Kaervek the Merciless
$0.39
$0.39Legendary 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
#1352
Current Rank
#1301
Last Week
#1242
Past 2 Years
Rakdos Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Kaervek the Merciless.
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More Kaervek the Merciless VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Kaervek the Merciless decks.
Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor+4% Synergy
$20.93
Inside Information+3% Synergy
$22.26
Smaug the Impenetrable+3% Synergy
$39.99
The Frightful Four+2% Synergy
$0.44
Dark Fortress-3% Synergy
$2.01
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kaervek the Merciless's abilities and overall game plan.
Painful Quandary+44% Synergy
$1.56
Dictate of the Twin Gods+44% Synergy
$2.13
Brash Taunter+39% Synergy
$3.22
Basilisk Collar+34% Synergy
$5.60
Heartless Hidetsugu+32% Synergy
$2.64
Wound Reflection+32% Synergy
$14.64
The Lord of Pain+30% Synergy
$9.03
Vial Smasher the Fierce+29% Synergy
$2.67
Obosh, the Preypiercer+29% Synergy
$0.28
Mana Geyser+28% Synergy
$1.57
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kaervek the Merciless decks.
Stormfist Crusader+24% Synergy
$0.82
Solemn Simulacrum+18% Synergy
$0.28
Blasphemous Act+14% Synergy
$0.74
Terminate+13% Synergy
$0.28
Lightning Greaves+13% Synergy
$4.16
Rakdos Charm+11% Synergy
$0.39
Chaos Warp+7% Synergy
$0.36
Bedevil+7% Synergy
$0.24
Dark Ritual+6% Synergy
$8.31
Vandalblast+5% Synergy
$1.02
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Jeska's Will+1% Synergy
$42.06
Mana Vault+0% Synergy
$116.83
Ancient Tomb+0% Synergy
$134.88
Demonic Tutor+0% Synergy
$72.36
Orcish Bowmasters0% Synergy
$44.26
Vampiric Tutor-1% Synergy
$57.23
Bolas's Citadel-4% Synergy
$16.16
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kaervek the Merciless's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Burnished Hart+28% Synergy
$0.23
Angrath's Marauders+27% Synergy
$0.39
Scytheclaw Raptor+26% Synergy
$0.33
Indulgent Tormentor+26% Synergy
$0.65
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus+22% Synergy
$27.48
Harsh Mentor+22% Synergy
$0.34
Harmonic Prodigy+21% Synergy
$3.84
Mogis, God of Slaughter+21% Synergy
$4.97
Archfiend of Depravity+20% Synergy
$3.81
Guttersnipe+19% Synergy
$0.32
Kederekt Parasite+19% Synergy
$7.54
Zo-Zu the Punisher+18% Synergy
$9.39
Kardur, Doomscourge+18% Synergy
$2.30
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs+16% Synergy
$0.34
Tor Wauki the Younger+16% Synergy
$0.75
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell+16% Synergy
$4.59
Bloodgift Demon+15% Synergy
$0.87
Sin Prodder+15% Synergy
$0.38
Sangromancer+14% Synergy
$0.85
Rug of Smothering+14% Synergy
$0.65
Combustible Gearhulk+14% Synergy
$0.36
Magmatic Force+13% Synergy
$0.46
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls+13% Synergy
$20.29
Stuffy Doll+12% Synergy
$5.41
Tectonic Giant+12% Synergy
$0.33
Vampire Nighthawk+11% Synergy
$0.25
Master of Cruelties+11% Synergy
$5.81
Sepulchral Primordial+10% Synergy
$0.43
Twinflame Tyrant+10% Synergy
$24.88
Lightning Reaver+10% Synergy
$0.58
Rampaging Ferocidon+10% Synergy
$2.82
Toralf, God of Fury+9% Synergy
$5.38
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+9% Synergy
$97.73
Scythe Specter+8% Synergy
$0.41
Wildfire Devils+8% Synergy
$0.45
Rakshasa Debaser+8% Synergy
$0.38
Razorkin Needlehead+8% Synergy
$4.81
Crypt Ghast+7% Synergy
$19.98
Viashino Heretic+7% Synergy
$0.45
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+7% Synergy
$5.07
Neheb, the Eternal+6% Synergy
$7.48
Fate Unraveler+6% Synergy
$3.33
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames+5% Synergy
$0.46
Rakdos, Lord of Riots+5% Synergy
$1.44
Thermo-Alchemist+5% Synergy
$0.38
Archfiend of Despair+4% Synergy
$23.42
Gleeful Arsonist+3% Synergy
$6.49
Scrawling Crawler+2% Synergy
$6.87
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent+2% Synergy
$1.42
Hexing Squelcher-2% Synergy
$20.19
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kaervek the Merciless safe.
Unlicensed Disintegration+25% Synergy
$0.24
Breath of Malfegor+17% Synergy
$0.33
Soul Shatter+16% Synergy
$3.82
Wild Ricochet+15% Synergy
$0.31
Seething Song+14% Synergy
$12.55
Risk Factor+8% Synergy
$0.55
Lightning Bolt+8% Synergy
$0.74
Sudden Spoiling+7% Synergy
$7.63
Stinging Study+6% Synergy
$15.28
Not Dead After All+6% Synergy
$1.42
Undying Malice+5% Synergy
$0.24
Abrade+5% Synergy
$0.27
Kolaghan's Command+5% Synergy
$0.36
Blood for the Blood God!+4% Synergy
$10.18
Hero's Downfall+3% Synergy
$0.29
Supernatural Stamina+3% Synergy
$0.25
Murder+3% Synergy
$0.19
Shock+2% Synergy
$0.27
Deflecting Swat+2% Synergy
$67.39
Feign Death+1% Synergy
$1.11
Bolt Bend+0% Synergy
$5.52
Return the Favor0% Synergy
$0.45
Valakut Awakening0% Synergy
$17.48
Malakir Rebirth-1% Synergy
$13.00
Red Elemental Blast-1% Synergy
$14.92
Go for the Throat-1% Synergy
$0.59
Redirect Lightning-1% Synergy
$11.30
Pyroblast-2% Synergy
$11.84
Imp's Mischief-2% Synergy
$6.68
Tibalt's Trickery-4% Synergy
$9.76
Withering Torment-5% Synergy
$0.72
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$3.30
Untimely Malfunction-8% Synergy
$8.50
Deadly Rollick-9% Synergy
$25.69
Thrill of Possibility-10% Synergy
$0.31
Big Score-14% Synergy
$0.42
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kaervek the Merciless's game plan and control the board.
Read the Bones+21% Synergy
$0.28
Deadly Tempest+18% Synergy
$0.84
Syphon Mind+17% Synergy
$0.25
Fiery Confluence+14% Synergy
$0.40
Exsanguinate+11% Synergy
$0.35
Sign in Blood+10% Synergy
$3.85
Dredge the Mire+9% Synergy
$0.36
Profane Command+9% Synergy
$0.35
Ambition's Cost+9% Synergy
$0.34
Browbeat+8% Synergy
$0.32
Prisoner's Dilemma+7% Synergy
$6.14
Explosion of Riches+7% Synergy
$0.12
Reign of the Pit+7% Synergy
$0.20
Imposing Grandeur+6% Synergy
$1.50
Dreadbore+6% Synergy
$0.91
Hate Mirage+6% Synergy
$0.23
Diabolic Tutor+6% Synergy
$2.27
Damnation+5% Synergy
$21.07
Torment of Hailfire+4% Synergy
$37.75
Banefire+4% Synergy
$0.73
Chain Reaction+4% Synergy
$0.30
Decree of Pain+2% Synergy
$0.35
Wheel of Misfortune+1% Synergy
$7.18
Boltwave+1% Synergy
$3.19
Mutinous Massacre+1% Synergy
$0.32
Toxic Deluge+1% Synergy
$3.50
Wheel of Fortune+0% Synergy
$2199.31
Disrupt Decorum+0% Synergy
$4.23
Bloodsoaked Insight-1% Synergy
$0.36
Blasphemous Edict-2% Synergy
$4.44
Night's Whisper-4% Synergy
$0.29
Light Up the Stage-4% Synergy
$0.38
Feed the Swarm-5% Synergy
$0.19
Reanimate-7% Synergy
$9.01
Faithless Looting-8% Synergy
$0.43
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Wayfarer's Bauble+21% Synergy
$0.35
Mithril Coat+9% Synergy
$34.77
Mask of Griselbrand+8% Synergy
$0.71
Darksteel Plate+7% Synergy
$6.71
Shadowspear+6% Synergy
$32.98
Nihil Spellbomb+6% Synergy
$2.16
Resurrection Orb+5% Synergy
$16.33
Howling Mine+5% Synergy
$5.29
Ankh of Mishra+5% Synergy
$10.90
Jet Medallion+5% Synergy
$11.84
Crawlspace+5% Synergy
$9.47
Isolation Cell+4% Synergy
$0.35
Expedition Map+4% Synergy
$0.84
Swiftfoot Boots+4% Synergy
$2.00
Ruby Medallion+4% Synergy
$13.24
Whip of Erebos+2% Synergy
$8.32
Whispersilk Cloak+1% Synergy
$1.46
Helm of the Host+0% Synergy
$5.11
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kaervek the Merciless's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Underworld Dreams+27% Synergy
$1.97
Spiteful Visions+26% Synergy
$0.64
Fiery Emancipation+25% Synergy
$13.84
Havoc Festival+17% Synergy
$0.36
Gratuitous Violence+15% Synergy
$0.33
Exquisite Blood+15% Synergy
$35.61
Sulfuric Vortex+15% Synergy
$1.37
Spellshock+15% Synergy
$4.52
Manabarbs+14% Synergy
$4.53
Descent into Avernus+14% Synergy
$13.06
City on Fire+14% Synergy
$12.45
Polluted Bonds+13% Synergy
$9.55
Sunbird's Invocation+12% Synergy
$0.38
Pain Magnification+12% Synergy
$0.93
Theater of Horrors+12% Synergy
$0.36
Repercussion+12% Synergy
$11.11
Court of Ire+11% Synergy
$0.38
No Mercy+10% Synergy
$26.44
Phyrexian Arena+10% Synergy
$3.98
Furnace of Rath+10% Synergy
$6.81
Mana Flare+8% Synergy
$1.61
Possibility Storm+8% Synergy
$2.57
Citadel of Pain+6% Synergy
$4.17
Tainted Remedy+6% Synergy
$8.61
Everlasting Torment+6% Synergy
$0.29
Grievous Wound+5% Synergy
$0.48
Price of Glory+5% Synergy
$10.95
Mechanized Warfare+5% Synergy
$0.56
Wild Evocation+4% Synergy
$1.11
Bloodchief Ascension+4% Synergy
$20.72
Phyresis+4% Synergy
$2.44
Kaya's Ghostform+3% Synergy
$2.03
Black Market+2% Synergy
$5.98
Captive Audience+2% Synergy
$4.32
Sanguine Bond+2% Synergy
$6.65
Curse of Opulence+1% Synergy
$3.19
Roiling Vortex0% Synergy
$1.44
Black Market Connections-3% Synergy
$9.52
Animate Dead-3% Synergy
$6.12
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kaervek the Merciless to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ob Nixilis Reignited+15% Synergy
$0.35
Chandra, Torch of Defiance+6% Synergy
$3.31
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted+6% Synergy
$0.67
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Molten Slagheap+16% Synergy
$0.14
Temple of the False God+13% Synergy
$0.32
Stensia Bloodhall+11% Synergy
$0.20
Command Beacon+7% Synergy
$9.53
Spinerock Knoll+7% Synergy
$1.47
Cabal Coffers+7% Synergy
$28.60
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+5% Synergy
$63.19
Witch's Clinic+4% Synergy
$13.99
Lavaclaw Reaches+3% Synergy
$0.36
Maze of Ith+2% Synergy
$9.96
Bojuka Bog+1% Synergy
$1.24
Castle Locthwain0% Synergy
$4.53
Reliquary Tower0% Synergy
$4.24
Rogue's Passage-10% Synergy
$0.38
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Worn Powerstone+30% Synergy
$0.35
Commander's Sphere+26% Synergy
$0.31
Thran Dynamo+18% Synergy
$4.90
Gilded Lotus+17% Synergy
$0.52
Glittering Stockpile+9% Synergy
$0.37
Coveted Jewel+6% Synergy
$0.18
Rakdos Locket+6% Synergy
$0.34
Rakdos Cluestone+6% Synergy
$0.15
Hedron Archive+5% Synergy
$0.23
Darksteel Ingot+4% Synergy
$0.37
Rakdos Keyrune+4% Synergy
$0.21
Everflowing Chalice+2% Synergy
$0.34
Sol Ring+2% Synergy
$1.40
Mind Stone+2% Synergy
$0.36
Rakdos Signet+1% Synergy
$2.52
Charcoal Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.36
Fire Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.33
Thought Vessel0% Synergy
$2.32
Cursed Mirror-3% Synergy
$0.48
Talisman of Indulgence-5% Synergy
$1.04
Fellwar Stone-6% Synergy
$0.85
Arcane Signet-8% Synergy
$0.45
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kaervek the Merciless decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Myriad Landscape+20% Synergy
$0.30
Akoum Refuge+18% Synergy
$0.32
Bloodfell Caves+16% Synergy
$0.19
Temple of Malice+13% Synergy
$0.22
Cinder Barrens+12% Synergy
$0.24
Urborg Volcano+11% Synergy
$0.27
Foreboding Ruins+7% Synergy
$0.20
Rakdos Carnarium+5% Synergy
$0.36
Rakdos Guildgate+2% Synergy
$0.13
Smoldering Marsh+2% Synergy
$0.26
Mountain+0% Synergy
$1.13
Jagged Barrens+0% Synergy
$0.42
Swamp+0% Synergy
$0.09
Valakut Awakening0% Synergy
$17.48
Evolving Wilds0% Synergy
$0.26
Malakir Rebirth-1% Synergy
$13.00
Terramorphic Expanse-1% Synergy
$0.28
Badlands-1% Synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight-1% Synergy
$0.36
Geothermal Bog-1% Synergy
$0.29
Fabled Passage-2% Synergy
$1.02
Command Tower-3% Synergy
$0.35
Canyon Slough-3% Synergy
$0.27
Luxury Suite-4% Synergy
$8.43
Blightstep Pathway-5% Synergy
$5.83
Blackcleave Cliffs-5% Synergy
$2.60
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$3.30
Mount Doom-5% Synergy
$39.99
Graven Cairns-6% Synergy
$5.24
Haunted Ridge-6% Synergy
$8.42
Raucous Theater-6% Synergy
$9.69
Blood Crypt-7% Synergy
$8.83
Bloodstained Mire-9% Synergy
$17.44
Dragonskull Summit-9% Synergy
$0.35
Tainted Peak-10% Synergy
$1.46
Shadowblood Ridge-10% Synergy
$0.37
Path of Ancestry-10% Synergy
$0.24
Blazemire Verge-11% Synergy
$8.63
Exotic Orchard-11% Synergy
$0.24
Sulfurous Springs-15% Synergy
$1.17
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