Kaervek the Merciless
$0.37
$0.37Legendary 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
#1562
Current Rank
#1670
Last Week
#1290
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.
Glóin the Mighty+1% Synergy
$0.21
Smaug, the Great Calamity+0% Synergy
$0.15
Troop of Ponies+0% Synergy
$0.32
Smaug the Impenetrable0% Synergy
$18.74
Smaug, Wicked Worm-5% Synergy
$1.29
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Kaervek the Merciless's abilities and overall game plan.
Painful Quandary+44% Synergy
$1.94
Dictate of the Twin Gods+44% Synergy
$1.62
Brash Taunter+39% Synergy
$4.54
Basilisk Collar+33% Synergy
$5.43
Wound Reflection+33% Synergy
$14.97
Heartless Hidetsugu+32% Synergy
$3.19
The Lord of Pain+30% Synergy
$10.36
Obosh, the Preypiercer+29% Synergy
$0.27
Vial Smasher the Fierce+29% Synergy
$3.29
Mana Geyser+28% Synergy
$1.08
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Kaervek the Merciless decks.
Stormfist Crusader+25% Synergy
$0.95
Solemn Simulacrum+18% Synergy
$0.40
Terminate+14% Synergy
$0.35
Blasphemous Act+14% Synergy
$0.99
Lightning Greaves+14% Synergy
$4.50
Rakdos Charm+13% Synergy
$0.32
Chaos Warp+8% Synergy
$0.26
Bedevil+7% Synergy
$0.33
Dark Ritual+5% Synergy
$6.48
Swiftfoot Boots+5% Synergy
$2.00
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Jeska's Will+1% Synergy
$40.38
Mana Vault+1% Synergy
$120.54
Ancient Tomb+0% Synergy
$131.49
Demonic Tutor+0% Synergy
$67.33
Orcish Bowmasters0% Synergy
$49.36
Vampiric Tutor-1% Synergy
$54.98
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Kaervek the Merciless's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Burnished Hart+27% Synergy
$0.28
Angrath's Marauders+26% Synergy
$0.63
Scytheclaw Raptor+26% Synergy
$0.33
Indulgent Tormentor+26% Synergy
$0.70
Mogis, God of Slaughter+23% Synergy
$6.04
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus+22% Synergy
$28.94
Harsh Mentor+22% Synergy
$0.27
Harmonic Prodigy+22% Synergy
$3.62
Archfiend of Depravity+20% Synergy
$3.42
Guttersnipe+20% Synergy
$0.50
Kederekt Parasite+19% Synergy
$8.39
Zo-Zu the Punisher+18% Synergy
$8.84
Kardur, Doomscourge+18% Synergy
$3.14
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs+17% Synergy
$0.30
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell+17% Synergy
$5.45
Tor Wauki the Younger+16% Synergy
$0.77
Bloodgift Demon+15% Synergy
$0.82
Sangromancer+15% Synergy
$0.90
Combustible Gearhulk+14% Synergy
$0.39
Sin Prodder+14% Synergy
$0.42
Rug of Smothering+14% Synergy
$0.61
Magmatic Force+13% Synergy
$0.45
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls+13% Synergy
$21.25
Tectonic Giant+12% Synergy
$0.36
Vampire Nighthawk+11% Synergy
$0.20
Master of Cruelties+11% Synergy
$5.25
Stuffy Doll+11% Synergy
$6.18
Sepulchral Primordial+10% Synergy
$0.40
Twinflame Tyrant+10% Synergy
$27.59
Rampaging Ferocidon+10% Synergy
$2.85
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+10% Synergy
$100.85
Lightning Reaver+9% Synergy
$0.58
Toralf, God of Fury+9% Synergy
$5.24
Razorkin Needlehead+9% Synergy
$5.08
Scythe Specter+9% Synergy
$0.32
Rakshasa Debaser+8% Synergy
$0.39
Wildfire Devils+8% Synergy
$0.36
Crypt Ghast+7% Synergy
$16.70
Neheb, the Eternal+7% Synergy
$8.57
Fate Unraveler+6% Synergy
$3.69
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+6% Synergy
$4.30
Geode Rager+5% Synergy
$1.44
Rakdos, Lord of Riots+5% Synergy
$1.57
Thermo-Alchemist+5% Synergy
$0.36
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames+5% Synergy
$0.46
Archfiend of Despair+4% Synergy
$24.44
Gleeful Arsonist+3% Synergy
$7.57
Scrawling Crawler+3% Synergy
$7.97
Massacre Wurm+0% Synergy
$1.70
Hexing Squelcher-3% Synergy
$21.74
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Kaervek the Merciless safe.
Unlicensed Disintegration+24% Synergy
$0.21
Breath of Malfegor+16% Synergy
$0.29
Soul Shatter+15% Synergy
$3.93
Wild Ricochet+15% Synergy
$0.37
Seething Song+14% Synergy
$12.07
Risk Factor+8% Synergy
$0.45
Lightning Bolt+7% Synergy
$1.04
Sudden Spoiling+6% Synergy
$7.84
Abrade+6% Synergy
$0.30
Stinging Study+6% Synergy
$10.52
Not Dead After All+5% Synergy
$1.16
Undying Malice+5% Synergy
$0.33
Kolaghan's Command+5% Synergy
$0.37
Blood for the Blood God!+4% Synergy
$8.76
Hero's Downfall+3% Synergy
$0.29
Murder+3% Synergy
$0.30
Supernatural Stamina+3% Synergy
$0.24
Shock+2% Synergy
$0.24
Deflecting Swat+1% Synergy
$72.01
Feign Death+0% Synergy
$1.33
Valakut Awakening0% Synergy
$16.63
Bolt Bend0% Synergy
$4.92
Return the Favor0% Synergy
$0.99
Red Elemental Blast-1% Synergy
$18.50
Go for the Throat-1% Synergy
$0.62
Malakir Rebirth-1% Synergy
$12.89
Pyroblast-2% Synergy
$10.61
Redirect Lightning-2% Synergy
$12.72
Imp's Mischief-2% Synergy
$9.60
Tibalt's Trickery-4% Synergy
$11.58
Withering Torment-5% Synergy
$1.39
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$4.80
Untimely Malfunction-8% Synergy
$9.16
Deadly Rollick-8% Synergy
$30.68
Thrill of Possibility-10% Synergy
$0.29
Big Score-15% Synergy
$0.41
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Kaervek the Merciless's game plan and control the board.
Read the Bones+21% Synergy
$0.31
Deadly Tempest+18% Synergy
$1.02
Syphon Mind+17% Synergy
$0.25
Fiery Confluence+14% Synergy
$0.45
Sign in Blood+11% Synergy
$3.19
Exsanguinate+10% Synergy
$0.39
Profane Command+9% Synergy
$0.44
Dredge the Mire+9% Synergy
$0.37
Ambition's Cost+9% Synergy
$0.36
Browbeat+8% Synergy
$0.32
Explosion of Riches+7% Synergy
$0.13
Reign of the Pit+7% Synergy
$0.21
Prisoner's Dilemma+7% Synergy
$5.87
Dreadbore+6% Synergy
$0.87
Hate Mirage+6% Synergy
$0.25
Imposing Grandeur+6% Synergy
$1.50
Diabolic Tutor+6% Synergy
$2.30
Damnation+6% Synergy
$20.82
Vandalblast+5% Synergy
$1.41
Torment of Hailfire+5% Synergy
$36.79
Chain Reaction+3% Synergy
$0.31
Decree of Pain+2% Synergy
$0.34
Wheel of Misfortune+1% Synergy
$8.11
Boltwave+1% Synergy
$2.58
Toxic Deluge+1% Synergy
$4.49
Wheel of Fortune+0% Synergy
$3000.00
Disrupt Decorum0% Synergy
$4.84
Bloodsoaked Insight-1% Synergy
$0.30
Blasphemous Edict-2% Synergy
$4.36
Night's Whisper-4% Synergy
$5.45
Feed the Swarm-5% Synergy
$0.20
Reanimate-7% Synergy
$9.32
Faithless Looting-7% Synergy
$0.35
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Wayfarer's Bauble+20% Synergy
$5.04
Mithril Coat+9% Synergy
$32.53
Mask of Griselbrand+8% Synergy
$0.95
Darksteel Plate+7% Synergy
$7.19
Shadowspear+6% Synergy
$35.11
Nihil Spellbomb+6% Synergy
$2.83
Ankh of Mishra+5% Synergy
$11.07
Jet Medallion+5% Synergy
$12.75
Howling Mine+5% Synergy
$5.65
Resurrection Orb+5% Synergy
$16.60
Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor+5% Synergy
$17.96
Isolation Cell+4% Synergy
$0.30
Crawlspace+4% Synergy
$9.79
Ruby Medallion+4% Synergy
$14.62
Expedition Map+4% Synergy
$1.12
Whip of Erebos+2% Synergy
$11.36
Whispersilk Cloak+1% Synergy
$2.11
Helm of the Host+0% Synergy
$6.01
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Kaervek the Merciless's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Spiteful Visions+27% Synergy
$0.73
Underworld Dreams+27% Synergy
$1.92
Fiery Emancipation+26% Synergy
$13.68
Havoc Festival+16% Synergy
$0.34
Gratuitous Violence+16% Synergy
$0.45
Exquisite Blood+15% Synergy
$37.14
Manabarbs+15% Synergy
$4.75
Spellshock+15% Synergy
$4.80
Sulfuric Vortex+14% Synergy
$1.82
City on Fire+13% Synergy
$11.28
Descent into Avernus+13% Synergy
$12.64
Polluted Bonds+13% Synergy
$9.93
Sunbird's Invocation+12% Synergy
$0.38
Theater of Horrors+12% Synergy
$0.33
Repercussion+12% Synergy
$14.65
Pain Magnification+12% Synergy
$1.03
Phyrexian Arena+10% Synergy
$4.15
Court of Ire+10% Synergy
$0.41
No Mercy+10% Synergy
$27.00
Furnace of Rath+9% Synergy
$7.38
Mana Flare+8% Synergy
$1.56
Possibility Storm+7% Synergy
$3.11
Citadel of Pain+7% Synergy
$4.16
Tainted Remedy+6% Synergy
$8.97
Everlasting Torment+6% Synergy
$0.25
Price of Glory+5% Synergy
$16.47
Grievous Wound+5% Synergy
$0.60
Bloodchief Ascension+4% Synergy
$20.47
Mechanized Warfare+4% Synergy
$0.54
Wild Evocation+4% Synergy
$1.30
Phyresis+3% Synergy
$2.57
Kaya's Ghostform+3% Synergy
$2.44
Black Market+2% Synergy
$6.20
Sanguine Bond+2% Synergy
$7.80
Curse of Opulence+1% Synergy
$4.29
Roiling Vortex+0% Synergy
$1.24
Animate Dead-3% Synergy
$7.50
Black Market Connections-3% Synergy
$8.95
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Kaervek the Merciless to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ob Nixilis Reignited+14% Synergy
$0.33
Chandra, Torch of Defiance+6% Synergy
$15.05
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted+6% Synergy
$0.50
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Molten Slagheap+16% Synergy
$0.14
Temple of the False God+12% Synergy
$0.32
Stensia Bloodhall+12% Synergy
$0.20
Command Beacon+7% Synergy
$10.12
Cabal Coffers+7% Synergy
$32.08
Spinerock Knoll+6% Synergy
$1.72
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+5% Synergy
$57.73
Witch's Clinic+4% Synergy
$14.87
Lavaclaw Reaches+3% Synergy
$0.37
Bojuka Bog+1% Synergy
$1.62
Castle Locthwain+0% Synergy
$4.36
Reliquary Tower0% Synergy
$4.10
Rogue's Passage-10% Synergy
$0.63
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Worn Powerstone+29% Synergy
$0.36
Commander's Sphere+26% Synergy
$0.26
Thran Dynamo+18% Synergy
$4.28
Gilded Lotus+16% Synergy
$0.60
Glittering Stockpile+8% Synergy
$0.40
Coveted Jewel+6% Synergy
$0.25
Rakdos Locket+6% Synergy
$0.29
Rakdos Cluestone+5% Synergy
$0.15
Hedron Archive+5% Synergy
$0.25
Darksteel Ingot+4% Synergy
$0.48
Rakdos Keyrune+3% Synergy
$0.18
Mind Stone+3% Synergy
$0.24
Rakdos Signet+3% Synergy
$4.23
Everflowing Chalice+2% Synergy
$0.26
Sol Ring+2% Synergy
$1.57
Fire Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.39
Charcoal Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.36
Thought Vessel0% Synergy
$2.45
Cursed Mirror-3% Synergy
$0.51
Talisman of Indulgence-4% Synergy
$1.87
Fellwar Stone-5% Synergy
$0.88
Arcane Signet-7% Synergy
$0.65
Lands
The mana base foundation for Kaervek the Merciless decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Myriad Landscape+19% Synergy
$0.21
Akoum Refuge+18% Synergy
$0.34
Bloodfell Caves+16% Synergy
$0.15
Temple of Malice+13% Synergy
$0.23
Cinder Barrens+12% Synergy
$0.26
Urborg Volcano+11% Synergy
$0.26
Foreboding Ruins+8% Synergy
$0.34
Rakdos Carnarium+6% Synergy
$0.42
Rakdos Guildgate+3% Synergy
$0.13
Smoldering Marsh+2% Synergy
$0.32
Jagged Barrens+0% Synergy
$0.45
Mountain+0% Synergy
$0.09
Swamp0% Synergy
$0.09
Valakut Awakening0% Synergy
$16.63
Evolving Wilds0% Synergy
$0.25
Terramorphic Expanse0% Synergy
$0.25
Bloodsoaked Insight-1% Synergy
$0.30
Malakir Rebirth-1% Synergy
$12.89
Geothermal Bog-1% Synergy
$0.29
Badlands-1% Synergy
Fabled Passage-2% Synergy
$1.07
Canyon Slough-4% Synergy
$0.21
Command Tower-4% Synergy
$0.36
Luxury Suite-4% Synergy
$9.12
Blackcleave Cliffs-5% Synergy
$2.58
Blightstep Pathway-5% Synergy
$4.99
Mount Doom-5% Synergy
$9.81
Graven Cairns-6% Synergy
$5.29
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$4.80
Haunted Ridge-6% Synergy
$7.61
Raucous Theater-6% Synergy
$10.87
Blood Crypt-8% Synergy
$8.77
Bloodstained Mire-9% Synergy
$18.09
Dragonskull Summit-9% Synergy
$0.39
Tainted Peak-10% Synergy
$1.70
Shadowblood Ridge-10% Synergy
$0.38
Exotic Orchard-11% Synergy
$0.25
Path of Ancestry-11% Synergy
$0.22
Blazemire Verge-11% Synergy
$9.67
Sulfurous Springs-15% Synergy
$1.10
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