Song+15% Synergy
$6.27
Soul Shatter+15% Synergy
$2.66
Lightning Bolt+12% Synergy
$0.99
Not Dead After All+10% Synergy
$0.58
Risk Factor+10% Synergy
$0.64
Undying Malice+9% Synergy
$0.66
Sudden Spoiling+9% Synergy
$4.80
Stinging Study+9% Synergy
$5.96
Blood for the Blood God!+6% Synergy
$6.62
Kolaghan's Command+6% Synergy
$0.29
Abrade+5% Synergy
$0.15
Hero's Downfall+5% Synergy
$0.12
Arcbond+5% Synergy
$0.86
Supernatural Stamina+4% Synergy
$0.13
Murder+4% Synergy
$0.06
Shock+4% Synergy
$0.04
Tainted Strike+4% Synergy
$1.88
Return the Favor+3% Synergy
$1.38
Undying Evil+3% Synergy
$0.45
Bolt Bend+2% Synergy
$2.75
Feign Death+2% Synergy
$0.84
Tragic Slip+2% Synergy
$0.12
Valakut Awakening+1% Synergy
$11.68
Go for the Throat0% Synergy
$0.79
Malakir Rebirth-2% Synergy
$9.16
Red Elemental Blast-2% Synergy
$8.43
Tibalt's Trickery-3% Synergy
$8.49
Pyroblast-3% Synergy
$5.39
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$5.21
Withering Torment-7% Synergy
$2.59
Untimely Malfunction-7% Synergy
$4.20
Deadly Rollick-10% Synergy
$18.24
Thrill of Possibility-10% Synergy
$0.06
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kaervek the Merciless's game plan and control the board.
Read the Bones+24% Synergy
$0.28
Deadly Tempest+19% Synergy
$0.74
Syphon Mind+17% Synergy
$0.49
Fiery Confluence+14% Synergy
$0.43
Exsanguinate+13% Synergy
$0.43
Prisoner's Dilemma+11% Synergy
$0.75
Ambition's Cost+11% Synergy
$0.22
Browbeat+11% Synergy
$0.54
Sign in Blood+10% Synergy
$0.60
Profane Command+10% Synergy
$0.31
Imposing Grandeur+10% Synergy
$1.14
Dredge the Mire+9% Synergy
$0.24
Dreadbore+8% Synergy
$0.58
Damnation+7% Synergy
$18.68
Torment of Hailfire+7% Synergy
$20.27
Diabolic Tutor+7% Synergy
$1.75
Reign of the Pit+7% Synergy
$0.13
Explosion of Riches+7% Synergy
$0.06
Hate Mirage+6% Synergy
$0.14
Banefire+6% Synergy
$0.45
Chain Reaction+5% Synergy
$0.23
Rakdos's Return+5% Synergy
$0.64
Boltwave+4% Synergy
$1.99
Decree of Pain+3% Synergy
$0.28
Risky Shortcut+3% Synergy
$0.14
Earthquake+3% Synergy
$0.80
Wheel of Misfortune+2% Synergy
$4.42
Wheel of Fortune0% Synergy
$1474.14
Grim Tutor0% Synergy
$18.70
Bloodsoaked Insight-1% Synergy
$0.27
Disrupt Decorum-1% Synergy
$0.82
Toxic Deluge-2% Synergy
$5.30
Light Up the Stage-3% Synergy
$0.20
Night's Whisper-4% Synergy
$0.25
Blasphemous Edict-5% Synergy
$3.59
Faithless Looting-6% Synergy
$0.29
Reanimate-8% Synergy
$7.64
Feed the Swarm-10% Synergy
$0.23
Victimize-11% Synergy
$0.56
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Wayfarer's Bauble+22% Synergy
$0.24
Mithril Coat+14% Synergy
$17.15
Shadowspear+9% Synergy
$31.55
Mask of Griselbrand+8% Synergy
$0.47
Ankh of Mishra+8% Synergy
$7.43
Darksteel Plate+8% Synergy
$6.10
Resurrection Orb+7% Synergy
$17.97
Crawlspace+6% Synergy
$4.51
Nihil Spellbomb+6% Synergy
$1.06
Expedition Map+5% Synergy
$0.92
Howling Mine+5% Synergy
$4.60
Isolation Cell+5% Synergy
$0.28
Swiftfoot Boots+4% Synergy
$1.30
Mindcrank+4% Synergy
$12.08
Grafted Exoskeleton+4% Synergy
$4.55
Ruby Medallion+3% Synergy
$7.78
Jet Medallion+3% Synergy
$7.55
Whispersilk Cloak+3% Synergy
$2.15
Whip of Erebos+2% Synergy
$7.52
Helm of the Host+1% Synergy
$12.75
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kaervek the Merciless's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Fiery Emancipation+28% Synergy
$8.53
Spiteful Visions+23% Synergy
$0.71
Havoc Festival+21% Synergy
$0.38
City on Fire+19% Synergy
$5.62
Sulfuric Vortex+18% Synergy
$0.83
Spellshock+17% Synergy
$4.88
Gratuitous Violence+17% Synergy
$0.57
Descent into Avernus+16% Synergy
$5.49
Exquisite Blood+16% Synergy
$26.18
Manabarbs+16% Synergy
$3.90
Court of Ire+16% Synergy
$0.35
Pain Magnification+14% Synergy
$0.61
Phyrexian Arena+13% Synergy
$1.55
Polluted Bonds+13% Synergy
$4.77
Repercussion+12% Synergy
$5.86
Sunbird's Invocation+12% Synergy
$0.28
Theater of Horrors+11% Synergy
$0.17
No Mercy+11% Synergy
$15.01
Furnace of Rath+11% Synergy
$5.66
Citadel of Pain+9% Synergy
$4.91
Mechanized Warfare+8% Synergy
$0.44
Tainted Remedy+8% Synergy
$4.64
Grievous Wound+7% Synergy
$0.35
Everlasting Torment+7% Synergy
$3.51
Possibility Storm+7% Synergy
$1.62
Bloodchief Ascension+6% Synergy
$17.12
Mana Flare+6% Synergy
$0.48
Price of Glory+6% Synergy
$7.61
Kaya's Ghostform+5% Synergy
$1.31
Warlock Class+5% Synergy
$0.19
Captive Audience+4% Synergy
$3.85
Phyresis+4% Synergy
$0.90
Protection Racket+4% Synergy
$2.99
Sanguine Bond+3% Synergy
$3.53
Black Market+2% Synergy
$3.61
Roiling Vortex+1% Synergy
$0.86
Curse of Opulence0% Synergy
$0.55
Animate Dead-4% Synergy
$6.79
Black Market Connections-5% Synergy
$15.42
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kaervek the Merciless to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ob Nixilis Reignited+16% Synergy
$0.37
Chandra, Torch of Defiance+8% Synergy
$3.07
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted+7% Synergy
$0.25
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Molten Slagheap+18% Synergy
$0.07
Temple of the False God+16% Synergy
$0.14
Stensia Bloodhall+13% Synergy
$0.24
Spinerock Knoll+8% Synergy
$0.47
Command Beacon+7% Synergy
$5.08
Cabal Coffers+6% Synergy
$24.56
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+4% Synergy
$47.16
Witch's Clinic+4% Synergy
$5.17
Lavaclaw Reaches+4% Synergy
$0.27
Maze of Ith+4% Synergy
$7.01
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+3% Synergy
$34.54
Bojuka Bog+1% Synergy
$0.57
Forgotten Cave+1% Synergy
$0.15
Barren Moor+1% Synergy
$0.19
Castle Locthwain-1% Synergy
$3.76
Urza's Saga-1% Synergy
$38.71
Reliquary Tower-2% Synergy
$1.98
Rogue's Passage-9% Synergy
$0.27
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Worn Powerstone+32% Synergy
$0.24
Commander's Sphere+28% Synergy
$0.16
Gilded Lotus+21% Synergy
$1.28
Thran Dynamo+19% Synergy
$2.44
Glittering Stockpile+12% Synergy
$0.23
Hedron Archive+8% Synergy
$0.25
Rakdos Locket+7% Synergy
$0.24
Rakdos Cluestone+6% Synergy
$0.11
Coveted Jewel+6% Synergy
$0.26
Darksteel Ingot+6% Synergy
$0.20
Skyclave Relic+5% Synergy
$1.66
Chromatic Lantern+4% Synergy
$2.17
Rakdos Keyrune+4% Synergy
$0.13
Sol Ring+3% Synergy
$1.07
Everflowing Chalice+3% Synergy
$0.19
Charcoal Diamond+2% Synergy
$0.26
Jeweled Lotus+2% Synergy
$30.05
Fire Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.24
Mind Stone-1% Synergy
$0.22
Thought Vessel-3% Synergy
$1.33
Rakdos Signet-4% Synergy
$0.76
Cursed Mirror-4% Synergy
$0.96
Talisman of Indulgence-8% Synergy
$1.94
Fellwar Stone-9% Synergy
$1.12
Arcane Signet-13% Synergy
$0.51
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kaervek the Merciless decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Myriad Landscape+21% Synergy
$0.11
Akoum Refuge+20% Synergy
$0.16
Bloodfell Caves+16% Synergy
$0.11
Temple of Malice+14% Synergy
$0.22
Cinder Barrens+13% Synergy
$0.09
Urborg Volcano+12% Synergy
$0.23
Foreboding Ruins+9% Synergy
$0.22
Rakdos Carnarium+3% Synergy
$0.32
Rakdos Guildgate+3% Synergy
$0.15
Mountain+1% Synergy
$0.06
Smoldering Marsh+1% Synergy
$0.38
Evolving Wilds+1% Synergy
$0.23
Jagged Barrens+1% Synergy
$0.64
Valakut Awakening+1% Synergy
$11.68
Swamp0% Synergy
$0.07
Terramorphic Expanse0% Synergy
$0.28
Bloodsoaked Insight-1% Synergy
$0.27
Malakir Rebirth-2% Synergy
$9.16
Badlands-2% Synergy
Geothermal Bog-2% Synergy
$0.22
Command Tower-3% Synergy
$0.22
Fabled Passage-3% Synergy
$3.53
Graven Cairns-4% Synergy
$3.36
Canyon Slough-5% Synergy
$0.40
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$5.21
Blackcleave Cliffs-6% Synergy
$1.23
Blood Crypt-7% Synergy
$15.33
Luxury Suite-7% Synergy
$13.40
Blightstep Pathway-7% Synergy
$4.57
Raucous Theater-7% Synergy
$8.92
Dragonskull Summit-8% Synergy
$1.01
Haunted Ridge-8% Synergy
$3.99
Mount Doom-8% Synergy
$3.80
Bloodstained Mire-10% Synergy
$13.68
Shadowblood Ridge-11% Synergy
$0.28
Exotic Orchard-13% Synergy
$0.45
Tainted Peak-14% Synergy
$0.31
Blazemire Verge-14% Synergy
$6.82
Sulfurous Springs-16% Synergy
$0.40
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